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The war graves shown in the section Memorial II, are all located within the United Kingdom.
Many of the 'Fallen' of the village of Enderby are commemorated on war memorials situated Abroad.
The graves and memorials commemorating the 'Fallen' of Enderby which are situated outside of 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.
1914 - 1918
BELGIUM - YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL - Ieper, West - Vlaanderen
| Adams Walter, Private, 16190. 1st Battalion Royal
Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action on Monday 27th March 1916, Aged 27. Son of Sarah
Jane Adams of King Street, Enderby, Leicestershire. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918] Born: Enderby, Leicestershire. Home Town/Village shown, (in brackets) given at time of enlistment. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Panel 19 and 33 Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Campaign & Other Service Medals: 1914 - 1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: As part of 2nd Army, V Corps, 3rd Division, 9th Brigade, the 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers were involved in actions of St. Eloi Craters, near Hooge, between 27th March - 16th April 1916. Additional Information: On the 27th March 1916 the 9th Brigade, which included the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers and the 4th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers in support, attacked St Eloi, the attack began at 4.15am with the blowing of several large mines. The 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers casualties for this action:- Killed:- 3 Officers and 27 Other Ranks It is believed that Private Adams was killed in this action. Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Mr. D. Flinn for his assistance with additional information on Private Walter Adams and for his help with information on the Royal Scots Fusiliers, which is based on John Buchans History of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. |
FRANCE - ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, Rouen, Seine - Maritime
| Ashton George, Private, 25321. 2/5th Battalion. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding
Regiment), (Formerly 36937.
Leicestershire Regiment), who died of wounds on Wednesday 24th April 1918.
[War Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: 21st May 1898, Enderby, Leicestershire. Son of John and Edith Ann Ashton of John Street, Enderby, Leicestershire. Brother of Edith, Annie, Arthur, Laura & Emily Ashton. Prior to his enlistment Private George Ashton had been employed as a quarryman. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Plot IX. Row N. Grave No. 68 Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Memorial Plaque, Enderby United Reformed Church, Chapel Street, Enderby, Leicestershire. Campaign & Other Service Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: As part of the 3rd Army, IV Corps, 62nd Division, 186th Brigade, the 2/5th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), were involved in actions in the first battle of Bapaume between 24th - 25th March 1918. They were also involved in actions in the first battle of Arras on 28th March 1918, it is possible that Private George Ashton died of wounds received in either of these actions. |
FRANCE - THIEPVAL MEMORIAL - Somme
| Attwooll Reginald Walter, Lance Corporal, 14974. 9th Battalion. Leicestershire Regiment, who was killed in action on Friday 14th
July 1916, Aged 23. Son of Walter Henry Galpin Attwooll and Eliza Emma
Attwooll, of Mill House, Putley, Hereford. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918] Enlisted: Leicester (Ledbury, Herefordshire). Home Town/Village shown, (in brackets) given at time of enlistment. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Pier and Face 2C and 3A Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Campaign & Other Service Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: As part of the 4th Army, XV Corps, 21st Division, 110th Brigade, the 9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, were involved in actions in the Battle of Bazentin between 14th - 17th July 1916. |
FRANCE - BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, Gezaincourt - Somme
| Barrs Alfred, Pioneer, 305147. 'D' Signal Coy. Royal
Engineers (Pigeon Service), who died on Wednesday 18th September 1918, Aged 44. Son of
Joseph and Mary Barrs of Enderby, Leicestershire.
[War Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: Rowley Regis, Stafford. Home Town/Village shown, (in brackets) given at time of enlistment. Campaign & Other Service Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Plot V. Row F. Grave No. 29 |
FRANCE - THIEPVAL MEMORIAL - Somme
| Berrington Robert William, Military
Medal, Corporal, 14032.
8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, who was killed in action on Monday
25th September 1916, Aged 23. Son of John William Berrington, of 90,
Leicester Road, Whitwick, Leicestershire. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918] Note: Please note that 3 separate
research sources give 3 different ranks for Further research is required to verify his exact rank. Born: Whitwick, Leicestershire. Home Town/Village shown, (in brackets) given at time of enlistment. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Pier and Face 2C and 3A Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Gallantry Medal: Military Medal, awarded 21st September 1916, Reference: London Gazette Supplement. Campaign & Other Service Medals: 1914 - 1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: As part of the 4th Army, XV Corps, 21st Division, 110th Brigade, the 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, were involved in actions in the Battle of Morval between 25th - 28th September 1916, this battle included the capture of Gueudecourt by the 21st Division. |
EGYPT - CHATBY MEMORIAL
| Bradshaw Arthur, Private, 40095. 1/8th (Princess Beatrice's Isle of Wight Rifles) Battalion.
