IN MEMORIAM

On 4th August 1914 war was declared with Germany. The British population were exhorted to do their patriotic duty and the people of Hatfield were no exception. The September 1914 issue of “Bishop’s Hatfield Parish Magazine” called for calm, to avoid panic and to carry on as usual, but “First it is the duty of all young men to join some military force; a man clearly ought to do something for his country at a time like this”. The magazine went on to print the “First List of Men Who Were Mobilised from Hatfield”.  This contained 111 names of the men, where they lived, and which regiments they joined. These lists were printed every month throughout the War, along with promotions, awards and casualties. Sadly, for each month of the War, there was also a “Roll of Honour” for those that had died. The Roll was often followed by a few sentences about each person who had been killed or there were letters sent home from army chaplains, commanding officers or comrades. These were framed in terms of the bravery shown by the men.

This page lists only those who were killed in action or died as a result of going to war (180). These researches were based on the names of the soldiers in the Hatfield “In Memoriam and Roll of Honour Album” and on the war memorials at Hatfield, Hatfield Hyde, Lemsford, and Ponsbourne/Newgate Street, as well as the lists printed in the “Bishops Hatfield Parish Magazine”.

Further information about each Soldier can be found in Hatfield Local History Society’s updated “Hatfield Parish In Memoriam Album” located at the Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City Libraries.

SURNAMEFIRST NAMERANKSERVICE No.REGIMENTDATE DIEDAGELOCATIONCWG MEMORIAL
ADAMSERNEST WilliamPrivate2665621st Hertfordshire Regiment1917-09-2326YPRESTyne Cot
ANDREWSWILLIAM JamesPrivate16520Bedfordshire Regiment. 1st Bn1916-08-0823SOMMEAbbeyville
ANGELLFRANCIS ThomasPrivate362306th Royal Berkshire Regiment1916-09-3019SOMMEThiepval
ARNETTPETER. A.Private424318Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)27th Bn.1916-06-1619ORPINGTON ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
ARNOLDALBERTPrivate27892Bedfordshire Regiment.1916-04-2933NEWPORT. MON.Newport UK
AUSTINCONRAD JosephSergeant26939Northumberland Fusiliers1917-07-2136MESOPOTAMIABaghdad North Gate
AUSTINCYRIL John2nd Lieutenant-King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment1918-05-1625ROBECAMont-Bernanchon
AUSTINVINCENT JohnPrivate301922London Rifle Brigade1916-07-0119GOMMECOURTGommecourt No2
BAKERALBERT ArthurPrivate1031083Canadian Seaforth Highlanders.1918-09-0239WANCOURT BRITISHWancourt
BAKERHERBERT JamesPrivate25597Northamptonshire Regiment1916-11-2233WARLENCOURTWarlencourt
BALAAMARTHUR C. J.Lance-Corporal2662531st Hertfordshire Regiment1917-08-2324SOMMETyne Cot
BARRETTERNESTLeading SeamanJ/8093Royal Navy HMS Lucia1920-06-1927DROWNED AT SEAPlymouth Naval
BASILFREDERICK JohnPrivate2653971st Hertfordshire Regiment1917-04-0821BETHONEBethune
