ADAM

Alan Gordon Acheson

Captain, 5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment). Died 21st January 1916 aged 28 years. Son of the late Dr and Mrs Adam of Quarry Down, Hythe, Kent. Husband of V. Margory M. Adam, New Victoria Club, 30A Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London. Buried Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Grave reference XVII.J.2.

Also commemorated in Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone.

ADAM

William

Private 85809, 114th Company, Labour Corps. Formerly (39084) 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Formerly (27852) Essex Regiment. Died 18th October 1917. Born Hythe. Enlisted Colchester. Buried Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le-Treport, Seine-Maritime, France Grave reference III.0.10A.

ALDERSON

Edward Clarkson

Lance Sergeant 535, 20th Hussars. Died 30th October 1914 aged 29 years. Born Sevenoaks. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Resided Hythe. Son of Johnathon and Mary Ann Alderson of 11 Egerton Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium. Panel reference - 5.

ALLEN

John Glencoe

Private G/66739, 6th Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Formerly (26325) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 23rd August 1918. Born Lambeth. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Hythe. Buried Meaulte Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave reference G.41.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

AMOS

William Hope

Second Lieutenant, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 14th October 1916 aged 19 years. Son of Thomas and Jane Elizabeth Amos of The Priory, Hythe, Kent. Buried A.I.F. Burial Ground, Flers, Somme, France. Grave reference - I.C.24.

A former pupil of Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone where he is also commemorated.

ARNOLD

Frederick Arthur

Second Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Queen’s (Own Royal West Kent Regiment). Formerly Lance Corporal (G/19130) 11th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died 13th October 1918 aged 35 years. Son of David and Mary Arnold of Hythe, Kent. Husband of E.R. Arnold of 46 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, Norfolk. Buried Houchin British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference - III.B.21.

BAILEY

Bernard Dudley

Gunner 74282, 23rd Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 20th October 1917 aged 28 years. Born Birmingham. Enlisted Hythe. Son of William and Harriet Bailey of 3 Wood Road, Hythe, Kent. Buried Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave reference - I.K.1.

BAKER

Frederick Charles

Private G/7858, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 19th April 1916 aged 17 years. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Canterbury. Son of Richard William and Charlotte Baker. Buried La Brique Military Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Grave reference - I/U.17.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

BAKER

John

Private G/8690, 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Died 5th September 1916 aged 26 years. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Canterbury. Son of William and Ruth Baker of 24 Frampton Road, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5D.

Also commemorated on the Memorial Plaque at the United Reformed Church, East Street, Hythe.

BALL

Edward William

Private 20537, 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 15th November 1916. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Dover. Buried Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. Grave reference VII.B.17.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

BARDON

Edward George

Lance Corporal 18137, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 8th September 1918 aged 21 years. Born Folkestone. Enlisted and resided Hythe. Eldest son of Edward George and Susan Barden (nee Parsons) of 5 Cobden Road, Hythe, Kent. Buried Saulcourt Churchyard Extension, Guyencourt-Saulcourt, Somme, France. Grave reference A.16.

Also commemorated on the Folkestone Civic Memorial and at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

BARNARD

William John

Lance Corporal G/4732, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 26th September 1915 aged 34 years. Born Redhill, Surrey. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Hythe. Son of John Alfred and Barnard of 92 Stade Street, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

BARNES

[Edward] F

Lance Corporal G/2263, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment. Died 22nd April 1916 aged 25 years. Born Battersea. Enlisted and resided Hythe Son of Charles and Emily Elizabeth Barnes of 119 Dymchurch Road, Hythe, Kent.. Buried Chipilly Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Grave reference A.19.

Commemorated on Hythe Town War Memorial as F Barnes.

BARTON

Reginald Frank

Sergeant 10381, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 23rd March 1918 aged 21 years. Born Chatham. Enlisted Hythe. Son of Thomas and Alice Mary Barton of 6 Victoria Avenue, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel reference - Bay 5.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe and Christ Church, Folkestone.

BASS, MM

[Walter] Edward [Edgar]

Corporal 45517. Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (R.G.A).. Died 3rd April 1917 aged 22 years. Born Hythe. Enlisted Folkestone. Resided East Dulwich, Surrey. Son of Walter Edward and Georgiana Bass of Hythe, Kent. Buried Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference - V.A.25. .

