Rushden Research Group: Enlistments 1941

The Rushden Echo & Argus 1941, transcribed by Jim & Gill Hollis.

Local Roll of Honour

Men and Women Who Have Enlisted in the Services
November & December 1941

(A longer list is printed in the newspaper. We have extracted the names which have not appeared before.)

7th November, 1941

CHILDS, Gnr. Albert Victor, 47, Glassbrook-road, Rushden. – Royal Artillery (Denbros).	STURGEON, Pte. Frederick W. A., Oval-road, Rushden. – Pioneer Corps (Wm. Green and Son).
HALES, Richard, 38, St. Margaret’s-avenue, Rushden. – R.A.F. (Sanders and Sanders).	WALKER, A/C.2 Walter Stuart, “Iboro,” Wymington-road, Rushden. – R.A.F. (John White, Ltd.).
HART, A/C.2 Derek Walter, 2a, Newman-street, Higham Ferrers. – R.A.F. (Sanders and Sanders).	WALLER, Ralph Arthur, 6, Upper Park-avenue, Rushden. – Royal Navy (C. W. Horrell, Ltd.).
JEFFS, O/S Arthur, 24, North End, Higham Ferrers. – Royal Navy (Higham Ferrers I.C.S.).	WOOD, Trooper Frederick W., 27, St. Peter’s-avenue, Rushden. – R.A.C. (Buckby Bros., Burton Latimer).
PARKER, Doreen Rose, 159, Irchester-road, Rushden. – N.A.A.F.I. (John Cave and Sons).

Promotions

HARTWELL, Lnce-Bmdr. Horace George, 48, St. Margaret’s-avenue, Rushden. – Royal Artillery (Allebone and Sons).

14th November, 1941

BAZELEY, Gunner Bert, 19, Corporation-terrace, Higham Ferrers. – Royal Artillery (John White, Ltd.).	SHELTON, Pte. Malcolm Stanley, 72, Crabb-street, Rushden. – R.A.O.C. (Express Works, Irthlingborough).
CLOW, Mildred Ellen, 21, Rose-avenue, Rushden. – A.T.S. (John Cave and Sons).	SMITH, A/C.2 Cyril Frederick, 113, Newton-road, Rushden. – R.A.F.V.R. (Bignells, Ltd.).
COLES, Driver Harry, 9, Co-operative-row, Rushden. – R.A.S.C. (John White, Ltd.).	THOMAS, Pte. Albert Ernest, 145, Highfield-road, Rushden. – Northamptonshire Regiment (C.W.S.)
NOBLE, Gunner Frederick Cecil, 1, Washbrook-road, Rushden. – Royal Artillery (Eaton and Co.).	THOMAS, A/C.2 Aubrey Leslie, 145, Highfield-road, Rushden. – R.A.F. (Bignells, Ltd.).
PETTIT, Cecil, 60, Oakley-road, Rushden. – Royal Marines (C.W.S.).	WRIGHT, Gunner Horace Frank, 80, Crabb-street, Rushden. – Royal Artillery (Tecnic Boot Co.).
SAFFORD, Frank, 15, St. Peter’s-avenue, Rushden. – Royal Engineers. (Wargate Motor Co.).

21st November, 1941

BIRD, Gnr. Albert, 17, Westfield-street, Higham Ferrers. – Royal Artillery (John White, Ltd.).	MARTIN, A/C.2 Kenneth Russell, 21, Pemberton-street, Rushden. – Royal Air Force. (“Rushden Echo and Argus”).
BRIDGMENT, Hilda N., 47, Manton-road, Irthlingborough. – Women’s Land Army (Betwynda, Ltd., Lt. Irchester).	NEWELL, Eric Roland, 138, Cromwell-road, Rushden. – Royal Artillery.
FIRKINS, A/C.2 Philip T.C., 53, Roberts-street, Rushden. – R.A.F. Police (Wm. Green and Son).	PARROTT, A.C.W. Joan Agnes, 92, Harborough-road, Rushden. – W.A.A.F. (Mrs. McCabe).
HELSDOWN, O/S John L. S., 113, Rushden-road, Wymington. – Royal Navy (Own business).	STEVENS, Cyril William, 35, Hall-avenue, Rushden. – Royal Corps of Signals (Allebone and Sons).
LEESON, Marine Cyril Robert, 109, Newton-road, Rushden. – Royal Marines (Wholesale and Export Shoe Co., Irchester).

Promotions

BONESS, Cpl. J., 29, St. Peter’s-avenue, Rushden. – Royal Engineers (John White, Ltd.).	JARVIS, Petty Officer T. W., 81, Moor-road, Rushden. – Royal Navy.
CURTIS, Cpl. Donald R., 19, King’s-road, Rushden. – Royal Air Force (Own business).	KNIGHT, Cpl. E. W., 29, St. Mary’s-avenue, Rushden. – R.A.O.C.
FENSOM, Sgt. R. W., 23, Brookfield-road, Rushden. – Grenadier Guards.

