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The First World War Memorial Plaque in Cambridge's Guildhall
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In the Guildhall for the City of Cambridge there are three War Memorial Plaques commemorating those who died in the two World Wars, - one plaque commemorating 1414 of those who lost their lives in the First World War, and another plaque commemorating those who lost their lives in the Second World War. A third plaque contains supplementary names to those commemorated for the Second World War.
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The Roll of Honour website provides a transcription, with biographies of those commemorated, for this memorial plaque.
14 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on this memorial.
Private Sydney Frank Brown. 202292. 4th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 4289 Cambs Regt.. Son of Walter and Jane Brown,
of 22, Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge; husband of Lily May Brown, of 12,
Great Eastern St., Mill Rd., Cambridge. Killed 23 March 1918. Aged 25.
Born Cambridge, Enlisted Cambridge, Resided Chesterton.
Commemorated on Panels 31 & 32, POZIERES MEMORIAL.
Private Thomas Brutnell. 40822. 17th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to (465447) 3rd Agricultural Coy. Labour Corps.
Son of James and Emily Brutnell, of Sansthorpe, Spilsby, Lincs. Husband of
Minnie Bradford (formerly Brutnell). Died 20 October 1918. Aged 33.
Born West Wickham (Cambs).
Buried PORTSMOUTH (MILTON) CEMETERY.
Private Percy Caldecoat. 35101. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly TR/5/3471 9th T R Battn. Killed 13 October 1918.
Born Cambridge, Enlisted Cambridge.
Buried WORMS (HOCHHEIM HILL) CEMETERY.
2nd Lieutenant Erasmus Darwin. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Horace and Ida Darwin, of The Orchard, Cambridge. Grandson
of naturalist Charles Darwin and statistician Thomas Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer.
Died 24 April 1915. Aged 33.
Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
The following information is taken from the Marlborough
College Roll of Honour;-
"The son of H Darwin Esqr F.R.S. of Cambridge, and grandson of Charles
Darwin and of the 1st Lord Farrer, was born on 7th December 1881 and was at
Marlborough College (Cotton House) from September 1895 to Midsummer 1901.
He became an Exhibitioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1902 and was Senior
Optime in 1904. From Cambridge he went through the Shops of Messrs. Mathers
& Platt of Manchester, and at the outbreak of war was Secretary of Bolckow
Vaughan & Co. Ltd. of Middlesbrough.
In September 1914 he was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion .. Yorkshire
Regiment, with which he crossed to France in the Northumbrian Division in
April 1915. This Division was almost immediately engaged in the Second Battle
of Ypres. Erasmus Darwin was killed during a successful attack at Fortuin
near St. Julien on 24th April 1915."
The following biographical information is taken from Robert Coulson's "Biographies
of Yorkshire Regiment Officers";-
"Erasmus Darwin was the grandson of Charles Darwin the renowned naturalist
and was born in Cambridge on 7 December 1881.
He was educated at Horris Hill, Marlborough College and then Trinity College
at Cambridge where he specialised in mathematics and mechanical sciences.
He then worked for Mather and Platts in Manchester, the Cambridge Scientific
Instrument Company and at the outbreak of war was company secretary for Bolckow
and Vaughans Ironworks in Middlesbrough.
Erasmus Darwin spent just six days on the Western Front before being killed.
The 4th Battalion landed at Boulogne on April 18th 1915 and were immediately
moved up to the Ypres Salient. At 1-00am on April 24th the battalion were
by the canal to the east of Ypres and later in the morning they were ordered
on to Potijze.
From here they advanced through the wire in an attempt to push the Germans
back into St Julien.
“The battalion lost heavily crossing the open level ground.”
2nd Lt Erasmus Darwin died in this action on April 24th 1915 at the age of
33."
Private Alfred James Dellar. 242249. 4th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 4011 Cambs Regt. Killed 18 November 1916.
Enlisted Cambridge.
Buried ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN.
