Roll of Honour - Kent

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

CHILHAM WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2- Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Transcribed David Hughes and Neil Clark 2004
World War 2 Details Transcribed and researched Martin Edwards
additional information and research Martin Edwards

The war memorial is located in St Mary's churchyard, The Square, Chilham, Ashford, Kent, and is in the form of a stone cross with a two-tiered hexagonal base. The memorial was unveiled July 1920 by Mr. C. Hardy; the memorial was built by H. G. Browning (Builder). There are 34 names listed for World War 1 and 19 for World War 2 along with 2 civilians for World War 2. The names have been sorted rather than as they are listed on the memorial for ease of research and reading.

TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN HONOUR OF
THE MEN OF CHILHAM
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR ENGLAND
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
THEIR NAME
LIVETH FOR
EVERMORE

ARROWSMITH	George Frederick John	Air Mechanic 2nd Class (Corporal) 225615, Experimental Workshops (Battersea), Royal Air Force (RAF). Died from pneumonia at Battersea Saturday 9 November 1918. Aged 29. Son of William Arrowsmith, of Chartham; husband of Winifred Maud Arrowsmith, of 4, Hendon Cottages, Chilham, Canterbury. Buried in North-West corner of CHILHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Kent.
AUSTEN	Samuel Ernest	Private L/8103, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds Friday 23 October 1914. Aged 28. Born Belsington, Ashford, Kent, resident Chilham, Kent, enlisted Canterbury. Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Austen, of 2, East Villa, Chilham Lees, Canterbury. Buried in LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 9.
BEEKEN	Thomas Henry	Private L/8124, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action Friday 12 March 1915. Aged 26. Born Tenterden, Kent, resident Chilham Lees, near Canterbury, Kent, enlisted Canterbury, Kent. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Beeken, of Chilham, Ashford, Kent. Buried in KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row G. Grave 39.
BONES	Walter James	Private G/4926, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds Monday 31 May 1915. Aged 20. Born and resident Chilham, Kent, enlisted Faversham, Kent. Son of Harry N. and Ellen Bones, of Chilham, Canterbury, Kent. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row A. Grave 59.
CLOVER	Ernest Charles W	Corporal 19373, 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Died on service at home Tuesday 29 October 1918. Aged 25. Born and resident Chilham, Kent, enlisted Canterbury. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Clover, of Vernon Cottages, Shottenden, Canterbury. Buried in North-West corner of CHILHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Kent.
COLE	Alexander George	Private 10260, “C” Company, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action Wednesday 13 October 1915. Aged 25. Born and resident Chilham, Kent, enlisted Faversham, Kent. Son of George and Bessie Cole of Mulberry Hill, Chilham, Kent. Buried in RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row H. Grave 17.
COUNT	Edmund [John William]	Rifleman 3240, 1st/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 30 April 1916. Resident Southwwark, enlisted London. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9.
CREED	Bertie Frank	Sergeant 3247, 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action Thursday 3 May 1917. Born Wye, Kent, resident Chilham, Kent, enlisted Canterbury, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9.
CROUCH, MM	Alfred	Corporal G/7728, 10th Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died on service in Italy Monday 24 December 1917 (Christmas Eve). Aged 28. Born Elam, Kent, resident and enlisted Faversham. Son of Margaret Clayson, of Chilham, Kent. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY, ARCADE, Italy. Plot 2. Row E. Grave 1.
DODD	Charles Thomas	Private 31899, 34th Labour Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment). Died of wounds Thursday 5 October 1916. Aged 36. Born and resident Chilham, enlisted Canterbury. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Dodd, of Chilham. Kent. Buried in PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot V. Row D. Grave 6.
HARDY	Alan Herbert	Second Lieutenant. Royal Flying Corps (RFC) formerly Royal East Kent Yeomanry (Mounted Rifles). Died in a flying accident in Scotland Thursday 14 October 1915. Aged 25. Son of Col. C. S. Hardy and Mrs. Fanny A. Hardy, of Chilham Castle, Canterbury. Buried ion East boundary of CHILHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Kent.
