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 The
Fallen of Ewhurst and Ellen's Green, Surrey
      
Parish Men Who Served and Returned
During my research I have frequently encountered
the names of men from the parish who served their country and fought for
freedom in the First World War and through good fortune returned home. This page stands as a record and a tribute to them.
Some of these men, whilst associated
with the parish during their lives, might not have been resident in the
parish at the time of the conflict.
The 1901 Census indicates that at the
turn of the century, Ewhurst and Ellen's Green returned 497 men and 499
women, giving a total of 996 inhabitants. Presuming that a third of the
men at the time of the First World War would have fallen within the age
bracket of service, approximately 165 men would have been available to
serve. Statistically, this gives a horrific ratio when we consider that
51 men of the parish died as a result of the war.
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ANSELL, Job |
Driver T/438664. 667 Company, Army Service Corps (Horse Transport).
Born Ewhurst 1876. Enlisted Stoughton Barracks, Guildford 10/08/1918
(aged 41), medical classification B1 (due to aged greater than 40 on
enlistment) and noted to be under height at 4ft 11in. Husband of Rosina
Ansell (formerly Earl, married Oakwood Church 05/06/1907) father of
Daisy (b1909), Phyllis, (b1912) and Arthur J (b1914) . Address Hill
View, Cranleigh Road, Ewhurst. Occupation on enlistment, carrier. Served
at No2 Reserve Horse Transport, Blackheath before transferring on
10/01/1919 to 504 Company ASC based at Bovington. Job remained at
Bovington until 12/06/1919 when he was dispersed to Crystal Palace
before his demobilisation on 11/07/1919 at Woolwich. His military
character was described as Very Good. (Source: British Army Service
Records Online) |
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BAKER, Victor |
1st Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. Wounded at the Battle
of Loos 1915. A butchers assistant in Ewhurst. Mentioned in Surrey
Advertiser 19/9/14, 17/4/15, 16/10/15 (possibly Pte Albert Victor
Baker G/1291, The Queens. Source: Medal Records) |
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BAKER, William |
Pte G/1280 6th Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. Following
medical examination and enlistment in Ewhurst on 3rd September
1914, attested for service on 4th September 1914 at Stoughton Barracks,
Guildford. Mentioned in Surrey
Advertiser 26/9/14. Arrived in France on 1st June 1915. Remained on
active service, participating in the Battle of Loos until wounded in the
leg on 21st October 1915, returning to England on 4th November 1915.
Discharged as no longer fit for military service on 19th July 1916
(Service records available on internet 2007). William joined and served in the
same battalion as fellow Ewhurst man
Pte G/1286 Frank
Dedman. For a full description of the service of these two men in
France, see Private
Frank Dedman. William was born Ewhurst June 1886, son of Charles &
Emma Baker of Malquoits Lower Lodge. He was employed as a servant at Malquoits (1891 & 1901 Census),
and was living at
Malquoits Bothey as a Gardener Domestic at the time of the 1901 Census. Gave occupation
on enlistment as 'farmer'. |
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BENNETT, Cyril Buswell Fletcher |
Captain, 4th Bn East Surrey Regiment and Devonshire Regiment.
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14.(Westlands Farm in 1914 Electoral
Roll). Born Claygate 1881. Resident with brother (John F Bennett) at
Westlands Farm in 1901 Census. |
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BICKNELL, Albert |
Father of Thelma Bicknell |
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BONE, Charles |
National Reserve. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14. Husband of
Georgina (born c1874. Gravesend) and father of Charles Henry Frederick. Following service as a
soldier (mentioned as serving in South Africa in 1901, wife and son
living in Wethersall Cottages, Barhatch Lane, Cranleigh), became publican of the Crown Inn, Ewhurst. Served with the Army
Service Corp during the First World War. |
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BONE, Charles Henry Frederick |
Gunner L36871, 183rd (Hampstead) Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field
Artillery. Enlisted in London (Whitehall) on 9/09/15. The 183rd was
raised in Hampstead in August 1915, reaching its full compliment of
815 men in less than a month. Following training at Aldershot, the
Brigade departed for active service in France. When Charles enlisted, he
gave his age as 19 years old, when in fact he was a month short of his
16th birthday, his height at time of recruitment was recorded as 5ft
4inches. He joined up and served with Walter Stemp, their service
numbers being concurrent.
