BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE HISTORY GROUP ROLL OF HONOUR RAILWAY, DOCK & CANAL OFFICERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 We would be grateful for any further information or photographs of any of the men remembered here, their gravestones or war memorials that commemorate their name. Please contact the email address below. If you would like details of the sources from which these entries have been based, or would like to make an enquiry on an officer please contact the address below. We would like to thank The Great Eastern Railway Society for allowing us to use photographs, from the Great Eastern Staff Magazines 1914- 1929, of officers who served, in this Roll of Honour. Every effort has been made to contact or trace owners of other photographs used in this Roll of Honour. We apologise if this has not been possible but would invite owners to contact us at the address below so acknowledgement can be made. [email protected]December 2016 1914 – 1918 ROLL OF HONOUR PROJECT
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BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE HISTORY
GROUP
ROLL OF HONOUR
RAILWAY, DOCK & CANAL OFFICERS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918 We would be grateful for any further information or photographs of any of the men remembered here, their gravestones or war memorials that commemorate their name. Please contact the email address below. If you would like details of the sources from which these entries have been based, or would like to make an enquiry on an officer please contact the address below. We would like to thank The Great Eastern Railway Society for allowing us to use photographs, from the Great Eastern Staff Magazines 1914-1929, of officers who served, in this Roll of Honour. Every effort has been made to contact or trace owners of other photographs used in this Roll of Honour. We apologise if this has not been possible but would invite owners to contact us at the address below so acknowledgement can be made.
GEORGE JAY M.M. Police Constable Great Eastern Railway Police Canning Town
Rank
Lance-Corporal Number
P/416 Regiment
Military Police Corps Branch
Military Foot Police Died
24 March 1918 Age
35 Cause
Died of Wounds Buried
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery. Belgium. Grave
Plot lll. Row E. Grave l. Railway Memorial
GER Memorial. Liverpool Street Station. London. Gallantry Award
Military Medal For Bravery in the Field London Gazette 14 August 1917.
STEPHEN JERMYN Police Constable Midland Railway Police Manchester
Rank
Sergeant Number
8667 Regiment
Machine Gun Corps Battalion
91st Battalion (Infantry) Died
24 March 1916 Age
Unknown Cause
Died of Wounds Buried
Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot l. Row B. Grave 27. Railway Memorial
MR War Memorial. Derby.
EDWARD JORDAN Police Constable Midland Railway Police Liverpool
Rank
Private Number
13149 Regiment
Grenadier Guards Battalion
2nd. Btn. Died
06 November 1914 Age
Unknown Cause
Killed in Action No Known Grave Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Belgium. Panel
Panels 9 & 11. Railway Memorial
MR War Memorial. Derby.
BERNARD KELLY Police Constable Great Northern Railway Police Kings Cross
Rank
Corporal Number
6784 Regiment
Scots Guards Battalion
2nd Btn. Died
26 October 1914 Cause
Killed in Action Age
31 Buried
Zantvoorde British Cemetery Grave Reference V1. K. 14. Railway Memorial
GNR War Memorial. Kings Cross Station. London.
J. E. KELLY Police Constable Great Northern Railway Police
Railway Memorial
GNR War Memorial. Kings Cross Station. London. Nothing further is known about this officer at the present time.
W. KELLY Police Sergeant Midland Railway Police Bradford
Rank Private Regiment Irish Guards Nothing Further is known about this officer at the present time.
Railway Memorial
MR War Memorial Derby.
E. KING Police Constable Great Northern Railway Police
Rank Private Nothing further is known about this officer at the present time. Railway Memorial GNR Memorial Kings Cross Station
FREDERICK W. LAVIS Police Constable Great Western Railway Police Plymouth Millbay
Rank Corporal Number 10418 Regiment Devonshire Regiment Battalion 8th Battalion Died 07 May 1916 Age 21 Cause Killed in Action Buried Citadel New Military Cemetery. France. Grave Plot V. Row E. Grave 14.
CLIFFORD LAURENCE LEARNER Police Constable Great Northern Railway Police Kings Cross This Identification is likely to be correct although not fully confirmed.
CHARLES LUTTMAN Police Constable South East & Chatham Railway Police
Rank
Bombardier Number
191736 Regiment
Royal Garrison Artillery Battery
Y Anti-Aircraft Battery Died
29 October 1918 Age
Unknown Cause
Died of Wounds Buried
Ramillies British Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot D. Grave 26. Railway Memorial
SE&CR Memorial. Victoria Station (Eastern side). London.
