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'The Last Post' |
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The war graves shown in the section Memorial I, are all located within the churchyard of St. John, The Baptist, Parish Church in Enderby.
Many of the 'Fallen' of the village of Enderby are commemorated on war memorials situated throughout the United Kingdom and Abroad.
The graves and memorials commemorating the 'Fallen' of Enderby within the UK are listed below, with details of the memorial where available, the list is by no means complete and further information is being sort.
Kirby Muxloe War Memorial - Leicestershire - UK
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The Kirby Muxloe War Memorial - Leicestershire is located on the B5380, Station Road, Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire. The memorial commemorates those men who died during the two world wars.
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This memorial carries the name of Sergeant Thomas Randall, who died in 1941 and whose parents John Willet Randall and Eleanor Randall lived in Enderby.
Kirby Muxloe Cemetery - Leicestershire - UK
1939 - 1945
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Randall Thomas, Sergeant, 751826. Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, who died on
Monday 3rd March 1941, Age 21. Son of John Willet Randall and Eleanor
Randall of Enderby. [War
Memorial 1939 - 1945]
Personal Inscription: None |
Birstall Cemetery - Leicestershire - UK
1939 - 1945
| Johnson Arthur Bertram, Aircraftsman 1st Class, 1190905. 917 Balloon Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who died on Thursday 29th May 1941, Age 27. Son of Bertie James Johnson and Clara Johnson. Husband of Margaret Edith Johnson of Enderby. [War Memorial 1939 - 1945] |
Aberdeen (Allenvale) Cemetery - Aberdeenshire - UK
1914 - 1918
| Handley Joseph, Pioneer, 123917. 10th Labour
Battalion, Royal Engineers, who died on Monday 10th January 1916, Age 44.
Husband of Mrs. Handley, of 4 Shortridge Lane, Enderby, Leicester. [War
Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: Swithland,
Leicestershire Home Town/Village shown, (in brackets) given at time of enlistment. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Row S. Grave No. 179 Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Campaign & Other Service Medals: 15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal. |
Plymouth Naval Memorial - Devon - UK
1914 - 1918
| Wingell William, Lance Corporal, PLY/9788. (RMR/B/BIO). R.M.L.I.S.S 'Baykerran', Royal Marine Light Infantry, drowned in loss of ship off Nova Scotia, on Wednesday 23rd January 1918, Age 35. Husband of Emily Wingell, of John Street Enderby, Leicestershire. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918] |
Portsdown Hill - Christ Church Military Cemetery - Hampshire - UK
1914 - 1918
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Wilson Walter Clement, Private, 16994, 3rd Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment, who died on Monday, 5th April 1915, Age 19. Son
of Ernest and Rebecca Wilson of 30, Sheffield Street, Leicester. [War
Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: Enderby,
Leicestershire Grave Reference / Panel Number: Row D. Grave No. 28 Personal Inscription: Worthy of everlasting rememberance. |
Portsmouth Naval Memorial - Hampshire - UK
1914 - 1918
| Jayes George William, Able Seaman, 191019. (RFR/PO/B/4071).
H.M.S "Good Hope", Royal Navy, who was killed in action on Sunday 1st November
1914. Aged 34. Son of George and Hephzibah Jayes of Leicester; Husband of
Ethel Towe (formerly Jayes), of 92, Willow Bridge Street, Leicester. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918] H.M.S. Good Hope - Battle of Coronel - 1st November 1914. The Battle of Coronel, off the coast of central Chile was the naval engagement between the British armoured cruisers, Good Hope and Monmouth, the light cruiser Glasgow and the armed merchant cruiser Otranto, against the German ships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Leipzig, Dresden and Nürnberg. Both H.M.S. Good Hope (Approx. 900 men) and H.M.S. Monmouth (Approx. 700 men), were both sunk with the loss of all hands. This battle was the first British naval defeat of the First World War. Further Links to useful sites concerning this engagement. Battle of Coronel - World War 1 Naval Combat The Fallen of Field Broughton - Site by Howard Martin |
Portsmouth Naval Memorial - Hampshire - UK
1939 - 1945
| Bruin William, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 326177. H.M.
Submarine 'Unbeaten', Royal Navy, who died on Wednesday 11th November
1942, Age 19. Son of William and Martha Bruin of Enderby, Leicestershire. [War
Memorial 1939 - 1945]
Jarvis Leonard Roy, Able Seaman, P/SSX 27882. H.M.S Hood, Royal Navy , who died on Saturday 24th May 1941, Age 19. Son of Ernest Charles and Ada Hannah Jarvis of Enderby, Leicestershire. [War Memorial 1939 - 1945] Passells Keith Charles, Chief Petty Officer Supply, P/M 37564.
H.M.S. Hood, Royal Navy, who died on Saturday 24th May 1941, Age 36. Son
of Charles John and Cecilia Passells, Husband of Doris Minnie Passells, of
Enderby, Leicestershire. |
Runnymede Memorial - Surrey - UK
1939 - 1945
| Challoner Thomas William, Pilot Officer, DFC, 50465. 161 Squadron Royal Air Force, who died on Friday 19th March 1943, Age 22. Son of Thomas and Lucy Challoner. Husband of Joyce Eveline Challoner of Enderby, Leicestershire. [Further Information] [War Memorial 1939 - 1945] |
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