Born September 1899 in Ewhurst, son of Charles & Georgina Bone
(father mentioned as serving in South Africa in 1901, wife and son
living in Wethersall Cottages, Barhatch Lane, Cranleigh). Lodged at The Crown Public House,
Ewhurst where his father was the publican. (1914 Electoral Roll), buried in Ewhurst.
(Soldiers Pension Records online) |
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BROWN, Walter |
Private. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14, 17/4/15 Ewhurst
Green (1914 Electoral Roll) |
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CHASE, Edward Robert |
Private 25486. Born Guildford 1892. Son of Edward and Amelia.
Enlisted as Private 2104 in the 2/1st Surrey Yeomanry (Territorial
Force) (formed at Clapham, Sep 1914) on 05/10/1914 in Dorking, aged 20
years and 10 months. Transferred to the East Surrey Regiment 12/10/1916.
Edward served on Home Service until 22/09/1916, when he joined the BEF
in France. He was gassed twice (04/09/1918 and 21/10/1918) Address
Windmill Inn, Pitch Hill, Ewhurst. Demobilised at Hanwell and
transferred to the Surrey Yeomanry 20/02/1919. Awarded the British War
Medal and the Victory Medal. (Source: British Army Service Records
Online) |
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CHILDS, Arthur Ernest |
Private 9653. 1st Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. Mentioned in
Surrey Advertiser 17/5/15, reported in Surrey
Advertiser 15/5/15 as a Prisoner of War at Gottingen. Report of 450
members of the RWSR held as POWs, including William Rose. Born 1890 Coldharbour.
Born December 1889, Holmbury St Mary. Son of Arthur and Ruth Childs
of The Green, Ewhurst (1901 Census), Brother of Mark Bernard Childs and
Private
William Childs. |
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CHILDS, Mark Bernard |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14. Born 1892 Coldharbour. Son of
Arthur and Ruth Childs of The Green, Ewhurst (1901 Census), Brother of
Arthur E Childs and
Private
William Childs. Believed to be Private Mark Childs, 60131, The
Queen's (RWSR) transferred to Private G/57016 of Middlesex Regiment. |
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CHILDS, John William |
Born 1882. Married Mary Jane Rowe in Cardiff in 1907, and had 3
children, Arthur William Childs (b1910), Ellen Alice Mary Childs (b1913)
and Marguerite Childs (b1915). Having served with the Royal Navy from 8
years, being discharged in 1910, John Childs served as a lorry driver in
the Motor Transport section of the Army Service Corps. He enlisted in
London on 30/01/1915 aged 32, service number 47283 . Having arrived in
Havre, France on 5/02/1915, John served with the 62 Company ASC at
Rouen, but returned to England on 02/12/1915, having suffered an injury
to his left knee. He was discharged from service as unfit on 18/03/1916.
(Soldiers Pension Records online) |
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CLARK, H |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 (possibly Henry Clarke of
Heathside, 1914 Electoral Roll) |
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CLARK KENNEDY Archibald Ewars |
Rev. Formerly Lt in RN and RNR. Captain 6th Bn Surrey Volunteer Reg.
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, 11/8/20 |
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CLARKE, Norman P |
Lt Col 1st Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Son of M & M Clarke, The
Warren, Ewhurst. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 5/6/20 |
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COLDMAN, Albert |
236579, Royal Navy, HMS Drake. Born 4/11/1888 Ewhurst, Son of Henry and Mary Ann (1901
Census). Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, 17/05/15 Brother of
George Henry (b1879), Frederick Coldman (b1883, postman in 1901) and Edward Coldman (bootmaker
possibly Acting Sgt 31371 Royal Engineers). (source PRO
Seaman's Records) |
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COLDMAN, Frederick |
Private M/352020 Army Service Corps (MT section). Born Ewhurst 1883,
registered as a postman in 1901 Census. Son of Henry and Mary Ann (1901
Census). Brother of George Henry (b1879), Albert (b1888) and
Edward Coldman. Enlisted 08/08/1914. Served in India. Discharged
to the Reserve on 20/06/1919. Address given as Hazelbanks, Ewhurst,
Surrey.
