SPRATTON REMEMBERS THE GREAT WAR
On April 25th and 26th 2015 Young Servicemen from Spratton were Remembered
Young men who served one hundred years ago in the First World War were remembered in April 2015 in an event organised by Spratton Local History Society. Hundreds of people turned out to watch the Great War Society drilling, look at the English Heritage biplane, and listen to lectures on the war in the air by the RAF Museum London, on fashions in 1914-18 by History Wardrobe and on Victoria Cross airman William Rhodes-Moorhouse.
A large marquee held refreshment stands and a large number of stalls showing items from the First World War, books, family history, military history, war gaming and charities. The Vintage Motor Cycle Club arrived with 1914-18 motor cycles and were joined by bikes from the Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club. However, the star exhibit was an SE5 biplane from the First World War kindly loaned by English Heritage. Four different bands played in the marquee throughout the weekend. Spratton Scouts and Northampton Air Cadets helped with the car parking. The event closed with a stunning flypast of a Sopwith Triplane from Sywell Aerodrome.
Donations received at the First World War events of April 2015 were sent to The William Rhodes-Moorhouse VC Charitable Trust, the Soldiers, Sailors and Air Force Association (SSAFA) and Combat Stress.
EXPLORE SECTIONS
MEN WHO SERVED
- Private Charles Herbert AUSTIN (known as Herbert)
- Corporal Frank AUSTIN
- Lance Corporal James William AUSTIN
- Private John Samuel AUSTIN
- Sergeant William Henry AUSTIN
- Sergeant Bertie Henry BALDERSON
- Corporal Frederick Charles BALDERSON MM
- Lance Corporal Robert Samuel BALDERSON
- Private George William BUCKBY (known as William)
- Private Henry Andrew BUCKBY
- Richard Henry Horne BUCKBY
- Transport Sergeant Thomas BUCKBY MM
- Company Quartermaster Sergeant William Gander BUCKBY
- William Archibald COPSON (known as Archibald)
- Sapper Ebenezer COPSON
- Private Ernest Edward COPSON
- Pioneer Henry Owman COPSON (known as Harry)
- Private James COPSON
- Private John William COPSON
- Private Joseph COPSON
- Sergeant Joseph Eric GOODEN (known as Eric)
- Private Hugh Henry GOODEN
- Private Arthur Sidney GOODEN (known as Sid)
- Private Arthur Thomas HAYTER
- Driver Frank Leonard HAYTER
- Private Harold Herbert HAYTER
- Lance Corporal John Charles HAYTER DCM (known as Jack)
- Private Walter Ernest HAYTER
- Ordinary Seaman Arthur Charles HORNE
- Private John William HORNE (known as William)
- Lance Corporal Lewis HORNE
- Private Thomas HORNE
- Driver John Henry LEESON
- Corporal Joseph Henry LEESON (known as Harry)
- Thomas Baden Powell LEESON (known as ‘Bard’)
- Private Albert MANNING
- Corporal Amos MANNING
- Private Arthur Cecil MANNING
- Private George MANNING
- Sergeant George William MANNING
- Sapper Henry Stanley MANNING (known as Stanley)
- Private John Thomas MANNING
- Private John William MANNING
- Air Mechanic Nathaniel MANNING
- Driver/Saddler Samuel MANNING
- Gunner George Albert MARTIN
- Private Joseph MARTIN
- Private Thomas Henry MARTIN (known as Harry)
- Private Thomas Walter MARTIN (known as Walter)
- Pioneer Walter Ernest MARTIN
- Sergeant William Higgs MARTIN, DCM
- Private Arthur Walter PAGE
- Private Francis Samuel PAGE (known as Sam)
- Private Frank PAGE
- Private Stephen PAGE
- Lieutenant George REEVE MC MM
- Private Richard Henry REEVE (known as Harry)
- Private Samuel REEVE
- Private Sidney Philip REEVE
- Private Frederick Thomas RICHARDSON
- Private John William RICHARDSON
- Private Percy John Partridge RICHARDSON
- Private Abraham Bert SMITH
- Private Alfred SMITH
- Private Frank SMITH 46648
- Private John Samuel SMITH
- Private John William SMITH (6942)
- Private John William (William John) SMITH (8964)
- Private Charles Walter WADHAMS
- Private John Edward WADHAMS
- Private Thomas Edwin WADHAMS
- Private William WADHAMS