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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  Sandy - Yelden

Newspaper
Surname Forename Address Town
Regt
Formerly Employed by
01 Aug 1941
ROBINSON Pte. Ronald Leonard 90 St. Neots-road Sandy Beds   R.A.O.C. Own business
15 Dec 1939
BEALE Sgt. Pilot Frederick Allen "Temple Croft" Sharnbrook, Beds Royal Air Force Northamptonshire County Council
16 Feb 1945
HOMAN Derrick James “Lawn Cottage” Sharnbrook  Northamptonshire Regiment.  P.X.
06 Apr 1945
HOMAN Gnr. Edward Charles “Lawn Cottage” Sharnbrook R.A. Cooke, baker, Rushden
09 May 1941
HUNT Pte. Harold F.   Souldrop   R.A.S.C. Strong and Fisher
07 Jan 1944
HUNT O/S Ronald   Souldrop, Beds  Royal Navy  Tecnic Boot Co.
11 Sep 1942
STANTON Pte. Robert (missing) Souldrop BDF G.S.C. Gee, Walker and Slater
03 Oct 1941
STANTON Jack Alfred   Souldrop Beds   R.H.A. G. Selwood and Co.
26 Sep 1941
CHAMBERS Pte. Arthur Frank 44a Jackson-street St  Kilda New Zealand, late of 66 Moor-road  
09 Oct 1942
BOYCE Frederick James The Avenue Stanwick R.A.F. Raunds Co-operative Society
11 Sep 1942
FREEMAN O/Sea. Robert S. (missing) street Stanwick Royal Navy Haigh and Son
28 Jan 1944
GADSBY Spr. Herbert “Oakdene” Higham-road Stanwick  Royal Engineers  John White  Ltd.
27 Aug 1943
HILSON A.C.W.2 Maisie A. “Klonwell” Chelveston-road Stanwick W.A.A.F.  
04 Sep 1942
LYNN A. J. West-street Stanwick I.T.C.  Victoria Leather Co. Higham Ferrers
22 Mar 1940
MEADE Trooper Brian Stanley "The Woodlands" Stanwick Life Guards C W Horrell Ltd.
08 Dec 1939
POTTER Sapper R. E. High-street Stanwick  Royal Engineers A J Potter
29 Mar 1940
READE Trooper Brian Stanley "The Woodlands Stanwick  Life Guards C W Horrell Ltd.
21 Aug 1942
WRIGHT Miranda P. High-street Stanwick W.A.A.F. P. W. Wills
08 Dec 1939
YORK Driver Hugh James "Bella Vista" Higham-road Stanwick  R.A.S.C. United Counties Bus Co.
30 May 1941
BERRIDGE Gnr. Kenneth William   Swineshead Beds   Royal Horse Artillery J. A. Westley Riseley
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
29 Aug 1941
HART L.A.C. Frederick W.   Upper Dean R.A.F. Colonel Wade Dean Grange
22 Aug 1941
HEWITT Trooper Leslie Hugh Alexander Three Compasses Inn Upper Dean Beds   R.A.C. Mr. Charles Gardner J.P.
22 Nov 1940
OSBORNE Pte. Robert Leslie 2 Vivian-road Wellingboro' (late Rushden)  Beds and Herts Regt C W Horrell Ltd.
21 Mar 1941
SMITH Frederick Ernest 14 Hill-street Wellingboro' late St Margaret’s-ave, R'den  R.A.C.  B Denton and Sons
01 Mar 1940
BAILEY Gunner Thomas Ernest 33 Bedale-road Wellingborough  Royal Artillery William Green and Sons
18 Oct 1940
LACK Philip Vernon 74 Eastfield-road Wollaston  R.A.F. Police B Denton and Son
30 Oct 1942
MATTHEWS Frederick 34 London-road Wollaston Royal Artillery  B. Denton and Son
01 Aug 1941
BARNES Gunner William Horace 176 Rushden-road Wymington   Royal Artillery  C.W.S.
06 Dec 1940
BARNETT Frank 164 Rushden-road Wymington  Corps of Signals Strong and Fisher
07 Apr 1944
CHURCH Jean Margaret 95 Rushden-road Wymington  W.L.A. C.W.S.
07 Feb 1941
CHURCH Pte. F. 97 New Wymington. Wymington  Leicestershire Regiment  
07 Jun 1940
CHURCH Stanley G. 95 Rushden-road Wymington  Royal Navy Bignells Ltd.
07 Jun 1940
CHURCH V. K. A. Rushden-road Wymington  The Army John White Ltd.
29 Oct 1943
COLEY Beryl 93 Rushden-road Wymington N.A.A.F.I.  J. White Ltd.
19 Jul 1940
COLEY Reginald John 99 Rushden-road Wymington  Northamptonshire Regiment John White Ltd.
02 May 1941
COLEY A/C.2 Cecil 99 Rushden-road Wymington   Royal Air Force  John White Ltd.
02 May 1941
COLEY A/C.2 Derrick 99 Rushden-road Wymington   Royal Air Force  R.I.C.S.
