WHG - Militia

Searches were made for all military personel who had a connection, however remote, to the Lophams, using the war memorial inscriptions, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and others sources. Quite a number came to light, and it is all these who are listed below, showing what has been found out about them - for some there is an abundance of information, others almost nothing.

To show which parish the soldier belonged to, there is either a

(North Lopham) or

(South Lopham) beside the name. The symbol

indicates the man lost his life, either killed in action or later as a direct result of wounds received in battle. The

indicates the man was wounded in the line of duty. The candle On Lophams War Memorial

shows the man is on a Lopham War Memorial. The

indicates he was also linked to other nearby villages.

Military Men

Early Soldiers
- DIX, Robert James (1871-1908)
- EMMS, Thomas (1828-1901)
- HUGGINS, William (1777-1849)
Boer War
- RUSH, George (1881-1915)
1914 - 1918
- BARDWELL, Edward Joseph (1884-1918)
- BETTS, Arthur Thomas (1889-1915)
- BOND, George (1885-1916)
- COE, Ellis (1870-1925)
- CORBLE, Robert Nathan (1875-1916)
- EMMS brothers (sons of Walter and Elizabeth):
  - EMMS, Albert Ernest (1888-1916)
  - EMMS, Frederick William (1882-1960)
  - EMMS, Herbert Sidney (1892-1915)
  - EMMS, Wilfred (1898-1916)
- EMMS brothers (sons of Thomas and Rebecca):
  - EMMS, James (1894-1916)
  - EMMS, Percy Frank (1896-1918)
- FLATMAN, Arthur Sidney (1897-1917)
- FORTIS, Stanley Lancelot (1897-1975)
- GARNHAM, Alan George (1889-1918)
- HALL brothers (sons of William and Emma):
  - HALL, Albert George (1899-1916)
  - HALL, Edward (1888-1918)
- HAWES brothers (sons of Charles and Mary Ann):
  - HAWES, Charles Godfrey (1896-1916)
  - HAWES, George Edward (1898-1917)
- HOGG, Arthur George (1887-1918)
- HOLDEN, Albert (1893-1916)
- LAND, Thomas William (1893-1960)
- PRENTICE, Percy George (1895-1915)
- RUSH, George (1881-1915)
- SAGE, James Robert (1881-1915)
- SMITH, Frederick Barnabas George (1896-1917)
1939- 1945
- BOWELL, Ralph Ellis (1920-1942)
- CORBETT brothers (sons of William and Florence Ellen):
  - CORBETT, John Joseph (1923-1943)
  - CORBETT, Leonard Joseph (1920-1944)
- SYZLING, Lionel Frederick (1921-1944)
- WORBY, Charles William (1920-1944)

Men for further research .....

Charles BAILEY	Thomas J BAKER	Harry BARDWELL
Charles BETTS	Oliver Edward BOWELL	Frederick BROWN
William BROWN	Richard COBB	Bert COCKSEDGE
James COLLINS	William COLLINS	Albert CORBLE
James CORBLE	Henry COX	Bertie EMMS
Sidney EMMS	William EMMS	William GOOCH
Walter William HALL	Edwin HOGG	Thomas HOLDEN
Edwin HOGG	Thomas HOLDEN	Thomas HOLLAND
Frank HUTSON	Horace Frederick HUTSON	Arthur KERRY
-----	Guy Michael MORDAUNT	Bertie PAYNE
George PRATT	Albert George SELF	William SMITH
R SPARROW	Ellis Ernest Albert TAYLOR	Signey Charles WALLIS
George WALLACE ***	J WIGGETT	-

If anyone has any information about any of the above men and is willing to share it, please get in touch. Also, if you know of any men who should be included and are missing from any of the above, please let us know.

Information sources

Ancestry (Subscription site)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Roll of Honour
Find A Grave
FindMyPast (Subscription site)
Fold3 (Subscription site)
Forces War Records (Subscription site)
Naval and Military Archive
Norfolk Baptism Project
Norfolk Family History Society (Subscription site)
The Gazette
The Genealogist (Subscription site)

Please note that the inclusion of any sites on this page does not infer that they are recommended nor are they guaranteed secure - all have at some time proved of interest or were useful when researching this project’s content.

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