Cranleigh
Unveiling and Dedication of the Cranleigh War Memorial by Rev. Philip Cunningham (Rector of Cranleigh) 5 December 1920. Photo courtesy of Michael Miller
Cranleigh War Memorial 1914-1918
1914 – 1918 1939 – 1945 AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM 
C ANSCOMBE W BURCHFELL
E BARNETT A E CACKETT E BARTLETT J A CHARLES A BARTLETT G E CHARMAN D BENNETT R CHISHOLM J D BLACKLIDGE J H W COLLINS H G BLACKLIDGE R COLLINS C E BLENCOWE R A COTTERILL T P BONHAM O CORKE A BONSEY E COX J BOTTING E W CUTTING T BOULT W DOBSON T BOWLEY G DENYER R E BOXALL L E W DENYER T L BRIGGS F J DICKER J G BUCKMAN G EAMES 
S EAMES W HOWICK E A MERCER
C H EEDE J JACKSON F MERRY W EDWARDS H F JOHNSTON J MOSS A C FIELD A KILLICK C W NEAL H FIELD W KILLICK H NOAKES G FOSTER J H KNIGHT C H PARSONS L W FOSTER T KNIGHT J PARSONS E GAMBLIN A E KNIGHT R PELLING W R G GAMBLIN F J KNIGHT S A PERRY H GREENFIELD H KNOCK G PORT A GREENFIELD T LEDGER J PULLINGER P GREENFIELD A LIBBETER E RENAUD S A HADLAND G LIBBETER M RENAUD A J HEDGER J LUXFORD H Q RIDLEY R HEDGER T MANN J RUSS J HENLEY C MEPSTED E G SADLER 
J SHRUBB E C STONE
A SHRUBB J SURMAN W J SPARKES F SWALLOW F A A SPARKES W TANNER F H STEDMAN W TERRY A G TICKNER G STEMP F T TIDY H STEMP T TRATT W E STENNING W TUNNELL W STENNING C H VINCE G STEPHENS F WADEY E J STEPHENS P WALLER F STEVENS P WINDIBANK J E STEVENS A WORSFOLD C J STONE H WATKINSON G R COOTE H HALLIDAY R ELLIOTT 
Stanley George Burnard
W J Gamblin 1919
H C Gamblin 1919 
Norman Broad
Ernest Bartlett
Jesse George Buckman
Robert Collins
H Cooper 1945
Frederick John Dicker 1919
AS A LOVING TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL ALAN BERDOE-WILKINSON CAPTAIN 1/5TH BATTALION QUEENS ROYAL REGIMENT
WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN SEPTEMBER 1942 WHILE SERVING WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN THE WESTERN DESERT THE WORK ON STRENGTHENING THE TOWER AND RESTORING THE BELLS OF THIS CHURCH HAS BEEN GIVEN BY HIS FATHER AND MOTHER 1954 
IN MEMORY OF WILFRED JAMES DOBSON
LATE SCHOLAR OF ST PAUL'S SCHOOL AND OF EXETER COLLEGE OXFORD CAPTAIN AND TEMPORARY MAJOR 1ST CANADIAN INFANTRY BATTALION BORN MARCH 4TH 1878. KILLED IN ACTION, AT ZILLEBEKE, FLANDERS JULY 9TH 1916 
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
CPL HARRY GREENFIELD MM DIED JULY 1ST 1916. AGED 22 CO S M ALBERT FRANK GREENFIELD DIED JULY 13-14 1916 AGED 22 SGT PERCY GREENFIELD DIED JULY 13-14 1916 AGED 20 7TH BATTALION ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT ALL KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE THE ONLY SONS OF FRANK AND ELIZA GREENFIELD OF THIS PARISH 
IN MEMORY OF PRIVATE ARTHUR KILLICK WHO FELL IN ACTION IN MESOPOTAMIA FEB 4TH 1917
VIRET IN AETERNUM 
THOMAS Herbert Ashley Waller 1915
TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF LIEUT COMMANDER T H A WALLER HOWE BATTALION, ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION Born September 7th 1888 Killed in action GALLIPOLI May 9th 1915 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve "THERE ARE NO DEAD" |
The Fallen in WW1
Charles Ernest ANSCOMB Private, 85th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment), Army, 12 Brigade Army No. 736836 He died on 30 October 1917. He was 24 He was the son of Catherine Anscombe, Soleland, Mead Road, Cranleigh and the husband of Thursa E Anscombe of Calgary, Alberta, Canada He is remembered on panel 26-30 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Additional information The Canadian Records, in his own writing, spell his name without the final e and show his wife and mother and their addresses and give his birthdate as 15 July 1892 E BARNETT After several years, Rod Weale has found what I had missed. Thank you Rod. The correct man is: Henry Ernest BARNETT Private, 31 Battalion, 8th Infantry Brigade Australian Infantry He was killed in action on 20 July 1916 during the Battle of Fromelles. He was 38 He was the son of Richard and Mary Barnett He is buried in grave I L 61 Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Additional information He was born in Cranleigh. He had a nephew, H Barnett who lived in Tweed River, New South Wales Arthur William BARTLETT Rifleman, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), 11 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no. 41311 He was killed in action on 2 June 1918. He was 19 He was the son of Ernest and Alice Bartlett, 5 Bookhurst Hill, Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 129, Loos Memorial Ernest BARTLETT Private, 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), 98 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. G/28500 He died on 12 February 1918. He was 47 He was the son of James and Hannah Bartlett and the husband of Alice Bartlett, 5 Bookhurst Hill, Ewhurst Road, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I 6 139 Cranleigh Cemetery Additional information He died after a work related accident with a circular saw in Blackheath. His headstone is inscribed: “Good night, all’s well” Donald BENNETT Pioneer, 2nd Special Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 209666 He was killed in action on 15 July 1917. He was 31. He was the son of Samuel and Martha Bennett of Oakhill, Somerset and the husband of Edna G Bennett, 108 Oldfield Park, Bath who he had married in 1910 in Hampstead He is buried in grave II V 1 Essex Farm Cemetery Additional information The Special Companies of the Royal Engineers were the units which were engaged in gas warfare. Henry (Harry) George BLACKLIDGE Lance Corporal, A Company, 1st/5th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, 36 Indian Brigade, 14th Indian Division. Army no. 241075 attached to 21st Brigade HQ He was born at Guildford, the son of John and Jean Blacklidge, 2 Rosamond Villas, Church Path, East Sheen, London He is buried in grave XIII G 11 Amara War Cemetery, Iraq Additional information His father J B Blacklidge was the Bandmaster at Cranleigh School and the next entry, John Blacklidge, was his brother John Duncan BLACKLIDGE Purser, SS Manitou, Mercantile Marine He died on 16 April 1915. He was 31 He was the son of John and Jean Blacklidge and the husband of Gertrude A Blacklidge, 54 South Lane, Malden, Surrey. He is remembered on Tower Hill Memorial Additional information On 15 April 1915, the 147th Brigade Royal Field Artillery embarked on the SS Manitou. The following morning, a Turkish torpedo-boat signalled the Manitou to stop 10 miles off Skyros. No preparations had been made to defend the ship and to the amazement of all, an officer, apparently German, gave those on board the Manitou, three minutes to abandon the ship. Before the expiry of three minutes the Turks launched a torpedo; it missed. In the meantime boats were being lowered, and men were taking to the lifeboats and in one case all the occupants of a boat were hurled into the sea. The enemy fired a second torpedo, which also missed. The Turks retired only to wheel about and return. From short range the third and last torpedo was fired but caused no damage and the torpedo-boat made off with all speed It was afterwards discovered that she had run ashore on Chios and blown up after an unsuccessful attempt to escape the pursuit of British destroyers. Charles Edward BLENCOWE Second Lieutenant, The Royal Sussex Regiment attached to 1st Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), 7 Brigade, 25th Division. He was killed in action on 3 May 1918. He was 29. He was the son of John and Isabel Blencowe He is remembered on panel 86 to 88 of the Tyne Cot Memorial Thomas Parry BONHAM Captain, HMS Black Prince, Royal Navy He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 43. He was the son of Admiral Charles W Bonham RN and Kate Bonham. He is remembered on panel 10 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Additional information HMS Black Prince was an armoured cruiser serving in the 1st Cruiser Squadron who participated in the Battle of Jutland, where she was sunk with a heavy loss of life. The circumstances are a mystery. During the battle, 1st First Cruiser Squadron was deployed ahead of the main Grand Fleet and Black Prince lost contact as the Squadron came into contact with German forces, at about 17.42 hours. HMS Defence and HMS Warrior were heavily engaged by German ships, with HMS Defence blowing up and HMS Warrior receiving heavy damage, which caused her to sink. There were no positive sightings of HMS Black Prince by the British fleet after that, although a wireless signal from her was received at 20.45 hours, reporting a submarine sighting. During the night of 31 May/1 June, the British destroyer HMS Spitfire, badly damaged after colliding with the German battleship Nassau, sighted what appeared to be a German battlecruiser, with two widely-spaced funnels, described as being "..a mass of fire from foremast to mainmast, on deck and between decks. Flames were issuing out of her from every corner." The mystery ship exploded at about midnight. It was later thought that the burning ship may have been HMS Black Prince. The German account of the ship's sinking was that HMS Black Prince briefly engaged the German battleship Rheinland at about 23:35 hours, scoring two hits with 6-inch shells. Then the German battleship Thüringen fixed HMS Black Prince in her searchlights and opened fire. Other German ships, including battleships Nassau, Ostfriesland, and Friedrich der Grosse, joined in the bombardment. HMS Black Prince was hit by at least twelve heavy shells and several smaller ones, sinking within 15 minutes. There were no survivors from HMS Black Prince's, all 857 died. Arthur Albert BONSEY Private, 1st Battalion, Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers), 108 Brigade, 36th Division Army No. 19039. He was formerly with the Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 146757. He was killed in action on 24 March 1918. He was 19 He was the son of Mary Bonsey, Ewhurst Road, Cranleigh and the late Edward G Bonsey. He is remembered on panel 76 & 77 of the Pozières Memorial John David BOTTING