LONG MELFORD TL 86511 46705 WW1 - 96 WW2 - 12 WW1 Casualties Awards Rank Number Service Unit Age Parish Conflict Date Notes
Arthur Thomas ABRAHAM Military Cross Captain 16740 Manchester Regt. 23rd Bn. 32 Long Melford WW1 22/10/1917
son of Mrs. and the late Rev. T. P. Abraham; husband of Ruth
Basil William ALBON Private 25861 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) 10th Bn. 19 Long Melford WW1 22/04/1918
Son of John and Adelaide Albon
Ephraim John ALBON Lance Sergeant 1500 Suffolk Regt. 1st/5th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 01/10/1915
William Canalis ALLEN Private 16217 Suffolk Regt. 11th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 28/04/1917
William George ALLEN Private G/12851 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) 15th Bn. 30 Long Melford WW1 21/09/1917
Son of Alfred and Sophia Allen
George AMBROSE Private 1755 Suffolk Regt. 1st/5th Bn. 23 Long Melford WW1 20/09/1915 Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Ambrose
Launcelot Charles Victor ANDREWS Private 45052 Suffolk Regt. 11th Bn. 20
Long Melford WW1 17/10/1917
Son of Charles and Sarah Andrews
Edward James BEALES Private 425878 London Regt. 2nd/10th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 06/05/1918
Horace Bernard BELSHAM Corporal 26973 Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Garrison Bn. 31 Long Melford WW1 08/07/1917 Son of Charles Belsham
Spencer BIGG Able Seaman VR/5372 Royal Naval Canadian VR T.R. 'Arleux' -
Long Melford WW1 10/10/1918
Son of William and the late Mary Bigg
Walter BIGG Lieutenant - Durham Light Infantry 8th Bn. 22 Long Melford WW1 27/05/1918 Son of William and the late Mary Bigg
William BIXBY Private 491862 London Regt. 13th Kensington Bn. - Long Melford WW1 15/04/1917
William Charles BOREHAM Lance Corporal 7503 Suffolk Regt. 7th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 03/07/1916
Frank Richard BOULDEN Sergeant 12150 Suffolk Regt. 7th Bn. 20 Long Melford WW1 18/10/1918 Son of Frank and Beatrice Boulden
Francis Joseph BRAITHWAITE Major - The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn. 42 Long Melford WW1 04/11/1914
Son of Francis Joseph Braithwaite; husband of Norah
Humphry Layland BRAITHWAITE
Second Lieutenant - Royal Engineers - 31
Long Melford WW1 10/07/1916
Son of Mary Braithwaite and the late Rev. Francis Joseph Braithwaite
Margaret Dorothea BRAITHWAITE Nurse -
Voluntary Aid Detachment
3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth.
40 Long Melford WW1 03/03/1919
Son of Mary Braithwaite and the late Rev. Francis Joseph Braithwaite. Buried in Great Waldingfield churchyard
Eric Reginald BRANWHITE Rifleman 6154 London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles
1st Bn. 21 Long Melford WW1 10/09/1916 Son of Mr. Frederick William . and the late Mrs. Florence E. Branwhite
Basil James BROWN Private 28246 Hampshire Regt. 15th (Hampshire Yeomnary) Bn - Long Melford WW1 23/03/1918
Samuel Thomas BUTCHER Lance Corporal 43070 Suffolk Regt. 7th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 14/10/1916
Edgar BYFORD Private 63068 Canadian Infantry 3rd Bn. 39 17/06/1915 Son of Henry and Laura Byford
Hubert George BYFORD Private 19990 Suffolk Regt. 11th Bn. 19 Long Melford WW1 31/05/1917 Son of Arthur William and Sarah Byford
Frederick George CANSDALE Private 40456 Suffolk Regt. 8th Bn. -
Long Melford WW1 12/10/1917
Leonard CODLING Private 240830 Suffolk Regt. 1st/5th Bn. 22 Long Melford WW1 07/07/1919 Son of Edward Walter and Beatrice Elizabeth Codling. Buried in Long Melford ch/yd
George COE Second Lieutenant - Border Regt. 1st Bn. attd. 11th Bn. 30
Long Melford WW1 01/07/1916
Son of George John and Rosa Coe. Buried in Long Melford ch/yd
William Charles COE Private 26799 Essex Regt. 2nd Bn. 25 Long Melford WW1 23/10/1916 Son of the late Henry James and Ellen Mary Coe
Albert Charles COOTE Private 493903 London Regt. 1st/13th Kensington Bn. 18 Long Melford WW1 04/05/1917