HARLOW	Walter Albert	Corporal T/201920, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds Saturday 10 August 1918. Aged 25. Born and resident Chilham, Kent. Son of Susannah and the late Mr. Harlow, of Ivy Cottage, Chilham Lees, nr. Canterbury, Kent. Buried in PERNOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HALLOY-LES-PERNOIS, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 2.
HOARE	George	Private L/9716, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action Monday 3 May 1915. Aged 20. Born and resident Chilham, Kent, enlisted Canterbury, Kent. Son of Alfred and Fanny Hoare, of 'Whitehill,' Chilham, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 14.
HOARE	John aka Jack	Born 1856, Ammunition Worker working for Cotton Powder Company next door to Explosive Loading Company Limited, near Oare, Faversham, Kent. Killed in an explosion 2 April 1916. Buried in the GUNPOWDER MILL BURIAL PLOT, Faversham, Kent. See also Faversham Explosion Memorial, Faversham, Kent.
HORTON	Francis F	Corporal 202624, 2/4th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). formerly Kent Composite Battalion and (1181) 2nd/4th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action in Egypt 4 November 1917. Aged 22. Born Chilham, Canterbury, enlisted Chatham, Kent. Son of James and Elizabeth Horton, of The Green, Littlebourne, Canterbury. No known grave. Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Panel 40.
JARVIS	Harry G	Ammunition Worker working for Explosive Loading Company Limited, near Oare, Faversham, Kent. Killed in an explosion 2 April 1916. Buried in the GUNPOWDER MILL BURIAL PLOT, Faversham, Kent. See also Faversham Explosion Memorial, Faversham, Kent.
LEWIS	Alexander William aka Alec	Private G/15476, 6th Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) formerly 524, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action Monday 3 July 1916. Aged 18. Born and enlisted Canterbury, Kent, resident Childham, Kent. Son of John William and Isabella Lewis, of Mountain St., Chilham, Canterbury, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 D and 6 D.
LUCAS	William Albert	Private 9774, 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action Friday 28 August 1914. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Canterbury, resident Chilham, Kent. Son of Frederick and Frances Eliza Lucas, of Shottenden, Chilham, Canterbury. No known grave. Commemorated on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France.
LYONS	Bernard Augustus	Ammunition Worker. Explosive Loading Company Limited, near Oare, Faversham, Kent. Killed in an explosion 2nd April 1916. Born 1888 Boughton, Kent. In 1911 he and his brother Reginald were in service as domestic gardeners in The Square, Chilham, living with the Myers family. Their parents were Frederick William Lyons of Dunkirk, and Jane Olivia Foreman [m. 1880 Dunkirk] . Buried in the Gunpower Mill Burial Plot, Faversham, Kent. Listed on the Chilham War Memorial. Relatives received £300 compensation. See also Faversham Explosion Memorial, Faversham, Kent.
MACEY	George Albert Arthur	Private S/10590, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action Tuesday 31 August 1915. Aged 19. Born Lower Hardres, Kent, resident Chilham, Kent, enlisted Canterbury, Kent. Son of Albert and Jane Elizabeth Macey, of Bagham Cross, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent. Buried in ST. QUENTIN CABARET MILITARY CEMETERY, Hainaut, Belgium. Plot I. Row D. Grave 5.
