
SANDOWN
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 &
2 - Roll of Honour
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards
2019
The
memorial stands on the seafront at Sandown, South Wight, isle of Wight
and takes the form of a tall Celtic-style wheel cross on a tapering
plinth with a two-stepped base on a semi-circular paved are,a surrounded
by posts and chains, projecting onto beach. There are 79 names for World
War 1 and 47 names for World War 2 that have been transcribed and researched
here. The names within each conflict have been sorted into alphabetical
order for ease fo reading and research and are not the same order as
the memorial.
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Photographs
Copyright © Don Edwards 2002 |
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THEIR
NAME
LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
EACH
GAVE
A
LIFE FOR YOU AND MEN
A MEMORIAL
TO THE
SANDOWN
MEN
WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES
IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1920
REMEMBER THE LOVE OF THEM
WHO CAME NOT HOME
FROM THE WARS
1914-18 - 1939-45
ADAMS |
William
George |
Private
356750, 15th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in
action 20 September 1917. Born Newport, isle of Wight, resident
Sandown, Isle of Wight, enlisted Winchester. No known grave. Commemorated
at TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 88 to 90. |
ARNELL |
Reginald
Brandt |
Second
Lieutenant, 7th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action
30 July 1915. Aged 21. Son of William T. and Henrietta Arnell, of
Whitecliff, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Matriculated 1912 Exeter College,
Oxford University. Member of University OTC prior to 1915. No known
grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 51 and 53. |
ARNOLD |
William
James |
Petty
Officer 197172, H.M. S/M. "E5," Royal Navy. Killed or
died as a direct result of enemy action 11 March 1916. Aged 36.
Born 20 October 1880 in Sandown. Son of Mrs. James Arnold, of 3,
Arthur Terrace, Fort St., Sandown; husband of Ethel May Arnold,
of 4, Arthur Terrace, Fort St., Sandown, Isle of Wight. No known
grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel
11. |
ASKEW |
James
Watson |
Bombardier
150411, "C" Battery, 102nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died 24 September 1917. Aged 38. Husband of Adelaide Askew, of "Glenholme,"
Victoria Rd., Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY
CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XIX. Row C. Grave 9A. |
ATTRILL |
Percy
Everton Stephen |
Sergeant
7600, 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died on service in Mesopotamia
4 March 1916. Aged 29. Born, resident and enlisted Sandown, I.O.W.
Son of Stephen and Alice Attrill, of 9, Woodbine Terrace, Sandown,
Isle of Wight. Attested 23 January 1905 at Sandown, aged 18, as
2702, The D.C.O. Hampshire and Isle Of Wight R.G.A. (Military),
trade Clerk, unmarried, height 5 feet 6¼ inches, weight 112lbs,
chest 33½ inches, fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair,
religious denomination Wesleyan (Methodist). No known grave. Commemorated
on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 22 and 63. |
ATTRILL |
Richard
J C |
Private
8528, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds in Alexandria
15 May 1915. Born, resident and enlisted Sandown, Isle of Wight.
Buried in ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY,
Egypt. Section L. Grave 174. |
BARBER |
Frederick
Chalres |
Private
10619, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 July
1916. Born and enlisted Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in SUCRERIE
MILITARY CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS, Somme, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave
64. |
BARBER |
William
Henry |
Lance
Sergeant 10969, "D" Company, 1st Battalion, Hampshire
Regiment. Killed in action 31 May 1916. Aged 23. Born and enlisted
Sandown, Isle of Wight, resident Holborn, London. Son of William
and Anne Barber, of Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in SUCRERIE MILITARY
CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS, Somme, France. Plot I. Row G. Grave 6. |
BENNETT |
R |
Lieutenant |
BLACK-BARNES,
MiD |
Charles
Talbot |
Lieutenant,
H.M.S. "Royal Oak," Royal Navy. Died of pneumonia in Edinburgh
21 February 1919. Aged 25. Born 23 December 1893. Son of Isabella
M. Black-Barnes, and the late Francis W. Black-Barnes. Enrolled
15 May 1906. Sub-Lieutenant 15 January 1914, Lieutenant 15 June
1915. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) for attacking an enemy submarine
on 13 April 1918 [London Gazette 7 June 1918]. In the 1911 census
he was aged 17, born Marylebone, London, an Executive Midshipman,
unmarried, in port at Portsmouth. Buried in SANDOWN (CHRIST CHURCH)
CHURCHYARD, Isle of Wight. |
BOXER,
DSO |
Hugh
Edward Richard |
Lieutenant-Colonel,
commanding 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.Died 16 June 1915.