(Soldiers Pension Records online) |
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COLEMAN, James |
Born Ewhurst 6/04/1859, carpenter. Private 1193, 3rd Battalion The
Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, enlisted Stoughton Barracks,
Guildford 29/08/1914, discharged 16/11/1914 considered physically unfit
for war service. It would appear that James had attempted to disguise
his age on enlistment. (Soldiers Pension Records online) |
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COMPTON, Charles |
Born Ewhurst 1860. Private 136 Royal Sussex Regiment. Enlisted in
Eastbourne 10/09/1914 having previously served 12 years with the Royal
Sussex Regiment. Having served in India from 15/2/1916 until 10/6/1917,
Charles, a Sergeant, was discharged from service 17/09/1917 as no
longer physically fit. (Soldiers Pension Records online) |
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CRESSWELL, E |
Captain. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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CRESSWELL, Edmund W |
Colonel. Royal Engineers. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14
(resident in Cobham in 1901) |
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CRESSWELL, J |
RN. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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CROOMBES, Alfred Edgar |
Private 6524, 5th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey
Regiment). Born Westbourne, Sussex 1876 Married Susan
Hill, registered Bromley 27/01/1900. Father of John Andrew (b11/02/06),
Alfred Henry (b15/12/01), Evelyn Lydia (b10/07/00) and William Hermon
(b18/07/04). Enlisted at Stoughton Barracks, Guildford, on
07/07/1916, aged 40 years and 6 months, with occupation given as
gardener. Address Heathside, Ewhurst, Surrey. On 06/07/1917 Alfred
transferred to 107th Protection Company of the newly formed Royal
Defence Corps, which was formed from troops that were too old or unfit
for overseas service. The RDC was used for guard duties at important
locations and at PoW camps. On 14/08/1917 he was posted to A Company of
13th Bn RDC. On 22/02/1918 he was posted to "C" Protection Company RDC (Queensborough),
on 18/05/18 to 68 Protection Company RDC, and finally to 32nd Bn
Middlesex Regiment on 03/12/1918. Demobilised 16/02/1919.
(Source: British Army Service Records Online) |
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CUMBER, Horatio Benjamin |
Driver 015575 or 323376, 605 MT Company, Royal Army Service Corps.
Born Ewhurst 1894 Son of Thomas & Thirza Cumber of 12,Hazelbank Cottages
(1901 Census). Brother of William Thomas M (b 1883), Silvane Gilbert (b
1884), Ivan Louis (b 1897), Vernon Marcus (b 1891) Married Beatrice
Ellen Stilwill 04/11/1916, Elstead. Enlisted 07/03/1916, served with the
Army Ordinance Corps, the Royal Fusiliers and the 3rd Bn London Regiment
Demobilised 29/11/1919, noted as having suffered from dysentery and
malaria. Address on demob Avenue Road, Elstead, Godalming. (Source:
British Army Service Records Online) |
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CUMBER, Ivan Louis |
Private 42651, East Surrey Regiment and Private 65257 Royal
Fusiliers. Born Ewhurst 1887. Son of Thomas & Thirza Cumber of 12,
Hazelbank Cottages (1901 Census). Brother of William Thomas M (b 1883),
Silvane Gilbert (b 1884), Horatio Benjamin (b 1894), Vernon Marcus (b
1891) |
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CUMBER, Vernon Marcus |
Private 41241 Bedfordshire Regiment and Private 37845 Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Born Ewhurst 1891. Son of Thomas & Thirza Cumber of
12,Hazelbank Cottages (1901 Census). Brother of William Thomas M (b
1883), Silvane Gilbert (b 1884), Ivan Louis (b 1887), Horatio Benjamin
(b 1894), |
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CUMBER, William Thomas |
Private 71473 and 176779. Born Ewhurst 1883 Son of Thomas & Thirza
Cumber of 12,Hazelbank Cottages (1901 Census). Brother of Vernon Marcus (b
1891), Silvane Gilbert (b 1884), Ivan Louis (b 1887), Horatio Benjamin
(b 1894). Enlisted 25/10/1916. given occupation on enlistment,
carpenter. Medical grade C2. Tested at Woolwich on 28/10/1916, William
was found 'skilled' as a carpenter and allotted to the 29th Bn Middlesex
Regiment (Eastern Command Works Battalion). He then served with the
Bedford Regiment from 16/11/1916, 327rd Bn (Home Service) of
the Labour Corps from 30/04/1917, 301st Company, Labour Corps from
12/04/1918, and 343rd Works Company (Home Service) Labour Corps. Married
Florence Palastanga in New Malden on 03/08/1918. Demobilised,
17/02/1919. |
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DAY, William |
Army Service Corp. Born 1883 Ewhurst. Son of Edward Day of Buildings
Farm, Gadbridge Lane. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14 |
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DENYER, Thomas William |
Private 1293 1st Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment,
transferred to Private 33968 Gloucestershire Regiment. Born 1890 Ewhurst.