MOON	William Ernest	[Listed as MOORE on SDGW] Lance Corporal G/50943, 17th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Died of wounds Tuesday 4 December 1917. Born Chilham, Kent, enlisted Canterbury. Baptised 19 November 1889 in Chilham, St Mary, son of Frederick Louisa Moon. Husband of Rose (nee Clissold) Moon, of 17 Welstead Road, East Ham, London, married 7 December 1913 in Chilham, St Mary, Kent. In the 1891 census he was aged 1, born Chilham, Kent, son of Frederick and Mary L Moon, resident Shortenden, Chilham, East Ashford, Kent. In the 1901 census he was aged 11, born Chilham, Kent, son of Frederick and Mary Moon, resident Dunkins Farm, Chilham, East Ashford, Kent. In the 1911 census he was aged 22, born Chilham, worker on farm, son of Frederick and Mary Moon, resident Shottenden, Chilham, Kent. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section P. Plot V. Row G. Grave 5B.
MORTLEY	Frederick George	Private G/6167. 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds Thursday 5 October 1916. Aged 21. Born Boughton, Kent, resident Chatham, Kent, enlisted Canterbury, Kent. Buried in HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row J. Grave 25.
MURTON	George Walter	Stoker 2nd Class K/31943, H.M.S. “Pembroke” (Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham Naval Base), Kent. Royal Navy. Died from Scarlet Fever at Royal Naval Hospital. Chatham, 27 April 1916. Aged 30. Born 1 November 1885 in Akres, Kent. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Murton, of Mountain St., Chilham, Canterbury. Enlisted 30 March 1916 for the duration of hostilities, formerly a Farm Labourer, height 5 feet 6 inches. chest 39 inches. light hair, brown eyes, fresh complexion. Buried 1 May 1916 in GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY, Kent. Naval. Plot 22. Grave 1142.
PATTERSON	Percy [W]	Private 145952, 32nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly (45536) Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 11 August 1918. Born Wingham, Kent, resident Chilham Lees, enlisted Canterbury. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10.
PUDNEY	Herbert William James	Sergeant 45773, 236th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 41645, Royal Fusiliers (London Regiment). Killed in action Friday 12 October 1917. Aged 33. Born Murston, Kent, resident Chilham, enlisted Canterbury. Son of James Hales Pudney and Edith Pudney; husband of Bessie Pudney, of Cromwell Cottage, Chilham, Canterbury. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 154 to 159.
ROSE	William Alfred	Cooks Mate M/7190, H.M.S. “Southampton,” Royal Navy. Killed in action Wednesday 31 May 1916. Aged 20. Born 21 March 1895 in Ashford, Kent. Son of William Alfred and Mary Rose, of "The Lees," Chilham, Canterbury. Enlisted 17 February 1912 for 12 years, a Baker by trade, height 5 feet 7¼ inches, chest 35 inches, brown hair, brown eyes, fresh complexion. Buried at sea. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 21.
RUMSEY	Stanley Frederick	Sapper 541095, 432nd Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 25 March 1918. Born Maldon, Essex, resident Chilham, Kent, enlisted Gillingham, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 10 to 13.
SHEAFF	Frederick Walter	Sergeant 7759, 3rd (King’s Own) Hussars. Killed in action Sunday 24 March 1918. Aged 30. Born and enlisted Canterbury, resident Sheriton, Kent. Son of Mrs. Sarah Sheaff, of The Square, Chilham, Canterbury; husband of Edith Florence Sheaff, of Black Cottages, Colonels Lane, Boughton, Faversham, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 3.
SHERWOOD	Albert William	Rifleman 593445, 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles), London Regiment formerly 3474, 4th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds Tuesday 23 April 1918. Born Petham, resident Chatham, enlisted Canterbury. Buried in VALENCIENNES (ST. ROCH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot V. Row A. Grave 2.
SMITH	William	Corporal L/9759. 10th (R. East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 19 September 1918. Aged 22. Born St. John's, Chatham, Kent, resident Deal, Kent, enlisted Canterbury, Kent. Son of John and Lucy Smith, of 6, Primrose Hill, Deal. Native of Chatham. Buried in DOINGT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 26.
WADE	Charles Ernest	Lance Corporal (Rifleman) A/939 [SDGW] or A/930 [CWGC], 8th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC). Killed in action Friday 30 July 1915. Resident Chilham, Kent, enlisted Bordon. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 53.
