| AUSTEN |
Ernest |
Ernest
AUSTEN – NO TRACE - It has proved impossible to establish a positive
identification of Ernest Austen, only a single casualty is recorded
with that name by the CWGC but with no obvious connection to the
man commemorated on the village war memorial, Ernest is not recorded
on SDGW, seven men with the name are on the MICs, but it would seem
likely that the right man was born in Dymchurch in 1880 the eldest
child of William & Louisa Austen, on the 1901 census the family
all lived at "Chapel House", Dymchurch. |
| BALKWILL |
Charles
Vince |
Second
Lieutenant, 1/5th Battalion (London Rifle Brigade), London Regiment.
Died 1st July 1916 (first day of the Battle of The Somme). |
| BALKWILL |
John |
Second
Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 1 July
1916 aged 33 years (first day of the Battle of The Somme). |
| STERNDALE-BENNETT,
DSO & Bar |
Walter |
Commander,
D.S.O. & Bar. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). Drake Battalion,
Royal Naval Division (RND). Died of wounds 7th November 1917 aged
24 years. |
| BEALE |
Charles
Louis |
Corporal
L/9902, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 20th
July 1915 aged 20 years. |
| BEALE |
Simeon |
Private
L/6554, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 25th
December 1914. |
| HOPER |
Alfred
Edgar |
Private
5454, 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment (Prince of Wales) (Royal
Canadians). Died 12th April 1917. |
| HOPER |
Arthur |
Private
S/9594, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 3rd
May 1915 aged 22 years. |
| KEMP |
Herbert
James |
Private
G/4615, “C” Company, 2nd Battalion, The Queens (Royal West Surrey
Regiment). Died 25th September 1915 aged 25 years. |
| UNDERHILL |
Thomas
William |
Second
Lieutenant, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 19th August 1916
aged 19 years. No battalion is listed. |
| The
Second World War (1939 – 1945)
|
| AUSTEN |
Alfred |
Civilian.
Killed by enemy action 24th August 1940 aged 53 years. |
| AUSTEN |
Ada
Emma |
Civilian.
Killed by enemy action 24th August 1940 aged 47 years. |
| STERNDALE-BENNETT,
MC |
James |
Second
Lieutenant 141310 M.C. 6th (H.D) Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East
Kent Regiment). Died 14th March 1941 aged 51 years. |
| COOMBES |
John |
John
COOMBES – No Trace - It is possible that this is yet another local
man who died after being discharged from the service. The trustees
of the memorial allowed his name to go forward on the grounds that
his death was caused as a consequence of the war. |
| FAGG |
Robert |
Stoker
1st Class C/KX97611, HMS “Liverpool”. Died 9th January 1941 aged
21 years. |
| NEWMAN |
Eric |
Eric
NEWMAN – possibly
Eric NEWMAN who was just a baby when he was killed by enemy action
in Dymchurch, as the result of a doodlebug. |
| NUNN |
James |
James
NUNN – NO Match (too many J Nunn’s). |
| WHITEHEAD |
Percy
Hoper |
Gunner
835697, 71st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (R.A). Died 17th June
1940 aged 26 years. |
| CHURCH |
Charles
Joseph |
Sergeant
(Air Gunner) 1355162, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR).
Died 11th June 1943 aged 23 years. |
