BELSTONE WAR MEMORIALS |
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The 1st World War Memorial © Richard J. Brine |
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The 2nd World War Memorial © Richard J. Brine |
1914 - 1918 |
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R. L . CARNEGY |
Major Richard Lloyd Carnegy of the Royal Lancaster Regiment; formerly serving with the Indian Army. |
G. L. GRATTON |
6753 Lance Corporal George Lake Gratton of the 8th Battalion, the Australian Infantry. Son of William and Jemmetta Gratton. Born in Belstone in 1893. Migrated to Australia 20 october 1912. Died 15 September 1918 aged 25. |
E. HELLIER |
37209 Private Ernest Hellier of the 3rd Battalion, the norfolk Regiment. Son of Francis and Ellen Hellier. Born in Sticklepath in the March Quarter of 1899. Died 30 December 1917 aged 18. |
A. N. WHITE |
165063 Sapper Albert Norman White of the 78th Field Company. the Royal Engineers; Son of Thomas and Mary White of Belstone; husband of Ellen White. Born in Belstone in 1885. Died 1 December 1917 aged 32. |
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C. van den AREND |
21016 Lieut.-Colonel Charles Frederick John van den Arend, commanding 4 Field Regiment,of the Royal Artillery. Son of Frederick and Isobel van den Arend; husband of Christine. Born in Rugby in the June Quarter of 1901. Died 6 June 1942 aged 41. |
F. C. GLANFIELD |
299-1 Private Frederick Clarkson Glanfield of the 24th Battalion, the New Zealand Infantry. Emigrated in 1926, enlisted when war broke out in 1939 and returned to the UK as a NZ citizen. Son of George and Minnie Glanfield of West Lake, Belstone. Born in Belstone in 1904. Died 24 November 1941 aged 38. |
R. ROE |
Lieutenant Richard John Owen O'Neill-Roe of the Royal Navy, HMS Merlin ( a land-based naval airfield). Son of Lt-Col. Charles Douglas Roe DSO; OBE and his wife Blanche of Mowhay, Belstone; husband of Nancy O'Neill-Roe of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Born in Lahore, India 3 January 1918. Died 26 June 1942 aged 24. Lieut. Roe was killed, as was another members of his crew, while piloting a plane over Starngford Loch, N. Ireland, doing running-up trials before joining HMS Illustrious. His body was not recovered ; the wreckage of the plane ( a Fairey) was found but the widow did not want it disturbed and it is now a designated war grave. |
R. WORSELY |
Not yet confirmed. |
© M.E. Brine. This page last updated
20 June, 2012
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