Methwold War Memorial - Face 1 - a photo on Flickriver

            This War Memorial for the fallen of the village of Methwold is in the cemetery. Although an extension of the church cemetery at St George, the two are about half a mile apart.

Names on this face are:-

VICTOR ALLEN
FRANK ARMIGER
WALTER R. BAILEY
HERBERT J. BLOWERS
HENRY CATLIN
GEORGE CATLIN
JESSE CROFTS
FREDERICK EAGLE
JACOB FLATT
JOSEPH FLATT
JONATHAN FLATT
WILLIAM FLATT
WILLIAM FULLER


ERNEST BLOOMFIELD
ROBERT CARTER
EDWARD DACK
ALBERT FLOGDELL
LEWIS GALLEY

I’ve added more information for each name in the comments boxes below.

General notes when reading the comments.

The Civil Registration District for registering Births, Deaths and Marriages until the end of 1938 was the Thetford District. 

Neighbouring villages and hamlets of Methwold and Methwold Hythe include Brookville, Northwold, Mundford, Feltwell, Southery, Wissington, West Dereham and Wretton.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War
ICRC – International Committee of the Red Cross
MIC – Medal Index Card

As well as the memorial in the Cemetery there is also a memorial in the church itself.

   

Taken in: UK / England / King's Lynn and West Norfolk District / Methwold (show map)

Taken on: June 13, 2018

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Methwold War Memorial

Victor Allen

27th Battalion AIF

08/01/1918

8th January 1918

Frank Armiger

Frank Ernest Armiger

8th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment

24/04/1917

Walter Bailey

Reginald Bailey

Walter Reginald Bailey

Reginald Walter Bailey

9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment

26/09/1915

Herbert Blowers

Herbert James Blowers

1st/5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment

17/04/1918

Henry Catlin

1st/5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

14/11/1916

George Catlin

Ernest George Catlin

George Ernest Catlin

27th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

27/09/1918

Jesse Crofts

2nd/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment

03/06/1917

Frederick Eagle

Frederick William Eagle

25/10/1915

Jacob Flatt

Army Veterinary Corps attached 26th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

23/10/1918

Joseph Flatt

8th Battalion London Regiment

30/04/1919

Jonathan Flatt

1st/4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment

29/10/1915

William Flatt

William Alfred Flatt

1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

16/06/1915

William Fuller

Ernest Bloomfield

Ernest Arthur Bloomfield

Royal Army Service Corps

06/10/1940

Robert Carter

Robert Frederick Carter

4th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment

06/06/1943

Edward Dack

5th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment

07/07/1943

Albert Flogdell

Albert Edward Flogdell

HMS Royal Oak

14/10/1939

Lewis Galley

Walter Lewis Galley

80 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery

02/09/1945 « less

Sets appears in: • In memoria • Dulce et Decorum Est..Pro Patria Mori more » • War Memorials • Methwold « less

Groups appears in: • The Great War 1914 - 1918 • War Memorials more » • Old Soldiers (rest in peace) • The Norfolk Dead • REMEMBER THEM • WAR MEMORIALS WORLD WIDE « less

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