The war memorials in Harpenden Churches supplement the information on the Town War Memorial. There are many first names given, and more details of the battalion within the regiments. The rank is Private unless otherwise stated. Dates and locations of death are only given on the few individual plaques donated by families and friends.
The lists in St Nicholas Church gives 106 names in the First World War of which 8 are missing from the Town War Memorial. There are 42 names for the Second World War of which 5 are missing from the Town War Memorial. In High Street Methodist Church there are 8 and 10 names respectively, with one extra name in each list.
St Nicholas Church
1914-18 Handwritten List (* not on Town War Memorial)
Allen, Maurice R. | 2nd L, 2nd Sherwoods |
Argent, William George V | Royal Irish Rifles |
Atkinson, Geoffrey B | 5th Battalion 4th Worcestershire |
* Attwood, A.C. | Royal Marines |
Bandy, Albert Edward | 4th Bedfordshire Regt |
Barnes, Henry | 3rd Bedfordshire Regt |
Barton, Fred | R.G.A. 6th Siege Battalion |
Bell, George | 8th Suffolk Regt. |
Bigg, Charles William | Hertfordshire Regt |
Blake, Christopher | 2nd Lt, Bedfordshire Regt |
Boakes, John | Army Service Corps |
Bowling, E.R. | Sportsmans Battn R. Fusiliers |
Brandom, Charles H. | Machine Gun Corps |
Broad, Dennis Gurney | Flight Sub-Lieut R.N. |
Burfoot, William Francis | Royal Engineers |
Burgess, Percy | 3rd Bedfordshire Regt |
Cain, Frederick | Gunner, Herts R.F.A. |
Chalkley, W.A | 3rd Essex Regt |
Chapman, F. | Hertfordshire Regt |
Clark, Jack | Bedfordshire Regt |
Clarke, Albert Edward | York and Lancaster Regt |
*Collins, Henry George | 25th Battn Australian I. F. |
Cornell, Arthur E. | 7th Bedfordshire Regt |
*Crew, John | 2nd Bedfordshire Regt |
Curtis, Frank William | Lieut, Leicestershire Regt |
*Day, Herbert Stanley | Hertfordshire Regt |
Day, Frederick Willis | Worcestershire Regt |
Dines, Edmund C | 18th Lancs Fusiliers |
Dines, Francis William C | Sergt, 4th Beds Regt |
Dodd, Ernest J. | Lieut, R.F.A. |
Dowling, Robert | 14th Royal Warwickshire Regt |
Ellis, Frederick | Bedfordshire Regt |
English, J. | R.G.A. |
Evans, Douglas Osmund | 2nd Lieut, 1st Kings (Liverpool) Regt |
Field, Frederick | Bedfordshire Regt |
Finch, James John A. MM. | 51st Battalion, R.F.A. |
Fisher, J.H. | 6th Seaforth Highlanders |
Fitzjohn, Bernard Francis | Herts Yeomanry |
Fortunati, T.V. | Lance Cpl, Royal Engineers |
Foster, Albert H. | Northants Regt |
Fouldes, T.J. | Captain, R.F.A. |
Fowler, N. | Royal Engineers |
Franklin, Wilfred Noel | 1st S Wales Borderers |
Freear, E.C. | 2nd.Lieut, 4th Bedfordshire Regt |
Freeman, Eric | Lieut, W.Yorshire Regt. |
Gardiner, F.T. | Capt. Highland L.I. |
Gibbs, H | 3rd Bedfordshire Regt. |
Gimingham, Charles H | Capt, Herts. Regt. Attached R.F.C. |
Graves, Harry | S. Wales Borderers |
Gray, H. | Army Service Corps, M.T. |
Gunnell, Edward | Army Service Corps, M.T. |
Haines, Ernest W | Cpl, 2nd Bedford Regt |
Harris, Ernest Sylvester | 2nd Bedfordshire L.I. |
*Harvie, A.L. | North Hants Regt |
Hawkes, William Stanley | Bedfordshire Regt |
Hawkins. S. | 7th Bedfordshire Regt |
Hayes, Alfred Edward | R.F.A. |
Hill, Arthur James | Sgt, 1st 5 Beds. Regt |
Hill, George William | 10th Hants. Regt |
Hill, L. | Hertfordshire Regt. |
Hodge, F. | W. Riding Regt |
Holland, John MM. | Herts Regt |
Hopwood, Frederick | Lieut. Royal Engineers |
Howell, George | R.F.A. |
Hucklesby, Henry | Duke of Wellington’s Regt |
Hucklesby, Walter James | 1st Northamptonshire Rgt |
Irons, Andrew Thomas | Machine Gun Corps |
*Jeffcock, R.S. | Lieut, S. Staffs. Regt |
Katon, Archibald Edward | 8th Seaforth Highlanders |
Kingham, Ernest Frank | 7th Bedfordshire Regt |
Leaning, J. | Hertfordshire Regt |
Leggatt, G. Eric | 2nd Lieut, 4th Argyle and Suth. Hldrs |
Lewin, Archibald | Bedfordshire Regt |
Lewin, Horace MM. | Bedfordshire Regt |
Lewin, R.R. | Lieut, Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. |
Lord, C.H. | Major, Welsh Fusiliers |
Luxon, Thomas Olney | Norfolk Regt. |
Lydekker, Gerald Owen | Lieut, Bedfordshire Regt |
Lydekker, Cyril Richard | Lieut, 1st 5th Bedfordshire Regt |
Mockett, Lewis C.E. | Tank Corps |
*Moorcroft, Charles | |
Newton, Charles Ronald | 2nd Lieut, R.F.A. |
Newton, Arthur Douglas | Major, R.F.A. |
Pearce, Ernest | 1st Bedfordshire Regt |
Pearce, Harold | 3rd Bedfordshire Regt |
Pepper, Arthur Clive | 1st 4th Royal Berkshire L.I. |
Phillips, Sydney | 10th Royal Warwickshire Rgt |
Randall, Alfred Henry | Sgt Royal Fusiliers |
Rowley, Dalbiac T.C. | Capt, Middlesex Regt |
Saker, Claude Astley | Canadian Regt |
Saunders, Walter J. | Rifle Brigade |
Scott, V.E. | Gunner, R.F.A. |