Awarded the Military Medal (MM) for bravery in the field.

BENNETT

Alfred Edward

Corporal 30131, 2nd/5th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Died 21st March 1918 aged 34 years. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Dover. Son of Robert and Harriet Bennett of 10 St Leonards Road, Hythe, Kent. Husband of Alice Bennett of 6 Theatre Street, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. Somme, France.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

BLACKMAN

Alfred James

Private G/6043, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 12th March 1916 aged 43 years. Born, enlisted and resided Hythe. Son of Alfred James and Marguretta Blackman. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Also Commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

BLACKMAN

David

Private 10532, 70th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Formerly (G/7782) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 1st July 1916 (first day of the Battle of The Somme 1916). Born and enlisted Hythe. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

BLACKMAN

F

No further information currently available. Probably another local man who died of wounds or disease after discharge from the service.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

BLOOMFIELD, MM

James

Sergeant L/8917, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 29th August 1918 aged 29 years. Born Aldershot. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Hythe. Son of Curtis and Margaret Bloomfield, of 119 High Street, Hythe, Kent. Buried Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Grave reference VII.B.39.

Awarded the Military Medal (MM) for bravery in the field.

BRANDRETH

Lyall

Major, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 6th June 1915 aged 46 years. Son of the late Admiral Sir Thomas Brandreth K.C.B. Husband of Clare Rosebelle Briggs Brandreth of “Fairmount,” Hillcrest Road, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

BRISLEY

Lewis Alfred

Private 47469, 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Scottish). Died 29th April 1917 aged 26 years. Born Alkham. Enlisted Hythe. Husband of Mrs Alice May Brisley of Rabbits Cross Farm, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Kent. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

BRISSENDEN

Frank

Sergeant G/18399, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Formerly (2136) Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles (REKMR). Died 23rd August 1918. Born Folkestone. Enlisted Herne, Kent. Buried Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France. Grave reference IV.E.15.

Also commemorated on the United Reformed Church, East Street, Hythe, Memorial Plaque and at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

BUTTANSHAW

Edward Henry Underwood

Lieutenant, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 25th April 1915 aged 22 years. Born Aldershot. Son of Colonel E.T. Buttanshaw of Scots Craig, Hythe, Kent. Buried Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Grave reference IV.C.16.

Also commemorated in SS Peter & Paul Church, Saltwood.

CASSING

John

Rifleman 953, 18th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles). Died 16th August 1915 aged 30 years. Born Brentford. Enlisted Chelsea. Resided Battersea.Son of John and Maria Cassing of 13 Bartholomew Street, Hythe, Kent. Buried Colchester Cemetery, Essex. Grave reference H.11.331.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

CHANNON

Joseph Arthur

Private 2268, 7th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died 7th October 1915 aged 23 years. Born Bermondsey, London. Enlisted and resided Hythe, Kent. Son of Edwin and Hannah Channon. Of 14 West Parade, Hythe, Kent. Buried Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France. Grave reference I.C.16.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

CHEAL

Frederick

Private G43326, 16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 23rd April 1917 aged 30 years. Son of John and Sarah Cheal. Born Hythe. Enlisted Purfleet, Essex. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel reference - Bay 7.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

CHESTER

Douglas

Sergeant B/19412, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 24th April 1917. Born Steyning, Sussex. Enlisted Dover. Resided Folkestone. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel reference - Bay 3.

CHURCH

[William] Robert

Private TF/1202, 1st/1st Kent Cyclist battalion, Army Cyclist Corps. Died 12th October 1915. Enlisted Tunbridge Wells. Resided Hythe. Buried locally in Hythe (Horn Street) Burial Ground. Grave reference 178.

CLARK

William Arthur

Private TF/2176, 2/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps. Died 20th August 1916 aged 21 years. Born Rye, Sussex. Enlisted Tonbridge. Resided Hythe. Son of James Edwin and Margaret Clark of 5 Victoria Terrace, Seabrook, Hythe, Kent. Buried Estaires Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave reference II.G.10.

Also commemorated at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton.

