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The Rushden Echo & Argus, transcribed by Gill Hollis.

Local Roll of Honour

Men and Women Who Have Enlisted in the Services
August 1939 - May 1945

INDEX Wadsworth - Young

Newspaper
Surname Forename Address Town Regt Formerly Employed by
13 Feb 1942
WADSWORTH    Gnr. Jim Albert 95 High-street South Rushden Royal Artillery Tecnic Boot Co.
29 May 1942
WAGSTAFF Dora 142 High-street Rushden N.A.A.F.I. H W Chapman Ltd
10 Oct 1941
WAGSTAFF Sydney 19 George-street Higham Ferrers   R.A.F.V.R. T H Leathers
11 Jul 1941
WAITE Arthur R. 32 Highfield-road Rushden   R.A.S.C. John White Ltd
26 Jan 1940
WAITE Driver Lewis Roland 32 Highfield-road Rushden  R.A.S.C. Jaques and Clark
23 Aug 1940
WAITE Lance-Corporal L.R.      Military Police  
11 Jul 1941
WAITE Theresa P. 32 Highfield-road Rushden   A.T.S.  
06 Aug 1943
WALDEN Pte. David Ernest 108 Glassbrook-road Rushden Northamptonshire Regiment A Sargent and Sons
17 Sep 1943
WALKER A.C.W. Ena C. 11 Trafford-road Rushden W.A.A.F.  R.I.C.S.
12 Sep 1941
WALKER A/C.2 Thomas 11 Trafford-road Rushden   R.A.F. R.I.C.S.
07 Nov 1941
WALKER A/C.2 Walter Stuart “Iboro” Wymington-road Rushden   R.A.F. John White Ltd
21 May 1943
WALKER Betty 19 Kings Road Rushden  A.T.S.  H W Chapman Ltd
31 Dec 1943
WALKER Eric S.C. 9 Grove-street Higham Ferrers  Royal Navy  
19 Jun 1944
WALKER Trevor Roderic 84 High-street Higham Ferrers  Royal Navy  Norris and Sons
31 Dec 1943
WALLER Cyril Edwin 15 Carnegie-street Rushden Royal Navy  
01 May 1942
WALLER Gnr. Douglas Marshall 19 Fitzwilliam-street Rushden Royal Artillery Hepworths Ltd.
29 Aug 1941
WALLER Gnr. Ronald Herbert 27 Co-operative-row Rushden   Royal Artillery  John White Ltd
07 Nov 1941
WALLER Ralph Arthur 6 Upper Park-avenue Rushden   Royal Navy C W Horrell Ltd
28 Feb 1941
WALLIS Marine Frederick George 80 Tennyson-road Rushden  Royal Marines  
24 Jan 1941
WALLIS O.S. David Ernest William Church-lane Wymington  Royal Navy  John White Ltd
02 Apr 1943
WALLIS O/S Tony F. G. “Hillcrest” Bedford-road Rushden  Royal Navy Air Ministry
15 Aug 1941
WARBURTON A/C.2 Jack B. 63 Little-street Rushden   Royal Air Force  Electric Supply Co.
22 Dec 1939
WARBURTON Gunner Arthur N. 63 Little-street Rushden  Royal Artillery B Denton and Son
27 Nov 1942
WARBURTON Margorie 63 Little-street Rushden  V.A.D. John White Ltd
16 Apr 1943
WARBURTON Pte. Hugh 63 Little-street Rushden  G.S.C. Mr. W. C. Tarry
12 Sep 1941
WARD Driver Sydney Stephen 22 Co-operative-row Rushden   R.A.S.C. John White Ltd
02 Aug 1940
WARD George Dennis 22 Co-operative-row Rushden  Royal Artillery Selwood and Co.
