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HILDENBOROUGH
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2009
additional information Terence Barton
The
Hildenborough war memorial stands at the die of the Tonbridge Road
in Hildenborough. It takes the form of a two-stepped base surmounted
by a plinth, shaft and cross. The names for World War 2 are inscribed
on the sides of the top step and the whole is surrounded by a flower
bed. In the centre of the arms of the cross is a relief sculpture
of Christ on the cross flanked by two angels. There are 37 names for
World War 1 and 16 for World War 2. It was originally unveiled on
5th October 1920; the designer was Mr H Burke-Downing.
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Photograph
Copyright © Tony Grant 2009
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VIAM
LIFT
UP YOUR HEARTS
REMEMBER THE COMRADES
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19
GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST
LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE ON THEM
| AUSTEN |
A
W S |
No
further information currently available |
| BAMBLETT |
William
Henry |
Corporal
9771, 4th Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action
7th August 1916. Aged 32. Born and resident Tonbridge, enlisted
Maidstone. Son of Emily Bamblett, of 25, Powder Mills, Tonbridge,
and the late George Bamblett Native of Leigh, Kent. Buried in DANTZIG
ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ, Somme, France. Plot V. Row O. Grave
6. |
| BARDEN |
B |
No
further information currently available |
| BARDEN |
Mortimer |
Private
G/13047, 6th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
Killed in action 7th October 1916. Born Hildenborough, enlisted
Tonbridge. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 11 C. |
| BATCHELOR |
H |
No
further information currently available |
| BATCHELOR |
Sidney |
Private
35950, Number 2 Section, 41st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
Killed in action 20th July 1918. Aged 21. Born Tunbridge Wells,
enlisted Harlesden. Born in Leigh on the 17 November 1896. Baptised
on 7th February 1897 at St Mary’s Leigh. He took the bible
awarded him by Hildenborough Sunday School in 1906 with him to war.
Son of Annie Laura Batchelor, of 22, Powder Mills, Tonbridge, and
the late Benjamin George Batchelor. Formerly 24825, Royal Fusiliers.
Buried in LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot IV. Row F. Grave 13. Also commemorated on the
Leigh War Memorial. |
| BOYS |
J |
No
further information currently available |
| BROWN |
F |
No
further information currently available |
| BUSS |
H |
No
further information currently available |
| CARD |
Thomas
William |
Private
T/242847, 1st/5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed
in action 15th February 1917. Enlisted Tonbridge, resident Hildenborough.
Formerly 2093, 4th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XXI. Row M. Grave 10. |
| CHALLEN |
W
A |
No
further information currently available |
| CORKE |
W |
No
further information currently available |
| FULLER |
Harry |
Private
L/9582, "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal
West Kent Regiment). Died 28th May 1916. Aged 25. Born Hildenborough,
enlisted Tonbridge. Son of Henry and Esther Fuller, of Hildenborough,
Kent. Buried in ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt.
Plot/Row/Section D. Grave 14. |
| GAINSFORD |
A |
No
further information currently available |
| GROOMBRIDGE |
G |
No
further information currently available |
| HAINES |
Arthur
Ernest |
Driver
T4/108192, 18th Reserve Park, Royal Army Service Corps. Died in
United Kingdom 11th July 1918. Aged 45. Enlisted Tonbridge, resident
Hildenborough. Husband of Mary Ann Haines, of 9, Avoca Cottage,
Hildenborough. Buried north-east part of the church in ST. JOHN
CHURCHYARD, HILDENBOROUGH, Kent. Section O. Grave 913. |
| HOUGHAM |
B
W |
No
further information currently available |
| HUMPHREY |
Frederick
R |
Private
51034 [SDGW] or 21034 [CWGC], 16th Battalion, Manchester Regiment.
Killed in action 2nd August 1917. Born Hildenborough, enlisted Tonbridge,
resident Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Formerly G/19315, Duke of
Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 53 and 55. |
| HUMPHREY |
Gilbert
Stanley |
Private
G/15793, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in
action 3rd May 1917. Born Tambridge Priory, Surrey, enlisted Tonbridge,
resident Hildenborough. Son of Mr. G. Humphrey, of The Lodge, Kingsmead,
Matfield, Paddock Wood, Kent. Buried in PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY,
MAZINGARBE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row O. Grave 19. |
| JENNER |
Horace
John |
Private
49238, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 24th
April 1918. Born and resident Hildenborough, enlisted Maidstone.
