Guildford Railway Station
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
IN MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS AT GUILDFORD STATION WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 CARTER R A NEVILLE E W CHRISTMAS G J NEWNHAM B E DOWDEN T W NORGATE W EMMINGS T PARRATT A V GILBERT A PLANT R HALL C A RANDELL W R HAWKINS C G SHORT P HERRINGTON W SMITH C KINGE H SPENCER L MATLOCK C WRIGHT E AND OF THE 626 MEN OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE 1939– 1945 WAR |
The Fallen in WW1These men are hard to identify because their common bond is the railway not the town.
R A CARTER Possibly Robert A CARTER Private 14th (Service) Battalion (1st Portsmouth), The Hampshire Regiment, 122 Brigade, 41st Division. Army no. 21662 He was killed in action on 3 September 1916. He was 22. He was the son of Robert Carter, 89 Station Road, Copnor, Portsmouth. He is buried in grave IX D 18 Serre Road Cemetery No. 1 Additional information From the Railway Company's records: Born 15 July 1895, Joined 26 September 1910, Porter 28 November 1913 and volunteered for the Army on 19 August 1914 George James CHRISTMAS Private, 1st/5th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Army no. T/4455 He died probably of natural causes on 29 October 1915 He is buried in grave 4 Old Ground B 4287 in Guildford Cemetery Thomas W DOWDEN Sergeant, 1st Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 17 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. 229277. He was formerly Private, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Army no. 3044. He was killed in action on the Somme on 30 December 1917. He was 25. He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Dowden, 20 Frome Terrace, Dorchester. He is remembered on pier and face 9D and 16B of the Thiepval Memorial EMMINGS T different initial on Guildford and Shalford War Memorials Thomas William EMMINGS Private, Royal Defence Corps. 96024 He died on 29 November 1918. He was 40. He was the son of William T Emmings and the husband of Annie Emmings, Hill View, James Road, Peasmarsh He is buried in grave D 2 192 Shalford Cemetery Additional information His name also appears on the War Memorial in Guildford and Shalford The Royal Defence Corps was a corps of the British Army formed in August 1917 and disbanded in 1936. It was initially formed by converting the (Home Service) Garrison battalions of line infantry regiments. Garrison battalions were composed of soldiers either too old or medically unfit for active front-line service; the Home Service status indicated they were unable to be transferred overseas. Eighteen battalions were converted in this way. Their role was to provide troops for security and guard duties inside the UK; guarding important locations such as ports or bridges It also provided independent companies for guarding prisoner-of-war camps. Alfred GILBERT Lance Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 4 (Guards) Brigade, 2nd Division, Army no. 5701. He was killed in action on 15 September 1916 He is remembered on pier and face 7D and 8D of the Thiepval Memorial Cecil Adrian HALL MM Private, D Company, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 19 Brigade, 33 Division. Army no. 22504 He died from his wounds on 29 May 1918. He was 21 He was the son of Albert and the late Emily Maria Hall, 30 Carmichael Road, South Norwood, London. He is buried in grave IV B 16 Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3 Charles Andrew HAWKINS Gunner, C Battery, 71st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 10001 He died from his wounds on 13 April 1917. He was 19 He is buried in grave III J 24 Duisans British Cemetery, Étrun Additional information He worked for the Railway Company from 24 April 1911, initially as a Signal Lad then as a Lamp Lad He volunteered on 4 September 1914 William George HERRINGTON Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 91 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. G/4423 He was killed in action on 1 September 1916 He is remembered on pier and face 5 D and 6 D of the Thiepval Memorial Harry KINGE Corporal, 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars. Army no. 45263 He died on 18 February 1919. He was 36 He was the son of Mr and Mrs E A Kinge, 92 Cemetery Road, Guildford. He is buried in the south-east part of the Churchyard of St. Peter's Church, Frimley George C MATLOCK Sapper, No. 2 Light Railway Operating Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 257632. He was formerly Private, 2 LRO Company The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Army no. G/13188 He was killed in action on 21 March 1918. He was 18 He was the son of George and Susan Matlock of Slyfield Green. He is buried in grave I B 9 Foreste Communal Cemetery Ernest William NEVILLE Sergeant, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. 1978 He was killed in action on 2 May 1916. He was 33. He was the son of Ellen Baker, Chapel Row, East Coker, Yeovil. He is buried in grave II G 6 Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery Benjamin Ernest F NEWNHAM Private, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, 3 Guards Brigade, Guards Division. Army no. 29744 He was killed in action on 24 February 1918. He was 19. He was the son of Benjamin and Grace Newnham, 22 Springfield Road, Guildford. He is buried in grave II B 22 Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux William Charles NORGATE Private, 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 24 Brigade, 8th Division. Army no. 70069 He died of natural causes on 21 June 1918 He is buried in grave XX 750 Sedan-Torcy French National Cemetery Alf PARRATT DCM Lance Corporal, 12th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Army no. 1486 He died of his wounds on 26 September 1916 He is buried in grave B 23 66 St Sever Cemetery, Rouen Additional information Rouen was a major hospital centre Albert Victor Parratt was born in Guildford in the quarter ending June 1900 R PLANT I have not identified him W R RANDELL I have not identified him Percy SHORT Lance Corporal, 7th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 55 Brigade, 18th Division. Army no. G/1875 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916 on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He was 33. He was the son of Frederick Short, Deerleap Cottages, Wotton and the husband of Kate Short, 9 Hampstead Road, Dorking He is remembered on pier and face 5D and 6D of the Thiepval Memorial C SMITH I have not identified him Leslie SPENCER Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), Army no. G/5756 He was killed in action on 2 June 1916. He was 31 He was the son of Maria Spencer and the husband of Clara Spencer He is buried in grave I ii E 7 Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricou E WRIGHT Possibly Evan WRIGHT Private, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Army no. 18448 He died on 13 April 1918 He is remembered on panel 1 of the Ploegsteert Memorial Or Edward WRIGHT Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment. Army no. 7645. He was killed in action on 20 April 1915 He is remembered on panel 31 and 33 Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres |
