Distinguished Old Framlinghamians

Framlingham is rooted in the county of Suffolk, but Framlinghamians have spanned the world from the age of Empire, through times of conflict and into the modern era, in pursuit of trade and adventure. There are those who have made their mark in business, sports, academics, as artists and writers, in agriculture, in the services, the media and in the world of entertainment. You can learn about them here, and you can nominate additions.

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Mr William George Wright (1912-1912)

2nd Lt, Hampshire Regiment

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Lieutenant Colonel Trevor Newbery Shelton MC

Lieutenant Colonel Trevor Newbery Shelton MC (1908-1912)

Captain, Burma Military Police

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Mr James Norman Bennett

Mr James Norman Bennett (1905-1911)

Lieut, Australian Light Horse. Killed in action at Nordenhoek, Belgium on 4 October 1917.

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Captain Robert Brunger DSO

Captain Robert Brunger DSO (1903-1911)

Captain, Norfolk Regiment. Commemorated on the Framlingham Town Memorial – see www.roll-of-honour.org/Suffolk/Framlingham.html

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Mr Arthur Cyril Heffer Chalk (1909-1911)

Kings Royal Rifle Corp. Wounded 9 April 1917 near Arras but died 4 June 1918 in Cambridge.

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Mr Herbert Walter Hyde (1904-1911)

Lt, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Mr Sydney William Sawyer (1907-1911)

Lt, Royal Fusiliers. Died of his wounds 29 June 1920 and buried in Wrentham Cemetery, Suffolk.

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Mr William Henry Symonds (1908-1911)

Suffolk Regiment

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Mr Thomas Campbell Tate (1908-1911)

2nd Lt, Royal Sussex Regiment

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Captain Joseph Ernest Troughton MC (1904-1911)

According to the 1968 Register there is another name that should be added to the Memorial – Captain Joseph Ernest TROUGHTON MC... Read more

According to the 1968 Register there is another name that should be added to the Memorial – Captain Joseph Ernest TROUGHTON MC (1904-11) . He was born on 7 June 1894 and even before leaving the College had been awarded a vellum testimonial from the Royal Humane Society for saving a life from drowning. During WW1 he served in West Riding Regiment and was awarded the Military Cross on 1 January 1918 “For distinguished service in the field”. He fought in Gallipoli, Egypt and the Western Front and was wounded at Messines in June 1917. According to the Register he died of these wounds in August 1922 at the age of 28.

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Mr Jonathan Noel C Washington (1910-1911)

2nd Lt, Royal Flying Corps (RFC)

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Mr Frank William Balls

Mr Frank William Balls (1909-1910)

Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Our thanks to Richard Rowe (S65-74) for visiting his grave in Egypt.

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Mr John Coulson Bunn (1908-1910)

2nd Lt, South Staffordshire Regiment

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Mr Lionel Drummond Kyrle Collins (1907-1910)

2nd Lt, Seaforth Highlanders. He was reported missing after the German attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 12 May 1916, when the... Read more

2nd Lt, Seaforth Highlanders. He was reported missing after the German attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 12 May 1916, when the Colonel and most of the senior officers were either killed or wounded and a week afterwards his body was found at the entrance to a communication trench leading to a trench held by the enemy, his servant lying beside him. He is buried at Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, Plot IV, Row D, Grave 25.

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Mr Henry Dolling Cox (1904-1910)

Queen’s Westminster Rifles

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Nominate a Framlinghamian

We have no hard and fast rules about who should be recognised as a “Distinguished Old Framlinghamian”, and are always interested to hear about people who are exceptional in all sorts of ways – so please feel free to click on the link below, and complete a nomination form.