02 Feb 1940
WARD Gunner Donald Alan 50 Pratt-road Rushden  Royal Artillery John White Ltd
07 Jan 1944
WARD Pte. Thomas Arthur 51 Roberts-street Rushden  Royal Marines B Denton and Son
13 Mar 1942
WARD    A.C.1 Herbert Arthur 75 Westfield-avenue Rushden R.A.F. John White Ltd
14 Jan 1944
WARING O/S Peter ***** Crispin Estate Rushden  Royal Navy  S. L. Hunt
14 Feb 1941
WARNER Driver George Henry 27 Cromwell-road Rushden  R.A.S.C. Royal London Insurance Co.
11 Oct 1940
WARNER John William 20 Boundary-avenue Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment C W Horrell Ltd
23 Feb 1940
WARNER Pte. Bernard William 6 Windmill-road Rushden  5th Northamptonshire Regt WW Chamberlain and Sons Higham F
15 Dec 1939
WARNER Sapper F. H. 67 Duck-street Rushden  R.E. C.W.S. Boot Works
08 Dec 1939
WARNER Sapper F. H. 67 Duck-street Rushden  R.E. C.W.S. Boot Works
06 Feb 1942
WARR    Driver Francis Harry 16 Pemberton-street Rushden R.A.S.C. A Bailey
15 Mar 1940
WARREN Bernard 136 Wellingborough-road Rushden  R.A.S.O. G Townsend and Son
26 Jun 1942
WARREN Megan Lilian 33 Queen-street Rushden Women’s Land Army John White Ltd
15 Mar 1940
WARREN Pte. George R. 134 Wellingborough-road Rushden  5th Northamptonshire Regt C K Woods Ltd
30 Oct 1942
WARREN Pte. Harry 4 Westbourne-Grove Rushden General Service Corps Lack Bros.
06 Feb 1942
WARREN   Morris C. Knuston Spinney Irchester The Army E Warren and Sons
18 Oct 1940
WARRINGTON Gunner John Stanley 5 Carnegie-street Rushden  Royal Artillery W Sargent and Co.
01 Aug 1941
WATSON A/C.2 Bernard Sam 69 Park-avenue Rushden   R.A.F.V.R. Selwood and Co.
21 Mar 1941
WATSON A/C.2 Malcolm Henry 21 Rose-avenue Rushden  Royal Air Force  Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society
06 Sep 1940
WATSON George Alexander 17 Harborough-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. Knight and Lawrence Ltd
29 Aug 1941
WATSON Ina 40 Rushden-road Wymington   A.T.S. F. W. Woolworth
22 Dec 1939
WATTS A/C D. 3 Bedford-road Rushden  Royal Air Force Ward's Higham Ferrers.
02 Aug 1940
WATTS Albert Edwin   Chelveston-cum-Caldecott  Royal Air Force E Woodley and Sons
19 Jun 1942
WATTS Doris Ella 132 High-street South Rushden A.T.S.  John White Ltd
24 Jul 1942
WATTS Gnr. Christopher Arnold 95 Highfield-road Rushden Royal Artillery  W Sargent and Co
29 Mar 1940
WATTS Pte. Charles B. 95 Cromwell-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment C.W.S. Boot Works
19 Feb 1943
WATTS Pte. Olive Stella Lydia 9 Bryant Way Higham Ferrers  A.T.S. Chamberlain and Sons Ltd.
22 Dec 1939
WEALE O.S. Geoffrey Arthur "Charnwood" Wymington-road Rushden  R.N.V.R. Jackson Stops and Staff, London
26 Dec 1941
WEBB Betty 43 Crabb-street Rushden   N.A.A.F.I. G and J Hyde
19 Dec 1941
WEBB Gnr. John Ougden 103 Higham Road Rushden   Royal Artillery  Schoolmaster Weston-super-Mare
31 May 1940
WEBB Gunner Leslie Ernest 36 Upper Park-avenue Rushden  Royal Artillery John White Ltd
04 Dec 1942
WEBB Pte. Robert 53 Westfield-avenue Rushden  R.A. Walter Sargent and Co
31 May 1940
WEBB Sidney Albert 28 Park-avenue Raunds  Royal Marines St Crispin Productive Society Raunds
28 Feb 1941
WEST Gunner Reginald Francis 15 High-street Wymington  Royal Artillery  Beds C.C.
