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1 LYMINGE The Great War

2 BAILEY S.J Private G/7643 Sidney John BAILEY. 7 th Battalion, The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died 28 th September 1916 aged 25 years. Born Ospringe, Enlisted Rye, Resident Rye. BOUGHTON T Gunner Thomas George BOUGHTON MM, D Battery, 95 th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (R.F.A). Died 27 th September Born Lyminge. Enlisted Dover. BRADLEY F Private Frederick Charles BRADLEY. 11 th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Formerly (3072) Royal Engineers. Died 30 th November 1917aged 32 years. Enlisted Gillingham, Resided Lyminge, BUSHELL.C Private G/1443 Henry Cecil BUSHELL, 8 th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 3 rd September Born Elham, Enlisted Lyminge, Resided Lyminge. CRAPPS L Private G/18869 Leonard CRAPPS, 7 th Battalion, Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died 3 rd march Born Hawkinge. Enlisted Folkestone. Resided Lyminge. ELLENDER A Gunner Albert ELLENDER, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 2 nd July Born Lyminge. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided North Lyminge. ELLENDER H Private G/7632 Henry ELLENDER, 10 th Battalion, The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died 15 th September Born Etchinghill. Enlisted Dover. Resided Elham. FISHER E Lance Corporal Ernest FISHER, 12 th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died 8 th May 1917 aged 27 years. Born Folkestone. Enlisted Western-Super-Mare.

3 FLETCHER S.G Lance Corporal Stanley G FLETCHER NO TRACE GOWER H Private 9455 Harry GOWER, 2 nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died 23 July Born Hythe. Enlisted Dover. Resided Barham. GARVILL E.W Private Edward W GARVILL Closest match is this man on the Medal Index Cards - Rifleman Edward CARVILL, 15 th Battalion, Royal Rifles. Formerly (4595) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Formerly Private (260268) Royal Warwickshire Regiment. HALLS S.C Sergeant Major Sydney C HALLS NO TRACE JONES N.A Lance Corporal G/246 Norman Aldham JONES. 6 th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Died 13 th October Born Rotherhithe. Enlisted Folkestone. Resided Canterbury. LANGHORNE H Gunner Robert H LANGHORNE Probably this man: Driver Langhorne R, Royal Field Artillery. Formerly Private (2037) Welsh Regiment.

4 LINTOTT H Rifleman A/ Henry LINTOTT. 11 th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Died 24 th March Born Harbledown. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Folkestone. LOTT J.C Corporal John Charles LOTT. C Battery., 73 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (R.F.A). Died 5 th April Born Lyminge. Enlisted Dover. MORGAN H Sapper Henry MORGAN. Royal Engineers (R.E) NO TRACE MORRIS H.C Private Horace C MORRIS NO TRACE MORRIS W.T Private G/5425 William Thomas MORRIS, 8 th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 18 th August Born Lyminge. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Lyminge. OVENDEN H.J Lance Corporal S/349 Henry James OVENDEN, 2 nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 25 th May Born Ashford. Enlisted Folkestone. Resided Lyminge. POTTEN F.G Gunner Frederick George POTTEN. Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 25 th November Born Chilham. Enlisted Dover. Resided Lyminge. PAWSON G Lieutenant George St Vincent PAWSON MC. Royal Air Force. Formerly Second Lieutenant, Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry. Died 6 th

5 November 1918 aged 28 years. Buried in the Lyminge (SS Mary & Ethelburgar) Churchyard. RUMBOLD W.C Private William Charles RUMBOLD. 23 rd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 22 nd August Born Folkestone. Enlisted Ashford. Resided Charing Heath. SKEER G Sergeant George SKEER. MM, Croix de Guerre (Belgium), 222 nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 21 st March 1918 aged 33 years. Born Harbledown. Enlisted Ashford. TAYLOR L.E Private Lionel Edgar TAYLOR. 50 th Battalion, (Alberta Regiment) Canadian Infantry. Died 18 th November 1918 aged 27 years. Born Lyminge. Enlisted Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Resident Edmonton. WEST J.W Private James W WEST NO TRACE

6 The Second World War ( ) BARTON J.J Private Joseph James BARTON. 5 th Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) Died 22 nd November 1943 aged 22 years. CROUCH S Driver T/ Sidney CROUCH. Royal Army Service Corps. Attached Royal Army Medical Corps (R.A.M.C). Died 13 th October 1945 aged 20 years. CURTIS R Private Reginald CROUCH. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Attached Royal Armored Corps, Royal Scots Greys (2 nd Dragoons). Died 10 th March 1941 aged 21 years. EDGINGTON C.H Corporal Charles Henry EDGINGTON. Royal Armoured Corps, 1st Royal Dragoons. Died 2 nd July 1940 aged 27 years. FINN R Flying Officer Robert FINN NO TRACE FOREMAN T Private Thomas FOREMAN. 2/6 TH Battalion, The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died 25 th February 1944 aged 21 years. GUEST C Private Clarence GUEST NO TRACE HARRIS F Leading Aircraftsman Frederick HARRIS. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (R.A.F.V.R). Died 30 th August 1942 aged 31 years.

7 HAYESMORE E. E Bombardier Ernest Edward HAYESMORE. 114 th Royal Artillery (R.A). Died 21 st April 1944 aged 28 years. Field Regiment, MERCER R.A Corporal Reginald Albert MERCER. 1 st Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers. Died 24 th November 1942 aged 22 years. OVENDEN F.G Leading Aircraftsman Frederick George OVENDEN. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (R.A.F.V.R). Died 6 th December SPENS R Captain Robert Richard Patrick SPENS MC. 65 th (The Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died between 13 th & 15 th February WOODS R.E Flight Sergeant Raymond Ewart WOODS. 684 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (R.A.F.V.R). Died 10 th December 1943 aged 22 years.

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