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The Rushden Echo & Argus 1939 - 1944, transcribed by Jim & Gill Hollis.

Local Roll of Honour

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

INDEX  D Dickens - House of Fashion

Newspaper
Surname Forename Address Town
Regt
Formerly Employed by
27 Feb 1942
GREENWOOD   Gnr. Ronald S. 15 Westfield-avenue Rushden Royal Artillery D. Dickens
29 Mar 1940
RICHARDSON Dennis William 8 Midland-road Rushden  I.T.C. D. Dickens
08 Aug 1941
BALDREY Arthur James 27 Denmark-road Rushden   Pioneer Corps Denbros Ltd.
19 Jul 1940
BURTON Jack C. 11 Beaconsfield-place Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. Denbros Ltd.
07 Nov 1941
CHILDS Gnr. Albert Victor 47 Glassbrook-road Rushden   Royal Artillery Denbros Ltd.
18 Oct 1940
HOLLOMON Gunner Ernest John 97 Irchester-road Rushden  Royal Artillery Denbros Ltd.
22 Aug 1941
LINNITT A/C.2 Reginald Alfred 8 Oswald-road Rushden   Royal Air Force  Denbros Ltd.
02 Jan 1942
PERKINS Hubert W. 5 Westfields-terrace Higham Ferrers   Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry Denbros Ltd.
21 Jun 1940
POLLARD Fus. Harry 6 Albion-place Rushden  Royal Iniskilling Fusiliers Denbros Ltd.
10 Jul 1942
REEVES Peggy Pauline 98 Cromwell-road Rushden Women’s Land Army Denbros Ltd.
18 Jul 1941
SALTER Dennis Robert 87 Cromwell-road Rushden   Royal Artillery  Denbros Ltd.
28 Jun 1940
STRINGER Sidney Albert 27 Pytchley-road Rushden  R.A.S.C. Denbros Ltd.
03 Jul 1942
WILBY Cyril 32 St. Peter’s-avenue Rushden Royal Navy Denbros Ltd.
23 Apr 1943
NORMAN Pte. Madge 49 Glassbrook-road Rushden  A.T.S. Denbros, Ltd.
22 May 1942
CAMPION Horace Gilbert 39 Church-street Rushden R.A.O.C. Deputy Town Clerk Bishops Stortford
04 Feb 1944
BATES Sapper Walter 29 Upper Queen-street Rushden  Royal Engineers Dilks and Martin
22 Dec 1944
COBLEY Alan William 31a Westfield-street Higham Ferrers  General Service Corps Dilks and Martin
26 Jul 1940
HOUGHTON Edward Arthur 28 Kings-road Rushden  R.A.F. Dilks and Martin
31 May 1940
LAST Albert Edgar 26 Kings-road Rushden  Royal Iniskilling Fusiliers Dilks and Martin
25 Apr 1941
LENTON Volunteer Irene May 89 Cromwell-road Rushden  A.T.S. Dilks and Martin
01 Aug 1941
PERCIVAL Howard 52 Roberts-street Rushden   Pioneer Corps Dilks and Martin
22 Nov 1940
HERN Leonard G. 111 Cromwell-road Rushden  Beds and Herts Regt Dorman Long and Co.
01 Dec 1939
SOAMES Sapper John Daniel 49 Victoria-road Rushden  Royal Engineers Drury and Co Ltd.
09 Feb 1940
PEACOCK Bandsman Horace F. W. 16 Grove-street Higham Ferrers  8th Devon Regt E Barnwell and Co Sidmouth
23 May 1941
LAWRENCE Pte. Alfred 26 Clare-street Raunds Leicestershire Regiment E C Gravestock
11 Jun 1943
COX Gordon Clavell 10  Moor-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R.  E Cox and Son
16 May 1941
DUNKLEY A/C.2. D. G. 27 St. Mary’s-avenue Rushden  Royal Air Force  E J Dunkley
11 Oct 1940
STRINGER Pte. Leslie 5 Council Houses Riseley  Q.O.R.W. Kents E J T Goudie
29 Aug 1941
RIVITT L/Corporal Thomas Harry Leslie Halberry-lane Newport, I O W   C.M. Police E Norris and Son
23 Aug 1940
PENN Gunner Ernest Wentworth "Penville" Gravely-street Rushden  Royal Artillery E Parsons and Son
25 Apr 1941
ALDERMAN Driver E. C. Edward 24 Simpson-avenue Higham Ferrers  R.A.S.C. E Thompson
20 Nov 1942
LAWSON Denis 23 Wentworth-road Rushden  General Service Corps E Thompson
05 Jun 1942
PERCIVAL A/C.2 Conrad A. (Dick) 20 Corporation-terrace Higham Ferrers R.A.F.  E Thompson
28 Jun 1940
