Bramley, Surrey
TO THE
GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF BRAMLEY WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS FOR LIBERTY 1914 – 1918 AND 1939 – 1945 
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CPO H PANKHURST R N A B A PATCHING R N D PTE M RISBRIDGER A S C PTE E ROBERTS R W FUS LT COL L FISHER-ROWE GR GDS COMDR S FISHER-ROWE R N PTE E SHRUBB R W S PTE H C SHRUBB R W S PTE T SMITH CAN CONTGT DVR B STRUDWICK R E LCE CORPL R STRUDWICK CAN CONTGT LIEUT M TOPHAM R F C LCE CORPL W WILLIAMS HANTS REGT A B G WILLIAMS R N PTE E YOUNG R W S 
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MAJ R A L BEENEY R E PTE L J CANSELL QUEEN’S R REGT LIEUT P CANTI R E SAPR G A HARBROE R E LIEUT-COM P H HAVERS R N TELST A R HEARSEY R N CAPT F G KAHL R FUSRS LIEUT-COM R M NORRIS R N V R PTE S NORTH RAMC LCE CORPL W MILLER QUEEN’S R REGT LCE CORPL J M WILD E SURREYS PTE F W H WILLIAMSON QUEEN’S R REGT ACI R S ST C WHITBOURN R A F MAJ R L G WOOD R I FUSRS LCE CORPL A G HOOK QUEEN’S R REGT 
IN MEMORY OF
MAJOR JOHN SOUTHERN MAIDLOW RFA KILLED IN ACTION AT MONS AUG 23RD 1914 ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW AND SON |
The Fallen from WW1
Albert ANSELL Private, 20th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), 121 Brigade, 40th Division. Army no. 50462 He died from his wounds on 24 January 1917. He was 39 He was the husband of Edith Ansell, 3 Springfield Terrace, Snowdenham Road, Bramley He is buried in grave II M 2, Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte George William Ernest AYRES Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/1831 He was killed in action 1 July 1916. He was 23 He was the son of George and Sarah Ayres, 2 Eastwood Road, Bramley He is buried in grave VII R I, Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz William BAGULEY Private, 2/7th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, 199 Brigade, 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. Army no. 53541 He was killed in action on 21 March 1918 during the Battle of St Quentin. He was 19 He was the son of Samuel and Annie Baguley, Chinthurst Lodge, Bramley. He is remembered on panel 64 to 67 of the Pozières Memorial Thomas Walter Peveral BAINTON Sergeant, 2nd/4th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 160 Brigade, 53rd Division. Army no. 2653 He died from his wounds on 14 August 1915. He was 21 He was the son of Thomas and Lydia K Bainton of St Hilda's, Bramley. He was born in Yorkshire He is buried in grave II E 77, East Mudros Military Cemetery. Additional information This cemetery is on the Greek island of Lemnos which was an important hospital centre during the Gallipoli campaign Herbert Quentin BAINTON Signalman, 16th Battalion, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Army no. 55807. He was formerly with The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Army no. 18896 He died from his wounds in Clitheroe on 14 May 1918. He was 22. He was the son of Thomas and Lydia Kate Bainton, St Hilda's, Bramley. He is buried in grave 22 6 6 Bramley Cemetery Frank BALCHIN Private, 7th Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/2031 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916. He was 23. He was the son of Henry and Lydia Balchin, Hurst Hill, Snowdenham Lane, Bramley He is buried in grave VIII L 7, Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz William Edward BOOKER Sergeant, 44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment), Brigade, Division. Army no. 622103 He died in action on 19 November 1916. He was 24 He was the son of William and Ellen Booker, Birtley Road, Bramley He is buried in grave XVI X 4, Ovillers Military Cemetery Additional information He was born in Alfold born on 17 September 1892 The Hon Ernest William Maitland Molyneux BRABAZON DSO Captain, Coldstream Guards serving as Staff Captain, 4th Guards' Brigade He was killed in action on 17 June 1915. He was 31 He was the son of the Earl and Countess of Meath and the husband of the Hon. Dorothy M Brabazon, Bridley House, Worplesdon Hill, Woking He is buried in grave E 37 Cambrin Churchyard Extension which is 5 mile east of Bethune. Additional information Cambrin was the location for the Brigade HQ. The Probate records state: The Hon Ernest W M M Brabazon, Brindley House, Heath House Lane, near Woking. Probate granted to his widow Brabazon and William L B 'Lyod Harry BROWN Private, Army Service Corps. Army no. M2/139077 He died on 27 July 1918. He was 27 He was the son of Harry and Celia Brown, Eastwood Road, Bramley and the husband of Rose Brown, 7 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford who he had married on 2 August 1915 He is buried in grave E 291, Stoke Old Cemetery, Guildford Additional information He had been discharged on 17 January 1917 as being no longer physically fit for war service. His Pension was 13 shillings and 9 pence (about 69p). The cause of his death according to his military record was Diabetes aggravated by his Active Service Joseph Edward