05 Dec 1941
CRAWLEY A/C.2 George 27 High-street Wymington   R.A.F. Collins and Co.
22 Aug 1941
DICKINSON Gnr. Charles Frederick 117 Rushden-road Wymington   Royal Artillery  C.W.S.
23 Oct 1942
FORD Eileen R. 76 Rushden-road Wymington Civil Nursing Reserve. John White, Ltd.
31 May 1940
FURNESS Reginald Dennis 124 Rushden-road Wymington  Royal Artillery Tecnic Boot Co.
12 Jan 1940
GREEN Driver Donald Lord 48 Rectory-hill Wymington  R.A.S.C. P.X. Ltd.
25 Apr 1941
HADLEY Pte. William Joseph E. 54 Rushden-road Wymington  Northamptonshire Regiment R.I.C.S.
07 Feb 1941
HALL Frank   Wymington  Royal Air Force  Tecnic Boot Co.
31 May 1940
HART Pte. William E. 19 High-street Wymington  Royal Engineers C.W.S.
09 Aug 1940
HART Pte. William Enoch 19 High-street Wymington  Beds and Herts Regt C.W.S.
15 Aug 1941
HART Driver Leonard Frederick 19 High-street Wymington   R.A.S.C. C.W.S.
21 Nov 1941
HELSDOWN O/S John L. S. 113 Rushden-road Wymington   Royal Navy Own business
15 Aug 1941
JOLLEY Pte. Alfred William 113 Rushden-road Wymington   Royal Artillery   
31 May 1940
LEWIS Albert John 74 Rushden-road Wymington  Royal Artillery John White Ltd.
06 Apr 1945
LITCHFIELD Donald 9 Cambridge-street Wymington Grenadier Guards F. E. Litchfield
25 Oct 1940
LITCHFIELD Frederick Ernest 9 Cambridge-street Wymington  R.A.S.C. Own business
16 May 1941
MYERS Thomas George 44 Rushden-road Wymington  Royal Marines C.W.S.
23 May 1941
MYERS Thomas George 44 Rushden-road Wymington  Royal Marines C.W.S.
16 May 1941
PERCIVAL Douglas James 97 Rushden-road Wymington  Royal Artillery  John White
22 Dec 1939
PERCIVAL Leonard W. 97 Rushden-road Wymington  R.A.S.C. F E Bayes Ltd Irthlingborough
29 Aug 1941
PERKINS Gnr. Reginald Harold 86 Rushden-road Wymington   Royal Artillery  C.W.S. Boot Works
29 Aug 1941
PERKINS L.A.C. Donald William 86 Rushden-road Wymington   R.A.F. C.W.S. Boot Works
09 Aug 1940
PETTITT Pte. Percival Henry 58 Rushden-road Wymington  Northamptonshire Regiment Tecnic Boot Co.
29 Aug 1941
PHILLIPS Pte. Dennis 9 Church-lane Wymington   5th Northamptonshire Regt C.W.S. Boot Works
19 Jul 1940
REYNOLDS Kenneth J.   Wymington  Royal Air Force Bignells Ltd.
15 Dec 1939
ROBINSON S.B.A. Walter Alfred 34 Rushden-road Wymington  R.N.S.B.R. C.W.S Boot Works
31 May 1940
SANDERS Lance-Cpl. John Charles "Hillside" Wymington  Northamptonshire Regiment John White Ltd.
24 Jul 1944
SARGENT Rfmn. Clifford 103 Rushden-road Wymington K.R.R.C.  Alfred Sargent and Sons Ltd.
26 Jul 1940
TIMPSON Gunner Reginald A. 97 Rushden-road Wymington  Royal Engineers John White Ltd.
24 Jan 1941
WALLIS O.S. David Ernest William Church-lane Wymington  Royal Navy  John White Ltd.
29 Aug 1941
WATSON Ina 40 Rushden-road Wymington   A.T.S. Messrs. F. W. Woolworth
28 Feb 1941
WEST Gunner Reginald Francis 15 High-street Wymington  Royal Artillery  Beds C.C.
25 Oct 1940
WHITTINGTON Pte. Ted Church-lane Wymington  Royal Norfolk Regt Mr J Gray Kempston
01 Aug 1941
WHITTINGTON L/Cpl. Bert Horace 25 Church-lane Wymington   Royal Engineers  Whittington and Tomlin
29 Aug 1941
WOODS Corporal Walter Cyril 85 Rushden-road Wymington   R.A.F. C.W.S. Boot Works
14 Aug 1942
WOOLLARD Pte. Wm. 152 Rushden-road Wymington R.A.O.C.  C. K. Woods
05 Jun 1942
WRIGHT Fus. Sydney C. V. 118 Rushden-road Wymington Royal Iniskilling Fusiliers John White Ltd.
19 Dec 1941
WRIGHT Driver Jack 109 Rushden-road Wymington   Royal Artillery  B. Denton and Son
14 Feb 1941
WICKS A/C.2 Jack A. Middle Farm Yelden Beds Royal Air Force  Beds C.C.
23 Aug 1940
WAITE Lance-Corporal L.R.      Military Police  



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