BEACHHERBERTPrivateG/102071st East Kent Regiment1917-06-2432LOOSLoos Memorial
BEANFREDERICK PercyPrivate23499North Lancashire Regiment1918-03-1118MERVILLEMerville Communal
BERRYWALTER HerbertPrivate298186th Bedfordshire Regiment1918-03-2135POPERINGHENine Elms UK
BIRCHSIDNEY JamesPrivate166188th Royal Fusiliers1915-10-0223HULLOCHLoos Memorial
BISHOPHENRY W.Private28678Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry1918-11-1141ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
BORDHERBERT ARTHURPrivate7513617th London Battalion? Royal Fusiliers1918-03-2519ARRASArras Memorial Bay3
BRAYCHARLES WilliamGunner801070Herts Royal Field Artillery1917-04-0727HESBACOURTHesbecourt
BRAYHERBERT WilliamCorporal1793Hertfordshire Regiment1916-06-2128HOSP. BARGE 108 FRANCEAire Communal
BREWINWALTERPrivate47372Lancashire Fusiliers1918-08-1028PICARDYVis-en-Artois
BUCKWILLIAMGunner801071Royal Field Artillery1917-09-3022MENDINGHEMMendinghem
BUNNAGEFREDERICKPrivatePO/11207Royal Marine Light Infantry1917-11-0634OFF HMS PUMAPortsmouth Naval
BUTTERWORTHALBERTPrivate42926Royal Army Service Corps1917-10-2637ENGLANDNottingham
BUXTONGEORGE B.Lieutenant-Royal Flying Corps1917-07-2824BAILLEULArras Flying Services
CAESARPATRICKLieutenant-7th Shropshire Light Infantry1916-07-1429LONGUEVAL SOMMEThiepval
CANHAMJOHN HenryPrivate31131st Hertfordshire Regiment1915-06-0221FESTUBERTSt Lukes UK
CARLILEEDWARD H.HANBURYMajor-Hertfordshire Yeomanry1918-03-2237PERONNEArras
CARLOSSARTHURPrivate-Royal Army Medical Corps1917-01-01N/KARRASNone
CECILGEORGE Edward2nd Lieutenant-Grenadier Guards1914-09-0118VILLERS COTTERETSVilliers Cotterets
CECILJOHN Arthur GASCOYNE (MC)Captain-Royal Field Artillery1918-08-2725MERYBucquoy Road
CECILRANDLE William. GASCOYNELieutenant-Royal Horse Artillery1917-12-0128MASNIERESCambrai Louverval
CECILRUPERT Edward. GASCOYNELieutenant-4th Bedfordshire Regiment1915-07-1120YPRESRailway Dugout
CHANDLERCHARLESSergeant205852nd Bedfordshire Regiment1916-10-1230NEAR FLERSWarlencourt
CHURCHJOHN WilliamCaptain-1st Hertfordshire Regiment1918-03-3039VILLERS BRETONNEUXPozieres
COCHRANEDAVIDPrivateG/23264Queens Own Royal Kent Regiment1917-07-0533ARRASArras
COEJOHN JamesLance-Corporal2655101st Hertfordshire Regiment1917-07-3122ST. JULIENYpres Menin Gate
COOPERFREDERICK CharlesPrivate2666231st Hertfordshire Regiment1918-03-2226SOMMEPozieres
COOPERGEORGE ErnestLance-CorporalTF/20383023rd Middlesex Regiment1918-09-2936COMINESTyne Cot
COOPERWILLIAM JohnPrivate171778th Bedfordshire Regiment1916-04-1922SOMMEYpres Menin Gate
CROSSGODFREYPrivate101972nd Batt Essex Regiment1915-02-1720COMINESCalvaire (Essex Military)
CUNNINGHAMGEORGESergeant26397Royal Field Artillery1919-08-0237INDIAPoona (St Sepulchre's)
CURRELLGEORGE AlfredPrivate260175Notts and Derbyshire Regiment1918-11-0122PICARDYFrance (1914-1918)
CURRELLJOHN T. (MM)Private97831st West Yorkshire Regiment1916-09-2521SOMMEThiepval
DAVIESWILLIAM GeorgePrivate12445524th Canadians1916-09-1723SOMMEAdanac Cemetery