BRIDGMENT Laurie. N 54 Irchester-road Rushden  Civil Nursing Reserve E Warren
06 Feb 1942
WARREN   Morris C. Knuston Spinney Irchester The Army E Warren and Sons
12 Apr 1940
BARNETT Ronald James 8 Addington-road Terrace Irthlingborough  Grenadier Guards E Woodley and Sons
19 Apr 1940
BURDITT Pte. Dennis Arthur 10 Thrift-street Higham Ferrers  R.A.M.C. E Woodley and Sons
05 Jan 1940
COLEMAN Pte. Leslie 8 Warmonds-hill Higham Ferrers  5th Northamptonshire Regt E Woodley and Sons
26 Jul 1940
COWLEY Neil Henry 62 Wharf-road Higham Ferrers  Northamptonshire Regiment E Woodley and Sons
23 Jul 1943
CRADDOCK Thomas Richard 39 Harborough-road Rushden G.S.C. E Woodley and Sons
27 Nov 1942
DOWSETT George E. 6 King’s-avenue Higham Ferrers  Royal Marines E Woodley and Sons
22 Dec 1939
GILKS Pte. John William 37 Kings-avenue Higham Ferrers  R.A.M.C. E Woodley and Sons
29 Aug 1941
HOLLOWAY Gnr. Arthur Edward 28 Newman-street Higham Ferrers   Royal Artillery  E Woodley and Sons
18 Oct 1940
HUME Fusilier Henry 18 George-street Higham Ferrers  Royal Welsh Fusiliers E Woodley and Sons
01 Mar 1940
LOVELL Lce.-Cpl. Clifford James Hinde Stile Higham Ferrers  Northamptonshire Regiment E Woodley and Sons
08 Dec 1939
MAWSON Sapper R. 15 Windmill Banks Higham Ferrers  R.E. E Woodley and Sons
13 Sep 1940
MAWSON Pte. Ernest Frank 94 Park-road Rushden  Beds and Herts Regt E Woodley and Sons
19 Jun 1942
REYNOLDS Gerald W. 16 Westfield-street Higham Ferrers R.A.C.  E Woodley and Sons
08 Aug 1941
SINFIELD Frederick Alfred 72 Wharf-road Higham Ferrers   Royal Air Force  E Woodley and Sons
02 Aug 1940
WATTS Albert Edwin   Chelveston-cum-Caldecott  Royal Air Force E Woodley and Sons
18 Feb 1944
JACKSON Samuel Claude 3a High-street Higham Ferrers  P.T.W. E Woodley and Sons Ltd
04 Sep 1942
WILLIAMS Driver Ieuan M. 52a Station-road Rushden R.A.S.C.  E Woodley and Sons,  Higham Ferrers
14 Aug 1942
SANFORD A.C.2 Peter F. 24 George-street Higham Ferrers R.A.F.  E.C.W. Ltd. Irthlingborough
11 Jul 1941
SPRIGGS Pilot Officer Sydney G. 50 Thorncliffe-road Norwood Green Heston   R.A.F.V.R. Ealing Education Committee
04 Feb 1944
MITCHELL Tpr. Gordon Lewis 62 Spencer-road Rushden  R.A.C. Eastern Coach Works Ltd., Irthlingboro
15 Sep 1944
MERTON Edmund W 66 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden P.T.C. Rifle Depot Eastman’s Ltd.
20 Nov 1942
CLAYTON Marine Reg. 5 Chester-road Rushden  Royal Marines Eastmans Ltd.
03 Apr 1942
KING Corpl. Leslie 12 Oval-road Rushden R.A.F. Eastmans Ltd.
29 Aug 1941
HACKETT A/C.2 Charles William Slater’s Lodge Higham Ferrers    R.A.F.V.R. Eastmans Rushden
26 May 1944
AGER Pte. Leonard Arthur 3 Chester-road Rushden  The Army Eaton and Co Ltd
24 Jul 1942
ALLEN A.C.2 Leslie William “Avondale” Harvey-road Rushden R.A.F.  Eaton and Co Ltd
02 Feb 1940
AUSTIN E. W. S. 14 Sussex-place Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Eaton and Co Ltd
05 Jul 1940
BAILEY Pte. Douglas Page 2 Ealing-terrace Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Eaton and Co Ltd
24 Oct 1941
BAYES Joseph 55 Duck Street Rushden   Royal Artillery Eaton and Co Ltd
10 Apr 1942
BENNETT Gnr. Tom 97 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden Royal Artillery Eaton and Co Ltd
08 Aug 1941
BIRD Frederick 42 Talbot-road Rushden   Royal Marines Eaton and Co Ltd
01 Mar 1940
BISHOP A.M.P. Arthur Frank "Haydn" Grafton-road Rushden  Fleet Air Arm Eaton and Co Ltd
30 May 1941
CEELY Driver Stephen G. 2 Westfields Higham Ferrers  R.A.S.C. Eaton and Co Ltd
19 Jul 1940