CLOKE

Albert Francis

Private 44874, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Died 3rd August 1918. Born Hythe. Enlisted Canterbury. Buried Pernes British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference III.A.14.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

CLOKE F.P

Frederick Phillip

Private R/26475, 9th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Died 9th April 1917 aged 36 years. Born Folkestone. Enlisted Dartford. Son of John Cloke of Hythe, Kent. Husband of Ellen Grace Cloke of 68 Invicta Road, Stone, Dartford, Kent. Buried Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference II.H.29.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

COMBER-TAYLOR

Edmund Horace

Captain, 10 Squadron Royal Air Force and General List. Died 16th June 1918 aged 29 years. Born Brighton. Son of Mr W.O. and Mrs I.E. Comber-Taylor of “Furzelands,” Aldbourne, Hassocks, Sussex. Buried Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave reference III.B.20.

CONLEY

Alick Theodore

Private 8359, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (O.B.L.I). Died 19th September 1914. Born Hythe, Enlisted Sandgate. Resided Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried Vailly British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Grave reference I.H.12.

Also commemorated in SS Peter & Paul Church, Saltwood.

COOK

Thomas George

Lance Corporal L/9761, 2nd Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died 7th November 1914 aged 20 years. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Dover. Son of Thomas and Amelia Cook of 4 Victoria Avenue, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

COOPER

Edmund T

Lance Corporal L/6341, “A” Company, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 20th September 1918 aged 35 years. Born and enlisted London. Resided Hythe. Husband of Ada Annie Cooper (formerly Stokes) of 17 Military Road, Hythe, Kent. Buried Trefon British Cemetery, Caulaincourt, Aisne, France. Grave reference B 27.

CORLISS

Joseph Sebastian

Corporal 6939, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment). Died 25th August 1914 aged 25 years. Born Portsmouth, Hampshire. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Resided Hythe. Son of Michael Corliss of Willow Tree Farm, Burmarsh Road, Hythe, Kent. Husband of Salome Julia Stokes (formerly Corliss) of 10 “A” Block, Married Quarters, Depot Barracks, Warrington, Lancashire. Commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Maritime, France.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

CUNNINGHAM

Frank

Sergeant 5949, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died 4th April 1915 aged 30 years. Born St Wurburghs, Derbyshire. Enlisted Aldershot. Resided Derby. Son of Mr F. Cunningham of Derby. Husband of Sarah Ann Cunningham of 81 Market Street, Hythe, Kent. Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave reference J. 59.

DAWES

Frederick John

Pioneer 24161, 4th Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Died 5th September 1914 aged 27 years. Born Plumstead, London. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Son of John and Agnes Dawes of 43 Windmill Street, Hythe, Kent. Buried Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery, Hampshire. Grave reference I.C.52.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

DAY

Alfred

Private 6584, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 30th September 1914. Born Loughton, Buckinghamshire. Enlisted Wolverton, Buckinghamshire. Resided Hythe. Buried City of Paris Cemetery, Pantin, Seine-St-Denis, France. Grave reference 6.21.27.

Also commemorated on Sandgate War Memorial.

DAY

George Edward

Private PW/5493, 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 28th October 1916 aged 27 years. Born and enlisted Hythe. Son of Mrs Ada Day of 30 Park Street, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

DEARMAN

W

Private 161434, 578th Home Service Employment Company, Labour Corps. Formerly (6186) Essex Regiment. Died 28th July 1919. Buried locally, Hythe (Horn Street) Burial Ground. Grave reference 533.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

DEARMAN

Samuel

Private SR/9857, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 10th February 1915 aged 22 years. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Son of James and Minnie Dearman of 31 Frampton Road, Hythe, Kent. Buried Desplanque Farm Cemetery, La Chapelle-D’Armentieres, Nord, France. Grave reference B.15.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

DE LA MARE

Horace Reginald

Private T/ 2334, 1st/4th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 25th September 1915 aged 24 years. Born St Heliers, Jersey. Enlisted Folkestone. Resided Sittingbourne. Buried Maala Cemetery, Yemen. Grave reference A.14.

