A List of Remembrance - We Will Remember Them
Below is a list of those who died in the Second World War of 1939-1945 from the Parish of Eaton. The list has been compiled by the Reverend Colin Way from names on the Eaton War Memorial in Newmarket Road.
Please email further information, amendments and corrections to the Reverend Colin Way.
Names in italics denote brothers who have died.
Links in the Grave/Memorial column open a new window with the Commonwealth Ward Graves Commission details for the person who has died.
Photographs: where photographs are available from Picture Norfolk a link is given which will open in a new window. Please abide by the copyright restrictions.
A list of those who died in the First World War may be found here.
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
| Surname | Christian name | Died | Age | Location | Service/Regiment | Rank | Grave/ Memorial | Notes | ||
| Day | Month | Year | ||||||||
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| Armstrong | George Ronald | 25 | 1 | 1942 | 20 | Singapore | Royal Norfolk | Private | Singapore Memorial | Japanese prisoner of war |
| B | To Top | |||||||||
| Blowers | Frederick Charles | 31 | 10 | 1944 | 18 | Germany | Scottish Reg | Rifleman | Mierlo | Died during invasion of Europe |
| Burgoine | Michael Charles | 21 | 4 | 1943 | 20 | Germany | RAF (VR) | Sergeant | Berlin War Cem. | Died on a bombing mission over Germany |
| C | To Top | |||||||||
| Capon (CBE) | Selwyn Norman | 23 | 10 | 1942 | 52 | Atlantic | Merchant Navy | Master | Tower Hill London | Ship torpedoed in Atlantic Full account + Photo available |
| E | To Top | |||||||||
| Eaton | George Kingston | 7 | 12 | 1941 | 20 | England | RAF (VR) | Pilot Officer | St Andrew’s Churchyard | Photo available Brother of Margaret Hare More details |
| G | To Top | |||||||||
| Green | Maurice Ivan | 27 | 2 | 1941 | 26 | England | RAF (VR) | Flying Officer | The Rosary Cemetery | |
| H | To Top | |||||||||
| Hawes | Thomas Andrew | 8 | 9 | 1943 | 25 | Singapore | Royal Army Service Corp | Lance Corporal | Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery | As a Japanese prisoner of war worked on Burma-Siam Railway |
| Hinde | Ernest John | 10 | 8 | 1941 | 28 | Norway | RAMC | Captain | Brookwood Surrey | Ship lost at sea off Norway |
| Horne | Jack Ernest | 27 | 10 | 1943 | 26 | Singapore | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Private | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery | As a Japanese prisoner of war worked on Burma-Siam Railway |
| J | To Top | |||||||||
| Johnson | Alexander | 31 | 7 | 1944 | 27 | North Africa | RAF (VR) | Corporal | Alamein Memorial | Killed during North Africa campaign |
| Johnson | Alex Walter Rex | 12 | 8 | 1943 | 23 | Singapore | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Private | Chungkai War cemetery | Died working on the Burma Railway as a Japanese prisoner of war |
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| Lees | Bernard | 22 | 7 | 1944 | 26 | England | RAF (VR) | Fl. Lt. | Eaton Burial Ground | Killed in a tragic training accident over Old Alresford in Hampshire Full Account Available |
| Legg | K. G. (Kenneth George) | 24 | 5 | 1943 | 23 | Netherlands | RAF | Sergeant | Markelo | Died on a bombing mission over Holland Awarded Military Medal |
| Ling | Victor George | 15 | 9 | 1943 | ? | Singapore | Royal Suffolk Regiment | Private | Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery | Died working on the Burma-Siam Railway as a Japanese prisoner of war |
| Longstaffe | G. M. | 21 | 11 | 1943 | 26 | Italy/Greece | 8th Punjab Regiment | Captain | Sangro River War Cemetery | Campaign Details available |
| M | To Top | |||||||||
| Moore | William Herbert | 16 | 10 | 1944 | 24 | France/Germany | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Lance Corporal | Overloon War Cemetary | Further details available |
| Morgan | Diana | 19 | 10 | 1940 | 23 | England | ATS (FANY) | Fort Pitt Military Cemetery Kent | Only woman on war memorial. She served as a driver with Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) and died during an air attack in Rochester | |
| Morris | Geoffrey | 14 | 5 | 1944 | 21 | England | RAF (VR) | Flight Sergeant | Eaton Burial Ground | Crashed whilst training in Shropshire |
| P | To Top | |||||||||
| Plumb | Donald Ivan | 17 | 3 | 1945 | 22 | Germany | RAF (VR) | Pilot Officer | Durnbach War Cemetery | Shot down on a bombing raid over Germany More information available |
| R | To Top | |||||||||
| Redfern | Eric Arthur | 17 | 8 | 1941 | 27 | France | RAF (VR) | Flight Sergeant | Etables Military Cemetery | His hurricane was shot down during an air battle over the French coast Details available |
| Reeve | Cecil John | 26 | 1 | 1942 | 27 | Singapore | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Colour Sergeant | Singapore Memorial | Japanese prisoner of war |
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| Sale | Bertram Edward | 8 | 7 | 1941 | 21 | Germany | RAF (VR) | Sergeant Observer | Reichswald Forest Cemetery | Shot down over Germany on a bombing raid Details available - brother of Kenneth |
| Sale | Kenneth Jack | 27 | 8 | 1941 | 27 | Scotland | RAF (VR) | Pilot Officer | Impington St Andrew Churchyard | Tragically killed during a training exercise off the coast of Lancashire Details available - brother of Bertram |
| Sowels | William Francis | 2 | 4 | 1943 | 22 | Singapore | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Corporal | Chungkai War cemetery | Japanese prisoner of war Worked on Burma railway |
| Stratford | John Clifton | 13 | 2 | 1942 | 25 | Singapore | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Captain | Kranji War Cemetary | Japanese prisoner of war |
| T | To Top | |||||||||
| Thorold | Alan William | 5 | 9 | 1944 | 22 | Italy | R. Hussars RAC | Lieutenant | Gradara War Cemetery | Died in action during the invasion of Italy, near San Merino Brother of Diana Thorold (d. 2022) |
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| Waldron | Vernon Elliston | 29 | 9 | 1941 | 19 | England | RAF (VR) | Flight Sergeant | Eaton Burial Ground | |
| Warren | Edward Allan | 17 | 6 | 1940 | ? | France | Royal Engineers | Captain | Dunkirk memorial | Died on the beaches of Dunkirk in an air raid |
| Watkins | Edwin Ralph | 10 | 9 | 1943 | 28 | italy | Parachute Regiment | Lieutenant | Bari War Cemetery | More information available |
| Westgate | Herbert William | 22 | 5 | 1940 | 43 | Norway | Royal Artillery | Lance Bombardier | Bodo Cemetery | Died in Norway defending Narvik against the German invasion forces More information available |
| Wilch | Reginald Frederick | 28 | 5 | 1941 | 22 | Greece | Royal Artillery | Lance Bombardier | Athens memorial | |
| Wright | Alfred | 8 | 7 | 1944 | 33 | France | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Lance Corporal | Cambes-en-Plaine War Cemetery | Died during invasion of France More information available |
| Y | To Top | |||||||||
| Yallop | Ralph Edward | 27 | 1 | 1942 | 23 | Singapore | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Lance Corporal | Singapore Memorial | Japanese prisoner of war |