No known grave. Commmeorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Panel 28 and 29. |
| KEEN |
A
E |
No
further information currently available |
| LUCAS |
A |
No
further information currently available |
| MACKNEY |
O
M |
No
further information currently available |
| MARTIN |
A |
No
further information currently available |
| MARTIN |
F |
No
further information currently available |
| MARTIN |
Joseph |
Sergeantr
22253, 130th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in
action 1st November 1917. Born and resident Hildenborough, enlisted
Woolwich. Buried in KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY, Heuvelland,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row G. Grave 12. |
| MEADE |
C |
No
further information currently available |
| PAINTON
JONES |
E |
No
further information currently available |
| PARKER |
William
[George] |
Private
60759, 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Killed in action 30th August 1917. Born Hartfield, Sussex, enlisted
Tonbridge, resident Hildenborough. Formerly 15604, Queen's Own (Royal
West Kent Regiment). Buried in MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row L. Grave 4. |
| PORTER |
James
Herbert |
Driver
97339, 29th Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. Died
at sea 23rd October 1915. Enlisted Bromley, resident Hildenborough.
Commemorated on MIKRA MEMORIAL, Greece. |
| ROBINSON |
Charles |
Private
D/2754, 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal). Died of wounds 12th
August 1918, aged about 32. Born and resident Tonbridge, enlisted
Canterbury. The 1901 census states he was born in Rye, Sussex, were
he is shown as being 14 years of age and working as an apprentice
cabinet maker. The census records a family with five sons and a
daughter, the youngest being five. FreeBMD.org records the birth
of a Charles Robinson as being registered at Rye between July and
September of 1886, this corresponds to his age when he was killed.
The 1918 Absent Voters Register records both his army details and
his home address of 12 Powdermills, Leigh. Son of George (died 1907)
and Harriet Robinson. Buried in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.
Also commemorated on the Leigh War Memorial. |
| SKINNER |
James |
Private
G/18841, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds 24th
March 1918. Born Hildenborough, enlisted Tonbridge. Buried in ROSIERES
BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Grave 28. |
| SMYTHE |
F
C |
No
further information currently available |
| STEWART |
B |
No
further information currently available |
| STREATER |
Arthur
Augustus |
Pioneer
359342, No. 5 Foreway Company, Royal Engineers. Died 23rd May 1918.
Aged 43. Born Brighton, Sussex, enlisted Sevenoaks, resident Hildenborough.
Husband of Elizabeth Streater, of Laburnam Cottage, Hildenborough,
Kent. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot IX. Row A. Grave 78. |
| YOUNG |
A |
No
further information currently available |
| YOUNG |
D |
No
further information currently available |
| 1939
– 1945 |
| ABEL |
Richard
John Frederick |
Captain
140800, 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, Royal Armoured Corps. Died
19th June 1944. Aged 33. Son of John Harold and Winifred Annie Abel,
of Crofton, Kent. Buried in BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France.
Plot XIV. Row F. Grave 2. |
| CHAPMAN |
R
W |
No
further information currently available |
| ELMORE |
John
Denis |
Lieutenant
311273, The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps. Died
19th April 1945. Aged 21. Son of John and Norah Elmore, of Hildenborough,
Kent. Buried in BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY, Soltau, Niedersachsen,
Germany. Plot 3. Row G. Grave 12. |
| FIELD |
Leon
John George |
Sergeant
611676, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 31st August 1943. Son
of Leon Thomas Stephen Field and Emily Field, of Hildenborough,
Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.
Panel 149. |
| MASCALL |
A |
No
further information currently available |
| PARIS |
Ivor
Ray Stanley |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1388902, 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died 26th july 1944. Aged 20. Son of William
Joseph and Rosa Leah Cecilia Paris, of Hildenborough, Kent. Buried
in LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY, Algeria. Plot E. Row C. Grave 26. |
| REES,
DSC |
William
Harold Carey |
Lieutenant,
H.M.S. Coventry, Royal Navy. Died 14th September 1942. Aged 30.
Son of A. E. Carey Rees and Ellen Rees; husband of Rosemary Kate
Arnold Rees. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.). No
known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Panel 62, Column 1. |
| RUDD |
Norman
Reginald |
Trooper
7941500, 50th Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 18th
December 1943. Aged 22. Son of Reginald Harry and Maisie Violet
Rudd, of Tonbridge, Kent. Buried in SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY, Italy.
