Genealogy
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Ernest Housden
27002 Pte, 3rd Bedfordshire Regiment. 3-5-16, age 28. Son of Emma Housden, of Bury, Hunts, & late Edwin Housden. Bury Cemetery, Hunts.
Walter Lenton
51653 Pte, 1st Lincolnshire Regiment. killed in action 16-4-18, age 37. Formerly 37848 Bedfordshire Regiment. Son of Henry Lenton; husband of M M H Lenton, Little London
Sam Osborne
9315 Pte, 7th Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 13-10-15.
John William Hutchcraft
1924 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 26-7-15, age 21, Swansea hospital. Son of William Hutchcraft, Burnt House.
Ernest Edward Saunders
203167 Private, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment who was killed in action on 28th May 1918. Enlisted Cambridge, resident Benwick. Son of Herbert Thomas and Clara Saunders, of Bow St., Great El
World War II
Ernest Allen Sneesby
Private, 2nd Bt. The Cambridgeshire Reg., Suffolk Reg., d 14/2/1942 age 22. Killed in action. Son of James and Annie Sneesby, of Benwick.
Arthur Wright
44067 Pte, 9th Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 12-10-16.
Ernest G Varlow
862829 Pnr, 7th Btn, Canadian Expeditionary Force (British Columbia Rgt). Died of wounds 28-6-17 (wounded 26-6-17), age 27. Son of Mrs Sarah Varlow, Benwick.
Fred Upchurch
17602 Pte, 11th (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 28-4-17, age 26. Eldest son of Mr & Mrs W Upchurch, Floods Ferry
Walter Thacker
1953 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds 5-5-15. Lived Birds Cottages, Doddington Road.
John William Sutton
1968 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds 16-4-15. Son of Mr & Mrs Albert Sutton, The Lane.
Harry Sutton
G/35154 Pte, 10th Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 22-10-18.
David Sutton
26398 Pte, 1st East Surrey Regiment. killed in action 20-5-18. Son of Mrs Sutton, The Lane. Awarded Military Medal.
Thomas Sparrow
133784 Pte, Labour Corps. Died pneumonia 11-11-18, age 26. Son of Henry & Elizabeth Sparrow, Otter Holt, Floods Ferry, March. Formerly 45308 Queen's Royal West Surrey.
Herbert Seekings
9373 Pte, 2nd Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 10-4-17.
Charles William See
R/37873 L/Cpl, 8th King's Royal Rifle Corps. killed in action 3-5-17, age 24. Son of Mr & Mrs Daniel See, Cambridge Row, The Lane. Formerly 25058 Suffolk Rgt and TR/13/21294 108th Training Reserve Btn.
John Edward Savage
G/15269 Pte, 6th Royal West Kent Regiment. killed in action 1-7-18, age 21. Son of John E & Jane Alice Savage, Hollands Farm, Glassmoor, Whittlesey.
Arthur Ernest Savage
4082 Pte, 2/4th Suffolk Regiment. Died meningitis 27-8-16, age 29, while in training. Lived High Street.
lingham, Attleborough, Norfolk. Formerly 3829 Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Arthur Sallabanks
1964 Pte 2/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died brain haemorrhage 4-2-15 (Peterborough), age 21. Son of Robert and Ann Elizabeth Sallabanks, West View.
Alfred John Palmer Rush
8025, L/Cpl 2nd Leicester Regiment. killed in action 25-9-15, age 29. Son of Walter & Jane Rush, Church St, Market Deeping.
Albert Edward Rowell
693292 Pte, 43rd (Manitoba Rgt) Cameron Highlanders of Canada. killed in action 27-8-18, age 21
Frank Richardson
18094 Cpl, 1st Suffolk Regiment. Died 10-10-18 (Salonika), age 27. Son of John & Emma Richardson, Broadalls Drove, Forty Foot.
Edward Richards
35162 Sgt, 9th Royal Fusiliers. killed in action 28-8-18, age 24. Son of Charles E & Mary A Richards. Husband of Mary J Richards, Wenny Rd, Chatteris.
Thomas Pedley
25197 Pte, 27th Btn Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Rgt). 25-6-18, age 40. Son of Thomas & Jane Pedley. Husband of Louisa Ann Pedley
William Harold Pedley
J/85356 Ord Seaman, HMS Benbow. Died pneumonia/influenza, 25-2-19, RN hospital, East Stonehouse, Portsmouth, age 19. Son of Mrs Sarah Jane Greenwood, 1 Princes St, Ramsey.
William Osborne
11328 Tpr, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers. Died of wounds 29-3-18, age 21. Son of Mr & Mrs AOsborne, High Street.
Arthur Leslie Garman Newton
266595 Gnr, E Bty Royal Horse Artillery. Died typhoid 2-2-19, age 23. Son of Arthur & Mary Newton, Four Hundred Farm, Ramsey
John William Hollis
7911 Pte, 1st Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 18-2-15, age 24. Son of Thomas & Hannah Hollis, Nene Parade.
Charles Fountain
38807 Pte, 12th (Bermondsey) East Surrey Regiment. killed in action 14-10-18, age 20. Son of Jacob & Alice Fountain, Little London
John William Edwards
40146 Pte, 9th Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds 13-3-17, age 29. Husband of A E Edwards, The Lane. Formerly 1943 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Brother of Below
Harry Fountain
5447 Pte, 11th Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 5-5-17. Son of John & Mary Fountain, Little London.
Archibald Henry Hicks
10345 Pte, Company, 1st Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 18-2-15, by shellfire, age 45. Reservist, formerly Grenadier Guards for 12 years. Son of late Mr & Mrs James Hicks, Titchmarsh, Northants. Husband of Mary Jane Hicks, Russell Road (now Lilyholt Road), Benwick
William Thomas Hills
9314 L/Sgt, 7th Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 13-10-15, age 23. Husband of Lily Hills.
Herbert John Fountain
G/43990 Pte, 17th Middlesex Regiment. Missing 28-4-17, Prisoner of War, repatriated. Died of pneumonia 17-12-18, at 2nd Scottish Hospital, Leith, Edinburgh, age 25. Son of John & Elizabeth Fountain, Halfpenny Toll
George Walter Fisher
205169 Pte, 11th (Lewisham) Royal West Kent Regiment. killed in action 20-9-17, age 19. Son of Alfred & Sarah Ann Fisher, Kingland, Coates. Formerly 4221 Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Walter Edwards
40242 L/Cpl, 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment. killed in action 1-12-17, age 21. West Fen, Whittlesey. Living Warboys. Formerly 144357 Bedfordshire Yeomanry. Brother of Above
John Thomas Bishop
20605 Pte, 6th Bedfordshire Regiment. killed in action 4-5-16, age 23.
Ellis Charles Blunt
63657 Bdr, C Bty, 159th Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 23-7-16. Son of Mrs H Blunt, The Wood Farm, Burton, Shrewsbury. Lived Benwick, moved to Littleport.
Harry Bullen
325439 Cpl, 7th Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 30-1-18, age 29. Formerly 1942 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Youngest son of Thomas D & Sarah Ann Bullen.
Charles Denton
26388 Pte, 8th Suffolk Regiment. Died pneumonia 19-2-17, age 34. Son of James & S A Denton
Fred Bird
872068 Pte, 107th Canadian Pioneer Btn. killed in action 15-8-17. Had emigrated to Canada.
Arthur William Bedford
1958 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. killed in action 10-4-15, age 18. Son of William and Hannah Bedford, Lilyholt Cottage, The Common.
Edward Cecil Ashton
7028 Sgt, 1st Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 18-2-15, shot in neck at loophole. Enlisted Suffolk Rgt in 1905.
William Anderson
11969 Pte, 2/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died pneumonia 29-11-14 (Cambridge), age 23. Lived High Street.
World War II
Samuel Ambrose
18670 A/Cpl, 2nd Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 10-5-17.
The information from this page is from: http://www.roll-of-honour.com
150 men from Benwick marched off to World War I, and only 44 died, in 1921 a war memorial was unveiled in memoriam of those whom lost their lives. After WWII the only soldier who died, was added to the memorial.
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I have managed to collect a few items which may be of interest to a few people, these include the Parish Registers from St. Mary's Church, a few death certificates from the Baptist Chapel, information on the soldiers from World War I & II and lots more.
Much of it is on these pages, except the Parish Records which I think are probably copyrighted by the Cambridgeshire Family History Society; however if you e-mail me, I will search through for any names which you ask me to and report back to you.
If you have information which may be useful on these pages, please contact me:
Information and Death Certificates from Benwick Baptist Chapel
Soldiers who died in the Wars
The Wisbech Quakers Roll 1723