THE MEN ON TATTERSHALL WAR MEMORIAL

	TATTERSHALL THORPE WAR MEMORIAL

THE MEN ON THE TATTERSHALL THORPE WAR MEMORIAL

SOLDIERS WITH A TATTERSHALL CONNECTION NOT LISTED ON THE MEMORIAL

Remembrance Sunday 1980 Councillor Ray goose lays the wreath	Remembrance Sunday 2004 Councillor Serv Coulber lays the wreath

Remembrance Sunday 2006 Councillor Serv Coulber lays the wreath

THE MEN ON TATTERSHALL WAR MEMORIAL

BARK John William. 

Born New Bolingbroke, enlisted Lincoln, living at Tattershall.  118255, Private, 1^st/5^th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.  Killed in action 17^th October 1918, age 19.  Son of John T and Mary Bark of Martin Dales; native of Tattershall.  Buried Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

CASTLEDINE David. 

Born Tattershall, enlisted Spilsby, living at Tattershall.  12923, Private, 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Died of wounds 10^th August 1916, age 19.  Son of Mr and Mrs W. Castledine of School Lane, Tattershall.  Buried Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L’Abbe, France.

CLARK Joseph. 

Born Tattershall, enlisted Lincoln, living at Tattershall.  7829, Private, 1^st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 15^th September 1914.  Buried Vailly British Cemetery, France.

CLIFTON Lionel. 

Born Tattershall, enlisted Lincoln, living at Coningsby.  B/202108, Corporal, 16^th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade.  Killed in action 21^st March 1918.  No Known grave, remembered on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

CROFT Hugh. 

Born Woodhall Spa, enlisted Horncastle, living at Tattershall.  142012, Private, 6^th Coy, Machine Gun Corps, formerly 4724, Durham Light Infantry.  Killed in action 21^st March 1918 age 24.  Son of James and Janet Croft of Green Lane, Woodhall Spa.  No known grave, remembered on the Arras Memorial, France.

GIBSON Robert.

RMB/1304, Musician, Royal Marine Band, HMS Queen Mary.  Killed in action 31^st May 1916, age 24.  Only son of Charlotte Gibson of Tattershall; and the late Robert Gibson.  No known grave, remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

HACKNEY Sydney Thomas. 

Born Cherry Willingham, enlisted Lincoln.  7871, Private, 2^nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 25^th September 1915, age 25.   Son of Marion Faulkner (formerly Hackney) of 14 Hungate Lane, Lincoln, and the late Thomas; husband of Florence Parker (formerly Hackney).  No known grave, remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium.

POTTERTON (Walter) Richard.

WR/272617, 3^rd Railway Company, Royal Engineers.  Died on illness, 2^nd March 1919, age 30.  Son of Richard and Jane Potterton of Tattershall.  Buried Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France.

SHORT John. 

Born Tattershall, enlisted Luton, living at South Tottenham, Middlesex. 2850, Private, (Lance Corporal on CWGC Register) A Coy., 1^st/4^th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 2^nd September 1915, age 20.  Son of John and Mary Ann Short of Tattershall.  Buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ypres, Belgium.

SILMAN Charles (Frederick).

Born Lincoln, enlisted Lincoln, living at Tattershall.  14546, Private, 7^th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 16^th November 1915.  Remembered on Menin Road North Special Memorial, Menin Road South Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium.

TOYNE Fred. 

Enlisted Sleaford, living at Tattershall. 40766, Private, 6^th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Died of wounds 18^th August 1917, age 20.  Son of James and Ellen Toyne of High Street, Tattershall.   No known grave, remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

WRIGHT Charles Joseph. 

Born Tattershall, enlisted Lincoln, living at Dogdyke.  14547, Private, 7^th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Died of illness, 24^th August 1915, age 20.  Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Wright of Tattershall Engine, Dogdyke.  Native of Tattershall.  Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.

WRIGHT Walter. 

Born Tattershall, enlisted Grove Park, Kent.  G/96677, Private, 19^th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.  Formerly 300600, Royal Army Service Corps.  Killed in action 1^st September 1918, age 19.  Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Wright of Tattershall Engine, Dogdyke.  Buried in Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, France.

YARNELL Harry. 

This name does not appear in the list of six Yarnells on the CWGC database.

Soldiers Died in the Great War has:-

YARNELL Harry. Born Nettleham, enlisted Lincoln, living Nettleham.  15496, Private, 8^th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 3^rd July 1916.

The GWGC database has:-

YARNELL Harry Augustus Chambers. 

15496, Private, 8^th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 3^rd July 1916, age 21.  Son of Henry and Beatere Jane Yarnell of Nettleham, Lincoln.  No known grave, remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

THE MEN ON THE TATTERSHALL THORPE WAR MEMORIAL

SELLARS Albert (Edward). 

