1914-1918 (2)
Mark Cunnane produced a document listing the people from Prestwood that fought and died in WW1. The names were taken from the war memorial. It is reproduced here along with images from the various Cemeteries around the world where the war dead are honoured for their sacrifice.
Private RUPERT GIBBONS
7413, 2nd Bn., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry who died on 21 October 1914. Remembered with honour. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Private ERNES R. HAILEY
G/28160, 23rd Bn., Middlesex Regiment who died on 01 June 1917 Remembered with honour. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Serjeant E HILL
12290, 6th Bn., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
who died on 03 September 1916. Remembered with honour GUILLEMONT ROAD CEMETERY, GUILLEMONT
Guillemont Road Cemetery
Lance Corporal ALBERT HENRY JANES
2421, 1st/1st Bucks Bn., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry who died age 22 on 21 July 1916. Son of Arthur and Mary Janes, of The Red Lion, Great Kingshill, High Wycombe, Bucks. Remembered with honour THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Thiepval memorial
Driver GEORGE ALBERT JANES
18431, “A” Bty. 109th Bde., Royal Field Artillery who died on 14 May 1916 Remembered with honour BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD)
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord)
Private PERCY JANES
139715, 61st Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) who died on 21 March 1918
Remembered with honour POZIERES MEMORIAL
Pozieres Memorial
Private JOHN LANGSTON
252792, 2nd/6th Bn., Manchester Regiment who died age 36 on 21 March 1918 Son of Thomas and Ellen Langston, of Great Kingshill, Bucks; husband of Sarah Sears formerly Langston), of 63, Burnt Oak Rd., Gillingham, Kent. Remembered with honour POZIERES MEMORIAL.
Pozieres Memorial
Lance Corporal WILLIAM LANGSTON
429062, “C” Coy. 47th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) who died age 26 on 03 March 1917 Son of William and Ellen Langston; husband of Ellen Langston, of The Beeches, Fernhurst, Haslemere, England. Remembered with honour VILLERS STATION CEMETERY, VILLERS-AU-BOIS
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
Driver HARRY LANGSTON
136738, 17th Field Coy, Royal Engineers who died on 16 December 1917 Husband of G. Langston, of Prestwood, Great Missenden, Bucks. Remembered with honour MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA
Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria
Private H NASH
123209, 73rd Bn., Canadian Infantry who died on 28 December 1916 Remembered with honour LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery
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