16 Aug 1940
WEST Harry Robert 9 Thrift-street Higham Ferrers  Grenadier Guards Bignells Ltd
23 Feb 1940
WEST Lance-Corporal Frank 12 Gordon-road Rushden  Royal Engineers P.X. Ltd.
19 Jul 1940
WEST Ronald 155 Wellingborough-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. P. Nichols
20 Feb 1942
WEST    Raymond 32 Moor-road Rushden R.A.S.C. Surrey Education Committee
06 Feb 1942
WESTLEY    Eric William 24 Westfield-street Higham Ferrers Northamptonshire Regiment A Sudborough and Son
12 Mar 1943
WHEELER A.C.W./2 Muriel “Stonehurst” High-street Rushden  R.A.F. John White Ltd
16 Oct 1942
WHEELER A/C.2 Geoffrey Frederick Stonehurst High-street Rushden R.A.F. Standard Works
16 Oct 1942
WHEELER A/C.2 Reginald Arthur Stonehurst High-street Rushden R.A.F. G E Morgan
12 Sep 1941
WHEELER Pte. Eunice Joan “The Oakley Arms”  Rushden   A.T.S. John Cave and Sons
19 Mar 1943
WHITE Ena M. 253 Wellingborough-road Rushden  A.T.S. R.U.D.C.
31 May 1940
WHITE Gunner Graham 43 High-street South Rushden  Royal Artillery C W Horrell Ltd
10 May 1940
WHITE Pte. Lloyd George 24 Clare-street Raunds  R.A.S.C. John White Ltd
03 May 1940
WHITE Sapper Ronald Arthur "Ivanhoe" 253 Wellingboro-rd Rushden  Royal Engineers Electric Supply Co.
08 Dec 1939
WHITEHEAD Pte. William Donald 14 Succoth-place Rushden  Cheshire Regt John Cave and Sons
05 Feb 1943
WHITEMAN A.C.2 Norman F. 44 North End Higham Ferrers  R.A.F.V.R. Higham Ferrers I.C.S.
26 Nov 1943
WHITEMAN A.C.W.2 Gwendoline Joyce 4 Simpson-avenue Higham Ferrers  W.A.A.F.  
07 Jul 1943
WHITEMAN Pte. Robert Clifton 20 Queen-street Rushden G.S.C. C.W.S. Boot Works
22 Aug 1941
WHITING A/C.2 Charles Henry 28 Prospect-avenue Rushden   Royal Air Force  Sanders and Sanders
02 Jan 1942
WHITING A/C.2 Chas. Leslie “Capri” Gravely-street Rushden   R.A.F.V.R. Wholesale and Export Shoe Co. Irchester
30 Jan 1942
WHITING Charles Harry 28 Prospect-avenue Rushden   R.A.F. Police Sanders and Sanders
02 Aug 1940
WHITING Gunner Reginald W. 39 Newton-road Rushden  Royal Artillery C.W.S. Boot Works
10 Apr 1942
WHITING Pte. Doreen Mabel 18 Tennyson-road Rushden A.T.S.  B Denton and Son
01 Aug 1941
WHITNEY Driver Raymond Thomas 19 Tennyson-road Rushden   R.A.S.C. C.W.S. Boot Works
28 Mar 1941
WHITNEY Gunner Aubrey Walter L. 6 Portland-road Rushden  Royal Artillery  Hawkins Wellingborough
23 Oct 1942
WHITNEY Lawrence 19 Tennyson-road Rushden Royal Navy  Gee, Walker and Slater
01 Aug 1941
WHITTINGTON L/Cpl. Bert Horace 25 Church-lane Wymington   Royal Engineers  Whittington and Tomlin
25 Oct 1940
WHITTINGTON Pte. Ted Church-lane Wymington  Royal Norfolk Regt Mr J Gray Kempston
10 Oct 1941
WHITTON Pte. Mary Pamela The Bank House Rushden   A.T.S. National Provincial Bank
29 Aug 1941
WHITWORTH Driver Stanley S. 27 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden   R.A.S.C. Tecnic Boot Co.