CHILDS A.C./2 Frank 8 Station-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. Eaton and Co Ltd
12 Sep 1941
CLARK Sidney Cecil 59 Sartoris-road Rushden   Royal Artillery  Eaton and Co Ltd
01 Mar 1940
COX Pte. Arthur Herbert 1b Upper Queen-street Rushden  R.A.S.C. Eaton and Co Ltd
19 Jul 1940
DODSON Arthur George 2a Montague-street Rushden  Royal Fusiliers Eaton and Co Ltd
09 Aug 1940
EADES A/C.2 Gordon Henry Westfield-avenue Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. Eaton and Co Ltd
08 Mar 1940
EATON Cpl. Douglas Stephen "Manton House" Irchester-road Rushden  1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry  Eaton and Co Ltd
06 Dec 1940
EKINS Reginald 27 Harborough-road Rushden  Royal Navy  Eaton and Co Ltd
19 Dec 1941
FELCE Fred Wharf-road Higham Ferrers   K.R.R.C. Eaton and Co Ltd
16 Aug 1940
FOVARGUE Donald Alfred 7 Refuge-terrace Higham Ferrers  Sherwood Foresters Eaton and Co Ltd
07 Jan 1944
GOOSEY A.C.2 Harold Frank 38 Rose-avenue Rushden  R.A.F. Eaton and Co Ltd
19 Jul 1940
GOWEN A/C.2 Arthur 22 St. Peter's-avenue Rushden  Royal Air Force Eaton and Co Ltd
08 Mar 1940
GRIFFITH O.S. Frank Frederick Charles 133 Irchester-road Rushden  Royal Navy Eaton and Co Ltd
20 Jun 1941
GRIFFITH A. B. Frank C. 3 Highfield-road Rushden   Royal Navy  Eaton and Co Ltd
24 Apr 1942
HINCKS Pte. Jean B. 143 Glassbrook-road Rushden A.T.S. Eaton and Co Ltd
30 Oct 1942
HORN A/C.2 Clifford 88 Highfield-road Rushden R.A.F. Eaton and Co Ltd
13 Mar 1942
KING    Robert Fred 21 Sartoris-road Rushden Royal Artillery  Eaton and Co Ltd
19 Jul 1940
LEESON Pte. Philip Gordon 28 Rose-avenue Rushden  Queens Royal Regt Eaton and Co Ltd
24 Jul 1942
LEITCH A.C. 2 Alexander 27 St. Peter’s-avenue Rushden R.A.F.  Eaton and Co Ltd
26 Jan 1940
MACKNESS Pte. Charles 87 Trafford-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Eaton and Co Ltd
19 Dec 1941
NEVILLE Walter Bernard 43 Pemberton-street Rushden   Royal Corps of Signals  Eaton and Co Ltd
14 Nov 1941
NOBLE Gunner Frederick Cecil 1 Washbrook-road Rushden   Royal Artillery Eaton and Co Ltd
26 Jan 1940
ODELL Guardsman Leslie C. W. 1 Chichele-street Higham Ferrers  Grenadier Guards Eaton and Co Ltd
28 Jun 1940
PARKER Pte. Frank Albert 144 St. Margaret's-avenue Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Eaton and Co Ltd
20 Jun 1941
PERCIVAL A/C.2. Herbert 53 Spencer-road Rushden   R.A.F.V.R. Eaton and Co Ltd
23 Aug 1940
SEAMARKS Pte. George Herbert 18 Rose-avenue Rushden  A.M.P.S. Eaton and Co Ltd
01 Aug 1941
SINFIELD Gunner William Howard 5 Pemberton-street Rushden   Royal Artillery  Eaton and Co Ltd
19 Apr 1940
SMITH Cyril Walter 41 Roberts-street Rushden  Royal Artillery Eaton and Co Ltd
16 Aug 1940
SMITH Kenneth Ernest "Denwicke" Hall-avenue Rushden  Royal Artillery  Eaton and Co Ltd
05 Jan 1940
TAYLOR Pte. Richard H. 31 St. Peter's-avenue Rushden  4th Northamptonshire Regt Eaton and Co Ltd
06 Nov 1942
TIMPSON Gwendoline W. 12 Wentworth-road Rushden  N.F.S. Eaton and Co Ltd
23 Oct 1942
TURNER Vera Blanche 66 Irchester-road Rushden A.T.S. Eaton and Co Ltd
13 Feb 1942
UNDERWOOD    Trooper Leslie Jack 3 Milton-street Higham Ferrers R.A.C. Eaton and Co Ltd
01 Aug 1941
VALENTINE A/C.2 George Arthur 26 Washbrook-road Rushden   Royal Air Force  Eaton and Co Ltd
12 Sep 1941
WILLS Alfred “Sunnyside” Wharf-road Higham Ferrers   Military Police Eaton and Co Ltd
27 Dec 1940
WRIGHT George Frederick 1 Kings-avenue Higham Ferrers  R.A.F.V.R. Eaton and Co Ltd
22 Oct 1943
SHAW Samuel James 39 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden R.A.M.C.  Edwards and Co.