CHAMBERLAIN Corporal, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, Brigade, Division. Army no. 46648 He was killed in action on 5 April 1918. He was 34 He was the son of Charles and Sarah Ann Chamberlain of Bramley He is remembered on bay 3 of the Arras Memorial Robert CHAMBERLAIN Private, Mechanical Transport, Army Service Corps. Army no. M2/139489 He died on 13 January 1918. He was 37 He was the son of Charles and Annie Chamberlain of Bramley He is buried in grave III B 34, Merville Communal Cemetery Extension Walter Victor Hyde CLAYTON Rifleman, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), 11 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no. 41317 He was killed in action on 2 June 1918. He was 18. He was the son of Frank and Mrs A H Clayton, High Street, Bramley He is buried in grave D 8, Gonnehem British Cemetery Francis Albert COLEMAN Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/1362 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916. He was 24 He was the son of Albert G and Lucy Coleman, Birtley Road, Bramley He is buried in grave III O 2, Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz Arthur Henry DICKER Gunner, 23rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army no. 64073 He was killed in action on 24 October 1917 He was the son of Elias and Sarah E Dicker He is buried in grave XII A 5, The Huts Cemetery Ernest Frank DICKER Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 22 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. L/9613 He was killed in action on 31 October 1914. He was 23 He was the son of Elias and Sarah E Dicker, New Barn Cottage, Nore Lane, Hascombe He is remembered on panel 11 - 13 and 14 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Albert DICKETTY Rifleman, 3rd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), 17 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. 4965 He was killed in action on 6 February 1918. He was 23 He was the son of William and Mary Dicketty He is buried in grave I J 3, Hargicourt British Cemetery William James GOACHER Private 2nd/4th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 101 Brigade, 34th Division. Army no. T/206663 He was killed in action on 1 August 1918. He was 34 He was the son of James and Jane Goacher and the brother of Agnes M Barnes, 78 Nightingale Road, Guildford. He is remembered on the Soissons Memorial Jack Martin GOULDEN Lance Sergeant, 39 Regiment Reinforcement Company, Canadian Corps Army no. 79608 He died on 2 September 1918. He was 24 He was the son of William and Caroline Goulden, Normandale, Barton Road, Bramley and a native of Egham. He is buried in grave III D 19, Ligny St. Flochel British Cemetery, Averdoingt The Hon. Leslie d'Henin HAMILTON MVO Major, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards Brigade. He was killed in action on 29 October 1914. He was 40. He was the son of the 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and husband of The Hon. Amy C Hamilton, 4 South Eaton Place, London. He is remembered on panel 11 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Additional information Hon. Leslie d'H Hamilton was born on 19 December 1873. He was the son of John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell and Lady Emily Eleanor Leslie-Melville. He married Amy Cecile Ricardo, daughter of Colonel Horace Ricardo, on 9 September 1905. He fought in the Boer War 1899-1902. He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Coldstream Guards. His probate records give his address as 4 South Eaton Place William HAMPSHIRE Private, 1st Battalion, The Essex Regiment, 88 Brigade, 29th Division. Army no. 34916. He was formerly with the Suffolk Regiment. Army no. 28340 He was killed in action on 23 April 1917 He is remembered on bay 7 of the Arras Memorial Additional information He is recorded as living in Bramley Edward HARBROE Private, 6th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 37 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. 22563 He was killed in action on 1 December 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai. He was 32 He was the husband of Beatrice M Harbroe, 6 Oakgate Cottage, Eastwood Road, Bramley. He is buried in grave VIII D 20 Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery Additional information He was born in Shalford and lived in Bramley 2 records show Edward Harbroe and this suggests that his name is incorrect on the War Memorial which shows HarbOroe Albert Henry John HAYNES Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 18th Division. Army no. G/1874 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916 during the Battle of Albert on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He was 23 He was the son of George and Elizabeth Haynes, Rowe Farm Cottage, Thorncombe Street, Bramley and the brother of Thomas, the next entry He is buried in grave VIII L 10, Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz Thomas George HAYNES Private, 7th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment, 35 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. 