WAGHORN	John	Sergeant M/207017 [CWGC] or M2/205017 [SDGW], 906th Mechanical Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died on service in Egypt Thursday 4 July 1918. Aged 22. Born Headcorn, Kent, resident Sittingbourne, enlisted Canterbury. John (known as Jack) was the youngest son of John and Frances Waghorn, of Grove End Farm, Tunstall, Sittingbourne. Native of Biddenden, Kent. Although Leon and Walter got through the first world war unscathed Jack died on active service in Palestine (now Israel). Their other son Charlie was not medically fit for the Army. Jack is buried in RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Section AA. Grave 27. See also Headcorn Memorial Original grave now replaced by CWGC stone Photographs © Roger Harris 2006
WOOD	Alec Henry aka Alick Henry	Private L/9065. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action Monday 3 May 1915. Aged 24. Born and resident Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, enlisted Canterbury, Kent. Son of Charles and Sarah Elizabeth Wood, of Middle Rd., The Lees, Chilham, Canterbury. Buried in TYNE COT CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XIV. Row D. Grave 22.
WRAIGHT	John William	Private TR/10/161482, 53rd Y.S. (Graduated) Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), formerly 10th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died on service in United Kingdom Friday 8 November 1918. Born Sheldwick, Kent, resident Shotenden, near Canterbury, Kent, enlisted Canterbury, Kent. Buried in North-West corner of CHILHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Kent.
1939 - 1945
ADAMSON, DCM	Sidney Lambert	Major 147597, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 21 January 1945. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). Born Hull, resident London W. Buried in CHILHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Kent. Row 4. Grave 5. Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945: ADAMSON Sidney Lambert of The Mount Hotel Leeds died 21 January 1945. at Wharncliffe Emergency Hospital Wadsley Bradfield near Sheffield Probate Llandudno 22 June to Irene Kathleen Mavis Wood spinster. Effects £465 19s. 6d.
AUSTEN	Geoffrey Frank	Leading Aircraftman 539289, 81 Repair & Salvage Unit, Royal Air Force. Based at Seletar, Singapore, captured on 8 March 1942 when Java fell and lost as a Prisoner of War on board the S.S. Junyo Maru which was torpedoed by H.M.S. Tradewind off Muko-Muko, Sumatra, 18 September 1944. Birth registered in the October to December Quarter 1918 in Ashford Registration District, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Memorial, Singapore. Column 438. Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945: AUSTEN Geoffrey Frank of School House Farm Shottenden Chilham Kent died 18 September 1944 at Sea Administration London 17 October to Frank Stokes Austen fruit farm manager and Alice Mary Elizabeth Austen (wife of the said Frank Stokes). Effects £614 10s. 2d.
BEANEY	Henry William	Gunner 6283274, 14 Anti-Tank Regiment. Killed in action 19 April 1943. Aged 36. Born 31 July 1907. Born Boughton, Faversham, Kent, resident Canterbury, Kent. Baptised 3 November 1907 in Boughton under Blean, St Barnabas, Kent. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Maria Beaney; husband of Kate (nee Emery) Beaney, of Chilham, Kent, married in the October to December Quarter 1938 in East Ashford Registration District, Kent. In the 1921 census he was aged 13, born Boughton, Kent, son of Henry and Elizabeth Maria Beaney, resident Lees the Lees, Chilham, Kent. Buried in OUED ZARGA WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Plot 1. Row K. Grave 8.
BUSBY	Herbert James	Able Seaman C/J 103417, S.S. Laconia (H.M.S. Pembroke - shore base), Royal Navy. Died at sea 12 September 1942. Aged 37. Born 4 May 1905 in Margate, Kent. Son of Alfred Edward and Sarah Catherine Terry Busby, of Margate, Kent. Enlisted 4 May 1923 for 12 years, a Shop Porter, height 5 feet 7 inches, chest 38½ inches, dark brown hair, brown eyes, sallow complexion. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 53, Column 2. Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1943: BUSBY Herbert James of Church Hill Chilham near Canterbury died on or since 12 September 1942 on war service Administration Llandudno 1 October to William George Busby engineer machine minder. Effects £189 14s. 1d.