T.F. Hampshire Regiment, (Formerly 012485
Royal Army Service Corps), who died of wounds at sea, on Monday 17th
December 1917. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: Enderby, Leicestershire. Home Town/Village shown, (in brackets) given at time of enlistment. Grave Reference / Panel Number: None Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Campaign & Other Service Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: As part of 54th (East Anglian) Division, 163rd (Norfolk and Suffolk) Brigade, the 1/8th (Princess Beatrice's Isle of Wight Rifles) Bn. T.F. Hampshire Regiment, were involved in the third battle of Gaza (Palestine) between 1st - 7th November 1917, it is possible that Private Arthur Bradshaw died of wounds received in this battle. |
FRANCE - ARRAS MEMORIAL - Pas de Calais
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Bradshaw Frank, Lance Corporal, 37350. 12th Battalion. (3rd
Hull) East
Yorkshire Regiment, commonly known as the Hull Sportsmen's Bn., (Formerly 26795, Leicestershire Regiment), who was
killed in action on Thursday 3rd May 1917. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: Enderby, Leicestershire. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Bay 4 and 5 Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Campaign & Other Service Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: As part of the 1st Army, XIII Corps, 31st Division, 92nd Brigade, the 12th Bn. (3rd Hull) East Yorkshire Regiment, were involved in the third battle of the Scarpe, between the 3rd - 4th May 1917. |
AUSTRALIA
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Brigstock Harry, Gunner, 19902. 31st Battery, 8th
Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, who died (nature of
death unknown) between September 1923 to May 1924 (from the information
presently available from records held by the National Archives of
Australia) [War Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: 1897, Enderby, Leicestershire. Possibly the son of Thomas S. and Rebecca H. Brigstock of Enderby, Leicestershire. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Unknown Campaign & Other Service Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: The Australian 3rd Division, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, comprised of twelve 18 pound field guns and four 4.5 inch howitzers. Battle of Messines: 7th June - 14th June 1917. It is believed that Gunner H. Brigstock would have seen action in some, if not all of the above actions. |
FRANCE - NOEUX - LES - MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY - Pas de Calais
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Charlton Cecil Alfred, Private, 25166. 1/4th Battalion.
Leicestershire Regiment, died of wounds on Sunday 10th June 1917, Aged 26. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: 29th August 1890, Enderby, Leicestershire. Enlisted: Leicester (Narborough, Leicestershire). Home Town/Village shown, (in brackets) given at time of
enlistment. Brother of Betsy, Foster, Thomas, Robert, Wilfred, Elizabeth (Lizzy), Lily & Edgar Charlton. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Plot II. Row A. Grave No. 14 Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Campaign & Other Service Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: As part of 5th Army, V Corps, 46th (North Midland) Division, 138th (Lincolnshire and Leicestershire) Brigade, the 1/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment, were involved in actions of the German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line between the 14th March - 5th April 1917. It is possible that Private Cecil Alfred Charlton died of wounds received in this action. Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Mr. Derek Hine for his permission to use the photograph of Private C. A Charlton (In Enderby Town Football strip) and for his assistance with additional information on him. |
FRANCE - MAROEUIL BRITISH CEMETERY - Pas de Calais
| Charlton William, Sapper, 139190. 165th or 185th Tunnelling
Coy. Royal Engineers, (Formerly 1/9748 Leicestershire Regiment), who was
killed in action on Wednesday 26th April 1916. Son of George
and Anne Charlton of Enderby, Leicestershire. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918] Born: Enderby, Leicestershire. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Plot II. Row B. Grave No. 8 Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Campaign & Other Service Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: The Tunnelling Companies of the Royal Engineers, were used for both offensive and defensive tunnelling and for building trenches, they were also responsible for the construction of communication tunnels. The maze of tunnels at Vimy and Arras and the mines at Messines are examples of their work. It is difficult to say in which action Sapper W. Charlton was killed, however it is known that the Maroeuil British Cemetery, (6 Kilometres north-west of Arras), does contain 25 graves of officers and men of tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers, who were killed by mine explosions. |
FRANCE - MONTAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY - Nord
| Cherry Archibald Francis, Military
Medal, Sergeant,
38680. 'D' Battery 82nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in
action on Sunday
3rd November 1918, Aged 26. Son of John and Ellen Mercy Cherry, of Mount
