Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire

Lest We Forget

In 1917 the rector wrote a list of parishioners who had been killed or who were missing in action from August 1914 to January 1918. He added three further men after that date, in all 27 men. Their names are in the order presented in this list. He made a further list of all men who served in the Great War, transcribed below.

William LEONARD Private 6478 1st Batallion North Staffordshire Regiment. Died 14 June 1916 aged 30 years. Son of the late Charles and Emma Leonard. Husband of Annie Ethel Hawkes (formerly Leonard) of Bishop Auckland.

Walter G COWELL Private 622395 27th Batallion Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) Died 11 June 1916

Charles COWELL - Private 13042 2nd Batallion Suffolk Regt. Died 30 September 1915 aged 22 years. Son of Charles and Sarah Cowell, Castle Camps.

Ellis WOODLEY - Bombardier 14450 "C" Bty. 163rd Bde, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 7 March 1916 aged 22 years. Son of Barnard & Kate Woodley, Castle Camps.

Frederick EGAN Able Seaman 8844 H.M.S/M "FZ4" Royal Navy, died 27 March 1916, aged 21 years. Son of the late William & Martha Egan, Stepson of William & Lizzie Rayner, Coles Hill, Castle Camps

Alfred MIDDLEDITCH

Arthur PETTIT Private 17982 10th Batallion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died 1 July 1916.

Thomas WHITE

Walter DOCKRILL - Private 20886 7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, died of wounds 22 August 1916, aged 20 years. Son of Alfred & May Dockrill, Westoe Farm, Bartlow, born Little Wratting.

Frank PEARL - Private 26634 14th Battalion Hampshire Regiment, died of wounds 18 October 1916, aged 25 years. Son of Bennett & Julia Pearl. Castle Camps.

James COWELL

Joseph MIDDLEDITCH Private 23778 7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, died 9 October 1916 aged 20 years. Son of Mrs Rosetta Middleditch, 9 New Row, Castle Camps.

Richard RAWLINSON - Private 26740 7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Died 9 October 1916.

Frank WENHAM Lance Corporal 14754 8th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, died of wounds 12 March 1917, age 20 years. Son of John & Janetta Wenham, Church Lane, Castle Camps.

Walter BARRETT - Private G/7579 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), died 9 April 1917, aged 21 years. Son of William & Harriet Barrett, Church Rd, Castle Camps.

Joseph ROOKS - Private G/67705 Royal Fusiliers attd. 2nd/3rd Bn., London Regt (London Fusiliers) Died 26 October 1917 aged 19 years. Son of Emily Rooks, Castle Camps.

Alexander FREE - Private 201572 4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, died 22 November 1917, age 32

years. Son of Walter & Eliza Free, husband of Ethel Free, Oakfield Cottage, Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire

Fred WRIGHT

William WOODLEY Private 40732 1st Battalion Essex Regiment, died 14 April 1917, aged 25

years. Son of Barnard & Kate Woodley, Castle Camps and brother of Ellis. (Parish notes "mining")

Walter PETTIT - Private 131984 35th Battalion Machine Gun Corps (Inf), died 17 April 1918, aged 19 years. Son of William Pettit, Bumpstead Rd, Castle Camps.

Bertie PRENTICE - Private 41039 12th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, died of wounds 22 March 1918

Francis GREENGRASS - Private 45591 15th Battalion The Queen's Regiment transferred to (73423) Labour Corps, died 17 october 1917, aged 40. Buried All Saints Church Castle Camps. Also known as Frank GORLEY. Lived in Tottenham.

Fred WENHAM - Private 722966 24th Battalion London Regiment, died 5 December 1917 aged 25 years. Son of Albert & Ellen Wenham, 1 Alpha Terrace, Castle Camps.

Fred STOCK 1918 (from Parish Register notes)

Joseph Thomas READER - Private 78525 89th Training Res Battalion Suffolk Regiment Labour Corps, died 27 June 1918. Born in Nottingham, lived in Castle Camps.

Maurice M M CARTER Lance Corporal 180597 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, Canadian Field Artillery. Died 24 October 1918.

William FREE Private 7466 1st Batallion Suffolk Regiment. Died 18 February 1915.

World War II

Eric L ATHERTON - Driver T/10697778 18 Water Tank Company Royal Army Service Corps, died 7 Jan 1943, aged 20 years. Son of Geoffrey & Nellie Atherton, Horseheath.

Henry MYNOTT - Private 5834724 4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, died 5 February 1942, aged 28 years.

Oliver DOCKERILL - Private 5837259 1st Battalion The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), died 12 March 1944, aged 20 years. Nephew of Mrs E Bowers, Old Chesterton

Further information may be found at the Commonwealth War Graves Comission

Please let me know any further details of these men that we may remember them with honour.

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Men who Served in the Great War (from parish notes)

Elijah AGER
Arthur AGER
Bertram AGER
George AGER
William AGER
James ANDREWS
Alex BARKER
Daniel BARKER
Jabez BARKER (under age)
William BARRETT
Walter BARRETT
Stephen ?TLEY
Stanley BOWYERS - wounded
George BUTTERFIELD
Thomas ?
George CARTER
Maurice CARTER (wounded twice, Killed)
William CARTER
Frederick CHAPMAN
Harry COOPER (wounded)
Thomas COOPER
William COOPER
George ?LOCK
Charles COWELL (missing - killed)
? COWELL (killed)
? COWELL (wounded)
?Leonard COWELL (under age)
Walter COWELL (killed)
Albert COWLING
Frederick DOCKERIL
(unreadable)
(unreadable)
(unreadable)
Colin FREE
George FREE
Herbert FREE
? FREE (wounded)
Joseph FREE
? FREE (wounded)
William FREE (killed)
Percy HARDING
Reginald HARDING
Arthur IVES
Barnard JEFFREY (wounded)
Arthur JOBSON
William J?
Alex KETTERIDGE
Arthur KETTERIDGE
Reginald KETTERIDGE
Arthue LEONARD
Charles LEONARD
William LEONARD (killed) 1
William LEONARD 2
Joseph ?MARSHALL? (missing)
Charles MYNOTT
Esau MYNOTT
Frank MYNOTT
Herbert MYNOTT (wounded)
Christopher MALDER
Bennett PARKIN
Ralph PARKIN
Frank PEARL (killed)
Ernest PEARSON
Alfred PETTIT
Arthur PETTIT (killed)
(unreadable)
William POTH?
Denis POULTER?
Charles PRENTICE (wounded)
Richard RAWLINSON (missing)
Joseph READER (discharged - killed)
Frederick ROOKS (wounded)
Samson ROOKS
Frederick STOCK (killed)
George STOCK
James STOCK
George TURNER
Frank WENHAM (killed)
Frederick WENHAM (killed)
Harold WENHAM
Joseph WENHAM
? WENHAM (discharged)
William WENHAM
Thomas WHITE (killed)
Ellis WOODLEY (killed)
Thomas WOODLEY
Arthur WRIGHT (wounded)
Frederick WRIGHT (killed)
Harry WRIGHT (discharged)
Percy WRIGHT
Harry PARKIN
Frederick EGAN (on submarine)
Frederick LUCAS?
Alfred MIDDLEDITCH (killed)
Bertie PRENTICE (killed)

My copy of the list is very difficult to read and I apologise for the omissions and errors.