CROUCH	Kenneth	Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 624759, 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Flying out of R.A.F. Binbrook in a Vickers Wellington II, serial number Z8409, on operations over Essen when his aircraft was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 0548 into a wood near Dreumel (Gelderland), 4 Km South of Tiel Holland, 9 March 1942. Aged 23. Son of William James Louis Crouch and Harriett May Crouch, of Chilham, Kent. Buried in UDEN WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot 1. Row E. Grave 10.
DADDS	Bernard George	Aircraftman 2nd Class 1272037, Royal Air Force. Taken prisoner on 20 March 1942 when Java fell and died on board the S.S. Maros Maru during a journey from Ambon Island to Surabaya, Java, 27 September 1944. Aged 33. Son of William and Priscilla Dadds; husband of Irene May Dadds, of Hackney, London. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Memorial, Singapore. Column 441.
ELGAR	Victor Norman John	Ordinary Telegraphist C/JX 273000, H.M. Trawler Arctic Pioneer, Royal Navy. Died when his ship was sunk by a bomb, from a German JU-87 Stuka dive bomber in Cowes Roads, outside Portsmouth Harbour, 27 May 1942. Aged 31. Born 15 August 1910 in Canterbury, Kent. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Elgar; husband of Ada Amy (nee Irons) Elgar, of Hadleigh, Essex, married 1940 in St Gabriel, Warwick Square, Pimlico, Middlesex. In the 1921 census he was aged 10, born Canterbury, Kent, son of Mary J Elgar, resident 43 St Peter's Grove, Canterbury, Kent. In the 1939 Register he was an Insurnace Agent, unmarried, resident Henden House, Whitstable, East Ashford R.D., Kent. Buried in HASLAR ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY, Hampshire. Plot E. Row 61. Collective grave 1-18.
FEAKINS	Frederick John	Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1473318, 35 (Madras Presidency) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Took off from R.A.F. Graveley in an Avro Lancaster III, serial number ND702, as part of a day raid on Gelsenkirchen (Nordstern synthetic oil plant), when his aircraft was shot down by flak at Gladbeck, just northwest of the target, and crashed at Gladbeck in the Ruhr, Germany, 11 September 1944. Aged 20. Son of John Richard and Celia Feakins, of Chilham, Kent. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 30. Row D. Grave 10.
GAY	Wyndham Trevor	[Listed as W J GAY on memorial] Gunner 808460, 90 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died as a result of an accident 18 August 1941. Son of William and Lillian Gay; husband of Violet Gay, of Abertillery, Monmouthshire. Buried in CHILHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Kent. Plot A. Row 20. Grave 3.
GRAVES	Albert George	Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 536190, 6 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force (Coastal Command). Flying out of Thornaby, Yorkshire in a Hudson III, serial number V9032, stalled and crashed at Quarry Farm when taking off while setting off on a training flight, 4 civilians died in a farmhouse, 18 December 1941. Aged 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Graves; husband of Margery Graves, of Thornaby-on-Tees. Buried in THORNABY-ON-TEES CEMETERY, Yorkshire. Plot O. Row O. Grave 12.
JELL	Dennis James	Able Seaman C/SSX 31106, H.M.S. Bramble, Royal Navy. Lostst when his ship was sunk in the Battle of the Barents Sea by the German cruiser Admiral Hipper and the destroyer Friedrich Eckoldt, 31 December 1942. Born 24 January 1920 in Hawkhurst, Kent. Baptised 25 April 1920 in Hawkhurst, St Laurence with All Saints, Kent, resident Tallot Road, Hawkhurst, Kent. Son of Percy James and Alice Jell; husband of Kathleen Constance Jell, of Rolvenden, Kent. In the 1921 census he was aged 1, born Hawkinge, Kent, son of Percy James and Alice jell, resident Cockhurst, Hawkhurst, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 54, Column 3.
