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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 Ideal Clothiers Ltd - John Shortland

Newspaper
Surname Forename Address Town
Regt
Formerly Employed by
19 Jun 1942
COBLEY A.C.W.2 Irene P. Bedford-road Rushden W.A.A.F.  Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingboro'
03 Jul 1942
DRAGE A.C.W.2 Maisie Lillian 47 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden W.A.A.F.  Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingboro'
24 Jan 1941
ELKINGTON A.C.2 Ronald 85 Portland-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingboro'
06 Sep 1940
HULL Cpl. George Ernest St. Margaret's-avenue Rushden  R.A.F. Police Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingboro'
08 Dec 1939
HULL George Ernest 159 St. Margaret's-avenue Rushden  Royal Air Force Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingboro'
08 Aug 1941
LOAKE Trooper Leslie “Windy Ridge” Allen-road Rushden   R.A.C. Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingboro'
17 Jul 1942
SANDERS Pte. Elsie Doreen Oakley-road Rushden   Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingboro'
15 Mar 1940
SMITH Audrey Violet 1 Woburn-place Rushden  Women's Land Army Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingboro'
12 Jun 1942
WILLS A.C.W.2. Joyce 48 Oakley-road Rushden W.A.A.F.  Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingboro'
23 Feb 1940
BANKS Walter Henry "Woodleys" Melchbourne, Beds Royal Engineers Igranic
01 May 1942
ILIFFE Trooper Clifford Green 22 Church-street Rushden   Iliffe’s
20 Nov 1942
LOAKE John A. P. 23 Church-street Rushden  General Service Corps Industrial Co-operative Society
20 Nov 1942
MARTIN Pte. Vivian 5 Grove-street Higham Ferrers  A.T.S. Industrial Co-operative Society
08 Dec 1939
SARGENT Arthur Edward 7 High-street South Rushden  R.N.S.B.R. Industrial Co-operative Society
28 Jun 1940
BIRD Isaac Norman "Angeldene" Birchall-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Irchester Co-operative Society
15 Dec 1939
FULLER Pte. Harold Gratten 3 Tennyson-road Rushden  Royal Tank Regt Irchester Ironstone Co.
08 Dec 1939
FULLER Pte. Harold Gratten 3 Tennyson-road Rushden  Royal Tank Regt Irchester Ironstone Co.
01 Mar 1940
MAKEHAM Sgt. Cyril George 4 John-street Rushden  4th Northamptonshire Regt Irchester Ironstone Co.
15 Aug 1941
CHILDS A/C.2 Albert Victor 36 Westfields-street Higham Ferrers   R.A.F.V.R. Irthlingborough Co-op Society
19 Dec 1941
BRIDGLAND Joan 87 College-street Irthlingborough   W.A.A.F. Irthlingborough Food Office
11 Jul 1941
INGRAM A/C.2. Roy Alan “Libertus” Shirley-road Rushden   R.A.F.V.R. Irthlingborough U.D.C.
07 Jan 1944
BOYCE William Cecil High-street Chelveston  Royal Navy  Islip Ironstone Works
12 Mar 1943
WILLIAMS Jean Mary Gladys 3 Grove-street Higham Ferrers  A.T.S. Ivy Works Higham Ferrers
18 Apr 1941
AXTEN A/C.2 Robert Valentine "Valten House” Birchall-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. J & C Claridge Ltd.
11 Jun 1943
BALLARD Pte Daisy Allice “Sunnyside” Newton-road Rushden  A.T.S.  J & C Claridge Ltd.
12 Jan 1940
BALLARD Pte. Ernest Claude "Sunnyside" Newton-road Rushden  4th Northamptonshire Regt J & C Claridge Ltd.
29 May 1942
BATES Gnr. Leonard   Newton Bromshold Royal Artillery J & C Claridge Ltd.
08 Dec 1939
EKINS L.S.B.A. Charles E. 7 Manton-road Rushden  R.N.A.S.B.R. J & C Claridge Ltd.