Plot XIV. Row E. Grave 27. |
| SCOTT |
E |
No
further information currently available |
| SCOTT |
Norman
Stanley |
Flight
Sergeant (Air Bomber) 1399603, 462 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve. Diedf 7th January 1945. Aged 21. Son of
William Geoffrey and Vesta Albine Scott, of Hildenborough, Kent.
Buried in HOTTON WAR CEMETERY, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium. Plot
VI. Row B. Grave 6. |
| SPENDER |
Ernest
herbert |
Leading
Stoker P/KX 106174, H.M. Submarine Stonehenge, Royal Navy. Died
20th March 1944. Aged 30. Son of Ernest and Winifred M. Spender,
of Tonbridge, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 85, Column 3. |
| TERRY |
Peter |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 1803366, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 24th August
1944. Aged 21. Son of Alfred and Dorothy Terry, of Tonbridge, Kent.
Buried in BARI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot XV. Row A. Grave 2. |
| VEITCH |
S? |
No
further information currently available |
| WHETTON |
Cyril
Frederick |
lance
Corporal T/202449, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 9th march 1943.
Aged 32. Son of Charles Thomas Whetton and Lillian Whetton; husband
of Patricia Whetton, of New Southgate, Middlesex. Buried in TRIPOLI
WAR CEMETERY, Lybia. Plot 6. Row D. Grave 17. |
| WILLIAMS |
Horace
Edward Walter |
Private
5389637, 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Died 6th May 1944. Aged 31. Son of Fred and Amelia Williams, of
Tonbridge, Kent; husband of Winifred May Williams, of Hildenborough,
Kent. Buried in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 4.
Row G. Grave 23. |
| WINSER |
Trevor
Ernest |
Corporal
S/154859, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 7th December 1942. Aged
26. Son of Ernest and Louise Winser; husband of Joyce Winser, of
Tonbridge, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 16. Column 1. |
Buried
in the churchyard but not on the memorial |
| CUNLIFFE |
Gordon |
Captain,
Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Died 23rd February 1920. Buried north of
the church in ST. JOHN CHURCHYARD, HILDENBOROUGH, Kent. Section
O. Grave 785. |
| FURNEAUX |
Frank
William |
Aircraftman
2nd Class 933787, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 14th March
1941. Buried in ST. JOHN CHURCHYARD, HILDENBOROUGH, Kent. Section
N Grave 251. |
| MATTHEWS |
Cecil
Walter |
Leading
Stoker C/KX 89456, H.M.S. Ulster, Royal Navy. Died 22nd January
1946. Aged 27. Son of Lilian Matthews: husband of Joan E. Matthews,
of Hildenborough. Buried in ST. JOHN CHURCHYARD, HILDENBOROUGH,
Kent. Section N Grave 345. |
| ROWE |
Donald
James |
Flight
Lieutenant (Pilot Instructor) 49203, Royal Air Force. Died 13th
November 1945. Aged 23. Son of Arthur James Rowe and Margaret Ruth
Rowe; husband of Pauline Rhoda Rowe, of Hildenborough. Buried in
ST. JOHN CHURCHYARD, HILDENBOROUGH, Kent. Section N Grave 353. |
Mentioned
on gravestone but not buries in churchyard |
| WHITE |
William
Allison |
On
the gravestone of Violet Victoria WHITE (nee PRICE] who died 20th
April 1956, aged 35, is her husabnd who was awarded the Victoria
Cross (V.C.)
William
Allison WHITE, V.C. T.D. Captain Machine Gun Corps and Royal Artillery.
Died 13th September 1974 in Wellington, Shropshire Cremated Emstrey
Crematorium, Shrewsbury. Born 19 October 1894, Mitcham, Surrey.
Extract
from Symbol of Courage - The Men behind The Medal by Max
Arthur:
WHITE, William Allison T/Second
Lieutenant, 38th Bn., Machine-Gun Corps
20 September 1918 – When an advance was delayed by an enemy
machine-gun at Gouzeaucourt, France, he rushed the gun position
single-handed, shot the three gunners and captured the gun. Later,
accompanied by two men both of whom were immediately shot down,
he attacked another machine-gun, where he killed the team of five
and captured the gun. He subsequently collected a small party and
rushed a third position, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.
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