09 Feb 1940
BIRD Gunner Ray A. 147 Irchester-road Rushden  Royal Artillery Electric Supply Co.
07 Jun 1940
BURGESS Sapper A. F. Leslie 15 St. Mary's-avenue Rushden  Royal Engineers Electric Supply Co.
23 Aug 1940
GLENN Pte. Harold Childs 25 Carnegie-street Rushden  R.A.O.C. Electric Supply Co.
19 Dec 1941
JEFFERIES Harold 29 Carnegie-street Rushden   Royal Navy Electric Supply Co.
07 Jun 1940
McCARTNEY Cpl. Arthur William "Park Villa" Court-avenue Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Electric Supply Co.
22 Dec 1939
McCARTNEY L/Cpl. Arthur William "Park Villa"  Court Estate Rushden  4th Northamptonshire Regt Electric Supply Co.
02 Oct 1942
PALMER Robert William 45 High-street Higham Ferrers R.A.F.V.R. Electric Supply Co.
12 Mar 1943
TYE Margaret Stella 79 Washbrook-road Rushden  W.A.A.F. Electric Supply Co.
15 Aug 1941
WARBURTON A/C.2 Jack B. 63 Little-street Rushden   Royal Air Force  Electric Supply Co.
03 May 1940
WHITE Sapper Ronald Arthur "Ivanhoe" 253 Wellingboro-rd Rushden  Royal Engineers Electric Supply Co.
08 Dec 1939
BERRILL George Edward "The Walnuts" Court Estate Rushden  4th Northamptonshire Regt Electrical engineer
08 Dec 1939
GILBERT Sapper A.W. 7 Roberts-street Rushden  R.E. Ellis and Everard
26 Jan 1940
PAGE Jack 27 Oswald-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Ellis and Everard
29 Sep 1944
BURT Pte. Charles Frederick 12 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden   Empire Meat Co.
07 Jan 1944
GROOM Pte. Derrick Cecil 35 Westfield-avenue Rushden  The Army Empire Meat Co.
05 Jan 1940
MARSDON Frank Washbrook-road Rushden  The Army Empire Meat Co.
03 May 1940
ROBERTS Pte. Reginald L. "Aingarth" Wymington-road Rushden  R.A.M.C. Espin and Son
11 Apr 1941
HARRIS Kenneth William 26 Westfield-avenue Rushden  Royal Navy  Eton and Co.
16 Aug 1940
HODSON Gunner Joseph William 15 Lime-terrace Irthlingborough  Royal Artillery Express Boot Co Irthlingborough
14 Nov 1941
SHELTON Pte. Malcolm Stanley 72 Crabb-street Rushden   R.A.O.C. Express Works Irthlingboro
25 Oct 1940
PARTRIDGE Gunner Herbert Leslie 20 Windmill Banks Higham Ferrers  Royal Artillery Express Works Irthlingborough
01 Aug 1941
PALMER Pte. Frederick Rowland 45 Victoria-road Rushden   Pioneer Corps Express Works Irthlingborough.
15 Dec 1939
GREEN Cyril 70 Harborough-road Rushden  R.N.S.B.R. F Bayes
29 Mar 1940
ADAMS Sapper William Harold 145 Wellingborough-road Rushden  Royal Engineers F Caswell
22 Nov 1940
BARKER Trooper George 15 Duck-street Rushden  R.A.C. F Corby Ltd.
20 Sep 1940
BUTLIN A/C.2 Donald 179 Irchester-road Rushden  Royal Air Force F Corby Ltd.
23 Jan 1942
CORBY Harold Frederick “Littlewood” Hayway Rushden   R.A.O.C. F Corby Ltd.
14 Jun 1940
DICKENS Guardsman E.C. 51 Little-street Rushden  Grenadier Guards F Corby Ltd.
01 Dec 1939
NEAL Driver Dennis Alfred 11 St Peter's-avenue Rushden  R.A.S.C. F Corby Ltd.
22 Dec 1939
PERCIVAL Leonard W. 97 Rushden-road Wymington  R.A.S.C. F E Bayes Ltd Irthlingborough
13 Sep 1940
COX Gunner Leonard Bernard 16 Coronation-avenue Rushden  Royal Artillery F H Sharwood
21 Mar 1941
BROWN A/C.2 Alec Reginald 12 Gordon-terrace Higham-road Rushden   Royal Air Force F Hawkes
05 Jan 1940
MEPHAM C.P.O. Alfred P. "Park View" Wymington-road Rushden  Royal Navy F Hawkes
05 Jan 1940
COX Pte. Leonard B. 16 Coronation-avenue Rushden  4th Northamptonshire Regt F Sharwood
22 May 1942
SECKINGTON Annie Elizabeth 1 College-street Higham Ferrers Women’s Land Army F. C. Chamberlain Wellingborough
03 Oct 1941
CHAPMAN A/C.2 C. H. (Dick) 121 Park-road Rushden   R.A.F.V.R. F. Chapman
11 Jul 1941
FENTIMAN A/C.2. Ronald Charles 55 St. Mary’s-avenue Rushden   Royal Air Force  F. Fentiman
16 Feb 1945
BAILEY Driver Hugh 34 Trafford-road Rushden R.A.S.C.  F. Hawkes
22 May 1942
FLETTON Pte. Joan Elsie 64 Newton-road Rushden A.T.S. F. Hawkes Ltd.
