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KELLING WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 and Other - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Martin Edwards 2018

The Kelling memorial is to be found on a plot of land at the road junction of the A149 and The Street, Kelling, North Norfolk. It takes the form of a base surmounted by step, plinth, tapering shaft and cross with the inscription on the sides of the plinth and the step and a crown at the base of the cross. There are eleven names listed for World War 1 and one for World War 2.

Photographs Copyright © Martin Edwards 2018

TO
KEEP IN REMEMBRANCE
THE MEN OF KELLING
WHO FELL
IN THE WARS OF
1914-1918
AND
1939-1945

CRANE, DCM James Edward
Private 7868, 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died on service in Mesopotamia 31 October 1916. Born Kelling, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich, Norfolk. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). Buried in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XXI. Row W. Grave 20.
DEWING Robert John
Corporal 200707, 1st/4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in Palestine 19 April 1917. Aged 30. Enlisted Norwich, Norfolk. Son of William and Sarah Dewing, of The Street, Kelling, Holt. Norfolk. In the 1891 census he was aged 5, born Kelling, a scholar, son of William and Sarah Dewing, resident The Street, Kelling, Erpingham, Norfolk. In the 1901 census he was aged 15, born Kelling, an agricultural labourer, son of William and Sarah Dewing, resident The Street, Kelling, Erpingham, Norfolk. In the 1911 census he was aged 24, a Labourer, born Kelling, resident with his widowed mother, Sarah, at The Street, Kelling, Holt, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Panels 11 to 15.
DIX William E
No further information currently available
DUFFIELD George [Filby]
Sergeant 202588, 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died 14 August 1918. Aged 23. Son of Charles and Sarah Ann Duffield, of Kelling, Norfolk. Croix de Guerre (Belgium). Buried in PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 20.
FURNELL Harry
No further information currently available
MOY Arthur
No further information currently available
READ John C
No further information currently available
RISBOROUGH Benjamin
[Spelt RISEBOROUGH on CWGC and SDGW] Pioneer 84655, 254th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 2 August 1917. Aged 35. Born Hempstead, Norfolk, resident Kelling Heath, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich. Son of Benjamin and Jane Riseborough, of Kelling Heath, nr. Holt, Norfolk. Buried in BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 9.
WOLSEY Bertie E
No further information currently available
WOODHOUSE William
Driver 79126, 367th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Missing believed killed in action 28 April 1915. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Jarrow, Durham. Son of Isabella Woodhouse, of Craft Cottage, Kelling, Holt, Norfolk. Attested 6 August 1914 at Jarrow, aged 19 years 73 days, a General Labourer, born Jarrow, Durham. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 5 and 9.
WRIGHT John W
No further information currently available

THEIR
NAME
LIVETH
FOR
EVERMORE

1939-1945

LEVITT John [Richard]
Captain 210488, 113 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died of wounds in Italy 8 December 1944. Aged 26. Born York, resident Norfolk. Son of Ernest Levitt, and of Frances Rose Levitt, of Kelling, Norfolk. Demy of Magdalen College, Oxford. Buried in FORLI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot I. Row D. Grave 15.

Last updated 3 October, 2018

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