AVINGTON
1914-1918
Francis Hall
Bombadier Royal Field Artillery
Died (aged 20) of Wounds France 27th November 1917
Parent: Helen Hall of Avington
(not clear if any relation of:)
Sidney Hall
Private 8th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died (aged 21) as a Prisoner of War 6th October 1919
Born 1898/9
Edward G Hall
Private 1st Bn The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Killed (aged 23) in France 26th April 1915
Born 1892/3
Parents of Sydney and Edward: George and Ameila Hall George Hall was a woodman on the Avington estate,
The Halls lived in Avington Row with their 9 children
2 of whom died by 1911 before WW1 and 2 of whom died in the war.
Percy Gray
Trooper 1st Northumberland Hussars
Born 1892
Parents: John and Kate Gray
Died of wounds 30th August 1918
Frederick C Keele
Sergeant 5th Battalion City of London Rifle Brigade/The London Regiment
Died (aged 34) of wounds France 21st June 1917
Parents: Jesse and Ellen Keele.
Cecil W Shelley
Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Scots Guards
Killed (aged 41) in action 17th October 1915
Born 1873/4
Parents: Sir Charles and Lady Mary Shelley. Charles was a retired colonel and landowner, living on own means. They lived at Avington House and had nine children
1939-1945
Ernest Cannons
Able-seaman HMS Courageous
Born 1918
Went down with his ship 17th September 1939
Parents: Harry and Fanny Cannons
EASTON
1914-1918
Albert A Freemantle
Private The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Killed Gallipoli 6th August 1915
not sure if any relation of:
James J Freemantle
Private 1st Bn. The Scots Guards
Killed in Action 11th November 1914, France and Flanders
Born:1885/6 in Easton
Thomas Freemantle
Private 1st Bn. The Scots Guards
Killed in Action 11th November 1914, France and Flanders
Born 1887/8
Parents: William and Sarah Freemantle. William was a general labourer of Easton Village. The Freemantles had four children, of whom they lost two in WW1 on the same day.
Cecil W Chiddy
Trooper Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians)
Born 1883/4 in Easton
Killed on 24th May 1915
Parents: Edward and Charlotte Chiddy. Albert Chiddy was a baker and grocer in Easton. They had six children.
Patrick Collard
Corporal Grenadier Guards
Died 22nd June 1916
(not sure if any relation of:)
Louis Collard
Born 1889
Was working as a postman
Parents: Charles and Harriet Collard, Charles was the licensed victualler of the Chestnut Horse Inn. They had two children of which one was lost in WW1.
Sidney Tilbury
Born 1886/7
He was working as a baker’s boy
Parents: Charles Tilbury who was bricklayer labourer, of Easton. He had three children
Albert E Cooper
Private The Wiltshire Regiment
Killed in Action 15th April 1918, France and Flanders
Parents: E.T. and Kate Cooper of Kingsclere
ITCHEN ABBAS
1914-1918
Edgar Chalk
Able Seaman HMS Partridge
Died 12th December 1917
Born 1892/3
Parents: Henry and Fanny Chalk gamekeeper, of Itchen Woods, Itchen Abbas. They lived at Micheldever Lodge, Stratton Road, Northington with 3 children.
Frederick Martindale
2nd Lieutenant Scots Guards
Born 1893-5 in India
School: Winchester College
http://www.winchestercollegeatwar.com/archive/warine-frederick-martindale/
Parents: Cecil and Constance Martindale. Cecil was retired Major, Indian Corp. They lived at The Lodge, Itchen Abbas
Walter Kerley
Private 1st Battalion Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in Action 9th April 1917
Born 1875/6
Parents: Charles and Emily Kerley of Spread Oak Cottages, Itchen Abbas
Christopher Simpson
Captain Royal Fusiliers, London Regiment
Born 1894
Died (aged 22) in France 7th October 1916
Parents: Byron and Beatrice Simpson of Barn Close Itchen Abbas
Frederick J Usher
Lance Corporal 4th Bedfordshire Regiment
Killed in Action 11th April 1917
Born 1894
Parents: James and Sarah Usher of Itchen Abbas
Charles Ballinger
Private 2/5th East Surrey Regiment
Frederick Brown
Private 1st Battalion The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Killed in Action 26th April 1915
William R Stroud
Private 1st Battalion The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Killed in Action 14th May 1915 (aged 28)
Born 1886
Working as a farm labourer
Lived in the house of William Aitken, traction engine driver on farm, of Broad Oak Cottages, Itchen Abbas,
William W.Vokes
Private 1/4th Battalion The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Died 27th September 1916 in Mesopotamia
Born 1888/9
Parents: David and Annie Vokes David Vokes was a flour miller living in Itchen Mill, Itchen Abbas
Thomas H. Clarke
Lance Corporal 5th Battalion Dorset Regiment
Born 1894 Peshawar, India
Killed in Action 9th August 1915 Gallipoli
Parent: Mrs A Clarke
1939-1945
Ronald H.Vaughan
Able Seaman HMS Kashmir
Died 23rd May 1943
Stanley SA Paddock
Stoker Royal Navy HMS Hood
Born 1921
Died 24th May 1941 (aged 20)
Frederick Paddock
Air Mechanic Fleet Air Arm HMS Avenger
Born 1918
Died 15th November 1942
Parents of Stanley and Frederick: Charles and Edith Paddock
Arthur E Hillier, OBE
Major (Acting Lt.Col) North Staffordshire Regiment (attached to DLI)
Born 1909
Died 21st October 1944
Peter Worlock
Lieutenant South Staffordshire and Nigeria Regiment
Born 1915
Death 30th October 1942
Parents: Harford and Dora Worlock of Uitvlugt British Guiana
Donald B.Falconer, DFC, AFC
Wing Commander RAFVR, RAF Upwood, 156 Squadron, Lancaster Bomber GT-N
Born 1916
Killed 30th December 1944 (aged 28) crashed at Koln-Rodenkirchen
Parents: James and Gertrude Falconer of Concession Southern Rhodesia
Keith J.Falconer, DFC
Flight Lieutenant RAFVR,
Based at RAF Stradishall, 214 Squadron, Wellington Bomber R1784
Born 1908
Killed 8th September 1941, Berlin
Parents James and Marion Falconer of St Marylebone London
William O’Neill
Flight Sergeant Pathfinder Force RAF
Edward J. A. Williams, DFC
Flight Lieutenant RAFVR, 69 Squadron
Born 1919
Died 15th January 1942, Malta
Parents: Frank and Annie Williams of Itchen Abbas
MARTYR WORTHY
1914-1918
Frederick Burgess
Born1879/80 in Alresford
Working as a carter on a farm
Living in the house of Walter Croaker, carter, of Graces Cottages, Martyr Worthy.
