
KINGSTON, ST. MARY WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled
and Copyright © David Greig 2006
The
memorial stands in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Kingston. It
is in the form of an octagonal Latin cross on a square plinth and three
stepped octagonal base; the memorial is made of granite and the panels
of lead.
IN
GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914
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ARNOLD
|
Geoffrey
Francis |
Captain,
5th Battalion (Territorial), Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Killed in action 8th March 1916 in Mesopotamia. Aged 24. Son of
Francis Stephen and Mary Elizabeth Arnold, of Crossways, Kingston,
Taunton, Somerset. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL,
Iraq. Panel 12.
Inscribed
on stone gate post to Churchyard
1914
-1919
TO
THE HONOURED MEMORY OF
GEORGE
FRANCIS ARNOLD
CAPT. PA (SLI)
FREDERICK
SLOLEY
PRIVATE RMLI
CALLED
TO HIGHER SERVICE
This
lamp is erected by their brother Scouts of the Kingston Troop
BP
Boy Scouts |
BERRY
|
Percival
A |
Stoker
2nd Class SS/119509 (Dev), HMS Vivid, Royal Navy. Died 26th February
1919. Aged 18. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Berry, of Fulford, Kingston,
Taunton. Buried in St. MARY CHURCHYARD, KINGSTON, Somerset. |
BILLING
|
Charles
|
Private
3/6671, 1st/5th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Died in Egypt 1st November 1917. Aged 19. Born Bradford, Somerset,
enlisted Taunton. Son of Elias William and Ann Billing, of Kingston,
Taunton. Buried in ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt.
Plot/Row/Section D. Grave 203. |
BLACKMORE
|
William |
[Listed
as Wilfred on memorial] Private 923, "C" Squadron, 1st
Battalion, West Somerset Yeomanry (Hussars). Killed in action at
gallipoli 17th October 1915. Aged 39. Enlisted Taunton, resident
Lewes. Son of George and Marie Blackmore, of Lewes; husband of Annie
Lucy Blackmore, of 6, Lancaster St., Lewes, Sussex. Buried in HILL
10 CEETERY, Turkey. Plot I. Row G. Grave 20. |
CHIDGEY
|
Arthur
|
Lance
Corporal 20406, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Killed in action 13th June 1915. Aged 29. Born Kingston, Taunton,
Somerset, enlisted Taunton. Son of John and Elizabeth Chidgey, of
Conies Cottages, Kingston, Taunton. Formerly 10048, Prince Albert's
(Somerset Light Infantry). Buried in LE TOUQUET RAILWAY CROSSING
CEMETERY, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Special memorial at
Row G. There are now 74 First World War casualties buried or commemorated
in this cemetery. 24 of the graves are unidentified but special
memorials commemorate three casualties known to be buried among
them. |
CLEMOW
|
Sidney
|
Private
64452, Otago Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Died of
wounds 2nd September 1918. Aged 42. Son of Charles E. and Annie
Clemow, of Taunton, England; husband of Daisy M. Clemow, of Deep
Creek, Auckland, New Zealand. Buried in BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 9. |
DICKS
|
Victor
|
Private
3/6037, 1st Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Died of wounds 12th July 1916. Born Curland, Taunton, enlisted Taunton.
Buried in STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE, Seine-Maritime, France.
Division III. Row A. Grave 3. |
DYKES
|
Daniel
[MacPherson] |
Private
DM2/181324, 688th Mechannical Transport Company, Royal Army Service
Corps. Died in the Balkans 6th November 1918. Born Glasgow, enlisted
Taunton, resident Kingston. Buried in SKOPJE BRITISH CEMETERY, Macedonia.
Plot/Row/Section F. Grave 12. |
FERRIS
|
Edward
|
Private
12331, 6th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Killed in action 18th August 1916. Born and resident Taunton, enlisted
Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Buried in DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL,
Somme, France. Plot XI. Row M. Grave 1. |
FURZER |
Reginald |
Private
1st Class, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division, U.S.
Army. Entered the service from Washington. Died 3rd October 1918.
