benenden - Kent War Memorials Transcription Project

benenden - Kent War Memorials Transcription Project

BENENDEN
The Great War
(1914 – 1919)
BAIRD W.C
Captain W.C BAIRD. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. (Is how
commemorated on the war memorial). Closest trace for this officer is Captain William Frank Gardiner BAIRD. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Attached Lincolnshire Regiment. Formerly 7th Dragoon
Guards. Died 5th November 1914 aged 32 years. Son of Sir William Baird Bt
and the Honourable Lady Baird of Saughton Hall, Midlothian. Husband of
Violet Mary Baird of Wareside, Ware, Hertfordshire. Buried Boulogne Eastern
Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave II.B.5.
BOXALL C
Corporal 15875 George Thomas BOXALL. 7th Battalion, East Surrey
Regiment. Died 9th April 1917. Born Iden Green (Benenden). Enlisted
Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. Resided Cranbrook. Commemorated on the
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais. Bay 6.
BRIDGLAND H
Lance Corporal L/9450 Harry BRIDGLAND. 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East
Kent Regiment). Died 15th September 1916 aged 26 years. Born Benenden.
Enlisted Cranbrook. Resided Benenden. Son of Harry and Harriett Bridgland
of Claremont Place, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent. Buried Guillemont Road
Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave reference XII.N.4.
Brother of Vincent below.
BRIDGLAND V
Private 202476 Vincent BRIDGLAND. 2/4th Battalion, Queens Own (Royal
West Kent Regiment). Formerly Private (2034) 5th Battalion, The Buffs
(East Kent Regiment). Died 4th November 1917 aged 21 years. Son of Harry
Bridgland of Claremont Place, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent. Enlisted Ashford.
Resided Benenden. Commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial, Israel.
Panel 21.
BURT A
Driver 95684 Archibald BURT. “C” Battery, 227th Brigade Royal Field
Artillery (R.F.A). Died 31st March 1918 aged 20 years. Son of Tom and
Emmie Burt of 4 Laurel Cottages, Benenden, Kent, who tragically lost another
son in 1943. Born Cranbrook. Enlisted Haringay, London. Buried Adelaide
Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, France. Grave reference II.H.15.
BURT R.J
Rifleman 1440171 Robert John BURT. 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles.
Died 7th June 1917 aged 19 years. Son of Alfred and Rosa Burt of Staplehurst
Lodge, Benenden, Kent. Born Ashford, Kent. Enlisted Cranbrook. Buried
Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Grave reference A.6.
COLE W.E.R
Captain William Elmer RHYMES-COLE D.S.O. 3rd Battalion, Royal
Munster Fusiliers. Died 11th November 1914. Buried New Irish Farm
Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Grave reference XXXII.F.1.
CRESSWELL A.S
Captain Albert Sackville CRESSWELL. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East
Kent Regiment). Died 13th March 1915 aged 36 years. Son of Mrs Cresswell
of Leckingham Hall, Cheltenham, and the late C. Estcourt Cresswell. Born
Pinkney Park, Wiltshire. Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Ieper,
Belgium. Grave X.4.
Served in the South African Campaign. Promoted Captain in 1904. Appointed
Adjutant of the 3rd Buffs (Reserve) in 1912. According to the Buffs History
Capt Cresswell was killed by a sniper on 12th March 1915.
COLEY E
Gunner 31471 Edward COLEY D.C.M. 25th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison
Artillery (R.G.A). Died 28th September 1916. Born Benenden. Enlisted Dover.
Lived Canterbury.
Buried Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L`Abbe,
Somme, France. Grave reference IV.I.13.
COLEY L
Private SD/5795 Leonard COLEY. 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment.
Died 21st October 1916. Born Benenden. Enlisted Cranbrook. Commemorated
on the Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 7C.
COUCHMAN G.F
Private G/21151 George Frederick COUCHMAN. Queen’s (Royal West
Surrey Regiment). Formerly Private (27802) Middlesex Regiment. Died 21
March 1918 aged 20 years. Born Benenden. Enlisted Cranbrook. Resided
Benenden. Son of Mr and Mrs Charles Couchman of The Quarter, Tenterden,
Kent. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
FOSTER A
Private 215312 Alfred FOSTER. London Regiment, 3rd Battalion Royal
Fusiliers. Attached 23rd Battalion. Formerly Private (1230) 5th Battalion,
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 23 March 1918 aged 20 years. Born
Hastings. Enlisted Benenden. Resided Benenden. Son of Jonas George and
Frances Foster of Grove Buildings, Paddockhurst, Worth, Crawley, Sussex.