Son of Thomas & Hannah Denyer (1901 Census). Brother of
Private
George Albert Denyer. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14,
17/4/15, 16/10/15. Husband of Margaret Victoria. Latterly (1938) captain
of the Ewhurst bell ringers, died 18/06/59 aged 69. Buried in Ewhurst. |
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DUFFELL, William |
Private 53809. Born Leatherhead, May 1900. Enlisted at Guildford on
20/06/1918, in the 53rd (Young Soldiers)Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps.
Occupation given as carter, address Plough Cottage, Plough Lane,
Ewhurst. Transferred to 51st (Graduation Bn KRRC on 06/07/1918,
transferred 13th Bn KRRC 04/04/1919 (overseas on 25/03/1919). Served at
Schlebusch, south of Dusseldorf. Discharged 31/03/1920. Son of William
Duffell of Plough Cottage. (Source:
British Army Service Records Online) |
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EDE, William Henry |
Gunner 33458 Royal Garrison Artillery. Born 1892
Ewhurst. Son of William Ede (1901 Census, living on Ewhurst Green).
Brother of Peter (1890) and Arthur (b 1894). Lived in Hazelbank(1914
Electoral Role). William enlisted in Kingston on 27/06/1910, when he was
18 years and 3 months old. At the time of enlistment he gave his
occupation as that of 'groom' to A Toswell, a coachman living at Fair
View, Coombe Warren. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14.
Awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. |
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EDWARDS, William Thomas |
Corporal, 4th Field Bakery, Army Service Corps*. Born 1876 Tunbridge
Wells. Husband of Mary Edwards (nee Sims), father of Thomas Claude and
Norah Joan (b 02/03/1909), gardener at Northe
Breache for the Frecheville's in 1901 (Census). Re-enlisted 18/04/1918,
as Pioneer WR43489 in the Road & Quarry Troops, Royal Engineers. Called
up for service 04/07/1918. Posted to the BEF 12/08/1918. Discharged
06/04/1919. Home address, The Lodge, High Wykehurst, Ewhurst (presumably
still working for the Frecheville's). *Mentioned in Surrey
Advertiser 19/09/14, 17/04/15. (Source:
British Army Service Records Online) |
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ENGLISH, Frank |
Headmaster, Ewhurst School from 1912. Volunteered December 1915,
returned 1919, but resigned soon after. (possibly Lt Frank Goodhand
English of the Cheshire Regiment - preliminary search of commissioned
officers in the Medal Record Cards) |
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ETHERINGTON, Albert Victor |
Private 62166 Worcestershire Regiment and Private 6992 London
Regiment. Born Chiddingfold 1897, grandson of James & Eliza of Cox Green
(1901 Census) |
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ETHERINGTON, Seth |
Elder brother of
Private
Alfred Etherington. Born Rudgwick, son of James & Eliza of Cox
Green. Emigrated to Vancouver, Canada. Survived the war. Service number
525305 |
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FIELD, Harvey E |
Acting Corporal 5071. The Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. Born
1893 Cranleigh (1901 Census). Son of Edwin and Alice Field of Winterfold
Farm. Wounded at the Battle of Loos 1915. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser
2/10/15 |
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FRANCIS, Frederick John |
236578, Royal Navy. Born 29/06/1889 Cranleigh. Son of Frank & Eliza Francis of Cotton Row, Holmbury St Mary. Brother of
Able Seaman
Charles Francis. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, 17/5/15.
(source PRO Seaman's Records) |
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GIDDING, J |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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GILL, Arthur Alfred |
Private 2420(?) 1st Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment
transferred Private 604219 Labour Corps. (promoted Corporal). Lodging at Lower Lodge, Holmbury in 1914 (Electoral Roll).
Born 05/09/1888 in Elstead, one of 4 sons of Arthur Gill & Emily Sarah
Bookham who served and returned. At the start of the century he moved
into the parish and became a gardener for the Joynson-Hicks family of
Holmbury. Arthur joined up at the start of the war, and served under his
employer with the 1st Bn Queens. He was wounded on more that one
occasion (probably once at the Battle of Loos) before transferring to
the Labour Corps. Mentioned
in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, 17/4/15. Married Ellen Violet Wisdom in
1919, and the family moved away from Ewhurst in 1928. Died 21/05/1967. Information from Colin Pipe,
grandson of Arthur Gill (Photograph
Archive). |
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GIRLING, G |
Royal Navy. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, 17/4/15 |
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GOODWIN, Charles |
Petty Officer, 218118, Royal Navy. Born 23/03/1886 Pampisford, Cambridge. Son of
George & Emma Goodwin of Rectory Lodge, Ewhurst (1901 Census).