Buried in MESUE-ARGONNE AMERICAN CEMETERY, Romagne, France. Plot
D. Row 34. Grave 6. |
FURZER |
William
John |
Private
A/38011, 8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died
3rd June 1916. Aged 36. Born 9th February 1882 at Kingston. Son
of Simeon and Rebecca Furzer, of "The Conies," Kingston,
Taunton. Occupation Labourer. Previously served 7 years in the Field
Artillery. Enlisted and passed fit 18th December 1914 at Port Arthur,
Canada. Height 5 feet 5 inches, girth 37 inches, complexion fair,
eyes blue, hair fair; relgion Church of England. No known grave.
Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. National Archives of Canada Accession
Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3343 - 20 |
GAMBLIN
|
Ernest
|
Private
22582, 1st Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry.
Killed in action 8th August 1916. Born Cheddon, Somerset, enlisted
Coleford, Somerse, resident Taunton. Buried in ESSEX FARm CEMETERY,
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row C. Grave 10. |
GAULT
|
[Robert]
Anderson |
Lieutenant,
4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards (Special Reserve). Killed in action
16th September 1916. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. : Pier and Face 8 D. |
GILLETT
|
William
George |
Private
27178, 7th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Died 3rd November 1918. Born and resident Hayden, Somerset, enlisted
Taunton. Formerly 1964, West Somerset Yeomanry. Buried in COLOGNE
SOUTHERN CEMETERY, Koln(Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. Plot
V. Row B. Grave 3. |
HAKE
|
William
|
Sergeant
581, 6th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Toyal Canadians).
Died at sea 12th August 1915. Aged 35. Born Cheddon, enlisted Taunton.
Husband of Fannie Elizabeth Billett (formerly Hake), of Mill Cross,
Kingston, Taunton. Served in the South African War. No known grave.
Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 184 and 185. |
HAYES
|
Charles
(aka Charlie) |
Sergeant
240174, 1st/5th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Died of wounds in Egypt 24th December 1917. Aged 25. Born Lydeard
St Lawrence, Somerset, enlisted Taunton. Son of William and Betsy
Hayes, of 50, Portland St., Taunton, Somerset. Buried in ALEXANDRIA
(HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot/Row/Section D. Grave
276. |
HURFORD
|
Gilbert
Henry |
[CWGC
states 22nd Battalion] Private TF.202429, 1st/7th Battalion, Duke
of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Died of wounds 29th December
1918. Born Ashpriors, enlisted Taunton, resident Kingston. Buried
in ST MARY CHURCHYARD, KINGSTON, Somerset. |
KIDNER
|
Frederick
Elworthy |
Rifleman
2546, No. 1 Company, 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's
Westminster Rifles), London Regiment. Died of wounds 20th February
1915. Aged 26. Enlisted Westminster, resident Taunton. Son of John
and Emily Kidner, of Dodhill House, Taunton, Somerset. Educated
at Sherborne School and Worcester College, Oxford. Buried in CITE
BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES, Nord, France. Plot IX. Row
B. Grave 77. |
LOWMAN
|
E
William |
Private
PO/19278, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died 5th September 1918.
Aged 21. Son of Mrs. R. Lowman, of Nailsbourne, Kingston, Taunton.
Buried in QUEANT ROAD CEMETERY, BUISSY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
VI. Row H. Grave 15. |
LYE
|
William
H |
Private
R/387848, 75th Remount Squadron, Royal Army Service Corps. Died
24th May 1919. Aged 43. Husband of Elsie Clara Lye, of Grange Cottage,
Kingston, Taunton. Buried in ST MARY CHURCHYARD, KINGSTON, Somerset.
|
MILES
|
John
W |
[Listed
as W J MILES on CWGC] Lance Corporal 1387, 1st/1st Battalion, West
Somerset Yeomanry. Died 14th January 1916. Aged 29. Son of William
and Elizabeth Miles, of Hill Farm, Kingston, Taunton. Buried in
ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot/Row/Section
C. Grave 71. |
PALFREY
|
Frank
E |
Private
M2/177723, 406th Mechanical Transport Company, Royal Army Service
Corps attached 73rd Siege Brigade Ammunition Column, Royal Garrison
Artillery. Died 21st July 1917. Aged 28. Husband of Lily Palfrey,
of Bowis Lane, Kingston, Taunton. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY
CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XVI. Row C.