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9.
HARMER H.E
Private 5564 Herbert Edwin HARMER. 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire
Regiment. Died 30th July 1916 aged 26 years. Enlisted Hertford. Resided
Watford. Son of Charles and Anna Harmer of Iden Green, Benenden,
Cranbrook, Kent. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 135.
HARMSWORTH H.A.V
Captain The Honourable Harold Alfred Vyvyan St George
HARMSWORTH M.C. 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards. Died 12th February 1918
aged 23 years. Son of the Right Honourable, Harold Sidney, Viscount
Rothermere and Mary Lilian, Viscountess Rothermere. Buried Hampstead
Cemetery, London. Grave reference W.B.620.
Brother of V.S T Harmsworth.
HARMSWORTH V.S.T
Lieutenant The Honourable Vere Sidney Tudor HARMSWORTH. Hawke
Battalion, 63rd (Royal Naval Division). Died 13th November 1916 aged 21
years. Son of 1st Viscount Rothermere of Warwick House, St James, London.
Buried Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. Grave
reference V.E.19.
HOARE R.L
Captain Richard Lennard HOARE. 12th (County of London) Battalion,
(The Rangers) London Regiment. (T.F.) Died 1st July 1916 aged 33 years.
Born Staplehurst. Son of Mrs Laura Hoare of Summerhill, Benenden,
Cranbrook, Kent, and the late William Hoare. Buried Gommecourt British
Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference I.C.1.
HUMPHREY W
Private G/25227 William Albert HUMPHREY. 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own
(Royal West Kent Regiment). Died 26th October 1917. Born Benenden.
Enlisted Canterbury. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
JENNER G
Private T/1340 George JENNER. 5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 9th July 1916 aged 27 years. Born Benenden. Enlisted
Ashford. Resided Cranbrook. Son of John and Harriet Jenner 0f Hague
Cottage, Iden Green, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent. Buried Basra War
Cemetery, Iraq. Grave reference VI.P.5.
MARSHALL F
Private G/8706 Francis John MARSHALL. 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East
Kent Regiment). Died 3rd July 1916 aged 20 years. Born Benenden. Enlisted
Cranbrook. Resided Benenden Son of William and Laura Emily Marshall of
Iden Green, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent. Buried Lonsdale Cemetery,
Authuile, Somme, France. Grave reference II.D.3.
Recorded on the war memorial as belonging to the 5th Battalion, The Buffs
(East Kent Regiment).
MATTHEWS B
Private 24314 Benjamin MATTHEWS. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Died 16th August 1916. Born Benenden. Enlisted Cranbrook.
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Recorded on war memorial as belonging to the 8th Battalion,
Northamptonshire Regiment. It would seem likely that Benjamin and the
following casualty were brothers in view of regiment, numbers and
birth/enlistment details in addition to which Thomas’s late father was also
named Benjamin.
MATTHEWS T
Private 24313 Thomas MATTHEWS. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Died 20th August 1916 aged 33 years. Born Benenden. Enlisted
Cranbrook. Son of Mary Matthews of Moorwood, Benenden, Kent. Husband
of Agnes Kate Matthews of 4 School Road, Faversham, Kent.
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
The village war memorial records Thomas as belonging to the 8th Battalion,
Northamptonshire Regiment.
MOORE P
Corporal G/13669 Percy MOORE. 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 3rd May 1917 aged 20 years. Born, enlisted & resided
Benenden. Son of Frank and Fanny Moore of 1 Hague Cottage, Iden Green,
Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent. Buried Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt, Pas
de Calais, France. Grave reference II.N.39.
The Benenden war memorial records Percy Moore as a member of the 5th
Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
PAVEY A
Private T/1361 Albert Victor PAVEY. 5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 16th January 1916 aged 18 years. Son of R.G. and Elizabeth
J. Pavey of Iden Green, Benenden, Kent. Born Benenden. Enlisted Cranbrook
in August 1914. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. Panel 6.