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, 17/4/15. Joined the Royal Navy
as a boy in 1904. Served until 1926. HMS Speedwell (Sharpshooter class
gunboat) and HMS Colleen (shore establishment). (source PRO Seaman's
Records) |
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GOODWIN, Ernest |
Born 1892 Savernake, near Marlborough, Wilts. Son of George & Emma Goodwin of Rectory
Lodge, Ewhurst (1901 Census). Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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GOODWIN, Percy Frederick |
Lance Corporal (?) GS/2071, The Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment,
transferred to the Royal Engineers WR135547 and 318587 (source: Medal
Cards). Born 1890
Savernake, near Marlborough, Wilts. Son of George & Emma Goodwin of Rectory Lodge, Ewhurst
(1901 Census). Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 15/7/16. Enlisted
07/09/1914, arrived in France 27/07/1915, suffered a bullet wound to the
back on 04/07/1916 in France, evacuated to England 09/07/1916,
discharged as no longer physically fit for war service on 03/04/1918. (Soldiers Pension
Records online) |
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HAMLYN, William H |
Private 65637 Army Service Corps transferred Private 638959 Labour
Corps. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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HAMSHIRE, James Eli |
Born Ewhurst 1899, the son of James E and Dinah Hamshire and brother
of Emma R (b1897). RThe family lived in Ellens Green in 1901 (where
James senior was a grocer/baker). James enlisted in Dorking on
22/05/1917, aged 18 years and 5 months, and giving his occupation as
'motor driver'. He joined the 32nd Training Reserve Battalion, then one
month later becoming Private 204448 of the 5th Bn East Surrey Regiment.
(source 1901 Census, Medal Record Cards, Surrey Recruitment Register
vol44p1) |
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HAMSHERE, W G |
Possibly William, a farmer, of Hill House. Born 1869 Ewhurst (1901
Census) . Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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HEATH, Frederick Dunbar |
Captain, 2nd Bn Royal Sussex Regiment. Wounded in Action. Younger
brother of
Captain
Raymond Heath. Son of Raymond and Flora Jean Heath. Served as a
Lieutenant Colonel with 8th Bn Royal Sussex Regiment and the Pioneer
Corps in the Second World War. Died 23/10/54 aged 64. |
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HEDGER Percy |
F16146, Royal Navy. Born Ewhurst 25/06/1882. Son of Ellen & Frank
Hedger, brother of Frank (b1876), Ernest (b1878) and John (b 1882).
(source PRO Seaman's Records & 1901 Census) |
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HOY William James |
61219 and 289909 Royal Navy Born 14/04/1875 Ewhurst. (source PRO
Seaman's Records) |
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Jenner Frank Clifford |
223556 RN b ewhurst 26 mar 1887 |
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JERRELD |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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JONES |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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JOYNSON-HICKS, Sir Richard Cecil |
Second Lieutenant, 1st Bn Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment),
wounded in action 25th September 1915, on first day of the Battle of
Loos (Bn War Dairy). Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14. Son
of Sir William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford (mentioned in
1914 Electoral Role). Born 15/11/1896 in London, commissioned
16/12/14. later commissioned into RFC and RAF. Died 27/6/1958. |
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KERTY |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14 |
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KILBURN |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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LEDGER Denis |
Petty Officer, M31406, Royal Navy, served on HMS Ajax and HMS Exeter,
stationed at Scapa Flow. Born Ewhurst 12/02/1896, Son of George Knightly
& Alice Ledger of Burstowes Croft (information from John Ledger, son &
1901 Census). Brother of Harold (b1881), John (b1882), Alex (b1884), Ivy
Alice (b1886) and Myrtle (b1891). Married Doris
Saunders, daughter of
Samuel
Saunders. (Photograph
Archive). School friend of Walter Stemp. |
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LEVESON-GOWER, William Spencer |
Commander, Royal Navy. Born London 1880. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser
as W S LEVESON-GOWER 19/9/14, Holmbury House (now MSSL). |
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LONGHURST, Charles |
Royal Marines. Born 1888 Brighton. Son of Albert & May
Longhurst (1901 Census). Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, 17/4/15 |
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LORD, H L |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14 |
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MASON, Albert Edward |
Royal Navy. Born 1887 . Decorator. Son of George William Mason. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, 17/4/15.
Married Ethel Frances Thayre 3/06/11 at Ewhurst. |
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MATHEW, Sydney Herbert |
Believed to be Private 5565 (becoming Pte 202282) of the
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment. Son of Thomas & Eleanor Mathew,
of Malquoits Farm Cottage, Ewhurst, brother of
Thomas
Charles Mathew. Born Ewhurst 1891. |
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NASH, Albert |
Sergeant 4285 (becoming 241378), Worcestershire Regiment. Son of Mrs Nash of Woolpits Cottage.
Gassed July 1916, wounded (gunshot wound to leg) 9/10/17. Mentioned in
Surrey Advertiser 10/11/17 (note, there is ref to Albert Nash,
born Ewhurst Hampshire in the PRO Seaman's Records) |
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NASH, W |
Private, Army Service Corps (MT). Son of Mrs Nash of Woolpits
Cottage. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 10/11/17 |
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PENCHY, J |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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PETO, George William |
Born in Ewhurst in 1898, the son of George William & Lucy (nee May)
Peto, of Woodlands Cottage, Ewhurst (1901Census). George, a gardener,
enlisted in Dorking on 04/06/1917, aged 18 years and 2 months, to serve
with the Royal Army Medical Corps. (source 1901Census, Free BDM,
Surrey Recruitment Register vol44p7 possibly served as Pte G11439 of the
Queens RWSR see Medal Record Cards) |
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PIGGOTT, Francis Stewart
Gilderoy |
Temp Lt Col, Royal Engineers. Commissioned 1901. 1915 joined 94th Inf
Brigade of 31st Division. Lived at Rapsley, Ewhurst. Served in Egypt in
1916, France in 1916, attacking the village of Serre on the first day of
the Battle of the Somme. Became GSO2 of 20th (Light) Division in Sept
1916. Became GSO2 (Operations) for Fifth Army in Sept 1917, becoming
GSO1 (Intelligence) before transferring to Second Army, with whom he
remained until the Armistice. Won DSO on the Somme, was mentioned in
dispatches five times and awarded the Legion of Honour. Retired as Major
General. (1888-1966) (Broken Thread, autobiography, pub. 1950) |
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RABY, B |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 (possibly Benjamin Raby,
Company Sergeant Major,7069, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Medal
Record Cards) |
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RANDALL, George |
Born Ewhurst 30/03/1901. Boy R/38118. Enlisted in the Remounts
Service of the Army Service Corps as a trumpeter in Guildford on
12/04/1915. Served at the Remounts Depot at Romsey, Hampshire, and was
discharged as no longer required fro service (possibly due to his young
age) on 29/04/1916. Name and address of next of kin given as Henry
Randall of Mount Pleasant, Cranleigh. Home service. (Soldiers Pension
Records online) |
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REEVES Alfred |
F10890 Royal Navy. Born Ewhurst 27/09/1885, the son of Edwin & Mary
Reeves (Cox Green 1901) and brother of Margaret (b1889), Edmee (b1894)
and Sydney (b1896).(source PRO Seaman's Records & 1901 Census) |
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ROSE, George |
Born 1897 Ewhurst. Son of James Rose of Ellen's Green. Mentioned in
Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14 |
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ROSE, James |
Born 1884 Ewhurst. Son of James Rose of Ellen's Green. Mentioned in
Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14.
Served as Gunner 22321 with the 96th Royal Field Artillery from
10/02/1902 until 1910 including five years service in India from 1905.
On return to England he transferred to and served with the Reserve until
09/02/1914. First World War service not known.
(Soldier's Pension Records online) |
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RUSSELL, Charlie |
Born 1895 Ewhurst. Son of John & Catherine Russell of Coneyhurst
Lodge (1901 Census). Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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RUSSELL, John William |
Sergeant 50323, promoted Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. Born 1888
Leatherhead. Son of John & Catherine Russell of Coneyhurst Lodge (1901
Census). Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 24/10/14, 15/1/16 (Mentioned in
Dispatches) |
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SARTORIUS, Euston Henry |
General, V.C. Hurtwood House, Ewhurst. Father of
Captain
Euston Sartorius. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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SAUNDERS, Harry Golden |
Son of
Samuel
Saunders, brother of Doris Saunders (who married Denis Ledger). Born
Silvertown, 1900. Lived at the Windmill Inn and Ockley Road, Ewhurst.
