WWI&II - Sproughton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 4th August 1914 Britiain entered the First World War, one of the costliest conflicts in history, with fighting continuing until 11th November 1918, Armistice Day. Sproughton contributed to the war effort and many residents went to the front line. Twenty Sproughton men, many in their early twenties paid the ultimate price and lost their lives in the fight for freedom. We pay tribute to these men and all who were part of the hostilities. The Sproughton men who lost their lives were: -

Edward (Ephraim) Alldred (Aldred) Private 20877 5th Bn Kings Shropshire Lt Infantry d. 25/04/1914 aged 33yrs

Charles P.G. Cameron Royal Garrison Artillery d. 30.04.1918 aged 33

Charles H. Churchman 6th Bn Suffolk Regiment d. 03.05.1917 aged 22

Leonard Cutting Pte 202275 4th Bn Suffolk Regiment d. 02.05.1917 age unknown

Wilfred Fletcher 3rd/4th Bn Suffolk Regiment d. 11.03.1916 aged 36

John H.Fosdick Lieutenant Rifle Brigade d. 31.07.1915 aged 30

Malcolm Fraser Lance Corporal 12350 7th Bn Suffolk Regiment d. 17.07.1915 aged 21

John Gray 4th Bn Suffolk Regiment d. 23.04.1917 aged 22

E.J.Johnson 4th Bn Bedfordshire Regiment d. 27.03.1918 aged 31 brother of George Johnson

George Johnson 7th Bn East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) d. 29.08.1915 aged 22 brother of E.J.Johnson

D.E.Kinsey aged 25

G.E.Laws aged 26

Stanley Laws 26th Bn Australian Infantry d. 27.09.1917 aged 23

A.A.Lloyd Royal Field Artillery aged 24

Harry Markham Machine Gun Corps D. 15.07.1917 aged 35

Reginald W. Scarfe Suffolk Regiment d. 11.08.1915

Albert R.Scrivener Rifleman 13/41453 13th Royal Irish Rifles d. 08.12.1917 aged 33

Walter Wade Royal Engineers d. 24.08.1918 aged 28

David Warne 7th Bn Suffolk Regiment d. 25.11.1915 aged 20

Walter W.Wright Royal Garrison Artillery d. 23.08.1917 aged 28

More detailed information can be found at http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/Sproughton.html (The Roll of Honour was compiled by Jean Austin & JenniferJones © 2005)

SPROUGHTON PAGES FROM THE BENEFICE BOOK OF THE FALLEN

These are the Sproughton pages (© JMKJones) in the Tribute Book to the 93 World War I Fallen of the North Samford Benefice; a copy of which was given to each of the six Parish Churches in 2003.

Almost all these graves and memorials shown below were visited by Jennifer and Peter Jones of Copdock and Washbrook and photographed by Jennifer between 2001 and 2003. The photographs of those whose graves/memorials that could not be visited or had slipped through the net of the early CWGC website have been donated by The War Graves Photographic Project (www.twgpp.org) - for whom Jennifer became a volunteer.

At home further background research was done by Jean Austen (formerly of Belstead) - those details can be seen on the Roll of Honour website: http://www.roll-of-honour.com. The aim of the original project was to “bring these men back home after all these years” - it has been an honour and a privilege so to do.

Jennifer Jones

2014

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