Hascombe, St Peter's Church 

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TO THE HONOUR OF THE MEN OF HASCOMBE WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR OF 1914 – 1918

ALBERT JAMES BERRY   ALBERT EDWARD MILTON 
ALFRED JAMES BRAY         WILLIAM NEWMAN 
PERCY WILLIAM CHILDS     GEORGE STENNING 
WALTER WILLIAM WYNN GODMAN    HARRY STEVENS 
PERCY EDWARD HEATHER      WILLIAM CHARLES TURRELL 
HORACE FRANK HURLOCK       WILLIAM JAMES WALLER
IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE

On a separate plaque below

1939 - 1945

NORMAN VICTOR BOTTING
LAURENCE ROY MCINTOSH
RONALD WILFRED WHITTINGTON

Memorial stone for Norman Botting

The headstone for Vernon J Milton who does not appear on the Memorial

The Fallen in WW1

Albert James BERRY
Gunner, 110th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army no 67692
He died from his wounds on 2 December 1917. He was 20. 
He is buried in grave VI C 7 Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt 
Additional Information 
He was the son of Arthur and Harriett Berry, Mill Pond Cottage, Hascombe

Alfred James BRAY
Rifleman, 18th County of London Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) Army no 3960 
He was killed in action on 22 May 1916.  He was 31 
He is buried in grave B 16 Givenchy en Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, Souchez 
Additional Information
He was the son of Robert and Mary Ann Bray of Hascombe and the husband of Nellie Bray of Stoke Holy Cross, Norwich 

Percy William CHILDS
Private, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Army no 10945
He died from his wounds on 16 July 1916. He was 18
He is buried in grave II E 17 Méricourt-l'-Abbé Communal Cemetery Extension, near Albert
Additional Information 
He was the son of Percy and Nellie Childs, Larbourne Lane, Hascombe

Walter Williams Wynn GODMAN
Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 99 Brigade, 2nd Division
He was killed in action on 24 January 1915. He was 19
He is buried in grave II B 2 Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg l'Avoue 
Additional Information 
He was the son of Bertha Godman 59 Chester Square, Belgrave, London, and the late Joseph Godman.

Percy Edward HEATHER
Private, 11th (Service) Battalion (1st South Down), The Royal Sussex Regiment, 116 Brigade, 39th Division. Army no SD/940
He was killed in action on 3 September 1916 fighting on the Ancre. He was 21
He is remembered on pier & face 7C of le Thiepval Memorial
Additional Information 
He was the son of Charles and Ruth Heather of Hascombe

Horace Frank HURLOCK 
Private, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, 2 Brigade, 1st Division. Army no LL/0480
He was killed in action on 9 September 1916 in the fighting on the Somme. He was 20
He is remembered on pier/face 7C of the Thiepval Memorial
Additional Information 
He was the son of William and Harriett Hurlock, Loxhill, Hascombe

Albert Edward MILTON
Gunner, 2nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army no 6227014
He died from his wounds on 11 April 1917. He was 19 
He is buried in grave VI D 5 Bethune Town Cemetery 
Additional Information 
He was the son of William and Caroline Milton of Hascombe. His brother Vernon James Milton also fell but is not mentioned on the War Memorial

William NEWMAN
Private, A Company, 23rd (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment, 142 Brigade, 47th Division. Army no 703090. He was formerly Army no 4282 with the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
He was killed in action on 23 March 1918 at the Battle of St Quentin. He was 28
He is buried in grave II G 33  Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension
Additional Information
He was the son of William J and Harriett Newman.

George STENNING
Corporal, C Battery, 63rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 8326
He was killed in action on 27 April 1917. He was 25
He is remembered on bay 1 of the Arras Memorial
Additional Information
He was the son of Henry and Harriett Stenning, Lower House, Hascombe,

Harry STEVENS
It seems that every Stevens I encounter is impossible to trace. This man is no exception and I would welcome any help in tracing him

William TURRELL 
Private, 20th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment). Army no 57738 
He was killed in action on 22 November 1915. He was 27
He is buried in grave II K 8 Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, near Ypres
Additional Information
He was the grandson of William and Elizabeth Turrell (based on the 1901 Census) and had emigrated to Canada in 1911. When he enlisted he stated that his Father was also William. He states his birth place as Lords Hill, Godalming.
He had also served for 4 years in The 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays)

William James WALLER
Serjeant, 11th (Service) Battalion (1st South Down), 116 Brigade, 39th Division. Army no SD/983
He was killed in action fighting on the Somme on 30 October 1916. He was 25
He is remembered on pier and face 7C of the Thiepval Memorial 
Additional Information
He was the son of Mrs Emily Parsons, Labourne Lane, Hascombe

The Fallen from WW2

Norman Victor BOTTING
Assistant Cook, HMS Royal Arthur, Royal Navy RN no. MX63355
He died of natural causes whilst he was on active service on 3 February 1940. He was 20
He is buried SW of the Church in the churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Hascombe
Additional Information
He was the son of Fredrick George and Eva Ruth Botting, of Hascombe

Laurence Roy MCINTOSH
Flight Sergeant, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, 259 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no 1220930
He died on active services from his injuries on 10 July 1945. He was 29    
He is buried in grave 264 Kisumu Cemetery, Kenya
Additional Information
He was the son of Donald and Louisa May McIntosh of Guildford
Further information
On 8 July 1945 the Catalina in which he was flying crashed on landing on Lake Victoria. It was apparently a mis-judged landing by an inexperienced pilot on the Lake when it was glassy calm. The crew captain was not actually flying the aircraft at the time which was carrying extra people on board who were going on leave. 
6 people died in total. 
All the dead are RAFVR and from 259 Squadron:
Flight Sergeant David Francis DEANS 1555285 
Flight Sergeant Noel WILKS 1586297 
Flying Officer Stanley William IVES, 186868 
Flying Officer Denis Claude William CHURCHILL, 172611 
Flight Sergeant George Thomas 1670744 
The badly injured survivor was Laurence Roy McINTOSH who died on 10 July 1945

Ronald Wilfred WHITTINGTON
Private, 1st/5th Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Army no 6089747 
He was killed in action on 26 November 1942 in the fighting around Benghazi which was one of the first victories leading to the capture of Tripoli. He was 30 
He is buried in grave 8 A 11 Benghazi War Cemetery
Additional Information
He was the son of Fred and Sarah Jane Whittington of Godalming
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The Fallen in WW1 who are not on the memorial

James BUSS
Leading Seaman, HM Submarine E19, Royal Navy. RN no. 192472 
He died of natural causes in Estonia on 20 March 1917. He was 35 
He is buried in Spec Memorial, Tallinn Military Cemetery 
Additional Information
He was the son of George and Annie Buss of Hascombe and the husband of Alice Maud Buss, 7 Hale Street, Church Road, Landport, Portsmouth

Ernest CHILD
Private, 2nd Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Army no 207133. He was formerly Army no 266274 with the Royal Sussex Regiment
He died from his wounds on 4 July 1918. He was 30
He is buried in plot 1 row A grave 4 Cavalletto British Cemetery
Additional Information
He was the brother of Florence Child, Albert Villas, Yew Tree Road, Milford.  He had lived in Hascombe

William H CLARK
Gunner, 75th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army no 20617
His military records state that he died whilst on “demob furlough” in Church Road, Hascombe on 12 January 1919. The cause of death was bronco-pneumonia. He was 34
He is buried W of the Church in the churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Hascombe
Additional Information
He was the son of Henry and Annie Clark, Church Road, Hascombe and the husband of Elizabeth Clark, 5 Kerrsland Cottages, Hurtmore

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 at the Battle of Gheluvelt. He was 23   
He is remembered on panel 11/13 and 14 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
Additional Information
He was the son of Elias Dicker, New Barn Cottage, Nore Lane, Hascombe,

Alfred John LINEGAR
Private, 6th (Service) Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 37 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no 919 
He died on 14 August 1916 from the wounds in the fighting around Pozières.  He was 25  
He is buried in grave VIII B 138 Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
Additional Information
He was the son of Charlotte and the late William Linegar, China Row, Hascombe

Lionel Gallwey LUTYENS  MC
Major, 123rd Battery, 28th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
He died on 6 January 1918 from the wounds he received at Langemarck. He was 28 
He is buried in grave III G 3 Canada Farm Cemetery
Additional Information
He was the son of Charles and Emily Lutyens of Great Amwell, Hertfordshire. He was born at Hascombe Place
He was the first to get his Battery over Vimy Ridge

Vernon James MILTON
Boy 2nd Class, HMS Powerful, Royal Navy. RN no J/9225
He died of natural causes 15 September 1918. He was 17 
He is buried E of the Church in the churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Hascombe
Additional Information
He was the son of William George and Caroline Milton, The Lodge, Gladeland, Kirdford, Sussex. 
He was born at Hascombe. His brother Albert Edward Milton also fell and is on the Memorial.

The Fallen in WW2 who are not on the Memorial

William Harold Cliff Hodges
Captain, 78 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Army no. 89502
He died on 16 January 1944. He was 25
He is buried in grave III B 19 Minturno War Cemetery
Additional Information
He was the son of William Cliff and Joan Hodges of Hascombe
Further Information
At the end of October 1943 in Italy, the Allies were facing the German winter defensive position known as the Gustav Line, which stretched from the river Garigliano in the west to the Sangro in the east. It was not until 17 January 1944 that the Garigliano was crossed, and Minturno taken two days later.