Served with the Royal Flying Corps, and is believed to have been
initially based near Ripley, Surrey. He served in France as a pilot, and
at one stage was brought down on the German side of the lines. Having
spent a night in a deserted chateaux, Harry managed to regain the
British lines. He survived the war and became an engineer. On the
outbreak of the Second World War Harry became involved in the design and
construction of large fuel tanks, and latterly the secret fuel line that
was laid underneath the English Channel in 1944, codenamed PLUTO (Pipe
Line Under The Ocean). |
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SHERLOCK, A |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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SHERLOCK, William |
National Reserve. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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SILLINGS, B |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, |
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SMITH |
Of Ellen's Green. Husband of Phoebe Smith. Mentioned in Surrey
Advertiser 26/9/14, 4/12/15 |
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STEELE, M |
Army Service Corps. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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STEERE, M |
Army Service Corps. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14, 17/4/15
(possibly Steer) |
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STEMP, George |
236972, Royal Navy. Born 26/07/1889 Ewhurst. Son of Thomas & Mary Stemp of Ewhurst
Green. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, 17/4/15, 27/11/15.
(source PRO Seaman's Records) |
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STEMP, Job |
Private 11668 11th Bn Hampshire Regiment, transferred Driver
T/391952 Army Service Corps. Born 1895 Ewhurst. Son of Thomas & Mary
Stemp of Ewhurst Green. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 27/11/15 Enlisted
in Ewhurst 01/09/1914, served in Ireland Sept 1914 until August 1915,
and then France from December 1915 until September 1916. Transferred the
Army Service Corps due to a diagnosis of heart disease.Transferred to
the Reserve 28/05/1919. (Soldiers Pension Records online) |
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STEMP, Reuben |
Private 15619, 9th Bn Norfolk Regiment. Born 1889 Ewhurst. Son of
Thomas & Mary Stemp of Ewhurst Green. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser
27/11/15 |
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STEMP, Walter |
Bombadier L/36870, D Battery, 183rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery.
The 183rd was raised in Hampstead in August 1915, reaching its full
compliment of 815 men in less than a month. Following training at
Aldershot, the Brigade departed for active service in France. Born 1/06/1897
Ewhurst. Son of Thomas & Mary Stemp of Ewhurst Green. School friend
of Denis Ledger and
Lionel Walker. Mentioned in
Surrey Advertiser 27/11/15. Walter enlisted and served with
Charles Bone, their numbers
being concurrent. He served in France and was wounded by shrapnel in
both feet. Discharged as physically unfit for service 29/03/1919. (post war became a
verger at Ewhurst Church).
War Memoirs
of Walter Stemp (Soldiers Pension Records online) |
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STURMEY, Albert John |
SS1537, Royal Navy. Born Ewhurst 31/03/1888. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14
(source PRO Seaman's Records) |
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STEVENS, C |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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STEVENS, G |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14 |
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TANNER, Frank |
Sapper 304856, Royal Engineers. Frank was born in Ewhurst in
1878, the son of William & Ellen Tanner and brother of William
(b1874) and Nelly B (b1889). The family lived in Ewhurst Village for the
1881, 1891 and 1901 Census Returns. Husband of Sarah Lucy Tanner, father
of Rowena Muriel Ellen Tanner and Eric William Tanner. Bricklayer,
Living in Ewhurst on enlistment. Frank, a bricklayer, attested on
28/07/1917 at the age of 38 to join the Royal Engineers. He was
medically graded as C2, and served as Sapper 304856 at RE Hampshire
Fort. Discharged as unfit for service due to chronic eczema to
feet and legs , 12/10/1917. Home Service. (Source: Soldiers Pension Records online,
1881c 1891c 1901c, Surrey Recruitment Register vol44p36, Free BDM, Medal
Record Card) |
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TEEDER, C |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 (possibly Frederick Charles
Teeder from BDM) |
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THOMPSON, William |
8th Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. Wounded in Action at
the Battle of Loos 1915. Son of Mr & Mrs Thompson of Ewhurst Green.