DENNE

Clifford Filmer Stanley

Lance Corporal 266658, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 28th March 1918 aged 30 years. Born Gateshead-on-Tyne. Enlisted Kensington, London. Son of Filmer Iccia and Ellen Annie Denne of 33 St Leonards Road, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

DENNETT

William Alfred Harden

Sergeant G/304, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 22nd June 1915 aged 27 years. Born and enlisted Bexhill-on Sea, Sussex. Enlisted Canterbury Son of George and Alice Dennett of “The Lamb Inn,” Hooe, Battle, Sussex. Buried Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Nord, France. Grave reference I.D.2.

Also commemorated on the Roll of Honour (Staff), St Leonards C of E Primary School, Hythe.

DOUGHTY

Frederick

Gunner 1314, “A” Battery, 222nd Brigade. Royal Field Artillery (R.F.A). Died 16th July 1916. Born Margate. Enlisted Folkestone. Buried Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Grave reference VI.X.7.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

DOWN

William

Private 8710, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 30th July 1916 aged 27 years. Born Saltwood. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Resided Hythe. Son of Mrs Elizabeth Down of 25 Church Hill, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe and SS Peter & Paul Church, Saltwood.

DRAY

Thomas

Corporal L/8510, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 11th April 1915. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

DRIFFIELD

Herbert George

Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Attached 10th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died 1st August 1917 aged 35 years. Born Old, Northamptonshire. Son of Reverend George Townsend Driffield and Mary Ann Driffield (daughter of John Lamont). Buried Poperinge New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave reference II.C.38.

EDE

Albert

Private 23241, 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. Died 3rd May 1917. Born Wadhurst, Sussex. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Hythe. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel reference - Bay 6.

FAGG

Walter Ernest

Private 32655, 2nd (Garrison) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Formerly (3766) East Yorkshire Regiment. Died 15th July 1917 aged 32 years. Born Ivychurch, Romney Marsh, Kent. Enlisted Hythe. Husband of Beatrice Emily Fagg of 137 Seabrook Road, Hythe, Kent. Buried Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Grave reference IV.D.14.

FISHER

Frank William

Gunner 164300, 152nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (R.G.A). Died 8th November 1917 aged 38 years. Born Pedlinge, Hythe. Enlisted Hythe. Son of Francis and Sarah Fisher of Hythe, Kent. Husband of Florence Elizabeth Fisher of 4 Sun Lane, Hythe, Kent. Buried Artillery Wood Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Grave reference I.E.17.

Also commemorated At St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

FREEMAN

Gordon Cecil James

Private G/27809, 12th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 26th September 1916. Born, enlisted and resided Hythe. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

FREEMAN

H

No further information currently available but also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

FREW

Albert

Gunner 2173, “A” Battery, 222nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 4th July 1916. Enlisted Dover. Resided Hythe. Buried Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Grave reference V.O.6.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

FRIEND

William Francis

Able Seaman 197865, (RFR/DEV/B/4086). H.M.S. “M 282.” Died 20th January 1918 aged 37 years. Son of Richard George and Margaret Friend. Born Cork, Ireland. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Panel reference 27.

FRY

William

Sergeant G/65320, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Formerly (1131) 4th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 3rd May 1917. Born Swanage, Dorset. Enlisted Folkestone. Resided Hythe. Commemorated on the Arras memorial, Pas de Calais, France.Panel reference - Bay 3.

GAMBELL

Edward

Private L/9112, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 3rd May 1915 aged 30 years. Born Malta. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Resided Hythe. Son of Edward Gambell. Husband of Alice Amelia Green (formerly Gambell) of Athonville, Restigouche Co, New Brunswick, Canada. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium.

GAMBELL

William

Private L/9617, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 11th April 1915. Born Athlone, Ireland. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Resided Hythe. Buried Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Nord, France. Grave reference I.A.15.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

GOOGER

H T

No further information currently available

GOODSELL

Edward

Private 533, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 29th November 1914 aged 23 years. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Son of John and Margaret Goodsell of 41 Windmill Street, Hythe, Kent. Buried Sailly-Sur-La-Lys Churchyard, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference A.6.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

GOODSELL

Frederick Jessie

Gunner 79092, 5th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 18th October 1918. Age 23. Son of Mrs M. Goodsell of 41 Windmill Street, Hythe, Kent. Born and enlisted Hythe. Buried Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. Grave 554. Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

GREEN

H

No further information currently available

GREEN

Jack Durrell

Telegraphist J/30016 GREEN. H.M.S. “Arno”. Royal Navy. Died 16th September 1916 aged 18 years. Son of Jainas and Emma Green of 5 Alma Street, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex. Buried Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery. Grave reference - Protestant 324.

