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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  Ilford - Riseley
& recently come to Rushden

Newspaper
Surname Forename Address Town
Regt
Formerly Employed by
18 Apr 1941
FLOOD O.S. Arthur William Ewart 48 Atherton-road Ilford  Royal Navy  Borough Schools Ilford
06 Aug 1943
BEARDSMORE Pte. Ronald A. Prospect-avenue Irchester G.S.C. Almarco Wellingborough
22 Nov 1940
BROWN Gunner Harry George 4 Prospect-avenue Irchester  Royal Artillery Strong and Fisher Ltd.
18 Sep 1942
GARROD Pte. Clifford H. 109 Wollaston-road Irchester G.S.C.  "Rushden Echo and Argus"
06 Mar 1942
JAMES   Aircraft Apprentice Gerard L. “Verona” Station-road Irchester R.A.F. James and Sanders, Wellingborough
23 Jan 1942
KIRK Pte. Percy John 60 Farndish-road Irchester   Wiltshire Regiment A. Sargent and Sons
04 Dec 1942
ROBINSON James Alfred 45 Wollaston-road Irchester  R.A.O.C. Sargents
29 Nov 1940
SHRIVES Trooper Wilfred Leonard 68 Farndish-road Irchester  Royal Armoured Corps Prudential Assurance Co.
17 Oct 1941
SKEELES A/C.2 Arthur Ernest “Greenwood” Knuston Spinney Irchester   R.A.F.V.R. John White
06 Feb 1942
WARREN   Morris C. Knuston Spinney Irchester The Army E. Warren and Sons
02 Feb 1940
ABBOTT Leslie 1 Park-road Irthlingborough  Royal Artillery Bignells Ltd.
12 Apr 1940
BARNETT Ronald James 8 Addington-road Terrace Irthlingborough  Grenadier Guards Woodley and Sons Higham Ferrers
19 Dec 1941
BRIDGLAND Joan 87 College-street Irthlingborough   W.A.A.F. Irthlingborough Food Office
21 Nov 1941
BRIDGMENT Hilda N. 47 Manton-road Irthlingborough   Women’s Land Army Betwynda Ltd., Lt. Irchester
31 Jan 1941
BRITCHFORD Leslie Archfield Irthlingborough  Royal Air Force  United Counties Omnibus Co.
09 Aug 1940
DENTON Driver Harry Frederick 18 Welford-avenue Irthlingborough  R.A.S.C. Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co.
16 Aug 1940
HODSON Gunner Joseph William 15 Lime-terrace Irthlingborough  Royal Artillery Express Boot Co Irthlingborough
02 Aug 1940
INGYON Eli 40 Nicholas-road Irthlingborough  Royal Air Force Midland Co-operative Association
03 Apr 1942
LEWIS Corpl. George William 24 High-street West Irthlingborough Royal Marines Featherstonehaugh Ltd.
07 Feb 1941
LEWIS Marine George W. 24 High-street Irthlingborough  Royal Marines  C and W Featherstonhaugh
22 Aug 1941
LONG A/C.2 Charles Percy 5 Jubilee-street Irthlingborough   Royal Air Force  B. Denton and Son
09 Aug 1940
MOLCHAR Pte. Charles 16 Welford-avenue Irthlingborough  The Welsh Regt Balfour Shoe Co.
23 Oct 1942
NICHOLSON Lily 1 Spencer-road Irthlingborough W.L.A. Currys, Ltd., Rushden
19 Sep 1941
OVERTON Pte. Thomas 43 Hayway Irthlingborough   Pioneer Corps Gammidge and Co.
22 Nov 1940
PARTRIDGE Eric Alfred 12 Cherry-street Irthlingborough  R.A.F.V.R. Co-op Laundry
11 Jul 1941
RICHARDSON A/C 2 Vivian K. V. 22 High-street West Irthlingborough   R.A.F.V.R. C.K. Woods
07 Feb 1941
SAVAGE Marine Harold A. 24 High-street West Irthlingborough  Royal Marines  Walker and Gunn Ltd.
10 Jan 1941
SMEATHERS Wilfred “Brookside” 42 Addington-road Irthlingborough  Royal Air Force  C.W.S Rushden
11 Oct 1940
SWINGLER Bob 6 Queen-street Irthlingborough  Northumberland Fusiliers B Denton and Son
10 Jan 1941
TEW Pte. Cyril 37 Victoria-road Irthlingborough  Leicestershire Regiment John White Ltd.
22 Oct 1943
LAW Nancy Helen 92 King-street Kettering  W.L.A.  Brooke and Brooke
06 Aug 1943
GOOSEY Dvr. Edward George   Knotting Green R.A.S.C. Bignells Ltd.
25 Oct 1940
HODBY Joseph Leonard   Knotting Green  Beds and Herts Regt John White Ltd.