28th November, 1941

ALLEN, A/C.2 John Francis, 9, Hall-avenue, Rushden. – R.A.F. (W. Sargent and Co.).	GIBBS, Pte. Ivy, 115, Westfield-avenue, Rushden. – A.T.S. (W. Sargent and Co.).
BARKER, Pte. Marjorie, 79, Spencer-road, Rushden. – A.T.S. (John Cave and Sons, Ltd.).	KING, D., 15, Trafford-road, Rushden. – Royal Engineers (John White, Ltd.).
COLEMAN, Gnr. Wilfred, 2, Lancaster-street, Higham Ferrers. – Royal Artillery (Own business).	PARTRIDGE, Assistant Steward Leslie Harry, 2, Albion-place, Rushden. – Royal Navy (B. Ladds, Ltd.).
COOK, Herbert, 30, Crabb-street, Rushden. – R.A.C. (P.X., Ltd.).	PEACOCK, Ronald James, 158, Queen-street, Rushden. – Royal Marines (R. Tarry and Co.).
DENTON, Raymond, 57, Robinson-road, Rushden. R.A.S.C.	RICHARDSON, Fred, 67, Trafford-road, Rushden. – Royal Artillery (John White, Ltd.).
DRAGE, Bdr. Charles William, 16, Sussex-place, Rushden. – Royal Artillery (C.W.S.).	SHARP, Driver Joseph, 1 Spring-gardens, Higham Ferrers. – R.A.S.C. (R. Tarry and Co.).

5th December, 1941

BROOKS, Pauline Monica, 11, Tennyson-road, Rushden. – A.T.S. (Allebone and Sons).	PRIGMORE, Grace, 3, Bencroft Cottages, Bedford-road, Rushden. – W.R.N.S. (J. Knight).
BUNTING, John Henry, 26, North-street, Rushden. – R.A.F. (Bignells, Ltd.).	ROBINSON, Pte. Alfred Sidney, 116, High-street, Rushden. – R.A.O.C. (John White, Ltd.).
CRAWLEY, A/C.2 George, 27, High-street, Wymington. – R.A.F. (Collins and Co.).	ROCKINGHAM, Frederick, 60, Tennyson-road, Rushden. – R.A.F. (Wm. Green and Son).
GODFREY, Gwendoline M., 27, Talbot-road, Rushden. – A.T.S. (C. W. Horrell, Ltd.).	SANDERS, Rosemary, 20, Thrift-street, Higham Ferrers. – A.T.S. (John White, Ltd.).
HENMAN, A.C.W. 2 Beryl, 91, Westfield-avenue, Rushden. – W.A.A.F. (R. Tarry and Co.).	SHORT, A/C.2 Albert Edward, 45, Queen-street, Rushden. – R.A.F. Police (G. Selwood and Co.).
HEWITT, Albert Edward, 13, Windmill-road, Rushden. – R.A.M.C. (R. Marriott).	SHORT, Trooper Horace, 32, Prospect-avenue, Rushden. – R.A.C. (C. K. Woods).
KING, Pte. D., 15, Trafford-road, Rushden. – A.T.S. (John White, Ltd.).	WIGGINS, Trooper Frederick Herbert, 43, Allen-road, Rushden. – R.A.C. (W. Sargent and Co.).
PRATT, A/C.2 Douglass, 5, Westfield-place, Rushden. – R.A.F.V.R. (B. Denton and Son).	WIGGINS, Sidney Howard, 19, King’s-avenue, Higham Ferrers. – R.A.F. (Allebone and Sons).
PRATT, Pte. Joan, 5, Westfield-place, Rushden. – A.T.S. (Pooles).	WILSON, Edythe M., 2, Simpson-avenue, Higham Ferrers. – A.T.S. (John White, Ltd.).

Promotions

GREAVES, Sergt. Margaret, 13, Tennyson-road, Rushden. – W.A.A.F. (John White, Ltd.).

SHIPMAN, A/B Edwin, 87, Hayway, Rushden. – Royal Navy. (T. Swindall and Sons).

12th December, 1941

CORBY, Gnr. G. R., 6, Wentworth-road, Rushden. – Royal Artillery (Arthur Sanders, Ltd.).	NORTH, Winifred, Wellingborough-road, Rushden. – N.A.A.F.I. (Maison Jean, Bedford).
CLARKE, Gnr. Sidney G., 11, Co-operative-row, Rushden. – Royal Artillery. (Green and Coe).	OKEY, Gwyneth, 26, Albion-place, Rushden. – W.A.A.F. (R. Tarry and Co.).
DUNMORE, A.C.W. 2. Phyllis Mavis, 2, Purvis-road, Rushden. – W.A.A.F. (C. Robinson and Son).	PENNESS, A/C.2 Eric Bernard, 51, Newton-road, Rushden. - R.A.F. (Sanders and Sanders).
GEARY, Enid, 47, Park-avenue, Rushden. – N.A.A.F.I. (P. W. Wills).	SEE, Arthur Edward, Red Row, Chelveston. – Royal Artillery. (A. Sudborough and Son).
HARRIS, William George, 57, Duck-street, Rushden. - R.A.M.C. (C. W. Horrell, Ltd.).	UNDERWOOD, Eva, 77, Westfield-avenue, Rushden. - W.A.A.F. (John Cave and Sons).
KIRBY, William, 5, Co-operative-row, Rushden. – Royal Corps of Signals. (C.W.S.).	WILSON, Pte. Patricia, 12, High-street, Higham Ferrers. – A.T.S. (W. W. Chamberlain and Sons).