Brother of G Pavey
PAVEY G
Sergeant 78393 Richard George PAVEY D.C.M. “Y” Section, 29th Trench
Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery (R.F.A). Died 6th July 1917 aged 26
years. Born Benenden. Enlisted & resided Cranbrook. Eldest son of R.G. and
Elizabeth J. Pavey of The Mounts, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent. Buried
Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Grave reference I.F.9.
PAVEY S
Private 205165 Arthur Stanley PAVEY. Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent
Regiment). Formerly Private (8426) Essex Regiment. Died 31st July 1917.
Born Benenden. Enlisted Cranbrook. Commemorated on the Menin Gate,
Ieper, Belgium.
ROFF W
Private L/9910 William ROFF. 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 10th August 1917. Born and resided Benenden. Enlisted
Cranbrook. Buried Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Grave
reference V.C.7.
RUSSELL C
Private T/240176 Charles RUSSELL. 5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 7th January 1916 aged 18 years. Born Biddenden. Enlisted
Benenden. Resided Tenterden. Son of Mr J.E. and Mrs S Russell of Cold
Harbour, Tenterden, Kent. Commemorated on the Basra memorial, Iraq.
Panel reference 6.
TAYLOR J
Private 18222 James Alfred TAYLOR. 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died 10th May 1917 aged 33 years. Born Benenden. Enlisted Bury St
Edmunds. Son of James and Adelaide Taylor of Benenden, Kent. Husband of
Louisa Harriett Taylor of The New Lodge, Cavenham, Mildenhall, Suffolk.
Buried Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave
reference I.F.42.
WATSON E
Lance Corporal L/9338 Ernest WATSON. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East
Kent Regiment). Died 8th February 1915 aged 23 years. Born and resided
Benenden. Enlisted Cranbrook. Son of Mr W.J. Watson of Barrack Row,
Benenden, Kent. Buried Bedford House Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Grave
reference - Enclosure No4. XI.A.A.21.
WATSON J
Lance Corporal P/5092 John WATSON. Corps of Military Police, (Foot
Branch). Formerly Private (L/8331) 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 21st August 1917 aged 31 years. Born Faversham. Enlisted
Canterbury. Resided Benenden. Son of Mr and Mrs J Watson of The Street,
Benenden, Kent. Buried nearby in the Benenden (St George) churchyard.
WEEKS G
Private T/203563 George WEEKS. 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Formerly 5th Battalion. Died 31st November 1917 aged 22
years. Born and resided Benenden. Enlisted Tenterden. Son of George and
Alice Weeks of Catsford Farm, Benenden, Kent. Buried Villers-Guislain
Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave reference A. 4.
The war memorial commemorates George as a member of the 5th Battalion,
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
WORSLEY C
Private T/240190 Cyril WORSLEY. 5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 9th March 1917. Born Benenden. Enlisted and resided
Cranbrook. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. Panel 6.
The Second World War
1939 – 1945
BARHAM C
Air Mechanic 2nd Class FX.92597 Colin BARHAM. “H.M.S. Daedalus”,
Fleet Air Arm. Royal Navy Air Station, Lee-on-Solent. Died 12th February
1942 aged 18 years. Son of Samuel George and Dorothy Phyllis Barham of
Benenden, Kent. Buried locally in Benenden (St George) churchyard. Grave
reference Row 13. Grave 57.
BEATTY M.A.A
Corporal 626496 Maurice Alfred Albert BEATTY. 84 Squadron, Royal Air
Force (R.A.F). Died 29th November 1943 aged 23 years. Son of Charles
David and Adelaide Marion Beatty of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Commemorated
on the Singapore memorial. Column 426.
Commemorated on Benenden war memorial as a Leading Aircraftsman.
R.A.F.
BURT L
Sergeant 6297988 Leonard BURT. 5th Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East
Kent Regiment). Died 6th January 1943 aged 39 years. Born and resided
Kent. Son of Tom and Emmie Frances Burt. Husband of Margery E. Burt of
Cranbrook, Kent. Commemorated on the Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia.
Panel reference - Face 14.
Brother of Archibald Burt (RFA).
COUSINS F.W
Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1237485 Frank William COUSINS. Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve, 75 Squadron (R.A.F). Died 11th June 1944 aged 22
years. Son of Frank Reginald and Annie Cousins. Husband of Dorothy
Theresa Cousins of Newport, Monmouthshire. Buried Bayeux War Cemetery,
Calvados, France. Grave reference VIII.F.21.