12589 He was killed in action on 3 July 1916 in the same battle as his brother, the Battle at Albert. He was 22 He was the son of George and Elizabeth Haynes, Rowe Farm Cottage, Thorncombe Street, Bramley. He is remembered on pier and face 1C and 2A of the Thiepval Memorial James Arthur HILL Rifleman, 12th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 59 Brigade, 20th (Light) Division. Army no. R/16536 He was killed in action on 7 June 1916 during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. He was 32 He was the son of the late George and Sarah Hill, Snowdenham Cottage, Bramley. He is remembered on panel 51 and 53 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Leonard George HOOK Drummer, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards Brigade. Army no. 16064 He was killed in action on 10 November 1914 near Ypres, age 16 He was the son of Arthur and Kate Hook, Snowdenham Road He is remembered on panel 9 and 11 of the Menin Gate Memorial Thomas Henry JACKSON Private, 8th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 72 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. G/2006 He was killed in action on 21 August 1916 at Delville Wood. He was 21. He was the son of Edward and Jane Jackson He is remembered on pier and face 5D and 6D of the Theipval Memorial Aubrey Henry JOY Rifleman, 1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 99 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. A/203073. He was formerly with The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own). Army no. Z/2495. He was killed in action on 17 Feb 1917 at Miraumont. He was 35 He was the son of Henry and Mary Joy, Birtley Road, Bramley He is remembered on pier and face 13A and 13B of the Thiepval Memorial Bertram KNIGHT Private, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. G/1852 He was killed in action on 3 November 1916 in the continuing fighting on the Somme. He was 23. He was the son of Frances Knight of Gosden Common He is remembered on pier and face 5D and 6D of the Thiepval Memorial Frederick Newland MARCHANT Lieutenant, 66 Squadron, Royal Air Force He died whilst flying on 6 June 1918. He was 19. He was the son of Thomas D and Emma Marchant, Eastwood, Bramley. He is buried in plot 2, row B grave 7 of Montecchio Precalcino Communal Cemetery Extension, Vicenza, Italy Additional information He served as a pilot with 66 Squadron from 12 March 1918 until his death on 6 June 6 1918. He died flying Sopwith Camel no. B2338 The postings related to his qualification as a pilot were 29 June 1917 School of Military Aeronautics Reading, 14 August 1917 3 Training Squadron Shoreham 18 October 1917 62 Training Squadron Dover, 20 February 1918 Scout Pool Manston, 9 March 1918 Expeditionary Force Brigade Owen MARCHANT Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/1855 He was killed in action on 14 July 1916 during the capture of Trônes Wood. He was 19 He was the son of Edwin and Sarah Marchant. He is remembered on pier and face 5D and 6D of the Thiepval Memorial Additional information Trônes Wood is south east of Longueval in the Somme and was the scene of an action between British and German forces as part of the Battle of the Somme. The wood was part of the German second defence line and provided cover for German rifle, machine gun and artillery fire. As part of a major offensive starting on 14 July, General Haig, Commander of the Allied Armies intended to secure the British right flank and to capture Longueval and the adjoining Delville Wood, the capture of Trônes Wood would protect the right flank of the British forces attacking north towards Longueval. The battle started on 14 July 1916 and by the afternoon of 15 July, the British had succeeded in taking the wood. This allowed the 9th Division to successfully advance, and after protracted battles, to capture Longueval and Delville Wood which are themselves both well-known Battles. Frederick MILLS Rifleman, 1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 6 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 7966 He was killed in action on 14 September 1914 in one of the earliest engagements of the war; stemming the German advance at the Battle of the Aisne. He was 24 He was the son of Challonder and Kate Mills. He is buried in grave I C 18 Vailly British Cemetery, about 8 miles east of Soissons Percy James MORRIS Quarter Master Sergeant, 1/5th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 12 Indian Brigade, 15th Indian Division. Army no. T/240034 He died on 15 October 1918 probably from a fever. He was 31 He was the son of Walter J and Mary Morris, Liss Cottages, Eastwood Road, Bramley He is buried in Hosur Road Cemetery, Bangalore and he is remembered on face 6 of the Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial, ChennaI Additional information The Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial is situated at the rear of the cemetery. It bears the names of more than 1,000 servicemen