26 Jul 1940
FACER Alfred Thomas Lewis 18 Trafford-road Rushden  Beds and Herts Regt J & C Claridge Ltd.
05 Feb 1943
GREEN Pte. Edith Sheila 2 East Crescent Rushden  A.T.S. J & C Claridge Ltd.
26 May 1944
HARTWELL Joyce Mary 12 Simpson-avenue Higham Ferrers  N.A.A.F.I. J & C Claridge Ltd.
20 Nov 1942
IRESON A.C.2 Kenneth 53 Oval-road Rushden  R.A.F. J & C Claridge Ltd.
22 May 1942
JONES Gwendoline Mary 21 Simpson-avenue Higham Ferrers A.T.S. J & C Claridge Ltd.
01 Jan 1943
LAMBERT Pte. Derrick Arthur 44 Grove-street Higham Ferrers   Northamptonshire Regiment J & C Claridge Ltd.
01 Aug 1941
LEWIS Gunner William Charles 10 Oxford-street New Wymington   Royal Artillery  J & C Claridge Ltd.
15 Aug 1941
SMITH A/C.2 Clifford George 170 Cromwell-road Rushden   Royal Air Force  J & C Claridge Ltd.
13 Dec 1940
SMITH Pte. Stanley 41 Roberts-street Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment J & C Claridge Ltd.
18 Oct 1940
SEARS Gunner Albert Arthur 69 Grange-ave Street Somerset (lat 13 Sartoris-road) Rushden  Royal Artillery J and C Clark
06 Dec 1940
JONES Leonard Arthur 65 Harborough-road Rushden  Royal Artillery  J Armstrong Bedford
08 Dec 1939
PARBERRY Sapper L.F. 95 Irchester-road Rushden  R.E. J Bates
04 Aug 1944
SMITH Frederick Malcolm 41 Queen-street Rushden Beds. and Herts. Regiment J Bugby and Son
08 Dec 1939
HEWLETT Samuel "Joaleen" Hall-avenue Rushden  Royal Artillery J Cave and Sons Ltd
08 Aug 1941
BEACHAM Ernest Harold 7 Denmark-road Rushden   Royal Air Force  J F Cook and Sons
19 Jul 1940
DURHAM Frank Raymond 3 Harborough-road Rushden  Royal Air Force J F Cook and Sons
14 Mar 1941
FARRAR Ronald 58 Crabb-street Rushden  Royal Artillery  J F Cook and Sons
18 Oct 1940
HINSON Lance-Corporal Ronald Harry "Yeldrania" Newton-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment J F Cook and Sons
25 May 1945
PACK Pte. Marshall 5 Wharf-road Higham Ferrers General Service Corps J. F. Cook
08 Nov 1940
PENNESS Aubrey John "Shirlyn" Shirley-road Rushden Royal Air Force J F Cook and Sons
04 Feb 1944
DUNKLEY Pte. Arthur Ernest “Eastry” Birchall-road Rushden  G.S.C. J F Cook and Sons Ltd
15 Dec 1939
HARRIS S.B.A. Alfred G. "Firby" Wymington-road Rushden  R.N.S.B.R. J F Cook and Sons Ltd.
