Sevenoaks War Memorial, Kent

ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT

EASTWOOD, FREDERICK CHARLES
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Sussex Regiment
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 18/05/1940
Service No: 6403152
Additional information: Son of Charles H. and Ellen D. Eastwood, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 64.
Memorial: DUNKIRK MEMORIAL


EASTWOOD, F.C.'S NAME IS NEAR THE TOP OF PANEL 64

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ROYAL NAVY

BOOTH, DOUGLAS
Rank: Leading Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Welshman
Age: 21
Date of Death: 01/02/1943
Service No: C/SSX 25574
Additional information: Son of George and Jane Booth, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 68, 1.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL



CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL - PANEL 68, COLUMN 1

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ROYAL NAVY

EVERETT, ALBERT WALTER
Rank: Petty Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Martin
Age: 32
Date of Death: 10/11/1942
Service No: C/JX 127718
Additional information: Son of John and Edith Mary Everett; husband of Beatrice Jane Everett, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 51, 3.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL



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ROYAL NAVY

GILBERT, SIDNEY GEORGE
Rank: Leading Stoker
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Ulster
Age: 25
Date of Death: 02/04/1945
Service No: C/KX 97106
Additional information: Son of James and Mary Jane Gilbert.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 81, 2.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL



CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL - PANEL 81, COLUMN 2

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ROYAL NAVY

PAIGE, GEORGE ALBERT
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.L.C.H. 185
Age: 19
Date of Death: 25/06/1944
Service No: C/JX 559391
Additional information: Son of George and Florence L. Paige, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 76, 2.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL



CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL - PANEL 76, COLUMN 2

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ROYAL NAVY

PALMER, KENNETH JOHN ALLESON
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Warspite
Age: 19
Date of Death: 22/05/1941
Service No: C/JX 158433
Additional information: Son of Albert Frederick and Edith Palmer, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 43, 2.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL



CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL - PANEL 43, COLUMN 2

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ROYAL NAVY

TAYLOR, PHILIP ROY CLEMENT
Rank: Petty Officer Stoker
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Martin
Age: 25
Date of Death: 10/11/1942
Service No: C/KX 85625
Additional information: Son of Clement Septimus and Louisa Catherine Taylor, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 61, 1.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL



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1 January 1945

137 Squadron
Typhoon IB JR261 'Z'

The Typhoon was destroyed by enemy aircraft whilst taxing at airfield B-78 (Eindhoven)

'2nd Tactical Air Force' Vol.2 - Shores/Thomas

BURROWS, L. ARTHUR VYVYAN
Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 137 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 01/01/1945
No: 188890
Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot KK. Grave 250.
Cemetery: EINDHOVEN (WOENSEL) GENERAL CEMETERY

Photo supplied thanks to PieterF

 

I am glad I could help you Rob!

 

21-22 June 1943

57 Squadron
Lancaster I W4377 DX-
Op. Krefeld.

Took off 2316 hrs Scampton. Crashed 0250 hrs just to the north of Boxtel (Noord Brabant)

BCL Vol.4 - Chorley


PAIN, ARTHUR DOUGLAS
Rank: Sergeant (Nav.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 57 Sqdn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 22/06/1943
Service No: 1394734
Additional information: Son of Allan Walter and Eva Pain, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot EE. Grave 2.
Cemetery: EINDHOVEN (WOENSEL) GENERAL CEMETERY

Thanks to photo supplied by Pieter F

 

ramacal: Sorry to drag you back to Posts #10 and #16, but I think I have found the link for HTH Whitcombe and Sevenoaks, so the KTH is most likely an error.....
HTH Whitcombe.... Killed in Action 13th January 1946.... which is AFTER when the War against Japan had ended, so what was the "Killed in Action" with? Japanese who had refused to surrender or Communist dissidents rebelling against Dutch rule?

Name: WHITCOMBE, HUGH TEMPLETON HAWKES. Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery. Unit Text: 145 (The Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt.
Age: 26. Date of Death: 11/01/1946. Service No: 86407
Additional information: Son of Eric Aubrey Hawkes and Nancy Templeton Whitcombe, of Wallingford, Berkshire. B.A. (Oxon).
Grave/Memorial Reference: 5. L. 3. Cemetery: JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY

Killed in Action January 13 1946, in Java. Major Hugh Templeton Hawkes Whitcombe R.A. (Berkshire Yeomanry) younger son of Mr & Mrs EAH Whitcombe, Woodside, Sevenoaks, in his 27th year.