who died during WW1 who lie in many civil and cantonment cemeteries Alfred NEWMAN Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 22 Brigade, 7th Division Army no. L/9989 He was killed in action on 29 October 1914 during the Battle of Gheluvelt. He was 21 He was the son of Jacob and Ellen Newman, Birtley Road, Bramley. He is remembered on panel 11-13 and 14 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres George OVER Private, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. G/37145 He was killed in action on 25 September 1917 during the fighting at Menin Road Ridge. He was 30. He was the son of George and Lydia Over and the husband of Amy R Over, 1 Bank Cottage, High Street, Bramley. He is remembered on panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A of the Tyne Cot Memorial Herbert George PANKHURST Shipwright 2nd Class, HMS Queen Mary, Royal Navy RN no. 344822 He died when his ship was sunk at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. He was 34. He was the son of Stephen and Harriet Pankhurst of Bramley and the husband of Theodora R Pankhurst, 5 Hope Place, Church Path, Arundel Street, Portsmouth. He is remembered on panel 20 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Additional information The German Cruiser Derfflinger hit the Queen Mary twice. One shell hit forward and detonated one or both of the magazines. It is uncertain where the second hit struck, one likely location is ‘Q’ turret, which in turn started a fire in the working chamber which led to the magazine. A final explosion ripped through the aft section of the ship and she exploded. Arthur John PATCHING Able Seaman, Hawke Battalion, RN Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. RNVR no. London Z/2404 He was killed in action on 13 November 1916. He was 20 He was the son of George and Fanny Patching, Birtley Road, Bramley. He is remembered on pier and face 1A of the Thiepval Memorial Additional information The naval records note that he was buried in isolated grave 57d Q 17 B94 Maurice RISBRIDGER Rifleman, 12th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 59 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. A/202133. He was formerly with the Royal Army Service Corps, Army no. S/4/146973 He was killed in action near Albert on 24 August 1918. He was 33 He was the son of Robert and Sarah A Risbridger, Trunley Heath He is buried in grave I AI 7, Bray Military Cemetery Frederick ROBERTS Private, 14th Battalion, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 113 Brigade, 38th Division. Army no. 34609 He was killed in action on 9 July 1916. He was 31 He is remembered on pier and face 4A of the Thiepval Memorial Additional information His initial is as shown F. The War Memorial shows E which is incorrect. Birth Place: Bala, Merioneth Laurence Rowe FISHER-ROWE JP Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, (20th Brigade, 7th Division) He died of his wounds received at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 13 March 1915. He was 48 He was the husband of Eveleen Fisher-Rowe, 49 Thurloe Square, South Kensington, London. The family lived at Thorncombe He is buried in grave II F 9, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Additional information In the Imperial War Museum there are papers relating principally to his military career. His name also features on the Busbridge Memorial Seymour FISHER-ROWE Commander, HMS Falmouth, Royal Navy He died on 27 February 1916 from an illness contracted whilst he was on active service. He was 39 He was the son of the late Captain Edward R and Lady Victoria I Fisher-Rowe and the husband of Frances O Reinold formerly Fisher-Rowe of Southbrook, Havant. He is buried in the north-west corner of All Saints Churchyard, Mundesley, Norfolk His name also features on the Busbridge Memorial Edward SHRUBB Private, 9th Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment, 71 Brigade, 6th Division. Army no. 32894 He was killed in action on 21 March 1918 in the battle of St Quentin. He was 19. He was the son of Edward and Annie M Shrubb and brother of Herbert see next entry. He is remembered on bay 3 of the Arras Memorial Herbert Charles SHRUBB Private, C Company, 7th (Service) Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division. Army no. 30192 He was killed in action on 19 September 1918. He was 30 He was the son of Edward and Annie M Shrubb and the husband of Edith F Shrubb, 44 New Road, Chilworth. He is buried in grave II B 39, Templeux Le Guerard British Cemetery Thomas Oldershaw SMITH Private, Machine Gun Section, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Army no. 8617 He died on 22 April 1915. He was 33 He was the son of Charles J Smith, Sweet Briar Cottage, Eastwood Road, Bramley. He is remembered on panel 10-18-26-28 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Benjamin Guy STRUDWICK Driver, 4th Advanced Park, 29th Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 21743 He died on 13 November 1918. He was 25 He is buried in grave 447 Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece Additional information He died after the Armistice so the cause of death was probably accident or illness. The cemetery is some 15 kilometres north east of Thessaloniki, on the outskirts of the village of Exochi . Reginald STRUDWICK Lance Corporal, 13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment). Army no. 427176 He died on 27 June 1916. He was 25 He was the son of Mr G and Fanny Strudwick, Castle Cottage, Castle Street, Guildford and the husband of Mabel Frances Mavor (formerly Strudwick), 40 High Street, Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand. He is remembered on panel 24-26-28-30 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Michael TOPHAM Second Lieutenant, 27 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. He was formerly with 19th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). He died whilst flying on 13 April 1917. He was 21 He was the son of Francis D, 42 Hadlow Road, Tonbridge and the late Pauline W Topham. He is remembered on the Arras Flying Services Memorial Additional information 27 Squadron was formed at Hounslow on 5 November 1915 and was the first to be fully equipped with the Martinsyde G100 'Elephant'. The squadron was posted to France in March 1916 where the aircraft was found to be best suited to reconnaissance and bombing. The Martinsyde Aircraft factory was next to the Mosque on the corner of Oriental Road in Woking. Once built, the aircraft taxied to Brooklands, Weybridge and took off from there. Michael Topham flew Martinsyde G.102 Serial no. A1564 which was based at Fienvillers at the time. He had enlisted in September 1914 and his commission is recorded in the London Gazette in August 1916. Walter Henry WILLIAMS Lance Corporal, 11th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers), The Hampshire Regiment, Pioneer Battalion for 16th Division. Army no. 13941 He was killed in action on 30 March 1918. He was 29 He was the son of George and Emma Williams, Gosden Common, Bramley. He is remembered on panel 48 of the Pozières Memorial George B WILLIAMS Able Seaman, HMS Victory I, Royal Navy. RN No. 234521 He died in the Spanish Flu epidemic on 22 February 1919. He was 29 He was the son of George and Emma Williams, Gosden Common, Bramley. He is buried in grave E 39 10, Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery Additional information HMS Victory is a shore base – Flagship Portsmouth and Barracks Edwin YOUNG Private, 2nd/4th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 160 Brigade, 53th Division. Army no. 206701 He died on 29 March 1917. He was 19 He was the son of John and Agnes Young, 2 Hill View, Eastwood Road, Bramley He is buried in grave D 35 of the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery The Fallen from WW2 Reginald Donovan ADGEY-EDGAR Sergeant, Intelligence Corps. Army no. 973112 He died on 5 January 1944. Hee was 29 He was the son of Walter H and Mary L Adgey-Edgar of Bramley. He is buried in sec D row 31, grave 2 Bramley Cemetery Raymond Arthur Lewis BEENEY Major, Royal Engineers, Army no. 225685 He was killed in acton on 10 February 1943. He was 32 He was the son of Captain Herbert and Clara Beeney of Southsea, Hampshire. He is buried in grave 5 A 14 La Reunion War Cemetery, Algeria Additional information B.Sc. Eng. (Hons.), A.M.I.C.E. At school, Raymond was a keen cricketer representing the school many times and he was captain of East House. He also played for the school first XI at football and was noted as being ‘a very good tackler and sure kick with either foot’. In 1928 he passed the Higher School Certificate with Intermediate Science and Engineering certificates from London University. He graduated from London University in 1931 with a first class BSc. Hons in Engineering and became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is also remembered on the Woking County Grammar School roll of honour located in Christ Church, Woking. Leslie James CANSELL Private, 1st/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) Brigade, Division. Army no. 6098936 He died on 23 November 1944 as the Allies were driving the Germans back towards Germany across northern Europe. He was 31 He was the son of William and Edith Cansell and the husband of Dorothy F Cansell of Bramley. He is buried in grave III B 11 Mook War Cemetery, 6 miles from Nijmegen Netherlands Peter CANTI Lieutenant, Royal Engineers attached to 68th Field Company. Indian Engineers Army no. 194149 He died on 9 January 1944 in India. He was 31 He was the son of Ronald and Clare Canti and the husband of Pamela Canti, of Charmouth, Dorset previously of East Manor, Bramley. He is buried in grave 3 D 2 Kirkee War Cemetery, India Additional information BSc (Eng) George Albert HARBROE Sapper, Royal Engineers, 709 General Construction Company. Army no. 1919850 He died on 9 October 1940. He was 26 He was the son of Beatrice M Harbroe and stepson of Harry B Hill of Bramley. He is buried in grave sec H row 28 grave 2 Bramley Cemetery Patrick Howard HAVERS Lieutenant-Commander, HMS Dasher, Royal Navy He died on 27 March 1943. He was 35 He was the son of Lily Havers and the husband of Kitty Havers of Browneaves He is remembered on bay 4, panel 3 of the Lee on Solent Memorial Additional information HMS Dasher supported the amphibious assault on North Africa in November 1942, Operation Torch. This was the last time the Sea Hurricane was used. HMS Dasher carried 835 Squadron which was flying Sea Hurricanes which were very successful in protecting the beachheads against the French. 