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THE GREAT WAR PLAQUE
This plaque was unveiled on 16th November 1921 in Soham Grammar School by Mr E.T.Nethercoat, M.P.S., President of the pharmaceutical Society, a native of Ely
and a former pupil at the school. It was dedicated by the Rev.J.C.Rust, Vicar of St Andrew's and Chairman of the Governors of the school.It was moved to
Beechurst with the school in 1925.
Details of the men commemorated can be found as listed below
On this site under Soham ..F.BROWN = P.A.DENNIS = R.E.EASTER = C.H.EDMUNDS = G.V.EDMUNDS = G.JARROLD = C.F.MORBEY = H.C.TOWNSEND
On this site under Fordham..H.M.BOON
On this site under Exning..J.DENNIS
On this site under Newmarket..J.R.CULLEN
Just possibly under Freckenham..W.RUMBELOW
F.CUTCHEY (Lambeth) = E.B.OSBORNE (Science Master)= R.J.PRICE (Canada)= G.E.VARROW Southend)
THE MEMORIAL GATES
The WW2 Memorial Gates in earlier times.
In December 1951 wrought iron gates were erected at the entrance to the playing fields in remembrance of those ex pupils who fell in the 1939-1945 war.They
were dedicated on the 18th July 1952 and now stand half way up the old drive from Sand Street. Until 1971 on the Friday before Remembrance Sunday there was
always a ceremony of remembrance culminating in the planting of a field of poppies
The gates were dedicated by the Archdeacon of Ely, The Venerable H.F.Kirkpatrick on the 18th July 1952. In the order of service that day the following were
listed and it is also noted where their commemoration may be found on this site. There are three other on the Roll of Honour that were not listed at the time.
EDGAR JAMES ANDREWS................NEWMARKET
ARTHUR LESLIE BRADSHAW.............from Sutton
KENNETH FREDERICK CLARKE...........ISLEHAM
SIDNEY WALTER CORNWELL.............ISLEHAM
FREDERICK JAMES FIELD..............NEWMARKET
EDWARD GEORGE FRETWELL.............from Stuntney
WILLIAM DICK HAWKES................SWAFFHAM PRIOR
FRED HOCKLEY.......................from Littleport
HAROLD BOTHA HOW...................FRECKENHAM
KEITH ALAN JOHNSON.................FORDHAM
ALBERT JAMES JUGG..................from Witchford
VICTOR SIDNEY KEY..................from Littleport
JOHN WILLIAM LAYTON................not yet known
JOHN BEDFORD NORMAN................from Haddenham
DONALD PALMER......................FORDHAM
ERIC ARTHUR PALMER.................MILDENHALL (www.suffolk-breckland-remembers.co.uk)
GEORGE WILLIAM PAYTON..............from Ely
EDGAR HENRY READER.................FORDHAM
WILLIAM JAMES STEGGLES.............SOHAM
KENNETH REGINALD TURNER............KENNETT
DUNCAN FRANK WRIGHT................ELY ?
in addition there were
CHARLES RAYMOND CARTER.............CHIPPENHAM
LESLIE THOMAS PARTRIDGE.............from Wilburton
STANLEY PLUMB......................SOHAM
THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
SOHAM RAILWAY STATION PLAQUE
This plaque was originally mounted in Soham Railway Station but was removed on the demise of those premises to the safe keeping of the Village College.
Unveiled on 1st June 1947, by the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (and Isle of Ely).
The brass plaque is mounted above a case holding the George Cross,
London and North Eastern Railways medal and the Order of Industrial Heroism Medal awarded to James Nightall.
The plate is engraved, below the insignia of the London and North Eastern Railway, with :-
THIS TABLET COMMEMORATES THE HEROIC ACTION
OF FIREMAN J.W.NIGHTALLG.C., WHO LOST HIS
LIFE & DRIVER B.BIMBERT G.C. WHO WAS BADLY
INJURED WHILST DETACHING A BLAZING WAGON
FROM AN AUMMUNITION TRAIN AT THIS STATION
AT 1.43 AM ON JUNE 2ND 1944. THE STATION
WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE DONE BY THE EXPLOASION. THE DEVOTION
TO DUTY OF THESE BRAVE MEN SAVED THE
TOWN OF SOHAM FROM GRAVE DESTRUCTION
SIGNALMAN F.BRIDGES WAS KILLED WHILST ON
DUTY & GUARD H.CLARKE SUFFERED FROM SHOCK
"BE STRONG AND QUIT YOURSELVES LIKE MEN."
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.
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