PoppiesThe War Memorials - Henham

As you drive through Henham, a small war memorials stands in the middle of the village.  However, these are not the only men and women who gave their lives for their country. The War Memorial was unveiled in March 1921.
16 Poppy Crosses
The crosses represent the 16 men who are named on the War Memorial and were placed by the Elsenham and Henham cubs and beavers The last post ringing out on 12 Nov 2006 at Henham War Memorial

At St Mary the Virgin Church, there are a further two War Memorials.  The interesting point is that their are more names on the one within the church than on the war memorial, it is believed than Stanley Fisher and Albert Camp died  after 11 November 1918.
Roll of Honour Left Side


There are two rolls of honours. one is wooden commemorating the Great War (1914-1918), the second commemorates the people who served their country in 1939-1945 war. There are names on the wooden one which are now unreadable, if anyone can shed some light onto the people named on the board I would appreciate it. The wooden roll of honour will be going for restoration soon. Click on the images too enlarge. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is useful for identifying family members who bravely gave their lives in the service of the country.

WAR MEMORIALS

The list below is all the names identified on the war memorials or died during the First World War and have Henham connections.

Surname ,Christian Name(s), Born, died, Enlisted, Residence, Number, RANK, Cause, Place, additional text, Regiment, Battalion, Family connections if known, Memorials

First World War casualties

BARLTROP, Felix Reuben b. ?, British, d. 27/11/1916 , 10545, Private, Royal Fusiliers, 12th Battn, Additional information: Son of Reuben and Ann Barltrop, of Thaxted, Essex; husband of Mary Barltrop, of Percy Villa, Woodthorpe Rd., Ashford, Middx., Commonwealth War Dead Grave, Memorial Reference: II. H. 4.



BENDALL Herbert Henry, born (aged 23), d. 28/04/1917, 12069, Sergeant, Essex Regiment, 13th Battn., Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bendall, of Gatehouse, Ugley, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts., Arras Memorial Bay 7,



BENTLEY, Cyril Kirby, aged 31, d. 30/08/1916, R/16519, Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 12th Battn., Son of Albert and Emma Bentley, of Thaxted, Essex; husband of Edith M. Bentley, of 51, Kimberley Avenue, Seven Kings, Essex., Plot 2. Row B. Grave 48., Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension



BENTLEY, Frank, b. Henham, Essex, e. Bishops Stortford, Herts, r. Broxted, Essex, 17561, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 25/03/18, Bedfordshire Regiment, 7th Battalion.

BENTLEY, William Arthur, aged 18, d. 02/11/1917, 250925, Private, Essex Regiment 5th Battn, Son of William John and Amy Bentley, of High St., Henham, Essex., Panels 33 to 39 Jerusalem Memorial



BRAND, William George, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, Essex, 33201, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 04/09/18, East Surrey Regiment, 12th Battalion.



CAMP, Albert W Stoker !st Class K/7386 HMS ‘Bacchante’ Royal Navy died aged 24 on 27th Feb 1920 born 20 Mar 1892 in Debden son of Albert Camp and Jane Freeman, buried at Henham.

Cyril Bentley Medal

CAMP Edward Charles, d 28/04/1918 b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, Essex, r. Henham, Essex, T/203263, Private, Died of wounds, France & Flanders, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 6th Battalion.

CAMP, Frank Percy, b. Henham, Essex, d 01/07/1916 e. Saffron Walden, r. Henham, 14477, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 01/07/16, Essex Regiment, 10th Battalion. Thiepval Memorial, Somme France, photograph of Frank in uniform



CAMP, William Arthur, aged 26, d. 13/05/1917, Private, Essex Regiment, 10th Battn., 17088, Son of George Thomas and Harriet Camp, of Wicken Rd., Newport, Essex., Bay 7.Arras Memorial,



CHILDS, Albert, b. Henham, e. Saffron Walden, r. Elsenham, Essex, 84174, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 10/09/18, Formerly TR/13/59569, T.R. Battn., Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Posted 2/4thLondon.



CLARK Henry Frederick George, b. Pledgdon Green, Essex, d. 25/09/1915, e. Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, r. Broxted, Essex, Private, Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion., 4/6893, killed in action, France & Flanders.



CLARK, Robert, b. Henham, Essex, e. Bishops Stortford, Herts, r. Henham, 7485, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 22/10/14, Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st Battalion.