14 Feb 1941
WICKS A/C.2 Jack A. Middle Farm Yelden Beds Royal Air Force  Beds C.C.
18 Oct 1940
WIGGINS A/C. Horace Raymond 12 Chester-road Rushden  Royal Air Force Allebone and Sons
26 Jan 1940
WIGGINS Harold George 39 Washbrook-road Rushden  R.A.M.C. Co-operative Bakery
18 Jul 1941
WIGGINS Pte. Herbert Reginald 35 Pytchley-road Rushden   Pioneer Corps Allebone and Sons
21 Jan 1944
WIGGINS Pte. Walter Victor 43 Allen-road Rushden  R.A.M.C. Allebone and Sons
05 Dec 1941
WIGGINS Sidney Howard 19 King’s-avenue Higham Ferrers   R.A.F. Allebone and Sons
05 Dec 1941
WIGGINS Trooper Frederick Herbert 43 Allen-road Rushden   R.A.C. W Sargent and Co
08 Nov 1940
WIGGLESWORTH A/C.2 William 51 Irchester-road Rushden  Royal Air Force C.W.S. Boot Works
03 Oct 1941
WILBY A/C.2 William 50 Wellingborough-road Higham Ferrers   R.A.F. C W Horrell Ltd
03 Jul 1942
WILBY Cyril 32 St. Peter’s-avenue Rushden Royal Navy Denbros Ltd.
23 Feb 1940
WILBY Sapper Ernest Arthur 23 Highfield-road Rushden  Royal Engineers Strong and Fisher Ltd.
04 Apr 1941
WILDMAN A.C.2. Jack O. 49 Purvis-road Rushden  Royal Air Force  C.W.S. Boot Works
27 Sep 1940
WILDMAN Gunner Frederick Reginald 2 Rotten-row Riseley Royal Artillery A F Ricketts
22 Dec 1939
WILFORD Pte. Charles 117 Park-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment C K Woods Ltd
04 Sep 1942
WILLIAMS Driver Ieuan M. 52a Station-road Rushden R.A.S.C.  E Woodley and Sons,  Higham Ferrers
12 Mar 1943
WILLIAMS Jean Mary Gladys 3 Grove-street Higham Ferrers  A.T.S. Ivy Works Higham Ferrers
19 Dec 1941
WILLIAMSON A/C.2 Thomas 25 Hayway Rushden   R.A.F. Birch Bros Ltd
18 Jun 1943
WILLIAMSON Pte. Geraldine B. 68  Newton-road Rushden  C.W.A.C.  W Green and Son
14 Mar 1941
WILLMER A/C.2 Frank 48 Roberts-street Rushden  Royal Air Force  R Tarry and Co
19 Jul 1940
WILLMER Pte. Percy Edward 38 Upper Park-avenue Rushden  Lincolnshire Regiment Sanders and Sanders
01 Aug 1941
WILLMER Reginald Arthur Akin 80 Westfield-avenue Rushden   Royal Air Force  John White Ltd
22 Dec 1939
WILLMOTT Cyril 146 St. Margaret's-avenue Rushden  R.A.S.C. London and Manchester Insurance Co.
31 May 1940
WILLMOTT Driver J. H. 12 Sackville-street Raunds R.A.S.C. Star Supply Stores
08 Nov 1940
WILLMOTT Flight-Lieut. David Arthur (Fred) "Meadwood" Kingsroad Rushden & Holland-rd, Kensington, LND  Royal Air Force   
12 Mar 1943
WILLMOTT George 71 Trafford-road Rushden  Royal Navy  Gee Walker and Slater
04 Sep 1942
WILLMOTT Gladys 71 Trafford-road Rushden Women’s Land Army H W Chapman Ltd
21 Jun 1940
WILLMOTT Sgt. William Arthur "Rahdyth" Bedford-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment  
04 Jun 1943
WILLS A.C.2 D. E. 25  Alfred-street Rushden  R.A.F.V.R.  Webb Bros. Ltd.