27 March 1943, HMS Dasher was in the Firth of Clyde when one of her Swordfish planes crashed in practicing take-offs and landings a violent internal explosion occurred, sending Dasher to the bottom in only 5 minutes, stern first. Oil from the ship caught fire and spread across the water to the survivors. 379 men drowned and 149 men were picked up by rescue vessels. Allen Richard HEARSEY Leading Telegraphist, HMS Barham, Royal Navy. RN no. P/JX 151901 He died at sea on 25 November 1941. He was 20 He was the son of Richard C and Daisy E Hearsey of Bramley He is remembered on panel 52, column 3 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Additional information HMS Barham was a battleship of the British Mediterranean Fleet was hit by three torpedoes from the German submarine U-331 north of Sidi Barrani. About four minutes later Barham's 15-inch magazine exploded which completely disintegrated the battleship. A total of 862 crewmen perished including her commander, Captain G C Cooke. 449 men were rescued by the destroyers HMS Hotspur and HMAS Nizam. The U-331 was sunk on 17 November 1942 by torpedo-carrying Swordfish from the carrier HMS Formidable. Albert George HOOK Lance Corporal, 2nd/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Army no. 6106629 He died on 9 September 1943 at the time of the Allied landings on the Italian mainland. He was 21 He was the son of Ernest J and Ada M Hook and the husband of Elizabeth A Hook of Redcar, Yorkshire. He is buried in grave IV B 5 Salerno War Cemetery Frederick George KAHL Captain, No. 6 Commando previously The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Army no. 91377 He died in an accident on 9 September 1942. He was 31 He was the son of Frederick and Charlotte M Kahl and the husband of Esme C Kahl He is remembered on panel 9, column 1 of the Brookwood Memorial Additional information Capt. Frederick G Kahl, formerly of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), served with No. 6 Commando from, at least, 23rd February 1942. He was killed during a climbing accident in Wales on 9 September 1942. Ralph Mervyn NORRIS Lieutenant Commander (A), HMS Ameer, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve He died on 7 July 1945. He was 27 He was the son of Ralph C Norris and Mary L Norris of Woking. He is remembered on bay 6, panel 2 of the Lee on Solent Memorial Additional information On 22 February 1945, HMS Ameer sailed from Trincomalee, in Force 62 with HMS Empress, the light cruiser HMS Kenya, six destroyers and six frigates. The objective was to perform Operation Stacey, the first of three photo-reconnaissance missions designed to cover the Hastings Harbour and Phuket Island areas of the Kra Isthmus on 26-28 February. This was a success and without enemy interference. The following day, however, Force 62 was spotted and attacked. Hellcat fighters from HMS Ameer and HMS Empress successfully fought off the attack. In June, 1945, Force 63, including HMS Ameer and her sister ships HMS Khedive and HMS Stalker, left Trincomalee for Operation Balsam, the third and last series of photo-reconnaissance missions over Malaya. On 20 June, at the end of the scheduled operation, the task force pilots executed offensive sweeps. HMS Ameer's Hellcats joined those from 808 Squadron and Supermarine Seafires from 809 Squadron and attacked Japanese air bases at Lhoksemawe, Medan and Bindjai. Anti-aircraft fire shot down one Hellcat. Japan surrendered a few weeks later. Ralph Norris was a pilot and we know that he personally provided fighter cover during operations at Car Nicobar and that he had commanded 896 Squadron since January 1945. In civilian life he was a Chartered Accountant Sidney NORTH Private, Royal Army Medical Corps. Army no. 7378454 He died on 5 October 1941. He was 25 He was the son of John and Leah C North of Bramley. He is buried in grave sec E row 27 grave 3 of Bramley Cemetery Walter MILLER Lance Corporal, 2nd/6th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Army no. 1506205 He was killed in action on 5 March 1945 in the hard fighting around Forli. He was 26 He was the son of Walter and Winifred N Miller and the husband of Annie L Miller of Bramley. He is buried in grave VII A 9 Forli War Cemetery, Italy John Matthew WILD Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Army no. 6083113 He died in the aftermath of the Dunkirk Evacuation on 17 June 1940. He was 33 He was the husband of Mary A Wild of Shalford He is remembered on column 60 of