Name: Hugh Whitcombe. Given Initials: H T H. Rank: Major. Death Date: 11 Jan 1946. Number: 86407. Birth Place: Lanarkshire. Residence: Kent. Branch at Enlistment: Royal Artillery. Theatre of War: Netherlands East Indies. Regiment at Death: Royal Artillery. Branch at Death: Royal Artillery.

The War Graves Photographic Project

The London Gazette, 30th June 1939 p4451
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lts effective 30th June 1939: - ..............Hugh Templeton Hawkes WHITCOMBE.

Supplement to The London Gazette 29th January 1946: .......The undermentioned 2nd Lts from emerg. commns. (except where otherwise stated) to be Lts. 30th Jan 1946 with seniority as shown.....
..... War Subs. Lt. Hugh Templeton Hawkes WHITCOMBE (86407) 25th September 1941.

Supplement to The London Gazette Friday 1st March 1946...........
... The notifn. regarding 2nd Lt (War Subs Lt) Hugh Templeton Hawkes Whitcombe (86407) dated 29th Jan 1946 is hereby cancelled.

So, a bit of confusion about Date of Death with UK 1939-45 Roll of Honour showing 11th January...
Also no actual confirmation as to his rank of Major, presumably Acting or Temporary, and then his appointment as a Lieutenant effective 1941 is cancelled AFTER his death!! Sounds like penny pinching on pension payout to me!

This has all resurfaced due to a Visitor Message from a lady whose father served with Major Templeton when he was killed. As yet, I haven't established what he was in action against, presumably a Japanese unit that hadn't accepted the Emperors order to cease fighting....?

 

Hi KB,

There is a war diary for 145 Field Regt which runs from Jan to May 1946. I'll be visiting Kew at the beginning of November, so I'll look this one up. Thanks for posting on this and I'll let you know the outcome.

Would the lady who posted the VM like a copy of that particular war diary for 1946.

Regards - Rob

 

ramacal: Sorry to drag you back to Posts #10 and #16, but I think I have found the link for HTH Whitcombe and Sevenoaks, so the KTH is most likely an error.....
HTH Whitcombe.... Killed in Action 13th January 1946.... which is AFTER when the War against Japan had ended, so what was the "Killed in Action" with? Japanese who had refused to surrender or Communist dissidents rebelling against Dutch rule?

Name: WHITCOMBE, HUGH TEMPLETON HAWKES. Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery. Unit Text: 145 (The Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt.
Age: 26. Date of Death: 11/01/1946. Service No: 86407
Additional information: Son of Eric Aubrey Hawkes and Nancy Templeton Whitcombe, of Wallingford, Berkshire. B.A. (Oxon).
Grave/Memorial Reference: 5. L. 3. Cemetery: JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY

Killed in Action January 13 1946, in Java. Major Hugh Templeton Hawkes Whitcombe R.A. (Berkshire Yeomanry) younger son of Mr & Mrs EAH Whitcombe, Woodside, Sevenoaks, in his 27th year.

Name: Hugh Whitcombe. Given Initials: H T H. Rank: Major. Death Date: 11 Jan 1946. Number: 86407. Birth Place: Lanarkshire. Residence: Kent. Branch at Enlistment: Royal Artillery. Theatre of War: Netherlands East Indies. Regiment at Death: Royal Artillery. Branch at Death: Royal Artillery.

The War Graves Photographic Project

The London Gazette, 30th June 1939 p4451
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lts effective 30th June 1939: - ..............Hugh Templeton Hawkes WHITCOMBE.

Supplement to The London Gazette 29th January 1946: .......The undermentioned 2nd Lts from emerg. commns. (except where otherwise stated) to be Lts. 30th Jan 1946 with seniority as shown.....
..... War Subs. Lt. Hugh Templeton Hawkes WHITCOMBE (86407) 25th September 1941.

Supplement to The London Gazette Friday 1st March 1946...........
... The notifn. regarding 2nd Lt (War Subs Lt) Hugh Templeton Hawkes Whitcombe (86407) dated 29th Jan 1946 is hereby cancelled.

So, a bit of confusion about Date of Death with UK 1939-45 Roll of Honour showing 11th January...
Also no actual confirmation as to his rank of Major, presumably Acting or Temporary, and then his appointment as a Lieutenant effective 1941 is cancelled AFTER his death!! Sounds like penny pinching on pension payout to me!

