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1 TEMPLE EWELL

2 The Great War ( ) ALDERSON A.E Captain Evelyn ALDERSON. 3 rd Battalion, The Queen`s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Attached 1 st Battalion, King s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died 11 th March Son of E.A. Alderson (Chaplain to the Forces, 1 St Class) and Mary Alderson of Weeford, River, Dover, Kent. Buried Struma Military Cemetery, Greece. Grave reference VI.F.11. BALDWIN T Petty Officer Stoker K/12579 Thomas BALDWIN. Royal Navy. H.M.S. Partridge. Died 12 th December 1917 aged 28 years. Son of Thomas and Frances Baldwin of Chapel Street, Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel reference H.M.S. Partridge was sunk off the coast of Norway while on escort duties by four German destroyers.

3 BOURNE W No Trace BUNTING G.P Gunner Geoffrey Phillip BUNTING. 217 th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA). Died 9 th April 1918 aged 27 years. Born Anmer, Norfolk. Enlisted Dover. Son of John Bunting of Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Husband of Jessie Mary Bunting. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines- Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel reference - 1. CHEESEMAN H.J Private G/6165 Herbert John CHEESEMAN. 1 st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 14 th July 1916 aged 19 years. Born Ringwold, Kent. Enlisted Dover. Resided Temple Ewell. Son of Walter James and Annie Cheeseman of 1 Brook Cottages, Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium. CURTIS G.A.J No Trace FORTH W.S Private G/87575 William Staveley FORTH. 18 th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 6 th July 1918 aged 38 years. Born Dover. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Dover. Son of George Frederick Samuel Forth and Elizabeth Forth of 5 Church Street, Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Buried Hagle Dump Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Grave reference I.H.4. HARRIS G Private George HARRIS. 8 th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 3 rd May 1917 aged 34 years. Born Battle, Sussex. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Dover. Son of Thomas and Ellen Harris of Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Husband of Jane Grey (formerly Harris) of 30 Maison Dieu Road, Dover. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel reference - Bay 6. HONEYBALL W.C Second Lieutenant Wilfred Charles HONEYBALL. 14 th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 21 st March 1918 aged 31 years. Son of Frederick and Kate Honeyball of Dalday, Temple Ewell, Dover. Husband of Mabel

4 Honeyball of 14 Wessex Gardens, Golders Green, London. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. JARVIS A Sapper Alfred Henry JARVIS. 7 th Signal Company, Royal Engineers (RE). Died 30 th October 1914 aged 24 years. Born Kearsney, Dover. Enlisted Dover. Son of Elizabeth Jarvis of The Haven, Whitfield, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the Menin Gate. Panel reference 9. KING L.T Sergeant Lewis Thomas KING. D Company, 10 th Battalion, Duke of Wellington s (West Riding Regiment). Died 31 st August 1916 aged 32 years. Born Loftus, Yorkshire. Enlisted Dover. Resided Loftus, Yorkshire. Husband of Ada Mary Waite (formerly King) of 4 Whitby Road, East Loftus, Yorkshire. Buried Berks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Hainault, Belgium. Grave reference I.D.3. MAXTED A.E Corporal G/402 Albert Edward MAXTED. 6 th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 13 th October Born Temple Ewell. Enlisted Dover. Resided Temple Ewell. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Maxted of Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. MAXTED H.J Lance Corporal G/8459 Henry John MAXTED. 6 th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 4 th August Born Temple Ewell. Enlisted Dover. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Maxted of Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent Resided Temple Ewell. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5D. MAXTED W.G Private Walter George MAXTED. 11 th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Formerly (31383) Suffolk Regiment. Died 4 th August 1918 aged 34 years. Born Temple Ewell. Enlisted Dover. Resided Temple Ewell. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Maxted of Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Husband of E.F. Maxted of Temple Ewell. Buried Nine Elms Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave reference - XV.C.1.

5 MAXTED W.C Private T/ William Colbred MAXTED. 5 th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Formerly (1648) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 24 th February Born and resided Wye. Enlisted Ashford. Commemorated by Special Memorial (Screen Wall) located in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. MAXTED W.H Lieutenant William Henry MAXTED. 3 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 17 th December 1918 aged 19 years. Son of James Samuel and Minnie Maxted of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Buried Etaples Military Cemetery. Grave reference - XLV. A.12. PHILPOTT H.H Stoker 1 st Class K/21845 Horace Henry PHILPOTT. Royal Navy. H.M.S. Pathfinder. Died 5 th September Son of Mr F.W. Philpott, 39 Stonehall Village, Lydden, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel 6. H.M.S. Partridge was the first RN vessel sunk by a German submarine when she was torpedoed in the North Sea by the U-21 commanded by Otto Hershing. RICHARDS E Private Edwin James RICHARDS. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Formerly (8424) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 23 rd April Born Temple Ewell. Enlisted Dover. RICHARDS C.W.P Engine Room Artificer (4 th Class) George William Powney RICHARDS. Royal Navy. H.M.S. P.26. Died 10 th April 1917 aged 22 years. Born North Wingfield, Derbyshire. Son of Charles Henry and Ellen Richards of Stone Hall House, Lydden, Dover, Kent. Buried Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Harve, Seine- Maritime, France. Division 62. Grave I. H.M.S. P.26 was the patrol boat attached to the hospital ship H.M.S. Salta. Both vessels were sunk by mine. RIGDEN A.V Private G/6164 Albert Victor RIGDEN. 1 st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 15 th September 1916 aged 19 years. Born and resided Temple Ewell. Enlisted Dover. Son of William and Eliza Rigden of Vine Cottage, Temple

6 Ewell, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier & Face 5D. Brother of J.F Rigden. RIGDEN J.F Private James Frank RIGDEN. 9 th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Formerly (G/9070) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 29 th October 1916 aged 21 years. Born Temple Ewell. Enlisted Dover. Resided Temple Ewell. Son of William and Eliza Rigden of Vine Cottage, Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. ROGERS A.H Private Arthur Henry ROGERS. 31 st British Stationary Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). Died 31 st July Born Temple Ewell. Enlisted Warwick. Buried Baghdad (North Gate) Cemetery. Grave reference - XII.B.9. VANSON W No Trace WEST W Rifleman 2116 William WEST. 4 th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died 21 st February 1917 aged 31 years. Born Dover. Enlisted Chatham. Resided Temple Ewell. Son of John and Frances West of 4 Dour Terrace, Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Commemorated on the Mikra Memorial, Greece.

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