Aged 44. Son of Edith Graham Le Grice (formerly Boxer), of Thorpe
Lodge, Sandown, Isle of Wight, and the late Lieut. E. W. F. Boxer,
R.N. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.). No known
grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 21. |
BURGESS |
John |
Acting
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant 57992, Siege Artillery Mobile
Camp, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died on servie in the United Kingdom
26 December 1917. Aged 44. Born Southampton, enlisted Sandown, Isle
of Wight. Husband of Mary Burgess, of 28, Fitzroy St., Sandown,
Isle of Wight. Buried in SANDOWN (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD, Isle
of Wight. |
BUTCHER |
Henry
[J] |
Sergeant
18071, 283rd Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. Died 23 February
1919. Aged 29. Son of Walter and Eliza Butcher, of 23, Cleveland
Rd., Southsea, Hants. Buried in SANDOWN (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD,
Isle of Wight. |
BUTCHER |
Leonard
Ernest |
Private
23411, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 28 March
1918. Aged 19. Born and resident Sandown, Isle of Wight, enlisted
Newport, Isle of Wight. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Butcher, of 94, Avenue
Rd., Sandown, Isle of Wight. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6. |
BUTCHER,
MM |
Percy |
Corporal
5488, "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince
Consort's Own). Killed in action 23 [CWGC] or 24 [SDGW] October
1916. Aged 18. Born and enlisted Sandown, Isle of Wight, resident
Brading, Isle of Wight. Son of George and Mary E. Butcher, of Ivy
Cottage, Broadway, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Awarded the Military
Medal (M.M.). No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 16 B and 16 C. |
CASSFORD |
Frederick
George |
[Listed
as Private on mmeorial] Rifleman 330769, 1/8th (T.F.) Battalion,
Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action in Palestine 19 April 1917.
Resident Sandown, Isle of Wight, enlisted Newport, Isle of Wight.
Buried in GAZA WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).
Plot XXI. Row C. Grave 15. |
CHURCH |
Arthur
Percival |
Private
18567, 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 22 December
1916. Aged 27. Son of William Charles and Elizabeth Church, of "Ingleside,"
20, St. John's Rd., Sandown, Isle of Wight; husband of Agnes Emmeline
Daubney (formerly Church). Buried in BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY,
FESTUBERT, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 19. |
CHURCHILL |
A
E |
Rifleman |
CHURCHILL |
Alfred |
Bombardier
34720, "V" 19th Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Garrison
Artillery. Died 26 March 1918. Aged 25. Only son of Alfred and Emma
Louisa Churchill, of Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in ST. PIERRE
CEMETERY, AMIENS, Somme, France. Plot IX. Row C. Grave 2. |
COOPER |
William
Charles |
Company
Quartermaster Sergeant 330526, "C" Company, 1st/8th Battalion,
Hampshire Regiment. Died 10 December 1918. Aged 26. Son of David
James Cooper and E. L. Cooper, of 87, Avenue Rd., Sandown, Isle-of-Wight.
Buried in CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Section Q. Grave 170. |
COX |
Walter
Henry |
Sergeant
4094, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Died
of wounds 9 August 1916. Aged 22. Born Walworth, Surrey, resident
Sandown, Isle of Wight, enlisted Newport, Isle of Wight,. Son of
Mrs. Netten (formerly Cox), of Sandown, Isle of Wight, and the late
George Cox; husband of Daisy Cox, of 60, Avenue Rd., Sandown, Isle
of Wight. Buried in ESSEX FARM CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot III. Row B. Grave 26. |
CUMMING |
Arthur
Gordon Clayton |
Lance
Corporal 201135, 1st/4th (T.F.) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died
of wounds in Mesopotamia 31 December 1916. Aged 28. Resident Sandown,
Isle-of-Wight, enlisted Winchester. Son of Augusta Mary Congreve
(formerly Cumming), of Hazelgarth, Sandown, Isle of Wight, and the
late William Hugh Cumming. No known grave. Commemorated in BAGHDAD
(NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Nisibin Memorial 226. |
DAMPIER-CHILD |
Thomas
Henry Fielder |
Engineer
Lieutenant Commander. H.M.S. "Opal," Royal Navy. Drowned
when his ship sank 12 January 1918. Born 5 August 1880 in Sandown,
Isle of White. Baptsied 19 September 1880 at Sandown, son of Richard
and Mary Louisa Dampier-Child of Sandown, Hampshire. In the 1881
census he was newborn, born Hampshire, son of Richard and Mary Louisa
Dampier-Child, resident Sandhill HO, 2, Brading, Isle of Wight,
Isle of Wight & Hampshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 20,
born Sandown, Isle of Wight, unmarried, an Engineer Student, resident
Devonport. First Class Education Certificate June 1903. Engineers
Sub-Lieutenant 1 July 1902, Engineering Lieutenant 22 August 1905,
Engineer Lieutenant Commander 1 August 1913. No known grave. Commemorated
on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. panel 28. |
DENNESS |
G |
Rifleman |
DENNETT |
Douglas
Gordon |
Acting
Corporal 2423, 1st/4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed
in action 13 October 1915. Born and resident Sandown, Isle of Wight,
enlisted Leicester. Son of Charles Jolliffe and Jennie Dennett,
of Grafton Street, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Attested 31 August 1914
in Leicester as 2423, 4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, aged
28 years 9 months, unmarried, employed as a Decorator, appointed
Lance Corporal 26 February 1915, promoted Acting Corporal 22 August
1915, height 5 feet 8½ inches, chest 38 inches, religious
denomination Chuch of England. With Expeditionary Force to France
2 March 1915 until his death. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 42 to 44. |
DENNETT |
Hugh
B |
Private
461260, 15th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps formerly
1992, Royal Army Medical Corps. Killed in action 18 October 1918.
