poppy field

Chatteris

On the 100th anniversary of the day they fell, Chatteris Royal British Legion will hold a short ceremony at 11am at Chatteris War Memorial

They will tell the story of the fallen soldier, read a poem then lay a Poppy Cross

We welcome all who would like come along. We are particularly pleased to welcome members of the soldier’s family

Some ceremonies will take place at the graveside, where the person was bought home and is buried in one of the Chatteris cemeteries 

27/02

SMART, Edward William

18

10th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment 

 

28/02

WOODBINE, Frederick

30

4th Bn Suffolk regiment

 

15/03

WHEATON, Frederick John

 

7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment

 

26/03

PAPWORTH, Arthur

42

Suffolk Regiment

Parochial - Burial

04/04

BARBER, Charles Henry

19

2/5th Bn Sherwood Foresters

 

09/04

BULL, Charles Albert

22

1th Bn Middlesex Regiment

 

09/04

SNEESBY, George - 12292

23

2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment 

 

10/04

SAUNDERS, Ernest Belshaw

22

7th Bn Suffolk Regiment

 

15/04

SKEELS, Ernest

24

Royal Field Artillery

 

20/04

FRANCIS, Vere

31

2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment

 

26/04

ROSE MM , Frederick

 

9th Bn Suffolk Regiment 

 

26/04

SAVAGE, Arthur John

23

2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment 

 

01/05

SAVAGE, Edward

24

1st Bn Suffolk Regiment

 

29/05

ANDREW, Herbert Leonard

 

1st Hertfordshire Regiment

 

11/06

TAYLOR, William Henry

38

11th Suffolk Regiment

 

12/06

HOPKINS, John

22

1st Cambridgeshire Regiment

 

17/06

RAYMENT, George

 

7th Northamptonshire Regiment

 

08/07

SMITH, Frederick William

22

1st Cambridgeshire Regiment

 

11/07

WHITNEY, Laurie Stonecliffe

24

1st Huntingdon Cyclist Battalion

Meeks - Burial

20/07

DEIGHTON, John

36

223rd Siege Battery RGA

 

27/07

BRECKON MM , Harry Walter

39

15th London Regiment

 

30/07

SKEELS, Arthur

21

6th Royal Berkshire Regt

 

31/07

FRANKLIN, Albert

 

12th Bn Royal Sussex Regt

 

31/07

POOLE, Thomas Charlie

23

123rd Field Coy Royal Engineers

 

31/07

SMITH, Charles Robert

26

1st Bn Cambridgeshire Regt

 

31/07

TATE, Percy Thornelow

25

3rd Bn Royal Sussex Regt

 

15/08

COOPER, George

27

2nd Bn Lincolnshire Regt

 

16/08

CLIFTON, Josiah

23

87th Coy machine Gun Corps

 

24/08

McGill, George

26

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RN

Parochial - Burial

25/08

MILLER, William

38

2nd/6th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt 

 

03/09

PALMER, Thomas

19

1st Grenadier Guards

 

11/09

ANGOOD, Percival George

23

Royal Flying Corps

Meeks - Burial

19/09

BARNES, Ernest

26

9th Royal Scots

Meeks - Burial

27/09

GUNTON, Matthew

27

4th Suffolk Regt

 

04/10

HARLOW, Henry (Harry)

34

8th Lincolnshire Regt

 

22/10

AMBROSE, Percy Jonah

24

16th (2nd Birkenhead) Cheshire Regt

 

26/10

ELSDEN, Alfred James

20

22nd Coy Machine Gun Corps

 

26/10

NEGUS, Percy Archibald

22

14th Royal Warwickshire

 

01/11

RICHARDSON, Thomas William

21

1/5th Yorkshire Regt

 

12/11

HILLS MM , George

31

2nd Bedfordshire Regt

 

20/11

EDGLEY, John

33

9th Norfolk Regt

 

28/11

CLARE VC, George William Burdett

33

5th Royal Irish Lancers

 

28/12

SNEESBY, George - 17947

21

7th Bn Suffolk Regt

Meeks - Burial

30/12

DEIGHTON, Frank

27

1/5th Suffolk Regt