ALDENHAM WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed
information
Compiled and copyright © Dai Bevan 2008
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The Aldenham War memorial is situated on the Village Green in Letchmore
Heath. It is in the form of a Celtic Cross on a square section plinth,
the whole mounted on a three-step base. Manes are inscribed on two opposite
faces. Just along the road, on Grange Lane, the Village Hall is also
inscribed “1914 Aldenham + War + Memorial 1918".
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TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF ALDENHAM
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
| ADAMSON |
Henry |
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| BAKER |
Harold |
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| BENGER |
Frank |
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| BIRD |
Albert |
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| BIRD |
William |
Rifleman
S/13019, 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own).
Killed in action 18 January 1916. Aged 16. Born St Albans, enlisted
London, resident Watford. Son of Thomas and Louisa Bird, of High
Cross, Aldenham, Watford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
46 - 48 and 50. |
| BIRKENSHAW |
Ronald |
No
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| BLAKE |
Arthur |
Private
20728,8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 12 August
1916. Aged 27. Born Hertford, enlisted Bedford, resident Aldenham.
Husband of Annie Sumner (formerly Blake, of Delrow Cottages, Aldenham,
Watford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL,
Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 6. |
| BREWER |
George |
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| BURNELL |
Arthur |
Sapper
180018, 218 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 3 November
1918. Aged 37. Born and resident Letchmore Heath, enlisted Radlett.
Son of George and Sarah Burnell, of "Woolwards", Letchmore
Heath; husband of Alice Maud Mary Burnell, of "Bernardene",
Letchmore Heath, Watford. Buried in ORS BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord,
France. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 26. |
| CAMP |
Stanley
Beale |
Private
14076, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 18
May 1915. Aged 18. Born Aldenham, enlisted Watford, resident Letchmore
Heath. Son of Edward and Martha Camp, of Lander Cottages, Letchmore
Heath, Watford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11.
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| CAMP |
Edward
'Ted' |
Private
39169, 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
10 October 1917. Aged 24 on sign or 19 [CWGC], 1911 census lists
him as born 1898. Born Debden, Essex, enlisted Hertford, resident
Much Hadam. Son of Henry and Emily Camp, of Hoppitts Cottage, Much
Hadham, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL,
Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 to 51.
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| CAVELL |
Charles |
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| CHILDS |
Thomas
[William] |
[Listed
as CHILD on CWGC] Private G/9255, 10th [SDGW] or 11th [CWGC] Battalion,
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in action netween
20 and 22 September 1917. Born London Colney, enlisted Watford,
resident Aldenham. Buried in HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot XIX. Row B. Grave 1. |
| COOK |
Alec |
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| COOK |
Charles |
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| COOKE |
Alan |
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| DAVIDSON |
Horace |
Sergeant
283635, 224th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
3 November 1917. Aged 38. Born Hammersmith, Middlesex, enlisted
Watford, resident Aldenham. Husband of Agnes Maud Davidson, of 10,
Blenheim Steps, Park Street Lane, Park Street, nr. St. Albans. Buried
in NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot VII. Row C. Grave 9. |
| DICK |
Norman |
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| EAMES |
George |
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| EVERETT |
[Thomas]
William |
Private
12208, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23
August 1918. Aged 28. Born Bushey, enlisted and resident Watford.
Son of William Everett, of 7, New Cottages, Aldenham, Watford. No
known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 4 and 5. |
| FLUX |
Charles |
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| FLUX |
Frederick |
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| FORD |
Herbert |
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| FOX |
Robert |
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| GIBBS |
Ronald |
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| HART |
Henry
'Harry' |
Private
G/28133, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Killed in action 23 April 1917. Aged 19. Born Alderham (sic), enlisted
Bedford. Son of Henry and Sarah Jane Hart, of Ivy Cottages, Aldenham,
Watford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. |
| HAWKINS |
Arthur |
Private
14349, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 19
April 1916. Born and resident Letchmore Heath, enlisted Watford.
No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33. |
| HECKFORD |
Frank |
No
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| HUTCHISON |
John |
No
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| INWOOD |
Walter
[Samuel] |
Lance
Corporal 2066. 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Killed in action 13 November 1916. Aged 24. Born St. Albans [SDGW]
or Aldenham [CWGC], enlisted Watford, resident High Cross, Aldenham.
Son of John and Sophia Inwood, of 23, Buckingham Rd., Watford, Herts.
Buried in SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No.2, Somme, France. Plot I. Row F.
Grave 27. |
| KEEN |
[Harry]
Walton |
Private
132307, 25th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action
17 April 1917. Aged 19. Born and resident Letchmere Heath (sic),
enlisted Watford. Son of John and Rachel Keen, of Letchmore Heath,
Watford. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 154 to 159 and 163A.
On
a house opposite the Village Hall, inscribed on the wall is "Harry
Walton Keen left this house April 25 1917 to fight for his King
and Country and fell in action in France April 18th 1918 aged 19".
Note:
the SDGW and CWGC give date of death as 17 April 1917. |
| KEKEWICH,
MiD |
Arthur
[St John Mackintosh] |
 Captain,
8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th September
1915. Aged 28. Son of Charles Granville Kekewich and Mary Kekewich,
The Hill House, Hatfield, Herts; husband of K. C. Turner (formerly
Kekewich), of Bacton Rd., Felixstowe. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD).