Aged 31. Born and resident Sandown, Isle of Wight, enlisted 18 September
1914 in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Son of Charles J. and Jennie Dennett,
of Grafton St., Sandown, Isle of Wight. Photographer by trade. Height
5 feet 7 inches, chest 35 inches, fresh complexion, blue eyes, light
brown hair, religious denomination Church of England. Attested 18
September 1914 as 1992, Royal Army Medical Corps, aged 26 years,
unmarried, embodied and posted 18 September 1914. Buried in BETHENCOURT
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Row D. Grave 3. |
DERBRIDGE |
Edwin
John |
[Listed
as John Edwin on SDGW] Private 44313, 13th (Works) Battalion, Devonshire
Regiment. Died on service in United Kingdom 27 February 1917. Aged
42. Born at Brightwell, Berks [CWGC] or Thorverton, Devon [SDGW],
resident Sandown, Isle of Wight, enlisted Winchester. Son of Richard
and Emma Derbridge; husband of C. H. Derbridge, of 2, Fort St.,
Sandown, Isle of Wight. Commemorated in READING CEMETERY, Berkshire.
Screen Wall. 72. 16386. |
DUNN |
George |
Rifleman
1731, 1st/8th (T.F.) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action
at Gallipoli 29 November 1915. Aged 21. Resident Sandown, Isle of
Wight, enlisted Newport, Isle of Wight. Son of Philip and Laura
Emily Dunn. of 6, Wolsley Terrace Fort St., Sandown, Isle of Wight.
Buried in 7TH FIELD AMBULANCE CEMETERY, Turkey (including Gallipoli).
Plot I. Row C. Grave 43. |
FLOYD |
William |
Colour
Sergeant PO/6350, Portsmouth Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal
Marine Light Infantry. Killed or died as a direct result of enemy
action 11 June 1915. Aged 40. Born 25 September 1872 in Pimlico,
London. Son of Mr. W. and Mrs. M. Floyd, of 56, Croxted Rd., West
Dulwich, London. Resident of Weybridge, Surrey; mother now resident
of Yarborough Villa, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in REDOUBT CEMETERY,
HELLES, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Grave lost. Special Memorial.
Section A. Grave 143. |
FORD |
Rufus
Philip |
Lieutenant,
10th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action at
Celtic Wood, near Ypres, 7 October 1917. Aged 32. Born Sandown,
Isle of Wight, England. Son of Thomas and Alice Ford; husband of
Grace Marion Ford, of St. Martin's Vicarage, Hawksburn, Victoria.
Emigrated to Australia aged 28. Orchardist by trade. Had been a
Nursing Orderly with the Red Cross during the Balkan Wars 1912-1913.
Brother-in-law of Private Gordon Lovely, son of Colonel Lovely,
who died while in camp of meningitis. No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31. See also Australian
Circular |
FOREHEAD |
George
Edward |
Lance
Corporal 3/5195, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died 28 August
1915. Born Sandown, Isle of Wight. Husband of Florence Forehead,
of 63, Emmanuel Street, Lamport, Portsmouth; one son. Originally
attested 22 August 1914 at Southampton as 9708, "A" Company
10th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, aged 41 years 223
days, height 6 feet 1 inch, 156lbs, chest 42 inches, fresh complexion,
brown eyes, brown hair, religious denomination Church of England,
Carpenter and Joiner by trade, married, previously served in Grenadier
Guards for full term. Resident 16 Cross Street, Sandown, Isle of
Wight, discharged 22 September 1914 as not likely to become an efficient
soldier within 3 months of enlistment. Buried in HAMEL MILITARY
CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL, Somme, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 22. |
GATRELL |
F
W |
Gunner |
HAMM |
Albert
James |
Corporal
265397, "Y" 5Th Division Trench Mortar Battery, Royal
Field Artillery formerly Corporal 30377), Royal Garrison Artillery.
