War Memorial St. Andrew Church Letcombe Regis

This memorial, within the St. Andrew Church, commemorates the members of the parish who were killed or missing in the First World War.
The text:

PARISH OF LETCOMBE REGIS
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TO THE MEMORYOF THE MEN WHO
LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18

MAJOR ARTHUR E B FAIR R F A FRANCE 1917
PTE BENJAMIN GODDING ROYAL BERKS " 1916
CPL H JAMES GODDING YORK & LANCS " 1916
L/CPL F RICHARD HUMPHRIES ROYAL BERKS " 1916
PTE WILLIAM E HUMPHRIES " " ITALY 1918
PTE ALBERT KEEP ROYAL SUSSEX FRANCE 1916
CPL FREDERIC KEEP YORKSHIRE L I FRANCE 1917
L/CPL WILLIAM KEEP ROYAL BERKS " 1916
PTE THOMAS LEWIS " " " 1915
LT GEORGE L PIRIE NORTHAMPTON YEOY 1915
PTE WILLIAM POWELL ROYAL BERKS 1916
SGT WILLIAM H SANSUM CANADIAN E F " 1917
PTE W E HORACE STANLEY BUCKS REGT " 1916
PTE GEORGE F WARE HAMPSHIRE REGT TURKEY 1916

MAJOR ARTHUR E B FAIR R F A FRANCE 1917
Arthur Edward Balfour Fair - Mentioned in Despatches
"C" Bty. 122nd Bde Royal Field Artillery, died 16.8.1917

PTE BENJAMIN GODDING ROYAL BERKS FRANCE 1916
Benjamin Godding
Private 8th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Service no. 21547, died 22.8.1916

CPL H JAMES GODDING YORK & LANCS FRANCE 1916
Henry James Godding
Corporal, 2nd Bn, York & Lancaster Regiment, Service no. 20583, died 15.9.1916

L/CPL F RICHARD HUMPHRIES ROYAL BERKS FRANCE 1916
Frederick Richard Humphries
Lance Corporal, 1st Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Service no. 8828, died 14.11.916

PTE WILLIAM E HUMPHRIES ROYAL BERKS ITALY 1918
William Edwin Humphries
Private, 1st/4th Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment, Service no. 203852, died 1.11.1918

PTE ALBERT KEEP ROYAL SUSSEX FRANCE 1916
Albert Keep
Private, 2nd Bn, Royal Sussex Regiment, Service no. G/1286, died 23.7.1916

CPL FREDERIC KEEP YORKSHIRE L I FRANCE 1917
Fred Keep
Corporal, 9th Bn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Service no. 23287, died 9.4.1917

L/CPL WILLIAM KEEP ROYAL BERKS FRANCE 1916
William Keep
Lance Corporal, 1st Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Service no. 7887, died 25.5.1916

PTE THOMAS LEWIS ROYAL BERKS FRANCE 1915
Thomas Frederick Hawkes Lewis
Lance Corporal, 2nd Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Service no. 15374, died 25.9.1915

LT GEORGE L PIRIE NORTHAMPTON YEOY 1915
George Lawrence Pirie
2nd Lieutenant, Northamptonshire Yeomanry, Household Cavalry & Cavalry of the Line
Died 16.6.1915

PTE WILLIAM POWELL ROYAL BERKS 1916
William Powell
Private, 2nd Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Service no. 37218, died 25.10.1916

SGT WILLIAM H SANSUM CANADIAN E F " 1917
William H Sansum
Sergeant, 20th Bn, Canadian Infantry, Service no. 58243, died 19.8.1916

PTE W E HORACE STANLEY BUCKS REGT " 1916
Horace Edward Stanley
Private, 1st Bn, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), Service no. G/12682, died 8.12.16

PTE GEORGE F WARE HAMPSHIRE REGT TURKEY 1916
George Frederick Ware
Private, 1st/4th Bn, Hampshire Regiment, Service no. 201100, died 30/01/1917

This memorial, within the St. Andrew Church, commemorates the members of the parish who were killed or missing in the Second World War.
The text:

PARISH OF LETCOMBE REGIS
┼
TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO
LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945

LIEUT. IAN P. BANKIER WELSH GUARDS ITALY 1944
L/CPL HERBERT A. BOYNTON ROYAL BERKS REGT.... DUNKIRK 1940
SERGT.NAV. MICHAEL J.C. CROSS R.A.F.V.R. HOLLAND 1942
FLT-LIEUT. MICHAEL FOX R.A.F. N.AFRICA 1940
PTE W. FRANK GODDING ROYAL W.SURREY REGT N.AFRICA 1943
PTE. JOSEPH G. GODDING BERKS YEOMANRY N.IRELAND 1940
PTE. ARTHUR JOHN HUMPHRIES ROYAL ESSEX REGT ITALY 1942
FLT-LIEUT. HYWEL JONES R.A.F. IRISH SEA 1944
TROOPER FRANCIS J. SMITH ROYAL TANK REGT N.AFRICA 1942
GUARDSMAN JACK TUCKEY COLDSTREAM GUARDS ITALY 1944
AND
SERGT.PILOT ERIC KING R.A.F. N. AFRICA 1946

LIEUT. IAN P. BANKIER WELSH GUARDS ITALY 1944
Ian Patrick Bankier (known as Pip)
Lieutenant, 2nd Coy, 3rd Bn Welsh Guards, Service no. 176783, died 27.5.1944

L/CPL HERBERT A. BOYNTON ROYAL BERKS REGT.... DUNKIRK 1940
Herbert Allen Boynton
Lance Corporal, 4th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Service no. 4685607, died 10.6.1940

SERGT.NAV. MICHAEL J.C. CROSS R.A.F.V.R. HOLLAND 1942
Michael John Carlton Cross
Sergeant (Observer), 83 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service no. 913609
Died 9.3.1942

FLT-LIEUT. MICHAEL FOX R.A.F. N.AFRICA 1940
Michael Frederick Henry Fox (called Mike)
Flying Officer (Pilot), 55 Sqdn Royal Air Force, Service no. 39870, died 15.7.1940

PTE W. FRANK GODDING ROYAL W.SURREY REGT N.AFRICA 1943
Walter Frank Godding
Private, 2/5th Bn, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), Service no. 6103453
Died 29.4.1943

PTE. JOSEPH G. GODDING BERKS YEOMANRY N.IRELAND 1940
Joseph George Godding
Gunner, 145 (The Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt, Royal Artillery, Service no. 924421
Died 7.9.1940
Buried Letcombe Regis (St Andrew) Church Cemetery

PTE. ARTHUR JOHN HUMPHRIES ROYAL ESSEX REGT ITALY 1942
Arthur John Humphries
Priate, 1/4th Bn, Essex Regiment, Service no. 6007290, died 22.3.1944

FLT-LIEUT. HYWEL JONES R.A.F. IRISH SEA 1944
William Hywel Anthony Jones, D.F.C.
Flying Officer, 517 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service no. 139316
Died 14.11.1944

TROOPER FRANCIS J. SMITH ROYAL TANK REGT N.AFRICA 1942
Francis John Smith
Trooper, 6th Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C., Service no. 7925180, died 22.7.1942

GUARDSMAN JACK TUCKEY COLDSTREAM GUARDS ITALY 1944
Jack Tuckey
Guardsman, 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards, Service no. 2662839, died 3.1.1944

SERGT PILOT ERIC KING R.A.F. N. AFRICA 1946
Francis Eric King
Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service no.1852355, died 9.9.1946

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• Text: Valerie Andrews
• Photos: Valerie Andrews