Grave 16A. |
RING
|
William
|
Private
7967, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died 19th
May 1915. Buried in FIRST D.C.L.I. CEMETERY, THE BLUFF, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 7. |
ROWCLIFFE
|
Bertie
|
Private
28240. 11th Battalion, Berkshire Regiment. Died 30th July 1916.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAl MEMORIAOL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 11 D. |
SAMWAYS
|
William
|
Air
Mech. RAF - either
W SAMWAYS, Aircraftman 2nd Class 157100, 60th Squadron, Royal Air
Force. Died 16th July 1921. No known grave. Commemorated on KARACHI
1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, Pakistan. or
William Alfred SAMWAYS, Airman 1st Class (Observer) 16262, 49th
Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Died 29th November 1917. Aged 20.
Son of Alfred Edward and Flora Ann Green Samways, of 54, Thurloxton,
Taunton. Buried in CAMBRAI EAST MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France.
Plot VII. Row A. Grave 47. |
SAUNDERS
|
Walter
|
Pte.
Som. L I |
SEALEY
|
Walter
Edwin [John] |
Private
46688, 11th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died of wounds 15th
November 1917. Aged 36. Born Kingston, enlisted Newport, ISle of
Wight, resident Niton, Isle of Wight. Son of Albert and Mary Sealey,
of Fulford, Kingston, Taunton, Somerset; husband of the late Alice
Best (formerly Sealey). Formerly Sapper 159569, Royal Engineers.
Buried in ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD, NITON, Isle of Wight. |
SHORT
|
Henry
|
Gdsmn.
Gren. Gds. |
SLOLEY
|
Frederick
|
Private
PLY/17415, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died
26th November 1916. Aged 18. Son of William and Mary Sloley, of
Harrise's Cottages, Hillcommon, Taunton.
Inscribed
on stone gate post to Churchyard
1914
-1919
TO
THE HONOURED MEMORY OF
GEORGE
FRANCIS ARNOLD
CAPT. PA (SLI)
FREDERICK
SLOLEY
PRIVATE RMLI
CALLED
TO HIGHER SERVICE
This
lamp is erected by their brother Scouts of the Kingston Troop
BP
Boy Scouts |
SULLEY,
MM |
William
[Edward James] |
[Listed
as SULLY on CWGC] Lance Corporal PLY/17696, 2nd Royal Marine Battalion
Royal Navl Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died 26th October
1917. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
1 and 162A. |
TEMPLEMAN
|
John
C |
Pte.
SLI |
TOTTERDELL
|
George
|
[Listed
as Guardsman on memorial] Private 8014, 1st Battalion, Coldstream
Guards. Died 14th September 1914. Aged 24. Born and resident Kingston,
enlisted Taunton. Son of Mary Jane Totterdell, of Tetton Gate, Kingston,
Taunton, and the late Robert Gadd Totterdell. No known grave. Commemorated
on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France. |
TUCKER
|
Frederick
George |
Private
17568, "F" Company, 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment.
Killed in action in Mesopotamia 25th March 1917. Aged 19. Born Kingston,
enlisted Poole, Dorset, resident Bournemouth, Hampshire. Son of
James and A. Tucker, of Tainfield Cottage, Nailsbourne, Kingston,
Taunton, Somerset. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL,
Iraq. Panel 22 and 63. |
WALFORD
|
Frank
|
Gnr.
RGA |
WOODLEY
|
Frank
|
Lance
Corporal 5604, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's
Own). Killed in action 9th ay 1915. Born Ottersford, Chard, Somerset,
enlisted Hounslow, Middlesex, resident Kingston. No known grave.
Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut,
Belgium. Panel 10. |
AND
IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 -1945 |
BILLETT
|
James
Lovelace |
Lance
Corporal 7946680, 5th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured
Corps. Died 23rd January 1945. Aged 22. Son of John Billett, and
of Fanny Elizabeth Billett, of Kingston, Somerset. Buried in MOOK
WAR CEMETERY, Limburg, Netherlands. Plot II. Row D. Grave 13. |
FURZER
|
Marcus
William |
[Listed
as William M and as a Gunner on memorial] Able Seaman D/JX 528900.
