Tonbridge men who died in World War 2 and later conflicts: A – C
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A
Godfrey Peter Dalton Arkwright was born in 1922 in East
Grinstead, the son of Charles Arkwright and Doris Roberts (formerly
Arkwright) of The Drive, Tonbridge. He served as Lieutenant in the
Lancashire Fusiliers, service number 281839. He died on 17th July 1944 and
is buried is Saint Manvieu War Cemetery, Normandy.
Lewis Harold Ashdown was born in 1913 in Tonbridge, the son
of Roland and Emily Ashdown. He served as Gunner in the Royal Artillery,
service number 1147886. In 1938 he married in Tonbridge Mildred Ashdown (née
Milner) of 13 Nelson Road. He died on 24th September 1944 and is buried in
Gradara War Cemetery, Italy.
B
Albert Ernest Bachelor was born in 1923 in Tonbridge, the
son of Ernest and Alice Bachelor (née Robinson) of Cemetery Lodge,
Shipbourne Road. He served as Air Gunner in the Royal Air Force Voluntary
Reserve, service number 1800174. He previously attended The Judd School. He
died on 25th May 1944 and is buried in Rheinburg War Cemetery and remembered
in Tonbridge Cemetery.
Thomas Walter Baitup was born in 1909 in Pembury, the son
of Jonathon and Sarah Baitup. In 1931 he married in Tonbridge Emily Baitup
(née Humphrey) of Audley Avenue. He served as Driver, service number
T/2058373, in the Royal Army Service Corps. He died on 29th September 1943
and is buried in Salerno War Cemetery.
Dennis Edgar Baker was born in 1912 in Sevenoaks, the son
of Arthur and Elizabeth Baker. In 1938 he married in Tonbridge Kathleen
Baker (née Sumbling) of 197 Shipbourne Road. He served as Able Seaman in the
Royal Navy, service number P/JX261771. He died on 27th February 1945 on
Corvus, when hit by a U boat and is buried in Tonbridge Cemetery.
Edward Percy Nelson Baker was born in 1915 in Dartford, the
son of Edward and Mabel Baker of 1 Preston Road. He served as Gunner,
service number 985523, in the Royal Artillery. He died on 27th July 1943 and
is remembered on Singapore Memorial.
W H Baker - possibly William Horace, born in 1907 in
Maidstone, the son of Horace and Emily Baker. He served as Able Seaman in
the Royal Navy, service number C/J 108074. He died on 19th April 1942 and is
remembered on Chatham Navy Memorial.
George James Baldwin BEM was born in 1904 in Tonbridge, the
son of Ernest and Ester Baldwin of 34 Danvers Road. He served as Lance
Corporal in the Royal Engineers, service number 14295565. He died on 1st
September 1945 and is buried in Bologna War Cemetery.
George William Baldwin was born in 1917 in Tonbridge, the
son of Albert and Matilda Baldwin. He served as Sapper, service number
1923394, in the Royal Engineers 162 Rly Constr Coy. He died on 5th May 1945
and is buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
Alfred Edward Barnes was born in c1909, the son of Alfred
and Katie Barnes. In 1936 he married in Tonbridge Ethel Barnes (née Smith).
He served as Gunner, service number 1112245, in the Royal Artillery 118
Field Regt. He died on 6th July 1943 and is buried in Kanchanaburi War
Cemetery in Thailand and remembered in Tonbridge Cemetery.
Henry William Batchelor was born 1894 in Tonbridge, the son
of James and Alice Batchelor of St. Mary’s Road. In 1915 he married Annie
Henrietta Batchelor (née Church). He served as Bombardier, service number
2058328, in the Royal Artillery 305 Bty. 27 Searchlight Regt. He died on
30th October 1940 and is buried in Tonbridge Cemetery. He previously
attended The Judd School.
Gordon Alfred Bathurst was born in 1922 in Tonbridge, the
son of Alfred Charles and Dorothy Bathurst, of Baltic Road. He served as
Trooper, service number 7959631, in the Royal Armoured Corps 1st East Riding
Yeomanry He died on 19th July 1944 and is buried in Banneville-La-Campagne
War Cemetery, and remembered in Tonbridge Cemetery.
