LADE |
Thomas
John |
Thomas
was born at Frant, Sussex and was a resident of Rusthall, Tunbridge
Wells and he enlisted for service at Tunbridge Wells. He as an A/Serjeant
(#16162) with the 6th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
who died in France, age 33, on September 21, 1918. He is recorded
at the Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery at Epehy France. He was the husband
of Lily Lade of 65 Hillview Rd., Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells. He was
awarded the MM. He is also recorded on the Rusthall War Memorial
and also Tunbridge Wells
Post Office |
LAMB |
Ernest
Edwin |
Ernest
was a 2nd Lieut. with the 3rd Bm Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
who died at age 25 in France September 26, 1916. He is recorded
at the Thiepval Memorial (pier and face 11c). He was the son of
Edwin Daniel Lamb M. B. E. R. N. and Kate Teresa Florence Lamb of
60 Stephens Rd., Tunbridge Wells. Ernest also served with the 9th
Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers at Gallipoli and in Egypt. |
LAMBERT |
Charles |
No
further information currently available |
LANGRIDGE |
Frederick
Henry |
Frederick
was a Private (#SS/13211) with the Royal Army Service Corp who died
at age 36 from injuries January 15, 1919. He is recorded at the
Tunbridge Wells Cemetery (C14. 189). He was the husband of Sarah
Langridge of 23 Stanley Rd., Tunbridge Wells. |
LARKIN |
William
Henry |
William
was an Able Seaman who died on or about December 1, 1916 at age
31. He was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Larkin, formerly of Rusthall
but by 1916 a resident of New Jersey, USA. William was a married
man and a father of a 4 year old daughter. He had served in the
Navy for 12 years and re-joined at the outbreak of war. In January
1915 he had a serious accident whilst coaling at Devonport dock.
He had lingered for nearly 2 years with spinal injuries before succumbing
to this condition. The funeral was held at St Pauls Church, Rusthall
with Cannon Eden officiating. At the bvehest of the donor, the White
Ensign was buried with the coffin. William was buried in the St
Pauls Churchyard, Rusthall (memorial 272). He is also recorded on
the Rusthall War Memorial. |
LATIMER |
Hugh |
Hugh
was a 2nd Lieut. with the 6th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent
Regiment who at age 19 died in France July 3, 1916. He is recorded
at the Thiepval Memorial (pier and face 11). he was the son of Henry
Arthur Latimer of Swansea and Tunbridge Wells. He had been educated
at Rugby and was a Scholar elect of Brasenose College, Oxford. He
is also recorded on the Risthall War Memorial. |
LATTER |
Charles
Edward |
Possibly
Private (#S/19521) with the 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade who died
in France March 25, 1918 and who is recorded at the Pozieres Memorial
(panel 81 to 84). |
LATTER |
Horace
Alfred |
Horace
was a resident of Tunbridge Wells that enlisted for service in London.
He was a Private (#292180) with the Labour Corps and died in France
march 7, 1918. He was formerly #116225 with the Royal Engineers.
He is also recorded on the Rusthall War Memorial. |
LATTER |
Thomas
Edward |
Thomas
was born in Tunbridge Wells and a resident of the town before enlisting
at Guildford, Surrey. He was a Private9#22603) with the 6th Battalion,
Border Regiment and died in France at age 233 on September 29, 1915.
He is recorded at the Thiepval Memorial (pier and face 6A and 7C).
He was the son of William Latter of 6 Point Well Lane, Little Coggesthall
Essex. He was the husband of Harriet Latter of Normans Wood, Wadhurst,
Sussex. Thomas was formerly #8227 with the Queens Own Royal West
Kent Regiment. |
LATTER |
William
John |
William
was born at Tonbridge but a resident of Tunbridge Wells at the time
of enlisting for service there. He was a Serjeant (#265156) with
the 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment who died
at age 31 in Belgium October 12, 1917. He is recorded at the Tyne
Cot Memorial (panel 106 to 108). He was the son of William and Minnie
Latter and the husband of Ella Latter of 14 Commercial Rd., Tunbridge
Wells. He is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial but was buried
in the Tunbridge Wells Cemetery after dying at home from injuries.
|
LAWRENCE |
Cecil
Charles |
Cecil
was wa Private (#G/2273) with the 8th Battalion, Queens Own Royal
West Kent Regiment who died in France at the Somme September 1,
1916. He is recorded at the Thiepval Memorial (pier and face 11c).
|
LAWRENCE |
Ernest
Robert |
Ernest
was born at Tunbridge Wells and a resident of the town but enlisted
for service at Maidstone. Kent. He was a Private (#G/27970) with
the 17th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
who died in France June 6, 1917. He is recorded at the Arras Memorial
(Bay 7). |
LAWRENCE |
Henry} |
Henry
was a Private (L/ 10203) with the Queens Royal West Kent Regiment,
1st Battalion, who at the age of 17 was killed in France September
29, 1914. He is recorded at the Les Gonards Cemetery, Versai (1.
22). He was the son of Arthur Henry and Elizabeth Lawrence of 19
Hemey Court, Crescent Rd., Tunbridge Wells. He was born in Tunbridge
Wells but was a resident of Wadhurst, Sussex later and enlisted
for service at Maidstone, Kent. |
LEETE |
Percy
John |
Percy
was born in Tunbridge Wells and enlisted for service at Maidstone.
He was a Private (#G/30972) with the 1ast Battalion, Queens Own
Royal West Kent Regiment who was killed in France April 30, 1918.