DAVIESHARRYQtr Master Sargent29629Machine Gun Corps1920-01-2031ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
DAYJAMESPrivate2660281st Hertfordshire Regiment1917-07-3122ST. JULIENYpres Menin Gate
DODDSTHOMAS GeorgePrivateM2/045520Royal Army Service Corps1918-08-3028MENIN ROADFaubourg D'Amiens
DOLLEMOREALFRED James AbelPrivateG/2237Royal West Kent Regiment1916-09-3021SOMMEThiepval
DRUMMONDMALCOLMPrivate4495London Scottish Regiment1916-08-1022EGYPTAubigny
FEATHERSTONEWALTERLieutenant-Royal Flying Corps.1917-10-0327ENGLANDBeconsfield UK
FOXWILLIAM HenryPrivate58141/5th Bedfordshire Regiment1916-09-1821EGYPTJerusalem
FRANKSGORDON AlbertLdg SeamanJ/30283H.M.S Pembroke1920-10-0221ENGLANDSt Johns Lemsford
FREEMANHERBERT EdwardPrivate164667th Bedfordshire Regiment1916-07-0119CARNOYThiepval
FROSTJAMESPrivateT4/211873Royal Army Service Corps1917-05-1432ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
FROSTJOHN CharlesPrivate2655561st Hertfordshire Regiment1918-04-1723ROUENSt Sever Rouen
GARLANDCHARLES H.PrivateMS/4243Royal Army Service Corps1917-09-2825YPRESLijssenthoek
GENTLELAWRENCE J.SapperWR/179700Royal Engineers1918-11-1220DELSAUX FARMDelsaux Farm
GITTINGSJAMES WalkerLance-Corporal25941st Hertfordshire Regiment1916-07-1928BETHUNELe Touret Military
GOODGEREGINALD W.Gunner82155Royal Field Artillery1917-04-2321ARRASYpres Menin Gate
GOODMANWILLIAM MarshallPrivate17418Suffolk Regiment1915-05-2518YPRESAubigny
GOODYGEOFFREY RiddelLieutenant-King’s Royal Rifle Corps1918-07-1428TERLINCTHUNTerlincthun
GOODYGILBERT Alexander2nd Lieutenant-King’s Royal Rifle Corps1916-11-0628SOMMEGrove Town Meaulte
GREENJOHN EdwardSapperWR/250933Royal Engineers1919-02-2027LILLELille Southern
GREENHAMFRANK H. J.Sapper522237Royal Engineers1918-07-0320ACHEUXAcheux
GREGORYHENRYPrivate47871st Hon. Artillery Company1917-02-0830MIRAMONTAncre Beaumont
GRIFFINTHOMAS GeorgePrivate128964th Bedfordshire Regiment1917-04-2321ARRASArras
GROOMDAVIDPrivate222505th Royal Irish Fusiliers1916-09-3032GREECEMikra Kalmaria
HALLHUBERT JohnPrivate2633/2655641st Hertfordshire Regiment1918-04-2734VOORMEZEELETyne Cot
HALLROBERT WilliamPrivate2651631st Hertfordshire Regiment1918-03-2936SOMMEPozieres
HALSEYALBERT EdwardPrivate516311st Lincolnshire Regiment1918-07-0530AVESNESAvesnes-Sur-Helpe
HALSEYFREDERICK GeorgePrivate6554714th Northumberland Fusiliers1918-05-2719SOISSONSSoissons
HALSEYJAMESLance-Corporal435211Canadian Infantry 49th Bn1916-06-0541YPRESDiv. Collect Post
HAWTHORNEERNEST FrederickTrooper438Household Battalion1917-08-2524ARRASRoeux
HEDGERJOHNPrivate4/700027th Bedfordshire Regiment1916-09-2632THIEPVALThiepval
HILLEDWARD GeorgePrivate26303East Surrey Regiment1917-11-0635PASSCHENDAELETyne Cot
HILLWILLIAM AlfredSergeant123661st Hertfordshire Regiment1918-07-1125ARRASSt Amand
HIPGRAVEFREDERICKPrivate4/70054th Bedfordshire Regiment1915-04-2033HILL 60Ypres Menin Gate
HIPGRAVEJOHNLance-Corporal4/69922nd Bedfordshire Regiment1914-12-0242FLANDERSRation Farm France