MM Lance Corporal, 8th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 72 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. S/15 He died from his wounds on 2 April 1918. He was 27 He was the son of John and Laura J Botting, Smithwood Farm, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I C 18 Roye New British Cemetery Thomas George Henry BOULT Corporal, 8th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, 57 Brigade, 19th Division. Army no. 22198. He was formerly with Corps of Hussars. Army no. 26352 He was killed in action on 6 September 1918. He was 23 He was the son of Thomas and Mary Boult, Redhurst Cottage, Cranleigh He is buried in grave E 21 Le Vertannoy British Cemetery, Hinges Thomas Henry BOWLEY 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment but serving as Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, The Border Regiment, 7 Division, 20th Division. He was killed in action on 24 October 1914. He was 39 He was the husband of Louisa S Bowley, Chez Nous, Grove Road, Cranleigh He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial. Additional information 2nd Lieutenant Bowley served with the Border Regiment for 21 years and was in South Africa during the second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. He received the Queen’s South Africa Medal with 5 bars and the King’s South Africa Medal with 2 bars. He was Mentioned in Dispatches and he held the Army Long Service and Good Conduct medal. At the time of his death he was still serving with 2nd Battalion, The Border Regiment having being gazetted as 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment on 10 October 1914. Roland Ernest BOXALL Messina Medal Able Seaman, HMS Bulwark. RN no. 232301 He died on 26 November 1914. He was 27 He was the fourth son of William Thomas and Gertrude Alice Boxall, Oliver House, Cranleigh He is remembered on Memorial 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Additional information On the afternoon of Thursday, 26 November, 1914, Winston Churchill made the following statement to the House of Commons: "I regret to say I have some bad news for the house. The Bulwark battleship, which was lying in Sheerness this morning, blew up at 07.35 o'clock. The Vice and Rear Admiral, who were present, have reported their conviction that it was an internal magazine explosion which rent the ship asunder. There was apparently no upheaval in the water, and the ship had entirely disappeared when the smoke had cleared away. An inquiry will be held tomorrow which may possibly throw more light on the occurrence. The loss of the ship does not sensibly affect the military position, but I regret to say the loss of life is very severe. Only 12 men are saved. All the officers and the rest of the crew, who, I suppose, amounted to between 700 and 800, have perished. I think the House would wish me to express on their behalf the deep sorrow with which the House heard the news, and their sympathy with those who have lost their relatives and friends." Later findings HMS Bulwark, a battleship of 15,000 tons, was moored to No.17 buoy in Kethole Reach on the River Medway, almost opposite the town of Sheerness, Isle of Sheppy, Kent. It was one of the ships forming the 5th Battle Squadron. She had been moored there for some days, and many of her crew had been given leave the previous day. They had returned to the Bulwark at 7 o'clock that morning and the full complement was on-board. The usual ship's routine was taking place. Officers and men were having breakfast in the mess below deck, other were going about their normal duties. A band was practising while some men were engaged in drill. The disaster struck. A roaring and rumbling sound was heard and a huge sheet of flame and debris shot upwards. The ship lifted out of the water and fell back. There was a thick cloud of grey smoke and further explosions. When the smoke eventually cleared, the Bulwark had sunk without trace. None of the Bulwark's officers survived. On Monday, 30 November, the funerals of 21 of the victims took place in the Naval Burial Ground at Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham. Thomas Leonard BRIGGS Sapper, 1st Tramway Company, Canadian Engineers. Army no. 2005740. He had previously served with 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment as a marksman and signaller. He died on 20 August 1918. He was 39 He was the son of Walter and Annie M Briggs and the husband of Annie M Briggs (nee Stedman of Cranleigh) Buena Vista Heights, Duncan, Vancouver, Canada He is buried in grave B 3 Boves West Communal Cemetery Extension Jesse George BUCKMAN Private, 2nd Battalion, The Essex Regiment. Army no. 35383 He died on 29 March 1918 from illness. He was 37 He was the son of Henry and Annie M Buckman and the husband of Alice E Buckman, Railway Bridge Cottages, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I 4 141 Cranleigh Cemetery Additional information His headstone is inscribed: “We loved thee well but Jesus loved thee best” William BURCHFELL Private, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 37 Brigade, 12th Division. He was formerly with 14th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. Army no. G/18956 He was killed in action on 5 May 1917. He was 37 He was the son of Downer and Susan Burchfell, Elmbridge Cottages, Cranleigh and the husband of Annie Burchfell who was living in Earlsfield Road, Wandsworth in 1911 He is remembered on bay 2 of the Arras Memorial Alfred Edward CACKETT Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. G/1289 He was killed in action on 23 April 1917. He was 20 He was the son of the late Humphrey and Lydia Cackett, Fowles Farm, Cranleigh He is remembered on bay 2 of the Arras Memorial John Albert CHARLES Private, 37th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), Army no. 71815. He was formerly with The Suffolk Regiment. Army no. 2880. He was killed in action on 5 April 1918. He was 21 He was the son of William and Sarah E Charles He is remembered on bay 10 of the Arras Memorial George Edward CHARMAN Private, 8th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 72 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. G/2300 He was killed in action on 25 September 1915. He was 21 He was the son of John and Mary Charman, Water Bridge Cottages, Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 13 to 15 of the Loos Memorial Robert Mathison CHISHOLM Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. 2203 He died from his wounds on 29 March 1918. He was 36 He was the son of Ralph and Elizabeth J Chisholm, formerly of Holburn Grange, Lowick, Northumberland. He is buried in grave VI H 1A Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Tréport James Henry William COLLINS MC Second Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment He died from his wounds on 6 May 1917. He was 22 He was the son of the Mary A Bristow (formerly Collins), The Mount, Cranleigh and the late J Collins. He was the step-son of Richard Bristow He is buried in grave XV L 5 North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad Robert COLLINS Private, 6th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Army no. G/22134 He died in Norwich Hospital on 14 June 1917. He was 38 and had been wounded in France on 12 May 1917 He was the son of Sparks and Elizabeth Collins, Coniston, New Park Road, Cranleigh. He is buried in grave I I 126 Cranleigh Cemetery Graham R COOTE Able Seaman, HMS Invincible, Royal Navy. RN no. J 8227 (Po) He died on 31 May 1916. He was 21 He is remembered on panel 12 of Portsmouth Naval Memorial Additional information HMS Invincible was the first Royal Navy battle-cruiser. She fought in the Battles of Heligoland Bight and the Falkland Islands when, with her sister ship HMS Inflexible, sank the German armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau almost without loss. On 30 May 1916, the entire Grand Fleet, under Admiral Beatty was ordered to sea to look for the German Fleet. HMS Invincible was the flagship of the 3rd Battle-Cruiser Squadron under Admiral Hood and the three battle-cruisers sailed ahead of the main fleet. 31 May at 05:53 hours HMS Invincible found the Wiesbaden and opened fire. The other battle-cruisers joining battle two minutes later. 06:00 hours. The German ships turned south to find shelter in the mist after fruitlessly firing torpedoes. As they turned HMS Invincible hit Wiesbaden and knocked out her engines while HMS Inflexible hit Pillau once. This German 2nd Scouting Group was escorted by the light cruiser Regensburg and 31 destroyers all of whom attacked the 3rd Battle-cruiser Squadron in succession. They were driven off by Hood's remaining light cruiser HMS Canterbury and the five destroyers of his escort. In a confused action the Germans only launched 12 torpedoes and disabled the destroyer HMS Shark with gunfire. Having turned due west, the Battle-cruisers were broadside to the oncoming torpedoes, but all three of them turned to present their narrowest profile to the torpedoes. All the torpedoes missed but, as HMS Invincible turned, her helm jammed and she had to come to a stop to fix the problem but this was quickly done and the squadron reformed. 06:21 hours, The German battle-cruisers were 9,000 yards away and the Battle-cruisers almost immediately opened fire on their flagship Lützow as well as Derfflinger. HMS Indomitable hit Derfflinger three times and Seydlitz once, while the Lützow quickly took 10 hits from HMS Lion, HMS Inflexible and HMS Invincible, including two hits below the waterline forward. 