Captain Allden Edward Owles MC (1895-1897)

He served in the South African War in the Norfolk Regiment (1901-02). During WW1 he served in the 15th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry and was awarded the Military Cross on 2 April 1919 “For Gallantry and devotion to duty in the field”. He was twice wounded. He joined Barclays Bank and became manager of their Beccles branch. He was Mayor of Beccles from 1938 to 1944 and then a member of the East Suffolk County Council from 1945. He was also a member of various organisations. During WW2 he served in 1st Suffolk Home Guard.