23 Feb 1940
LOVELL Harold A. 3 Park-cottages Bedford-road Rushden  Welsh Guards J Fentiman
02 May 1941
BAXTER A/C.2 Anthony L. “Matowa Cottage”  Chelveston   R.A.F.V.R. J H Oberman and Son, HF
13 Feb 1942
SMITH    Charles 2 Wood-street Higham Ferrers The Navy J K Perkins and Co, Irthlingborough
12 Jan 1940
BUTLER Pte. Roland Cedric 139 Newton-road Rushden  4th Northamptonshire Regt J K Perkins and Sons Irthlingborough
05 Dec 1941
PRIGMORE Grace 3 Bencroft Cottages Bedford-rd Rushden   W.R.N.S. J Knight
17 May 1940
BATES Pte. Donald 6 Wharf-road Higham Ferrers  R.A.O.C. J L Wilson
22 Dec 1939
JONES Driver Albert E. 72 Newton-road Rushden  R.A.S.C. J Lovibond Ltd Wellingborough
13 Sep 1940
TAYLOR Clifford Samuel 31 Griffith-street Rushden  R.A.O.C. J S Taylor Ltd
09 Oct 1942
TAYLOR Doreen 15 Park-road Rushden V.A.D. J S Taylor, Ltd
08 Dec 1939
SEAMARK A/C.1. Harold Edward 47 High-street Higham Ferrers  Royal Air Force J Seamark
10 Jan 1941
KNIGHT Trooper Albert Thomas 9 Gordon-terrace Rushden  Royal Armoured Corps  J T Parker and Son Wellingborough
21 May 1943
CLARK Reginald A. 20 Tennyson-road Rushden  R.A.F.V.R.  J T Parker Son and Groome
16 Oct 1942
BARKER A/C.2 Gerald Douglas The Knoll Wharf-road Higham Ferrers R.A.F. J W Barker
19 Jul 1940
SEARS Arthur 4 Dayton-street Rushden  R.A.F.V.R. J W Barker Higham Ferrers
30 May 1941
BERRIDGE Gnr. Kenneth William   Swineshead Beds   Royal Horse Artillery J. A. Westley Riseley
16 Jul 1943
SHRIVE Pte. Stanley James 132 Highfield-road Rushden I.T.C. J. B. Edwards Ltd.
31 Jul 1942
BATES Pte. John Albert 63 Park-avenue Rushden General Service Corps J. Bates
13 Jun 1941
BRITTEN Errol D. G. 50 Grove-road Rushden   R.A.S.C. J. Britten and Son
22 Dec 1939
WEALE O.S. Geoffrey Arthur "Charnwood" Wymington-road Rushden  R.N.V.R. Jackson Stops and Staff, London
06 Mar 1942
JAMES   Aircraft Apprentice Gerard L. “Verona” Station-road Irchester R.A.F. James and Sanders, Wellingborough
09 Feb 1940
DRAGE Cpl. Frederick Charles Henry 5 Coronation-avenue Rushden  A.M.P.C. Janes and Co Luton
23 Jan 1942
ALLEN Sick Berth Attendant A. H. Roy 15 Upper Park-avenue Rushden   Royal Navy  Jaques and Clark
18 Jul 1941
BAYES Trooper Ernest 34 Pemberton-street Rushden  Royal Armoured Corps  Jaques and Clark
18 Sep 1942
BRITTEN Pte. Richard Norman 7 Westfield-place Rushden I.T.C.  Jaques and Clark
19 Feb 1943
DANIELS O/S Roy 233 Wellingborough-road Rushden  Royal Navy  Jaques and Clark
09 Aug 1940
DILLEY Wilfred Sidney 8 Harvey-road Rushden  Royal Air Force Jaques and Clark
26 Apr 1940
KNIGHT Pte. Dennis 119 Cromwell-road Rushden  Northamptonshire Regiment Jaques and Clark
09 Feb 1940
LORD Pte. William Geoffrey 1 Coronation-avenue Rushden  5th Northamptonshire Regt Jaques and Clark
02 Feb 1940
MACKNESS A.C.2 Eric W. 28 Oakley-road Rushden  Royal Air Force Jaques and Clark
29 Mar 1940
MARRIOTT A.C./2 Ralph H. 21 Montague-street Rushden  R.A.F. Jaques and Clark
23 Jul 1943
MAY Pte. Charles James 56 Newton-road Rushden G.S.C. Jaques and Clark
29 Aug 1941
PARRISH O/S Reginald Frank Thurlby 6 Chester-road Rushden   Royal Navy Jaques and Clark
30 Jan 1942
SHARP Pte. Leslie St. Peter’s-avenue Rushden   R.A.O.C. Jaques and Clark
26 Jan 1940
WAITE Driver Lewis Roland 32 Highfield-road Rushden  R.A.S.C. Jaques and Clark
01 Aug 1941
ROBINSON O.S. Kenneth 32 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden   Royal Navy  Jaques and Timpson
16 Apr 1943
HESTER Pte. Rose 16 Station-road Rushden  A.T.S. Jaques, Purkis and Colman, Ltd.