LAURENCE HELLERBY LYON Police Constable North Eastern Railway Police
Rank
Gunner Number
755401 Regiment
Royal Field Artillery Battery
B Battery Brigade
251 Brigade Died
14 August 1917 Age
23 Cause
Killed in Action Buried
London Cemetery. Neuville-Vitasse. France. Grave
Plot ll. Row A. Grave 18. Railway Memorial
NER War Memorial. York.
S. MACE Police Constable Great Northern Railway Police
Rank
Private Railway Memorial
GNR War Memorial. Kings Cross Station. London. Nothing further is known about this officer at the present time.
HAROLD MACHIN Detective London & North Western Railway Police Stockport
Rank
Lance-Corporal Number
P/1255 Regiment
Military Police Corps Branch
Military Foot Police Died
17 August 1916 Age
26 Cause
Died of Disease Buried
Rycroft Cemetery. Walsall. England. Grave
Plot 36. Row 3. Grave 426.
ALBERT EDWARD MARTIN Police Constable London & North Western Railway Police Broad Street. London
Rank
Gunner Number
130182 Regiment
Royal Garrison Artillery Battery
15th Siege Battery Died
24 September 1917 Age
24 Cause
Killed in Action Buried
Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot lll. Row L. Grave 8.
ALFRED ARTHUR MARTIN Police Constable Great Eastern Railway Police London
Rank
Sergeant Number
5918 Regiment
Highland Light Infantry Battalion
10th Battalion Died
12 November 1915 Age
31 Cause
Killed Buried
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery. Belgium. Grave
Plot Vl. Row E. Grave 49. Railway Memorial
GER Memorial. Liverpool Street Station. London.
CHARLES STEWART McKIMMIE Police Sergeant Midland Railway Police Manchester
Rank
Battery Sergeant-Major Number
1708 Regiment
Royal Field Artillery Brigade
4 (Wessex) Brigade Died
01 October 1915 Age
Unknown Cause
Died of Disease Buried
Bangalore (Hosur Rd) Cemetery. India. Grave
Plot 7. Row Bl. Grave 57. Railway Memorial
MR Memorial. Derby.
WALTER RICHARD JOHN MEAKIN Police Constable Midland Railway Police Nottingham
Rank
Rifleman Number
5082 Regiment
Royal Irish Rifles Battalion
2nd Battalion Formerly
21st Lancers Died
22 January 1917 Age
Unknown Cause
Killed in Action Buried
Berks Cemetery Extension. Belgium. Grave
Plot l. Row K. Grave 9. Railway Memorial
MR Memorial. Derby.
A.MERRITT Police Constable Great Northern Railway Police
Rank
Private Railway Memorial
GNR War Memorial. Kings Cross Station. London. Nothing further is known about this officer at the present time.
EDWARD MILLER Police Constable Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Police Wyre Dock
Rank
Private Number
8331 Regiment
King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Battalion
1st Battalion Died
16 November 1914 Age
Unknown Cause
Died while being held as a Prisoner of War Buried
Lille Southern Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot lll. Row A. Grave 19. Railway Memorial
L&YR Memorial. Manchester Victoria Station.
HERBERT EDWARD BOWEN MILLER Detective Great Western Railway Police Paddington
Rank
Guardsman Number
26929 Regiment
Grenadier Guards Battalion
1st Battalion Died
28 September 1917 Age
24 Cause
Died of Wounds Buried
St. Sever (Extension) Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot lll. Row l. Grave 5A.
JAMES MULHERIN Police Constable North Eastern Railway Police Hull Docks
Rank
Deck Hand Number
DA/11026 Service
Royal Naval Reserve Shore Base
H.M.S. Victory Ship
RN Minesweepers Died
21 October 1918 Age
34 Cause
Died of Disease Buried
Hasler Royal Naval Cemetery. England. Grave
35. 7. Railway Memorial
NER War Memorial. York.
WALTER JOHN MUNSON Police Constable Midland Railway Police London
Rank
Private Number
40329 Regiment
Hampshire Regiment Battalion
1st Battalion Formerly
Private 27181. Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Died
01 November 1918 Age
29 Cause
Killed in Action Buried
Preseau Communal Cemetery. France. Extension. Grave
Row D. Grave 14.
JOHN MURRAY Police Constable Great Eastern Railway Police Toton Sidings
Rank
Sergeant Number
7985 Regiment
Connaught Rangers Battalion 3rd. Battalion
Formerly
Private 27181. Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Died
20 December 1915 Age
29 Cause
Died of Wounds Buried
Cork Military Cemetery. Ireland. No longer maintained by CWGC Special Memorial
CWGC headstone erected before a memorial in Grangegorman (Cork) Cemetery. Ireland. Railway Memorial
GER Memorial. Liverpool Street Station. London.