06 Nov 1942
HALE John Richard   Knotting Green BDF R.A. Tecnic Boot Co
05 Jun 1942
HALES Nellie   Knotting Green BDF Women’s Land Army Mrs. W. C. Tarry Rushden
17 Oct 1941
MITCHELL A/C.2 H. 45 Newton-road Little Irchester   R.A.F.V.R. Nicholson Son and Daniels
29 Aug 1941
RIVITT Jack 16 Milton-road Little Irchester   R.A.C. Nicholson Sons and Daniels
03 Oct 1941
FREEMAN Norah K. 24 Wisbech-road March Cambs   A.T.S. Mrs. E. Owen Rushden
23 Feb 1940
BANKS Walter Henry "Woodleys" Melchbourne, Beds Royal Engineers Igranic
01 Dec 1939
HUTCHINGS Pte. John Edward "St. John Arms" Melchbourne, Beds  Beds and Herts Regt Miller Stain and Polish Co., Rushden
26 Nov 1943
NICHOLSON A.C.2 Roland Sidney Post Office  Melchbourne R.A.F.V.R.  
12 Mar 1943
CRAKER Pte. Frederick G. 114 Rushden-road New Wymington  Primary Training Centre. Wm. Green and Son
01 Aug 1941
LEWIS Gunner William Charles 10 Oxford-street New Wymington   Royal Artillery  J & C Claridge Ltd.
23 Aug 1940
SPENCER Lance-Corporal David Ivor 8 Oxford-street New Wymington  Northamptonshire Regiment R.I.C.S.
20 Dec 1940
HARRISON Corporal Albert Edward 97 Lewes-road Newhaven late Tennyson-d,R'den  R.A.S.C. Own business
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
BATES Arthur   Newton Bromshold A.M.P.C. John White Ltd.
28 Jan 1944
BATES Cecil   Newton Bromshold Royal Artillery C. Espin
29 May 1942
BATES Gnr. Leonard   Newton Bromshold Royal Artillery J & C Claridge Ltd.
28 Jun 1940
KING Gunner Richard Rectory Farm Newton Bromshold  Royal Artillery Bignells Ltd.
31 Dec 1943
TOONE Acting Gunner Frank Edward   Newton Bromshold  Royal Navy  
11 Jul 1941
SPRIGGS Pilot Officer Sydney G. 50 Thorncliffe-road Norwood Green Heston   R.A.F.V.R. Ealing Education Committee
24 Jan 1941
DODD Driver Edward Graham 30 High-street Podington  Royal Engineers  R.I.C.S.
09 Aug 1940
DOWSETT Pte. Charles Frederick High-street Podington  Northamptonshire Regiment John White Ltd.
03 Oct 1941
ALLEN Ernest 5 Sackville-street Raunds R.A.F. Tebbutt and Hall Raunds
19 Apr 1940
BAILEY A.C.2 Cyril 16 Sackville-street Raunds Royal Air Force Northamptonshire County Council
07 Jan 1944
BEEBY Peter William 44 Hill-street Raunds Royal Navy  Gravestock’s
21 Jun 1940
BROWN Kathleen 13 West-street Raunds  A.T.S. Mrs Hawkes, Portland-road, Rushden
20 Dec 1940
FINDING Gunner Jack 3 Bridge-street Raunds Royal Artillery  Bignells Ltd.
20 Dec 1940
FINDING Pte. Harold 3 Bridge-street Raunds Infantry  John White Ltd.
27 Feb 1942
FREEMAN    Sgn. Douglas Stanley 17 Spinney-street Raunds Royal Corps of Signals  Tebbutt and Hall Bros.
18 Oct 1940
GALE Fred 6 Westfields Raunds  R.A.M.C. John Cave and Sons Rushden
29 Nov 1940
LAWRENCE Jack 8 Clare-street Raunds Royal Artillery Bignells Ltd.
23 May 1941
LAWRENCE Pte. Alfred 26 Clare-street Raunds Leicestershire Regiment E. C. Gravestock
29 Aug 1941
PAGE Signaller Andrew Ernest “Kington” London-road Raunds   Royal Corps of Signals John Cave and Sons.
08 Mar 1940
PARKINSON Robert 12 Midland-road Raunds  4th Northamptonshire Regt Keunen Bros Irthlingborough
27 Dec 1940
STUBBS A/C. 2 Bernard Jack 10 Barn-close Raunds  Royal Air Force  Raunds Co-operative Society
31 May 1940
WEBB Sidney Albert 28 Park-avenue Raunds  Royal Marines St Crispin Productive Society Raunds
10 May 1940
WHITE Pte. Lloyd George 24 Clare-street Raunds  R.A.S.C. John White Ltd.
31 May 1940
WILLMOTT Driver J. H. 12 Sackville-street Raunds R.A.S.C. Star Supply Stores
11 Oct 1940
STRINGER Pte. Leslie 5 Council Houses Riseley  Q.O.R.W. Kents E J T Goudie
27 Sep 1940
WILDMAN Gunner Frederick Reginald 2 Rotten-row Riseley Royal Artillery A.F Ricketts
08 Nov 1940
PERCIVAL Sgt. Reginald 100 Queen-street Rushden & 25 Baker-st Irth'boro' Corps of Military Police Austin Motors Birmingham.
08 Nov 1940
WILLMOTT Flight-Lieut. David Arthur (Fred) "Meadwood" Kings-road Rushden & Holland-rd, Kensington, LND  Royal Air Force 
06 Dec 1940
ABBAS A/C2 Phillip Robert 11 Irchester-road Rushden (late U S A )  R.A.F.V.R. R.R Brown


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