HIPGRAVEWILLIAMPrivate2012481/5th Bedfordshire Regiment1917-07-2736PALESTINEGaza
HOOKERFREDERICKPrivate(Corporal)12986Bedfordshire Regiment1916-09-1525SOMMEThiepval
HUMPHREYSWALTER SidneyTrooper17401st Hertfordshire Yeomanry1915-08-2123GALLIPOLILala Baba
HUNTARTHUR George1st Class StokerK/10522Royal Navy1915-12-3022ENGLANDChatham Navel
HUNTFREDERICK WilliamPrivate8062/2335191/2nd Royal Fusiliers1917-08-1828POPERINGHEBrandhoek
INGRAMEDWARDPrivate21108Suffolk Regiment1916-06-2830LOOSLoos Memorial
IVORYWALTER J.Private323957th Norfolk Regiment1918-08-0820ALBERTMorlancourt
JOHNSONGEORGE WilliamGunner147850Machine Gun Corps1918-05-0223WESTERN FRONTBoulogne
KITCHENERCECILLieutenant-Royal Garrison Artillery1918-10-3035INDIARawalPindi
LANCASTERARTHUR CharlesPrivate847210th Cheshire Regiment1917-08-1130POPERINGHEBrandhoek
LAUGHTONJOSEPH Thornton2nd Lieutenant-Bedfordshire Regiment1918-09-2922PICARDYSt Sever Rouen
LAWRENCEGEORGEPrivate730727875th Canadians1917-06-0833LENS FRANCECanadian No2
LAWRENCETHOMASPrivate73027975th Canadians1917-03-0130VIMY RIDGEVimy
LEEHERBERTPrivate2025097th Suffolk Regiment1918-03-1927TOURNAITournai
LOSEBYALBERT EdwardPrivate27441st Hertfordshire Regiment1917-01-1228NEAR YPRESVlamertinghe
MARDLEERNESTPrivateG/15596Royal Sussex Regiment1918-02-0129CROIX-DU-BACCroix-du-Bac
MARDLEFRANKBombardier17691Royal Field Artillery1916-06-1125YPRESRailway Dugout
MARTINGEORGEPrivate-Bedfordshire Regiment1917-09-2419ENGLANDLondon
MASSAMCHARLES A.Private209473rd Bedfordshire Regiment1917-07-2221ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
MATTHEWSJAMES E.Private23450Grenadier Guards1916-09-1521SOMMESerre Road
MONKHENRY JPrivate145481st Bedfordshire Regiment1915-09-1824FRICOURTCanoy
MOOREROBERT WilliamPrivate337541st Border Regiment1917-12-0227PASSCHENDAELETyne Cot
MUNDAYJAMESPrivate30320Essex Regiment1917-03-1837ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
NASONFREDERICK GeorgePrivate2027484th Dorsetshire Regiment1917-08-1634ST. JULlENTyne Cot
NEWMANFREDERICKPrivate150543rd Royal Fusiliers1915-09-2722LOOSLoos Memorial
NICHOLSONGEORGE EdgarRifleman2004South African Mounted Rifles1918-04-2440OBOBOGOROPNo Entry
OSBORNSTEPHEN H. (DCM.)Sergeant2654051st Hertfordshire Regiment1917-10-2828MENIN ROADTyne Cot
PAGEDAVIDPrivateRMA/10386Royal Marine Artillery1914-09-2230ABOUKIRPortsmouth Naval
PAGEERNEST .James AugustusLance-Corporal130687Royal Engineers1917-03-2422SOUCHEZ ARRASSucrerie
PAGEJOHN Charles WilliamPrivate2655421st Hertfordshire Regiment1916-07-2021DELVILLE WOODDelville Wood
PALLETTJOHN WallaceSergeant16271Bedfordshire Regiment1917-04-1532BETHUNEBethune
PANTERGORDON M.Private53111/14th London Scottish Regiment1916-07-0119GOMMECOURTThiepval
PARKERWilliam CecilSignalman216680Royal Navy (H.M.S. Defence)1916-05-3128JUTLAND BATTLEPlymouth Naval
PARROTTFREDERICK ArthurPrivate51196th Sherwood Foresters1916-10-0426ARRASBellacourt
PARROTTHERBERT JAMESPrivate55720Machine Gun Corps.1917-07-0232RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUESt Vaast
