& other military ancestors
EDWARD HENRY RISEBOROUGH, PRIVATE 16114, 2nd. Bat Coldstream Guards. Killed in action Saturday 16/09/1916 in France & Flanders. Born Ingham, lived Aylsham. Enlisted at Hertford. Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier & face 7D & 8D.
JOHN T. RISEBOROUGH, GUNNER 606180, 293rd. Battery 1st. (Glam) Bde, Royal Horse Artillary. Died in France & Flanders Monday 26/02/1917 age 28. Born Weybourne, enlisted at Marsham. Buried at DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETARY EXTENSION No.1, Somme, France. Ref: 111. G. 17.Son of Robert & Martha Riseborough of Aylsham.
CHARLES RISEBOROUGH, GUNNER 98474 Guards Div. H.Q. Royal Field Artillary. Killed in action in France &Flanders on Sunday 03/10/1915. Born Holt, enlisted at Norwich. Buried at FOSSE 7 MILITARY CEMETARY MAZINGARBE Pas de Calais, France. Ref: 1.A.2.
BAWDESWELL
FREDERICK WILLIAM RISEBOROUGH, LANCE CORPORAL 6558 1st/5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, killed in action in France & Flanders, 14/11/1916 aged 21. Enlisted at Norwich. Buried at Warlencourt British Cemetary, Calais, France. Ref: 11.C.15. Son of William & Mary Riseborough of Southgate Bridge, Cawston, Norwich.
CAWSTON Parish: WILLIAM RISEBOROUGH. No details at present.
FAKENHAM Parish: HORACE J. RAISBOROUGH. WILLIAM H. RAISBOROUGH. No details at Present.
HAUTBOIS Parish: ARTHUR RISEBOROUGH. ERNEST RISEBOROUGH. No details at present.
KELLING Parish: BEN RISEBOROUGH. No details at present.
NORTHREPPS Parish: FRED RISEBROW. HENRY ROBERT RISEBROW. No details at present.
HEIGHAM Parish: CHARLES RISEBOROUGH. No details at present.
THURGARTON
BERTIE HERBERT MALLET (Son of Herbert Riseborough Mallet of Thurgarton). PRIVATE 48846 C Company, 10th. Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. Formerly 5862 Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 23/03/1918 aged 22. Lived at Aldborough. Enlisted at Cromer. Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Calais, France. Bay 5.
WICKMERE
CHARLES JAMES RISEBOROUGH PRIVATE 22396 (or 22306) "A" Company 8th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 19/07/1917 aged 25. Born at Wickmere, enlisted at Norwich. Commemorated at: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Ref: Pier & Face 1C & 1D. Son of Herbert & Mary Ann Riseborough of Wickmere.
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THOSE OF OUR ANCESTORS WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY:
JAMES RISEBOROUGH also spelled RISEBURGH, b. abt 1810, place not known at present, joined the Royal Marines aged 20 and served until 1851. Based at Chatham.
THOMAS RISEBOROUGH served on THE DUNKIRK 1729, a 60 cannon ship of the line, (ie: the line of ships in the forefront of an attack) in the Dutch-English wars during the 1700's. No place or date of birth at present.