LEGG G.B
Lieutenant Commander (A) Geoffrey Bevington LEGG. Royal Naval
Volunteer Reserve (R.N.V.R). “H.M.S. Vulture,” Royal Naval Air Station.
Died 21st November 1940 aged 37 years. Son of Henry Bevington Legge and
Edith Blythne Legge. Husband of Rosemary Kathleen Legge of Cranbrook,
Kent. Buried St Merryn Churchyard, Cornwall. Grave reference 1.
LEWIS B.F
Corporal 621301 Basil Frank LEWIS. Royal Air Force (R.A.F). Died 29th
November 1943. Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial, Singapore.
Panel reference - Column 426.
NEWSHAM L.B
Craftsman 6024383 Leslie Brooks NEWSHAM. Royal Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers (R.E.M.E). Died 21st August 1944 aged 25 years.
Born Kent. Resided Northamptonshire. Buried Madras War Cemetery,
Chennai, India. Grave reference 8.D.3.
READ F.A
Pilot Officer 128958 Frederick Arthur READ, D.F.C. Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve (R.A.F.V.R). Died 18th January 1943 aged 29 years. Son
of Frederick Lionel Read and Dorothy Read. Husband of Doris Marian Read
of Paddington, London. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial,
Surrey. Panel reference - 133.
REED F.W
Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 1181898 Frederick William REED. Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve (R.A.F.V.R). Died 8th June 1944 aged 24 years.
Son of Frederick and Ada Annie Reed of Benenden, Kent. Commemorated
nearby at the Charing (Kent County) Crematorium.
SHARP H.T
Chief Ordnance Artificer C/M 38907 Henry Thomas SHARP. “H.M.S.
Tamar”, Royal Navy (R.N). Died 2nd October 1942 aged 38 years. Son of
Henry Thomas and Elizabeth Sharp. Husband of Ethel Ann Rosina Sharp of
Brighton, Sussex. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel
63,2.
Henry may have died whilst a POW as his ship was scuttled 12/12/41 to
prevent its capture and use by the Japanese Navy.
SINDEN J
Sergeant 519693 John SINDEN. Royal Air Force (R.A.F). Died 6th June
1942 aged 26 years. Son of George and Amy Sinden. Husband of Mary
Sinden of Southwark, London. Commemorated on the Runnymede memorial,
Surrey. Panel reference 93.
STAINES A.W
Driver 2128984 Albert William STAINES. 9 Movement Control Group,
Royal Engineers (R.E). Died 24th July 1942 aged 35 years. Son of Henry and
Emily Staines. Husband of ivy Staines of Benenden, Kent. Born South East
London. Resided Kent. Buried locally in Benenden (St George) churchyard.
Grave reference - Row 15. Grave 10.
STANNARD B.M
Leading Aircraftwomen 2068971 Betty Mary STANNARD. Womens
Auxiliary Air Force (W.A.A.F). 953 Balloon Squadron. Died 18th May 1943
aged 21 years. Daughter of Albert James Stannard and Mary Eleanor
Stannard of Benenden, Kent. Buried Benenden (St George) churchyard.
Grave reference - Row 13. Grave 59.
CIVILIANS KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION
All killed by enemy action (German flying bomb explosions)
ABREHART A.C
Mr Alfred Charles ABREHART. Died 17th June 1944 at New House Farm,
Benenden. Aged 47 years. Husband of D.J Abrehart.
ABREHART D.J
Mrs Dorothy Jane ABREHART. Died 17th June 1944 at New House Farm,
Benenden. Wife of Alfred Charles Abrehart. Daughter of Herbert James and
Frances Chapman of 4 Pullington Cottages, Benenden.
BLAKEY J.E.R
Mrs Joan Evelyn Ray BLAKEY. (nee Abrehart). Died 17th June 1944 at New
House Farm, Benenden. Aged 24 years.
SANDS L.J
Mrs Lilian Josephine SANDS. Died 19th June 1944 aged 78 years. Killed at
the Garden House, Beacon Hall. Widow of Harold Sands.
WHITE R.C
Master Richard Colin WHITE. Died 12th July 1944 aged 15 years. Killed at
Forest Farm, Benenden. Son of Richard Stanley & Lorna Evelyn White of
Forest Farm Bungalow, Benenden.