Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget
British Legion
The Royal British Legion

LITTLE MAPLESTEAD WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Kim Andrews 2015

St John the Baptist Church, Little Maplestead, Essex, is known locally as "The Round Church", and has long been associated with the Knights Hospitallers, the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Although there was a priest in Little Maplestead in 1086 the earliest part of the current building dates from 1335, and it was extensively restored in the Victorian era. The memorial in Little Maplestead is to be found in St John the Baptist Church, Little Maplestead, to the left of the entrance door and takes the form of brass plaque mounted on a black marble backing. There are three men named who lost ther lives in World War 1. A further elaboarte Roll of Honour shows those who served in World War 1 and returned as well as the three who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Photographs Copyright © Kim Andrews 2015

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919

LAYZELL Cecil John
Leading Stoker K/7795, H.M.S. "Invincible", Royal Navy. Lost with his ship at the Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916. Aged 25. Born 10 October 1890 in Halstead, Essex. Son of John and Emma Layzell, of School Rd., Little Maplestead; his father was listed as next of kin originally of Cock Inn, South Maplestead, Halstead, Essex; his brother Frederick Alfred also died (see below). In the 1911 census he was serving with the Royal Navy at Sea and in Ports Abroad. In the 1901 census he was the son of John and Emma Layzell, aged 10, attending school, born Halstead, resident Victory Inn, Wickham St Paul, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hamshire. Panel 16.
LAYZELL Frederick Alfred
Able Seasman J/14692, H.M. Submarine "H5", Royal Navy. Lost when Submarine H5 was rammed and sunk 2 March 1918. Aged 22. Born 15 February 1896 in Wickham, Essex. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Layzell, of Little Maplestead, Halstead, Essex; husband of Lillias Maria Layzell, of 35, Livingstone Rd., Lower Tranmere, Birkenhead; his brother Cecil John also died (see above). In the 1901 census he was the son of John and Emma Layzell, aged 5, attending school, born Wickham St Paul , resident Victory Inn, Wickham St Paul, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 28.

HM Submarine H5, was a British H-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was sunk after being rammed by the British merchantman Rutherglen, mistaken for a German U-boat, on 2 March 1918. All on board perished. See Holyhead War Memorial to H5
TURNER Frank
Private 41957, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 16 August 1917. Born and resident Little Maplestead, enlisted Halstead. Formerly 27186, Nortfolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 98 to 99.

THEIR NAME SHALL LIVE FOR EVERMORE

The Roll of Honour contains the following names which have been sorted into alphabetical order for ease of reading and research.

Little Maplestead
Roll of Honour

ABBOTT Alfred
No further information currently available
ARGENT Reuben
R.N. - No further information currently available
BINKS Frank
R.N. - No further information currently available
BISHOP George
No further information currently available
BOCKING C Sidney
No further information currently available
BOCKING Ernest
No further information currently available
BOCKING Robert
No further information currently available
BRAGG Lewis
No further information currently available
CHAPMAN Dick
No further information currently available
COCK Samuel
No further information currently available
COE William
No further information currently available
COOK Walter
No further information currently available
DIXEY Arthur
No further information currently available
EAREY Arthur
No further information currently available
FLOWERS Arthur
No further information currently available
HEARN George
No further information currently available
HOLDEN James
No further information currently available
HOLLAND Alfred
No further information currently available
JEGGO W
No further information currently available
JENNINGS Walter G
No further information currently available
KING Maurice F
No further information currently available
LAYZELL Cecil J
LAYZELL Fredk A
R.N. See above
LEWIS Stanley
No further information currently available
MAYES George
No further information currently available
PILGRIM Robert H
No further information currently available
PLAMPLIN Edward
No further information currently available
PLAMPLIN Harry
No further information currently available
RICHBELL Alfred
No further information currently available
RICHBELL Arthur
No further information currently available
RICHBELL Ernest
No further information currently available
SEARLE William
No further information currently available
TURNER Arthur
No further information currently available
TURNER Frank
See above
TURNER Jno
No further information currently available
TURNER Js
No further information currently available
WISEMAN Ar.
No further information currently available
WISEMAN George
No further information currently available
1914-1919

Last updated 31 August, 2015

Friends of the War Memorials
War Memorials Trust
Main page
Commonweath War Graves Commission
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Copyright © Roll-of-Honour.com 2002- | GDPR Cookies
Email: webmaster@roll-of-honour.com