GWYNNE

David

Private 200556 GWYNNE. 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died 1st April 1917 aged 20 years. Born Kirkcaldy, Fife. Enlisted and resided Kidderminster. Son of Mrs Jane Gwynne of 44 Churchfield, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.

HAKEWELL

T

Possibly this man - Second Lieutenant Thomas George HAKEWILL. 11th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Attached 17 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps (RFC). Died 11th February 1916 aged 19 years. Born Hampstead, London. Buried Son of George John and Anna Catherine Hakewill of 24 Austin Friars, London. Alexandria (Chatby) Military And War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Grave reference Q 563.

HALL

James

Sapper 24945, 153rd Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 29th April 1918 aged 19 years. Born Gillingham. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Resided Hythe. Son of James and Jessie Hall of 9 St Nicholas Road, Hythe, Kent. Buried Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference II.B.7.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

HARRIS

Victor Charles

Private G/9492, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 19th September 1918. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Folkestone. Husband of E. Robertshaw (formerly Harris) of 407 Culler Heights Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire. Buried Chapelle British Cemetery, Honlon, Aisne, France. Grave reference III.E.2.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe and the United Reformed Church, East Street, Hythe.

HAYLES

Alfred

Private 5565, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 3rd September 1916 aged 38 years. Born Landport, Hampshire. Enlisted New Romney, Kent. Resided Littlestone-on Sea. Son of Mr and Mrs S. Hayles of 4 St Nicholas Road, Littlestone-on–Sea, Kent. Buried Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. Grave reference IX.A.16.

Also commemorated in St Nicholas Church, New Romney.

HAYLES

Albert Westwater

Sapper 22240, 26th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 2nd March 1916 aged 25 years. Born Durham. Enlisted Dover. Resided Hythe. Son of Henry Robert Hayles. Husband of Lydia C.A. Hayles of 9 West End Cottages, Hythe, Kent. Buried St Patrick’s Cemetery, Loos, Pas de Calais. Grave reference III.C.36.

HAYLES

George Edward

Bugler 23954, 12th Field Company, Royal Engineers (RE). Died 7th February 1915. Born Hythe. Enlisted London. Buried Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France. Grave reference IX.B.93.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

HAYLES

Richard John

Boy 1st Class J/51294, H.M.S. “Vanguard”. Royal Navy (RN). Died 9th July 1917 aged 17 years. Born Hythe. Son of Henry Robert and Edith Mary Hayles of 4 Burnt Oak Terrace, Gillingham, Kent. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Panel reference 25.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

HILDYARD

Robert Aubrey

Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment. Died 20th December 1916 aged 19 years. Son of Major H.R. and Mrs Hildyard of Hythe, Kent. Buried Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, Somme, France. Grave reference III.B.22.

HIGGINS

Stephen William

Private M2/155836, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC). Died 21st October 1918 aged 24 years. Born and enlisted Folkestone. Resided Hythe. Son of Stephen and Louisa Higgins of Drury Lane Farm, Redmarley, Gloucester. Buried Peshawar (Right) British Cemetery. Grave reference XLV.4.

Also commemorated on the Delhi Memorial (India Gate), India.

HILL

Francis Charles

Private 16776, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment). Died 24th April 1915 aged 41 years. Son of Colonel Francis Charles Hill, (late 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment) and Frances D. Hill of “Glenariff,” Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium.

Also commemorated in SS Peter & Paul Church, Saltwood.

HINES

Percy James

Private G/8425, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 19th August 1916. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Dover. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5D.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

HIRE

F

Lieutenant, Royal Engineers (RE). Attached to Assistant Director of Light Railways. Died 12th October 1918. Buried Hardinghe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave reference III.A.48.

Also commemorated on the Dover Marine Railway War Memorial and at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

HOBBS

William

Private L/7968, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 27th November 1917. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Canterbury. Buried Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. Grave reference V.A.6.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

HOPKINS

Wyndham Walter Valentine

Rifleman 41612, “D” Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Died 2nd October 1918 aged 35 years. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Canterbury. Husband of Elizabeth Hopkins of 164 Seabrook Road, Hythe, Kent. Buried Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave reference IV.D.14.