12 Jun 1942
WILLS A.C.W.2. Joyce 48 Oakley-road Rushden W.A.A.F.  Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingborough
22 Aug 1941
WILLS A/C.2 John Ernest 25 Pemberton-street Rushden   Royal Air Force  C.W.S. Boot Works
12 Sep 1941
WILLS Alfred “Sunnyside” Wharf-road Higham Ferrers   Military Police Eaton and Co Ltd
19 Nov 1943
WILLS Dennis Christopher 7 Fletcher-road Rushden  Royal Navy  
22 Dec 1944
WILLS Eric Philip 71 Highfield-road Rushden  R.A.S.C. Odeon Cinema,  Kettering
28 Mar 1941
WILLS Harry Oliver 25 Alfred-street Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. H Wills
20 Dec 1940
WILLS L. A. Hall-avenue Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. H Wills
20 Feb 1942
WILLS    John Richard 69 Grove-road Rushden R.A.C. National Provincial Bank
13 Aug 1943
WILMOTT A.C.2 Peter 5 King’s-place Rushden R.A.F.V.R. Coxton Shoe Co.
19 Jun 1942
WILMOTT John Victor 48 Shirley-road Rushden Pioneer Corps.  R Tarry and Co
22 Aug 1941
WILMOTT Lionel Royston 8 Westbourne-grove Rushden   Royal Air Force  C W Horrell Ltd
26 May 1944
WILSON A.C.W.2 Sheila M. 1 Griffith-street Rushden W.A.A.F. Freeman
26 Sep 1941
WILSON Albert John 11 Corporation-terrace Higham Ferrers   Royal Corps of Signals  B Denton and Son
05 Dec 1941
WILSON Edythe M. 2 Simpson-avenue Higham Ferrers   A.T.S. John White Ltd
31 Jan 1941
WILSON Gunner Frederick 2 Simpson-avenue Higham Ferrers  Royal Artillery  Walker and Gunn
23 Feb 1940
WILSON Lance-Corporal Charles 37 Trafford-rd. Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment B Ladds Ltd.
20 Jun 1944
WILSON Marine Terence Gordon 59 Westfield-avenue Rushden Royal Marines John Cave and Sons
16 Oct 1942
WILSON Pte. Eric James 127 Irchester-road Rushden G.S.C. Putnam and Sons
21 Aug 1942
WILSON Pte. Joan Ellen 102 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden A.T.S. R Tarry and Co
12 Dec 1941
WILSON Pte. Patricia 12 High-street Higham Ferrers   A.T.S. W W Chamberlain and Sons
16 Jul 1943
WILSON Sydney Keith 168 Cromwell-road Rushden R.A.S.C. W Green and Son
15 Mar 1940
WILSON Thomas 17 Glassbrook-road Rushden  4th Northamptonshire Regt B Ladds Ltd.
22 Nov 1940
WILSON Trooper Bertram 8 Sussex-place Rushden  R.A.C. Allebone and Sons
20 Mar 1942
WILSON    Grace Ethel 2 Simpson-avenue Higham Ferrers Women’s Land Army John White Ltd
06 Dec 1940
WINDSOR Spr. Frank “Renfra” Hall-avenue Rushden  Royal Engineers  Northamptonshire County Council
25 Oct 1940
WINSOR Roland William 32 Kings-road Rushden  Royal Artillery Mr R Marriott
28 Feb 1941
WINSTONE Fusilier Frederick Charles 17 Essex-road Rushden  Royal Iniskilling Fusiliers A Gramshaw and Sons
06 Mar 1942
WINTERS    Trooper Donald George 44 Purvis-road Rushden R.A.C. Wearproof Leather Co.
11 Jul 1941
WITHNALL Harold 83 Park-road Rushden   Royal Air Force R.I.C.S.
16 Feb 1945
WITTS Michael Thomas 104 Wymington-road Rushden R.N.V.R.  P.X.
26 Sep 1941
WOOD A/C.2 Edward Ernest 63 Queen-street Rushden   R.A.F. Central Machinery Co. H F
14 Aug 1942
WOOD Alfred 107 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden R.A.  Liverpool and Victoria
15 Dec 1939
WOOD Pte. Harold 25 Glassbrook-road Rushden  1st Northamptonshire Regt  R.I.C.S.