PARROTTWILLIAM JohnSapper86431Royal Engineers1915-06-0839ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
PAYNEJAMESSergeantS/3963Rifle Brigade 13th Bn.1916-07-10N/KSOMMEThiepval
PEARTHAROLDLance-Corporal40460NewZealand Machine Gun Bn.1918-08-3128PICARDYBagneux
PEGRAMARTHUR Robert HRifleman42174Royal Irish Rifles1917-08-1119YPRESWhite House France
PEIRCEHAROLDCorporal39636Gloucestershire Regiment1916-11-18N/KSOMMEConnaught Thiepval
PENNWALTER NormanPrivate22677King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment1918-03-2431BETHUNEGorre Indian
PERKINSWILLIAM JosephLance-CorporalPS/22301st Middlesex Regiment1918-10-2427LE CATEAUMontay-Neuville
PHILLIPSHUBERT H.Lieutenant-3rd Leicestershire Regiment1915-10-0421FRANCEMerville Communal
PLUMEFREDERICK W.Private71084Machine Gun Corps1917-10-1227POELACHAPPELLETyne Cot
POLLARDTHOMAS DavidPrivate134302nd Bedfordshire Regiment1915-09-2525LOOSLoos Memorial
POWELLG.A.2nd Lieutenant-Royal Flying Corps1916-12-0727ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
POWELLGODFREYCorporal265543Hertfordshire Regiment1918-08-3128BELGIUMLijssenthoek
POWLEYLEONARDPrivate691068th Royal Fusiliers1917-11-2421FRANCECambrai Louverval
PUTTERILLROBERT WilliamPrivate364316th Royal Berkshire Regiment1917-07-3141ST. JULIENYpres Menin Gate
RACHERROLAND CPrivate105476th Bedfordshire Regiment1917-04-2822ARRASArras Bay5
RANDALLHARRY (DCM)Sergeant2650891st Hertfordshire Regiment1918-04-3025NIEPPE FORESTVoormezeele No3
RANDALLWILLIAM JosephLance-Corporal26628Royal Engineers1916-02-1128VERMELLESVermelles
REIDGEOFFREY Percy NevilleLieutenant-Essex Yeomanry1915-05-1327YPRESYpres Menin Gate
RHODESWILLIAMPrivate278642nd Bedfordshire _Regiment1917-08-0237SANCTUARY WOODYpres Menin Gate
RICEGEORGESergeant5226818th Gloucestershire Regiment1918-09-0347ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
RICHARDSONJOHNSapper552295Royal Engineers1918-03-2226SOMMEFins Sorel-le-grand
RISEBEROARCHIBALD AllanQ.-M. Sergeant2650901st Hertfordshire Regiment1919-06-1926ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
RISEBEROWALTER Robert WilliamPrivate234334th Duke of Bedford's Regiment1919-05-2522VIMY RIDGEAubigny
ROBERTSTHOMAS W.Private24383Royal Dublin Fusiliers1916-09-1824SOLINKIASolonika
SCOTTLEONARD WilliamLance-Corporal140901Machine Gun Corps1918-10-1236SOMMEMont Huon Le Treport
SELWAYSYDNEY JamesBombardierRMA/13045Royal Marine Artillery1916-05-3122JUTLAND BATTLEPortsmouth Naval
SHARPCHRISTOPHER GeorgePrivate177932nd Bedfordshire Regiment1915-11-0923BETHUNEChocques
SHARPDAVIDPrivate229694th Bedfordshire Regiment1918-04-0723SOMMEPozieres
SKEGGSALBERT EdwardPrivate221536th Bedfordshire Regiment1916-08-0928CONTALMAISONThiepval
SMITHWALTER T.Lance-Corporal29802Bedfordshire Regiment1918-08-2126ACHIET-LE-PETITSt Nicholas UK
SMITHARTHURPrivate449581/7th Manchester Regiment1918-07-0520BAPAUMEBertancourt
SMITHALFRED G.Private79316Royal Garrison Artillery1917-05-1619ARRASWimereux
