By coincidence, soon after I was chatting to Paul Ingold who works for Mokut.  Paul's job is to cut the greens, churchyard and the grass round the memorial.  He told me that his grandfather was in the list.  He was quietly proud of the fact that he had the opportunity to look after the memorial. 

Later I spoke to Jill Turner who said that her father's youngest brother Reginald Vincent Turner, born 1897 also featured there.

I have also discovered that one of the men named used to live in the house Jill and I now occupy.

Rather than leave it until I had exhausted my efforts to find out more, I decided I would start the ball rolling with what I had found out with the hope that when people read this there may be some who can help me with more information.  The first person I am therefore going to feature is Frank Camp and the words are supplied by Joy Lafferty, his niece.

The Memorial, designed by Sir Edward Lutyens is truly impressive and the grounds immaculately kept.

As we walked up to the memorial we were met with a long low wall with the words, 'Their name liveth for evermore' on it.  For us and many other families who still mourn their loved ones it is certainly true."

September 2004  - Soldiers who died in the Great War

January 2005 - Frank Bentley 

March 2005 - Clifford Smith

June 2005 - Heard Family

Listed below is a summary of his findings.  If anyone can help with and more information please contact me and I will publish it.  -  BB

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BENTLEY, Frank, b. Henham, Essex, e. Bishops Stortford, Herts, r. Broxted, Essex, 17561, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 25/03/18, Bedfordshire Regiment, 7th Battalion. (see email below)

BRAND, William George, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, Essex, 33201, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 04/09/18, East Surrey Regiment, 12th Battalion.

CAMP, Edward Charles, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, Essex, r. Henham, Essex, T/203263, PRIVATE, Died of wounds, France & Flanders, 28/04/18, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 6th Battalion.

CAMP, Frank, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, r. Henham, 14477, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 01/07/16, Essex Regiment, 10th Battalion.

CHILDS, Albert, b. Henham, e. Saffron Walden, r. Elsenham, Essex, 84174, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 10/09/18, FORMERLY TR/13/59569, T.R. BATTN., Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Posted 2/4thLondon.

CLARK, Robert, b. Henham, Essex, e. Bishops Stortford, Herts, r. Henham, 7485, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 22/10/14, Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st Battalion.

DENNISON, Arthur John, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, 326450, GUNNER, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 05/09/17, Royal Garrison Artillery, Clyde. [RGA - (TF)] (See more details below)

DIXON, Joseph William, b. Henham, Essex, e. Warley, Essex, r. Henham, 41854, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 04/09/18, Hertfordshire Regiment.

HEARD, Basil Claud Christmas, e. Henham, Essex, r. Henham, 40078, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders,23/10/16, Essex Regiment, 2nd Battalion. (See more details below)

INGOLD, Henry William, b. Henham, e. Henham, r. Henham Stanstead, Essex, G/61270, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 28/09/18, FORMERLY 3908, ESSEX. REGT., Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 24^th Battalion.

KING, Frank, b. Henham, Essex, e. Birmingham, r. Erdington, Birmingham, 1321, PRIVATE, Died of wounds, France & Flanders, 24/12/15, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 16th Battalion.

SMITH Clifford (see details below)

MASTERS, Frederick, b. Henham, Essex, e. Nottingham, r. New Sawley Derbys, 37786, PRIVATE, Killed in action, 31/08/18, FORMERLY 04967, R.A.O.C., Leicestershire Regiment, 7th Battalion.

RUSE, George Benjamin, b. Henham, Essex, e. Warley, Essex, r. Wicken, Essex, 20370, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 18/09/18, M.M., East Surrey Regiment, 8th Battalion.

SPELLER, Augustus, b. Henham, Essex, e. Hertford, r. Hertford, 9088, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 26/10/14, Bedfordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion.

TURNER, Reginald Vincent, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, Essex, r. Stanstead, Essex, G/43082, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 30/04/17, FORMERLY 11947, ROYAL FLYING CORPS., Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), 4th Battalion.

