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SMEETH WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Transcribed David Hughes and Neil Clark 2004

The Smeeth village war memorial is located near to Smeeth church (St Mary’s) on the road to Brabourne and just north of the A20 main road (Ashford – Folkestone)

Photograph Copyright © David Hughes and Neil Clark 2004

The Great War (1914 – 1918)

COOPER

Percy

Gunner 208420, "C" Battery, 102nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA). Died Tuesday 28th August 1917 aged 35 years.

HEATHFIELD

William [Charles]

Corporal 12578, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 1st October 1918 aged 21 years.

SPICE

George

Lance Corporal 76152, 2nd Battalion, Tank Corps. Formerly (4903) Kings Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC). Died Friday 22nd March 1918.

BEAN

Clement [George]

Private 17916, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Formerly 4th Battalion. Died Thursday 3rd May 1917.

HOOKER

Thomas

Private 46776, 11th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Formerly (212108) Sapper Royal Engineers (RE). Died Thursday 21st March 1918 aged 21 years.

WOOD

[Walter] Charles

Private 23278, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 23rd November 1916.

HILLS

Albert

Private 4781 Albert Leopold John HILLS. 10th Battalion (County of London) (Hackney), London Regiment. Died of meningitis 27th June 1916 aged 31 years.

PHILPOT

Arthur

Private G/18418, 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 8th August 1916.

DRYLAND

Archibald [W]

(PHOTO) Rifleman 14/40162, 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Formerly (1956) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died Thursday 7th June 1917.

ASHDOWN

Frederick [James]

Lance Corporal 142183 or 15514, 6th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died Monday 9th April 1917.

PESTELL

Alfred [William]

Private 32349, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Formerly (3350) Middlesex Regiment. Died Tuesday 1st May 1917.

BRABOURNE

3rd Lord (Wyndham Wentworth)

Captain, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. His real family name was KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN. (3rd Lord Brabourne). Died Thursday 11th March 1915.

ADDY

Albert [Thomas William]

Gunner 157151, 299th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA). Died Monday 25th March 1918 aged 25 years.

ASHMAN

Percival [Percy]

Rifleman 263019, 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Formerly South Wales Borderers. Died Saturday 2nd June 1917 aged 19 years.

BROOKS

George Henry

[G H on memorial] Private 39261, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died 22nd October 1918 aged 29 years.

CONLEY

Albert

Private G/8517, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died Monday 9th April 1917.

MARSHALL

George

Private G/24280, 8th Battalion, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Formerly (2640) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 1st September 1916 aged 19 years.

SKEER, MM

George

Sergeant 280539, 222nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA). Holder of the Croix de Guerre (Belgium). Died near St Quentin, France on Thursday 21st March 1918 aged 36 years.

VARRIER, MM

Albert [Henry]

Corporal 24696, 1st Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Formerly (9574) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died Tuesday 16th April 1918 aged 25 years.

WARD

Horace

(brother) Driver 124232, "C" Battery, 91st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA). Died Monday 8th October 1917.

WARD

William

(brother) Driver 85408, 122nd Battery, 28th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA). Died Friday 1st November 1918.

STONE

Anthony

NO TRACE – Too many A Stone’s

15 November 2004

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