EVERDON
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed
information
Compiled & Copyright © Carolynn Langley 2011
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The
memorials take the form of two alabaster plaques with black lettering.
The World War 1 plaque is associated with the stained glass window
and the World War 2 plaque is associated with an electric light. Both
are to be found hanging on the wall of Everdon Parish Church of St
Mary in the side chapel of the church. There are 13 names listed for
World War 1 and 6 for World War 2. The names here have been sorted
into alphabetical order for ease of research and reading.
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| Photographs
Copyright © Carolynn Langley 2011 |
To
the glory of god
&
In memory of the men of this
Parish who gave their lives
In the
GREAT WAR
1914 – 1919
This window was erected
By the people of EVERDON
| BEGLEY |
William |
Driver
141435, 122nd Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 10
August 1918. Aged 23. Born Flore, enlisted Birmingham. Husband of
Alice M. Bates (formerly Begley), of Ivy Cottage, Church Rd., Wishaw,
Erdington, Birmingham. Buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery,
Nord, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 20. |
| BIRD |
Eric
Charles |
Trooper 2266, Northamptonshire Yeomanry attached No. 5 General Base
Depot. Died 19 February 1917. Aged 19. Born Everdon, enlisted Northampton,
resident Daventry. Son of Richard and Mary Bird, of The Mill House,
Everdon, nr. Daventry, Northants. Buried in Bois-Guillaume Communal
Cemetery, Seine-Maritime. France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 1A. |
| BIRD |
Henry |
[Listed
as Harry on CWGC & SDGW] Private 23946, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Killed in action 19 April 1918. Born Everdon, enlisted
Northampton. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Bird, of Everdon, Daventry.
No known grave. Commmeorated on Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
Panel 54 to 56. |
| BODILY |
Leonard |
Sapper 171178, 247th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action
8 September 1917. Aged 30. Born Everdon, enlisted Daventry. Son
of the late Robert and F. Bodily, of Everdon; husband of Annie E.
Bodily, of Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire. Buried in Roclincourt
Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row D. Grave
10. |
| BROWN |
Edward |
Private
17681, 12th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Killed
in action 26 September 1915. Aged 25. Born and resident Everdon,
enlisted Nuneaton. Son of Mrs. Charlotte Elizabeth Wills (formerly
Brown), of Everdon, Daventry, Northants. No known grave. Commemorated
on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 108 to 112. |
| CARVELL |
Arthur
[Edward] |
Private 71541, 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Killed in action 30 August 1918. Born Everdon, enlisted Northampton,
resident Daventry. No known grave. Commemorated on Vis-en-Artois,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 3. |
| CARVELL |
Richard |
Company Serjeant Major 4840, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.
Killed in action 14 March 1915. Born Everdon, enlisted Northampton.
No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 28 to 30. |
| COLE |
Frank |
Private
81683, 5th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 21 August
1918. Aged 26. Son of Francis and Louisa Cole, of Great Everdon,
Daventry, Northants. Buried in Queen's Cemetery, Bucquoy, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot IV. Row F. Grave 12. |
| PARISH |
William |
Private
23151, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 1
July 1916. Born and resident Everdon, enlisted Bedford. Buried in
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. Plot IV.
Row C. Grave 2. |
| SMITH |
John |
Private
89356, 124th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds
26 March 1918. Aged 35. Born Bradwell, Essex, enlisted Everdon.
Son of James and Edith Smith; husband of Ethel Smith, of Newnham
Rd., Everdon, Daventry, Northants. Formerly 8077, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot XXXI. Row J. Grave 28A. |
| WATSON |
Arthur
[Grove] |
Private
G/17912, 6th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
Died of wounds 4 August 1917. Born Hardingstone, enlisted Daventry,
resident Everdon. Husband of A. L. Watson, of "Barley Mow Inn,"
Everdon, Daventry, Northants. Formerly 2915, Royal Fusiliers. Buried
in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
VI. Row B. Grave 7. |
| WILLS |
Charles |
Private 9346, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in
action 9 May 1915. Aged 32. Born Everdon, enlisted Northampton.
Son of Mrs. Jemima Wills, of Great Everdon, Daventry, Northants.
No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 28 to 30. |
| WILLS |
Vincent |
Private 15245, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 13 November 1917. Aged 26. Born Sudbrook, Monmouth, enlisted
Northampton. Son of Clement and Annie Wills, of Everdon, Daventry,
Northants. No known grave. Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial,
Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 104 to 105. |
Jesu
mercy |
1939
– 1945
the electric light
was given by the
Parishioners
To the perpetual memory
Of the men of the Second World War
And so laid down their lives
For their friends. |
| BODILY |
Percy |
Lance Corporal 5891516, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.
Died 25 November 1942. Aged 22. Born and resident Northamptonshire.
Son of Thomas and A. L. Bodily, of Everdon, Northamptonshire. Buried
in Beja War Cemetery, Tunisia. Plot 2. Row N. Grave 1. |
| BRADLEY |
Raymond
[Sidney] |
Sapper 14801259, Royal Engineers. Died 15 April 1946. Aged 19.
Born and resident Northamptonshire. Son of Charks Robert and Annie
Elizabeth Bradley, of Everdon, Northamptonshire. Buried in Ramleh
War Cemetery, Israel. Plot 7. Row F. Grave 14.
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| ELSIGOOD |
Thomas
[Edward] |
Lance Serjeant 847345, 4 Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died
15 July 1943. Aged 22. Born and resident Northampton. Son of Thomas
and Edith Winifred Elsigood, of Everdon, Northamptonshire. No known
grave. Commmeorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. Panel 84,
Column 3. |
| KING,
MiD |
James
[Crisp] |
Petty
officer Steward P/LX 22336, H.M. Submarine P.311, Royal Navy. Died
8 January 1943. Aged 24. Son of Robert and Gertrude King; husband
of Joan King, of Everdon, Northamptonshire. Mentioned in Despatches
(MiD). No known grave. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial,
Hampshire. Panel 79, Column 2. |
| PAGE |
Leonard
[Stanley] |
Serjeant 71737, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers attached
to 148th (9th Bn. The Loyal Regiment North Lancashire) Regiment,
Royal Armoured Corps. Died 8 August 1944. Aged 22. Born and resident
Northamptonshire. Son of William John and Gertrude Page, of Everdon,
Northamptonshire. Buried in Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
Plot V. Row D. Grave 2. |
| TYSON |
James |
Private
5885296, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died between
23 May 1940 and 26 September 1940. Aged 18. Born London N., resident
London S.W. Son of John Thomas Tyson and Ellen Tyson, of Weedon,
Northamptonshire. Buried in Maroeui communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais,
France. Grave 10. |
They
Loved Duty More
Than They Feared Death
Last updated
9 March, 2011
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