WARNER, Frederick, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, r. Henham, 14444, A/CPL., Killed in action, France & Flanders, 28/04/17, Essex Regiment, 13th Battalion.

WHITE, Walter, b. Henham, Essex, e. Saffron Walden, r. Henham, 10764, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 20/07/16, Essex Regiment, 10th Battalion.

WILLETT, Dick Richard, b. Henham, Essex, e. Hertford, r. Birchanger, Essex, 10019, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 30/10/14, Bedfordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion.

January 2005 Update

emails received from Pauline Waldron

My name is Pauline Waldron and I am tracing my family history. I have access to e-mail but not to the internet. A friend does have access to the internet and has found your site. He has printed off a couple of things for me which are very interesting.  One of the sheets he has printed is entitled

" The War Memorial".  My Grandfather is one of the men whose name is on this memorial Frank Charles Bentley, although I see that he is "W Bentley" on the photograph. I wonder why?.  He was born in Henham on January 21st 1881 and was married in Henham Parish Church on May 23rd 1904 to Rosetta Parker. He died on March 25th 1918, has no known grave & his memorial in France is on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France on panels 28 & 29. He was a private in the 7th Bn, Bedfordshire Regiment & his service number was 17561.He had 6 children, Charles, Albert, Annie, Florrie, Esther my mother, & Nellie. His wife died on Christmas Day 1923 and the children were fostered until they were old enough to look after themselves. His father was Alfred Bentley and his mother was Martha Rickett. Alfred was born September 30th 1841 in Debden & married Martha in Henham on May 2nd 1868. I have found them on the 1881 census living at Wood End Green, Henham & he was a higgler. Alfred's parents were John Bentley & Hannah Camp.

From Pauline.

Later email received

Bill,

Many thanks for your reply to my e-mail a few weeks ago. I sent off for the book "Memories of Henham", and it really is a super publication. Many of my mother's stories of her childhood have come to life for me with photos of the church, the railway, and the duck pond where the girls used to do cartwheels on the railings. I would be very pleased for you to publish the details in my e-mail about my grandfather and his family, and will keep my fingers crossed for someone to maybe get in touch. You may also give my e-mail address.( george.waldron@btopenworld.com )

I attach a photo of my grandfather and his wife taken in about 1914/1915.

Bill

I came across your Henham website and noticed your War Memorial page.

I am presently researching all those commemorated on the Stansted Memorial - during my research I came across your C SMITH and can confirm that CLIFFORD SMITH is your man

CWGC gives the following info and a search on Soldiers Died CD gives his first name as Clifford.

Hope this solves your puzzle

If you need any info on any of your other names let me know.

Best Regards

Glyn Warwick ( Stansted)

Regards,

Steve

heardfamilytree.co.uk

Received from Paul Dennison - March 2006

Dear Bill,

I came across your website when starting to research my family tree at Christmas and it has provided invaluable information. My family now live in Norfolk but much trawling through the family records centre and the internet had led me to Henham.

My Great-grandfather (Walter Thomas Dennison) was born in Henham in 1889 and married Alice Rudduck. Investigating his family led me to find that he had a sister Kate Eliza (b13/12/1890), and brothers Frederick (b 1885), George (b. 1897) and Arthur (b. 1898). The best piece of history I have found is from your War Memorial page where Arthur Dennison who died in WWI is my great-grandfather's brother.

My family tree also goes further - also living in Henham. My Great-great grandfather was James Dennison whom married Mary Ann Camp (I also notice the names on the War Memorial as Camp) and James had 6 brother and sisters. James Dennison's (b. 1863) father also James Dennison (b.1829) lived in Henham and was married to Kitty Sprusen. It is Kitty and James that I am interested as the census returns have them as schoolmaster and schoolmistress. I wondered whether the schools in Henham had records of teachers in the 1850s and 1860s?

Also, as I have exhausted internet avenues of family history are there are any good sources of records in Henham - e.g. church records or parish records that survive? I guess that I will have to visit soon but thought that I would ask just in case you had any good information.