HOWLAND

William

Private G/4361, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 13th October 1915 aged 18 years. Born and resided Monks Horton. Enlisted Hythe. Son of George and Jane Howland of “Sunnyside,” Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Also commemorated locally on Lympne village war memorial, Monks Horton (St Peter’s) Church and St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

HURST

Stanley Ewart

Second Lieutenant, 200th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (R.G.A). Formerly Second Lieutenant, King’s Own Scottish Borderers (K.O.S.B). Died 24th October 1917. Buried The Huts Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Grave reference XII.A.12.

Also commemorated at the United Reformed Church, East Street, Hythe.

JAMES

Ernest Arthur

Company Quartermaster Sergeant. 203164, 2/4th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Formerly Kent Composite Battalion (Gallipoli). Formerly (TF/2359) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 23rd June 1918 aged 29 years. Enlisted Folkestone. Resided Hythe. Son of George Wilkins and Hannah M. James of 3 The Avenue, Hythe, Kent. Buried Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. Grave reference P.34.

Also commemorated St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

JEAL

Ernest John

Private 1358, 14th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F). Died 27th April 1915 aged 35 years. Son of John James and Emily Jeal of Silwood, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated by Special Memorial 44. Quinn’s Post Cemetery ANZAC. Turkey.

JEFFREYS

Leslie Vincent

Private 150983, “B” Company, 103rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. Formerly Private 2660 City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders). Died 15th November 1918 aged 21 years. Enlisted 11th September 1914. Son of George Massie Jeffreys and Laura Inez Jeffreys of The Chalet, Napier Gardens, Hythe, Kent. Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference L.C.9.

Served Egypt, Salonica, Balkans, Palestine and France.

JEMMETT

George Elwick

Second Lieutenant, 13th (Kensington) Battalion, London Regiment. Formerly Corporal (3855), Royal Sussex Regiment. Died 17th December 1917 aged 37 years. Son of George and Grace Jemmett of Hythe, Kent. Buried Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France.

George’s name appears on a private family plaque in the Ashford (St Mary’s) Church, Ashford, Kent. The Jemmett family were an established Ashford family. George was related to Lt C.W JEMMETT (Buffs) who also lost his life in the Great War. George died at Le Treport, France of wounds that he received in the fighting at Tadpole Copse near Bourlon Wood during the Battle of Cambrai (Arras).

KENNEDY

Gilbert Stuart

Captain, 1st King George’s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment). Died 12th March 1915 aged 30 years. Son of Mr and Mrs J.Y. Kennedy. Husband of Helen Mabel Kennedy (nee Inglis) of “Brown Tiles,” Lyminge, Kent. Commemorated on the Neuve-Chapelle Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

At the time of his demise Gilbert was serving as the Adjutant of his battalion.

KIDD, MM

Robert

Company Sergeant Major 6573, 8th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps (K.R.R.C). Died 21st March 1918. Born Selby, Yorkshire. Enlisted Pontefract, Yorkshire. Resided Hythe. Husband of E.A. Kidd of 12 Church Hill, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

LEE

[William] George

Private G/21368, 5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 9th October 1918 aged 41 years. Born Folkestone. Enlisted and resided Hythe. Husband of Alice Annie Lee of 2 New Road, Hythe, Kent. Buried Hosur Road Cemetery, Bangalore, India. Also commemorated on the Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial, Chennai, India. Face 7.

Also commemorated on the Memorial Plaque at the United reformed Church, East Street, Hythe.

LEWIS

A

No further information currently available

LORD

William Akers

2nd Steward 891639, H.M.S. “Riviera”, Mercantile Marine Reserve. Died 8th November 1916. Son of Annie Eleanor Lord of 157 Seabrook Road, Hythe, Kent. And the late Richard Henry Lord. Born Sandling, Kent. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Panel 20.

Also commemorated on Folkestone Civic Memorial and in SS Mary & Enswathe Church, Folkestone.

LYTH

David Stringer

Private L/11107, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 19th April 1918. Born Hythe. Enlisted Dover. Resided Wouldham. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 17.

Also commemorated in SS Peter & Paul Church, Saltwood.

