14084. Private Samuel “James” Shreeve

9th. (Service) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Born 1890 in Postwick, Norfolk. Enlisted in Norwich, Norfolk. Died of Wounds on Sunday 14th. May 1916, aged 26. Buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Plot VI, Row D, Grave 32A. Son of Samuel James Shreeve and Frances Waters Shreeve of Blofield, Norfolk. One of Samuel’s Comrades from the Battalion also Died of Wounds on the same day and is Buried in the Cemetery.

14377. Private Frederick Kett. Buried in Plot VI, Row D, Grave 29A

Samuel shares a double grave with

13463. Private Frank Hudson, 1st. Battalion, Scots Guards. Died of Wounds on 15th. May 1916, Buried in Plot VI, Row D, Grave 32

Samuel is also Commemorated on The Blofield War Memorial in the Churchyard, together with 31 other Parishioners who also Fell during The Great War.

To the Glory of God and in

grateful memory of the men of this

parish who gave their lives in the

Great War. 1914 - 1919.

S. James Shreeve. 

Barry Jenkins