This has all resurfaced due to a Visitor Message from a lady whose father served with Major Templeton when he was killed. As yet, I haven't established what he was in action against, presumably a Japanese unit that hadn't accepted the Emperors order to cease fighting....?

Hi KB,

Templeton was killed in an ambush along with a number of others. At this time, they would have been fighting the Indonesians who wanted independence from the Netherlands. His rank is stated as Major and he was killed on 11/1/46.

Copy of the war diary page is attached.

 

Ramacal: Thanks for this extra info.
Sorry for delay in reply, but have been on holiday in Spain and only just returned.

 

Hi Nicks. Good catch.

I'm inclined to agree with you about the air raid scenario. Using Geoff's search engine, I found another 16 men killed same date, same unit on CWGC.


ARNOLD ML 78290 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAFVR
BELL JJH 629670 907 BALLOON 12/11/1940 ROYAL AIR FORCE
BERNSTEIN M 1056202 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAFVR
BEZZANT WE 845153 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAF (AAF)
BURTON RJ 355278 907 BALLOON 12/11/1940 RAF
CHOPE AV 845095 907 BALLOON 12/11/1940 RAF (AUX)
COTTER PS 1056210 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAFVR
DAVIDSON T 1056187 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAFVR
GRANT AW 86735 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAF
GREW L 844945 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAF
HYNER HA 297123 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAF
NICHOLSON L 844631 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAF (AAF)
REEVES FC 844716 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAF (AAF)
SANDS JRM 844529 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAF (AAF)
TOWNSHEND CS 844509 907 BALLOON 12/11/1940 RAF (AUX)
WALKER F 1006638 907 BALLOON SQDN 12/11/1940 RAFVR

Adding details to original post.

Thanks again.

Regards - Rob

This was indeed an air raid. I have a copy of the mortuary record for your man, which I will upload next week if you are interested.

The men were in their billet, at 26 Highbury Grove N5, on the junction of the road to Aberdeen Lane, when the bomb struck.

The men were identified by the MO of the unit, who had travelled up from their base unit at Woodberry Down. Many of the casualties could only be identified by parts of their uniform, or items in pockets etc.

 

Ramacal

Are you aware of this:-

a research project on the Sevenoaks war memorial names.

http://www.sevenoakschronicle.co.uk/Stories-soldiers-set-revealed/story-19828192-detail/story.html

Susan F

 

Hi Susan,

It's about the WW1 element of the memorial, about which I have no information. I have e-mailed him however, to bring his attention to the WW2 guys researched on this thread, in case he starts a project on the war dead from this period.

Regards - Rob

 

(Having lived in the area of Sevenoaks in Kent (and now left), I did a lot of work on this thread seven years. It will take a bit of time and try to replace the missing images and links removed by Photobucket.)

 

Royal Artillery

HARRISON, KENNETH JOHN
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Date of Death: 06/01/1944
Service No: 6353708
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. A. Cons. Grave 3685.
Cemetery: SEVENOAKS (GREATNESS PARK) CEMETERY



WATTS, EDWARD CHARLIE
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: Royal
Age: 35
Date of Death: 26/10/1943
Service No: 1754898
Additional information: Husband f Gladys Evelyn Watts, of Sevenoaks.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. C. Cons.
Grave 2736.
Cemetery: SEVENOAKS (GREATNESS PARK) CEMETERY



Name: WHITCOMBE, HUGH TEMPLETON HAWKES
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery.
Unit Text: 145 (The Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt.
Age: 26.
Date of Death: 11/01/1946.
Service No: 86407
Additional information: Son of Eric Aubrey Hawkes and Nancy Templeton Whitcombe, of Wallingford, Berkshire. B.A. (Oxon).
Grave/Memorial Reference: 5. L. 3.
Cemetery: JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY

Killed in an ambush against Indonesians fighting for their independence from the Netherlands.




YORKE-LONG, JOHN DENNIS
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 171 Bty., 179 Field Regt.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 04/08/1944
Service No: 228457
Additional information: Son of Yorke and Eva Charlotte Yorke-Long, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. B. 14.
Cemetery: BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

 

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT

YOUNG, HENRY JOHN SCOLIER
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: South Staffordshire Regiment
Secondary Regiment: The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Secondary Unit Text: seconded to 1/6th Bn.
Date of Death: 25/06/1944
Service No: 182295
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. A. Cons. Grave 3756.
Cemetery: SEVENOAKS (GREATNESS PARK) CEMETERY

Lt Young died of his wounds.