Died 26 January 1920. Aged 27. Enlisted 31 December 1908, wounded
and discharged 13 June 1919 under Sickness Rule Para 392 (xvia)
King's Regulation Army Order 29 of 1919. Issued Silver Badge 467884
13 April 1920 (after he died). Awarded the Croix de Guerre (Belgium).
Buried in SANDOWN (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD, Isle of Wight. |
HANLON |
George
H |
[Listed
as HANLAN on SDGW] Private 12864, 351st Protection Company, Royal
Defence Corps formerly 21847, Hampshire Regiment. Died on service
in United Kingdom 11 November 1916. Resident and enlisted Sandown,
Isle of Wight. Buried in ST. HELIER WAR CEMETERY, HOWARD-DAVIS PARK,
JERSEY, Channel Islands. Grave 40. |
HARDT |
V
H |
Lieutenant |
HAYDEN |
Clarence
Frederick |
Private
50258, 163rd Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 1449,
Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action in Palestine 2 November 1917.
Aged 24. Born and enlisted Sandown. Son of Frederick and Rennie
Hayden, of 25, Rosebery Terrace, Broadway, Sandown, Isle of Wight.
Buried in GAZA WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).
Plot XXIV. Row D. Grave 14. |
HAYDEN |
H |
Private |
HAYDEN |
William
Henry |
Lance
Sergeant 330586, 1st/8th (T.F.) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed
in action in Palestine 19 April 1917. Aged 28. Enlisted Sandown,
Isle of Wight. Son of Charlottin Eccleshall (formerly Hayden), of
Argyll House, Pier St., Sandown, Isle of Wight, and the late William
Henry Hayden. No known grave. Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL,
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Panels 26 to 29. |
HOLBROOK |
George
Frederick |
Rifleman
1941, 1st/8th (T.F) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action
at Gallipoli 12 August 1915. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Sandown,
Isle of Wight. Only son of Bertha Holbrook, of "Mountfield,"
Fitzroy St., Sandown, Isle of Wight, and the late William Holbrook.
No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including
Gallipoli). Panel 126-135 or 223-226 228-229 & 328. |
HUNTER |
A
H |
Lieutenant |
JANES |
H
L |
Lance
Corporal |
KENT |
Edward
Victor |
[Rifleman
on memorial] Private S/35275, 20th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died
13 December 1918. Aged 29. Son of Dick and Ellen Kent, of Sandown;
husband of Mabel Jane Kent, of 5, Woodbine Terrace, Station Rd.,
Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in ISMAILIA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY,
Egypt. Section B. Grave 99. |
KENT |
William
Thomas |
Private
3/9045, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Died 15 June 1915. Aged
45. Husband of Lucy L. Kent, of "La Bassee," Brawnlow
Rd., Lake, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY
CEMETERY, LA GORGUE, Nord, France. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 5. |
KING |
G
A |
Private |
LEAL |
Harry
Maurice |
Lance
Sergeant 1488, 1/8th (T.F.) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed
in action at Gallipoli 12 August 1915. Born Ventnor, Isle of Wight,
resident Sandown, Isle of Wight, enlisted Newport, Isle of Wight.
No known grave. Commemorated at HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including
Gallipoli). Panel 126-135 or 223-226 228-229 & 328. |
LOVE |
Frederick
Sirdar |
Lance
Corporal 1494, 1st/8th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died on service
in Palestine 9 September 1916. Aged 18. Born Christchurch, Sandown,
Isle of Wight, enlisted Sandown, Isle of Wight. Son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. Love, of 3, George St., Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in ISMAILIA
WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Section A. Grave 5. |
MATTHEWS |
James |
Gunner
855125, 1072nd Battery, 222nd Brigade (Territorial Force), Royal
Field Artillery. Died on service in Mesopotamia 26 August 1917.
Aged 18. Born and enlisted Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in AMARA
WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XIV. Row A. Grave 24. |
MUMBY |
W
H |
Corporal |
NEW |
Walter
John |
Driver
TS/1064, 24th Lines of Communication Supply Company, Army Service
Corps. Died on service in Egypt 12 March 1917. Aged 38. Born Shanklin,
Isle of Wight, resident Sandown, Isle of Wight, enlisted Parkhurst.