20 Mar 1942
SMITH    A. M. Kenneth Arthur 172 Washbrook-road Rushden Fleet Air Arm  F. Hawkes Ltd.
06 Aug 1943
ALLEN Pte. Jean Iris 27 Oval-road Rushden A.T.S. F. W. Woolworth
29 Aug 1941
WATSON Ina 40 Rushden-road Wymington   A.T.S. F. W. Woolworth
29 Dec 1939
HILL Pte. Raymond Douglas 12 Newman-street Higham Ferrers  5th Northamptonshire Regt F.W Woolworth and Co.
22 Dec 1939
SUMPTER Petty Officer Sidney Frederick 7 York-road Rushden  R.N.S.B.R. Fairey Bros.
05 Jun 1942
PARKER Jack 37 Westfield-avenue Rushden R.A.C.  Feathers Inn
03 Apr 1942
LEWIS Corpl. George William 24 High-street West Irthlingborough Royal Marines Featherstonehaugh Ltd.
04 Apr 1941
KEATS A.C.2. F. B. 22 High-street South Rushden  Royal Air Force  Florence Simpson
15 Aug 1941
LANGDON Driver Reginald George 75 Newton-road Rushden   R.A.S.C. Frecknall and Co.
15 Jan 1943
McLEOD Roy Henry 104a High-street Rushden   Royal Navy Frecknall and Co.
13 Dec 1940
COLEMAN Pte. George Frederick 91 High-street South Rushden  R.A.O.C. Fred Hawkes Ltd.
02 Oct 1942
MEPHAM Dinah 43 Park-avenue Rushden W.A.A.F. Fred Hawkes Ltd.
20 Nov 1942
UNDERWOOD Joyce “Rockcliffe” Bedford-road Rushden  W.A.A.F. Fred Hawkes Ltd.
26 May 1944
WILSON A.C.W.2 Sheila M. 1 Griffith-street Rushden W.A.A.F. Freeman
14 May 1943
COKER A.C.2 James Edward 4  North end Higham Ferrers  R.A.F.V.R.  Freeman, Hardy and Willis Ltd.
08 Nov 1940
HOLFORD Sapper Victor "Rothermere" 71 Hall-avenue Rushden  Royal Engineers Freeman, Hardy and Willis Ltd.
25 Oct 1940
CAMPION Lance-Bombardier J.R. 39 Church-street Rushden  Royal Artillery from Driver
18 Oct 1940
LINNITT Pilot Officer Richard Walter 8 Oswald-road Rushden  Royal Air Force from Warrant Officer
26 Dec 1941
WEBB Betty 43 Crabb-street Rushden   N.A.A.F.I. G and J Hyde
06 Sep 1940
GOLDING Horace Frederick 9 Fletcher-road Rushden  Queen's Royal Rifles G Cobley
29 May 1942
HARRIS Doreen M. “Claremont” Wellingborough-road Rushden W.A.A.F.  G Cobley
07 Apr 1944
ROBINSON A.M.2 Stanley G. J. Wheatsheaf Hotel Rushden  Fleet Air Arm G E Morgan
16 Oct 1942
WHEELER A/C.2 Reginald Arthur Stonehurst High-street Rushden R.A.F. G E Morgan
15 Mar 1940
WARREN Bernard 136 Wellingborough-road Rushden  R.A.S.O. G Townsend and Son
28 Feb 1941
CLARK Driver Ronald 10 Harborough-road Rushden  R.A.S.C. G W Battersby
26 Sep 1941
HESTER Jeanne 16 Station-road Rushden   A.T.S. G W Battersby
08 Nov 1940
TOTTERDALE Pte. William John 103 Cromwell-road Rushden  Beds and Herts Regt G. Selwood and Co.
10 Apr 1942
ASHER Pte. William Herbert The Post Office Higham Ferrers The Army G.P.O.
30 Apr 1943
BAYES Alan 1a Harborough-road Rushden  Royal Naval Canteen Service G.P.O.
10 Jan 1941
TYE George Henry Leslie “Marrickville” Beech-road Rushden  Royal Engineers  G.P.O.
14 Aug 1942
UPTON Derrick W. 18 Irchester-road Rushden Fleet Air Arm G.P.O.
12 Apr 1940
COLTON A/C.2 John H. 26 Wellingborough-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. G.P.O. Rushden
14 Aug 1942
MEAD Pte. Dennis 29 Harborough-road Rushden General Service Corps G.P.O. Wellingborough
19 Sep 1941
OVERTON Pte. Thomas 43 Hayway Irthlingborough   Pioneer Corps Gammidge and Co.
