Roll of Honour - Kent

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PETHAM WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Transcribed David Hughes and Neil Clark 2004
additional information Martin Edwards 2020

The memorial stands in the grounds of All Sinats' Church, Church Lane Petham and is in the form of a smooth worked Celtic wheel cross on a tall shaft with a three-stepped base. There are 21 names listed for World War 1 and 5 for World War 2.

I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE.
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED
TO WIN THE WAR OF 1914-1918

BRICE	George Fox	Private G/2494, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 26th September 1915. Aged 19. Born and resident Petham, Canterbury, Kent, enlisted Canterbury, Kent. Son of A. E. and Mary Brice, of 3, Town Rd., Petham, Canterbury. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 15 to 19.
BURNAP	Edward	Private G/4575, 8th Battalion, Then Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 13th August 1917. Born Chartham, Kent, enlisted and resident Dover, Kent.
CABOURN	C	No further information currently available
CAGE	Charles	Private G/9720, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment. Killed in action 3rd December 1917. Born St Stephens, Canterbury, resident Bekesbourne, Canterbury. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 3.
CAGE	G E	No further information currently available
CARVILL	Edward	Rifleman 52377, 15th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles (RIR). Formerly (4595) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 22nd October 1918. Aged 27. Born and resident Petham, enlisted Canterbury. Son of William and Sarah Carvill. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 138 to 140 and 162 to 162A and 163A.
CHEESEMAN	James	Private 40582, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 14th September 1917. Born Ash, Kent, enlisted Wallsall. Formerly 1996, South Staffordshire Regiment. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 22.
DEAL	Horace Edwin	Private G/25264, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 10th May 1918. Aged 19. Born Waltham, Canterbury, enlisted Canterbury, resident Wooton, Canterbury. Son of Frederick and Jane Deal, of Hill House Farm, Wootton, Canterbury, Kent. Buried in ESQUELBECQ MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 21.
DEAL	Walter James	Private 23238, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (O&B L.I). Died of wounds 12th May 1918. Aged 32. Born Denton, Kent, enlisted Caversham, Reading, resident Sonning Common, Berkshire. Son of Henry Deal, of Denton, Canterbury. Buried in DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION NO.2, Somme, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 9.
ELGAR	George	Private G/15407, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 18th April 1918. Enlisted Grimsby, Lincolnshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 86 to 88.
GUTTERIDGE	[Walter] Cyril	Corporal 9677, 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment. Killed in action 4th October 1917. Aged 23. Born Chatham, Kent, resident Stelling, Canterbury, kent, enlisted Canterbury, Kent. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gutteridge, of Broadway Villa, Petham, Canterbury; husband of Dorothy May Martin (formerly Gutteridge), of Mount Pleasant Cottages, Weald, Sevenoaks. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 85 to 86.
HOGBEN	Frederick William	Corporal 74558, 364th Battery, Royal Field Artillery (RFA). Killed in action in Salonika, Greece 9th September 1916. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Canterbury. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Hogben, of Westwood Cottages, Westwood, Faversham, Kent. Native of Boughton, Faversham. One of four brothers who served in the War, two of whom fell. Buried in STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 10.
HOGBEN	Henry Edward	Private 55150, 13th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 26th August 1918. Aged 36. Born Elmsted, enlisted Canterbury. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Hogben, of Benfield, Petham, Canterbury; husband of Annie Hogben, of Vicarage Hill, Petham, Canterbury. Formerly 13433, Cavalry Reserve Regiment. Buried in DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot XXII. Row N. Grave 4.
MISSING	William Walter	Private G/17596, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 30th November 1915. Born Hinx Hill, enlisted Canterbury. Buried in A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 14.