A.H. NEWBERY Police Constable Midland Railway Police Water Orton
PC Newbery died during the Great War his name appears in a 1920’s Midland Railway booklet. PC Newbery is listed on the Midland Railway ‘For King and Country’ as Newbery AW Constable at Water Orton. No Further Details Known at Present
JOSEPH NEWBOLD Police Constable Midland Railway Police Birmingham
Rank
Private Number
8375 Regiment
King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Battalion
2nd Battalion Died
01 November 1914 Age
29 Cause
Killed in Action No Known Grave
Commemorated Quesnoy Sur-Deule Memorial. Panel
Panel15 Cabret-Rouge British Cemetery. France. Railway Memorial
MR Memorial. Derby.
FRANK OUNSWORTH Police Constable North Eastern Railway Police Gateshead
Rank
Acting Sergeant Number
4605 Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps Unit
1st Station Hospital Died
20 May 1917 Age
32 Cause
Died of Wounds Buried
St. Sever Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot ll. Row M. Grave 10B. Railway Memorial
NER War Memorial. York.
SAMUEL PAYNE Police Constable London Brighton & South Coast Police Newhaven Harbour
Rank
Private Number
6953 Regiment
Royal Sussex Regiment Battalion
2nd Battalion Died
18 June 1915 Age
32 Cause
Sustained serious injuries at the Battle of Ainse and later died of pneumonia and pleurisy at home Buried
Newhaven Cemetery Sussex Grave
Section D Row P Grave 39
JOHN ARTHUR RAPER Police Constable North Eastern Railway Police York
Rank
Lance-Sergeant Number
9323 Regiment
Northumberland Fusiliers Battalion
1st Battalion Died
23 July 1916 Age
38 Cause
Killed in Action No Known Grave
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. France. Pier & Face
Pier & Face 10B. 11B. 12B. Railway Memorial
NER War Memorial. York.
PATRICK ALEXANDER STEWART RATTRAY Police Constable Great North of Scotland Railway Police
Rank
Guardsman Number
17280 Regiment
Scots Guards Battalion
2nd Battalion Died
24 August 1918 Age
38 Cause
Killed in Action Buried
Croisilles British Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot lll. Row E. Grave 28. Railway Memorial
GNofSR Memorial. Aberdeen Railway Station.
WILLIAM HODGSON REED Police Constable North Eastern Railway Police Hull
Rank
Lance-Corporal Number
P/3507 Regiment
Military Police Corps Branch
Military Foot Police Attachment
D/APM (Ypres) Died
19 July 1917 Age
Unknown Cause
Died of Wounds Buried
Dozinghem Military Cemetery. Belgium. Grave
Plot l. Row D. Grave 26. Railway Memorial
NER War Memorial. York.
NORMAN RIGBY Police Constable Great Western Railway Police Paddington
Rank
Private Number
6504 Regiment
Scots Guards Battalion
1st Battalion Died
11 November 1914 Age 22 Cause
Killed in Action No Known Grave
Commemorated at the Menin Gate, Ypres Panel 11
J. RILEY Police Constable Glasgow & South Western Railway Police
Nothing further is known about this officer at the present time.
JOSEPH ROBINS Police Constable Midland Railway Police Worcester
Rank
Corporal Number
RMA/4190 Regiment
Royal Marine Artillery Shore Base
RMA Headquarters. Eastney. Died
31 January 1915 Age
41 Cause
Died of Disease Buried
St. John the Evangelist Churchyard. Slimbridge. England. Grave
New Ground. Railway Memorial
MR Memorial. Derby.
CHARLES JOSEPH RUTLAND Police Constable Great Central Railway Police Aylesbury
Rank
Sergeant Number
42686 Regiment
Royal Field Artillery Battery
121 Battery Died
21 April 1918 Age
30 Cause
Killed in Action Buried
Morbecque British Cemetery. France Grave
Plot l. Row C. Grave 5.
J SCALLY Police Constable London and North Western Railway Police London Road Manchester
Rank.
Private No Further Details Known at Present
ALFRED SCOTT Police Constable North Eastern Railway Police Sunderland
Rank
Company Quartermaster Sergeant Number
5184 Regiment
Coldstream Guards Battalion
1st Battalion Died
23 August 1918 Age
36 Cause
Killed in Action Buried
Douchy-Les-Aytte British Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot lV. Row H. Grave 12. Railway Memorial
NER Memorial. York.
