Hi Caroline James Scarff is on the Mendlesham war memorial (as is a Maurice Scarff from the previous war). You can see my photo of it here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkodyssey/3699209232/sizes/o/ There was no set way to compile the names for a war memorial. Some lists were compiled methodically as the war progressed, others collected together in a hurry years later. Some were compiled by the civil authorities, some by churches, some by well-meaning but often inefficient groups of amateurs - my wife's great-grandfather is on the Sudbury war memorial twice, with slightly different names! In at one parish in Suffolk (not Mendlesham) the vicar crossed out the names of anyone who wasn't a member of the Church of England, and they weren't included. It is a safe betthat almost no war memorial in England is complete, although WWII is more likely to be accurate than WWI. Simon norfolkchurches.co.uk suffolkchurches.co.uk On 08/04/2014 18:10, Caroline Bell wrote: > While we are on the subject of war memorials ...... > > My husband's uncle, James Scarff was born in Fakenham. He went to HMS Ganges > in the mid 1930s and then continued in the Navy up to WWII. His mother and > younger sister continued to live in Fakenham until around 1936 when they > moved to Mendlesham, Suffolk. James was sent to HMS Vernon (Portsmouth) in > 1941 for training purposes and was one of many killed on the 11th March 1941 > when a building was hit by German bombers. He is buried in Portsmouth. > > My question is would he have qualified to appear on a war memorial in his > home town (Fakenham or Mendlesham) as he wasn't actually on active service > when he died ? He doesn't appear on the Fakenham memorial and I am having > difficulty finding details of the Mendlesham one. I can only find mention of > the USAAF memorial. The Roll of Honour website doesn't list Mendlesham > (sorry - not Norfolk, I know :) ) > > Thank you > > Caroline > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3882/7317 - Release Date: 04/08/14 > >