Serjeant William Edwin Drinkwater. 21841. 1st Garrison
Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 5939 West Yorks Regt. Son of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Drinkwater; husband of Sarah Jane Drinkwater, of 394, Mill
Rd., Cambridge. Killed 6 October 1918. Aged 40.
Born Upton-on-Severn, Enlisted Manchester, Resided Cambridge.
Commemorated on Face 4, KIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL.
(Shown in the CWGC Register as "Edwin Drinkwater", but the 1911
census confirms him as being "William Edwin Drinkwater", - the name
on the Cambridge Guildhall War Memorial.)
Corporal John William Fuller, 33142.
9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, transf. to (472167) 942nd Area Employment
Coy. Labour Corps. Died 30 May 1918.
Born Kensington (Middlesex), Enlisted London, Resided Cambridge.
Buried LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY.
Private Frank Herbert Maltby. 242470. 5th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Son of Mr and Mrs Maltby of Norfolk Street, Cambridge. Killed 19 July 1917.
Enlisted Cambridge.
Buried HENINEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private Leonard Llantaff Miller. 235312. 13th Battalion
The King's (Liverpool Regiment), formerly 242930 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Henry Robert and Louisa Miller; husband of Kate E. Miller, of 15, Ross
St., Mill Road, Cambridge. Born at Cambridge. Killed 30 September 1918. Aged
30.
Born Cambridge, Enlisted Cambridge, Resided Cambridge.
Buried ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private Benjamin Charles Pearson. 33640. 8th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 291397 R A S C. Killed 29 September 1917.
Born Fulbourn (Cambs), Enlisted Cambridge.
Commemorated on Panels 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
(Shown on the Cambridge Guildhall ROH as "Charles Pearson". Census
records show that he dropped using "Benjamin" and is shown in the
1891, 1901 and 1911 census's as "Charles Pearson". His father was
James Pearson, a farmer.
In 1911 they were living at Shelford Botton, Cherry Hinton.
In Q1 1913 Benjamin Charles Pearson married Annie Laura Ward, who was his
sole legatee.)
Private Ernest Robert Reynolds. 242488. 5th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Sarah Whitehead, of 20, St. Peter's St.,
Castle End, Cambridge. Killed 19 July 1917. Aged 24.
Born Cambridge, Enlisted Cambridge.
Buried HENINEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private Sidney Robert Stevens. 33408. 9th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 4532 Suffolk Regt. Husband of Mrs. L. R.
Frost (formerly Stevens), of 37, Coronation St., Hills Rd. Cambridge. Killed
5 October 1918. Aged 29.
Born Cambridge, Enlisted Cambridge.
Buried BEAUREVOIR COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION.
2nd Lieutenant George Frederick Stout. 6th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 30 September 1916. Aged 21.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
The following biographical information is taken from Roberts
Coulson's Biographies
of Officers of the Yorkshire Regiment;-
"George Stout was a university man entering Fitzwilliam Hall at Cambridge
in 1913.
During the Great War he first saw service with the Lincolnshire Regiment and
was then commissioned to the Yorkshire Regiment joining the 6th Battalion
at El Ferdan in Egypt on March 16th 1916.
2nd Lt Stout and the battalion sailed aboard the “Arcadian” leaving
Alexandria and landing in Marseilles on July 1st 1916. They proceeded north
through France and were in the Agny area until early September when they were
moved into the Somme offensive.
September 14th saw their first action on the Western Front with an evening
attack on the German positions of “Turk Street” and the “Wonderwork”.
Towards the end of September 2nd Lt Stout and the battalion were engaged in
actions against “Hessian Trench” and “Stuff Redoubt”.
On September 28th the first attack failed and at noon the following day orders
were received to attack again. Bitter fighting went on all day and through
the night before the battalion were finally relieved on the night of the 30th.
2nd Lt George Frederick Stout was killed during these actions on September
30th 1916."
Private Frederick Tinsworth. 35265. 5th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 34683 9th T R Battn. Killed 11 April 1918.
Born Cambridge, Enlisted Cambridge.
Buried CROIX-DU-BAC BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK.
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