LEWIS	Henry Filmer	Bombardier 941201, 74 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in action in Italy 6 April 1945. Aged 26. Born and resident Chilham, Kent. Son of Victor and Annie Lewis; husband of Sylvia E. Lewis, of Challock, Kent. In the 1921 census he was aged 2, born Chilham, Kent, son of Victor and Annie Elizabeth Lewis, resident Church Hill, Chilham, Kent. Buried in FORLI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VI. Row C. Grave 12.
LLOYD	Henry Simon Raoul	[Listed as H R S LLOYD on memorial] Pilot Officer (Pilot) 147904, 466 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Bomber Command). Killed in action when his aircraft, a Willington X, serial number HE212, was shot down by a night fighter at Vollezele 4 miles south of Ninove during a raid on Wuppertal 30 May 1943. Aged 21. Son of Charles and Simone Emilie Lloyd, of Chilham, Kent. Buried in BRUSSELS TOWN CEMETERY, Brussels - Capital Region, Belgium. Plot X. Row 17. Grave 27. Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1944: LLOYD Henry Simon Raoul of The Square Chilham near Canterbury died on or since 30 May 1943 on war service Administration (with Will) Llandudno 23 June to Charles Lloyd dispensing optician. Effects £218 14s. 10d.
LONDON	Gilbert Ivan	Stoker 1st Class C/KX 90467, H.M.S. Whirlwind, Royal Navy. Died at sea when his ship was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-34 5 July 1940. Aged 25. Born 12 December 1914 in Ramsgate, Kent. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter London; husband of Phyllis Isa May London, of Chilham Lees, Kent. In the 1921 census he was aged 6, born Minster in Thanet, Kent, at school, son of Walter and Renee London, resident Droves Delight, Minster, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 38, Column 2.
MATTHEWS	Walter James	Sergeant 5435183, 50th (Holding) Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Accidentally drowned in United Kingdom 29 September 1940. Aged 28. Born and resident Cornwall. Son of James and Lilian Matthews; husband of Marian Winnifred (nee Swaffer) Matthews, of Shottenden, Kent, married JUly to September Quarter 1940 in East Ashford Registration District, Kent. Buried in CHACEWATER (ST. PAUL) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Cornwall. Grave E. E. 18.
PATTERSON	Albert Frank	Petty Officer Stoker C/KX 77268, H.M.S. Electra, Royal Navy. Killed at sea when his ship was sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea, 27 February 1942. Aged 36. Born 20 November 1905 in Shottendon, Chilham, Kent. Son of Albert and Edith Patterson; husband of Amy Elizabeth (nee Stoakes) Patterson, of Chilham, Kent, married 19 July 1931 in Chartham, Kent. In the 1911 census he was aged 5, born Shottendon, Kent, sof Edith Patterson, resident The Lees, Chilham, Kent.In the 1921 census he was aged 15, born Chilham, Kent, a Machine House Boy at Howards Paer Mills, son of Albert and Edith Patterson, resident Middle Road, the Lees, Chilham, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 61, Column 1.
SARGEANT	Henry	[Listed as SARGENT on memorial] Private 6284917, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died as a result of an accident in Persia (Iraq) 21 February 1944. Aged 31. Buried in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot 23. Row G. Grave 7.