DENNISON, Arthur John, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, 326450, Gunner, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 05/09/17, Royal Garrison Artillery, Clyde. [RGA - (TF)]



DIXON, Joseph William, d 04/09/18 b. Henham, Essex, e. Warley, Essex, r. Henham, 41854, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, Hertfordshire Regiment. Ruyaulcourt Pas-de-Calais



HAMMOND, Arthur died circumstances unknown, the newspaper article relating to his brother’s Walter refers to his death as a Lance Corporal



HAMMOND, Walter d. 1010/1918 b. Henham L/14106 Lance Corporal, 13th Bn., Middlesex Regiment, St Aubert British Cemetery.  A newspaper article recalling his death is here



HEARD, Basil Claud Christmas, e. Henham, Essex, r. Henham, 40078, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 23/10/16, Essex Regiment, 2nd Battalion. a newspaper article recalling his death is here.  He was fighting at Les Beouf around Dewdrop and Zenith trenches in the afternoon.



HEARD, C 12047, 1st Bn., Essex Regiment who died on 6 August 1915 Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, a newspaper article recalling his death is here



INGOLD, Henry William, b. Henham, e. Henham, r. Henham Stanstead, Essex, G/61270, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 28/09/18, Formerly 3908, Essex. REGT., Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 24th Battalion.  Born 1898.



JOHNSON, William, b. approx 1897 Debden, Essex, e. Warley, Essex, r. Henham, Essex, d. 09/04/1917, Private, 32231, Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion, Killed in action, France & Flanders - a newspaper article recalling his death is here



KING, Frank, b. Henham, Essex, e. Birmingham, r. Erdington, Birmingham, 1321, Private, Died of wounds, France & Flanders, d. 24/12/15, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 16th Battalion.



MASTERS, Frederick, b. Henham, Essex, e. Nottingham, r. New Sawley Derbys, 37786, Private, Killed in action, 31/08/18, Formerly 04967, R.A.O.C., Leicestershire Regiment, 7th Battalion.



RUSE, George Benjamin, b. Henham, Essex, e. Warley, Essex, r. Wicken, Essex, 20370, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 18/09/18, M.M., East Surrey Regiment, 8th Battalion.

SMITH, Clifford. 2nd/7th Bn London Regiment, Private killed in action 26/08/1918 age 23. Son of (Postman Smith) William James and Celia Smith of Church End, Henham. Commemorated at Daours Communal Cemetery

SPELLER, Augustus, b. Henham, Essex, e. Hertford, r. Hertford, 9088, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 26/10/14, Bedfordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion.



TURNER, Albert Thomas, b. Newcastle-on-Tyne, e. Saffron Walden, r. Henham, Essex, d. 07/04/1918, Essex Regiment 9th Battalion, L/CPL, 34144, Died of wounds, France & Flanders, Supplementary Notes : formerly 2611, Essex Yeomanry



TURNER, Reginald Vincent, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, Essex, r. Stanstead, Essex, G/43082, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 30/04/17, Formerly 11947, Royal Flying Corps., Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), 4th Battalion.



WARNER, Frederick, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, r. Henham, 14444, A/CPL., Killed in action, France & Flanders, 28/04/17, Essex Regiment, 13th Battalion.



WHITE, Walter, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, r. Henham, 10764, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 20/07/16, Essex Regiment, 10th Battalion. His two brother’s Ernest and Percy survived the war.



WILLETT, Dick Richard, b. Henham, Essex, e. Hertford, r. Birchanger, Essex, 10019, Private, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 30/10/14, Bedfordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion.



WILSON, Thomas George, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, Essex, 56002, Sergeant, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 17/06/17, Formerly 13214, Essex Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 10th Battalion.

ROLL OF HONOUR
BARLTROP F. HENDERSON A.
BENDALL H. HUTCHINSON
BENTLEY C.
 JOHNSON F. (possibly Frederick)
BENTLEY F. KING Frank, brother of Walter below, died in
action (see memorial above)
BENTLEY W. KING Walter brother of Frank, married Maud Marshall
BLACKWELL, G probably George Edward- born March 1894 in Henham son of Charles Blackwell and Martha Camp MARSHALL Charles born in Thaxted 1895 son of Robert Harry and Jane Annie nee Fish
BOLDEN, J
 		MARSHALL Ernest born in Henham 1897 known as Sandy son of Robert Harry and Jane Annie
nee Fish
BRAND W. MARSHALL William born 11 Dec 1892, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire, son of Robert Harry and Jane Annie nee Fish, lived in the village until his death in 1971 and married Alice Maud Camp
BUSH, C NEVILLE A.
BUSH, W

