Remembrance Day - Remembering a local war grave

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In Ware cemetery is the grave of a local chap killed on ops in a Mosquito.
Not a CWGC grave either which is unusual.

From the RAF Commands website: Mosquito HR239 of 107 Sqn hit trees in crashlanding Bradshott Hall, Hampshire. Navigator - F/O John W. HUGHES - 154746 (1613669) also killed.

The Timmons family used to be Greengrocers in the town back in the 1960's

Kanchanaburi, Thailand, victim of the 'Death Railway'

Douglas Smoothy
RAF Volunteer Reserve
Son of Norman Arthur and Daisy Sarah Maria Smoothy, of Rochford
Buried in St Andrew's Churchyard , Rochford.

Eye Cemetery, Eye, Suffolk

Air Mechanic 1st Class A Weavers F/11001
Royal Naval Air Service
Died 28 April 1917

I took these today between the showers. This is Cuddington Churchyard Bucks. About a mile from Haddenham airfield. Can't find any information about this chap. I was told in 1980 by my girlfriends parents that he was a Spitfire Pilot. The first name that everyone says when thinking of WW2 aircraft. The name Ridout seems to have Dorset origins?

Went to my local churchyard to photograph the two war graves; there were fourteen, all WWI.



This unfortunate fellow lost his life a few days before the Armistice.

Graham

Leading Airman E Hamblin, stationed at 13 EFTS St Eugene, killed in a flying accident. Buried in Hudson Quebec.

For years on my way to work, I have passed this CWGC head stone, situated in the corner of Fulmodestone Churchyard. Finally I stopped and looked and was quite surprised with what I saw.
As no one is buried there, but are buried in the next village of Croxton.
Questions I am looking into hopefully, when I get time to check Church records etc.
I might find some answers.
Where did they die?
Why was H. J. Utting buried there and not in his own village of Barny where according to my research he lived? And I have found several Uttings buried in Barny Churchyard.
Why did a lad of 17 join the army and die for his country.



Here is why I think the CWGC Headstone is at Fulmodestone and not at Croxton for some reason Croxton Church was abandoned. I have searched the graveyard, but have found no trace of their graves, I think you will see why
This is Croxton Church and graveyard.