Formed at Bury St. Edmunds on 7th July 1915 as a Bantam Battalion.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 416 recorded WW1 deaths for the 12th (Service) Battalion, (East Anglian), Suffolk Regiment.
DEAN, John William Francis. Lance Corporal, 27425. 12th (Service) Battalion, (East Anglian), Suffolk Regiment. Guards' Cemetery, Combles, Somme, France. 22-01-1917. Age 24. Son of John & Harriett Dean of 47, Rushton Street, Bridport Place, Hoxton, London, UK. Native of Shoreditch, London.
PEARSON, G. Corporal, 8902. 12th (Service) Battalion, (East Anglian), Suffolk Regiment. Mory Abbey Military Cemetery, Mory, Pas-de-Calais, France. 06-01-1918. Son of Mr. J. Pearson of Purls Bridge, Manea, Cambridgeshire, UK.
WARD Charles. Lance Corporal, 43589. 12th (Service) Battalion, (East Anglian), Suffolk Regiment. Mory Abbey Military Cemetery, Mory, Pas-de-Calais, France. 21-01-1918. Age 22. Son of Mr. J.W. & Mrs F. Ward of Quaker Lane, Bardwell, Bury-St. Edmund's, Suffolk, UK.