16 Oct 1942
COX Harold Sid 13 Coronation-avenue Rushden R.A.F. Gas Company
06 Dec 1940
REYNOLDS Anthony J. A. 7 Westfield-avenue Rushden  Royal Air Force  Gas Company
09 May 1941
EKINS Melbourne Charles 69 Highfield-road Rushden   Royal Air Force  Gee Walker
26 Jan 1940
BAYES Driver Roland Ernest 96 Harborough-road Rushden  Royal Engineers Gee Walker and Slater
15 Jan 1943
BRICE Pte. Eric William 47 Oval-road Rushden   G.S.C.  Gee Walker and Slater
29 Jan 1943
CLARK Leslie James 20 Thrift-street Higham Ferrers   Royal Marines Gee Walker and Slater
18 Dec 1942
GROOM A.C.2 Harry Ronald 94 Harborough-road Rushden  R.A.F. Gee Walker and Slater
20 Nov 1942
HOOTON Tpr. Paul 21 Tennyson-road Rushden  R.A.C. Gee Walker and Slater
04 Dec 1942
JACKSON Alfred Joseph 3a High-street Higham Ferrers  R.E. Gee Walker and Slater
29 Jan 1943
MELTON Pte. Ernest Frederick 160 Highfield-road Rushden   G.S.C.  Gee Walker and Slater
12 Mar 1943
WILLMOTT George 71 Trafford-road Rushden  Royal Navy  Gee Walker and Slater
11 Sep 1942
CHARLES Harry 15 Thrift-street Higham Ferrers General Service Corps Gee, Walker and Slater
21 Aug 1942
DENTON Derek 12 Westfields-street Higham Ferrers Royal Navy Gee, Walker and Slater
06 Mar 1942
GELL    O.S. Gordon 1 Oval-road Rushden Royal Navy  Gee, Walker and Slater
27 Feb 1942
GREENWOOD    John L. 15 Westfield-avenue Rushden R.A.F. Gee, Walker and Slater
13 Feb 1942
HARRINGTON   Albert E. 5e Westfields-terrace Higham Ferrers Inniskilling Fusiliers Gee, Walker and Slater
27 Mar 1942
NEVILLE    Driver Stanley 24 Kimbolton-road Higham Ferrers R.A.S.C. Gee, Walker and Slater
11 Sep 1942
STANTON Pte. Robert (missing) Souldrop BDF G.S.C. Gee, Walker and Slater
23 Oct 1942
WHITNEY Lawrence 19 Tennyson-road Rushden Royal Navy  Gee, Walker and Slater
18 Jun 1943
MOISEY Writer Peter Cemetery House  Rushden  Royal Navy  Geo. Bull and Co.
12 Sep 1941
BAYES Pte. George Ernest 40 Wymington-road Rushden   R.A.O.C. George Bull Ltd.
17 Sep 1943
NEWELL Pte. Lily Blinco-road Rushden A.T.S.  George Wilson Ltd.
17 May 1940
CLARKE Sapper Arthur Leslie 149 Wellingborough-road Rushden  Royal Engineers GH Frecknall and Co
14 Mar 1941
HEADLAND A/C.2 Edwin Orchard-close Turvey, formerly of 112 Rushden-rd,Wymington  Royal Air Force  Glenn and Co Higham Ferrers
16 Jul 1943
AUSTIN Dennis 22 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden Royal Navy Glossops
07 Feb 1941
ALLEN Gunner Frederick Jack “Alward” Quorn-road Rushden  Royal Artillery  Gordon Boot Co.
02 Aug 1940
CARR Pte. Arthur Henry 5 Blinco-road Rushden  Leicestershire Regiment Gordon Boot Co.
12 Sep 1941
DICKENS Gnr. William Henry 1 Thrift Cotts Wellingboro-rd Rushden   Royal Artillery Gordon Boot Co.
29 Aug 1941
FRANKLIN Pte. Thomas Henry 122 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden   Pioneer Corps Gordon Boot Co.
