Men not named on the War Memorial
Some St Ives men died in WWI and are not listed on the War Memorial. Most significant is the only St Ivian awarded the highest award for valour, the Victoria Cross. These men are listed below.
Why are they missing from the War Memorial? Some lived over St Ives bridge, in Bridge Terrace or Filberts Walk. These men worked and shopped in St Ives. Their friends were from St Ives. Almost all listed their place of birth as St Ives on the census forms. Both locations are considered part of St Ives. Yet these St Ives men are commemorated elsewhere. Through a quirk of local parish boundaries, Bridge Terrace is part of Fenstanton, Filberts Walk part of Hemingford Grey. Men from these addresses are commemorated on the war memorials for these villages.
Some St Ives men were just missed from the memorial. Maybe the families were too traumatised to include their names. Possibly, they couldn't face being reminded of their loss every time they went into Market Hill, so didn't want the names publicly displayed. In a few cases, the death occurred some time after Armistice Day, although attributable to injury or illness sustained in WWI.
In the life stories, no special mention is made when men were awarded the Star Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal. Never awarded singly, these medals were issued to all British officers and men who served in any theatre of war during WWI.
Some entries include a photograph of the person named. Most do not. If you can supply a photo or any additional information, please get in touch. To read more articles about St Ives in WWI, click WWI.
Names missing from Memorial
Other names
Below are the names of men who went missing and nothing further was heard of them. Also men who died and had connections to St Ives. To read details of the men listed below, click here.
PTE JOSHUA HAWKINS
PTE GERALD NEWTON
PTE ALBERT HENRY SMITH
2ND LT REGINALD CONNOR PHILLIPS WILDER
CPL ARCHIBALD DENNIS WOODS
Finally, the life stories of other men who died in WWI.
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