06:30 hours, HMS Invincible abruptly appeared as a clear target for Lützow and Derfflinger. The two German ships fired three salvoes each at HMS Invincible and she sank in 90 seconds. At least one 305 mm (12 inch) shell from the third salvo struck her midships 'Q' turret. The shell penetrated the front of 'Q' turret, blew off the roof and detonated the midships magazines, which blew the ship in half. Of her complement, 1026 officers and men were killed, including Rear-Admiral Hood. There were 6 six survivors. Oliver CORKE Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. G/2202 He was killed in action on 1 September 1916. He was age 28 He was the son of Thomas and Naomi Corke, Well Hill, Chelsfield, Kent. He enlisted in Cranleigh He is buried in grave II E 8 Combles Communal Cemetery Extension Roynon Alexander COTTERILL Sapper, Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers. Army no. WR/193743 He died from an illness on 21 February 1919. He was 32 He was the son of William and Agnes Cotterill and the husband of Ella C Cotterill He is buried in grave C 64 Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Israel Additional information His first name varies from record to record. He was born in Oxford and married locally in 1915. On 28 February 1917, the cavalry of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force entered Khan Yunus, midway between the Egyptian border and Deir el Belah causing the Turks to withdraw to Gaza and Beersheba. The railway was pushed forward to Deir el Belah, which became the railhead and an airfield and camps were established. Ernest COX Private, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, 3 Guards Brigade, Guards Division. Army no. 30489 He died from his wounds on 5 May 1918. He was 26 He was the son of Charles and Sarah J Cox, Thorns Flush, Cranleigh He is buried in grave P IX A 4B St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Ernest William CUTTING Sergeant, A Company, 1st Battalion, Tank Corps. Army no. 200080. He was formerly with the Machine Gun Corps. Army no. 2525 He was killed in action on 29 September 1917. He was 24 He was the son of Frederick T and Fanny J Cutting, 43 Park Road, Green Lane, Ilford. He was a teacher in Cranleigh He is buried in grave I F 12 Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Belgium George DENYER Private, 8th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 72 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. G/4133. He was killed in action on 2 June 1916. He was 18 He was the son of Edward and Emma Denyer who were living in Artington in 1901 He is buried in grave II B 4 Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Belgium Llewellyn Enstone Wilfred DENYER Private, 1st/6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 151 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 91769 He was killed in action on 30 May 1918. He was 19 He was the son of Thomas H and Louisa Denyer, Chephurst, Mount Road, Cranleigh He is remembered on the Soissons Memorial Frederick John DICKER Private, 53rd Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment. Army no. TR9/48017 He died on 26 January 1919 in hospital in Cannock. He was 18 He was the son of Fredrick and Alice Dicker, 5 Railway Cottages, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I 3 151 Cranleigh Cemetery Additional information The 53rd Battalion was a young soldiers’ battalion quartered in Cannock Chase Wilfred James DOBSON Captain, 1st Battalion, Canadian Infantry, (Western Ontario Regiment). Army no. 9436 He was killed in action on 9 July 1916. He was 38 He was the son of William C Dobson and Charlotte Dobson, Ambleside, Cranleigh He is buried in grave XVI E 15 Hooge Crater Cemetery Additional information He also has a plaque inside the Church George EAMES Pioneer, 303rd Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 221142 He was killed in action on 15 November 1917. He was 56 He was the husband of Elizabeth Eames, 1 Highland View, mithwood Common, Cranleigh and father of Steven, the next entry He is buried in grave II A 29 Solferino Farm Cemetery, near Ypres Steven EAMES Private, 2nd Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, 86 Brigade, 29th Division. Army no. 32489. He was formerly with The Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 156702 He was killed in action on 28 March 1918. He was 26 He was the son of Elizabeth Eames, 1 Highland View, Smithwood Common, Cranleigh and of the late George Eames who was killed in 1917, see previous entry He is remembered on bay 5 of the Arras Memorial Clifford Herbert EEDE Private, 10th Battalion, The Essex Regiment, 53 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. 42222. He was formerly with the Army Service Corps. Army no. T/308749. He was killed in action on 23 March 1918. He was 20 He was the son of Alfred and Sarah J Eede of Cranleigh He is buried in grave 2 B 12 British Extension of the Communal Cemetery, Chauny. William EDWARDS Private, 24th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 5 Brigade, 5th Division. Army no. G/93185. He was formerly with the TR Battalion. Army no. TR/10/169055 He was killed in action on 1 October 1918. He was 19 He was the son of William and Mary Edwards, Mead Road, Cranleigh He is buried in grave II H 13 Anneux British Cemetery between Cambrai and Bapaume Robert ELLIOTT Driver, 50th Field Searchlight Section, Royal Engineers. Army no. 90692 He died on 3 December 1918 probably from illness. He was 21 He was the son of Thomas and Emily Elliott, Wilden's Cottage, Billingshurst He is buried in grave S 11 HH 3 St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Additional information These searchlight Sections had gradually developed throughout the war as the number of battlefield aircraft grew Arthur Charles FIELD Private, 7th Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment, 35 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. 32866 He was killed in action on 30 November 1917. He was 19. He was the son of John and Annie Field He is remembered on panel 4 of the Cambrai Memorial, Louveral Harvey Edwin FIELD Corporal 2nd/4th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 101 Brigade, 34th Division. Army no. G/5071 He was killed in action on 29 July 1918. He was 25 He was the son of Alice and the late Edwin Field, 1f The Cottages, Beare Green, Dorking and the husband of Emily E Field. He is buried in grave IIA C 5 Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire Gilbert Victor FOSTER Private, 6th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 37 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. 13449 He died on 21 April 1917 of the wounds that he had received in the fighting near Arras. He was 31. He was the son of the late Reuben and of Eliza Foster of Cranleigh and the husband of Bessie Adams (formerly Foster), Thatched House, Dunsfold He is buried in grave O IX G 4 St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen William Leon FOSTER Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 91 Brigade, 27th Division. Army no. S/616 He died on 1 July 1916 on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He was 33. He was the son of the late Reuben and of Eliza Foster of Cranleigh and brother of Gilbert, the previous entry He is remembered on pier & face 5D & 6D of the Thiepval Memorial Ernest Frank GAMBLIN Private, 2nd/6th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 182 Brigade, 61st Division. Army No. 6226. He was formerly with The Hampshire Regiment. Army no. 1656 He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 during the attack on Fromelles. He was 18 He was the son of the late George and of Margaret S Gamblin, Elmbridge Road, Cranleigh and the brother of John, Henry, William, Walter, the next entry. He is remembered on panel 22 to 25 of the Loos Memorial Walter Robert George GAMBLIN Lance Corporal, Portsmouth Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Navy Division. RMLI no. PO/15352 He was killed in action in May 1915. He was 27 He was the son of George & Margaret Gamblin, St. Margaret’s Lane, Litchfield, Hampshire He is remembered on the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli Additional information His date of death is given as either 3 or 6 May 1915 because all the Portsmouth Battalion casualties are recorded by the CWGC as dying on 6 May 1915 when they were most likely killed in the charge up Razor-Back Hill, Monash Valley on 3 May, but may have been killed at Anzac Beachhead on any date between 28 April and 3 May 1915. His birth was registered in 1888 in Fareham and not as shown in the military records Albert Frank GREENFIELD Company Sergeant Major, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/2192 He was killed in action on 13 July 1916 in the Battle of the Somme. He was 22. He was the son of Frank and Eliza Greenfield, 7 St James Place, Cranleigh. His brothers Harry and Percy also fell. He is remembered on pier and face 5D and 6D of the Thiepval Memorial Additional information His brother Percy who was in the same battalion was killed on the same day. Harry GREENFIELD MM Lance Corporal, A Company, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/4184 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916 in the Battle of the Somme. He was 26 and the eldest of three brothers killed in the war He was the son of Frank and Eliza Greenfield, 7 St James's Place, Cranleigh He is buried in grave IV Q 5 Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz Percy GREENFIELD Sergeant, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/2194 He was killed in action on 13 July 1916 in the Battle of the Somme. He was 20. His brothers Albert and Harry also fell. He was the son of Frank and Eliza Greenfield, 7 St James Place, Cranleigh. He is remembered on pier & face 5D & 6D of the Thiepval Memorial Spencer Austin HADLAND Captain, 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), 25 Brigade, 8th Division. He was killed in action on 24 March 1918 in the fighting at the Somme Crossings. He was 41 He was the son of Spencer and Mary E Hadland He is remembered on panel 81 to 84 of the Pozières Memorial Additional information He was an Assistant Master at Cranleigh School Henry Hayden HALLIDAY Private, C Company, 12th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, 79 Brigade, 26th Division. Army no. 11548 He died from his wounds on 10 February 1918. He was 29 He was the son of Police Sergeant Jesse and Lucy Halliday of Cranleigh and the husband of Mary E Halliday, Cherry Tree Cottage, New Town, Tadley, Basingstoke He is buried in grave C XVII 3 Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta Albert James HEDGER Lance Corporal, 17th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 6 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. G/69610. He was formerly with the Territorial Reserve no. 19028 He was killed in action on 28 September 1918. He was 19 He was the son of Albert G and Fanny Hedger, The Common, Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 3 of the Vis en Artois Memorial Raymond Percy HEDGER Private, 7th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment, 51 Brigade, 17th Division. Army no. 43852 He died of his wounds on 18 August 1918. He was 19 He was the son of Emily and the late William Hedger, Bridge Cottage, Alfold Road, Cranleigh He is buried in grave R III F 13 St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen James HENLEY Private, 8th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 72 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. 