Son of B. and Fanny New, of 3, High St., Sandown, Isle of Wight;
husband of the late Rose New. Buried in ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY
AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Section Q. Grave 435. |
NEWBURY |
William
John |
[Spelt
NEWBERY and listed as Chief Petty Officer on memorial] Ship's Chief
Cook 165257 (Pensioner), H.M.S. "Hawke," Royal Navy. Killed
or died as a direct result of enemy action 15 October 1914. Born
4 June 1872 in Sandown. Son of Sarah Newbury, of 15 North St Sandown
Isle of Wight. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Kent. Panel 6. |
O'HARE,
MM, MiD |
Henry
Michael |
Sergeant
51784, 110th Battery, 24th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died
5 December 1917. Aged 24. Son of Patrick and Elizabeth O'Hare, of
1, Hillside Villas, West Lulworth, Dorset. Native of Sandown, Isle
of Wight. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.), Mention in Despatches
(MiD). Buried in NEUVILLE-BOURJONVAL BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Row B. Grave 7. |
ORCHARD |
Douglas
[Sidney] |
Sergeant
200524, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 20
November 1917. Born Sandown, Isle of Wight, resident Merton Park,
Surrey, enlisted Surrey. Son of Mrs. A. Orchard, of South Street,
Newport, Isle of Wight. Religious denomnation Church of England.
Horticultural student by trade. Enlisted 6 August 1914 aged 21 years.
Appointed lance rank 10 March 1917, appointed Sergeant 24 March
1917. With B.E.F. 3 April 1917 until his death. Height 5 feet 11
inches. weight 11 stone 1lb. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI
MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France . Panel 6. |
PAGE,
M |
Vernon |
Second
Lieutenant, 315th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 22 September
1917. Aged 32. Son of Edward H. and Kate E. Page, of "Ballynona,"
Sandown, Isle of Wight. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Originally
attested 12 December 1910 at Armoury House, London E.C. as 274 London
Mounted Brigade, Ammunition Column, Honourable Artillery Company,
born Sandown, aged 24 years 11 months, a Stock Jobber's Clerk at
Page & Blomfield at 45 Chancery Lane, London W2, unmarried,
height 6 feet 2 inches, chest 38 inches. Mobilized as a Shoeing
Smith 5 August 1914, promoted Corporal 7 November 1915 to 11 December
1915, discharged 11 December 1915 in London on termination of engagement,
aged 29 years 11 months, height 6 feet 2 inches, chest 42 inches,
medium complexion, brown eys, brown hair, intended place of residence
'Ballynona', Sandown, Isle of Wight. Rejoined. Buried in VOORMEZEELE
ENCLOSURES NO.1 AND NO.2, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row
J. Grave 31. |
PALMER |
Herbert |
Sergeant
51467, "A" Battery, 69th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died 9 August 1915. Aged 31. Son of William Palmer, of 68, Lots
Rd., Chelsea, London; husband of Frances May Palmer, of 3, Woodbine
Terrace, Station Rd., Sandown, Isle of Wight. No known grave. Commemorated
on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 21 to 23. |
PARKES |
Percy
Reginald |
Second
Lieutenant, "D" Company, London Regiment (London Irish
Rifles). Died 4 April 1918. Aged 32. Son of Mary E. P. Hartry (formerly
Parkes), of Texa Lake, Sandown, Isle of Wight, and the late Frederick
M. Parkes. Buried in LE CATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France.
Plot III. Row D. Grave 3. |
PHILLIPS |
Gilbert
Roy |
Driver
855042, 89th Battery, 216th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died
8 November 1918. Aged 22. Son of John and Elizabeth Phillips, of
34, Fitzray St., Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in JUBBULPORE CANTONMENT
CEMETERY, India. Plot CE/5. Row M. Grave 75. |
PITT |
G
R |
Able
Seaman |
PUNCH |
Harold
Leslie |
Rifleman
330267, 1st/8th (T.F.). Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds
in Palestine 23 June 1917. Aged 18. Born St. John's, Sandown, Isle
of Wight, enlisted Sandown, Isle of Wight. Son of Mrs. T. A. Punch,
of 112, Avenue Rd., Sandown, Isle of Wight, and the late Mr. C.
W. Punch. Buried in ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt.
Section D. Grave 145. |
RADFORD |
John
Charles |
Private
288, 31st Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action
20 July 1916. Aged 24. Son of Ebenezer John and Ellen Elizabeth
Radford, of Sandown, Isle of Wight, England. Native of Toowong,
Queensland. No known grave. Commemorated on V.C. CORNER AUSTRALIAN
CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL, FROMELLES, Nord, France. Panel 4. See also
Australian
Roll of Honour |
READ |
Frederic
George L |
Private
65353, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 30 October
1917. Aged 19. Born Sandown, Isle of Wight, enlisted Newport, Isle
of Wight. Son of Frederick Charles and Emily Jane Read, of Willoughby
House, York Rd., Sandown, Isle of Wight. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 38 to 40. |
REED |
Walter
George |
Rifleman
5177, 12th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers), London Regiment.