LYTH

D

No casualty is recorded by the CWGC or SDGW/ODGW. The MICs show a sole matching entry - David LYTH 4727 Machine Gun Corps. Formerly (442866) Labour Corps.

Possibly a man who died of wounds or disease after discharge from the service.

MACKENDER

R

No further information currently available

MARSHALL

Frank Alderman

Corporal 406313, 870th Area Employment Company, Labour Corps. Formerly (3031) The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died 28th February 1919 aged 25 years. Son of Frederick William and Sarah Marshall of 4 Victoria Terrace, Seabrook, Hythe, Kent. Buried Janval Cemetery, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France. Grave reference II.K.3.

MAYCOCK

George

Sergeant L/8829, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 18th March 1916 aged 29 years. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Son of George and Annie Maycock of 23 Frampton Road, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

MILLER

Herbert Brown

Gunner 140099, Royal Artillery. Died 16th April 1917 aged 32 years. Enlisted and resided Hythe. Son of the Reverend William and Catherine Emma Miller of Hillgrove, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent. Buried Point-Du-Jour Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference I.H.18.

Also commemorated on the memorial at St Peter & St Paul, Saltwood, also honoured in the Hythe Methodist Church and at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

MILLER

William

Private G/24863, 7th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Formerly 23457 Lancers. Died 21st July 1917. Born Edinburgh. Enlisted Hythe. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium.

MOORE

David Abraham

Lance Corporal 22922, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 22nd March 1918 aged 35 years. Born Gorlestone, Suffolk. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Hythe. Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Moore of Yarmouth. Husband of Ada Moore. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

MOUNT

Percy Victor

Lance Corporal 23256, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 9th April 1917 aged 27 years. Born Newington, Surrey. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Hythe. Son of the late Mr and Mrs George Mount of 154 High Street, Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent. Husband of Annie Elizabeth Mount of 2 Ivy Cottages, Bradstone Road, Folkestone, Kent. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel reference - 6.

Percy was a member of the Hythe Town Fire Brigade.

MUXWORTHY

W J

Corporal 318048, Labour Corps. Formerly (34633) Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 16th November 1918. Age 23. Son of Mrs Sarah Muxworthy of 45 Fort Road, Hythe, Kent. Buried locally in Hythe (Horn Street) Burial Ground. Grave 592.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

MYERS

Henry John

Captain, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC). General List. Formerly Private (515185) London Regiment. Died 19th February 1919 aged 38 years. Son of Henry and Ann Myers of Hythe, Kent. Buried locally in Saltwood St Peter & St Paul Churchyard.

Also commemorated on the Folkestone Civic Memorial.

NELSON

Charles Rice

General Servant, Mercantile Marine. SS “Persia” (Greenock). Died 30th December 1915 aged 41 years. Son of Charles R. Nelson and Catherine Nelson. Born Hythe. Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.

Charles was amongst the 334 lost when his ship was torpedoed 70 miles off Crete by the German submarine U-38. Another of those who perished was Eleanor Thornton the model for the Rolls Royce “Flying Lady” mascot.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

NELSON

H

No further information currently available - but also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

NICHOLLS

Percy John

Guardsman 25521, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 6th August 1917. Born Hythe Enlisted Folkestone. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium.

Also commemorated on the United Reform Church, East Street, Hythe, Memorial Plaque and St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

PAUL

Alfred Edward

Sergeant 6142, 1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Died 10th March 1915. Born Walton, Liverpool. Enlisted Liverpool. Resided Hythe. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

PIDDOCK

R W

Possibly this man - Lance Corporal 38749 Percy William PIDDOCK. 2/5th (Territorial) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Formerly Private (M2/222252) Army Service Corps. Died 1st October 1918 aged 26 years. Son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Piddock of Boltophs Bridge, West Hythe, Kent. Husband of S.J. Piddock of 15 East Street, Hythe, Kent. Buried Laventine Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord, France. Grave reference IV.D.6.

Also commemorated at Lympne School and on Lympne village war memorial.

