Boxley Parish War Memorial

1914 - 1918 World War I

Albert Baily - G/16618 Private, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Age: 31 Occ: Cowman Killed In Action: 3 October 1917

Albert George Baker - 206485 Driver, Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium Age: 32 Occ: Assistant Grocer Killed In Action: 20 July 1917

Edgar James Buckingham - G/11763 Lance Corporal, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium IV F 13 Age: 31 Occ: Brewers Carman Killed In Action: 19 September 1916

George Edward Burrluck - L/9871 Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Captured: 29 April 1916 Kut-el-amara, Buried: Mosul, Iraq Age: 25 Occ: Gardener Died 8 Jul 1916

Alfred ‘Lewis’ Chapman - L/10789 Private,1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery Arras Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Plot: Bay 7 Age: 19 Occ: Gardener Killed In Action: 10 April 1917

Robert Henry 'Robin' Chapman - G/5397 Private, 7th Battalion 'The Buffs' East Kent Regiment Memorial at Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Age: 23 Occ: Labourer Killed In Action: 12 October 1917 (brother of A Lewis Chapman)

Herbert James Clifford - Temp Lieutenant/Acting Captain, 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps - Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Panel 115 to 119 &162A/163A Age: 23 Killed In Action: 20 September 1917

William George Costen (Costin on CWGC) - 48397 Private, 21st Battalion (Tyneside Scottish) Northumberland Fusiliers. Formerly 179462, Royal Field Artillery Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Plot: XV J 16 Age: 34 Died of Wounds: 26 April 1917 Occ: Labourer Clay Worker

Harry Curtis - 33119 Private, 10th Battalion Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Formerly 12723, Royal West Kent Regiment Thiepval Memorial, Departement de la Somme Picardie, France Plot: Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D Age: 33 Occ: Gardener Killed In Action: 23 Sep 1916

Albert William Danes - G/271 Private, 6th Battalion, 'The Buffs' East Kent Regiment – Loos Memorial, Loos-en-Gohelle Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Plot: Panel 15 to 19. Age: 29 Occ: Footman Missing in the field - Killed In Action: 13 Oct 1915

Thomas Samuel ‘Tom’ Dennis - 265820 Private, Kent Cyclist Battalion (formerly 1663 Private, Territorial Force Kent Cyclist (Reserve) Battalion) Died at Station Hospital, Dalhousie, India. Commemorated at Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India Plot: Face 10. Age: 23 Occ: Farmer, Vinters Farm Died of Influenza/Pneumonia: 7 Nov 1918

Christopher Gower - T4/211183, Driver, No 3 Kent Brigade Company, Army Service Corps Commemorated at Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt Drowned at sea:'Cameronian' 2 Jun 1917 Age: 31 Occ: Groom/Gardener/Domestic

Frederick 'Fred' Green - G/1290 Private, 7th /3rd Battalion, 'The Buffs', East Kent Regiment. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Departement de la Somme Picardie, France Plot: Pier and Face 5 D. ‘Missing’ Age: 34 Occ: Brickmaker Killed in Action: 18 Nov 1916

Sidney James Green - 592830, Rifleman, 18th County of London Battalion, London Irish Rifles (Formerly:G/21935, 14th Middlesex. Regiment) Commemorated at Ypres - Menin Gate Memorial Age: 32 Occ: Clayworker Killed In Action: 7 Apr 1917 (brother of Fred Green)

Percy Charles Hallett - 45996 Rifleman, 12th Battalion, The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain-St. Nazaire Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Plot: IV C 5 Died of Wounds: 4 Jun 1918 Age: 19

Bertram Baker Hills (Relf) - 265981 Private, "C" Coy Kent Cyclist Battalion He Enlisted as Bertram Relf *Bertie as he was known, was adopted by the age of 3 by Frederick & Emma Relf (his birth mother was widowed) Dalhousie Military Cemetery, India Plot: 5. Grave 28 *He died on the same day/location/illness as Tom Dennis Age: 21 Occ: Grocer Died of Influenza/Pneumonia: 7 Nov 1918

