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 Ferdinand Felix Leroy (1919-1923)
Buried at Bari War Cemetery, Italy.
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Flight Lt Ian Patrick Magrath (1920-1923)
Flight Lt. Buried at Schiermonnikoog Cemetery, Holland.
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Mr Ian Wallace Grant (Stradbroke 1918-1922)
Merchant Service. Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial. He was sunk by a U Boat while on SS Empire Impala in North... Read more
Merchant Service. Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial. He was sunk by a U Boat while on SS Empire Impala in North Atlantic.
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Mr Roderick McIlraith (1919-1922)
We were contacted by the son of Roderick McIlraith (1919-22). He advises that his father died on 29 June 1942, 3 months... Read more
We were contacted by the son of Roderick McIlraith (1919-22). He advises that his father died on 29 June 1942, 3 months before he was born. At the time he was serving in the Merchant Navy on SS Empire Mica, off the coast of Florida. In November 2008 his name was added to the Chapel War Memorial. He is remembered on Tower Hill Memorial and Cheddar War Memorial in Somerset.
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Mr George Robert Vale (1922-1922)
Royal Navy. Very little known about him.
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Mr Alexander Massey Anderson (1919-1921)
Special Correspondent to Reuters, accredited to Eastern Mediterranean Fleet in 1940. On the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious when she was dive bombed.... Read more
Special Correspondent to Reuters, accredited to Eastern Mediterranean Fleet in 1940. On the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious when she was dive bombed. Died of enemy action at sea in 1941. Remembered on Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Read lessMajor John Gooday Arnold (1920-1921)
Major, Royal Army Service Corps. He went missing and was subsequently believed to have been killed when the convoy in which he... Read more
Major, Royal Army Service Corps. He went missing and was subsequently believed to have been killed when the convoy in which he was travelling was dive-bombed by Japanese aircraft at Singapore.
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Mr Ronald Henry Neville Clarke (1916-1921)
At Sandhurst won Prize Cadetship in 1923. In the Army joined 1st Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.). Appointed Lt in... Read more
At Sandhurst won Prize Cadetship in 1923. In the Army joined 1st Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.). Appointed Lt in 1926. Died in the defence of Dunkirk on Monday 27th May 1940, aged 36. Remembered on the Dunkirk Memorial.
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Mr Colin Frostick Mole (1914-1918)
Buried at Ippollittis New Churchyard, UK
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Mr Clarence Lumpster Farmer (1914-1917)
Hong Kong Voluntary Defence Corps. Buried at Stanley Military Cemetery, Hong Kong.
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Mr Gilbert Barker Mann (1910-1917)
Section Leader, Suffolk Home Guard. Died at Westerfield Road, Framlingham on 4 May 1941 as a result of enemy action, aged 40.... Read more
Section Leader, Suffolk Home Guard. Died at Westerfield Road, Framlingham on 4 May 1941 as a result of enemy action, aged 40. On Framlingham Town War memorial www.roll-of-honour.org/Suffolk/Framlingham.html
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Lieutenant Colonel Derrick Norris-Hill (1914-1917)
Lieutenant Colonel. In 1923 donated NORRIS-HILL Cup for inter house Hockey. Buried at Kantara War Cemetery, Egypt.
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Colonel Cyprian Francis Thurlow Baker OBE (1910-1914)
Colonel. Mentioned in dispatches in WW1 & WW2. Received OBE in 1941. Killed in action in 1943. Buried at Tobruk War Cemetery.
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Lieutenant Colonel Trevor Newbery Shelton MC (1908-1912)
Captain, Burma Military Police
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Mr Reginald Edward Meden (1907-1910)
Brother died in WW1. Buried at Southgate Cemetery.
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Captain Thomas Victor Somerville DSO OBE MC and Bar (1896-1904)
Captain, Medical Officer. Buried at Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece. after originally training as a surgeon he went on to be decorated... Read more
Captain, Medical Officer. Buried at Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece. after originally training as a surgeon he went on to be decorated in both WW1 and WW2. He was awarded MC and Bar and OBE in WW1 and was awarded DSO in 1941, shortly before he died. We have recently found that he was recommended for a Victoria Cross instead of the DSO in 1941, but this was overruled by General Wavell.
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