War Memorial - Upper Stondon, Central Bedfordshire, England

Edward Lewis Smith
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 19043 abt. 1893 12 October 1916 23 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment Warlencourt British Cemetery, France Son of William and Elizabeth Smith.

The birth of Edward Lewis Smith was registered in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England during the third quarter of 1893.

England Census 1901 about Edward Smith and family Residence: Orchard Cottage No. 2, Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Smith Elizabeth Smith Annie Smith Edward Smith Jesse Smith Mary Smith	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	38 37 10 7 2 2 mo.	abt. 1863 abt. 1864 abt. 1891 abt. 1894 abt. 1899 abt. 1901	Hitchin, Hertfordshire Hitchin, Hertfordshire Harpenden, Hertfordshire Harpenden, Hertfordshire New Barnet, Hertfordshire Shillington, Bedfordshire

George William Stapleton
© jeb	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 17876 abt. 1896 09 March 1919 23 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment transf. to (592803) 432nd Agricultural Coy. Labour Corps Upper Stondon (All Saints) Churchyard, Bedfordshire, UK Son of William and Amy Stapleton, nee Jepps, of Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire.

The birth of George William Stapleton was registered in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1895.

England Census 1911 about George Stapleton and family Residence: Lower Stondon, Shefford, Bedfordshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Stapleton Amy Stapleton George Stapleton Rose Stapleton Beatrice Stapleton John Stapleton	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	44 38 15 14 11 9	abt. 1867 abt. 1873 abt. 1896 abt. 1897 abt. 1900 abt. 1902	Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire Shillington, Bedfordshire Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire

James Kitson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 14387 abt. 1888 11 July 1916 28 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment Thiepval Memorial, France Son of John and Frances Sarah Kitson.

The birth of James Kitson was registered in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England during the second quarter of 1888 and was baptised in Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire, England on 10 June 1888.

England Census 1891 about James Kitson and family Residence: Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Kitson Sarah Kitson George Kitson Annie Kitson Clara Kitson Kezia Kitson James Kitson	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	38 36 15 10 8 5 2	abt. 1853 abt. 1855 abt. 1876 abt. 1881 abt. 1883 abt. 1886 abt. 1889	Bedfordshire, England Great Hevesdon, Cambridgeshire Bedfordshire, England Bedfordshire, England Bedfordshire, England Bedfordshire, England Bedfordshire, England

Leslie Humphrey Cooper
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 12694 abt. 1890 12 April 1917 27 6th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment Arras Memorial, France Son of Emery and Martha A. Cooper.

England Census 1901 about Leslie H. Cooper and family Residence: Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Emery Cooper Martha A. Cooper Victor W. Cooper Mildred E. Cooper Leslie H. Cooper Eva M. Cooper Lancelot E. Cooper	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	40 39 15 13 11 6 1	abt. 1861 abt. 1862 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1895 abt. 1900	Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire Therfield, Hertfordshire Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire

Frederick William Peck
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 17939 22 June 1896, Lower Stondon 05 February 1916 20 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment Corbie Communal Cemetery, France Son of William and Nellie Peck, nee Elliott, of Bird-in-Hand Cottages, Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire.

De Ruvignys Roll of Honour
Peck, Frederick William, Privatv. No. 17939, 2nd Battn. (16th Foot) The Bedfordshire Regiment, eldest son of William Peck, of Bird-in-Hand Cottage, Lower Stondon, near Shefford, co. Bedford, by his wife Nellie, daaughter of Robert Elliott, of Shillington; born Lower Stondon aforesaid, 22 Juno, 1895; educated Elementary School there; was a Brickyard Labourer; enlisted 19 November 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 9 June 1915; was wounded on the 28th, and again during the Battle of Loos 25 September following, and died in No. 5 Casualty Clearing Station 05 February 1916, from wounds rvceived in action 29 January, by the bursting of a shell while he was resting in a barn. Buried at Corbie; unm.

England Census 1911 about Frederick William Peck and family Residence: Bird-in-Hand Cottages, Lower Stondon, Shefford, Bedfordshire
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Peck Nellie Peck Fredrick William Peck Florence Emily Peck Mabel Evelyn Peck Ernest John Peck Charles Haddon Peck	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	39 38 15 14 13 10 6	abt. 1872 abt. 1873 abt. 1896 abt. 1897 abt. 1898 abt. 1901 abt. 1905	Meppershall, Bedfordshire Shillington, Bedfordshire Shillington, Bedfordshire Shillington, Bedfordshire Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire

Ronald Arthur Palmer (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant (Pilot) 905761 abt. 1920 13 November 1941 21 148 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya Son of Ernest Victor and Annie Palmer, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. His Wellington II was shot down during a raid on Benghazi Harbour, Libya.

Probably:
The birth of Ronald A. Palmer was registered in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England during the second quarter of 1920. The maiden name of his mother was Channing.

OR:

Ronald Palmer (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 1651825 abt. 1923 06 April 1945 22 127 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands Son of Trevor Palmer, and of Lena Palmer, of Llangwm, Pembrokeshire. His Spitfire XVI dived into the ground half a mile east of the airfield soon after taking off on a sector recce.

Probably:
The birth of Ronald Palmer was registered in Haverfordwest, Dyfed, Wales during the first quarter of 1923. The maiden name of his mother was Jones.

Cyril Bonar Larman
© John Moss	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant (CWGC: Lance Serjeant) 5952341 17 January 1919, Ampthill, Bedfordshire 31 July 1943 24 5th Bn. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Singapore Memorial, Singapore Son of William and Ethel Larman, of Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire. Husband of Rose Margaret Larman, of Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

Register for England and Wales 1939 about Cyril B. Larman and family Residence: Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Name	Birth	Marital status:	Occupation
William J. Larman Ethel Larman Cyril B. Larman Dudley S. Larman Mollie Larman Officially closed William D. Larman Ernest P. Kettle	04 January 1889 07 December 1898 17 January 1919 22 January 1920 23 April 1921 - 26 May 1928 02 February 1901	Married Married Single Single Single - Single Single	Railway Porter Grade ? Unpaid household duties Body builder, motor work Bricklayer ? - At school Labourer, brick work

Wilfred J. Lay (A CWGC record couldn't be found.)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal

The birth of Wilfred J. Lay was registered in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England during the first quarter of 1919. His marriage to Helen Kennedy Anderson was registered in Brigglewade, Bedfordshire, England during the third quarter of 1941.

Gordon Angus Maylin
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 1438702 abt. 1921 05 March 1943 22 9 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery Singapore Memorial, Singapore Son of Joseph William and Elizabeth Sophia Maylin, of Henlow, Bedfordshire.

The birth of Gordon A. Maylin was registered in St. Pancras, London, England during the second quarter of 1920.

Wills and Administrations, 1946
Maylin, Gordon Angus, of Pool Cafe, Shefford-road, Henlow Camp, Bedfordshire, died on or since 05 March 1943 on war service.
Administration London 28 November to Joseph William Maylin, cafe proprietor. Effects £143 4s. 1d.

Robert William Ingram
© Michel Nelis	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 5949245 12 December 1919, Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire 08 February 1945 25 5th Bn. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan Son of Walter and Clara Ingram, nee Sharp.

The birth of Robert W. Ingram was registered in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1919.

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