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14. Mentioned in 1914 Electoral
Roll. |
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THAYRE, Edward Albert |
Gunner 65730, 50th Seige Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Born
Rudgwick, Sussex 1887 enlisted in Guildford 18/11/1915, served in France
from 8/3/1916 until 25/1/1919, when he returned to England for
demobilisation. Residence given on demobilisation as Alloways, Ewhurst,
Surrey. (Soldiers Pension Records online) |
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THAYRE, M G |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14 (Only Thayre's in 1901 Census
and 1914 Electoral Roll are William (father) and Thomas (son,
10/06/1897-29/12/1959, married to Eliza Ann)) |
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TIDY, Arthur Ernest |
Born Ewhurst 1880, son of William and Martha Tidy. Wife Emily Clements
Tidy, father of John Hamilton Tidy and Emily Grace Tidy. Served 2 years
In the Imperial Yeomanry prior to the war, enlisted in Kingston on 7/09/1914
, aged 34. Arthur served in the
11th Bn Royal Fusiliers as Private 7435 and was discharged 9/10/1916 due to being
unfit for war service. He served in France from 26/7/1915 until 23/7/1916.
Residence 9 New Road, Kingston Hill, Surrey, awarded 1915 Star, British
War Medal and Victory Medal. (Soldiers Pension Records online &
Surrey Recruitment Registers vol40p164) |
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TIDY Cecil Alwyn |
F37042 Royal Navy, Born Ewhurst 28/05/1895, son of David & Elizabeth
Tidy, brother of Ernest (b1890), Hilda (b1893), George (b1897) and Percy
(b1899).(source PRO Seaman's Records & 1901 Census) |
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TIDY George William |
F13434, Royal Navy. Born Ewhurst 21/07/1896, son of David & Elizabeth
Tidy, brother of Ernest (b1890), Hilda (b1893), Cecil (b1895) and Percy
(b1899).(source PRO Seaman's Records & 1901 Census) |
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TOURLE, Richard |
Private L/8148 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment transferred
Private 341446 Eastern Command Labour Centre. Born 1887 Newdigate. Son
of James & Anne Tourle of Horley, Surrey (1901 Census). Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14, 17/4/15 |
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WARRINGTON, Herbert Frederick |
Staff Sergeant 52113, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born 1891 Ewhurst.
Son of Herbert & Jane of The Green, Ewhurst (1901 Census). Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser
19/9/14, 17/4/15 |
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WITHALL, Arthur |
Private M/324605, Army Service Corps (believed to be). Born Ewhurst
1885, the son of William and Ruth Withall and brother of Wilfred,
Harold, Donald, Annie Ruth Alick, and Richard. Mentioned in 1901 Census living at Malquoits
Stables. Medal Record Cards |
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WITHALL, Harold |
Private, M2/11542, Army Service Corps (believed to be). Born Ewhurst
1886, the son of William and Ruth Withall and brother of Arthur,
Wilfred, Donald, Annie Ruth Alick. Mentioned in 1901 Census living at Malquoits
Stables). Medal Record Cards |
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WITHALL, Wilfred |
Private MS/3575 Army Service Corps. Born Ewhurst 1886, the son of
William and Ruth Withall and brother of Arthur, Harold, Donald, Annie
Ruth Alick, and Richard. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 17/4/15 (as W
Whittall). Mentioned in 1901 Census aged 11, as a House Boy living at Malquoits
Stables). Medal Record Cards |
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WITHALL, Donald |
Corporal G/9315, 10th Bn Royal West Kent Regiment. Born Ewhurst 1894,
the son of William and Ruth Withall and brother of Arthur, Wilfred,
Harold, Annie Ruth Alick, and Richard. Enlisted in Maidstone, Kent on
21/07/1915 when he gave his occupation and address as a Groom,
living at Malquoits, Ewhurst, Surrey (in the 1901 Census his entire
family lived at Malquoits Stables, Ewhurst). Arrived in France on
13/05/1916 and suffered a gunshot wound to his leg on 18/09/1916 whilst
in action in the Somme area. Donald was evacuated to England on
25/09/1916. The wound to his leg necessitated its amputation, and Donald
was discharged as no longer physically fit for war service 14/12/1917.
Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal. (Soldiers Pension
Records online) |
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WOOLGURLY |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 26/9/14 |
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WYATT, George Arthur |
Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14, 17/4/15. Born in Cobham in
1893 (BDM), son of James & Elizabeth (resident in Cobham in 1901). |
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WYNDHAM THOMAS |
Captain. Mentioned in Surrey Advertiser 19/9/14 |
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