Ipswich War Memorial

Archibald is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park. ARCHIE Born: 1886, 24, St. Matthew’s Street, Ipswich. Died: 20th March 1917; age: 30; died of wounds in Salonika Residence: 25, Cowper Road, Bromley, Kent, late of Freehold Road, Ipswich. Enlistment Location: Bromley, Kent.   Rank: Private; Service Number: 23210. Regiment: East Surrey Regiment, […]

George is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park. Born: 1897, Ipswich. Died: 5th October 1917; age: 20; Died of Wounds at No. 11 Casualty Clearing Station. Believed to of been wounded at the Battle of Broodseinde. Residence: Little Bealings, Suffolk. Enlistment Location: Ipswich. Moved out to France and joined 21st Division, 4 […]

John is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park. Born: 1897, Ipswich. Died: 28th April 1917; age: 19; KiA. Residence: The Grocery Stores, West Mersea, Essex. Enlistment Location: Colchester, Essex.   Rank: Private: Service Number: 31728. Regiment: Essex Regiment, 13th Battalion.   Medals Awarded: Victory & British War. Memorial Reference: Bay 7. Arras […]

Born: 1867, St. Matthew’s, Ipswich. Died: 15th September 1920; age: 52; died of Progressive Muscular Atrophy and Respiratory Failure, at the National Hospital, Queen Square, Holborn, Middlesex. Informant – son-in-law Francis David Midlane (husband of daughter Elsie Pauline Cobb), of 18, St. John’s Terrace, Enfield, Middlesex. Residence: 55, Prospect Road, Ipswich. Occupation: a Fitter.   […]

Born: 1895, Ipswich. Died: 20th July 1916; age 21; KiA. Evening Star – Friday, 11th August 1916 – Private Alfred Cook, of the Suffolk Regiment has been reported missing since the 20th July 1916. His parents who reside at 75, St. Helen’s Street, Ipswich, would be grateful for any news concerning him. Residence: 75, St. […]

Photographs courtesy of Ed. William is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park.   Born: 22nd July 1898, Ipswich. Died: 20th November 1917; age: 19; KiA. Residence: Roker, Tyne and Wear. Enlistment Location: Newcastle-on-Tyne.   Rank: Private; Service Number: 52266. Regiment: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own),  2/6th Battalion. Medals Awarded: Victory […]

Ernest is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park. Image courtesy of Andrew – ‘Streets of Mourning’ – https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/ww1streets/   Born: 1889, Ipswich. Died: 1st April 1918; age: 29; KiA. Served 7 years. Residence: 8, Beach Street, Bare Morecambe, Lancashire.   Rank: Private; Service Number: 9322. Regiment: The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), […]

Ernest is remembered on the Memorial to the Missing, at the Field of Honour, Ipswich Old Cemetery.   Born: 17th January 1877, Bermondsey, London. Died: 15th October 1914; age: 37; Lost when ship torpedoed by German submarine in the North Sea. Enlistment Location: Chatham; occupation: Messenger. Signed up for 12 years – 17th January 1895 […]

Alfred is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park.   Born: 1880, Ipswich. Died: 9th April 1917; age: 37; KiA. during the first day of the Battle of Arras Residence: 71, Richmond Road, Ipswich. Occupation: a Nurseryman Gardener for Mr. Roger Crompton Notcutt, at the Broughton Road Nurseries, Ipswich – for 28 years. […]