Killed in action 7 October 1916. Aged 26. Born Sandown, resident
Kensington, enlisted London. Son of John Reed; husband of Violet
T. Reed, of 25, Layton Rd., Brentford, Middx. Born at Sandown, Isle
of Wight. Buried in CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme,
France. Plot XXVIII. Row D. Grave 10. |
ROBERT |
W
E |
Corporal |
ROGERS |
Alexander |
Lance
Corporal 330414, 1st/8th (T.F.) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed
in action in Palestine 19 September 1918. Aged 20. Resident Sandown,
Isle of Wight, enlisted Newport, Isle of Wight. Son of William and
Lilly Rogers, of 107, Avenue Rd., Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried
in RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Section
U. Grave 74. |
SAGAR |
J
H |
Sergeant |
SAWLEY |
William |
Driver
4608, 1st/1st (Home Counties) Battery, 222nd Brigade, Royal Field
Artillery. Died on service in the Persian Gulf 6 July 1916. Born
Sandown, Isle of Wight, enlisted Ryde. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY,
Iraq. Plot IX. Row J. Grave 8. |
SCARR |
George
Stanley |
Lance
Corporal 1098, 15th Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wales'
Own Civil Service Rifles). Died 26 May 1915. Aged 26. Son of Alfred
and Ada Scarr, of Alexandra, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in CHOCQUES
MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 69. |
SHIER |
E
J |
Acting
Bombardier 597, 1st/4th Hants Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died
26 June 1917. Aged 32. Son of Mrs. M. A. Shier, of 25, Fitzroy St.,
Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in SANDOWN (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD,
Isle of Wight. |
SMITH |
B |
Private |
SMITH |
Frederick
Charles |
Company
Sergeant Major 513720, Labour Corps formerly 14807, Royal Dublin
Fusiliers. Died on service 29 May 1918. Born Cork, enlisted Sandown,
Isle of Wight. |
SOTHCOTT |
Percy
George |
Stoker
1st Class K/19819, H.M.S. "Invincible," Royal Navy. Killed
in action during the Battle of Juland 31 May 1916. Born 28 January
1895 at Sandown, Isle of Wight. Son of Albert Frederick Sothcott.
Fisherman by trade. Enlisted 28 July 1913 for 12 years. Height 5
feet 9 inches, chest 33½ inches, light brown hair, light
blue eyes, fresh complexion. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 19. |
STAY |
Wilfred
Sydney |
Stoker
1st Class K/15766(PO), H.M.S. "Victory," Royal Navy. Died
19 September 1918. Aged 24. Son of William George and Winifred Stay,
of 24A, Upper Mezer St., Doornfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Buried at BECKENHAM CREMATORIUM AND CEMETERY, Kent. Grave reference
W5. 7674.. |
SYMMANS |
John
Frederick |
[Listed
as F J SYMMANS on memorial] Gunner RMA/6748, H.M.S. "Aboukir,"
Royal Marine Artillery. Killed or died as a direct result of enemy
action 22 September 1914. Aged 38. Born 24 December 1877 in Ventnor,
Isle of Wight. Son of John and Ellen Symmans, of 1, Malvern Cottages,
Upper Ventnor, I. of W.; husband of Rose Loader (formerly Symmans),
of 1, Obelisk Cottages, Fort St., Sandown, Isle of Wight. No known
grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel
6. |
THOMAS |
Sidney |
Gunner
10954, "Y" 11th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
Killed in action 4 June 1917. Aged 34. Born and enlisted Sandown,
Isle of Wight. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Thomas, of "Timaru,"
Station Avenue, Sandown, Isle of Wight. No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
5 and 9. |
TITMARSH |
J |
Bombardier |
WEST |
Frank |
Private
257869, 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Killed in action 1 October
1918. Aged 29. Born 15 March 1889 in Portsmouth. Son of John West,
of 16, St. John's Crescent, Sandown, Isle of Wight, England. Unmarried.
Religious denomination Church of England. Farmer by trade. Attested
22 January 1918 at Reginad, Saskatewan, Canada, aged 28 years 9
months, heght 5 feet 10 inches, 150 lbs, chest 39 inches, muddy
complexion, blue eyes, dark hair. Assigned 1st Depot Battalion,
Saskatewan Regiment 22 January 1918, embarked Canada 24 March 1918,
arrived England 3 April 1918, assigned 15th Canadian Reserve Battalion
4 April 1918, assigned 5th Battalion 19 August 1918, arrived France
20 August 1918, joined 16th Battalion 27 August 1918. Buried in
SANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 21.
National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10238
- 16 |
WHITE |
Charles |
Rifleman
1996, 1st/8th (T.F.) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died on service
at Gallipoli 23 September 1915. Enlisted Sandown, Isle of Wight.
