Sevenoaks War Memorial, Kent

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The following casualty information is courtesy of CWGC. Other sources acknowledged where necessary. If you see any mistakes, please don't hesitate to let me know.

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ROYAL NAVY

EVERETT, ALBERT WALTER
Rank: Petty Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Martin
Age: 32
Date of Death: 10/11/1942
Service No: C/JX 127718
Additional information: Son of John and Edith Mary Everett; husband of Beatrice Jane Everett, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 51, 3.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

HMS MARTIN (November 10, 1942)

British destroyer of 1,920 tons, (Cdr. C. Thomson) launched in December, 1940. It escorted six convoys to Russia before taking part in Operation Torch in North Africa. On the 10th of November it was hit by three torpedoes from the U-431 163 kilometres north north-east of Algiers. Of her complement of 224 there were 161 crewmen killed including all her officers. There were 63 survivors.

BOOTH, DOUGLAS
Rank: Leading Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Welshman
Age: 21
Date of Death: 01/02/1943
Service No: C/SSX 25574
Additional information: Son of George and Jane Booth, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 68, 1.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

HMS WELSHMAN (February 1, 1943)

British minelaying cruiser of 2,650 tons attacked and sunk by the German submarine U-617 (Kptlt. Albrecht Brandi) about 35 miles north-east of Tobruk while returning from Malta to Alexandria a trip she had made eight times supplying food, medicine and ammunition to support the long siege of he island during WWII. Of her crew of 148 only a few survived. The Welshman had made a significant contribution to the saving of Malta.


KEVIS, LESLIE WILLIAM
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Unit Text: H.M. Trawler Northern Princess (on loan to U.S. Navy)
Age: 28
Date of Death: 07/03/1942
Additional information: Son of William Henry and Margaret Daisy Kevis; husband of Kathleen Helen Kevis, of Romford, Essex.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 8, Column 1.
Memorial: LOWESTOFT NAVAL MEMORIAL

On March 7, 1942, - Trawler NORTHERN PRINCESS, (on loan to the United States Navy, 655 tons) was sunk, cause unknown, Western Atlantic

By Eric Reed (From BBC, WW2 Peoples War Website)

1942 WITH DAILY U-BOAT SINKINGS.24 TRAWLERS WERE SENT TO ESCORT US COASTAL CONVOYS

The Northern trawlers were the largest at 655 tons Northern Chief, Duke, Princess and Isles, left Newfoundland for Halifax on March 3rd 1942. The night of March 7th with rough weather east of Sable Island, the ships lost touch with each other. At day break the NORTHERN PRINCESS was missing, no signal, no wreckage. 37 Men were lost.


GILBERT, SIDNEY GEORGE
Rank: Leading Stoker
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Ulster
Age: 25
Date of Death: 02/04/1945
Service No: C/KX 97106
Additional information: Son of James and Mary Jane Gilbert.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 81, 2.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

H. M . S . U L S T E R ( R 8 3 )

U-Class Fleet Destroyer ordered from Swan Hunter at Wallsend under the War Emergency Programme on 12th June 1941. The ship was laid down en 12th November 1941 and launched on 9th November 1942 as the 3rd RN ship to carry the name. It was last used by a WW1 destroyer and borne by a ship hired In 1915 for use as a Boom Defence Vessel. Build was completed on 30th June 1943.After a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in June 1942 she had been adopted by the civil community of County Down, Ulster. In accordance with the usual practice plaques were exchanged and displayed in the Council offices and on board the ship.