Cyril Frederick Beech was born in 1909 in Tonbridge, the
son of Frank William and Cicely Beech. Im 1930 he married in Tonbridge Emily
Stella Beech (née Cox-Seale) of Shipbourne Road. He served as Sergeant,
service number 1107687, in the Royal Artillery 54 (The Queen's Own Royal
Glasgow Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regt. He died on 23rd May 1945 and is buried in
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
D N Biggs - possibly Donald Northey, born in 1908 in
Croydon, the son of Thomas and Eleanor Biggs; In 1932 he married in
Basingstoke Alice May Biggs (née Tinker). He served as Leading Aircraftman,
service number 915936, in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on
8th November 1940 and is buried in Basingstoke Cemetery.
E K Blackstock MID - possibly Edward Kenneth, born in 1919
in West Derby, the son of John Edward and Mary Ann Blackstock (née Taylor).
He served as Bombardier, service number 838358, in Royal Artillery 9 Coast
Regt. He died on 21st February 1942 and is remembered on Singapore Memorial.
Charles Keith Bourner was born in 1920 in Tonbridge, the
son of R. J. Bourner and Caroline Bourner. He served as Marine, service
number PO/X4512, in the Royal Marines. He died on 23rd December 1941 and is
buried in Imtarfa Military Cemetery, Malta.
Aubrey Clarence Bowles was born in 1920 in Tonbridge, the
son of Albert and Mabel Bowles of Caistor Road. He served as Private,
service number 6344489, in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 4th Bn.
He died between 28th May 1940 and 2nd June 1940 and is remembered on Dunkirk
Memorial.
Arthur James Brading was born in 1910 on the Isle of Wight,
the son of James Edward and Julia Elizabeth Brading. In 1936 he married 1936
Edith L. Brading (née Everest) from Tonbridge. He served as Warrant Officer
Class I, service number 5566866, In the Wiltshire Regiment 4th Bn. He died
on 23rd July 1944 and is buried in Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, France.
John Bentham Bradley was born in 1891 in Tonbridge, the son
of William and Thirza Bradley of The Drive. Married in 1917 in Tonbridge, he
was the husband of Annie Florence Bradley (née Dolding). He served as Master
Seaman in the Merchant Navy’s
S.S. Port Hunter (London) in command of Port
Denison when it was sunk by German aircraft. He died on 11th July 1942 and
is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial. He previously attended the Judd
School.
Robert Henri Bradley was born in 1914 in Tonbridge, the son
of Edward and Edith Bradley. Married in Tonbridge in 1938, he was the
husband of Clarice Hilda Bradley (née Grey). He served as Corporal, service
number 2592481, in the Royal Corps of Signals. He died on 28th September
1944 and is buried in Milsbeek War Cemetery, The Netherlands.
E
ric Arthur Brockwell was born in 1910 in Eastbourne, the
son of Arthur E. and Helen Brockwell. Married in Tonbridge in 1936, he was
the husband of Joyce E. D. Brockwell (née Knight). He served as Leading
Seaman, service number P/JX 128776, in Royal Navy
H.M.S. Belmont. He died on
31st January 1942 when it was hit by a U boat, and is remembered on
Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Louis Walter Brunton was born in 1912 in Tonbridge, the son
of Frederick Laurence and Harriet Annie Brunton. Married in 1941, he was the
husband of Anne Brunton (née Cashmore). He served as Stoker 1st class,
service number C/KX 104488, in Royal Navy
H.M.S. Eagle. He died on 11th
August 1942 and is remembered on Chatham Naval Memorial.
C
Stanley Laidler Cameron was born in 1926 and was the
foster son of Mrs A Collins of 138 Hectorage Road, Tonbridge. He served as
Sergeant, service number 3031883, in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
630 Sqdn. He died on 9th February 1945 and is remembered on the Runnymede
memorial.
Frederick George Carter was born in Tonbridge in 1920, the
son of Alfred and Alice Carter (née Murrell). He served as Private, service
number 6345756, in Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 4th Bn. He died on
28th May 1940 and is buried at Rue-du-Bois British Cemetery, Vieux-Berquin,
France.
Richard Claude Harold Cantin was born in 1923, the son of
Peter (Piere) Anthony Leo and Mary Amy Lilian Cantin of The Ridgeway. He
served as Sergeant Air Bomber, service number 1397376, in Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve 61 Sqdn. He died on 26th November 1943 and is buried in
Sage War Cemetery, Germany. He previously attended Tonbridge School.
Herbert Edward Samuel Catmull was born in 1916 in
Tonbridge, the son of Herbert and Rose Agnes Catmull, of St. Mary’s Road.
Married in Tonbridge in 1939, he was the husband of Gladys Mildred Celia
Catmull (née Burr). He served as Corporal, service number 6348570, in
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Bn. He died on 17th November 1942
and is buried in Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. He was educated at
Sussex Road School.