Son of James and Florence S. Prigg
Arthur William DEATH Private 203147 Suffolk Regt. 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Bn. - Long Melford WW1 04/05/1917
Walter DEEKS Corporal 8755 Cheshire Regt. 1st Bn. 27 Long Melford WW1 20/03/1916 Son of Ellen Elizabeth Stanhope
Robert Edward DRAKE M.i.D. Captain - Lincolnshire Regt 1st Bn. 36 Long Melford WW1 08/09/1914 Son of John and Ellen Louisa Drake
Bert DUCE Private 2263 Suffolk Regt. 5th Bn. 26 Long Melford WW1 03/09/1916 Buried in Long Melford ch/yd
Walter DUCE Sergeant 240625 Suffolk Regt. 1st/5th Bn. 26 Long Melford WW1 03/11/1917 Son of Mrs. Emily Jane Duce
William Thomas EADY Private 5954 Middlesex Regt. 16th Bn. 40 Long Melford WW1 17/04/1917 Son of Thomas and Ellen Eady
John Patrick FINCH Private 50229 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 54th Div. Bn. 24
Long Melford WW1 07/12/1918
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Finch, of Southgate St
Kenneth Neil FINLAY Second Lieutenant - Royal Air Force 26th Training Sqdn. 18
Long Melford WW1 03/06/1918
Son of Florence Seely and the late George Neil Finlay. Buried in Liston ch/yd
Herbert Edward FITCH Private 32164 Northamptonshire Regt. 6th Bn. 35
Long Melford WW1 13/01/1918
James FORD Private G/80938 Royal Fusiliers 1st Bn. 38 Long Melford WW1 07/06/1919 Buried in Long Melford ch/yd
Charles William FRENCH Private 26735 Suffolk Regt. 7th Bn. 32 Long Melford WW1 09/08/1916
Son of Charles and Mary Ann French
Walter GOODY
Military Cross, Military Medal
Regimental Sergeant Major
3/9691 Suffolk Regt. 7th Bn. 32 Long Melford WW1 06/04/1918
Order of Leopold II. (Belgium). Son of George and Elizabeth Goody; husband of Harriet Mary
George Frederick GRICE Private 27478 Norfolk Regt. 9th Bn. -
Long Melford WW1 11/10/1918
Bertie GRIDLEY Private G/60077 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) 3rd/4th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 05/11/1917
Archibald Edward GRIMES Private E/1165 Royal Fusiliers 17th Bn. 22
Long Melford WW1 08/07/1916
Son of Frederick and Lizzie Mary Grimes
Sidney HARDY Private 26293 Suffolk Regt. 11th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 28/04/1917
Frank HARRISON Private 242532 Suffolk Regt. 1st/5th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 02/11/1917
Frederick HONEYBALL Private 21608 Suffolk Regt. 12th Bn. 38 Long Melford WW1 23/07/1916 Brother of Mrs. S. A. Woodhouse
Arthur HOWARD Private 7872 Suffolk Regt. 1st Bn. 27 Long Melford WW1 04/05/1915 Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Howard
William HOWARD Private E/2200 Royal Fusiliers 17th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 28/06/1916
William HOWARD Private 13248 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 12th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 06/09/1918
Bertie HURRELL Private 5174 Suffolk Regt. 4th Bn. 19 Long Melford WW1 25/01/1917
James JOHNSON Private 21327 Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regt) 6th Bn. 24 Long Melford WW1 27/03/1918
Son of Charles and Emma Johnson
Joseph LAST Private G/34202 Middlesex Regt. 11th Bn. 25 Long Melford WW1 21/11/1917 Son of Lucy and the late William Last
Hugh Rippin LAWRANCE Sapper 43126 Royal Engineers 72nd Field Coy. 22 Long Melford WW1 01/09/1915 Son of William Clyatt and Laura S Lawrance
Albert LILLEY Private 7590 Suffolk Regt. 7th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 03/07/1916
Bertie John LILLEY Rifleman S/15765 Rifle Brigade 1st Bn. Long Melford WW1 08/08/1916 no connection to Long Melford found
William LILLY Private 9587 Worcestershire Regt. 3rd Bn. Long Melford WW1 12/03/1915
William George LILLY Rifleman 1121 London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 1st/18th Bn. 31 Long Melford WW1 04/10/1916 Son of G. and Harriet Lilly
William MACKENDER Private 9588 Worcestershire Regt. 2nd Bn. 26 Long Melford WW1 31/10/1914 listed as MacKinder on the memorial