the Dunkirk Memorial Frederick Ward Henry WILLIAMSON Private, 1st/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Army no. 6099056 He died in England on 1 August 1941. He was 25 He was the son of Frederick W and Ada M Williamson and the husband of Thelma Williamson of Stoke, Guildford. He is buried in sec D row 30 grave 3 Bramley Cemetery Raymond Stanley St Clair WHITBOURN Aircraftman 1st Class, 276 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 1385051 He died on 5 July 1942. He was 20 He was the son of Claud St. C and Elizabeth Whitbourn of Bramley. He is buried in sec E row 26 grave 2 Bramley Cemetery Additional information No 276 Squadron was formed at Harrowbeer on 21 October 1941, its area of operations covering the western end of the English Channel and the Bristol Channel. Defiants and Spitfires were acquired during 1942 for spotting ditched crews and Ansons for dropping dinghies and supplies, Walruses being used for pick-ups. Richard Lionel George WOOD MiD Major, Royal Irish Fusiliers. Army no. 130174 He died on 4 December 1943 fighting on the Gustav Line. He was 27 He was the son of Brigadier-General Philip R Wood CB CMG and Ethel Wood and the husband of Jocelyn M Wood of Hemsworth, Yorkshire. He is buried in grave VIII C Sangro River War Cemetery The Fallen from WW1 who are not on the War Memorial Albert Walter CHONEY MM Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 91 Brigade, 7th (Light) Division. Army no. S/505 He was killed in action in the second battle of Passchendaele on 26 October 1917. He was 28 He was the son of William G and Alice M Choney, Epsom and the husband of Annie E Choney, 10 Beaconsfield Cottages, East Street, Epsom. He is remembered on panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A of the Tyne Cot Memorial. William George CHONEY Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 22 Brigade, 7th (Light) Division. Army no. L/8977 He died from his wounds on 16 November 1914. He was probably wounded in the fighting around Ypres. He was 26. He was the son of William and Alice Choney He is buried in grave IV D 14 Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, near Ypres Francis Albert COLEMAN Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division Army no. G/1362 He was killed in action during the Battle of Albert on 1 July 1916. He was 24 He was the son of Albert G and Lucy Coleman, Birtley Road, Bramley. He is buried in grave III O 2 Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz William DAVIS Lance Corporal, 7th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps, 41 Brigade, 14th (Light) Division. Army no. R/7367 He was killed in action on 29 November 1915, as there was no major battle at this time, his death probably was as a result of one of the daily incidents in trench warfare. He was 28 He was the son of John and Ruth Davis, 4 Meadow Cottages, Chilworth He is buried in grave I A 20 La Brique Military Cemetery no. 2 Lionel Kenelm DIGBY Private, 7th Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment, 35 Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division. Army no. 38456 He died from his wounds on 18 October 1918. He was probably wounded in the campaign known as the Final Advance in Artois and Flanders. He was 34 He was the son of Reginald and Caroline G Digby, Geashill Castle, King's County, Ireland and he had been the Rector of Tittleshall, Norfolk until he joined up. He is buried in a grave near the south east corner of the Church in Raimbeaucourt, Nord France Additional information Lionel Digby died of his wounds on 18 October 1918, he was 34, born in Bramley in 1883. The battlefield cross that originally marked his grave hangs in the parish church at Tittleshall - the date on the cross is 2 days later than the officially recorded date of 18 October 1918: RIP IN LOVING MEMORY OF 38456 PTE L. K. DIGBY 7TH BN NORFOLK REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION 20 OCTOBER 1918 He had graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University with a Master of Arts (MA). He was the Rector between 1915 and 1918 at Tittleshall. Probate was granted to his Father on 20 December. John FIELD Private, 9th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, 72 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. 1773 He was killed in action during the Battle of Loos on 26 September 1915. He was 23 He was the son of Emily Miles (formerly Field) of Rushett Common, Bramley and Charles Miles (stepfather). He is remembered on panel 65 to 67 of the Loos Memorial Herbert HAMMOND Private, 2/4th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 160 Brigade, 53rd Division. Army no. T/2092 He was killed in action on 9 August 1915 which was the day that The Queen’s landed at Gallipoli He was the son of G and Cecilia Hammond and the husband of Mabel Hammond He is remembered on panel 30 and 31 of the Helles Memorial Additional information Whilst more than one date is recorded for his death, his brigade landed at Suvla on this date which makes it the more likely date as the Brigade was not under fire a week earlier George Henry HARDING Private, 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, 11 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no. 18073 He was killed in action on 8 August 1916. He was 20 He was the son of Eva Woods, formerly Harding, 1 Hylton Road, Petersfield and the late Arthur Harding. He is buried in grave III A 24 Essex Farm Cemetery near Ypres Additional information It was in this cemetery in May 1915 that Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae of the Canadian Army Medical Corps wrote the poem ' In Flanders Fields': In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. David HOLLANDS Acting Corporal, 2nd Garrison Battalion, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Army no. 38040. He had re-joined The South Wales Borderers, Army no. 18223 on 7 September 1914 and had served in France with them. He died on 12 September 1917 in Egypt. He was 39 He was born in Bramley, the son of William R and Caroline M Hollands. He is buried in grave B 130 Hadra War Cemetery, Alexandria Frank HURLOCK Private, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, 2 Brigade, 1st Division. Army no. L/10480 He was killed in action on 9 September 1916 during the fighting on the Somme He is remembered on pier and face 7C of the Theipval Memorial Arthur JOHNSON Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division. Army no. G/1617 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916 on the first day of the Somme offensive during the Battle for Albert He was the son of Arthur and Alice Johnson, Blacknest, Dunsfold and born in Bramley. He is remembered on pier and face 5D and 6D of the Theipval Memorial Additional information His name also appears on the Dunsfold War Memorial Ivan KNAPP Private, 6th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 37 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. G/763 He was killed in action on 27 July 1916. He was 24 He was the son of John O and Agnes F Knapp He is remembered on pier and face 5D and 6D of the Theipval Memorial Additional information His name also appears on the Guildford and Guildford station Memorials Arthur LAWRENCE Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 91 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. G/18558 He was killed in action on 4 October 1917 in the fighting at Broodseinde. He was 19 He was the son of Edward and Caroline M Lawrence, 14 The Rise, Kingsway, Woking. He is remembered on panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A of the Tyne Cot Memorial William LAWRENCE Private, 1/4th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, 42 Brigade, 15th Indian Division. Army no. 203011 and formerly with The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) Army no. 1943 He was killed in action in Iraq on 28 September 1917. He was 23 He too was the son of Edward and Caroline M Lawrence and brother of Arthur (see previous entry). He is remembered on panel 22 and 63 of the Basra Memorial Albert Henry LUCAS Private, 1st/5th Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 12th Indian Brigade, 15th Indian Division. Army no. T/218 He died on 18 September 1916. He was 41 He was the son of Daniel and the late Emily Lucas and the husband of Eliza E Lucas, Stoke Cottage, Eastwood Road, Bramley He is buried in grave G 3 North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad John Southern MAIDLOW Major, 49th Battery, Royal Field Artillery He was killed in action on 23 August 1914 at Mons. He was 39 He was the son of John M Maidlow and the husband of Amy C A Maidlow, Corner Cottage, Eastcote, Pinner He is buried in grave VIII A IA Bergen Communal Cemetery, Mons Additional information His address for Probate was 7 Zenobia Mansions, Queens Club Gardens, West Kensington Arthur Edward NEWMAN Private, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. G/3979 He was killed in action on 23 April 1917. He was 26 He was the son of Mrs C Newman, Rose Cottages, Culmer, Wormley He is remembered on bay 2 of the Arras Memorial Wilfred PARSONS Trooper, 3 Company, Household Battalion, Household Cavalry, 10 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no. 2654 He was killed in action on 12 October 1917 at the first battle of Passchendaele. He was 24 He was the son of John and Mercy Parsons, Dungate Cottage, Dunsfold and the husband of Kate E Parsons, 3 Council Houses, Alfold. He is remembered on panel 3 of the Tyne Cot Memorial Graves in Bramley Cemetery Wyndham Hacket PAIN Lieutenant Colonel, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). He died on 26 September 1919. He was 63. He was the husband of Annie M Pain, Bransgore House, Christchurch. He was the Commandant of Prisoners of War Camps at Dalmellington, Colsterdale, and at Bramley, Hampshire. He is buried in grave F16 Additional information Dalmellington was a PoW “work” Camp in Ayrshire Colsterdale was a PoW camp in Yorkshire with an army barracks next to it Bramley was a PoW Camp near Basingstoke |