Buried in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta. Plot B. Row XV. Grave
4. |
YEATES |
Eric
John |
Able
Seaman J/14401, H.M.S. "Black Prince," Royal Navy. Lost
with his ship at the Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916. Aged 21. Born
7 April 1896 in Sandown, Isle of Wight. Son of George and Louisa
Yeates, of Bemerton House, York Rd., Sandown, Isle of Wight. Occupation
paper Boy. Enlisted 7 April 1914 for 12 years, height 5 feet 4½ inches, chest 32 inches, brown hair, brown eyes, fresh complexion. No
known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Panel 14. |
1939-1945 |
APPLEBY |
J
W |
Private |
BARKER |
David
Conquest |
Pilot
Officer (Pilot) 42043, 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 24 May
1940. Aged 19. Son of Alan Oscar Barker, and of Norah Stancomb Barker,
of Selsey, Sussex. Buried in RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany. Plot 5. Row E. Grave 22. |
BARKER |
William
[Young] |
Auxiliary
Fireman. Fireman, N.F.S. Husband of Grace Barker, of 9 Crescent
Road, Sandown. Died at Seaview Foreshore 20 September 1941. Aged
31. |
BARKER,
DFC |
R |
Flying
Officer. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.). |
BARSDELL |
William
[James Lewis] |
Petty
Officer P/JX 125808, H.M.S. Manners, Royal Navy. Did 26 January
1945. Son of William James Barsdell and Gertrude Barsdell, of Sandown;
husband of Ellen Elizabeth Barsdell, of Sandown. Buried in SANDOWN
(CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD, Isle of Wight. Plot L. Grave 58. |
BERRY |
Dare |
Gunner
1580612, 3 Battery, 6 Heavy A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died
as a Japanese Prisoner of War 18 July 1945. Aged 31. Son of Henry
and Emily Kate Berry, of Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 6. Row F. Grave 21. |
BLAKER |
G
B |
Major |
BLOW |
Ernest
Frank |
Bombardier
845488, 58 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 12 December
1941. Aged 26. Son of Frederick and Louisa J. Blow, of Sandown;
husband of Florence Blow. Buried in SANDOWN CEMETERY, Isle of Wight.
Section D. Grave 89. |
BRADING |
Raymond
[Taylor] |
Sergeant
7607429, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 8 July 1942. Buried in
SANDOWN CEMETERY, Isle of Wight. Section D. Grave 186. |
BRIANT |
E |
Lance
Sergeant |
BURKE,
MiD |
Michael
Antony Thomas |
Major
95638, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment attached to 4th Regiment,
Reconnaissance Corps.Died 6 May 1943. Aged 23. Son of Thomas Henry
and Marie Valerie Burke, of Guildford, Surrey; husband of Peggy
Kathleen Capel Burke (nee Slaughter), of Sandown, Isle of Wight.
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). Buried in MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY,
Tunisia. Plot I. Row N. Grave 16. |
BURT |
E |
Leading
Signalman |
BUTCHER |
Stanley
William |
Private
5511377, 70th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died 20 September 1941.
Aged 18. Son of Allen W. C. Butcher and Georgina E. Butcher, of
Sandown. Buried in SANDOWN CEMETERY, Isle of Wight. Section D. Grave
133. |
CASSFORD,
DCM |
Arthur
James |
Warrant
Officer Class III 2613030, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died
29 May 1940. Aged 26. Son of James and Jessie Cassford, of Sandown,
Isle of Wight. Awarded the Distinguished Conudct Medal (D.C.M.).
Buried in COMINES (KOMEN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Hainaut, Belgium. British
Plot. Grave 8. |
CLARKE |
Ronald
Wilfred |
Corporal
1869507, 38 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 1 August 1943.
Aged 31. Son of Annie Clarke, and stepson of George Downs; husband
of Doris Gladys Helen Clarke, of Lake, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried
in CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Plot IV. Row J. Grave 40. |
COX |
J |
Reverend,
Squadron Leader |
CRANMORE |
Frank
Stuart Bulkuley |
Wireman
D/MX 105424, H.M.L.C.G.(L) 16, Royal Navy. Died 26 April 1943. Aged
20. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon.
Panel 82, Column 3. |
DANDY |
E |
Sergeant
(Flight Engineer) |
FINDON |
J |
War
Correspondent "Daily Express" |
GARRATT |
Samuel
[George] |
Rifleman
6475463, 2nd Battalion The London Irish Rifles, Royal Ulster Rifles.
Died 5 August 1943. Aged 31. Son of Samuel and Maud Garratt; husband
of Catherine Alma Garratt, of Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in
CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Plot III. Row E. Grave 47. |
HARDING |
J |
Sergeant |
HENTSCH |
Frederick
Charles |
Flying
Officer (Pilot) 148014, 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 25 March 1944. Aged 30. Son of Charles Frederick Hentsch, and
of Mabel Sarah Hentsch, of Mill Hill, Middlesex. Buried in REICHSWALD
FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1. Row D.