Pleasant, Enderby, Leicestershire. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918] Grave Reference / Panel Number: Grave No. 1 Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Gallantry Medal: Military Medal, awarded 28 July 1917, Campaign & Other Service Medals: 1914 - 1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: As part of the 4th Army XIII Corps. 18th Division the 82nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery formed part of the 18th Division's, Divisional Artillery. Due to the complex nature of the Royal Field Artilleries Brigade movements, it is difficult to say in which action the 82nd Brigade were involved in on Sunday 3rd November 1918. However the 4th Army XIII Corps. 18th Division were involved in actions in the Battle of the Selle between 17th - 25th October 1918 and in actions in the Battle of the Sambre on the 4th November 1918. It is probable that Serjeant A. F. Cherry was killed in action during one of the above battles. |
FRANCE - ARRAS MEMORIAL - Pas de Calais
| Clark William, Lance Corporal, 86754. 6th Battalion. Machine
Gun Corps (Inf), who was killed in action on Thursday 21st March 1918, Aged 19. Only son
of John and Sarah L. Clark of Hall Walk, Enderby, Leicestershire. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: 1899, Ancaster, Lancashire. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Bay 10 Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Unit Action: As part of the 3rd Army IV Corps. 6th Division, the 6th Battalion Machine Gun Corps were in the Army line opposite Cambrai, France in March 1918. Just after 7.30am on the 21st March 1918 the German Army launched a massive action against the 3rd and 5th Armies of the line. The German action was successful and in places the British line was forced back some 30 miles. It was during this action that Lance Corporal W. Clark was killed. |
FRANCE - RAMICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY - Aisne
| Clarke Lewis
Wilson, Private, 81359. 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment), who
was killed in action on Wednesday 2nd October 1918. Son of John & Emma
Clarke of Enderby, Leicestershire. [War
Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: 3rd January 1894, Enderby, Leicestershire. Baptised: 11th February 1894, St. John The Baptist Church, Enlisted: Leicester. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Row A Grave No. 33 Campaign & Other Service Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal. Unit Action: As part of the 4th Army, IX Corps, 46th (North Midland) Division, 139th (Notts & Derby) Brigade, the 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment), were involved in the Battle of the St. Quentin Canal, between the 29th September - 2nd October 1918. This action was to include the passage of Bellenglise by the 46th (North Midland) Division. Further Reference: Follow the links below to 'Market Harborough - An East Midlands Town in the First World War', Website, for views of the St. Quentin Canal and t he 46th Division Memorial at Bellenglise. |
BELGIUM - YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL - Ieper, West - Vlaanderen
| Colledge
Alfred, Private, 32558. 7th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment, (Formerly
51844 Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment), who was killed in
action on Friday 8th June 1917. [War Memorial 1914 - 1918] Born: Enderby, Leicestershire. Home Town/Village shown, (in brackets) given at time of enlistment. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Panel 35 and 37 Campaign & Other Service Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal. Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Unit Action: As part of the 2nd Army, IX Corps, 11th Division, 33rd Brigade, the 7th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment were involved in actions in the Battle of Messines, between 7th - 14th June 1917. |
FRANCE - CABARET - ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, Souchez - Pas de Calais
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Cooper
Ephraim, Private, 9812. 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, who
died of wounds on Wednesday 10th March 1915. Son of Ephraim and Elizabeth
Cooper of West Street, Enderby, Leicestershire. [War
Memorial 1914 - 1918]
Born: 1895, Enderby, Leicestershire. Home Town/Village shown, (in brackets) given at time of enlistment. Further Information: It is known that Private, 9812, Ephraim Cooper, joined the 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regiment on 1st January 1914 and was later drafted to the 2nd Bn. Leicestershire Regiment and attached to the 7th (Meerut) Division, part of the Indian Expeditionary Force. Grave Reference / Panel Number: Plot XVII. Row C. Grave No. 32 Campaign & Other Service Medals: 1914 - 1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal. Local Memorial: Memorial Plaque, St. John The Baptist Church, Enderby, Leicestershire. Unit Action: As part of the 1st Army, Indian Corps, 7th (Meerut) Division, 20th (Garwhal) Brigade, the 2nd Bn. Leicestershire Regiment were involved in the Battle of Neuve Chappelle between the 10th - 13th March 1915. It is known that Private, Ephraim Cooper died of wounds received in this action. Further Reference: Follow the link to Chris Baker's website, 'The British Army in the Great War' for view's of Neuve Chappelle and its Memorials as they are today. Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Mr. Paul J. Hunt for his permission to use the photograph of Private E. Cooper and for his assistance with additional information on him. |
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