15 Dec 1939
SMITH L/Cpl. Francis Thackray 104 High-street Higham Ferrers  1st Northamptonshire Regt  Government employment
01 Dec 1939
SMITH Cpl. Percy Clarke 147 Queen-street Rushden  Royal Air Force Government employment in Glamorgan
11 Oct 1940
BAILEY Frederick Joseph 30 Wellingborough-road Rushden  Royal Navy Granville Wellingborough
07 Jan 1944
BEEBY Peter William 44 Hill-street Raunds Royal Navy  Gravestock’s
20 Mar 1942
BATES    Thomas Charles 10 Dell-place Rushden Royal Artillery  Green and Coe
12 Dec 1941
CLARKE Gnr. Sidney G. 11 Co-operative-row Rushden   Royal Artillery  Green and Coe
26 Apr 1940
CROSS Pte. John Ernest 59 Grove-road Rushden  M.T. Green and Coe
01 Nov 1940
NICHOLS Aubrey Alexander William 138 High-street Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. Green and Coe
20 Mar 1942
PASHLER   Joan M. 30 High-street Higham Ferrers Women’s Land Army H Barlow and Son
20 Feb 1942
BAKER   Joyce M. 19 Alfred-street Rushden Women’s Land Army H Barlow and Son, Ltd
25 Oct 1940
ROBINSON Pte. Stanley Eric 122 Highfield-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment H Dix
15 Aug 1941
ABBOTT A/C.2 Leonard A. 15 Grove-street Higham Ferrers   R.A.F.V.R. H Hales hairdresser
06 Feb 1942
GREEN    Pte. Derrick Frederick Alfred 4 Alfred-street Rushden Northamptonshire Regiment H Ingle and Sons
31 Jan 1941
FARRINGTON A/C.2 Ernest Leonard 17 Pratt-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. H Ingle and Sons Ltd
15 Dec 1939
KILSBY Sgt. John Robert 50 North End Higham Ferrers  Royal Air Force H Ingle and Sons Ltd
07 Jun 1940
JAQUES Pte. Bob V. 10 Grove-road Rushden  I.T.C. H Jaques Slough
11 Dec 1942
ELLIOTT Winifred 188 Wellingborough-road Rushden  W.A.A.F. H Mackness
17 May 1940
DIXON Philip George 31 Denmark-road Rushden  R.A.S.C. H P Hodge Ltd
02 Jan 1942
SUGARS Gnr. Fred 42 Roberts-street Rushden   Royal Artillery H P Hodge Ltd
18 Sep 1942
CLARKE Philip Arthur 29 Co-operative-row Rushden R.A.F.  H P Hodge Ltd, Rushden
09 Feb 1940
BARKER Jim 45 Harborough-road Rushden  Royal Engineers H P Hodge Ltd.
24 Jan 1941
WRIGHT Arthur C. Palm-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. H P Hodge Ltd.
15 Dec 1939
MAIDWELL Sapper Horace 105 Portland-road Rushden  Royal Engineers H Shortland Irthlingborough
10 Jan 1941
ABLETT A/C.2 Kenneth Harry 18 Denmark-road Rushden  Royal Air Force  H T Mackness
01 Nov 1940
DESBOROUGH Trooper Harold E. 49 Park-avenue Rushden  R.A.C. H T Mackness
03 Jul 1942
MACKNESS O/Tel. Geoffrey Bryan Beech-road Rushden R.N.V.R. H T Mackness Ltd
13 Mar 1942
MACKNESS    Driver Dennis Harry Beech-road Rushden R.A.S.C. H T Mackness Ltd
05 Jul 1940
BROWN Sidney 18 Westbourne-grove Rushden  Royal Artillery H Tarry and Co.
03 Sep 1943
LAUGHTON Betty 23 East-grove Rushden Women’s Land Army H W Chapman
15 May 1942
AGER Pte. Joan Elizabeth 93 Trafford-road Rushden A.T.S.  H W Chapman Ltd
12 Sep 1941
CALDWELL Recruit Freda 118 Harborough-road Rushden   A.T.S. H W Chapman Ltd
14 Aug 1942
DILLEY Grace L. 150 Cromwell-road Rushden N.A.A.F.I. H W Chapman Ltd
09 Aug 1940
FOSTER Pte. Albert H. 30 Kings-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment H W Chapman Ltd
17 Jul 1942
HANGER Pte. Lolia Cecilia 91 Westfield-avenue Rushden R.A.P.C.  H W Chapman Ltd
04 Sep 1942
MACKNESS Grace 87 Trafford-road Rushden Women’s Land Army H W Chapman Ltd
29 May 1942
WAGSTAFF Dora 142 High-street Rushden N.A.A.F.I. H W Chapman Ltd
21 May 1943
WALKER Betty 19 Kings Road Rushden  A.T.S.  H W Chapman Ltd
04 Sep 1942
WILLMOTT Gladys 71 Trafford-road Rushden Women’s Land Army H W Chapman Ltd
26 Apr 1940
BONE A/C.1 Wallace John 119 Washbrook-road Rushden  Royal Air Force H W Chapman Ltd Irthlingborough
15 Dec 1939
PICKFORD Sigmn. Arthur 7 Westfields-street Higham Ferrers  Royal Corps of Signals H W Chapman Ltd Wellingborough
14 Jun 1940
BONE L/A.C. Wallace John 119 Washbrook-road Rushden  Royal Air Force H W Chapmans Ltd Irthlingborough
26 Apr 1940
GILLETT A/C.2 Eric Alfred 2 Coronation-avenue Rushden  Royal Air Force H W Mackness Ltd
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
12 Mar 1943
DRAGE Richard C. Gallens Hill Bozeat  Royal Navy H Wilson plumber and decorator
11 Sep 1942
FREEMAN O/Sea. Robert S. (missing) street Stanwick Royal Navy Haigh and Son
03 Oct 1941
DARNELL Trooper Lewis Edward 30 Newton-road Rushden   R.A.C. Hairdresser
16 Apr 1943
BAILEY George Robert 34 Trafford-road Rushden  Royal Navy Hansons
17 May 1940
MUXLOW Thomas William Bennett Newton-road Rushden  R.A.S.C. Hardy Smith and Sons Leicester
29 Mar 1940
KNIGHT Pte. Cyril Charles Frederick 26 Station-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Harris Bros Ltd.