THEOBALD	Edmund Hugh [Carft]	Pilot Officer (Pilot) 67716, 30 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Believed to have been killed in action when shot down by ground fire during a strafing attack on Axis forces in the Halfaya area in a Hurricane I, serial number Z4709, 28 December 1941. Aged 26. Son of Hugh Whittard Theobald and Edith Maud Theobald, of Hadlow Down, Sussex. In the 1921 census he was aged 5, born bromley, Kent, son of Hugh Whittard abd Edith Maud Theobald, resident 36 Southborough Road, Bickley, Bromley, Kent. In the 1939 Register he was a Farmer and Fruit Grower, unmarried, resident North Court, Whitstable, East Ashford R.D., Kent. Buried in HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot 19. Row B. Grave 10. Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1942: THEOBALD Edmund Hugh Craft of North-court Chilham Kent died 28 December 1941 on war service Administration Llandudno 14 September to Hugh Whittard Theobald member of London Stock Exchange. Effects £186 1s. 11d.
WYLES	Frederick Bernard Horace Phllip	Private 317565, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 12 September 1944. Aged 28. Born 7 March 1916 in Kent, resident Canterbury. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wyles; husband of Laura May Wyles, of Chilham, Kent. In the 1921 census he was aged 5, born faversham, Kent, grandson of Henry Alfred and Jane Harlow, resident Garden Cottages Lower Gardens, Chilham, Kent. In the 1939 Register he was a General Labourer, married to Laura (nee Birtwell) Wyles, resident 1 Garden Cotts, Whitstable, East Ashford R.D., Kent. Buried in GRADARA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row F. Grave 65.
KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION
CRITTENDEN	Samuel	Civilian, of Chantlers Farm, Chilham. Died at Willesborough Hospital 21 October 1943. Aged 42. Details recorded by ASHFORD, URBAN DISTRICT, Kent.
HAY	Ethel Frances	Mrs. Civilian of Robins Croft, Chilham. Daughter of the late Lieut. Col. Everard Stepney Milman, of 151 Cromwell Road, Earl's Court, London; widow of Charles Hay who died and was buried in Chilham 15 February 1912. In the 1911 census Charles (aged 67) and Ethel Frances (aged 45) Hay were resident Robins Croft, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent. Died at Kent and Canterbury Hospital 11 October 1940. Aged 74. Her stepson Col. Charles John Bruce was previously killed 19 September 1940 in the City of London, aged 63. Details recorded by CANTERBURY, COUNTY BOROUGH, Kent. Buried in CHILHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Kent. Extract from Kentish Express - Friday 18 October 1940, page 6: CHILHAM'S LOSS The people of Chilham and district have received a profound shock in the death, as a result of enemy action, on Friday, of their most loved personality and helper. Mrs. Ethel Frances Hay, aged 74, of Robin's Croft, The Hill, Chilham, and widow of the late Colonel Charles Hay. Mrs. Hay had lived in the village for over 30 years, and she was the recognised leader of all its activities. Among her many interests was, chiefly, the church, for which she worked devotedly. She was vicar's warden, a speaker throughout the diocese for the Mothers' union, head of the Bible Class, director of the local branch of the Girls' Friendly Society, the Working Party, was a member of the Women's Institute, and organizer of the Bellringers' Association, to which she gave a supper new year. She conducted the Welfare Centre at Chilham Lees, gave unstinted service to the Red Cross and was a representative of the Kent and Canterbury Contributory Scheme A short time ago her stepson Major- General C. J. B. Hay, aged 63, second son of Col. Charles Hay. and Commander-General of the Lucknow district, was a victim, with his wife, to enemy action. The choral funeral service was conducted on Wednesday, by the Rev. J. Hilton- Spratt (rector), assisted by the Rev. M. L. Man (rector of Chartham). Psalm xii.. "I will lift up mine eyes" was chanted, and also "God be in my head." Every branch of Chilham's village and church life was represented, and the grave in the parish churchyard, close to Mrs. Hay's own garden, was massed with exquisite flowers. Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1941: HAY Ethel Frances of Robins Croft Chilham Kent widow died 11 October 1940 at Canterbury Hospital Kent probate Llandudno 17 February to Westwood Norman Hay C.I.E. D.S.O. retired colonel H.M. army Elsie Hamilton Milman spinster and John Milman Lipscomb medical practitioner. Effects £2982 12s.

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