Thursday 29 January 2015

World War I Dead Commemorated in East Hill Cemetery (Dartford)

The World War I dead commemorated in East Hill Cemetery, Dartford can be categorised as shown below. Please contact me if you would like a photo of any of these graves or help in locating them. 

1. Buried in East Hill Cemetery

a. Named on Dartford War Memorial

- Serjeant ERNEST HENRY BAULK, Royal Field Artillery, died 13th November 1918 aged 29.
- Bombardier EDWARD BIRD, Royal Field Artillery, died March 19th 1916, aged 21.
- 2nd Lieutenant GEORGE THOMAS BODYCOMB, Royal Flying Corps, died 18th February 1918 age 23.
- Private ALBERT EBENEZER CARPENTER, Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Calliope, died 12th December 1915 age 39.
- Rifleman STEWART VICTOR HARDEN, London Irish Rifles, died 10th July 1916 age 19.
- Gunner GEORGE HUMBLE, Royal Garrison Artillery, died 17th April 1919 aged 35.
- Shoeing Smith FREDERICK KNAPP, Royal Field Artillery, died 15th October 1920 age 39.
- Private CHARLES NICHOLAS MANN, Bedfordshire Regiment, died 26th January 1920 aged 42.
- Private ERNEST MAY, 15th The King’s Hussars, died 3rd June 1915 age 35.
- Private HERBERT BENJAMIN PRUE, 4th Dragoon Guards, died 13th September 1918 age 21.
- Gunner THOMAS REEVES, Royal Field Artillery, died 13th July 1916 age 19.
- Driver WILLIAM ALBERT CHARLES STEVENS, Royal Field Artillery, died 7th August 1919 Age 21.
- Corporal LEONARD HARRY TUCKER, 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards, died (of wounds received in France) December 5th 1916, aged 22 years.
- Private ALBERT THOMAS WATERS, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 22nd January 1917 aged 21.

b. Not named on Dartford War Memorial

- Private WILLIAM DAVID CHITTENDEN, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 17th Nov 1915 aged 54.
- Private THOMAS MARK DILLAWAY, Royal Army Medical Corps, died 23rd August 1917 aged 21.
- Private PHAROAH FEATHERS, Loyal North Lancs Regiment, died 19th March 1916 aged 48.
- Private CHARLES EVAN FLACK, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 11th February 1915 aged 45.
- Rifleman WILLIAM FISHWICK, The King’s Liverpool Regiment, died 27th December 1915 aged 47.
- Serjeant ARCHIBALD JAMES GRUBB, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 11th May 1916 aged 56.
- Private JOHN S. JILL, Royal Defence Corps, died 23rd December 1916 aged 49.
- Private JOSEPH MARTIN, Royal Defence Corps, died 19th November 1916 age 52.
- Private THOMAS NAPPER, Royal Defence Corps, died 3rd November 1916 aged 50.
- Pioneer FREDERICK THOMAS PARKER, Royal Engineers, died 15th November 1918 age 29.
- Private WILLIAM PRIVETT, Royal Defence Corps, died 10th March 1917 aged 50.
- Rifleman FREDERICK WILLIAM WILSON, London Irish Rifles, died 16th February 1919 age 26.
- Private GEORGE GLADSTONE YULE, Royal Army Service Corps, died 9th March 1915 aged 30.

2. Not buried in East Hill Cemetery but their name is on a family gravestone there. The words are from the inscriptions.

a. Named on Dartford War Memorial

- Sergeant RICHARD HENRY COAD, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed on the Somme Oct 12th 1916, aged 25 years.
- Private EDGAR THOMAS CUCKOW, London Regiment, who fell in France May 28th 1917, aged 25 years.
- Private JAMES HENRY HARGREAVES, London Regiment, who was killed in the Battle of Bullecourt on May 8th 1917, aged 31 years.
- 2nd Lieutenant WILFRED INKPEN, The Border Regiment, killed in action at Gheluvelt, Oct 26th 1917, aged 19 years.
- Private HAROLD JOHN LYNDS, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, died of wounds received in action in France 19th September 1918 aged 21 years.
- Private STANLEY ALLATSON OLIVER, Australian Infantry Force, killed in action in France 21st July 1916 aged 24.
- 2nd Lieutenant HAMILTON DOUGLAS MANLEY, 7th Royal Sussex Regiment, killed in action in France on March 27th 1918, aged 21 years.
- Private ERIC GILFRED RUSSELL, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), who fell in action 16 June 1917, aged 22 years.
- Gunner WILLIAM RICHARD SPENDIFF, Royal Field Artillery, killed in action in France June 7th 1917, aged 33 years.
- 2nd Lieutenant PERCIVAL THOMAS SMITH, Royal West Kent Regiment killed at the Battle of Loos Sept 26th 1915 aged 19 years.
- Lance Corporal ERNEST EDWARD WENHAM, Machine Gun Corps killed in action Sep 21st 1918, aged 19 years.
- Private FRANK VICTOR WENHAM, Coldstream Guards, killed in action Sep 15th 1916, aged 20 years.
- Rifleman HENRY ALBERT WHATLEY, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, died while a prisoner of war, 9th February 1918, aged 19 years.
- Gunner FRANK HORTON WILLETT, Royal Garrison Artillery, died Oct 9th 1919, aged 30 years.
- Private THOMAS HENRY WRIGHT, Royal Army Medical Corps, died for his country 10th April 1917 aged 33 years.

b. Not named on Dartford War Memorial

- Gunner ERNEST RALPH CHAPMAN, Australian Field Artillery, who gave his life for his country, Aug 11th 1917, aged 23.
- Lance Corporal REGINALD WILFRED GREEN, Royal Fusiliers, who fell in France July 20th 1916 / aged 20 years.
- Lance Serjeant STEWART WILLIAM HART, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), killed in action in France, May 23rd 1916 aged 22.
- Stoker JAMES EDWARD GEORGE JEWISS, who died on HMS Ulleswater, Aug 15th 1918 aged 35 years.
- Private LEWIS ALFRED WILLSHER, 1st Lancs Fusiliers, who fell at Gallipoli, April 25 1915 aged 26 years.
- Private WILLIAM ARTHUR WILLSHER, 23rd Royal Fusiliers, who fell in France Aug 23 1916 aged 23 years.


The book “Dartford and the Great War” by Gethyn J. Rees contains more information about most of these people, often with a photo. Copies are held at Dartford Library.

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