4986 He was killed in action on 25 September 1915. He was 23. He was the son of James and Ellen Henley and the husband of Mabel Howick (formerly Henley) 6 Brookhurst Hill, Cranleigh He is buried in grave III H 21 Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe William HOWICK Private, 8th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 72 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. G/4482 He died of his wounds on 30 April 1916. He was 30 He was the son of Caroline and the late Edwin Howick and the husband of Annie L Howick, Smithwood Common, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I D 9 Dranoutre Military Cemetery Josh JACKSON Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/1966 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916 He was 33 He had enlisted in Cranleigh and he was the son of the late Thomas and Eliza Jackson of Burgess Hill, Sussex. He is buried in grave VII P 5 Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France Hayward Frederick JOHNSTON Private, 7th Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment, 35 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. 40704 He died on 28 December 1916. He was 40 He was the son of Charles Edward and Sarah Margaret Johnston. He is buried in plot F row 2 grave 14, Calais Southern Cemetery Arthur KILLICK Private 13th Hussars, 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade, Cavalry Division. Army no. 6866 He was killed in action on 4 February 1917 at Nahr Massag. He was 32 He was the son of James and Janet Killick He is remembered on panel 1 of the Basra Memorial Wilfrid John KILLICK Corporal, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/2193 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916. He was 24 He was the son of Richard and Mary Killick, Thorndale, Mead Road, Cranleigh He is remembered on pier and face 5D and 6D of the Thiepval Memorial Albert E KNIGHT Rifleman, 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles), The London Regiment, 140 Brigade, 47th Division. Army no. 5094 He died on 12 February 1917. He was 19. He was the son of Frederick and Amy Knight and younger brother of Frederick, the next entry. He is buried in grave XI A 19 Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Additional information He worked for the Post Office in Cranleigh Frederick John KNIGHT Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/13459 He was killed in action on 18 November 1916. He was 30 He was the son of Frederick and Amy Knight, Rose Cottages, Cranleigh He is remembered on pier & face 5D and 6D of the Thiepval Memorial John Archibald KNIGHT Private, 1st Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 19 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. 204045 He was killed in action on 8 May 1918. He was 33. He was the son of Henry and Mary Knight He is remembered on the Addenda Panel, Tyne Cot Memorial Thomas Henry KNIGHT Private, 1st Battalion,The Devonshire Regiment, 95 Brigade, 5th Division. Army no. 8938. He was formerly with The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Army no. 7037 He was killed in action on 9 May 1917. He was 34 His parents lived at Elm Bridge He is remembered on bay 4 of the Arras Memorial Harry KNOCK Lance Bombardier, B Battery, 174th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. L/28304 He died on 27 October 1918. He was 29 He was the son of John and Mahalia Knock, Litcham, Norfolk and the husband of Annie G Knock, St Andrew's Cottages, Cranleigh He is buried in grave LXVI L 1 Étaples Military Cemetery Thomas LEDGER Private, 3rd/5th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Army no. T/4245 He died on 30 January 1916. He is buried in grave D 2605 Cambridge City Cemetery Additional information It is not clear which was his battalion, it was either 3rd/4th or 3rd/5th. Both are stated in the records. Both were in Cambridge and not involved in the fighting, so perhaps it is not very relevant. There are no records which reveal his family Alfred LIBBITER Stoker, 1st Class, HMS Aboukir, Royal Navy, RN no. K/9591 He died on 22 September 1914 when HMS Aboukir was sunk by a U-Boat. He was 23 and he was a sailor in the 1911 census He is remembered on Memorial 5 Chatham Naval Memorial. Additional information In 1914 the Royal Navy maintained a patrol of old armoured cruisers HMS Euryalus, HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy. On 20 September 1914 the cruisers were going on patrol in the North Sea. The weather was too bad for the supporting destroyers and HMS Euryalus dropped out lacking coal and damage to her wireless. Command was delegated to Captain Drummond in Aboukir. On 22 September 1914 the German submarine U9 sighted the Cressy, Aboukir and Hogue and attacked at about 06.25 hours launching a single torpedo at Aboukir, which stuck her on her port side. Aboukir rapidly flooded and developed a 20 degree list and lost engine power. Captain Drummond ordered her to be abandoned but only one lifeboat had survived the attack so most crew had to jump into the sea. HMS Aboukir sank, 30 minutes after the attack. U9 fired two torpedoes at HMS Hogue that hit her amidships and her engine room rapidly flooded. HMS Hogue took just ten minutes to sink. At about 07.20 hours, U9 fired two torpedoes, one of which missed but the other hit Cressy on her starboard side. U9 fired her last torpedo which hit Cressy sinking her within 15 minutes. Survivors were picked up by several nearby merchant ships including the Dutch Flora and Titan and the British trawlers JGC and Corainder. 837 men were rescued but 1459 died, many were reservists or cadets. George LIBBITER Private, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 4 Guards Brigade, 31st Division. Army no. 19258 He died from his wounds on 18 April 1918. He was 19 He was the son of William and Fanny Libbiter, 4 Redhurst Cottages, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I C 24 Ebblinghem Military Cemetery James LUXFORD Gunner, 252nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army No. 116170 He died on 12 December 1918 after the Armistice. He was 35 He was the son of George and Mary A Luxford, Maplewood House, Smithwood Common, Cranleigh He is buried in grave VIII B 55 Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun Thomas Arthur MANN Private, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 3 Brigade, 1st Division. Army no. L/8905 He was killed in action on 31 October 1914. He was 26 He was the son of the widowed Sally Mann, Jubilee Villa, Loxwood He is remembered on Panel 11-13 and 14 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Charles Walter H MEPSTED Lance Corporal, 1st/20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich), London Regiment, 140 Brigade, 47th Division. Army no. 3606 He was killed in action on 15 September 1916. He was 27 He was the son of Alfred T and Elizabeth Mepsted, 20 Roxley Road, Lewisham and the husband of Nellie Mepsted He is remembered on pier and face 9D, 9C, 13C & 12C of the Thiepval Memorial Additional information His wife Nellie came from Cranleigh Edward Allan MERCER Stoker 1st Class, HMS Aboukir, Royal Navy. RN No. K/14665 He died on 22 September 1914 age 21 when HMS Aboukir was sunk by a U-Boat He was the son of Henry and Amy Mercer, The Common, Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 4 Portsmouth Naval Memorial Additional information In 1914 the Royal Navy maintained a patrol of old armoured cruisers HMS Euryalus, HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy. On 20 September 1914 the cruisers were going on patrol in the North Sea. The weather was too bad for the supporting destroyers and HMS Euryalus dropped out lacking coal and damage to her wireless. Command was delegated to Captain Drummond in Aboukir. On 22 September 1914 the German submarine U9 sighted the Cressy, Aboukir and Hogue and attacked at about 06.25 hours launching a single torpedo at Aboukir, which stuck her on her port side. Aboukir rapidly flooded and developed a 20 degree list and lost engine power. Captain Drummond ordered her to be abandoned but only one lifeboat had survived the attack so most crew had to jump into the sea. HMS Aboukir sank, 30 minutes after the attack. U9 fired two torpedoes at HMS Hogue that hit her amidships and her engine room rapidly flooded. HMS Hogue took just ten minutes to sink. At about 07.20 hours, U9 fired two torpedoes, one of which missed but the other hit Cressy on her starboard side. U9 fired her last torpedo which hit Cressy sinking her within 15 minutes. Survivors were picked up by several nearby merchant ships including the Dutch Flora and Titan and the British trawlers JGC and Corainder. 