Brandon's War Memorial
is situated in the Cemetery in Church Road, with St.
Peter's Church overlooking it. |
The top step
of the Memorial is dedicated to those men fallen in the
First World War (1914-1918);
The second step of the Memorial is dedicated to those men fallen
in the Second World War (1939-1945);
An additional stone plaque was laid for Brandon's lone casualty
of the Korean War (1950-1953)
Entrance view of the Brandon Cemetery. |
Views
of the War Memorial, Brandon Cemetery. (World War 2)
Names on
the memorial - lower plinth of structure.
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| Surnames
A-D |
Surnames
D-N |
Surnames
N-S |
Surname
W |
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The
Roll of Honour
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Arbon
|
Charles
Harold |
Private
6286428 |
2nd
Battalion
The Buffalos (Royal East Kent Regiment) |
Age
24 |
23rd
April 1943 |
Son
of William and Maria Arbon; husband of Jane Ann Arbon,
of Methwold, Norfolk.
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB
WAR CEMETERY - Tunisia. |
| |
Branch |
Albert
Bert |
Sapper
2070769 |
Royal
Engineers
|
Age
23 |
7th
June 1943 |
Son
of Mr. and Mrs. F. Branch, of Brandon, Suffolk.
KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY -
Thailand. |
| |
Coe |
Lawrence
William Hamilton |
Flight
Lieutenant
120942 |
Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve
|
Age
32 |
16th
September 1944 |
Son
of Walter Percy and Annie Ortrude Coe.
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL -
Surrey, United Kingdom. |
|
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Catchpole |
Bert
Albert |
Private
5824120
|
4th
Battalion Suffolk Regiment |
Age
35 |
10th
October 1943 |
Son
of Amos Catchpole and of Maria Catchpole, of
Brandon, Suffolk.
KANCHANABURI WAR
CEMETERY - Thailand. |
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[ photo ]
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Churchyard |
Sydney
L. |
Driver
T/10693855 |
253
(Airborne) Company
Royal Army Service Corps |
Age
22 |
21st
September 1944 |
Son
of Frederick Alfred and Susan Churchyard, of
Brandon, Suffolk.
ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK
WAR CEMETERY - Gelderland, Netherlands. |
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Dorling |
Cecil
Herbert |
Private
5833804 |
1st
Battlion
Cambridgeshire Regiment |
Age
31 |
30th
September 1943 |
Son
of Herbert and Florence May Dorling, of Brandon,
Suffolk.
KANCHANABURI WAR
CEMETERY - Thailand. |
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Dyer |
Edgar |
Gunner
1548941 |
4th
Maritime Regiment
Royal Artillery |
Age
38 |
20th
May 1941 |
Son
of John and Annie Maria Dyer, of Brandon, Suffolk.
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL -
Devon, United Kingdom |
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Field |
Harry
Isaac Theobald |
Private
5824730 |
1st
Battalion
Suffolk Regiment
|
Age
26 |
29th
May 1940 |
Son
of Isaac Field, and of Mabel Field, of Brandon.
Suffolk.
DUNKIRK MEMORIAL - Northern
France. |
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Goodhall |
Harold |
Driver
T/207557
|
Royal
Army Service Corps
|
|
21st
July 1943 |
BEJA WAR CEMETARY, Tunisia. |
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Kent |
Henry |
Sapper
2033393 |
288
Field Company
Royal Engineers |
Age
26 |
14th
September 1943 |
Son
of Stanley and Edith May Kent, of Brandon,
Suffolk.
CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY -
Thailand. |
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Kent |
Rodney
Derrick |
Private
6287135 |
2nd
Battalion
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment |
Age
23 |
24th
July 1942 |
Son
of William and Lilias Hilda Kent, of Brandon,
Suffolk.
PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY -
Malta. |
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Marchant |
Ernest
William |
Sapper
10693038 |
11th
Field Company
Royal Engineers |
Age
39 |
19th
January 1946 |
Son
of George Robert Sutton Marchant and Elizabeth
Marchant, of Brandon, Suffolk; husband of Hilda
Marchant.
HANOVER WAR CEMETERY - Hannover,
Niedersachsen, Germany. |
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Mutum |
Eric
Charles |
Driver
183508 |
Royal
Army Service Corps |
Age
24 |
20th
July 1941 |
Son
of Alfred and Alice Amelia Mutum, of Felixstowe,
Suffolk.
HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY -
Egypt. |
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Norton |
Leslie
Valentine |
Sergeant
Flight Engineer
1872390 |
635
Squadron
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Age
20 |
31st
March 1944 |
Son
of Reginald and Grace Norton, of Brandon, Suffolk.
RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY -
Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. |
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Norton |
Sidney
Walker |
Private
5833070 |
4th
Battalion
Suffolk Regiment |
Age
29 |
29th
July 1943 |
Son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. Norton; husband of Olive
Norton, of Brandon, Suffolk.
THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY –
Myanmar, Thailand. |
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Parrott |
James
Harrison |
Sergeant
Flight Engineer
1649552
|
419
(R.C.A.F.) Squadron
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Age
19 |
29th
January 1944 |
Son
of Ernest James Harrison Parrott and Lucy Margaret
Parrott, of Brandon, Suffolk.
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY -
Berlin, Germany. |
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Rutterford |
Charles
Henry |
Private
5827246 |
1st
Battalion
Suffolk Regiment |
Age
20 |
31st
May 1940 |
Son
of James and Ethel Rutterford, of Brandon,
Suffolk.
DUNKIRK MEMORIAL - North
France. |
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|
Rutterford |
James
William |
Private
5825528 |
1st
Battalion
Suffolk Regiment |
Age
26 |
31st
May 1940 |
WULPEN CHURCHYARD - Jabbeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
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Ridgeon |
Reginald
Charles |
Private
5830481 |
2nd
Battalion
Cambridgeshire Regiment |
Age
25 |
25th
August 1944 |
Son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ridgeon, of Brandon, Suffolk.
SINGAPORE MEMORIAL - Singapore. |
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Stannard |
Horace
Augustus |
Fusilier
1710913 |
2nd
Battlion
Royal Fusiliers (City
of London Regiment) |
Age
31 |
1st
July 1944 |
Son
of George William and Flora Gertrude Maud Stannard;
husband of Evelyn Louisa Stannard, of Brandon,
Suffolk.
FOIANO DELLA CHIANA WAR
CEMETERY - Italy. |
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[ photo ]
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Scurrell |
Cyril |
Lance
Corporal
5781094 |
1st
Battalion
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry |
Age
32 |
17th
February 1945 |
Son
of Ernest George and May Scurrell, of Ipswich,
Suffolk; husband of Ada Scurrell, of Ipswich.
REICHSWALD FOREST WAR
CEMETERY - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
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Smith |
Harold
George |
Lance
Corporal
6341108 |
Queen's
Own Royal West Kent Regiment |
Age
32 |
29th
April 1943 |
Son
of George and Charlotte Smith; husband of Ann
Smith, of Brandon Suffolk.
MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. |
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Wentworth-Smith |
John
Basil |
Flight
Lieutenant
37214
|
216
Sqdn,
Royal
Air Force |
Age
26 |
21st
June 1940 |
Son
of Henry and Rosa Mary Wentworth-Smith; Stepson of
Mrs H. Wentworth-Smith, of Brandon Park, Suffolk.
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA, Tobruk. |
Next
of kin details taken from Commonwealth War
Graves Commission
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