POTTER

Robert F

Private TF/265417, 1/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps. Died 13th October 1918. Born Hythe. Enlisted Canterbury. Commemorated on the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India. Face 11.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

RADDALL, DSO

Thomas Head

Lieutenant Colonel, 8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died 9th August 1918 aged 40 years. Born Farnborough, Hampshire 9th December 1876. Enlisted Valcaster, Quebec, Canada, 22nd September 1914. Husband of Ellen Raddall of 71 Duncan Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Buried Manitoba Cemetery, Caix, Somme, France. Grave reference A.4.

Prior to enlisting Thomas had served 21 years in the Imperial Army and 2 years in the Permanent Force (Canada). He served for several years at the School of Musketry, Hythe, Kent which is probably what bought him to the Hythe area in the first place.

REES

D M

No further information currently available - but also commemorated at the United Reformed Church, East Street, Hythe.

RENDALL

Frank

Corporal G/514, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 18th November 1916 aged 32 years. Born Maiden Newton, Dorset. Enlisted Ashford. Resided Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Son of Dr William and Anna Maria Rendall of The Limes, Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.. Buried Stump Road, Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme. Grave reference B.26.

RICHARDS

Harry Victor

Private G/4578 RICHARDS. 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 13th March 1916 aged 18 years. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Dover Son of Tom and Margaret Sarah Richards of 7 Theatre Street, Hythe, Kent. Buried Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference V.B.23.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

ROGERS

Ernest Henry

Private 60658, 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Scottish). Formerly 33175 Middlesex Regiment. Died 28th April 1918. Born and enlisted Hythe. Buried Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave reference II.A.21.

ROLFE

Percy Edward

Private L/8851, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). 9th August 1915. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

ROLFE

Thomas Henry

Private 48408, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 4th August 1917 aged 35 years. Born Saltwood. Enlisted and resided Hythe. Husband of Mrs R.A. Rolfe of 4 Chapel Street, Hythe, Kent.. Buried Cabin Hill Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave reference A.24.

SAVAGE

Robert

Private 27255 SAVAGE. 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 16th July 1917. Born and enlisted Hythe. Buried Baghdad (North Gate) Cemetery, Iraq. Grave reference VI.F.1.

SHELFORD

Thomas Lawrie

Captain, H.M.S. “Goliath”. Royal Navy. Died 13th May 1915 aged 43 years. Son of Thomas Shelford C.M.G. Husband of D. Shelford of Swilly Lodge, Devonport. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel reference 8.

Captain Shelford’s ship was sunk with a loss of 570 lives by three torpedoes from the Turkish M.T.B. “Muavenet” commanded by Rudolph Firle of the German Navy.

SMITH

Percy Sydney Thomas

Private M2/187027, 347th Motor Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 14th June 1918 aged 21 years. Born Sheerness. Enlisted Grove Park. Resided Hythe. Son of Thomas and Hetty Smith of 16 New Road, St Leonards Road, Hythe. Kent. Buried Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. Grave reference XXXII.D.5.

Also commemorated on the United Reformed Church, East Street, Hythe, Memorial Plaque.

SMITH

William Charles

Private G/5944, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 13th October 1915. Born, enlisted and resided Hythe. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

SPILSTED

Charles Robert

Rifleman C/6811, 18th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Died 15th September 1916 aged 20 years. Born and enlisted Hythe. Son of Thomas and Ellen Matilda Spilsted of 21 Windmill Street, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

SPRINKS

Harry William

Gunner 45508, 11th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 11th May 1916 aged 23 years. Born and reside Hythe. Enlisted Folkestone. Son of the Christopher E. and Sarah Sprinks. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

STAPLEY

George

Private G/998, 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Died 3rd December 1916 aged 40 years. Born, enlisted and resided Hythe. Son of Mrs G. Stapley of 3 Windmill Street, Hythe, Kent. Buried Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference I.L.19.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

STOKES

Frank

Private G/1, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 13th October 1915 aged 21 years. Born and resided Hythe. Enlisted Shorncliffe. Son of Mrs Annie Stokes of 21 Brewery Cottages, Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

STOKES

George Thomas

Rifleman 593518, 18th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles). Formerly (4213) 4th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 5th December 1917. Born Ashford. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Hythe. Buried St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Grave reference P.V.I.3B.

Also commemorated at St Leonard’s School, Hythe.

TACCHI

William George

Private 307601, “C” Company, 6th Battalion, Tank Corps. Formerly (5930) Royal Flying Corps. D