837 men were rescued but 1459 died, many were reservists or cadets. William Francis MERRY DCM Private, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards. Army no. 2947 He was killed in action on 24 May 1915 near Ypres. He was 38 He was the son of Albert E and Mary A Merry, The Beeches, Cranleigh. He is remembered on panel 3-5 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres James MOSS Private, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Army no. 9418 He died of his wounds on 27 September 1916. He was 34 He was the husband of Edith Moss of Smithwood Common He is buried in grave IV H 62 Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'abbe Additional information Records vary, He could have been in either 1st or 2nd Battalion Charles William NEAL Private, 8th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 72 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. G/1994 He died on 27 September 1915. He was 30 He was the son of Harry and Ellen Neal He is buried in grave IV E 24 Bethune Town Cemetery Harry NOAKES Sergeant, 15th (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battalion (2nd Portsmouth), The Hampshire Regiment, 122 Brigade, 41st Division. Army no. 204669 He was killed in action on 9 August 1918. He was 28 He was the husband of Alice A Noakes 2 Woodside Cottages, Ewhurst Road, Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 88-90 & 162 of the Tyne Cot Memorial Charles Henry PARSONS Private, 8th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 72 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. G/4269 He was killed in action on 25 September 1915. He was 23 He is buried in grave XV A 13 St Mary’s ADS Cemetery, Haisnes Joseph PARSONS Private, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 19 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. G/1285 He was killed in action on 25 September 1915. He was 23 He is remembered on panel 13 to 15 Loos Memorial Ralph PELLING Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 22 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. L/9134 He was killed in action on 29 October 1914 in Flanders, He was 25 He was the son of Levi and Mary Pelling of Smithwood Common He is remembered on panel 11-13 and 14 of the Menin Gate, Ypres Sidney A PERRY Driver, 57th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 174388 He died from his wounds on 26 April 1918. He was 33 He was the son of Robert and Harriett Perry of Cranleigh and the husband of Alice R Perry, Woodrough Lane, Bramley He is buried in grave X C 19 Mendinghem Military Cemetery George Alfred PORT Private, 10th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 123 Brigade, 41st Division. Army no. G/15340 He was killed in action on 8 October 1916. He was 33 He was the son of Harry and Charlotte Port, St. Andrew's Cottage, Cranleigh and the husband of Kate Parvin (formerly Port), The Robins, Fisher Lane, Chiddingfold He is remembered on pier and face 11C of the Thiepval Memorial James PULLINGER Private, 14th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment, 223 Brigade. Army no. 291013. He was formerly Army no. 5324 with the same regiment He died on 15 February 1917. He was 30 He was the son of Joseph and Ellen Pullinger and husband of Bessie J Pullinger, 6 Council Houses, Ewhurst Road, all of Cranleigh He is buried in grave I 9 135 Cranleigh Cemetery Emile RENAUD Sergeant, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. G/1270 He was killed in action on 15 July 1916. He was 26 He was the son of Louis and Margaret Renaud, Smithwood Common, Cranleigh and the brother of Marie Hope, 23 South Street, Guildford He is remembered on pier & face 5D & 6D of the Thiepval Memorial Marcel RENAUD MM Sergeant, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. G/1297 He was killed in action on 15 July 1916. He was 24 He was the son of Louis and Margaret Renaud and the brother of Marie Hope, 23 South Street, Guildford He is buried in grave 2D2 London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval Henry Quentin RIDLEY Lieutenant, 48th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was killed in action on 12 October 1917. He was 34 He was the son of Musgrave C and Emily K Ridley, Burnside, Cranleigh He is buried in grave XI D 29, Passchendaele New British Cemetery The Australian records state that he died on 11 October James RUSS Private, 5th Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), 40 Brigade, 13th Division. Army no. 23389 He was killed in action on 25 January 1917 in Mesopotamia. He was 22 He was the son of William H and Mary E Russ He is buried in grave XVII B 3, Amara War Cemetery, Iraq Edwin George SADLER Private, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 3 Brigade, 1st Division. Army no. L/10262 He died on 31 October 1914. He was 19 He was the son of Frederick and Alice Sadler He is remembered on panel 11-13 and 14 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Albert Edward SHRUBB Private, B Company, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 22 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. L/9604 He died of his wounds on 23 November 1914. He was 22 He was the son of Henry and Caroline Shrubb and the brother od James, the next entry. He is buried in grave N 172712 Brompton Cemetery, London Additional information From 1854-1939, Brompton was the London District's Military Cemetery. The Royal Hospital Chelsea, Household Cavalry and the Brigade of Guards acquired their own plots. James SHRUBB Private, 2nd Battalion, The Welsh Regiment, 3 Brigade, 1st Division. Army no. 9330 He was killed in action on 25 September 1914. He was 24 He was the son of Henry and Caroline Shrubb, 6 Baynards Cottages, Baynards He is remembered on La Ferté sous Jouarre Memorial Frank Albert Allan SPARKES Private, 11th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), 36 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. G/12910 He was killed in action on 9 April 1917. He was 27 He was the son of Allan and Sarah Sparkes, 2 Alfold Road, Cranleigh and the brother of Walter, the next entry He is remembered on bay 7 of the Arras Memorial Walter John SPARKES Private, 1st/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, 137 Brigade, 46th Division. Army no. 5677 He was killed in action on 10 September 1916. He was 29 He was the son of Allan and Sarah Sparkes, 2 Alford Road, Cranleigh He is buried in grave J 2 Berles au Bois Churchyard Extension Frank Henry STEDMAN Rifleman, C Company, 1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 99 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 44507. He was formerly with the 37th TR Battalion. Army no. TR/10/104024 He was killed in action on 29 September 1918. He was 19 He was the son of George and Mary A Stedman, The Laurels, Elmbridge Road, Cranleigh He is buried in grave II B 14 Noyelles sur l’Escaut Communal Cemetery Extension George STEMP Private, 4th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, 160 Brigade, 53rd Division. Army no. TF/200845 He was killed in action on 26 March 1917 in Egypt. He was 31 He was the son of James and Elizabeth Stemp, Jubilee Cottage, Cranleigh and the brother of Henry, the next entry He is remembered on panels 26 & 27 of the Jerusalem Memorial Henry STEMP Private, 106th Company, Labour Corps. Army no. 63220. He was previously with 36th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers. Army no. 33145 He was killed in action on 14 October 1917. He was 29 He was the son of James and Elizabeth Stemp, Jubilee Cottage, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I E 6 Duhallow ADS Cemetery north of Ypres Additional information This cemetery was near the site of an Advanced Dressing Station. William STENNING Rifleman, 16th Battalion (Church Lads Brigade), The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. C/655 He died of his wounds on 2 July 1916. He was 23 He was the son of George and Elizabeth Stenning, 2 Parkgate, Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 101 & 102 of the Loos Memorial William Edward STENNING Driver, D Battery, 63rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Army No. 178140 He was killed in action on 3 December 1917. He was 19 He was the son of William and Caroline Stenning, Hazelwood Cottages, Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 1 of the Cambrai Memorial George Harry STEPHENS Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 22 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. L/9135 He was killed in action on 7 November 1914 during the first Battle of Ypres. He was 24 He was son of Laura J Botting (formerly Stephens), Mount Villa, Mount Road, Cranleigh and the late Harry Stephens. He is remembered on panel 11-13 and 14 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres E J STEVENS Possibly EDWARD STEVENS Private, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. L/11218 He was killed in action on 15 July 1916. He is remembered on pier and face 5D and 6D of the Thiepval Memorial. Additional information This man was born in Pirbright, lived in Brookwood and enlisted in Guildford but he appears to be the closest match Frank STEVENS Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 91 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. L/9692 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916. He was 22. He was the son of James and Caroline Stevens, Thornsflush, Cranleigh He is remembered on pier and face 5D and 6D of the Thiepval Memorial James Edward STEVENS Gunner, 36th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 113366 He was killed in action on 23 June 1917. He was 32 He was the son of James Stevens and the husband of Mary Ann Waller (formerly Stevens), Park Street, Slinfold, Sussex He is buried in I C 17 Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery. Additional information He was a native of Cranleigh. Thank you Rod Weale Claude James STONE Private, 6th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 37 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. G/22286 He was killed in action on 18 July 1917. He was 24 He was the son of William T and Annie Stone, 3 Alfold Road, Cranleigh and the husband of Annie Stone He is buried in grave I B 26 Monchy British Cemetery, Monchy-Le-Preux Ernest Caleb STONE Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment, 21 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. 