Stanley Kenneth Chalklin was born in 1922 in Tonbridge, the
son of Frederick William and Kate Elizabeth Chalklin of Primrose Hill. He
served as Sergeant Flt. Engr, service number 1332610, in the Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve 207 Sqdn. He died on 30th January 1944 and is buried in
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
Frederick Aaron Chantler was born in 1911 in Tonbridge, the
son of Frederick and Rose Chantler of Norfolk Road He served as Signalman,
service number 2593933, In the Royal Corps of Signals 30 W/T Sec. He died on
14th or 15th February 1942 and is remembered on Singapore Memorial.
Roy William Chapman was born in 1921 in Chelmsford, the son
of Constance Kirk Chapman (née Gilby) and George Chapman of 5 Hilden Avenue,
Tonbridge. He served as Aircraftman 1st Class, service number 1256856, in
the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and died on 27th October 1944. He is
buried in Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia.
Humphrey Yule Chard was born in 1919 in Chelsea, the son of
Lt-Col. William Wheaton Chard and Emily Maud Chard, of The Elms, Tonbridge.
He served as Sergeant Pilot, service number 904176, in the Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve 115 Sqdn. He died on 4th April 1941 and is buried in Holy
Trinity Churchyard, Marham, Norfolk. He previously attended Yardley Court
School and Eastbourne College.
Maurice Dudley Chasmar was born in Tonbridge in 1914, the
son of Reginald William and Jessie Chasmar, of 50 Thorpe Ave. He served as
Sergeant W.Op./Air Gnr, service number 1380306, in the Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve 434 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. He died on 27th September 1943 and is
buried in Hanover War Cemetery. He previously attended Judd School.
Murray Whitmore Christie was born in 1920 in Tonbridge, the
son of Cllr Hugh Whitmore Christie and Nellie Christie, of The Drive. He was
the husband of Phyllis Juanita Christie (née Bunt). He served as Lieutenant,
service number 76551, in the Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 9th Bn. He died on
12th June 1944 and is buried in Ranville War Cemetery, Normandy, and
remembered on a family grave in Tonbridge Cemetery. He previously attended
Tonbridge School.
John David Clark was born in 1923 in Tonbridge, the son of
Donald Fergus Clark and Lilian Eccles Clark (née Starr), of The Croft,
Tudeley. He served as Flight Sergeant, service number 1336440, in the Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve 245 Sqdn. He died on 27th April 1944 and is
remembered on Runnymede Memorial. He previously attended the Judd School.
W D Clauson - possibly William David, born in 1919 in
Poplar, the son of James Philip and Ellen Elizabeth Clauson. He served as
Able Seaman, service number C/SSX 23479, in Royal Navy
H.M.S. Dasher. He
died on 27th March 1943 and is remembered on Chatham Naval Memorial
Victor Clifton was born in 1918 in Tonbridge, the son of
Horace and Edith Clifton. Married in 1942 Tonbridge, he was the husband of
Mayzie Gladys Clifton (née Bradford) of Vale Road. He served as Lance
Corporal, service number 6347511, Hampshire Regiment 5th Bn. He died on 15th
September 1944 and is buried in Gradara War Cemetery, Italy.
Patrick Edward Geoffrey Connolly was born in 1914 in
Woodbridge, the son of Colonel W. E. G. Connolly, formerly of the Royal
Marines, and Mrs. G. Connolly (née Harris). Married in Tonbridge in 1940, he
was the husband of Bernice Connolly (née Jackson, sister of George
Hauteville Jackson). He served as Wing Commander Pilot, service number
37385, in Royal Air Force 550 Sqdn. He died on 15th July 1944 and is buried
in Bussy-La-Cote Churchyard.
Arthur James Cooper was born in 1915, the son of John and
Jessie Cooper. Married in Tonbridge in 1938, he was the husband of Doris
Cooper (née Martin). He served as Gunner, service number 14284656, in Royal
Artillery 53 Medium Regt. He died on 21st July 1944 and is buried in
Ranville War Cemetery, Normandy.
Albert Henry J Curtis was born in 1900 in Tonbridge, the
son of William and Beatrice Curtis of 77 Priory Road. Married in 1923 in
Tonbridge, he was the husband of Edith Eliza Curtis (née Roberts) He served
as Able Seaman, service number P/J 44640, on Royal Navy
H.M.S. Esk. He died
on 1st September 1940 and is remembered on Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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