B a t t l e H o n o u r s

ENGLISH CHANNEL 1943 - ADRIATIC 1944 - MEDITERRANEAN 1944 - NORMANDY 1944 - OKINAWA 1945


April 1st 1945

1st Damaged by near miss from 5001b bomb jettisoned by ZEKE aircraft being pursued by SEAFIRE aircraft. Major damage to Engine Room and After Boiler Room.
Two personnel killed and one seriously injured. Ship disabled but armament still available. (Note : 4 casualties are recorded for this ship during WW2.)
Taken in tow to Leyte by HM Cruiser GAMBIA


PAIGE, GEORGE ALBERT
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.L.C.H. 185
Age: 19
Date of Death: 25/06/1944
Service No: C/JX 559391
Additional information: Son of George and Florence L. Paige, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 76, 2.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

On the 25th June 1944 - Landing craft headquarter LCH No.185 (384t) was sunk by a mine during Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France. 35 men were listed as Killed or Missing Presumed Killed.

An award of the Royal Humane Society's Testimonial on Vellum was made to A/B R F Barton US Army Transportation Corps for rescuing an injured survivor from HM LCT 185.


BROWN, N V - Not found on CWGC

PALMER, KENNETH JOHN ALLESON
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Warspite
Age: 19
Date of Death: 22/05/1941
Service No: C/JX 158433
Additional information: Son of Albert Frederick and Edith Palmer, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 43, 2.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

May 22nd 1941 - 22nd Under air attacks west of Kithera Channel off Southern Greece and hit by 550lb SAP bomb on starboard side which exploded in 6" gun battery causing extensive damage and some fires. 38 of ship's company were killed and 31 injured. Kenneth Palmer was listed as Missing Presumed Killed.


HMS WARSPITE

QUEEN ELIZABETH-Class battleship ordered from HM Dockyard, Portsmouth after approval of design in June 1912. The ship was laid down on 31st October 1912 and launched on 26th November 1913. She was the sixth RN warship to bear this name which was introduced in 1956 and last used for a cruiser of 1844 which was sold in 1905. This warship gave a most notable service, which began in March 1915. Her build cost was £2,524,148, excluding items such as guns and wireless equipment. In WWI she was present at the Battle of Jutland and in WWII received considerable renown as shown in the following Chronology. In March 1935 HMS WARSPITE was taken in hand for reconstruction at Portsmouth and was the first of her class to undergo an extensive modernisation. Work done included modifications to her 15" armament to increase the elevation possible and therefore range attainable. Other changes were made to her secondary armament and improved anti-aircraft arrangement were fitted. Provision was made for carrying four aircraft and two hangars were fitted. The most distinctive change made was the change of the forward structure which was redesigned. Work was completed in March 1937 and she rejoined the Fleet later that year. For details of original design and of the modernisation see BRITISH BATTLESHIPS by Alan Raven and John Roberts. Following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings Campaign in March 1942 the ship was adopted by the members of the London Stock Exchange who maintained an interest in her ship's company and her achievements throughout the war.

B a t t l e H o n o u r s

JUTLAND 1916 - NARVIK 1940 - NORWAY 1940 - CALABRIA 1940 - MEDITERRANEAN 1940-43 - MATAPAN 1941 - CRETE 1941 - MALTA CONVOYS 1941 - SICILY 1943 - SALERNO 1943 - NORMANDY 1944 - WALCHEREN 1944 - ENGLISH CHANNEL 1944 - BISCAY 1944


TAYLOR, PHILIP ROY CLEMENT
Rank: Petty Officer Stoker
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Martin
Age: 25
Date of Death: 10/11/1942
Service No: C/KX 85625
Additional information: Son of Clement Septimus and Louisa Catherine Taylor, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 61, 1.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

HMS MARTIN (November 10, 1942)

British destroyer of 1,920 tons, (Cdr. C. Thomson) launched in December, 1940. It escorted six convoys to Russia before taking part in Operation Torch in North Africa. On the 10th of November it was hit by three torpedoes from the U-431 163 kilometres north north-east of Algiers. Of her complement of 224 there were 161 crewmen killed including all her officers. There were 63 survivors.