William MARCH Private 20627 Suffolk Regt. 7th Bn. 35 Long Melford WW1 12/10/1916 Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. March
Arthur MARTIN Private S/42253 Gordon Highlanders 1st Bn. 23 Long Melford WW1 23/08/1918 Son of George Martin
Frederick MARTIN Private 229485 Royal Fusiliers 1st Bn. 21 Long Melford WW1 16/07/1918 Son of George Martin. Buried in Long Melford ch/yd
William Hyham MATTHEWS Private 10130 Essex Regt. 2nd Bn. 21 Long Melford WW1 20/04/1915 Son of George and Phoebe Matthews
Charles MESSENGER Private G/14922 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) 1st Bn. - Long Melford WW1 25/09/1917
Frederick Charles MIDDLEDITCH Private 241209 Suffolk Regt. 1st/5th Bn. 28
Long Melford WW1 18/08/1919 Buried in Long Melford ch/yd
Leonard Jarvis NEAVE Private 534766 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
1st/15th Bn. 19 Long Melford WW1 02/09/1918
Austin Jarvis PALMER Private 17409 Scots Guards 1st Bn. 19 Long Melford WW1 27/09/1918 True family name RANDLE
Harry PARMENTER Sapper 180137 Royal Engineers - 34 Long Melford WW1 21/08/1917
Son of John Duce and his wife, Harriet Moss; husband of Margaret Ellen. Buried in Long Melford ch/yd
Maurice Stanley PERKINS Lance Corporal 78215 Durham Light Infantry 4th Bn. 29 Long Melford WW1 26/11/1918
Husband of Emma. Buried in Liverpool(Anfield) cemetery
Edward Thomas PERRY Private 19335 Army Pay Corps - 33 Long Melford WW1 03/12/1918 Son of Eliza and the late John Thomas Perry. Buried in Long Melford ch/yd
Harry PETTITT Private 7118 Suffolk Regt. 2nd Bn. 36 Long Melford WW1 26/08/1914 Son of George and Lettia Pettitt
Bert (Bertie) PIPER Private PO/1170(S) Royal Marine Light Infantry Machine Gun Bn. R.N. Div. 24
Long Melford WW1 01/04/1918
Walter John POTTER Able Seaman J/43893 Royal Navy H.M.S. 'Surprise' 21 Long Melford WW1 23/12/1917
Son of Arthur Robert and Lucy Potter
Austin Jarvis Palmer RANDLE Private 17409 Scots Guards 1st Bn. 19
Long Melford WW1 27/09/1918 Served as A. J. PALMER
Charles RANSON Private Suffolk Regt. 1st Bn. Long Melford WW1 Not found Details from Suffolk County Roll of Honour.
Sidney RANSON Private 7140 Suffolk Regt. 2nd Bn. - Long Melford WW1 19/03/1916
Arthur Charles REYNOLDS Private 56719 Lancashire Fusiliers 17th Bn. 19 Long Melford WW1 02/06/1918 Nephew of Rose Reynolds
Frederick RISING Private 40920 Suffolk Regt. 12th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 04/12/1918
Gordon Jack SALISBURY Able Seaman J/3924/CH Royal Navy H.M.S. 'Greenwich' 27 Long Melford WW1 03/10/1918
Husband of Lizzie Dorothy. Buried in Sudbury cemetery
Harry Henry William Joseph SALTER Private 511892
London Regt. (London Scottish) 14th Bn. -
Long Melford WW1 07/05/1917
William SALTER Rifleman A/2283 King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Bn. 36 Long Melford WW1 21/12/1916
George SANSUM Long Melford WW1
George Harry SANSUM Private 27387 Royal Fusiliers 7th Bn. 24 Long Melford WW1 09/02/1918 Served as GARNSUM Buried in Long Melford ch/yd
George William SANSUM Lance Corporal 8415 Suffolk Regt. 2nd Bn. 21 Long Melford WW1 20/07/1915 Son of Alfred and Ellen Turner
George William SANSUM Private PW/6566 Middlesex Regt. 2nd Bn. - Long Melford WW1 24/04/1918
Sidney Charles SANSUM Private 30406 The Loyal North Lancashire Regt. 9th Bn. - Long Melford WW1 29/10/1918
Owen Charles SEWELL Corporal 27407 Royal Fusiliers 7th Bn. 21 Long Melford WW1 30/12/1917 Son of Robert Arthur and Mary Ann Sewell
Sidney Arnold SHELLEY Private 6595 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
15th Bn. 20 Long Melford WW1 07/10/1916 Son of Aylmer and Rose Shelley
Richard SHINN Lance Corporal G/21849 Middlesex Regt. 23rd Bn. 25 Long Melford WW1 29/09/1918
Son of Alfred and Harriet Shinn
Oswald SNELL Private 6641 Bedfordshire Regt. 1st Bn. 41 Long Melford WW1 21/04/1915 Son of Frances and Sarah Snell
James STANHOPE Private 3/9742 Suffolk Regt. 8th Bn. 31 Long Melford WW1 21/07/1916 Son of the late George and Emma Stanhope; husband of Harriet Ann
Charles William STEBBING Driver T4/211968 Army Service Corps 662nd Horse Transport Coy. 24 Long Melford WW1 30/10/1918
Son of George William and Rachel Stebbing
Alfred TATUM Private G/30082 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) 2nd Bn. - Long Melford WW1 29/10/1918
Charles TATUM Private 42502 Suffolk Regt. 2nd Bn. - Long Melford WW1 22/08/1918
Tom (Thomas) THOMPSON Private 5438 Suffolk Regt. "C" Coy., 1st Bn. 38 Long Melford WW1 03/10/1915 Son of Charles Thompson
William THOMPSON Military Medal Private 139526 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
3rd Bn. Formerly (8446) Suffolk Regt. 23
Long Melford WW1 21/03/1918
Son of Charlie and the late Gilly Thompson
Leslie Arthur TOLCHARD Private 270707 Bedfordshire Regt. 1st Bn. - Long Melford WW1 23/08/1918
Edward John TOTMAN Private 202129 Suffolk Regt. 4th Bn. 19 Long Melford WW1 14/02/1917 Son of Edward Totman
Arthur James TURNER Private 3894 Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. 32 Long Melford WW1 12/11/1914 Son of William and Susan Turner; husband of Jessie Emma
Ernest WHENT Private PO/14719 Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. -
Long Melford WW1 03/08/1916
George WRIGHT Private G/39458 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) 1st Bn. 28 Long Melford WW1 25/09/1917
Son of William Wright; husband of Edith
Harry YOUNGER Sergeant 424251 Canadian Infantry 5th Bn. 41 Long Melford WW1 15/08/1917 Husband of Rose
WW2 Casualties Awards Rank Number Service Unit Age Trade Parish Conflict Date Notes
L Ralph ANDREWS Stoker 1st Class C/K 61758 Royal Navy H.M.S. 'Martin' 43 Long Melford WW2 10/11/1942
Son of Henry John and Jane Andrews
Roy Hayward BARNES Flight Sergeant 1337287 Royal Air Force VR 9 Sqdn. 20 Air Gunner
Long Melford WW2 21/07/1944
Son of Hubert Roy and Phyllis Barnes
Alfred Eric BOREHAM Private 5116823 Hampshire Regt. 1st Bn. 28 - Long Melford WW2 29/07/1943 Son of Alfred and Sarah Ann Boreham
Thomas Edward CODLING Private 5832534 Cambridgeshire Regt. 1st Bn. 29
Long Melford WW2 06/06/1943
Henry CA COLEY Driver 14482504 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
19 Long Melford WW2 19/04/1947 Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Coley. Buried in Long Melford ch/yd
Frederick William Isaac COX Private 5833741 Suffolk Regt. 5th Bn. 20
Long Melford WW2 15/02/1942
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Cox
Arthur Thomas HOWARD
Leading Aircraftman 645529 Royal Air Force 84 Sqdn. 24
Long Melford WW2 25/05/1943
Son of William and Sarah Maud Howard
Donald Charles KEMP
Leading Airman
FAA/FX 86773 Royal Navy F.A.A. H.M.S. 'Vulture' 20
Long Melford WW2 23/05/1944
Son of Charles William and Alice Kemp
Cyril George Douglas MOTT Private 14545245 Suffolk Regt. 2nd Bn. 20
Long Melford WW2 15/04/1944
Son of John Burton and Elizabeth Jessie Mott
Frederick George RIDPATH Petty Officer
C/JX 140124 Royal Navy
H.M.S. 'Harvester' 25
Long Melford WW2 11/03/1943
Son of George and Ada Ridpath; husband of Tressie Alice
Richmond Douglas
STARKIE -BENCE Sergeant 957734 Royal Air Force VR 48 Sqdn. 25
Long Melford WW2 05/09/1941
Son of Charles Douglas Bunbury and Maithal Gertrude Starkie Bence
Albert Edward TROTT Sergeant 959891 Royal Air Force VR 97 Sqdn. -
Air Gunner
Long Melford WW2 13/11/1942 Buried at Scampton
Hugh Rowland WATKINSON Corporal 624004 Royal Air Force 119 Sqdn. 21
Long Melford WW2 15/12/1942
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Watkinson
Frederick MARTIN Frederick MIDDLEDITCH Edward Thomas PERRY Gordon Jack SALISBURY George Harry SANSUM
Margaret Dorothea BRAITHWAITE Leonard CODLING George COE Bert DUCE and Harry PARMENTER James FORD at Great Waldingfield
Henry C A COLEY Albert Edward TROTT George Neil FINLAY at Scampton at Liston