Seabrook, Arthur | 7th Bedfordshire Regt |
Seabrook, Sidney | Royal Marine Light Infty |
Sibley, Sidney | A.S.C. (Transferred to Gloucestershire) |
Simons, John H.S. | 2nd Lieut, Northants Regt |
Snoxell, Arthur | Royal Sussex Regt |
Thrale, Ralph | Gunner, R.F.A. |
Warwick, Bertie Seymore | French Mortar Batt. |
Walthew, John Syers | 2nd Lieut, R.F.C. |
Westwood, Guy | 3rd Bedfordshire Regt |
Whitmarsh, William | Hertfordshire Regt |
Withers, Donald | Rifle Brigade |
*Wray, William | Royal Fusiliers |
Holland, Herbert | 1st Kings Liverpool Regt |
Willis, R.G. | Cpl, R.E. |
1939-45 Stone Tablet
Abbot, S.E. Bradbury, R.D. Brearley, G.M. *Blake, J.P. Bond, K.M.H. Canton, R.F. *Castle, J.F.R. Colmore, D.M. Crane, P.L. Davis, P.N. Day, A.W. Deamer, S. Dines, A.E. Doble, M.L. De Mancha, A.R. Downs, A.M. *Drew, P.E. Elder, E.V.A. Enraght, E.H. Fisher, G. Gravestock, C.F. Hind-Smith, J.W. Johnson, E.G. Johnston, E.F. *Jordan, H.F. Kennett, P. Lockhart, K. Lydekker, J.N.W. Mahon, D.W. Maclean, I. Mole, N.B. Nangle, P.C. Nelson, R.F. Prescott, T.C. Russell, F.R. Seabrook, F.J. Stocken, G.M. Stocken, M.A. Trudgett, A. Veale, N. West, J. *Davis, H.L.N.
Individual Memorials in St Nicholas Church
Boer War
To the Glory of God and in memory of Trooper Cecil Francis Longland, No. 2680 23rd Company 8th Battalion (Duke of Lancaster’s Own) Imperial Yeomanry, who died at Harpenden May 22nd 1901 of Enteric Fever contracted on voyage homeward in Troopship Oratana, Invalided from active service in South Africa, aged 23 years
This tablet was erected by past and present members of the Auxiliary Forces residing in Harpenden
1914-18
To the glory of God, in loving memory of John Henry Stuart Simons, 2nd Lieutenant of Northamptonshire Regiment. Dearly loved and son of Henry Edgar and Agnes Simons of Turners Hall. Killed in action at Nieuport July 10th 1917 aged 21 years. Death is but the gate of Life
In loving memory of Dennis Gurney Broad, Flight Sublieutenant, who lost his life in action in the North Sea April 27th 1916, aged 32 years
In ever loving memory of Gerald Owen Lydekker of Harpenden Lodge. Lieutenant and Quartermaster, 15th Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment. Born at the Lodge December 20th 1887, Died at Alexandria June 14th 1917 of illness contracted while on active service. Faithful unto death
In ever loving memory of Cyril Richard Lydekker, Lieutenant of 15th Battalion The Bedfordshire Regiment. Born at Harpenden Lodge November 8th 1889, Killed in Action at Suvla, Gallipoli August 15th 1915. He that loses his life for My sake shall find it
To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Arthur Joseph Clay, Major 6th North Staffordshire Regiment, who died at Harpenden in the service of his Country on February 18th 1915. This Brass is placed by his Brothers. Crown for the valiant to weary ones past
To the Glory of God. In loving memory of Christopher Blake (B.A. Cantab),2nd Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment. 4th son of Dr and Mrs Blake of Harpenden. Who gave his life for his King and Country in the Battle of the Somme, near Guillemont France on the 4th September 1916, aged 24 years. Blessed are the Pure in Heart for they shall see God
In Loving Memory of John Syers Walthew, 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps, aged 19 years. Who lost his life while flying over the enemy’s lines in France, September 19th 1917. Proudly he gave his glorious youth for his Country
High St Methodist Church Plaque
1914-18 * Not on Town War Memorial
*Arthur F. Cornell Ernest Drury Frederick Field Thomas J. Fouldes George W. Hill Arthur J. Hill Henry Hucklesby Albert W. Payne
1939-45
*John B. Campbell Albert Cheshire P. Norman Currant Walter M. Donaldson Jack Olver George S. Painting Leslie G. Stubbs Edward T. Viner Peter S. Woolston Stanley Yeoman
Greater Love hath no man than this, That he lay down his life for his friends
Rothamsted Main Building Plaque on main staircase
Charles H. Martin, Lt, 3 Battn Monmouthshire Regt. Killed at Ypres, 3rd May 1915
Kenneth R Lewin, Lt, 7th Battn D.C.L.I. Killed in trenches in France, 9th March 1916.
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New Roll of Honour At Harpenden Church – 1939
“To replace the old Roll of Honour in Harpenden Parish Church, a handsome new list, in an oak frame, has been placed in the church. Mr. G. H. Herring designed the frame to harmonise with existing woodwork, and the lettering was beautifully done by Miss M Moreland. There are over 100 names, inscribed in black and red.”
Newspaper cutting of 26 Jan 1939 (H&DLHS archives BF52.3 p31)
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