Charles Wilfred Howlett - 2nd Lieutenant, 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Departement de la Somme Picardie, France Plot: I B 88 Age: 24 Occ: Solicitors Articled Clerk Killed In Action: 2 Jul 1916

William Larkin - 27386 Lance Corporal, Royal Defence Corps (Formerly 20268, Royal West Kent Regt) He developed cancer after the 'Faversham Powder Works' explosion, where he had been on guard. Buried: St Mary and All Saints Church, Boxley Age:53 Occ: Publican (The Fox & Goose Died: 8 Jul 1916

William Edward Luckhurst - L/9920 Private 1st Battalion 'The Buffs' East Kent Regiment Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France Grave Reference E. 50 Age:19 Occ: Soldier from 1912 Killed In Action: 20 Dec 1914

Cecil Henry Gossett Lushington - Lieutenant, 10th Worcester Regiment Somme, Picardie, France Commemorated at Thiepval Age: 32 Occ: Fruit Grower Died in Battle: 3 Jul 1916

Robert George Mannering - 73903/186425 Gunner, 126th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium Age:34 Occ: Fishmonger Killed in Action: 24 Jun 1917

John Martin - G/12530 Private, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun Duisans, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Age: 33 Occ: Brewery Labourer Died of Wounds: 10 Apr 1917

John Percy May - 9044 Private, 1/4th Battalion (Territorials) Northumberland Fusiliers Saint Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Departement de la Seine-Maritime Haute-Normandie, France Plot: O II J 7 Age: 33 Occ: Well Digger Labourer Died of Wounds: 23 Nov 1916

Henry Edward C (Harry) Mercer - 200373 Private, 3rd/4th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Talana Farm Cemetery West Flanders Belgium Plot: III K 15 Age: 20 Killed In Action: 11 Nov 1917

Eric John Morris - G/9322 Lance Corporal, 'C' Company 10th Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment Commemorated at Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Age:19 Killed In Action: 9 Oct1916

Albert Marsh Neale - 13025 Private, 5th Battalion, Canadian Light Infantry Commemorated at Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais France Age: 18 Killed in Action: 23 May 1915

Edgar James Paine - 616555 (& 61655) Sapper, Royal Engineers St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France Age: 38 Occ: Royal Engineer Blacksmith Died of Broncho Pneumonia: 22 Oct 1918

John Poole - L/9834 Lance Corporal,‘The Buffs’ East Kent Regiment Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Panel 12 & 14. Age: 23 Occ: Soldier from 1912 Killed In Action: 9 Aug 1915

Harry Pound - G/40275 Private, 6th Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (Formerly 39725, Middlesex Regt) Pozieres Memorial, France Age: 26 Occ: Lithographer Apprentice Died of Wounds 27 March 1918

Percy Prince - T/271000 Private, ‘The Buffs’ East Kent Regiment formerly 2524, 1/1St Royal West Kent Yeomanry Jerusalem War Cemetery, Jerusalem, Israel Plot: B. 17. Age: 28 Occ: Insurance Clerk Killed In Action: 8 December 1917

Garrett 'Bob' Saveall - Temporary 2nd Lieutenant, 7th Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Memorial: Pier & Face 11 Age: 20 Killed In Action: 13 July 1916

Maurice George Trousdell - Captain, 436th Coy, Guards Div.Train Army Service Corps Canada Farm Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium Plot: II E 32 Age: 33 Occ: Banking Killed In Action: 6 Aug 1917

Arthur Whitehead - 26935 Sergeant, Royal Garrison Artillery Assevillers New British Cemetery, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Plot: VII A 8 Age: 33 Occ: Soldier Royal Garrison Artillery Killed In Action: 30 Aug 1918

Edgar Whitehead - 74860 Driver, Royal Horse Artillery and RFA Guard's Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Departement de la Somme Picardie, France Plot: XII H 7. Age: 19 Occ: at age 14 Van Boy Killed In Action: 7 Nov 1916 (brother of Arthur Whitehead)