In Memory of all those who died 1914 - 1918"
also has an additional 2 names inscribed on it. They are Sydney Cooper and Thomas Amps both of whom have War Graves in Warboys Church Cemetry. Sydney Cooper's name should have been there originally but was omitted in error.
The Service, attended by Captain Victor Lucas RN, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, closely followed that of the original held Thursday 21 July 1921. The service was led by Canon Michael Wadsworth assisted by Nigel Graham the Minister of Warboys Grace Baptist Church.
Pupils from Warboys Community Primary School attended and read out the names of all the men now listed from World War 1, World War 2 and the Korean War.
A 2 minutes silence was kept in remembrance and the Last Post and Reveille sounded.
After the service, refreshments (including Trench Cake) were served in the Parish Centre by ladies from the Royal British Legion.
Children from Warboys CP School who read the names on the War Memorial and Seat, with their Teacher
At the Memorial Service, the Seat is under the Union Jack.
At the Memorial Service.
All 4 pictures on this web page © Evan Tringham 2014
As part of the centenary of the First World War, Mary Tringham and Joan Bennett have written a summary of the background of each of the WW1 Men on the War Memorial and the Seat. If you click on the Surnames in the flyout menus on the left, under War Memorial, and you select a surname you will see their summary. If anyone knows further information on the Men, if they let us know we will update their entry via ([email protected]).
The men's information is held as a .pdf file. Browsers such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome and Opera should display their details within the web page if they have Adobe Acrobat/Reader as a Plugin; some browsers such as Iron may only download the .pdf and you will need to display as a separate operation by double clicking the download. When using an iPad you may need to touch the Warboys sign in the top left corner so flyout menus do not remain over the men's details.
Websites:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Ancestry.com
Roll of Honour - Martin Edwards
Hunts Cyclist Battalion - Martyn Smith
Find My Past
The Genaelogist
Regimental Websites
The National Archives
The Long Long Trail
Army Service Numbers
Imperial War Museum
Wikipedia
www.curme.co.uk
www.johndclare.net
Pat Cryer
People
Huntingdon Archive
Pidley Church, Church Warden: Kevin Doyle
Nigel Graham
Joan Cole
Penny Noble
Marlene and Lionel Payne
Family members of the Hodson and Norman families
Audrey Manchett
Books and Articles
'The History of the Queen Victoria Rifles'
'A short History of the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1741 to 1922' by R B Crosse
'The 33rd Division 1915 to 1919' by G S Hutchinson
Hunts Post
'A History of No.10 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service in WW1' by Mike Westrop
For a website listing those on the War Memorial together with regiment details etc also see: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Huntingdonshire/Warboys.html
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