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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Some First World War graves Marlow Cemetery


Above, 31623 Private C W Collins 10th Hussars 21 September 1918




Above, 2016(3?) Private A F Bowles. Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry September 191(8?) 





Above, Edith Nelson [nee Harris] second daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Harris, died July 12 1916 age 30. "Thy Will be done". 

ALSO OF

Phillip Francis "Jack" Harris

16th Service Batt K.R.R, the beloved and youngest son of the above Henry and Mary Ann Harris who was killed in Action on the Somme (France) November 3 1916 and buried in France age 21 years. 

"Greater love hath no man than this/ that a man lay down his life for his friends" 



Above, 1773 Private R J Tye. Bucks Batt. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, 23rd January 1916. Age 17



Above, W H Beaver, Officers Steward 3rd RNL/3356 HMS Sentinel 2nd Jan 1917 age 21

A group of soldiers from the East Anglian Royal Engineers stationed locally attended Marlow Cemetery to give full service honours to Third class Officers' Steward William at his funeral. He had died of TB. He lived at 4 Trinity Road.



Above 2720 A.C Moody Royal Engineers Died 10 December 1915 age 20




Above, Thomas Sparks, 1st Garrison Batt. Worcester Rgt. Age 32 years. December 3 1918. 

"Sleep on dear one, take your rest/They miss you most, who loved you best". 

ALSO:

Arthur William Sparks d. November 28 1925 age 40. 


*These are only a selection of graves. Do a surname search using the Graves tab and persons index for your ancestor if you can't find them here. We upload images of graves or memorials dating prior to 1929 with a few exceptions*


You may also be interested in :

First World War memorial tablet at the Brewery. here

World War 1 in Marlow year by year (detailed). See also graves listings for more of the war dead, these are being uploaded gradually.

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918-19



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