NASH	Henry Whinfield	Leading Stoker K/4511, H.M Submarine H.26, Royal Navy (R.N). Died from disease. 23rd August 1918. Aged 29. Born 31 May 1891 in New Malden, Surrey. Son of Herbert H. and Cecilia Nash, of Little Bursted Farm, Upper Hardres, Canterbury. Kent. Enlisted 30 October 1909 for 12 years, Heoght 6 feet 03/10 inches, chest 38 inches, dark brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion. Buried nearby in the PETHAM (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, Kent. Grave 313. Extract from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918, volume 4, page 142: NASH, HENRY WHINFIELD, Stoker, Petty Officer, Royal Navy, s. of Herbert H. Nash, of Petham, Canterbury, Retired Accountant, by his wife, Katherine. dau. of W. H. Whinfleld, of Shepperton, Middlesex; and gdsn. of the late James Nash, Assistant Superintendent of the Royal Mint ; b. New Malden, co. Surrey, 31 May, 1839; educ. Belvedere, Haywards Heath, co. Sussex; joined the Royal Navy in 1909: served on H.M.S. Lord Nelson; took part in the bombardment of the Dardanelles Forts in 1915; assisted in the landing of troops at Suvla Bay; transferred to H.M. Submarine E 11; joined H 26 in April, 1918, and died at the Canterbury Hospital 23 Aug. following, from injuries received on Submarine H 26, while on duty. Buried at Petham, Canterbury ; unm.
POSSEE	William	Lance Corporal 115662, 51st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds 14th April 1918. Aged 19. Born Folkestone, enlisted Canterbury, resident Petham. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Possee, of East Wootton, Petham, Canterbury. Buried in LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VII. Row D. Grave 5.
POTTS	Bertie L	Private 102486, "A" Company, 2/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). Died of wounds 22nd April 1918. Aged 21. Born and resident Petham, enlisted Canterbury. Son of John Russell Potts and Sarah Ann Potts, of Garlinge Green, Petham, Canterbury. Formerly 936, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IX. Row A. Grave 10.
POTTS	George	Private G/13626, "B" Company, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 3 May 1917. Aged 35. Born Petham, enlisted and resident Sittingbourne. Son of William and Elizabeth Potts, of East Wootton, Petham, Canterbury; husband of Rosa Frances Godfrey (formerly Potts), of Wildash Yard, Greenstreet, Teynham, Sittingbourne, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 2.
SMITH	H	No further information currently available
THOMPSON, DSO	Frederick Vivian	Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Engineers, attached to the 9th (Service) Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died Sunday 14 October 1917. Aged 37. Born Andover, Hampshire 26 April 1880. Son of the late Major-General Charles Thompson (Indian Service Corps) and of Mrs. Alice E. Thompson of Bedford, Bedfordshire. Husband of Evelyn Rachel Thompson (née Mackay) of 2 3, Hillcrest Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent. Buried Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row C. Grave 16. Also commemorated in St Paul's Church, Bedford His Battlefield Cross is mounted on a backboard within the church of All Saints. MAJOR A/LT COLONEL F V THOMPSON DSO RE COMMDG 9TH ESSEX REGMT DIED OCT. 14TH 1917 OF WOUNDS RECD. IN ACTION OCT.7TH 1917 THIS CROSS AND THE INSCRIBED BOARD MARKED THE RESTING PLACE OF LIEUT- -ENANT COLONEL F.V. THOMPSON D.S.O. AT AGNEZ-LES-DUISANS - FRANCE - HEY WERE BROUGHT HOME SIMPLY FRAMED AND PLACED HERE WHEN A PERMANENT MEMORIAL TOOK THEIR PLACE EASTER 1924 Extract from the Distinguished Service Order 1916-1923, Volume III, page 352: THOMPSON, F. V. (D.S.O. L.G. 3.6.16) ; b. 26.4.80 ; s. of late Gen. C. Thompson, I.S.C. ; in. Evelyn R. Mackay ; educ. Bedford Grammar School ; R.M.A., Woolwich ; 2nd Lt., R.E., 23.3.99 ; Lt. 1.10.01 ; Capt. 23.3.08 Adjt., R.E., 14.11.14 ; Major ; served S. African War, 1901-2 ; Queen's Medal, 5 clasps ; Europ. War ; took out a Signalling Company to France, 1914 ; served on the Staff of a division ; then Brig. Major, and afterwards attached to the Staff of an Army Corps ; subsequently he was given command of a battalion of the Essex Rgt. He was mentioned in Despatches three times. Colonel Thompson was killed in action 14.10.17.
TWYMAN	Cecil [Herbert]	Private G/9329, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 14th July 1916. Aged 22. Born Littlebourne, Kent, resident Garlinge Green, Canterbury, Kent, enlisted Faversham, Kent. Son of Mrs. M. J. Hovery, of South Wootton, Petham, Canterbury. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 D.
1939-1945
BAKER	S	No further information currently available
CHEESEMAN	Edward Thomas	Petty Officer Stoker C/K 63350, H.M.S. Sheldrake, Royal Navy. Died 10th February 1942. Buried in SHOTLEY ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY, Suffolk. Plot 1. Row E. Grave 4.
LAW	Dennis Victor	Corporal 1446240, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 2 June 1946. Aged 24. Son of Harry and Maud Amelia Law, of Petham, Kent. Buried in DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY, Algeria. Plot 1. Row J. Grave 1.
NORRINGTON	R	No further information currently available
THORNTON	P	No further information currently available

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