Grave 2. |
HOLBROOK |
A |
Petty
Officer |
HUNT |
A
E |
Petty
Officer |
JARVIS |
A
H or A M |
Second
Officer |
KENT |
G
R |
Bombardier |
KERSHAW |
J |
Leading
Airman |
LOCKE |
Gerald
Frank |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 1334443, 504 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 5 June 1943. Aged 21. Son of Gordon Lawrence Locke and Lottie
Elizabeth Locke, of Sandown, Isle of Wight. No known grave. Commemorated
on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 157. |
MARKS |
Percy
Clifford |
Private
5505188, 5th Cinque Ports Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died
30 October 1942. Aged 26. Son of Florence Marks, and stepson of
William Alfred Quick; husband of Ethel May Marks, of Sandown, Isle
of Wight. Buried in EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot XVII. Row
D. Grave 25. |
MILMORE |
F |
Petty
officer |
MOORMAN |
John
[Douglas] |
Lance
Sergeant 1502265, 100 (8th Bn. The Gordon Highlanders) Anti-Tank
Regiment, Royal Artillery attached to 1st Battalion, Cameronians
(Scottish Rifles). Died 25 february 1945. Aged 26. Son of Albert
William Moorman, and of Bessie May Moorman, of Sandown, Isle of
Wight. No known grave. Commemorated on RANGOON MEMORIAL, Myanmar.
Face 3. |
MORGAN |
G |
Artificer |
O'REGAN |
Cyril
[Joseph Francis] |
Lance
Sergeant 847142, 16 Battery, 1 Heavy A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Died between 31 May and 2 June 1940. Son of Joseph and Mary O'Regan;
husband of Nellie Elizabeth O'Regan, of Sandown, Isle of Wight.
No known grave. Commemorated on DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France.
Column 8. |
PETERS |
G |
Royal
Navy |
PRAGNALL |
Charles |
[Spelt
PRAGNELL on CWGC and POW record] Gunner 851835, 8 Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery. Died as a japanese Prisoner of War 12 September
1942. Aged 24. Born 4 December 1917. Son of George Leopold and Louisa
Ann Pragnell, of 47, New Road Lake, Sandown, Isle of Wight. No known
grave. Commemorated on SAI WAN MEMORIAL, China, (including Hong
Kong). Column 5. |
RAVEN |
Alan
[Herbert] |
Lieutenant
143872, 88th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Japanese Prisoner
of War. Captured 17 February 1942 at Singapore. Born 18 April 1915.
Resident 27, The Broadway, Sandown, isle of Wight. Bank Official
by trade. |
RICHARDS |
Charles
[Teveson] |
Lance
Corporal 7955348, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 4 September 1943. Aged
35. Son of Thomas Teverson Richards and Flora Annie Richards; husband
of Nadine Ruperta Richards, of Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in
BARI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VII. Row D. Grave 20. |
RUMBOLD |
George
[Henry] |
[Memorial
states Leading Aircraftman] Aircraftman 2nd Class 1191084, Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 12 January 1941. Aged 28. Son
of Jesse James Rumbold and Alice Dorcas Rumbold, of Sandown, Isle
of Wight. Buried in FRADLEY (ST. STEPHEN) CHURCHYARD, Staffordshire.
Row 1. Grave 1. |
SAGAR |
Eric
[Walter Joseph] |
Sergeant
13048129, 505 Postal Unit, Royal Engineers. Died as a Japanese Prisoner
of War 5 September 1945. Aged 29. Son of Joseph Edward and Matilda
Sagar, of Sandown, Isle of Wight. Buried in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY,
Myanmar (Burma). Plot 26. Row F. Grave 23. |
SCOVELL |
Peter
[Frederick] |
Private
5511376, 70th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died 20 September 1941.
Aged 18. Son of Frederick George and Violet Beatrice Scovell, of
Sandown. Buried in SANDOWN CEMETERY, Isle of Wight. Section D. Grave
132. |
SMITH |
William |
Gunner
1431390, 7 Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died during the Japanese
invasion of Singapore 13 February 1942. Son of Alfred William and
Alice Smith; husband of Winifred Smith, of Sandown, Isle of Wight.
No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery,
Singapore. Column 30. |
SQUIBB |
G
W |
Lance
Bombardier |
STUBBINGS |
Frederick
William |
Sergeant
1337433, 431 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 9
October 1943. Aged 21. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Stubbings, of Sandown,
Isle of Wight. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 166. |
THOMAS |
S
W G |
Royal
Navy |
WYKE |
Willaim
Charles |
Acting
Petty Officer P/SSX 13182, H.M.S. Beverley, Royal Navy. Died 11
April 1943. Aged 32. Son of William Enoch and Edith Ellen Wyke;
husband of Bessie Amy Wyke, of Sandown, Isle of Wight. No known
grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel
73, Column 2. |
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