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The Rushden Echo & Argus 1939 - 1941, transcribed by Jim & Gill Hollis.

Local Roll of Honour

Men and Women Who Have Enlisted in the Services
August 1939 - December 1941

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Surname Forename
Address
Town Regt
15th Aug 1941
ABBOTT Sgt. Harold W. 15 Grove-street Higham Ferrers R.A.F.
11th Oct 1940
ALLEN Driver Charles Reuben 11 Kings-place Rushden R.A.S.C.
22nd Dec 1939
ASHBY L/Cpl. W. 48 Spencer-road Rushden Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry.
25th Oct 1940
BAILEY Bombardier J. 34 Trafford-road Rushden Royal Artillery
14th Jun 1940
BATES Gunner Cecil John 47 Victoria-road Rushden Royal Artillery
19th Dec 1941
BAYES Pte. Maurice 56 Moor-road Rushden Northamptonshire Regt.
8th Dec 1939
BOTWRIGHT Sapper G. 1 Irchester-road Rushden R.E.
15th Dec 1939
BOTWRIGHT Sapper G. 1 Irchester-road Rushden R.E.
10th May 1940
BURGESS Gdsm. Cyril W. 25 Fitzwilliam-street Rushden Grenadier Guards.
20th Sep 1940
BYFORD Gunner G. 46 Roberts-street Rushden Royal Artillery
20th Sep 1940
BYFORD Gunner J. 46 Roberts-street Rushden Royal Artillery
20th Sep 1940
BYFORD Marine R. 46 Roberts-street Rushden Royal Marines
20th Sep 1940
BYFORD Signaller H.J. 46 Roberts-street Rushden Royal Navy 
26th Sep 1941
CHAMBERS Pte. Arthur Frank  44a Jackson-street St. Kilda late of 66 Moor rd, Rushden N.Z.E.F.
5th Jul 1940
CHERRY L. Woodland-road Rushden R.A.F.
7th Feb 1941
CHURCH Pte. F. 97 New Wymington. Wymington Leicestershire Regt
25th Oct 1940
COX L A/C. E. 26 Trafford-road Rushden R.A.F.
28th Nov 1941
DENTON Raymond 57 Robinson-road Rushden R.A.S.C.
19th Apr 1940
DICKENS Guardsman E. C. 51 Little-street Rushden Grenadier Guards.
19th Apr 1940
DICKENS Lance-Cpl. C. D. 4 Trafford-road Rushden King's Own Royal Regt.
31st Jan 1941
DUNMORE Trooper Raymond Owen 2 Purvis-road Rushden Royal Armoured Corps
12th Sep 1941
EKINS A/C Dennis Edmund 7 Manton-road Rushden R.A.F.
5th Jan 1940
EKINS Cpl. Gerald Derrick 2 Blinco-road Rushden 1st Northamptonshire Regt.
15th Dec 1939
EKINS Driver J. T. 27 Harborough-road Rushden R.A.F.
7th Jun 1940
EKINS Flight-Sgt. Samuel 27 Harborough-road Rushden R.A.F.
15th Dec 1939
EKINS Sgt. Samuel 27 Harborough-road Rushden R.A.F.
2nd Feb 1940
FENNELL B.S.M. Leonard James 155 Newton-road Rushden R.H.A.
19th Jul 1940
FENSOME Leslie George 106 Higham-road Rushden R.A.C.
5th Jul 1940
FRESHWATER Ernest Douglas 36 Upper Queen-street Rushden Royal Navy 
9th Feb 1940
HIND Sgt. Gordon W. 114 St. Margaret's Avenue Rushden Royal Engineers
3rd Oct 1941
HULATT staff Sergt. Instr. E. 127 Cromwell-road Rushden Assam Valley Light Horse.
8th Dec 1939
HYDE Gunner John Michael Rose Hill Rushden Royal Artillery
15th Dec 1939
HYDE Gunner John Michael Rose Hill Rushden Royal Artillery
15th Aug 1941
JOLLEY Pte. Alfred William 115 Rushden-road Wymington Royal Artillery 
6th Sep 1940
KEAR A/C2 C. A. "Dorches" Rose-avenue Rushden R.A.F.
1st Dec 1939
LAWRENCE Section-Leader Freda 26 Portland-road Rushden W.A.T.S.
8th Dec 1939
LAWRENCE Section-Leader Freda 26 Portland-road Rushden W.A.T.S.
23rd Feb 1940
LINNITT Warrant Officer (Pilot) Richard Walter 8 Oswald-road Rushden R.A.F.
25th Oct 1940
MARRIOTT Mary Alexandra 86 Portland-road Rushden Nursing Auxiliary Reserve
20th Jun 1941
MATTHEWS Lce-cpl. Harry 1 St. Margarets-avenue Rushden Northamptonshire Regiment
11th Apr 1941
MEAD A/C.2 Ronald “Altona” Court Estate Rushden R.A.F.V.R.
26th Apr 1940
NEVILLE A/C.2 Leslie Ross 55 High-street Rushden R.A.F.V.R.
21st Nov 1941
NEWELL Eric Roland 138 Cromwell-road Rushden Royal Artillery 
23rd Aug 1940
PALMER Lieut. Edward 50 Spencer-road Rushden Royal Navy 
8th Nov 1940
PEACOCK Lance-Corporal Horace 16 Grove-street Higham Ferrers Devon Regt.
15th Dec 1939
PERCH L/A.C. Douglas W. 42 Newton-road Rushden R.A.F.
14th Jun 1940
PHILLIPS Joan "The Poplars" Wellingborough-road Rushden A.T.S.
16th Aug 1940
RADBURNE A.C/W. Margaret H. 151 High-street Rushden W.A.A.F.
14th Jun 1940
RAINBOW Donald 116 York-road Higham Ferrers R.A.F.V.R.
9th Feb 1940
ROAST George Edward 18 Cromwell-road Rushden Royal Artillery
15th Dec 1939
ROBINSON F.D. 60 Prospect-avenue Rushden R.E.
10th May 1940
ROBINSON O/A Eric William "Wheatsheaf" Hotel Rushden Royal Navy 
8th Dec 1939
ROBINSON Sapper F.D. 60 Prospect-avenue Rushden R.E.
22nd Dec 1939
SHATFORD Cpl. Chris 49 Larkhill-road Durrington, Salisbury (late of Rushden) R.A.S.C.
18th Oct 1940
SHATFORD Trooper Arthur 34 Allen-road Rushden Royal Tank Regt.
1st Mar 1940
SMITH A.S. Donald George 9 St. Margaret's-avenue Rushden Royal Navy 
1st Mar 1940
SMITH Sapper Douglas Arthur 104 High-street Higham Ferrers Royal Engineers
10th May 1940
THOMPSON Pte. Alwyn Ralph 9 Lancaster-street Higham Ferrers I.T.C. Acton C.C. School
16th Aug 1940
THOMPSON Pte. D. 20 West-street Rushden Lincolnshire Regt.
23rd Aug 1940
WAITE Lance-Corporal L.R.      Military Police
11th Jul 1941
WAITE Theresa P. 32 Highfield-road Rushden A.T.S.
28th Feb 1941
WALLIS Marine Frederick George 80 Tennyson-road Rushden Royal Marines
8th Nov 1940
WILLMOTT Flight-Lieut. David Arthur (Fred) "Meadwood" Kings-road, Rushden, and Holland-road, Kensington, London R.A.F.
21st Jun 1940
WILLMOTT Sgt. William Arthur "Rahdyth" Bedford-road Rushden Northamptonshire Regt.


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