H.M.S. President III, Royal Navy. Died 16th August 1944. Son of
Sidney and Edith V. Furzer, of Kingston, Somerset. No known grave.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 86, Column
2. |
GAIRDNER
|
Robert
Dalrymple |
Lieutenant
Colonel 53474, Royal Artillery. Died 14th March 1944. Aged 39. Batchelor
of Arts (BA - Cantab). Son of Charles Dalrymple Gairdner and of
Beatrice Mary Gairdner (nee Ballock); husband of Anne Savile Gairdner,
of Kingston St. Mary. Buried in ST MARY CHURCHYARD, KINGSTON, Somerset. |
ISAAC
|
Max
Frederic |
Lieutenant,
H.M.S. Cossack, Royal Navy. Died when his ship was torpedoed by
U-563 23rd October 1941. Aged 31. Son of Gilbert J. and Florence
A. Isaac; husband of Stella Elizabeth Isaac, of Kingston, Somerset.
No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Panel 45, Column 1.
Note:
HMS Cossack was a Tribal Class Destroyer built by Vickers Armstrong
(Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) and Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness,
U.K.) She was laid down 9th March 1936, launched 8th June 1937 and
commissioned 8th June 1938. In October 1941, HMS Cossack (Capt.
E.L. Berthon, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) left Gibraltar escorting a slow,
UK bound convoy. On the night of the 23rd, she was at the rear of
the convoy when a torpedo from U-563 hit forward of the bridge killing
Captain Berthon and 158 of his officers and men. A further 29 were
injured. Ammunition had exploded; No.1 boiler room was flooding
and the survivors abandoned ship using Carley floats. The other
escorts picked them up but Cossack did not sink and her fire went
out. Part of Cossack's fo'c'sle had been blown away thus making
the remainder of the hull more buoyant. Believing that there was
a chance that their ship might be saved, the 'Cossacks' reboarded
the destroyer. No 1 Boiler Room bulkhead was shored and the other
boilers were flashed up. They managed to get the engines running
astern but Cossack could not make much speed and it was a long way
back to Gibraltar. The crew continued with their struggle to save
the Tribal. A tug was in transit from Gibraltar but the weather
worsened and the 'Cossacks' were taken off for the night. The once
proud destroyer slipped beneath the surface the next day.
|
McRAE
|
Foster
Moverley (Peter) |
Surgeon
Lieutenant, H.M.S. Mahratta, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died
when his ship was torpedoed by U-990 25th February 1944. Aged 28.
Son of Sydney Spencer Redgrave McRae and Sophie Moverley McRae.
M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 93, Column 1.
Note:
HMS Mahratta was an M-Class Destoyer. At 20.55 hours on 25th February
1944, the HMS Mahratta (G 23) (Lt. Cdr E.A.F. Drought) was hit by
a Gnat from U-990 about 280 miles from the North Cape, while escorting
the stern sector of convoy JW-57. The destroyer exploded and sank
within minutes. Despite of the fact, that the HMS Impulsive (D 11)
and HMS Wanderer (D 74) were quickly on the scene to pick up survivors,
only 16 survivors could be recovered from the freezing waters. The
commander, ten officers and 209 ratings lost their lives. |
NATION
|
Albert
Thomas |
Leading
Stoker D/KX 91438, H.M.S. Trinidad, Royal Navy. Died 14th May 1942.
Aged 23. Son of George and Anne Nation; husband of Betty Maud Nation,
of Plymouth. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Devon. Panel 69, Column 3.
Note:
HMS Trinidad (Capt. L.S. Saunders, DSO, RN) was hit by one of her
own torpedoes on 29th March 1942, while in battle with the German
destroyers Z 24, Z 25 and Z 26, sinking the latter. She received
temporary repairs in Murmansk, Russia and sailed for home on 13th
May 1942. She was scuttled in the Arctic Ocean north of North Cape
after being hit by German Ju-88 bombers on 15 May 1942. |
VILLIS
|
Francis
Richard |
Sergeant
5670432, 7th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps. Died
7th June 1944. Aged 31. Son of Francis Henry and Edith Maud Villis;
husband of Kathleen Jessie Villis, of Kingston, Somerset. Buried
in HERMANVILLE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot 1. Row B. Grave
3. |
WELCH
|
John
|
Gunner
4268877, 1st/1st Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 30th July
1942. Aged 26. Son of Benjamin A. and Jane Welch; husband of Beatrice
Mary Welch, of Kingston, Somerset. No known grave. Commemorated
on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 72, Column 1. |
Last updated
9 June, 2006
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