HENRY SEAMAN Police Constable Great Eastern Railway Police
Rank
Private Number
4608 Regiment
Coldstream Guards Battalion
1st Battalion Died
29 October 1914 Age
Unknown Cause
Died of Disease? No Known Grave
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Belgium. Panel
Panel 11. Railway Memorial
GER Memorial. Liverpool Street Station. London.
JAMES WILLIAM SHEPLEY Police Constable Great Northern Railway Police
Rank
Guardsman Number
11626 Regiment
Grenadier Guards Battalion
2nd Battalion Died
26 February 1915 Age
26 Cause
Died of Wounds Buried
Bethune Town Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot lV. Row A. Grave 30. Railway Memorial
GNR War Memorial. Kings Cross Station. London.
CHARLES JOHN SMITH Police Constable Great Northern Railway Police Kings Cross
Rank
Acting Sergeant Number
22923 Regiment
Border Regiment Battalion
1st Battalion Died
1 July 1916 Age
23 Cause
Killed in Action No Known Grave
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 6A 7C Railway Memorial
GNR War Memorial Kings Cross Station
FREDERICK CHARLES SMITH Police Constable Bute Docks Police Cardiff Docks
Rank
Corporal Number
P/1169 Regiment
Military Police Corps Branch
Military Foot Police Died
18 November 1918 Age
35 Cause
Died of Disease Buried
Lille Southern Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot l. Row B. Grave 17. Dock Memorial
Pier Head Building. Cardiff Bay.
THOMAS AUSTIN SMITH Police Constable London & North Western Railway Police Birmingham New Street
Rank
Gunner Number
65207 Regiment
Royal Garrison Artillery Battery
120th Siege Battery Died
4 October 1917 Cause
Died of Gunshot Wounds Age
28 Buried
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium Grave Reference
XX.D.20.
WILLIAM HENRY SPARKS Police Constable Midland Railway Police Leeds
Rank
Private Number
7697 Regiment
Hampshire Regiment Battalion
1st Battalion Died
19 December 1914 Age
18 Cause
Killed in Action Buried
Lancashire Cottage Cemetery. Belgium. Grave
Plot ll. Row D. Grave 3. Railway Memorial
MR Memorial. Derby.
WILLIAM STEWART Police Constable North British Railway Police Methil
Rank
Private Number
S/74 Regiment
Cameron Highlanders Battalion
1st Battalion Died
03 September 1915 Age
Unknown Cause
Killed in Action/Missing No Known Grave
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. France. Pier & Face
Pier 15. Face B.
FREDERICK RICHARD STIEBER Police Constable Great Western Railway Police Paddington Goods
Rank
Sergeant Number
10128 Regiment
Royal Berkshire Regiment Battalion
6th Battalion Died
23 July 1916 Age
36 Cause
Died of Wounds Buried
Abbeville Communal Cemetery. France. Grave
Plot Vl. Row A. Grave 2.
BENJAMIN STOKES Police Constable Great Eastern Railway Police
Rank
Private Number
14059 Regiment
Grenadier Guards Battalion
3rd Battalion Died
28 August 1914 Age
28 Cause
Accident Buried
Brompton Cemetery. London. Grave
Plot Guards. Grave 54/130.3 Railway Memorial
GER Memorial. Liverpool Street Station. London.
PHILLIP SULLIVAN Police Constable London Brighton & South Coast Railway Police Victoria
LB&SC War Memorial Victoria Station (West Side). London. LB&SC War Memorial London Bridge Station. London. .
ARCHIBALD HENRY SUMMERS Police Constable Midland Railway Police Sheffield
Rank
Corporal Number
6559 Regiment
Coldstream Guards Battalion
3rd Battalion Died
09 October 1915 Age
29 Cause
Killed in Action No Known Grave
Commemorated Loos Memorial. Belgium. Panel
Panels 7 & 8. Railway Memorial
MR Memorial. Derby.
Charles William SYGROVE Police Constable London & North Western Railway Police London Left the service of the L&NWR prior to the outbreak of the great War and joined the Cambridge Borough Police
Rank
Private Number
L/7311 Regiment
Royal Sussex Regiment Battalion 2nd Bttn.
Died
14 September 1914 Age
42 Cause
Killed in Action Buried
Vendresse British Cemetery Grave Reference
1.A.7.
ERNEST HENRY TARGETT Police Constable London & South Western Railway Police Nine Elms