Promotions

DUNMORE, 2^nd-Lieut. Raymond Owen, 2, Purvis-road, Rushden. – Royal Indian Armoured Corps. (Cadbury Bros., Ltd.).

HODBY, Cpl. Charles, 23, Westfields-street, Higham Ferrers. – R.A.F. (L.M.S. Railway)/

19th December, 1941

AUSTIN, Gnr. Alfred E., 18, Boundary-avenue, Rushden. – Royal Artillery. (John Cave and Sons, Ltd.).	JEFFERIES, Harold, 29, Carnegie-street, Rushden. – Royal Navy. (Electric Supply Co.).
AUSTIN, Ass. Cook Donald F., 18, Boundary-avenue, Rushden. – Royal Navy (B. Denton and Son, Ltd.	MIDDLETON, A.C.W. 2 Edith, 13, Wharf-road, Higham Ferrers. – W.A.A.F. (John White, Ltd.).
AUSTIN, Pte. Frank R., 18, Boundary-avenue, Rushden. – Northants Regt. (Andrew Austin, Ltd.).	NEVILLE, Walter Bernard, 43, Pemberton-street, Rushden. – Royal Corps of Signals. (Eaton and Co.).
BAYES, Pte. Maurice, 56, Moor-road, Rushden. – Northamptonshire Regt.	SAIL, Sgn. George Herbert, 39, Crabb-street, Rushden. – Royal Corps of Signals. (A. Sargent and Sons).
BOND, Dora M., 3, Washbrook-road, Rushden. – N.A.A.F.I. (John Cave and Sons).	SEAMARK, A.C.W. 2 Gladys S., 47, High Street, Higham Ferrers. – W.A.A.F. (Ashford and Campion).
BRIDGLAND, Joan, 87, College-street, Irthlingborough. – W.A.A.F. (Irthlingborough Food Office).	THOMPSON, Richard M., 3, Glassbrook-road, Rushden. – Royal Navy. (Wm. Green and Son).
CURTIS, O/S Alfred Walter, “Fairhaven,” Blinco-road, Rushden. – Royal Navy. (C.W.S.).	TURNOCK, Pte. Samuel James, “Danetree,” Wharf-road, Higham Ferrers. – Oxford and Bucks L.I. (Walker and Gunn).
FELCE, Derrick Arthur, 94, Wharf-road, Higham Ferrers. – Northamptonshire Regt. (John White, Ltd.).	WEBB, Gnr. John Ougden, 103, Higham Road, Rushden. – Royal Artillery. (Schoolmaster, Weston-super-Mare).
FELCE, Fred, Wharf-road, Higham Ferrers. – K.R.R.C. (Eaton and Co.).	WILLIAMSON, A/C.2 Thomas, 25, Hayway, Rushden. – R.A.F. (Birch Bros.).
HOLYOAK, Gnr. Eric, 38, Oval-road, Rushden. – Royal Artillery. (Sanders and Sanders).	WOODCROFT, Pte. Marjorie J., 30, Albion-place, Rushden. – A.T.S. (Bignells, Ltd.).
GROOM, Pte. Herbert Wilfred, 11, Washbrook-road, Rushden. – R.A.O.C. (Own business).	WRIGHT, Driver Jack, 109, Rushden-road, Wymington. – Royal Artillery. (B. Denton and Son).

Promotions

CHETTLE, Cpl. Robert, 14, Boundary-avenue, Rushden. – R.A.F. Mobile Police. (John White, Ltd.).	LOWTHER, A/C. 1, T. 23, Grove-street, Higham Ferrers. – R.A.F. (Bignells, Wellingborough).
COLEMAN, Lance-Bmdr. Wilfred, 2, Lancaster-street, Higham Ferrers. – Royal Artillery. (Own Business).

26th December, 1941

ANDREWS, George William, 167, Irchester-road, Rushden. – Royal Engineers (L.M.S. Railway).	MATTHEWS, Arthur, 1, Allen-road, Rushden. – Royal Corps of Signals. (C. K. Woods).
BURDETT, A/C.2 Don William, 53, Trafford-road, Rushden. – R.A.F. (Robert Marriott).	REDMAN, Pte. Doris Mary, “Dolstan,” Blinco-road, Rushden. – A.T.S. (Bignells, Ltd.).
COLEMAN, Mary Eileen, 24, King’s-road, Rushden. – W.A.A.F. (Seddons and Arlidge).	WEBB, Betty, 43, Crabb-street, Rushden. – N.A.A.F.I. (G. and J. Hyde).

Promotions

Minney, Lce.-Corpl. A. B., 21, Oval-road, Rushden. – R.A.S.C.

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