He was formerly #22391 with the West Kent Yeomanry. |
LESTER |
W |
No
further information currently available |
LEVERETT |
George
Stanley James |
George
was a Private (#10345) with the East Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion,
who at age 24 was killed in France September 24, 1915. He is recorded
at the Y. Farm Military Cemetery (BOI H. 12). He was the son of
Catherine Todman (formerly Leverett), of 5 Manor Cottages, Lamberhurst,
Tunbridge Wells and the late James Leverett. He had been a resident
of Tunbridge Wells at the time of enlistment but enlisted at Maidstone,
Kent. He had been born at Deptford, Kent. |
LINGARD |
Edward
Randolph |
Most
likely Private (M2/116844) M. T. Army Service Corps who died at
home in Southampton, Hampshire January 3, 1916. He is recorded at
the Netley Military Cemetery in the Hampshire area (C. E. 17750).
In 1911 he was working as an apprentice wheelwright, boarding at
Brenchley, Kent (just 7 miles from Tunbridge Wells). He was born
March 17, 1893 at Mile End, Old Town, London to parents Edward Henry
Lingard and Annie Lingard (nee Marshall) and had in 1911 two siblings.
He was baptised April 23, 1893 at St Philip, Stepney, Tower Hamlets.
In 1901 he was living at 8 Cameron Place, Mile End, London with
his parents (his father was a stick keeper at the stationary works)
and was still living in London in 1902. Military records give that
he was a resident of Ilford, Essex at the time of enlistment. There
is no identifiable connection of this man to Tunbridge Wells but
it is possible one of his siblings was a resident. There is for
example a Hannah Lingard living in 1911 at Speldhurst, who may be
a sibling or other relative of Edward. |
LITTEN |
Frederick
Charles Puttick |
Frederick
was a Private (#G/19281) with the Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment,
6th Battalion, who at the age of 20 was killed in France May 3,
1917. He is recorded at the Arras Memorial (Bay 7). He was the son
of Edward and Elizabeth Litten of 24 Kirkdale Rd., Tunbridge Wells.
Frederick had been born in Tunbridge Wells and enlisted for service
there. |
LIVESEY |
R |
Most
likely Robert William Livesey born at Dhataham, kent who enlisted
at Chatham. He was a Private (#G/6277) with the 6th Battalion, Queens
Own Royal West Kent Regiment who died in France March 10, 1916.
He is recorded at the Loos Memorial (panel 95 to 97). Possibly Ralph
Livesey a Sapper with the Royal Engineers whose name is given on
the plaque at St Marks Church, Tunbridge Wells. |
LOCKE |
Luther
Thomas |
Luther
was born at Tunbridge Wells and was a resident of Rusthall at the
time of enlistment in Tonbridge. He was a Private (#12439) with
the 103rd Coy Machine Gun Corps (infantry) when killed in France
at age 24 November 9, 1916. He is recorded at the Luther Theophilus
Cite Bonjeum Military Cemetery (IV. A. 46). He was the son of Henry
Luther Locke and Winifred Louisa Locke of 6 Hurstwood Cottages,
St John’s, Tunbridge Wells. He was formerly #10935 with the Queens
Own Royal West Kent Regiment. |
LONGHURST |
Edward
Frank |
Edward
was an Able Seaman (#J/20239) with the Royal Navy, H. M. S. QUEEN
MARY, who died age 20 on May 31, 1916. He is recorded at the Portsmouth
Naval Memorial (13). He was the son of Levi and Agnes Longhurst
of Ferrars Estate, Cornford Lane, Tunbridge Wells. He is also listed
on the plaque at St James Church as Edward F. Longhurst. |
LOOSLEY |
Archibald
George |
He
was a Private (#G/28966) with the 7th Battalion, Queens Own West
Kent Regiment who died at age 18 in France September 2, 1918. He
is recorded at the Vis-En-Artois Memorial (panel 7). He was the
son of Mr and Mrs Alfred G. Loosley of 8 Avon St., Tunbridge Wells.
|
LORD |
Charles
Henry |
Charles
was a Serjeant (#265043) with the 1st/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion,
who at age 30 died in Pakistan July 3, 1919. He is recorded at the
Rawalpindi War Cemetery (B. 10). He was the son of Mr and Mrs H.
B. Lord of 29 Grove Hill Rd., Tunbridge Wells. See also Tunbridge
Wells Post Office |
LUCAS |
Frederick |
Frederick
was a Sergeant (#14313) with the MM 71st Battery, 36th Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery who died October 24, 1917. He had been born
in Rusthall. In 1917 he had a sister living in Rusthall but Frederick
had long since moved to Birkenhead where he was a married man with
three children. Having been a career soldier for 15 years he had
been on the Reservist List when war was declared and he immediately
recalled. He was to serve for three years and two months before
being killed instantly by a shell whilst attempting to get his men
under cover during an enemy bombardment. His body was never recovered.
He is remembered at the Rusthall War Memorial and at the Tyne Cot
Cemetery in Ypres (panel 4-6 and 162). |
LUCK |
George |
George
was a Donkeyman on the S. S. Poljames (London) Mercantile Marine
Merchant Navy who at age 27 died October 2, 1918. He had drowned
as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine. He is recorded at
the Tower Hill Memorial. He was the son of George and Laura Amelia
Luck of Birling Farm, Southborough, Kent. He was born in Tunbridge
Wells. He is also listed on the plaque at St James Church as George
Luck. There is also an Engineer G. Luck listed on the High Brooms
memorial plaque. |
LUCK |
W
H |
No
record for this surname. Possible error on plaque |
LYLE |
Arthur
Escott |
Arthur
was a Private (#G/61901) who died in France December 23, 1916. He
is recorded at the Rue-Des-Besceaux Military Cemetery (I. F. 21).
Arthur had been born in Liverpool but before the war was a resident
of Tunbridge Wells and enlisted for service there. He was with the
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 10th Battalion, He was
formerly #33004 1st Suffolk Regiment. |