Born Tattershall, enlisted Horncastle, living at Coningsby. 19916, Private, 1^st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment.  Formerly 019165, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.  Died of wounds, 30^th April 1918, age 23. Son of Mr and Mrs LG Sellars of Tattershall Thorpe. Buried St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.

TOYNE Albert.

Born Tattershall, enlisted Horncastle, living at Kirkby on Bain. 241658, Private, 5^th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 19^th June 1917, age 26.  Son of Mrs F Toyne of Tattershall Thorpe.  Buried Loos British Cemetery, Loos, France.

BOSWORTH (Joseph) Henry. 

Born Tattershall Bridge, enlisted Lincoln, living at Coningsby.  702205, Private, 2/23^rd Battalion, County of London Regiment, Egyptian Expeditionary Force.  Formerly 70256, Royal Army Medical Corps.  Died of wounds 2^nd December 1917, age 21.  Son of John Thomas and Mahala Bosworth of Kirkby Lane, Coningsby.  No know grave, remembered on the Port Said War Memorial, Egypt.

1939 -1945

JOHNSON James Williams. 

4804945, Lance Corporal, 6^th Battalion, Lincolnshire regiment.  Died 22^nd April 1943.  Son of Frederic K and Mary Johnson; husband of Eva Audrey Johnson.  Buried Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.

BARNSDALE Percy C.

(On memorial); Charles Precy (on the CWGC database).  4807430, Private, 1^st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment.  Died 12^th March 1944, age 31.  Son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Barnsdale; Husband of N Barnsdale of Tattershall Thorpe.  No known grave, remembered on the Rangoon memorial, Burma (now Myanmar).

AVISON Leslie. 

4884411, Corporal, 4^th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Died 4^th October 1944, age 26.  Son of John and Lucy Avison of Tattershall Thorpe.  Buried Leopoldburgh War Cemetery, Belgium.

SOLDIERS WITH A TATTERSHALL CONNECTION NOT LISTED ON THE MEMORIAL

BLOOD John. 

Born Tattershall, enlisted Hull. 44239, private, 7^th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Formerly 8316, East Yorkshire Regiment.  Killed in action 5^th September 1918, age 20.  Son of John and Jesse Blood of 372 Stoneferry Road, Hull.  Buried Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Lebucquiere, France.

BLOWS Joseph Charles. 

Born Meldreth, Herts, enlisted Boston, living at Tattershall. 12152, Private, 8^th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 26^th September 1915, age 23.  Son of Joseph and Sarah Blows of 13 Police Terrace, Therfield, Royston, Herts.  No know grave, remembered on the Loos Memorial France.

BRAMFORD  George William. 

Born North Kyme, enlisted Horncastle, living at Tattershall.  255720, Sapper, 296^th railway construction Coy., Royal Engineers.  Died of illness 20^th April 1918, age 32.  Son of John and Betsy Bramford, Digby; Husband of Mabel Bramford of Anwick, Sleaford.  Buried Boulogne, Eastern Cemetery, France.

BROOKS Charles Frederick.

Born Tatters(h)all, Lincoln, enlisted Doncaster.  29367, Private 2^nd Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.  Die do wounds (home) 29^th September 1918, age 29.  Son of Mrs Lucy Ellen Brooks of Cardiff Villa, Billinghay.  Buried Doncaster Old Road Cemetery, Yorkshire.

CLARK Benjamin. 

Born Tattershall enlisted Lincoln, living at Tattershall.  7800, Lance Corporal, 1^st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 25^th September 1916, age 29.  Son of Mr and Mrs JR Clark of Tattershall.  No know grave, remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

INGAMELLS Benjamin Dion. 

Born Tattershall, enlisted Billinghay. 133436, Gunner, ‘M’ Anti-aircraft Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.  Died of Wounds 8^th September, 1918, age 38.  Husband of Elizabeth Ingamells of Timberland. Buried Vaulx Hill Cemetery France.

MAPLETHORPE George. 

Born Tattershall Bridge, enlisted Sleaford, living at Tattershall Bridge.  15306, Private, 1^st battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 1^st July 1916.  No known grave, remembered on the Theipval Memorial, Somme, France.

NIX Joseph. 

Born Tattershall, enlisted Sleaford, living at Threekingham.  28390, Private 7^th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Died of wounds 28^th May 1918, age 35.  Son of Frederick Nix of Threekingham, Folkingham, Lincs.  Buried Bagneaux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, France.

RAMM  John Twell. 

Born Boston, enlisted Boston, living at Tattershall.  43674, Private, 1^st/6^th Battalion, South Staffordshire regiment.  Killed in action 29^th September 1918, age 19. Son of Mr and Mrs Ramm of 74, King Street, Boston.  Buried Bellicourt British Cemetery, France.

SUTTON Herbert.

Enlisted Lincoln, living at Tattershall.  27171, Private, C Coy., 2^nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.  Killed in action 5^th April 1918,age 35.  Husband of Lydia Ann Newton (formerly Sutton) of Bridge House, Tattershall Bridge.  No known grave, remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

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