31 Jan 1941
WOOD Russell 39 St. Mary’s-avenue Rushden  Royal Air Force  Parker and Son
07 Nov 1941
WOOD Trooper Frederick W. St. Peter’s-avenue Rushden   R.A.C. Buckby Bros. Burton Latimer
02 Jul 1943
WOODCROFT O/S Derrick (Joe) 3 Albion-place Rushden Royal Navy Coxton Shoe Co.
19 Dec 1941
WOODCROFT Pte. Marjorie J. 30 Albion-place Rushden   A.T.S. Bignells Ltd
11 Jul 1941
WOODHAMS A/C.2. William Percy 71 Spencer-road Rushden   Royal Air Force  C.W.S. Boot Works
08 Aug 1941
WOODING Gunner John F. 125 Washbrook-road Rushden   Royal Artillery Tecnic Boot Co.
18 Oct 1940
WOODING Pte. Leslie William 15 Duck-street Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Bignells Ltd
25 Oct 1940
WOODS A/C.2 Bert Harold 64 Roberts-street Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. Bignells Ltd
19 Sep 1941
WOODS A/C.2 John Thomas 30 Wharf-road Higham Ferrers   R.A.F. Sanders and Sanders
25 Oct 1940
WOODS A/C.2 Walter Cyril 64 Roberts-street Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. C.W.S. Boot Works
29 Aug 1941
WOODS Corporal Walter Cyril 85 Rushden-road Wymington   R.A.F. C.W.S. Boot Works
13 Dec 1940
WOODS Fusilier L. S. 38 North-street Rushden  Royal Iniskilling Fusiliers John White Ltd
27 Sep 1940
WOODS Gunner Colin 37 Manton-road Rushden  Royal Artillery  A Sargent and Sons
14 Feb 1941
WOODS Reginald “White Gables” Birchall-road Rushden  R.A.O.C  C W Horrell Ltd
14 Aug 1942
WOOLLARD Pte. Wm. 152 Rushden-road Wymington R.A.O.C.  C K Woods Ltd
24 Jan 1941
WRIGHT Arthur C. Palm-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. H P Hodge Ltd.
19 Dec 1941
WRIGHT Driver Jack 109 Rushden-road Wymington   Royal Artillery  B Denton and Son
12 Sep 1941
WRIGHT Driver Sylvia Doreen 23 Trafford-road Rushden   A.T.S. John White Ltd
05 Jun 1942
WRIGHT Fus. Sydney C. V. 118 Rushden-road Wymington Royal Iniskilling Fusiliers John White Ltd
27 Dec 1940
WRIGHT George Frederick 1 Kings-avenue Higham Ferrers  R.A.F.V.R. Eaton and Co Ltd
29 Aug 1941
WRIGHT Gnr. Silas H. 84 Crabb-street Rushden   Royal Artillery  Knight and Lawrence Ltd
14 Nov 1941
WRIGHT Gunner Horace Frank 80 Crabb-street Rushden   Royal Artillery Tecnic Boot Co.
16 Oct 1942
WRIGHT Jean Dorothy 44 Newton-road Rushden V.A.D. The Children’s Shop
21 Aug 1942
WRIGHT Miranda P. High-street Stanwick W.A.A.F. P. W. Wills
04 Sep 1942
WRIGHTON Pte. Jack 98 Harborough-road Rushden General Service Corps Cardigan Metal Works, Leicester
01 May 1942
WRIGHTON William Richard 21 Crabb-street Rushden R.A.F.  Hollis Bros.
08 Dec 1939
YORK Driver Hugh James "Bella Vista" Higham-road Stanwick  R.A.S.C. United Counties Bus Co.
21 Jun 1940
YORK Edgar 7 Wharf-road Higham Ferrers  Northamptonshire Regiment Walker and Gunn
06 Dec 1940
YOUNG Sig. Thomas Frederick 27 St. Margarets-avenue Rushden  Royal Corps of Signals  C Abbott


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