Rushden Research Group: Civilians died in WWII

Civilians who died in the Second World War

Part of D section - includes some war graves

Buried in Rushden Cemetery
Grave no.	Forename	Surname	Details from gravestone	Year
F 856	Cyril W	ABBOTT	aged 50	1942
F 855	Florence Hilda	ABBOTT	killed by enemy action (born 1897)	1942
F 855	Marian Caroline	ABBOTT	killed by enemy action (born 1934)	1942
DB 43	Stanley George	CLARK	aged 28, died through enemy action	1940
DB 86	Gertrude A	COCKSEDGE	aged 24, Lieut Salvation Army	1941
F 917	Winifred M	CUNNINGTON	aged 48	1940
D 797	Margaret Joyce	DODD	aged 11	1940
F 729	Betty Gwendoline	ELMER	killed by enemy action, aged 15	1940
F 729	Harriet Elizabeth	ELMER	killed by enemy action, aged 53	1940
D 795	Dennis James	FELCE	aged 7	1940
DB 63	Emma	FURNISS	died from injuries after enemy action	1940
DB 47	Reginald	HALL	killed by enemy action	1940
D 796	Muriel	MOYE	aged 7 [evacuee]	1940
D 798	Roy	O'DELL	aged 3	1940
DB 40	Frank J	PRICKETT	aged 35	1940
DB 44/45	Horace George	SANDERS	aged 56, killed by enemy action	1940
D 794	Donald E	SCRIVENS	aged 8	1940
DA 315/6	Charles	SMITH	aged 70 as a result of enemy action	1940

The Memorial at St Mary's Church

2010 - Blue Plaque put up in a
Memorial Garden at the School

2020 - Plaque to Cave's Men killed

Civilians

Newspaper Report 1940

Newspaper Report 1942

Cyril W Abbott

Margaret J Dodd

Roy O'Dell

Florence H Abbott

Betty G Elmer

Frank J Prickett

Marian C Abbott

Harriet E Elmer

Horace G Sanders*

Stanley G Clark

Dennis J Felce

Donald E Scrivens

Gertrude A Cocksedge

Emma Furness

Charles Smith

Winifred M Cunnington

Reginald M Hall

Names taken from page 129 'A Thousand Years of Rushden'

C W Copperwheat - 1947

Rushden Cemetery Grave DB 44/45

In loving memory of my dear husband Horace George SANDERS* (past Chief Ruler of Rechabites) who was killed by enemy action October 3rd 1940 aged 56 years. Ever in my thoughts. Also his beloved wife Frances Martha SANDERS who died April 29th 1955 aged 71 years. At rest. (vase) ---

Evacuees

Newspaper report

October 1940

Cecilia Janet

CHASE

aged 7

October 1940

Muriel

MOYE

aged 7

October 1940

Lorna

PAIN

aged 8

Note from Douglas Rowe, April 2010:
Muriel Moye aged 7, was an evacuee, from Colchester. The head teacher travelled from Colchester to identify Muriel and two other Colchester girls who were killed.

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