26 Jan 1940
GODFREY Lance-Bombadier Donald James 27 Talbot-road Rushden  Royal Artillery Harris Bros.
23 May 1941
HARRIS Edward T. “Shrublands” Knuston Spinneys Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. Harris Bros.
02 Aug 1940
ODAMS Sapper Arthur William 1 Spencer-road Rushden  Royal Engineers Harris Bros.
19 Jul 1940
EKINS Pte. Corrie 69 Highfield-road Rushden  C.M. Police Harris Bros. Higham Ferrers
28 Mar 1941
WHITNEY Gunner Aubrey Walter L. 6 Portland-road Rushden  Royal Artillery  Hawkins Wellingborough
01 May 1942
WALLER Gnr. Douglas Marshall 19 Fitzwilliam-street Rushden Royal Artillery Hepworths Ltd.
22 Dec 1939
PATTISON Pte. John Robert 2 Kings-avenue Higham Ferrers  2nd Northamptonshire Regt Herbert Glenn Ltd.
26 Sep 1941
BAXTER Leonard Water-lane Chelveston  R.A.F. Higham Ferrers Boot Co.
29 Jan 1943
TUTTLE Audrey Madeline 59 Queen-street Rushden   Women’s Auxiliary Police Corps Higham Ferrers Borough Council
18 Apr 1941
ROBINSON Raymond William 2 Westfields-street Higham Ferrers Royal Navy Higham Ferrers Co-op Boot Productive Soc
17 Apr 1942
BARRETT Enid Georgina 3b High-street Higham Ferrers Civil Nursing Reserve Higham Ferrers Co-operative Soc
16 Aug 1940
PALMER A/C2. Eric Septimus 45 High-street Higham Ferrers  Royal Air Force Higham Ferrers Co-operative Society
11 Oct 1940
COOKE Sapper Harold Edward 17 George-street Higham Ferrers  Royal Engineers Higham Ferrers Council
05 Jun 1942
BILLINGHAM O/S Jeffrey Bryan 14 Victoria-road Rushden Royal Navy  Higham Ferrers I.C.S.
01 Aug 1941
BLACKWELL John Robert 10 Windmill Banks Higham Ferrers   Royal Air Force  Higham Ferrers I.C.S.
07 Nov 1941
JEFFS O/S Arthur 24 North End Higham Ferrers   Royal Navy Higham Ferrers I.C.S.
15 Jan 1943
KNIGHT Pte. Robert Charles 2 Newman-street Higham Ferrers   General Service Corps Higham Ferrers I.C.S.
05 Feb 1943
WHITEMAN A.C.2 Norman F. 44 North End Higham Ferrers  R.A.F.V.R. Higham Ferrers I.C.S.
08 Oct 1943
TURNER Kenneth Raymond 27 Simpson-avenue Higham Ferrers R.A.F.  Higham Ferrers I.C.S.
24 Jan 1941
BRIDGMENT A/C.2 Philip William 54 Irchester-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. Higham Ferrers I.C.S.
20 Sep 1940
HOWARD Eric George 52 Lancaster-street Higham Ferrers  A.M.P.C. Higham Ferrers I.C.S.
01 May 1942
WRIGHTON William Richard 21 Crabb-street Rushden R.A.F.  Hollis Bros.
23 Feb 1940
HOLYOAK Reginald 32 Purvis-road Rushden  Royal Air Force Holyoak grocer
26 Jan 1940
LABRUM Stanley 97 Westfield-avenue Rushden    Home and Colonial
02 Jul 1943
COLEMAN Marine Donald H. 53 Upper King’s-avenue Higham Ferrers Royal Marines Home and Colonial Stores Ltd.
02 Aug 1940
SANDERS Lance-Corporal Kenneth Ronald 111 Newton-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Home and Colonial Stores Ltd.
15 Dec 1939
SANDERS Pte. Kenneth Ronald 111 Newton-road Rushden  1st Northamptonshire Regt  Home and Colonial Stores Ltd.
14 Jan 1944
BEEBY Arthur 4 *******  Higham Ferrers  ******* Horrell’s Raunds
14 Jan 1944
PARSLER William **** ***** Yard Chelveston   The Army Horrell’s Raunds
12 Feb 1943
HOLYOAK Edna May 38 Oval-road Rushden  N.A.A.F.I. House of Fashion


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