Roll of Honour - Oxfordshire

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BROUGHTON WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Andrew Dishman and Gill Cannell 2018

The war memorial is to be found on the North wall inside St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Drive, off Sandfine Road, Broughton, Oxfordshire. It takes the from of a black, decorated, wall mounted nowy-headed backboard supporting a portrait orientated nowy-headed plaque with a raised decorative foliate border with raised inscriptions and names. There are 13 names for World War 1 and 7 for World War 2. The names here for World War 1 have been sorted into alphabetical order for ease of reading and research. In addition there are various memorials to the FIENNES family members.

Photographs Copyright © Andrew Dishman and Gill Cannell 2018

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE FOLLOWING FROM
THIS PARISH WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914:1919

BUTLER	George	Private 10303, 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds in United Kingdom 5 October 1915. Aged 21. Born Watchfield, Berkshire, enlisted Oxford. Son of William and Mary Ada Butler, of Broughton. Buried in BROUGHTON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Oxfordshire.
CARTER	Edward Davis	Gunner 107893, "C" Battery, 162nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 12 December 1917. Aged 24. Born and enlisted Banbury, Oxon. Son of Mrs. Ellen Carter, of Fletcher House, North Newington, Banbury. Buried in TYNE COT CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XVI. Row H. Grave 20.
CLUTTERBUCK	Arthur	Private 37712, 5th Battalion, Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) formerly 12825, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds 5 April 1918. Aged 23. Born and resident North Newington, Oxon, enlisted Banbury. Son of Thomas Henry and Ann Clutterbuck, of North Newington, Banbury, Oxon. Buried in VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot I. Row L. Grave 12.
COOLING	Sidney	[Listed as COULING on SDGW] Private 23310, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died of wounds 26 August 1918. Aged 27. Born Broughton, Oxfordshire, enlisted London. Son of Frances Cooling, of Broughton, Banbury, Oxon, and the late J. E. Cooling. Buried in MOYENNEVILLE (TWO TREE) CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Row A. Grave 8.
DALE	Harry	Driver 119264, 11th Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 5 June 1917. Born North Newington, Banbury, enlisted Banbury, Oxon. Buried in WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row C. Collective grave 5.
GARDNER	Joseph	Lance Corporal 19749, 1st Battalion, Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) formerly 13965, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 6 July 1916/ Born and resident Banbury, Oxon, enlisted Oxford. Buried in CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL, Somme, France. Plot II. Row M. Grave 5.
GASCOIGNE	Frederick aka Fred	Private 23280, 6th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died on service in Mesopotamia 2 July 1916. Aged 30. Born North newington, Oxford, enlisted Worksop. Son of James Edward and Mary Gascoigne, of North Newington, Banbury, Oxon; husband of Eva Jane Gascoigne, of The Nurses Home, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XI. Row D. Grave 13.
GRANT	Albert	Private S/40966, 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Killed in action 15 April 1918. Born North Newington, Oxfordshire, enlisted Banbury, Oxfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 78 to 83.
GREEN	George Enos	Private 16335, 1st/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 16 August 1917. Resident and enlisted North Newington, Oxon. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 96 to 98.
HANCOCK	Fred Mead	Lance Corporal 2793, 2nd/1st Worcester Yeomanry (The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars). Died on service in United Kingdom 25 June 1915. Resident North Newington, Oxon, enlisted Worcester. Buried in BROUGHTON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Oxfordshire.
HARVEY	Owen	Private 24582, 2/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 June 1918. Resident Radford Semele, Warwickshire, enlisted Southam, Warwickshire. Buried in AIRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 7.
MARSHALL	Frank [William]	[Listed as Corporal on memorila] Lance Corporal 9631, "D" Company, 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died of wounds 1 November 1914. Born broughton, Oxon, enlisted Banbury. Son of Joseph Marshall, of North Newington, Banbury, Oxon. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 22.
WELBANK	John William	Gunner 179663, "D" Battery, 286th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 11 October 1918. Resident Banbury, Oxon, enlisted Oxford. Husband of C. Welbank, of North Newington, Banbury, Oxon. Buried in NAVES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 4.
ALSO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR 1939-1945
BUSBY	Eric Ralph	Second Officer, S.S. Nairung (London), Merchant Navy. Died 18 August 1944. Aged 24. Son of Harold James Busby and Emily Agnes Busby, of North Newington, Oxfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 71.
DODSON, DFM	Herbert Leslie George	Flying Officer 130916. 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 20 January 1944. Aged 25. Son of Herbert and Edith Annie Dodson; husband of Joan A. Dodson, of North Newington, Oxfordshire. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (D.F.M.). Buried in BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Berlin, Germany. Plot 5. Row K. Grave 10.
TWISLETON-WYKEHAM-FIENNES	The Hon. Ingelram Ivo	[Listed as Ingelram Ivo FIENNES on memorial and plaque] Sergant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action 30 August 1941. Aged 19. Son of Ivo Murray Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele, and Lady (Hersey Cecilia Hester) Saye and Sele, of Banbury, Oxfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 53. Commemorated on a separate memorial with the church (see above for photograph).
GARDNER	Clement Joseph	Gunner 11055232,. Royal Artillery. Died in United Kingdom 13 February 1945. Aged 42. Son of George and Mary Jane Gardner, of North Newington. Buried in BROUGHTON (ST. MARY) CHURCH CEMETERY,, Oxfordshire.
GIBSON	R	Sgt. Nav., R.A.F. probably Robert GIBSON, Sergeant 1095874, 107 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 22 October 1943. Buried in FLUSHING (VLISSINGEN) NORTHERN CEMETERY, Zeeland, Netherlands. Row G. Grave 17.
HANCOCK	John William	[Listed as Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on memorial] Private 5392022, 2nd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Died 23 June 1944. Aged 21. Son of John Tustain Hancock and Emily Ethel Hancock; husband of Megan Emily Hancock, of North Newington, Oxfordshire. Buried in ASSISI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VI. Row B. Grave 8.
SOUTHAM	James Norton	Lance Corporal 5380431, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died between 27 May 1940 and 30 May 1940. Aged 26. Son of William and Ellen Mary Southam, of Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire. Buried in ESQUELBECQ MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Special memorial. Plot 3. Row F. Collective grave 17-24.
THREE MARBLE PLAQUES ON CHURCH WALL
FIENNES	John [Eustace]	Captain, 2nd Battalion attached 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died 18 June 1917. Aged 21. Son of Lt. Col. The Hon. Sir Eustace Fiennes, Bart., Governor of Leeward Islands, and the Hon. Lady Fiennes, O.B.E., of Government House, Leeward Islands, B.W.I. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row L. Grave 16.
FIENNES	Sir Eustace	First Baronet. Lieutenant Colonel. Father of John Eustace Fiennes (above). NOT SURE IF HE WAS A WAR CASUALTY
FIENNES	Sir Ranulph	Lieutenant Colonel 26041, commanding Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), Royal Armoured Corps. Died 24 November 1943. Aged 41. 2nd Bt. Son of Lt.-Col. the Hon. Sir Eustace Fiennes, 1st Bt., J.P., and Lady Fiennes, O.B.E., of Sunningdale Rise, Berkshire; husband of Lady Audrey Joan Fiennes, of Park Lane, London. A.D.C. to Governor General of Canada, 1930. Also served in the Royal Flying Corps. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.). Buried in NAPLES WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row J. Grave 10.

Last updated 4 May, 2023

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