SMITHJOHN AbrahamPrivate84478Machine Gun Corps.1918-06-0734WIMEREUXAchiet-le-Grand
SPELLERAUGUSTUS C.Private90882nd Bedfordshire Regiment1914-10-2026LA BASSEEYpres Menin Gate
SPELLERHERBERT JamesPrivate139146Royal Engineers1916-11-1627SOMMEAlbert
SPELLERLEONARD W.Gunner124635Royal Field Artillery1918-06-0525SHOEBURYNESSSt Marys Ponsbourn
SPELLERWALTERCorporal10044Machine Gun Corps1917-10-3024PASSCHENDAELETyne Cot
SPRIGGSFREDERICK WilliamPrivate142002nd Bedfordshire Regiment1916-07-1119SERRECambrai Louverval
SPRIGGSGEORGEPrivate2666091st Hertfordshire Regiment1917-10-2924YPRESSerre Road
SPRINGETTFREDERICK RichardPrivateG/156457th Sussex Regiment1917-11-2519BOURLON WOODZantvoorde
STALLANARTHUR ErnestPrivate2653981st Hertfordshire Regiment1918-04-3021VOORMEZEELEVoormezeele No3
STALLANALBERT ThomasPrivate2350938th Lincolnshire Regiment1917-10-1119WIMEREUXWimereux
STALLANWILLIAMPrivate337687th Bedfordshire Regiment1918-04-0424HANGARD WOODPozieres
STARKEYJAMES Andrew1st Air Mechanic208863Royal Air Force1918-11-0624ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
STOCKBRIDGEALAN ABELPrivate3207Hertfordshire Regiment1915-05-1819FESTUBERTLe Touret Military
STOCKBRIDGECEDRIC GordonPrivate2617Hertfordshire Regiment1915-05-1818FESTUBERTLe Touret Military
STRONGJAMES WilliamLieutenant-Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Bn.1916-06-1123BETHUNERue-des-Berceaux
SUNDERLANDROBERTSapper59276Royal Engineers1916-08-1236SOMMEErquingehem-Lys
TAYLORCHRISTOPHER G.Private1632571st Hertfordshire Regiment1918-10-1719TERLINCTHUNTerlincthun
TIMSROBERTRifleman5919172/18th London Irish Rifles1917-12-2325JERUSALEMJerusalem
TYLERALBERT E.Private143441st Bedfordshire Regiment1915-04-2118HILL 60Ypres Menin Gate
TYLERBERTIE (Albert)Private25412West Riding Regiment1918-10-1119CAMBRAIRiexen-Cambresis
WALBYSIDNEY (MM)Sergeant150232nd Bedfordshire Regiment1918-09-2121ROUSSOYUnicorn Vendhuile
WALKERALBERT WilliamSergeantT/15071Royal Army Service Corps1915-02-1531LONDONSt Lukes UK
WALKERJAMES HOPE2nd Lieutenant-Royal Flying Corps1917-03-1620ENGLANDSt Lukes UK
WARRENHARRY VincentPrivate782199th Royal Fusiliers1918-08-2918HARDECOURTGuillemont Road
WEBBHARRYCorporal2655411st Hertfordshire Regiment1918-05-1522AVELUYBagneux
WEBSTERGEORGE ThomasCorporal15727King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry1916-02-0222NEAR YPRESRue-des-Bois Fleurbaix
WEBSTERGEORGE. VictorCorporal21992Machine Gun Corps1917-07-3122ST. JULIENBuffs Road
WELCHHENRY WilliamPrivate45976York and Lancaster Regiment1918-09-1937FRESNOYVis-en-Artois
WHITECECIL B.PrivateG/4335Royal Fusiliers1916-08-1625SOMMECarnoy
WRENCHRISTOPHERPrivate233782nd Bedfordshire Regiment1916-07-0320OVILLIERS-ON-SOMMEThiepval
WRENGEORGE JohnPrivate365046th Royal Berkshire Regiment1917-02-1736SOMMEThiepval
WRENREGGIE CharlesPrivate23526017th Royal Welsh Fusiliers1918-04-0820ENGLANDHatfield Hyde
WRIGHTGEORGE ArthurPrivate31191st Hertfordshire Regiment1915-05-2122WIMEREUXBoulogne