06 Sep 1940
HODGKIN Hubert 6 College-street Higham Ferrers  R.A.F.V.R. John Bright Bedford
15 Aug 1941
BURT Gunner Thomas Bernard 15 Headingley-road Rushden   Royal Artillery  John Cave and Son
19 Dec 1941
AUSTIN Gnr. Alfred E. 18 Boundary-avenue Rushden   Royal Artillery  John Cave and Sons
25 Feb 1944
BAMFORD A.B. Patrick David 2 Rectory-road Rushden  Royal Navy John Cave and Sons
19 Feb 1943
BAMFORD O/S Patrick David 63 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden  Royal Navy John Cave and Sons
28 Nov 1941
BARKER Pte. Marjorie 79 Spencer-road Rushden   A.T.S. John Cave and Sons
22 Dec 1939
BARNETT Pte. John Thomas 1 Rectory-road Rushden  4th Northamptonshire Regt John Cave and Sons
10 Apr 1942
BENNETT Lce-cpl. Frank 90 Irchester-road Rushden Northamptonshire Regiment John Cave and Sons
01 May 1942
BISEKER Joan Ethel 62 Irchester-road Rushden Women’s Land Army John Cave and Sons
19 Dec 1941
BOND Dora M. 3 Washbrook-road Rushden   N.A.A.F.I. John Cave and Sons
11 Jul 1941
BRINSLEY John Thomas 37 Hall-avenue Rushden   Royal Air Force  John Cave and Sons
14 Mar 1941
CLARKE Reginald H. 23 Milton-street Higham Ferrers  R.A.F.V.R. John Cave and Sons
14 Nov 1941
CLOW Mildred Ellen 21 Rose-avenue Rushden   A.T.S. John Cave and Sons
27 Feb 1942
COOK    Pte. Ruby Ellen 32 Brookfield-road Rushden A.T.C. John Cave and Sons
17 Apr 1942
DRAGE Phyllis May 107 Westfield-avenue Rushden W.A.A.F.  John Cave and Sons
07 Mar 1941
DUNMORE Denis Frederick 17 Birchall-road Rushden Leicestershire Regiment John Cave and Sons
12 Sep 1941
ELMER Pte. Frank Reginald 131 Westfield-avenue Rushden   Seaforth Highlanders John Cave and Sons
24 Apr 1942
FAULKNER Pte. Harold Arthur 94 Portland-road Rushden Pioneer Corps John Cave and Sons
01 Aug 1941
FENSOME A/C.2 Albert Arthur 38 Washbrook-road Rushden   Royal Air Force  John Cave and Sons
08 Dec 1939
FOSTER Gunner James 30 Kings-road Rushden  Royal Artillery John Cave and Sons
18 Oct 1940
GALE Fred 6 Westfields Raunds  R.A.M.C. John Cave and Sons
24 Oct 1941
GOMM Gnr. Frank William 2 Fern-road St. Crispin Estate  Rushden   Royal Artillery  John Cave and Sons
01 May 1942
GROOME A/C 2 Eric Kenneth “Hillcrest” Upper Queen-street Rushden R.A.F.V.R. John Cave and Sons
18 Sep 1942
INGRAM A/C 2 Horace 123 Washbrook-road Rushden R.A.F. John Cave and Sons
27 Nov 1942
JAQUES A/C 2 Sydney “Alumhurst” Harvey-road Rushden  R.A.F. John Cave and Sons
22 Aug 1941
KING Gnr. Harold Arthur 92 Glassbrook-road Rushden   Royal Artillery  John Cave and Sons
10 Apr 1942
KNIGHT K. L. 57 Moor-road Rushden W.R.N.S. John Cave and Sons
14 Jan 1944
KNIGHTON Wren M. J. ********* Road Rushden  W.R.N.S. John Cave and Sons