 NEVILLE  C.
CAMP, A NEVILLE G.
CAMP A. NEVILLE H.
CAMP, F probably Frank Percy - born 13 Dec 1891 son of Thomas and Mary Anne Camp died in the Battle of the Somme (see memorial above) NEVILLE M.
CAMP, F probably  Frederick Charles Camp born 6 Nov 1889 at Burnt House, Henham son of Thomas and Mary Anne Camp nee White NEVILLE  Walter Charles. gunner army.  He married in 1921 and died in 1974; his sons Arthur and Spencer served in WWII
CAMP W. NEVILLE W.
CHAMBERLAIN, E

 SANDFORD H.
CHAPMAN, J SANDFORD J.
CLARK C SANDFORD T.
CLARK W. SIMONS R.
COOPER D. probably David Cooper SMITH A.
DENNISON A. SMITH Clifford son of William (Postman) Smith and Celia nee White died in action (see memorial above)
DIXON, F SMITH G possibly George lived in Church Cottages
DIXON, G SNOW Herbert was wounded at the Somme and saw action in Ireland and was transferred to the Highland Light Infantry.  He was demobbed in 1919.
DIXON J. SNOW L. probably Leonard Charles born 1898 son of Arthur Snow and Sarah nee Camp
ENDERSBY F. SNOW S
FISHER F. SNOW W.
FISHER, Stanley SQUIRES C
FOSTER, P SUCKLING J.
FOSTER, R

 TIMMINS J.
GOODWIN, D TURNER A.
HAMMOND Arthur, (believed to have been born in Berden, Essex) see the casualty list above TURNER A.
HAMMOND Walter, (believed to have been born in Berden, Essex) see the casualty list above - both brother’s mother was from Henham TURNER Ralph of Wyndies in Royal Flying Corps photographTURNER W.
HARTGROVE A. TURNER
HARTGROVE W. TURNER
HEARD Claude see the casualty list above WARNER
  WHITE A.
  WHITE Ernest brother of Percy and Walter
  WHITE Percy  brother of Ernest and Walter


DUNN, Horatio James Rennie, Pilot Officer, 33411 RAF, 87 Sqdn, died age 23, son of George Dunn and of Rose Hannah Dunn (nee Pearce), of Filton Bristol; husband of Denise Dunn (nee Foster).

On November 10th 1939 Horatio was flying a No. 87 Sqdn RAF Hurricane Mk. 1 (Serial no. L1619 - LK°P) which ran out of fuel after having engaged a Dornier over Tourcoing, and force-landed in the Mouscron area, slightly damaging the plane. Dunn was apprehended and imprisoned near Antwerp, escaping a few weeks before the outbreak of war. He would be killed in Yorkshire on June 1, 1940 after a scramble from RAF Air Base Church Fenton, piloting a spitfire.

Second World War 1939 -1945
I believed that there was only one resident who died in the Second World War from Henham, however, there is a pilot buried in the Churchyard, who had married a Henham girl, his name is Horatio James Rennie Dunn.
NAPIER, Robert David, Sub-Lieutenant (A), Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, on board H.M.S. Ruler in the Pacific Ocean, died age 21, Son of Henry Andrew Muter Napier and Catherine Frances Sydney Napier, of Henham, Essex.

The people who served in the Second World War from Henham are:

BABBS H.
FAYRES P.
NEVILLE Arthur Charles
BALL E. FOSTER N.W. NEVILLE F. W.
BAYNES W. J. HAYDEN J.C. NEVILLE Ruby
BOLDEN R. HAYDEN L. W. PEGRAM A.
BROOKS Nora HEDGECOCK B. REED J.
BROOKS G. W. HOLFORD G. SANDFORD H. W,
BUNDEY W. L. INGOLD H. E. SNOW C. G.
CAMP A. E. JAGGARD D.A. SNOW E. H.
CAMP E. JOHNSON E. SNOW F.
CAMP L.A. .
 KING J SNOW L.
CHARFEY W KING Belline SNOW P.
CHRISTINE T. W.
KING R. F. SNOW P.
CLARKE E. KING Florence SUCKLING C.A.
CLARKE T. KING W TREACHER L. T.
CLAYDEN F. W. LEADER A. W. TURNER N. W.
CORNELL C. McMILLAN J. VAUGHAN R. E.
DAISH F.
MILLEDGE F. VAUGHAN R. A.
DIXON Rose MUSSELL E. VAUGHAN S. J.
DIXON C. J.   VAUGHAN V. C. A.
DIXON J. F.   WRIGHT A. T.
WRIGHT D.
WRIGHT N.W.