No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 35 to 37. See also Lords
Members World War 1
Extract
from du Ruvigny's Roll of Honour:
KEKEWICH,
ARTHUR ST. JOHN MACKINTOSH, Capt., 8th (Service) Battn.
The Devonshire Regt., eldest s. of Charles Granville. Kekewich,
by his wife, Mary Marion, dau. of Æneas Mackintosh, of Inverness.
J.P., D.L.; and gdson. of the late Right Hon. Sir Arthur Kekewich,
P.C., M.A., Judge of High Court of Justice 24 June. 1887; educ.
Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated BA. In 1909,
and M.A. in 1911, and while there was attached to the Seaforth Highlanders
as a University Candidate 'for the Army, being gazetted 2nd Lieut.
Devonshire Regt. 18 Sept. 1909; promoted Lient. 16 Aug. 1911, and
on the formation of the 8th Battn. after the outbreak of war, was
appointed Adjutant 20 Aug. 1914, and Capt. 20 Nov. following, and
was killed in action at the Battle of Loos 25 Sept. 1915. Capt.
Kekewich was mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette, 1 Jan. 1916]
by F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French, for gallant and distinguished
service in the field. He was a keen sportsman, and while at Oxford
steered the Christ Church Eight in 1906, 1907 and 1908, being head
of the river at Oxford for the last two years, and steered them
at Henley Regatta when they won the Grand Challenge Cup in 1908;
was also well known in the hunting field, and was the winner of
several point-to-point races. He m. at St. David's, Exeter,
2 Aug. 1914, Kathleen Cecil, dam of General James Wilfrid Stirling,
of Rochbeare, Devon, C.M.G. |
| KENT |
Peter
[Francis] |
Second
Lieutenant, 3rd Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action 6
february 1918. Aged 19. Son of Ernest Neild Kent and Lily Margaret
Kent, of "Woodlands," Hadley Wood, Barnet. Native of Aldenham,
Herts. Buried in H.A.C. CEMETERY, ECOUST-ST. MEIN, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot VIII. Row D. Grave 13. |
| LARKIN |
Walter
[J] |
Driver
T/422660, Heavy Transport, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 7 February
1919. Buried south of the tower in ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD,
ALDENHAM, Hertfordshire. |
| LEE |
Bernard
[Edmond] |
Private
518, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed
in action 7 July 1916. Aged 25. Born Bletchley, Buckinghamshiure,
enlisted Hammersmith, resident Aldenham. Son of Harry and Agnes
Mary Lee, of Delrow Cottages, Aldenham, Watford, Herts. No known
grave. Commemorated on THEIPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A. |
| MOLYNEUX |
Fred |
No
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| NEALE |
John
[William] |
[Spelt
NEAL on SDGW] Lance Corporal 16989, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Killed in action 10 July 1916. Born Aldenham, enlisted
and resident Watford. Buried in GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA
BOISSELLE, Somme, France. Plot V. Row J. Grave 10. |
| ROLAND |
Sidney |
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| SCOTT |
Ernest |
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| SHEPHERD |
Reginald |
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| SMITH |
Jack |
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| SMITH |
William |
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| SWABY |
Stanley |
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| TATE |
John |
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| THARBY |
George
[William] |
Private
58618, 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Died in Salonika 23 July
1918. Aged 39. Born Cuffley, enlisted Watford, resident Aldenham.
Formerly 30123, Bedfordshire Regiment. Son of William and Emma Tharby,
of Northaw, Herts; husband of Jane Tharby, of Delrow Cottages, Aldenham,
Herts. Buried in SARIGOL MILITARY CEMETERY, KRISTON, Greece. Plot/Row./Section
A. Grave 48. |
| TIDMAN |
Richard |
No
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| WILLIAMS |
Robin |
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| 1939-1945 |
| BEAL |
Leslie |
Private
5880038, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 12 December 1942. Aged
39. Son of Susan Beal; husband of Florrie Letitia Beal, of Letchmore
Heath, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on MEDJEZ-EL-BAB
MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 15. |
| GOWERS |
Alfred
Pemberton |
[Listed
as Albert Penman Gowers on CWGC] Corporal 844507, 907 Balloon Squadron,
Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force). Died 20 December 1940. Aged
52. Son of Richard and Amelia Gowers; husband of Francesca Mary
Gowers, of Aldenham. Buried in ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD,
ALDENHAM, Hertfordshire. Row 15. Grave 8. |
| GREGG |
William
[Alexander] |
Second
Lieutenant, 22nd Middlesex Battalion, Home Guard. Died 23 March
1943. Aged 37. Son of David and Mary Gregg; husband of Janet M.
H. Gregg, of Aldenham. Buried in ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD,
ALDENHAM, Hertfordshire. Row 13. Grave 3. |
| KITCHIN |
Alfred |
No
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| PRIEST |
Denzil
Laborden |
No
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| PRITCHARD |
Leslie |
No
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| JONES |
Laura |
Civilian,
aged 48. Died at The Bricklayers Arms, Letchmore Heath 26 September
1940. |
| EVANS |
Irene
[Hilda] |
Civilian,
aged 15. Died at The Bricklayers Arms, Letchmore Heath 26 September
1940. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Evans, of Clarendon Cottage,
Letchmore Heath. |
| JOINER |
Charles
Granville |
No
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Last
updated
28 December, 2009
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