Northbourne WWI Memorial
In Memory of
"Our Boys"
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914–1918
| PERCY J. BARTLETT | JOSEPH J. JOHNSON |
| GEORGE BRADING | ARTHUR J. JUPP |
| SYDNEY BEDWELL | WALTER J. MARSH |
| GEORGE CHAPMAN | GEORGE R. MARSH |
| REUBEN DEWELL | OSWALD MACKNEY |
| HAROLD DEWELL | PERCY MILLARD |
| ERNEST C. ELLEN | EDWARD S. PAIN |
| RICHARD J. FULLER | FRANK RICHARDS |
| FRANCIS GIFFORD | WILFRED A. SAUNDERS |
| GEORGE GODDARD | WILLIAM G. STORKEY |
| G. REGINALD B. HOLLAMBY | KENNETH STRUTHERS |
| LEONARD W. HORTON | HEDLEY SUTTON |
| WALTER HORTON | WILLIAM WYBORN |
THESE, LUSTRE UNDIMMED ON THEIR HOME-LAND SHED,
AWAY THEY REST, AT HOME THIS SYMBOL STANDS
TO TELL US, "THO THEY DIED THEY ARE NOT DEAD".
[Memorial on north wall of the nave in St. Augustine's church Northbourne]
The composite list below is from:
- Betteshanger War Memorial (6 names)
- Northbourne War Memorial (26 names)
- Ham Memorial (7 names)
- Deal and Walmer Memorial at Victoria Hospital in Deal (26 names)
All the church memorials mentioned above are inside the relevant church, except the Ham memorial which was removed to St Mary's church, Betteshanger (the Ham church of St George the Martyr is now a private house). Betteshanger church now serves as a chapel for Northbourne Park School. List including photographs.
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| WALTER ATTWOOD | H.M.S. Vanguard, which exploded 9th July 1917 (Memorial: Ham). |
| PERCY JAMES BARTLETT | Bombdr., Royal Garrison Artillery, 16th May 1916. (Buried Agny Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais. Memorials: Northbourne, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| SYDNEY BEDWELL | Pte., 7th Bn., The Buffs - (East Kent Regiment) 4th May 1917, age 22. (Memorials: Arras Memorial, Betteshanger, Northbourne, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| GEORGE BRADING | Seaman, H.M.S. Formidable, torpedoed 1st Jan. 1915. (Memorial: Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| GEORGE CHAPMAN | East Lancashire Regt., 28th April 1917, age 28. (Memorials: Thiepval at the Somme in France, Northbourne, Betteshanger, and at the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| STEPHEN CHARLES COX/COCKS | 1st Batt. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 20th Oct. 1914 , age 29. (Memorials: Ploegsteert Memorial Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium, and Ham memorial, which records him as Stephen Cox). |
| CHARLES FRANCIS COURT | Private 7th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 28th Sept. 1916 (Memorials: Thiepval at the Somme in France, Betteshanger). |
| HAROLD DEWELL | Pte. 1st/19th Bn., London Regt., 29th Sept. 1916, age 19. (Memorials: Thiepval at the Somme in France, Northbourne, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| REUBEN J. DEWELL | Gunner, 12th New Heavy Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery, 8th Feb. 1916, age 32. (Buried in the village of Suzanne in the Somme region. Memorials: Northbourne, and the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal, and also mentioned on two gravestones in the Northbourne churchyard). |
| S. DEWELL | Memorial: Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal. |
| ERNEST C. ELLEN | Stoker Ernest George Ellen, R.N., died at the Naval Hospital, Gosport, on 25th November 1918, from pneumonia following influenza, age 27. (Memorial: Northbourne). |
| RICHARD J. FULLER | Lance Cpl, "D" Coy. 6th Bn., The Buffs - East Kent Regt., 18th March 1916, age 31. (Memorials: Northbourne, and the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| FRANCIS GIFFORD | Pte., 1st/19th Bn., London Regt, 29th Sept. 1916, age 20. (Memorials: Thiepval at the Somme in France, Northbourne memorial, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal, and also mentioned on a gravestone in Northbourne churchyard). |
| GEORGE JAMES GODDARD | Sapper Royal Engineers, 5th Sept. 1918, age 35. (Buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery on the northern outskirts of Boulogne, France. Memorials: Northbourne War Memorial, and at the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| SYDNEY PHILIP HANNAM MC | Lieut., Royal Field Artillery, 11th July 1916. (Commemorated at the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal, and Authuile Military Cemetery, Somme, France). |