16 Feb 1945
LUMBERS Eric Howard 27 Albion-place Rushden Royal Navy  J. Cave and Sons
31 May 1940
LUMBERS A/C.2 Herbert H. 27 Albion-place Rushden  Royal Air Force John Cave and Sons
12 Sep 1941
NEVILLE Gnr. Thomas Henry “Harnor” 55 Hall-avenue Rushden   Royal Artillery  John Cave and Sons
11 Jul 1941
NEWITT A/C.2. Gordon 9 Spinney-road Rushden   Royal Air Force  John Cave and Sons
12 Sep 1941
NORMAN Sidney 55 Moor-road Rushden   Royal Artillery  John Cave and Sons
29 Aug 1941
PAGE Signaller Andrew Ernest “Kington” London-road Raunds   Royal Corps of Signals John Cave and Sons
06 Sep 1940
PALMER Howard 50 Spencer-road Rushden  Fleet Air Arm John Cave and Sons
07 Nov 1941
PARKER Doreen Rose 159 Irchester-road Rushden   N.A.A.F.I. John Cave and Sons
04 Dec 1942
PENDERED Pte. Reginald Robert 14 Fletcher-road Rushden  R.A.M.C. John Cave and Sons
26 Jun 1942
ROWTHORN Mollie Kathleen 312 Highfield-road Rushden N.A.A.F.I.  John Cave and Sons
01 Jan 1943
SAFFORD Leslie 23 Hall-avenue Rushden   R.E.  John Cave and Sons
26 May 1944
SCRIVENS A.C.W.2 Gladys Lilian 70 Westfield-avenue Rushden  W.A.A.F. John Cave and Sons
22 Aug 1941
SEAMARKS Gnr. William Henry 73 Glassbrook-road Rushden   Royal Artillery  John Cave and Sons
29 Jan 1943
SHADBOLT Guardsman Douglas William Robert 12 Midland-road Rushden   Grenadier Guards John Cave and Sons
01 Aug 1941
SMITH Harry 17 Denmark-road Rushden   Royal Air Force  John Cave and Sons
27 Dec 1940
SWANN John Leslie 9 John-street Rushden  Royal Artillery  John Cave and Sons
16 May 1941
THROSSELL Frederick B. 25 Glassbrook-road Rushden  R.A.S.C. John Cave and Sons
15 Dec 1939
THROSSELL Pte. John 25 Glassbrook-road Rushden  1st Northamptonshire Regt  John Cave and Sons
12 Dec 1941
UNDERWOOD Eva 77 Westfield-avenue Rushden  W.A.A.F. John Cave and Sons
12 Sep 1941
WHEELER Pte. Eunice Joan “The Oakley Arms”  Rushden   A.T.S. John Cave and Sons
08 Dec 1939
WHITEHEAD Pte. William Donald 14 Succoth-place Rushden  Cheshire Regt John Cave and Sons
20 Jun 1944
WILSON Marine Terence Gordon 59 Westfield-avenue Rushden Royal Marines John Cave and Sons
03 Apr 1942
BATES S.Q.M.S. Donald 6 Wharf-road Higham Ferrers R.A.O.C.  John L Wilson
02 Aug 1940
HOBBS A/C.2 Stanley E. 6 Kings-road Rushden  Royal Air Force John L Wilson
27 Dec 1940
BECK Sapper William “Clovelly” 133 Hall-avenue Rushden  Royal Engineers  John Lees and Co Ltd.
06 Dec 1940
BECK   “Clovelly" 133 Hall-avenue Rushden  Royal Engineers John Lees and Co Ltd.
29 Nov 1940
MAYES Gunner Bernard A. 25 Milton-street Higham Ferrers  Royal Artillery John Shortland Ltd Irthlingboro'


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