
TEMPLE EWELL WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © David Hughes and Neil Clark 2006
The
memorial is in the form of a stone cross with a second cross (probably
a sword of sacrifice) being inset. The cross has a long tapering stem
at the bottom of which is the inscription. The plinth has a three stone
tiers the top two containing the inscriptions of the names by initial
and surname, there are 24 of these for World War 1 only.
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Photograph
Copyright © David Hughes and Neil Clark 2006
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TO
THE GLORY
OF GOD
AND
IN MEMORY
OF THE
BRAVE MEN
WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR
COUNTRY
DURING THE
GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
AND
THE SECOND
GREAT AWAR
1939-1945
ALDERSON |
A
Evelyn |
Captain,
3rd Battalion, The Queen`s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Attached
1st Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died 11th
March 1918. Son of E.A. Alderson (Chaplain to the Forces, 1St
Class) and Mary Alderson of “Weeford”, River, Dover, Kent. Buried
Struma Military Cemetery, Greece. Grave reference VI.F.11. |
BALDWIN |
Thomas |
Petty
Officer Stoker K/12579, H.M.S. Partridge, Royal Navy. Died 12th
December 1917 aged 28 years. Son of Thomas and Frances Baldwin
of Chapel Street, Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the
Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel reference - 23.
H.M.S.
Partridge was sunk off the coast of Norway while on escort duties
by four German destroyers. |
BOURNE |
W |
No
further information currently available |
BUNTING |
Geoffrey
Phillip |
Gunner
164218, 217th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA). Died
9th April 1918 aged 27 years. Born Anmer, Norfolk. Enlisted Dover.
Son of John Bunting of Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Husband of Jessie
Mary Bunting. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton,
Hainaut, Belgium. Panel reference - 1. |
CHEESEMAN |
Herbert
John |
Private
G/6165, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 14th
July 1916 aged 19 years. Born Ringwold, Kent. Enlisted Dover.
Resided Temple Ewell. Son of Walter James and Annie Cheeseman
of 1 Brook Cottages, Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on
the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium. |
CURTIS |
G
A J |
No
further information currently available |
FORTH |
William
Staveley |
Private
G/87575, 18th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 6th July 1918
aged 38 years. Born Dover. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Dover.
Son of George Frederick Samuel Forth and Elizabeth Forth of 5
Church Street, Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Buried Hagle Dump Cemetery,
Ieper, Belgium. Grave reference I.H.4. |
HARRIS |
George |
Private
22907, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 3rd May 1917
aged 34 years. Born Battle, Sussex. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided
Dover. Son of Thomas and Ellen Harris of Temple Ewell, Dover,
Kent. Husband of Jane Grey (formerly Harris) of 30 Maison Dieu
Road, Dover. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel reference - Bay 6. |
HONEYBALL |
Wilfred
Charles |
Second
Lieutenant, 14th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 21st
March 1918 aged 31 years. Son of Frederick and Kate Honeyball
of “Dalday,” Temple Ewell, Dover. Husband of Mabel Honeyball of
14 Wessex Gardens, Golders Green, London. Commemorated on the
Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. |
JARVIS |
Alfred
[Henry] |
Sapper
18776, 7th Signal Company, Royal Engineers (RE). Died 30th October
1914 aged 24 years. Born Kearsney, Dover. Enlisted Dover. Son
of Elizabeth Jarvis of “The Haven,” Whitfield, Dover, Kent. Commemorated
on the Menin Gate. Panel reference 9. |
KING |
Lewis
Thomas |
Sergeant
13070, “D” Company, 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West
Riding Regiment). Died 31st August 1916 aged 32 years. Born Loftus,
Yorkshire. Enlisted Dover. Resided Loftus, Yorkshire. Husband
of Ada Mary Waite (formerly King) of 4 Whitby Road, East Loftus,
Yorkshire. Buried Berks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton,
Hainault, Belgium. Grave reference I.D.3. |
MAXTED |
Albert
Edward |
Corporal
G/402, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 13th
October 1915. Born Temple Ewell. Enlisted Dover. Resided Temple
Ewell. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Maxted of Temple Ewell, Dover,
Kent. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
MAXTED |
Henry
John |
Lance
Corporal G/8459, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Died 4th August 1915. Born Temple Ewell. Enlisted Dover. Son of
Harry and Elizabeth Maxted of Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent Resided
Temple Ewell. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 5D. |
MAXTED |
Walter
George |
Private
42479, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Formerly (31383) Suffolk
Regiment. Died 4th August 1918 aged 34 years. Born Temple Ewell.
Enlisted Dover. Resided Temple Ewell. Son of Harry and Elizabeth
Maxted of Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Husband of E.F. Maxted of
Temple Ewell. Buried Nine Elms Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Grave reference - XV.C.1. |
MAXTED |
William
Colbred |
Private
T/240412, 5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Formerly
(1648) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 24th February 1917.
Born and resided Wye. Enlisted Ashford. Commemorated by Special
Memorial (Screen Wall) located in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. |
MAXTED |
William
Henry |
Lieutenant,
3 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 17th December 1918 aged 19 years.
Son of James Samuel and Minnie Maxted of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
Buried Etaples Military Cemetery. Grave reference - XLV. A.12. |
PHILPOTT |
Horace
Henry |
Stoker
1st Class K/21845, H.M.S. Pathfinder, Royal Navy. Died 5th September
1914. Son of Mr F.W. Philpott, 39 Stonehall Village, Lydden, Dover,
Kent. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel 6.
H.M.S.
Partridge was the first RN vessel sunk by a German submarine when
she was torpedoed in the North Sea by the U-21 commanded by Otto
Hershing. |
RICHARDS |
Edwin
[James] |
Private
141973, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Formerly (8424) The Buffs
(East Kent Regiment). Died 23rd April 1918. Born Temple Ewell.
Enlisted Dover. |
RICHARDS |
George
William Powney |
Engine
Room Artificer (4th Class), H.M.S. P.26, Royal Navy. Died 10th
April 1917 aged 22 years. Born North Wingfield, Derbyshire. Son
of Charles Henry and Ellen Richards of Stone Hall House, Lydden,
Dover, Kent. Buried Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Harve, Seine-Maritime,
France. Division 62. Grave I.
H.M.S.
P.26 was the patrol boat attached to the hospital ship H.M.S.
Salta. Both vessels were sunk by mine. |
RIGDEN |
Albert
Victor |
Private
G/6164, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 15th
September 1916 aged 19 years. Born and resided Temple Ewell. Enlisted
Dover. Son of William and Eliza Rigden of “Vine Cottage,” Temple
Ewell, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme,
France. Pier & Face 5D.
Brother
of J.F Rigden. |
RIGDEN |
James
Frank |
Private
57167, 9th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Formerly (G/9070) The Buffs
(East Kent Regiment). Died 29th October 1916 aged 21 years. Born
Temple Ewell. Enlisted Dover. Resided Temple Ewell. Son of William
and Eliza Rigden of “Vine Cottage,” Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent.
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
ROGERS |
Arthur
Henry |
Private
74899, 31st British Stationary Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps
(RAMC). Died 31st July 1917. Born Temple Ewell. Enlisted Warwick.
Buried Baghdad (North Gate) Cemetery. Grave reference - XII.B.9. |
VANSON |
W |
No
further information currently available |
WEST |
William |
Rifleman
2116, 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died 21st February 1917 aged
31 years. Born Dover. Enlisted Chatham. Resided Temple Ewell.
Son of John and Frances West of 4 Dour Terrace, Temple Ewell,
Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the Mikra Memorial, Greece. |
Last
update
10 April, 2006
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