| ARTHUR GEORGE HOILE | Lance Corporal in the 4th Kings Royal Rifles, 6th November 1918 (Memorial: Ham). |
| GEORGE REGINALD B. HOLLAMBY | Lieut., 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div., Royal Marines, 27th Sept. 1918, age 22. (Buried at Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais in France. Memorials: Northbourne, Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal, and also mentioned on a kerbed grave in Northbourne churchyard). |
| LEONARD W. HORTON | Pte., Army Veterinary Corps, 7 Oct. 1916, age 46. (Buried in Greece at Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery. Memorials: Northbourne, and the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| WALTER HORTON | Chief Petty Officer, H.M.S. Formidable, torpedoed 1st Jan. 1915, age 41. (Memorials: Chatham, Northbourne, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| FREDERICK EDWARD JOHNSON | Ist Class Boy, H.M.S. Clan McNaughton, sunk 3rd Feb. 1915, age 17 (Memorials: Chatham, Ham, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| JOHN JOHNSON | Pte., The Buffs - (East Kent Regiment) May 1917, age 35 (Memorials: Arras memorial, and Ham). |
| JOSEPH JOHNSON | Corpl. Royal Field Artillery, 73rd Bty. 5th Army Bde., 12th Sept. 1918. (Buried Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais in France. Memorials: Northbourne, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| ARTHUR JAMES JUPP | Gunner, "D" Bty. 251st Bde., Royal Field Artillery, 13th August 1918, age 40. (Buried Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Memorials: Betteshanger, Northbourne, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| WALTER THOMAS KINGSFORD | Pte., 6th Bn. The Buffs - (East Kent Regiment), 24th August 1915. (Buried Calvaire (Essex) Military Cemetery in Belgium. Memorial: Betteshanger). |
| GEORGE R. MARSH | Lance-Cpl., 2nd Bn., Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry, 4th Feb. 1918, age 30. (Buried at the Metz-en-Couture Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais in France. Memorials: Northbourne, and the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| WALTER JAMES MARSH | Lance-Cpl., East Kent Regt. 20th Oct. 1914, age 22 (CWGC records him as a Private). (Memorials: Ploegsteert Memorial Comines-Warneton, Hainaut in Belgium, Northbourne, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| OSWALD MOSELEY MACKNEY | Serjeant 10th Bn., Worcestershire Regt., 29th May 1918, age 31. (Buried Chambrecy British Cemetery, Marne in France. Memorial: Northbourne). |
| PERCY MILLARD | East Kent Regt. (Memorials: Northbourne, and the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| EDWARD S. PAIN | Probably Edward Steady Pain, Pte. 8th Bn., The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 26th Sept. 1915. (Memorials: Loos Memorial, Pas De Calais in France, Northbourne, and the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| FRANK RICHARDS | 6th Bn., Batt. The Buffs - (East Kent Regiment) 7th Oct. 1916, age 23 (CWGC records his death as 7 October, but the local newspaper 17th). (Buried at Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais in France. Memorials: Northbourne, and at the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| WILFRED ARTHUR SAUNDERS | Corpl. R.M.L.I. H.M.S. India, torpedoed 8th Aug. 1915, age 20. (Memorials: Chatham, Northbourne, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| Frank SETTERFIELD | Leading Seaman Gunner on H.M.S. Cressy, torpedoed 22nd Sept. 1914, age 34 years (Memorials: Chatham, Ham, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| WILLIAM GEORGE STORKEY | Chief Petty Officer, H.M.S. Vanguard, Exploded 9 July 1917, age 38. (Memorials: Chatham, Northbourne, and in St. Nicholas's Church Sholden). |
| KENNETH STRUTHERS | 2nd Lieut., 14th Bn., London Regt (London Scottish), 7th Oct. 1916. (Memorials: Thiepval Memorial, Somme in France, Northbourne, and in St. Nicholas's Church Sholden). |
| HEDLEY SUTTON | (Memorial: Northbourne) |
| CHRISTOPHER TOWNER | Corpl. 21st Bn., Machine Gun Corps, 15th Sept. 1918. (Buried Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery. Memorials: Betteshanger, and Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |
| ALFRED HOLDEN WILSON WAITHMAN | Gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery, June 1917, age 25. (Memorial: Ham). |
| WILLIAM WYBORN | (Memorials: Northbourne, and the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Deal). |