William C.Coombs
Sergeant, The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Died 6th October 1916 Mesopotamia
Born 1892 in Winchester
Working as a case paper/clerks Winchester Union
Parents: Charles and Louisa Coombs baker domestic; they had three children
Ernest Hall
Private 2nd Bn The Wiltshire Regiment
Born 1886
Killed in Action 9th April 1917 France
Parents: James and Francy Hall of Martyr Worthy
Husband of Alice Hall and father of Ivy Hall
living Manor Cottage Easton
working as a bricklayer
Sidney Harrison
Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Born 1889
Died of Wounds 23/04/1918, France
Frank F. Merritt
Lance Corporal 4th Bn Royal Marines Light Infantry
Born 1877/8
Died 23rd April 1918; served in Persian Gulf and South African Campaign
Working as a carter
Parents Frank and Elizabeth Merritt; they had six children and lived on Itchen Common, Itchen Abbas and latterly in Martyr Worthy
Three Merritts are mentioned in the Martyr Worthy roll of honour as having fought in WW1.
Sydney Herbert Morley
Rifleman 13th Bn. The Rifle Brigade
Born 1892
Died 8th May 1918, France
Working as a baker and living with his parents Alfred and Elizabeth Morley who had four children
Two Morleys are listed in the Martyr Worthy roll of honour as having fought in WW1
Herbert F Passingham
Lance Corporal The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Born 1891/2
Killed in action 4th June 1915 Gallipoli
Parents: Henry and Mary Jane Passingham. Henry was a cowman on farm and lived at Couch Green, Martyr Worthy. They had four children.
George William Pearce
Private The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Born 1895
Died 21st January 1916 Mesopotamia
Parents: Alfred and Bessie Pearce of Sandydown Stockbridge Hampshire
Three Pearces are listed in the Martyr Worthy roll of honour as having fought in World War 1.
Frederick Purdue
Lance Corporal The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Killed in Action 1st July 1916 France and Flanders
Three Purdues are listed in the Martyr Worthy roll of honour as having fought in World War 1
George Leslie Reid
2nd Lieutenant Dragoon Guards
Born 1898
Death 1st December 1917
Parents: Dr Reid and Lady Watts of 68 Lygon Place London
Charles G White
Private The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Died of Wounds 23rd May 1916 The Balkans
2 possibilities!
Either:
Working as a shepherd boy
Born 1894/5 living with parents William and Sarah Ann White. William was a farm labourer of Bridgetts Farm Cottages, Martyr. They had five children
Or
Working as a farm carter boy and later as a saddler.
Born 1884/5: living with parents Robert and Mary White thatcher on farm of Main Road, Martyr Worthy. They had 18 children altogether!
Owen Edwin Legg
Could be born 1889 (named Edwin Allen Legg)
Parents: Thomas and Caroline Legg. Thomas was a carter of Park Side Bishops Sutton
1939-1945
James Butler
Lance Corporal 1/4th Bn. The Royal Hampshire Regiment
Born 1916
Died 22nd April 1943 North Africa
Parents: William and Maria Butler
Robert S.Fullick
Leading Stoker HMS Kashmir
Parents: Albert and Alice Fullick of Compton Winchester
Geoffrey N.Holbrook
Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery, 12 (HAC) Regiment
Born 1924
Killed 10th April 1945, Italy
Parents: Commander and Mrs N.D Holbrook, VC, RN of Petersfield Hampshire
Osborne C. Parry
Sapper Royal Engineers 159, Railway Construction Company
Born 1918
Died 17th June 1940, France
Please note that the sources for this information have been: Church memorials; the Martyr Worthy Roll of Honour; www.forces-war-records.co.uk; 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses.
Many thanks to Mandy Caldwell who put together much of the material.
Revd. Alex Pease
We shall remember them
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