WARMAN, RONALD WILLIAM
Rank: Petty Officer Stoker
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Welshman
Age: 23
Date of Death: 01/02/1943
Service No: C/KX 92801
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Additional information: Son of Albert William and Ada Millicent Warman; husband of Gladys May Warman, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 71, 3.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

HMS WELSHMAN (February 1, 1943)

British minelaying cruiser of 2,650 tons attacked and sunk by the German submarine U-617 (Kptlt. Albrecht Brandi) about 35 miles north-east of Tobruk while returning from Malta to Alexandria a trip she had made eight times supplying food, medicine and ammunition to support the long siege of he island during WWII. Of her crew of 148 only a few survived. The Welshman had made a significant contribution to the saving of Malta.


WARREN, LAEL
Electrical Artificer 4th Class
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Goodall
Age: 31
Date of Death: 29/04/1945
Service No: C/MX 118371
Additional information: Son of Rueben and Florence Warren; husband of Alice Warren, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 81, 3.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

At about 22.00 hours on the 29th April 1945, a U-Boat (U-286) HMS Goodall (K 479) (commanded by Lt Cmdr James Vandalle Fulton, RNVR) with a Gnat in the entrance to the Kola Inlet 7 miles from Murmansk. The magazine exploded, blowing away the forepart of the vessel and killing the commander. The abandoned ship had to be scuttled by gunfire by HMS Anguilla (K500) the next day. The U-boat was sunk by other ships of the 19th Escort Group during the following night. This was the last confirmed U-boat success in the Northern theater.

Almost 100 of her crew were Missing Presumed Killed.


STEVENSON, ALEC KING
Rank: Commander Surgeon
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Ocean"
Age: 44
Date of Death: 16/10/1947
Additional information: Son of Dr. A. K. Stevenson, M.D., and Mrs. M. F. Stevenson; husband of Evelyn Stevenson, of Sevenoaks, Kent. M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Prot. Sec. (Officers'). Plot E. Grave 27.
Cemetery: MALTA (CAPUCCINI) NAVAL CEMETERY

HMS Ocean was a Light Fleet Aircraft Carrier.

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FLEET AIR ARM

FOSKETT, IAN CHARLES
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: H.M.S. Victorious.
Date of Death: 21/06/1944
Additional information: Son of Bartholomew Foskett, M.C., and Betty Baxter Foskett, of Sevenoaks.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Bay 5, Panel 5.
Memorial: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL

Fleet Air Arm, 831 Squadron consisting of Fairey Barracuda II reconnaissance aircraft was based on board HMS Victorious. In June 1944, they were in operation off the coast of Norway (Operation Lombard). On the 12th June, they sailed for Ceylon via the Mediterranean with HM Aircraft Carrier INDOMITABLE. It was reported whilst on route, that on the 21 June 1944:-

FOSKETT, Ian C, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, was Missing Presumed Killed
SMITH, Walter, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, was Missing Presumed Killed
WATKINS, Victor W E, Ty/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 97208, killed

Link to Webpage about HMS Victorious, an Illustrious Class Fleet Aircraft Carrier.

HMS Victorious, British fleet aircraft carrier, WW2

MICHELL, LAWRENCE ARTHUR CHICHELEY
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. Condor.
Date of Death: 24/11/1941
Grave/Memorial Reference: Bay 2, Panel 7.
Memorial: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL

HMS Condor was also known as Royal Naval Air Station Arbroath, a training facility in Scotland. Fleet Air Arm, 767/769 Squadron was based there at the time of Lawrence Michell’s death. He was reported Missing Presumed Killed after an air crash.

WILKINSON, PAUL McQUHAE
Rank: Lieutenant (A)
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Unicorn
Age: 24
Date of Death: 05/09/1943
Awards: D S C
Additional information: Son of Arthur Henry and Edith Wilkinson, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Division 4. Grave 626.
Cemetery: CAMPBELTOWN (KILKERRAN) CEMETERY

The award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Lt. Wilkinson was reported in the London Gazette, 20 March 1942

Webpage about H M S Unicorn, an aircraft carrier.

HMS Unicorn, British aircraft carrier, WW2

Details of Death courtesy of Naval-History.net

Fleet Air Arm, 824 Squadron consisting of 6 Swordfish & 6 Hurricanes based on board HMS Unicorn,. WILKINSON, Paul McQ, Lieutenant (A), was killed in an Air Crash.