13363. He was formerly with 4th Battalion He was killed in action on 16 May 1915. He was 28 He was the son of John and Emma Stone, The Common, Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 10 & 11 Le Touret Memorial James SURMAN Private, C Company, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. G/6318 He was killed in action on 14 February 1916 near Béthune. He was 22. He was the son of Emily M Chewter (formerly Surman), Tilehurst, Cranleigh and the late James Surman. He is buried in grave F 6 Cambrin Military Cemetery Harold Frank SWALLOW Private, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. 1985 He was killed in action on 3 February 1916. He was 20 He was the son of Raymond and Emily Swallow, Bookhurst Pottery Hill, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I A 34 Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel Becourt to the east of Albert Walter Harry TANNER Driver, A Battery, 276th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 179470 He died of his wounds on 14 July 1917. I believe that this was the husband of Mabel Tanner, Fast Bridge Cottage, Cranleigh (1911 Census). If so he was 39 He is buried in grave III F 12 Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery near Ypres William TERRY Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream, 1st Guards Division, Guards Division. Army no. 6925 He was killed in action on 11 August 1915. He was 31 He was the son of Henry and Ann Terry He is buried in grave I C 2 Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy Arthur George TICKNER Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 91 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. G/13169 He was killed in action on 5 January 1917. He was 19 He was the son of William and Sarah Tickner, Ellesmere, Mead Road, Cranleigh He is remembered on pier & face 5D and 6D of the Thiepval Memorial Frederick Thomas TIDY Private, B Company, 7th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, 39 Brigade, 13th Division. Army no. 15281 He was killed in action on 8 August 1915. He was 20 He was the son of William and Ellen Tidy, Winterfold Lodge, Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 101-104 of the Helles Memorial Thomas James William TRATT Private, 9th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, 72 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. G/19574 He died on 8 March 1918. He was 28 He was the son of Thomas J and Theresa M Tratt, I The Retreat, Cranleigh. He is buried in grave Div 62 I N 5 Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre Walter TUNNELL Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 91 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. 22361 He was killed in action on 2 April 1917. He was 24 He was the son of Walter and Ellen Tunnell, Smithbrook, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I A 9 Croisilles British Cemetery Charles Henry VINCE Staff Sergeant, No. 1 Line of Communication Supply Company, Army Service Corps Army no. S4/128216 He died of heatstroke on 19 July 1917 in Mesopotamia. He was 31. He was the son of John S K and Elizabeth C Vince, Wakehurst, Cranleigh and the husband of Mary Vince He is buried in grave X F 10 North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad Frank WADEY Private, 10th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 124 Brigade, 41st Division. Army no. G/4135 He was killed in action on 22 September 1917. He was 30 He was the son of Joshua and Mary Wadey who lived on Waterbridge Farm, Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 14-17 and 162-162A of the Tyne Cot Memorial Percy WALLER Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army no. 24505. He was attached to 51st Company Lines of Communication Signal Company (believed to be part of the Corps of Signals). He was a regular soldier He died on 1 March 1918 probably from illness. He was 27 He was the son of John and Harriet Waller He is buried in grave I H 9 Basra War Cemetery Herbert WATKINSON Private. 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment), 25 Brigade, 8th Division. Army no. 33734. He was formerly with the Royal Engineers. Army no. 174130 He died of his wounds on 18 March 1918. He was 41 He was the husband of Alice Watkinson, The Nest, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I A 11 Pargny British Cemetery, Somme Percy Henry WINDIBANK Able Seaman, HMS Laurentic, Royal Navy RN no. 232300 He died on 15 January 1917 age 28 when the ship hit a mine off the Irish coast He was the son of John and Mary Windibank of Cranleigh He is buried in the graveyard of St Mura’s Church, Upper Fahan Additional information HMS Laurentic was built in 1909 for the White Star Line. On the outbreak of World War I in 1914, she was requisitioned by the Admiralty as an armed merchant cruiser. On 25 January 1917 she struck a mine off Lough Swilly on the northern coast of County Donegal, Ireland and sank within an hour in 40 metres of water with the loss of 350 persons. HMS Laurentic was travelling to New York and her cargo included 43 tons of gold bullion, 3211 ingots, destined for Canada. An determined salvage feat between 1917 and 1924 recovered 3186 gold bars of the missing 3211 with a further 5 being recovered in 1932, leaving 20 gold bars still unaccounted for at the bottom of Lough Swilly. Value today about £10 million. Albert WORSFOLD Driver, 2nd Division, MT Company, Army Service Corps. Army no. T/27471 He was killed in action on 14 September 1914. He was 24 He was the son of William and Alice H Worsfold, Bay Tree Cottage, Mead Road, Cranleigh and the husband of Hilda Worsfold He is remembered on La Ferté sous Jouarre Memorial Additional information He is listed as Worsfield in Soldiers who died Burials in the Cemetery who are not on the War Memorial Henry COOPER Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy RN no.P/KX 113692 He died on 1 April 1945 He is buried in sec. C grave 15 Cranleigh Cemetery. There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission Grave in the Cemetery which marks the passing of two brothers. The fact is that they died in 1919 and on succeeding Days from the Spanish Flu pandemic. Their younger brother John Gamblin was buried on 8 March. He was 18 but not in the Forces Henry (Harry) Charles GAMBLIN Private, 2nd/5th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 200 Brigade, 67th Division. Army no. 4662 He died on 7 March 1919. He was 25 He was the son of the late George Gamblin and of Margaret S Gamblin, Elmbridge Road, Cranleigh. He was born at Fleet End, Warsash He is buried in grave I 2 174 Cranleigh Cemetery Additional information On his headstone is inscribed: “In evening time it shall be light” He had been discharged on 28 August 1916 as a result of an unspecified sickness. He had been awarded the Silver War Badge William John GAMBLIN Private, 2nd Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment. Army No. 8683 He died on 6 March 1919. He was 27 He was the son of the late George Gamblin and of Margaret S Gamblin, Elmbridge Road, Cranleigh. He is buried in grave I 2 174 Cranleigh Cemetery Additional information On his headstone is inscribed: “In evening time it shall be light” A further two brothers had already been killed and are on the Memorial The Fallen in WW2 Robert William BELL Able Seaman, HMS Royal Oak, Royal Navy. RN no. P/J 78102 He died on 14 October 1939. He was 39 He was the son of William A and Margaret E Bell of Cranleigh. He is remembered on panel 33, column 2, Portsmouth Naval Memorial Additional Information HMS Royal Oak was a Revenge-class battleship launched in 1914 who first saw action at the Battle of Jutland. Attempts to modernise her could not fix her lack of speed, and by WW2, she was no longer suited to front-line duty. On 14 October 1939, Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland when she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-47. 833 were killed of the complement of 1,234. Frederick George BENNETT Private, 1st Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, 152 Infantry Brigade. Army no 5386767. He died on 22 April 1944. He was 29 He was the son of George Bennett and the late Annie M Bennett He is buried in grave 5 D 18 Imphal War Cemetery on the borders of Assam and Burma Additional information His address for probate was 2 The Retreat, Cranleigh Michael Alan (Mike) BERDOE-WILKINSON Captain, 1st/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Army no. 70749 He died on 30 September 1942 in the attack on Deir el Munasib. He was 27. He was the son of Dermot William and Vera Berdoe-Wilkinson of Cranleigh He is buried in grave XXVII C 7 El Alamein War Cemetery Additional Information His address for probate was Holdhurst Manor, Cranleigh He has a plaque in the Church Brandram Francis Etienne BOILEAU Gunner, 151 (The Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Army no. 1151324 He died on 22 November 1944. He was 19. He was the son of Brandram Francis Shirwill Boileau and the late Ness MacKenzie Boileau, of Cranleigh. He is buried in grave II D 11 Mierlo War Cemetery, east of Eindhoven, The Netherlands Additional Information His address for probate was his parent’s address Littlegate, Guildford Road, Cranleigh Frank Nelson BOULTON Flight Lieutenant (Pilot), 640 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 115339 He died on 19 April 1944. He was 26. He was the son of Nelson John and Florence Emily Boulton and the husband of June Boulton, all of Cranleigh He is buried in grave E, 12 Grandcourt War Cemetery Additional Information His address for probate was Staveley Cottage, St Nicholas Avenue, Cranleigh Halifax LW-722 C8-S of 640 Squadron took off from RAF Leconfield at 21.01 hours to bomb rail facilities at Tergnier. The aircraft was last heard of at 00.30 hours 14 kms south of Dieppe. It is believed that it was hit by flak north of Dieppe. Four of the crew died: Flight Lieutenant Frank Boulton, Sergeant Lawrence M Meyer (RCAF), Sergeant John R V Walton and Sergeant Clifford W Rose (RCAF). Norman Owen BROAD Flying Officer, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 158699. He died in hospital from his wounds on 26 December 1944. He is buried in grave V C 62 Schoonselhof Cemetery Additional information His address for probate was Ivy Hall, Cranleigh. His executors were Charles Arthur and Reginald Eric Broad, Grocers He was a victim of a flying bomb which had hit a cinema Arthur Leslie BROWNING Bombardier, 1 Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. Army no 872434. He died on 5 December 1941. He was 22 He was the son of Herbert J and Martha A Browning He is remembered on column 4 of the Alamein Memorial Additional Information It is possible that he was a victim of a bombing raid whilst his unit was disembarking Ronald Edward CARPENTER Telegraphist, HM Levant Schooner 24, Royal Navy. RN no. P/JX 245508. He died on 20 April 1944. He was 20. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Albert Carpenter of Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 84, column 2 Portsmouth Naval Memorial Additional Information Ronald Carpenter served with the Special Boat Squadron and he was captured with Lieutenant Tuckey RN, N A Velissariou, M N Lisgaris and D Trandadyllou while transporting an SBS team near the Isle of Alimnia in April 1944. They were all interrogated and then executed. It is reported that his execution was signed by a future President of Austria and Secretary General of the UN - Kurt Waldheim. These SBS detachments operated in rotation from a large schooner anchored on the Turkish coast. Transport to and from targets was sometimes by Royal Navy Motor Launch, but more often by the caiques (local fishing boats) of the Levant Schooner Flotilla, crewed by the Navy and local volunteers. Arthur Leslie COX Private, 5th Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). Army no 14335861. He died on 18 June 1944. He was 33 He was the son of William and Mary Cox, Thornflush, Cranleigh and the husband of Elsie Sabina Cox also of Cranleigh He is buried in grave I A 8 Orvieto War Cemetery Additional Information At the time his battalion were involved in the very heavy fighting around Montegabbione, Monteleone and Citta della Pieve which are just to the north of Rome. Frank CROSS Gunner, 286 Battery, 77 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 13 Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery. Army no. 1832731. He died of natural causes on 25 October 1944 in Chittagong Hospital. He was 41. He was the son of Robert John and Fanny Cross. He is buried in grave 5 B 10 Chittagong War Cemetery, Bangladesh. Additional information 286 Battery was quartered in Chittagong at this time. His address for Probate was Gaddesden House, High Street, Cranleigh Stanley Valentine DAY Sergeant (Flight Engineer), 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no 1892715 He died on 29 July 1944. He was 19. He was the son of Albert Ernest and Marion Day of Guildford and previously of Cranleigh He is buried in Coll grave 3 F 2-6 Choloy War Cemetery. Choloy is 28 kms from Nancy Additional Information Lancaster LM107 PH-Z took off at 21.28 hours from RAF Wickenby to bomb Stuttgart. The entire crew was killed: Flying Officer James Downing RCAF, Sergeant Stanley Day, Flying Officer Ernest D Figg, Flight Sergeant James P Alton, Sergeant Thomas C Clitheroe, Sergeant William C Porter and Flight Lieutenant Ian W Saunders DFC Emily Harriet Annie EDE Civilian She died in her home when a flying bomb hit her house on 16 August 1944. She was 52 She was the wife of Jack C Ede, Gas Cottage, The Common, Cranleigh. She is buried in Cranleigh Cemetery but not with a CWGC headstone Additional information The gas works were behind the Cranley Hotel and near the Workhouse George James FAULKNER Trooper, C Squadron, 3rd King's Own Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps. Army no. 544163 He died in the pursuit through Italy of the German army on 2 February 1945. He was 38. He was the son of James and Susannah J Faulkner and the husband of Caroline M Faulkner of Cranleigh He is buried in grave IV D 18 Naples War Cemetery Alice Purves FORTUNE Civilian She died on 17 December 1942 at Royal Surrey County Hospital. She was 22 She was the daughter of Robert and Wilhelmina Fortune of Newhouse, Cranleigh She is buried in Cranleigh Cemetery but she does not have a CWGC headstone Additional Information A lone Dornier 217 Bomber descended from clouds as the train from Guildford was approaching Bramley Station. The train was bombed and strafed killing seven and injuring many more. The raider was a pursued by a Beaufighter and crashed into a gasometer at Bognor killing all four of the crew. The other civilians who died near Bramley were: George E Budd, Michael G L Evans, George H Jeal and George T Marshall but none of these were from Cranleigh. Reginald Stanley David FRANKS Lance Sergeant, 9 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Army no 1867339 He died on 9 July 1943. He was 33. He was the son of John Francis and Marion Franks and the husband of Vera Winifred Franks of Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 5 column 1 of the Brookwood Memorial Additional Information The invasion of Scilly involved the use of Gliders by the 1st Airborne Division but it showed that more training was necessary. The Gliders were released too far from the landing zone and many landed in the wrong place. The casualties amounted to 313 killed and 174 missing or wounded. Fourteen accompanying glider pilots were killed and eighty-seven were missing or wounded but it provided experience which would prove invaluable on D Day and in other glider assaults James David Spencer GOLDRING Flying Officer, 10 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 133411. He died on 18 July 1943. He was 19. He was the son of Stephen Spencer Goldring and Joan Frances Goldring of Penmaenmawr, Caernarvonshire He is remembered on panel 124 of the Runnymede Memorial Additional Information Whitely LA880 took off from RAF St Eval in Cornwall at 06.23 hours for a patrol of the Bay of Biscay and was lost without trace. The crew were: Flying Officer George C Hamilton, Flying Officer James D S Goldring, Flying Officer Gordon W F Button, Sergeant Frederick Mills, Flying Officer Sydney Lees and Sergeant John A J Jarman Gordon Francis Allan GORDON-POTTS Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Army no 63712 He died on 21 May 1940. He was 33. He was the son of William Alexander Potts and Florence Potts of Birmingham and the husband of Mrs G F A Gordon-Potts He is buried in grave E 8 Calonne Communal Cemetery Additional Information He was educated at Brasenose College Oxford. MA. He was a teacher at Cranleigh School He died in the retreat to Dunkirk when he led a small force delaying the advancing German army. His brother, Michael, also died on the same day and is buried nearby at Bruyelle His address for probate was Cranleigh School Albert George GRAINGER Private, 1st/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Army no. 6098954 He died from his wounds in hospital on 3 October 1942. He was 30 He was the son of Fanny Sabina Grainger of Cranleigh and the late Alfred Samuel Grainger and the husband of Edith Emily Grainger of Cranleigh He is buried in grave 2 D 23 Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt Additional Information It is likely that he was injured in the fighting at Deir el Munasib when Mike Berdoe-Wilkinson was killed Charles Frederick GRAVETT Sapper, 709 General Construction Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 1919856. He was the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Gravett and the husband of Mary Agnes Gravett of Cranleigh He died on 9 October 1940. He was 37. He is buried in the new part of the churchyard SW of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ewhurst. Additional Information It is believed that he died whilst clearing unexploded bombs on Canvey Island Charles David HAXELL Driver, 3 GHQ Artillery Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Army no T/75691. He died on between 30 May 1940 and 2 June 1940. He was 24 He was the son of Charles W and Gladys H Haxell of Cranleigh He is remembered on column 136 of the Dunkirk Memorial Additional Information He died during the retreat to Dunkirk but when and where has not been identified. His address for probate was 14 Minorca Road, Weybridge Arthur Edward HILL Sergeant, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 924564. He died on 30 November 1941. He was 22 He was the son of John Francis Hill and May Florence Hill of Cranleigh He is remembered on panel 45 of the Runnymede Memorial Additional Information Hampden AT115 ZN- of 106 Squadron took off at 16.40 hours from RAF Coningsby on a mission to Hamburg and was lost without trace. The crew who died were: Sergeant Frank E Rolfe, Sergeant Arthur E Hill, Sergeant Jack Goodbrand and Sergeant Henry Griffiths Herbert HOLLINGSWORTH Private, HQ 32 Base Ordnance Depot, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Army no 131255. He died in action on November 1943. He was 44. He was the son of Herbert and Mary Hollingsworth and the husband of Winifred N Hollingsworth of Cranleigh. He is buried in grave II C 9 Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria Additional Information On 11 November 1943, the British 36th Infantry Brigade landed unopposed at Bougie in Algeria. The following day, Bone airfield was captured by via an airborne assault by the British 3rd Parachute Battalion; 6 Commando arrived on the following day to capture the port at Bone. Djedjelli was captured on 13 November. Tebarka was captured by the British on 15 November, while on the same day an American paratrooper battalion captured Youks les Bains, and moved to capture Gafsa on 17 November. Douglas Charles KENNARD Lieutenant, The Glider Pilot Regiment, Army Air Corps. Army no 273182. He died on 24 March 1945. He was 22. He was the son of David C and Dorothy M Kennard, of Cliftonville, Margate He is buried in grave 37 F 7 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Additional Information The biggest and most successful airborne operation in history marked the beginning of the end for Germany, as Allied airborne troops mounted the final barrier and crossed the Rhine, in Operation Varsity. In total, six parachute battalions, including the Canadians, of the 6th Airborne division, supported by glider troops from the Air Landing Brigade, dropped on 24 March 1945, as a complete force, avoiding the mistakes of Arnhem. Together with the US 17th Airborne Division, the aim of the operation was to secure and deepen the bridgehead east of the Rhine and then advance across country to the Baltic coast, a journey of 350 miles. Their initial objectives were the high ground overlooking the crossing point at Diersfordter Wald and the bridges over the River Issel at Hamminkeln. Flying in tight formation, 540 American Dakota aircraft carried 12 parachute battalions, five British, one Canadian and six from the US, closely followed by 1,300 gliders, packed with troops. The Germans expected the attack and fighting was heavy. By the end of the first day 1,078 men of the 6th Airborne Division had been either killed or wounded, with 50 aircraft and 11 gliders shot down. Within 24 hours, all objectives for the brigade had been achieved. Douglas Kennard left a Will giving his address for probate as Bank House, Cranleigh, his Father was a Bank Manager Gerald Ralph KETCHER DFM Pilot Officer (Air Gunner) 426 (RCAF) Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAF no 168963. He died on 20 January 1944. He was 19 He was the son of Ralph E Ketcher and Violet M Ketcher of Cranleigh. He is buried in grave 5 E 26 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin Additional Information Lancaster LL628 OW-7 of 426 Squadron, took off at 16.25 hours from RAF Linton on Ouse on a mission to Berlin. The plane was lost and all the crew were killed, they were: Flying Officer Leslie N McCaig, DFC, RCAF, Pilot Officer Raymond W Elliott, Pilot Officer Robert J Orr, RCAF, Pilot Officer Ronald D Polson, RCAF, Flight Sergeant Thomas, J Preece, RCAF, Pilot Officer Gerald R Ketcher, DFM, RCAF and WO2 Ernest S Hawkes, DFC, RCAF. His address for probate was Yew Tree Cottage, The Common John Philip LUFF Private, 1st/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Army no. 6093154 He died on 17 June 1940. He was 22. He was the son of Herbert and Agnes Luff of Cranleigh, Surrey He is remembered on column 37 of the Dunkirk Memorial Additional Information After the evacuation from Dunkirk had finished, on 17 June 1940 the 16,000 ton Cunard liner SS Lancastria lay 5 miles off St Nazaire and embarked troops, RAF personnel, and civilian refugees, including women and children, who were being evacuated. The number on board will never be known, but almost certainly exceeded 6,000; some estimates said 9,000. SS Lancastria was bombed by German aircraft. The ship sank rapidly and, according to the estimate of the Captain, only around 2,500 of those on board were saved. Owing to the scale of the tragedy, Winston Churchill forbade publication of the news, in the interests of public morale, and hence the story of the Lancastria has never been generally known, although it is Britain's worst maritime disaster. David John MANN Second Lieutenant, 1st/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Army no. 182134. He died on 30 September 1942. He was 29. He was the son of the Rev. Ebenezer John and Mabel Mann and husband of Joyce Margaret Mann of Dagenham He is buried in grave XX B 4 El Alamein War Cemetery Additional Information He died on the same day as Mike Berdoe-Wilkinson in the attack on Deir el Munasib which is also the same day as Albert Grainger was wounded. A very bad day for Cranleigh families Arthur Edward MARES Gunner, 8 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, 4 Corps. Army no 2568043 He died on 17 March 1944 probably from natural causes. He was 33. He was the son of Charles H and C Mares and the husband of Irene Mares of Cranleigh He is buried in grave 8 B 23 Imphal War Cemetery Additional information His regiment was stationed in Imphal at the time of his death John Gorton POPE Pilot Officer, 202 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 118944. He died on 10 September 1942. He was 29. He was the son of Dr Charles A W Pope and Marion Ruth Pope of St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex He is remembered on panel 3, column 1 of the Malta Memorial Additional Information MA (Cantab) The Squadron was based in Gibraltar to patrol the approaches to the Mediterranean. In September 1940 Swordfish floatplanes were added for local patrol duties but 1941 saw the arrival of the Catalina and Sunderland flying boats. In all probability when he died, he was flying a Flying Boat either on anti-submarine duties or doing clandestine work prior to the invasion of North Africa. John Frank ROCK Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Wing. The Glider Pilot Regiment, Army Air Corps. Army no 33363. He was formerly with the Royal Engineers. He died of his injuries in Tidworth Hospital on 8 October 1942 as a result of an accident in a Hotspur glider trial on 27 September 1942. He was 37. He was the son of Frank E and Alice M F Rock, of Cranleigh. He is buried in grave Sec E (Officers) Grave 174 Tidworth Military Cemetery Additional information John Rock served with the Royal Engineers and was later attached to 1st Wing Glider Pilot Regiment. The Central Landing School was opened at Ringway Airfield, near Manchester on 21 June 1940. Three days later Major Rock and Captain Lindsay arrived as the senior army officers. An impression of the kind of energy that Rock was capable of may be seen by the fact that the first 'Live' jumps commenced on 13 July, less than 3 weeks after his arrival. When, a week later, the first fatality occurred, he showed his mettle by insisting on being the first to jump when training recommenced on 8 August as he did on all occasions where an injury or fatality threatened the morale and confidence of his troops. By the spring of 1941, the Central Landing School had become the Central Landing Establishment (CLE) and was visited by Winston Churchill; Rock having been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 9 February 1941. Churchill had, early on, accepted the case for Glider Operations in conjunction with parachute troops and with the CLE at maximum output Rock's talents were now focused in this direction. He was appointed CO of the Glider Pilot Regiment on 21 December 1941. He died tragically on 27 September 1942, during a night flight at Shrewton, the towrope of his Hotspur Glider broke and he was injured when he crashed into a telegraph pole on landing. The Official War Office Record, Airborne Forces, compiled by Lieutenant Colonel T S H Otway DSO says: “The greater part of the credit, on the Army Side, for the success of the initial experiments and trials must go to Major Rock, whose unfailing courage and determination in the face of all difficulties was an inspiration to others". His address for probate was Cliff Crescent, North Queensferry. His next of kin was his sister, Margaret A Rock. Roy Albert Joseph SHERLOCK Private, 1st/5th Battalion,The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Army no. 6088891. He died on 8 August 1944. He was 23. He was the son of Archibald and Maud Mary Sherlock of Cranleigh He is buried in grave XII D 26 Banneville la Campagne War Cemetery Additional Information This was the time of the very intense fighting around Falaise which culminated in the Germans leaving Normandy. Peter Alfred STREET Sergeant (Pilot), Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 1320514 He died on 7 March 1944. He was 27. He was the son of Ida M and the late Alfred P Street of Cranleigh He is buried in grave I 195 Bromley Hill Cemetery, South London Additional Information Halifax V, EB184, GG-D which was from 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF was on a night flying exercise from RAF Sandtoft. It collided over the Mission bombing range with another Halifax II, HR 557 from 1662 HCU on a similar task. Both aircraft came down between Graizelound and Haxey, 11 miles south west of Scunthorpe. 15 men died. One Halifax was flown by a 7 man crew from the Polish Air Force 300 Squadron on attachment to a HCU. (I regret that I have not identified them). Those who died include Sergeant Harold Russon, Sergeant Wilson N Farrell, Flight Sergeant Alfred Fox, Sergeant Herbert W Green, Sergeant James W Henderson, Sergeant Peter A Street, Flying Officer Edward G Bayer (RCAF) and Sergeant Leonard F Woods His address for probate was Rye Farm, Cranleigh. Fabian George WHELPDALE DFC Flying Officer, 69 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no 116657 He died on active service on 14 March 1943. He was the son of Elma J and the late Henry D Whelpdale who had died in Uganda in 1929 He is remembered on panel 6, column 2 of the Malta Memorial Additional information 69 Squadron was formed on 10 January 1941 and based in Luqa, Malta. The key aeroplanes were the Spitfire, for reconnaissance tasks and the Martin Baltimore, which was used for anti-submarine patrols His address for probate was Little Barn, Cranleigh The Fallen who are not on the War Memorial Stanley George BURNARD Serjeant Royal Welch Fusiliers Army no. 7632394 He died on 12 October 1945. He was 25 He was the son of John George and Doris Ada Burnard of Cranleigh. He is buried in sec C grave 29 Cranleigh Cemetery Robert COLLINS Private, 6th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Army no. G/22134 He died from his wounds on 14 June 1917. He was 38 Son of Sparks and Elizabeth Collins, of Coniston, New Park Road, Cranleigh He is buried in grave I I 126 Cranleigh Cemetery Thomas Herbert Ashley WALLER Lieutenant Commander Howe Battalion, RN Division Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve He was killed in action on 7 May 1915. He was 25 He was the son of Thomas and Katharine Waller, Thornhill Park, Bitterne, Hampshire He is buried in Special Memorial B. 36. Skew Bridge Cemetery in Gallipoli Additional information There is a memorial plaque in Cranleigh Church |
