War Memorial

War Memorial.

There is an oak tablet on the north wall in memory of the five men of the parish who fell in the Great War 1914-1918.

The following are commemorated: -

GEORGE H BACK Lc CplGrenadier GuardsAugust 27 1918 Buried at Mory Abbey Military Cemetery

SAMUEL FREDERIC BELL Lc Cpl1/28 County of London Regiment (Artists Rifles)October 31 1917 Buried at Tyne Cot Memorial Cemetery

JOHN DIX Pte Royal West Kent Regiment

GEORGE DIX Pte1/5 Battn Norfolk RegimentJuly 27 1917 Buried in Cairo

JOSEPH NEWMAN Pte 11 Battn Suffolk Regiment April 9 1918 Buried in the SuffolkCemetery La Rolanderie Farm Erquingham-Lys

(John and George Dix were brothers, two of the four sons of William and Susannah Dix of West Bilney; they also had a daughter. William was a farm labourer, as was John, before he joined up. He died aged 26, George was only 18.)

(Joseph Newman lived at Magpie Cottages, West Bilney, he was married and aged 36 when he died.)

See more about the men who lost their lives in the Great War: (Click on the links to see more about each of the men)

George H Back, Samuel Frederick Bell, John Dix, George Dix, Joseph Newman

(John and George Dix were brothers, two of the four sons of William and Susannah Dix of West Bilney; they also had a daughter. William was a farm labourer, as was John, before he joined up. He died aged 26, George was only 18.)

(Joseph Newman lived at Magpie Cottages, West Bilney, he was married and aged 36 when he died.)

Note. THE ARTISTS RIFLES.

Samuel Bell - see above - was a member of THE ARTISTS RIFLES.

The article about the Regiment that was previously here has been moved - see it here