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 Nevill George William Cooper (1926-1929)

Pilot Officer. Remembered at Runnymede Memorial.

Mr Arthur Thomas Ford (1923-1929)

National Fire Service. Buried at Barnet Cemetery.

Mr Derek Jack Warner

Mr Derek Jack Warner (1924-1929)

Royal Armoured Corps, 11th Hussar Regiment. Buried at Streatham Park Cemetery.

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Mr Henry Arthur Hare (1924-1928)

Royal Tank Regiment. Buried at Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt.

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Captain Jack Frank Mewse Newson

Captain Jack Frank Mewse Newson (1921-1928)

Buried at Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.

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Major Walter James Hollowell

Major Walter James Hollowell (1919-1927)

Major, Suffolk Regiment. Remembered on the Singapore Memorial.

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Mr William Arthur Nicholls (1917-1927)

Flight Lt. Buried at Harwell Cemetery.

Captain James Walter Poole

Captain James Walter Poole (1923-1927)

Captain attached to the 25th Mountain Regiment of the Royal Indian Artillery. He was very badly wounded when the Japanese took Singapore... Read more

Captain attached to the 25th Mountain Regiment of the Royal Indian Artillery. He was very badly wounded when the Japanese took Singapore and was shot by his comrades so as not to leave him to the enemy during the panicked withdrawal to Burma. He has no known grave, but is commemorated with 27,000 others on Face 2 of the Rangoon Memorial at the Taukkyan Cemetery, and on the war memorial obelisk that stands on Bexhill seafront, on the Sussex coast.

CWGC website states middle name is Warlters.

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Mr Leslie Horace Best (1921-1926)

Federated Malay States Volunteer Force. Remembered on Singapore Memorial at Kranji Cemetery.

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Mr Samuel Wardley Ling (1922-1926)

Sgt Engineer, Bomber Command. Buried at Ussy-Sur-Marne Communal Cemetery, France.

Mr Bernard Reginald Blofield (1921-1925)

Buried at Mortlake Cemetery.

Staff Sergeant Edward Baldwyn Pugh (1924-1925)

Staff Sgt, Royal Engineers. Buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.

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Wng Cdr Leslie Herbert Kay (1918-1924)

Wing Commander. Buried at Hanover War Cemetery.

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Mr Rupert Harold Lowe (1916-1924)

Remembered on Alamein Memorial.

Mr Frank Leslie Eyre (1919-1923)

Buried Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery.

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.