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KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY

WARREN, PERCY LEONARD
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Unit Text: 9th (The Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons) Bn.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 14/03/1944
Service No: 14601373
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Warren, of Sevenoaks, Kent; husband of Edna May Warren, of Sevenoaks.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 9.
Memorial: CASSINO MEMORIAL

COLDSTREAM GUARDS

ARGYLE, STANLEY ERNEST
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 08/09/1944
Service No: 295080
Additional information: Son of the Revd. Frank Wilkinson Argyle, M.A., and Margaret Sara Argyle, of The Rectory, Sevenoaks, Kent. Scholar of Marlborough College and Exhibitioner of St. John's College, Cambridge.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 6. B. 18.
Cemetery: HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY

DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S REGIMENT

KEMP, JOHN HENRY FRANK
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 14/02/1944
Service No: 14646112 Additional information: Son of Victor Horace Henry Frank and Annie Ethel Kemp, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: II, D, 2.
Cemetery: ANZIO WAR CEMETERY

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT

MORGAN, ALAN EDWARD
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Gloucestershire Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 30/07/1944
Service No: 6348586
Additional information: Son of Frank and Sarah Morgan, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 7.
Cemetery: HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES WAR CEMETERY

HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT

LEE, WALTER GEORGE ALFRED
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Hampshire Regiment
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 11/07/1944
Service No: 5507265
Grave/Memorial Reference: XVI. D. 6.
Cemetery: BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY

LAWRENCE, FREDERICK
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Hampshire Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 09/04/1943
Service No: 5392781
Grave/Memorial Reference: 1. M. 7.
Cemetery: BEJA WAR CEMETERY

KING’S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS

RONALD, ALEXANDER SCOTT
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Secondary Regiment: Commando
Secondary Unit Text: and No. 6
Age: 33
Date of Death: 08/11/1942
Service No: 68201
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Additional information: Son of Ronald Dewar Ronald and Lillian Bowie Ronald; husband of Elizabeth Carlisle Ronald, of Wheatley, Oxfordshire. B.A. (Oxon.).
Grave/Memorial Reference: 3. H. 7.
Cemetery: DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY

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LONDON IRISH RIFLES

LAND, WILLIAM JOHN
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Ulster Rifles
Unit Text: 1st Bn. The London Irish Rifles
Age: 20
Date of Death: 06/08/1943
Service No: 7021289
Additional information: Son of Frederick and Olive Hartley Land, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 40.
Cemetery: CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY

OX & BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY

WIGGINS, STANLEY GEORGE
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 02/10/1944
Service No: 1445947
Additional information: Son of Edward Albert and Rose Wiggins; husband of Gwendoline Annie Wiggins, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: XI, A, 5.
Cemetery: CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY

THE BUFFS (ROYAL EAST KENT REGIMENT)

HARDY, BRYAN ARTHUR
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 06/09/1944
Service No: 256057
Additional information: Son of Reginald Herbert and Edith Maria Hardy, of Sevenoaks, Kent. Scholar of Magdalen College, Oxford.
Grave/Memorial Reference: V, D, 7.
Cemetery: CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY

BIRCH, THOMAS JAMES FREDERICK
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 41
Date of Death: 15/10/1945
Service No: 6338046
Additional information: Son of Frederick and Jane Birch; husband of Eleanor E. Birch, of Sevenoaks.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. C. Cons. Grave 2734.
Cemetery: SEVENOAKS (GREATNESS PARK) CEMETERY

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QUEEN’S OWN ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT

ASHTON, RONALD CHARLES
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 27/04/1943
Service No: 189454
Additional information: Son of Maj. Charles Gerald Ashton and Marjorie Clara Ashton, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. G. 13.
Cemetery: MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY

COLLINS, LEONARD SIDNEY
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 14/04/1944
Service No: 6344443
Additional information: Son of Augustus Albert and Elizabeth Collins, of Riverhead, Kent; husband of Vera Alice Rose Collins, of Sevenoaks, Kent. His brother Horace Arthur also fell.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Face 16.
Memorial: RANGOON MEMORIAL
HIDDEN, PETER

Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 04/01/1944
Service No: 6344743
Additional information: Son of William Joseph and Rosa May Hidden, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 2. A. 8.
Cemetery: KRAKOW RAKOWICKI CEMETERY

INGRAMS, HENRY ERNEST
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 09/02/1943
Service No: 6352529
Additional information: Son of Harry and Emily J. Ingrams, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: X. D. 5.
Cemetery: BARI WAR CEMETERY

MORGAN, D - Not commemorated on CWGC.

PERT, CYRIL JAMES
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 21/05/1940
Service No: 6344643
Additional information: Son of Harold and Jane Elizabeth Pert, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: V. B. 38.
Cemetery: ESQUELMES WAR CEMETERY

STEPHEN, ERIC ETHELBERT
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 04/10/1943
Service No: 6096047
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ethelbert Stephen; husband of Kathleen Joan Isabell Stephen, of Burnage, Manchester.
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. E. 32.
Cemetery: SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY

WEST, WILLIAM KENNETH
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 30/11/1942
Service No: 6345251
Additional information: Son of William Henry and Frances Annie West, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Face 26.
Memorial: MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL

BORRETT, G H - Not commemorated on CWGC

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QUEEN’S ROYAL REGIMENT

EMERSON, CHARLES ALAN
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Age: 30
Date of Death: 07/04/1943
Service No: 177490
Additional information: Son of Sir Herbert William Emerson, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I., C.B.E., Kt., and Lady Emerson, of Sevenoaks, Kent. B.A., Hons. (Cantab.): Magdalene College.
Grave/Memorial Reference: XIV. F. 1.
Cemetery: SFAX WAR CEMETERY

ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS

BAKER, FRED EDWIN NOEL
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 07/01/1945
Service No: 130766
Additional information: Son of Arthur and Harriet Baker; husband of Ethel Mary Baker, of Haywards Heath, Sussex.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. B. Cons. Grave 3112.
Cemetery: SEVENOAKS (GREATNESS PARK) CEMETERY

MAYHEW, GEOFFREY JAMES BURKE
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Text: 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry
Age: 21
Date of Death: 18/11/1943
Service No: 276112
Additional information: Son of Maj. Alfred Geoffrey Horace Mayhew, M.C., and Sheila Margaret Burke, Mayhew, of Sevenoaks, Kent. B.A. (Oxon.). ]
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. C. 2.
Cemetery: NAPLES WAR CEMETERY

ROYAL ENGINEERS

ROUSE, TREVOR HASTINGS
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 17 Field Coy.
Date of Death: 31/05/1940
Service No: 69062
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 20.
Memorial: DUNKIRK MEMORIAL

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

WATERMAN, LESLIE RUNDLE
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit Text: 183 Field Amb
Age: 33
Date of Death: 04/02/1943
Service No: 7400593
Additional information: Son of Thomas Albert and Edith Waterman, of Sevenoaks. Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 4. E. 23.
Cemetery: TABARKA RAS RAJEL WAR CEMETERY

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ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS

GLOVER, LESLIE ALEXANDER
Rank: Driver
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps
Age: 25
Date of Death: 29/10/1943
Service No: T/141056
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bertie Thomas Glover, of Sevenoaks; husband of Joyce Lillian Glover, of Sevenoaks.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. B. Cons. Grave 3321.
Cemetery: SEVENOAKS (GREATNESS PARK) CEMETERY

PRICE, GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK
Rank: Driver
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps
Age: 19
Date of Death: 20/11/1942
Service No: T/10687566
Additional information: Son of George F. Price and Caroline E. Price, of Sevenoaks.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. B. Cons. Grave 3339.
Cemetery: SEVENOAKS (GREATNESS PARK) CEMETERY

