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The Fallen of WW1

These pages are in tribute to the memory of the 46 men who lost their lives during the WW1 conflict. Their names are inscribed on the War Memorial which stands in the Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Wivenhoe.  We are always adding details to the pages which can be found by clicking on the names in the list below where highlighted.
The Memorial is inscribed with their names under the following inscription: The Brave men of Wivenhoe who lost their Lives through the Great War 1914-1918.   ----- Lest we forget ------
Click here for a picture of  the War Memorial and a list of the names on it. This page has links to the web pages with information that we know so far about these people. More information is always welcome.

  • “For Bravery in the Field”

    “For Bravery in the Field”

    About Pte Ben Dann and Pte Harold Blundon
  • 10080 Private John Henry HEAD (died 21 October 1914)

    10080 Private John Henry HEAD (died 21 October 1914)

    Killed in action 21 October 1914
  • 10255 Private Charles James PITT (d. 2 May 1915)

    10255 Private Charles James PITT (d. 2 May 1915)

    Killed in Action in Flanders on 2 May 1915
  • 10690 Serjeant Edgar WIlliam PIKE (d. 9 March 1919)

    10690 Serjeant Edgar WIlliam PIKE (d. 9 March 1919)

    Died on 9 March 1919 of Valvular Disease of the Heart
  • 11137 Lance Corporal Felix James Corsellis SQUIRE (d. 4 June 1917)

    11137 Lance Corporal Felix James Corsellis SQUIRE (d. 4 June 1917)

    Died from gunshot wounds at 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, France on 4 June 1917
  • 1153153 Gunner Edgar Frank STEBBING (d. 15 July 1917)

    1153153 Gunner Edgar Frank STEBBING (d. 15 July 1917)

    Killed in action in Belgium 15 July 1917, aged 26
  • 11662 Corporal Cyril George HASE (died 1 July 1916)

    11662 Corporal Cyril George HASE (died 1 July 1916)

    Died 1 July 1916 on the first day of the Battle of the Somme
  • 14177 Private Joseph EAGLE (died 15 September 1916)

    14177 Private Joseph EAGLE (died 15 September 1916)

    died 15 September 1916
  • 164966 Sapper George Ernest VARROW (d. 18 February 1917)

    164966 Sapper George Ernest VARROW (d. 18 February 1917)

    Died of wounds on 18 February 1917 in 6th General Hospital, Rouen, aged 29.
  • 16595 Sgt Horace William PITT MM DCM - Died 31st March 1918 aged 22

    16595 Sgt Horace William PITT MM DCM - Died 31st March 1918 aged 22

    Known as 'The Bandmaster'. Born in Wivenhoe 2nd June 1895. Died of wounds 31 March 1918.
  • 17441 Private Albert BAKER (died 27 August 1915)

    17441 Private Albert BAKER (died 27 August 1915)

    Born 1895, served in Gallipoli and Killed in Action there 27 August 1915, aged 20.
  • 184 Private Henry James (Harry) JUBY (d. 25 April 1915)

    184 Private Henry James (Harry) JUBY (d. 25 April 1915)

    Killed in Action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915
  • 1945 Private Oliver George RAND (d. 10 June 1917)

    1945 Private Oliver George RAND (d. 10 June 1917)

    A Wivenhoe born Australian Soldier (Killed in Action 10th June, 1917)
  • 19494 Lance Corporal Fred NICHOLLS (d. 21 March 1918)

    19494 Lance Corporal Fred NICHOLLS (d. 21 March 1918)

    Died 21 March 1918
  • 20942 Sergeant Ernest Fred SMITH

    20942 Sergeant Ernest Fred SMITH

    Killed in Action 14th October 1918
  • 2143 Private Hugh Herbert HUSK (d. between 7-12 August 1915 )

    2143 Private Hugh Herbert HUSK (d. between 7-12 August 1915 )

    Killed in action between 7 & 12 August 1915
  • 24059 Private Horace T. BONES (died 18 November 1916)

    24059 Private Horace T. BONES (died 18 November 1916)

    Killed in Action 18 November 1916
  • 250145 Private William E. WADE (d. 26 March 1917)

    250145 Private William E. WADE (d. 26 March 1917)

    Taken to hospital, having been wounded on 26 March 1917 in the Egyptian fighting, and died later that day, aged 22.
  • 250295 Private Charles James TURNER (d. 26 March 1917)

    250295 Private Charles James TURNER (d. 26 March 1917)

    Killed in action in Palestine 26 Mar 1917, aged 19.
  • 250696 Private Alfred Charles PLANE (d. 26 March 1917)

    250696 Private Alfred Charles PLANE (d. 26 March 1917)

    Died during the Palestine campaign on 26 March 1917
  • 258661 Sapper Claude Howard WILKINS (d. 19 April 1918)

    258661 Sapper Claude Howard WILKINS (d. 19 April 1918)

    Died 19 April 1918, aged 20
  • 26096 Private Phillip George FIRMAN (died 5 June 1917)

    26096 Private Phillip George FIRMAN (died 5 June 1917)

    Died as Prisoner in German hands 5 June 1917.
  • 27528 Private Edgar BARR (died 7 April 1917)

    27528 Private Edgar BARR (died 7 April 1917)

    Born 1882 and killed in action 7 April 1917 in France/Flanders.
  • 27758 Private Edward William PIKE (d. 10 July 1917)

    27758 Private Edward William PIKE (d. 10 July 1917)

    Killed in Action at Passchendaele 10 July 1917
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Roll of Honour - WW1
  • 10255 Private Charles James PITT (d. 2 May 1915)
  • 10690 Serjeant Edgar WIlliam PIKE (d. 9 March 1919)
  • 11137 Lance Corporal Felix James Corsellis SQUIRE (d. 4 June 1917)
  • 1153153 Gunner Edgar Frank STEBBING (d. 15 July 1917)
  • 164966 Sapper George Ernest VARROW (d. 18 February 1917)
  • 16595 Sgt Horace William PITT MM DCM - Died 31st March 1918 aged 22
  • 17441 Private Albert BAKER (died 27 August 1915)
  • 19494 Lance Corporal Fred NICHOLLS (d. 21 March 1918)
  • 20942 Sergeant Ernest Fred SMITH
  • 24059 Private Horace T. BONES (died 18 November 1916)
  • 250145 Private William E. WADE (d. 26 March 1917)
  • 250295 Private Charles James TURNER (d. 26 March 1917)
  • 250426 Sergeant Harold WATSHAM, D.C.M.
  • 250696 Private Alfred Charles PLANE (d. 26 March 1917)
  • 258661 Sapper Claude Howard WILKINS (d. 19 April 1918)
  • 27528 Private Edgar BARR (died 7 April 1917)
  • 27758 Private Edward William PIKE (d. 10 July 1917)
  • 2nd Lieutenant Stanley Robert PITT, M.C. (d. 23 October 1916)
  • 2nd Lt. John ('Mad Jack') Lancashire BARLOW, R.F.C. (died 23 September 1917)
  • 3868 Private George Alfred BARTLETT (died 12th September 1917)
  • 3872 Private John William BARLOW
  • 40114 Private Thomas James WEAVERS
  • 688 or 739685 Private Ernest Edward BARRETT (born 1899)
  • 80613 Trooper Charles STEWARD (d. 11 April 1917)
  • 9291 Private Ernest BAKER (died 21 May 1915)
  • A. A. BARLOW
  • A4601 David William WADE, R.N.R. (d. 23 October 1916)
  • About the VAD Nurses
  • About the Wivenhoe Roll of Honour for WW1
  • Arthur Shead (Able Seaman)
  • B 2257 Seaman Albert Edward TURNER, R.N.R. (d. 29 July 1916)
  • B 4625 Ernest William BARR (born 3 May 1892)
  • Capt. John Bawtree Hawkins JP CA, a local hero
  • Captain William Goodlake POWER (d. 16 October 1916)
  • D4429 Walter Charles BARR (born 7 October 1889)
  • DA 13862 Alfred BARR (born 24 May 1895)
  • Drummmer ADAMS
  • Elsie Emma Harlow
  • Engine Room Artificer William Hunter SALISBURY M.3780 (PO) R.N.
  • Ernest Charles Harlow
  • Frederick Arthur NICHOLLS (died 28th Sept 1918)
  • Frederick Joseph Cutts AVIS
  • G/3364 Private Ernest Richard ODELL (d. 26 September 1916)
  • Harvey John Wix
  • Helen Hawkins
  • J. 15280 (po) Able Seaman Robert Edward BELL, R.N.
  • J/55801 Ordinary Seaman Ronald Joseph ROBINSON, R.N. (d. 21 March 1917)
  • Jack Durrell Green
  • Lance Corporal Jack F. PAYNE (d. 26 September 1916)
  • Lance-Corporal Charles H. WOODWARD, survived
  • M.3780 William Hunter SALISBURY R.N., Engine Room Artificer 5th Class (d. 5 June 1916)
  • Madeline Dewhirst
  • Merchant Seaman John SAINTY
  • Percy E. BALLS
  • Percy E. WOODS - A soldier in WW1
  • Petty Officer Arthur John PITT, jnr. J.383 R.N. (d. 16 December 1918)
  • Petty Officer James Samuel Green
  • Presentation of the Roll of Honour to the Wivenhoe Branch of the Royal British Legion
  • Private Claude WATSHAM - survived WW1
  • Private George Owen Turner
  • Private Sid Ham Essex Regiment
  • Private William Virtue MORLEY (d. 2 December 1917)
  • Red Cross Driver Hugget
  • Rifleman Harold HARLOW (died 25th April 1917)
  • Roll of Honour - Pictures November 2016
  • S/13163 Rifleman Harry Claude REED (d. 25 September 1915)
  • Telegraphist Jack Durrell GREEN R.N. J.30016.
  • Thomas William BAKER (died 24 April 1917)
  • Wivenhoe's Roll of Honour - First World War 1914 - 1918
  • The Fallen of WW1
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