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ROYAL ARTILLERY

BOYS, DENYS VICTOR JAMES
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 139 Field Regt.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 26/01/1944
Service No: 200574
Additional information: Son of Vernon Elias and Winifred Emma Boys.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 11. F. 12.
Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

BROWN, GORDON WILLIAM
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 164 Field Regt.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 24/01/1943
Service No: 1077315
Additional information: Son of William Thomas Brown and Maude Mary Brown, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. M. 4.
Cemetery: ANCONA WAR CEMETERY

DICK, ANTHONY GERALD
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Secondary Regiment: Royal Air Force
Secondary Unit Text: attd. 655 A.O.P. Sqdn.,
Age: 24
Date of Death: 29/02/1944
Service No: 101344
Additional information: Son of Dr. Robert James Dick, M.D. and Hilda Margaret Haden Dick.
Grave/Memorial Reference: XXII. C. 12.
Cemetery: BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO

HARRISON, KENNETH JOHN
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Date of Death: 06/01/1944
Service No: 6353708
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. A. Cons. Grave 3685.
Cemetery: SEVENOAKS (GREATNESS PARK) CEMETERY



TESTER, LESLIE GEORGE
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 49 Bty., 48 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 29/05/1945
Service No: 1556398
Additional information: Son of Jack and Olivia Tester; husband of Emily Maud Tester, of Chipstead, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: P. C. 6.
Cemetery: LABUAN WAR CEMETERY

KING, GEORGE HERBERT
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 21 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 17/08/1943
Service No: 1453589
Additional information: Son of Ernest and Agnes King; husband of Edith King, of New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Brit. Sec. E. B. 16.
Cemetery: YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY

TESTER, ERIC JOHN RICHARD
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 49 Bty., 48 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 11/06/1945
Service No: 1563443
Additional information: Son of John and Olive Tester; husband of Lillias A. Tester, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 32.
Memorial: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

LAING, RONALD
Rank: Warrant Officer Class II (B.S.M.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 95 Bty., 48 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 20/03/1945
Service No: 6343400
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 4.
Memorial: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

WATTS, EDWARD CHARLIE
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: Royal
Age: 35
Date of Death: 26/10/1943
Service No: 1754898
Additional information: Husband f Gladys Evelyn Watts, of Sevenoaks.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. C. Cons.
Grave 2736.
Cemetery: SEVENOAKS (GREATNESS PARK) CEMETERY



PATTENDEN, ALBERT ARTHUR
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 26 Medium Regt.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 22/11/1944
Service No: 2324197
Additional information: Son of Arthur Albert and Beatrice Rhoda Pattenden, of Sevenoaks, Kent; husband of Winifred Anne Pattenden, of Sevenoaks.
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI, H, 4.
Cemetery: CESENA WAR CEMETERY

PICKERING, FREDERICK WALTER
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 118 Field Regt.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 07/06/1943
Service No: 947562
Additional information: Son of Walter and Mary Frances Pickering, of St. Johns, Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: B3. Q. 6.
Cemetery: CWGC :: Cemetery Details

118 Field Regiment, RA was captured at the surrender of Singapore in 1942. F W Pickering died in captivity as a Prisoner of War and was buried in Mynamar. 35 Other men from his Regiment are also buried in Thanbyuzayat Cemetery. Altogether, 288 men from the Regiment died in captivity or from the later effects of their incarceration.

SMITH, S L - There are two S L SMITH’s commemorated on CWGC. Sydney Lawrence Smith & Sidney Lawrence SMITH. Without further research, I cannot confirm which of these two casualties are the correct individual commemorated on the Sevenoaks War Memorial.

WHITCOMBE, K T H - Not commemorated on CWGC.

YORKE-LONG, JOHN DENNIS
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 171 Bty., 179 Field Regt.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 04/08/1944
Service No: 228457
Additional information: Son of Yorke and Eva Charlotte Yorke-Long, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. B. 14.
Cemetery: BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY