War Graves in UK - Kent

Andy, as promised, the headstone picture of Private W Morter, AAC, 21 March 1943. The stone had been moved from it's original location and I'd almost given up. Luckily a visitor made a suggestion and bingo, I found it.

Facsinating place. Buried ther are W.G. Grace, the cricketer, F.E. Borne who won a DCM at Rourkes Drift, George Evans who won a VC in France in 1916 & Thomas Crapper.

Also slighly amusing, a GG Flack, (Flying Officer) Air Gunner, RAF. I bet he got some stick for that surname. Imagine the reaction of a german pilot finding out that he had been shot down by Flack!!!

Robert

PS - I will send to you by e-mail as well.

 

Robert

Many thanks again, excellent pictures

Andy

 

Hi all, I,m new to this forum but have been doing voluntary photography for the WGPP site for a few years now and its possible that I have some images that some of you require in East Kent. I,m in Dover,Kent and I,m doing some re-visits to some cemeterys to find some"hard to find" ones.If I can help let me know and Spigde I have the 2 Australians at Aylesham on my comp. if you still require them. Also the one at Sturry and Westbere.regards dovermarine.

 

Englandphil

I have to admit that when I saw Flack's headstone, I laughed rather loud. I was glad it was a freezing cold day and there was no one around to catch me.

I'm sure that the individual himself would also probably have seen the funny side of it.

Be nice to see the Stunt-Pilot headstone picture.

Robert

 

Hi all, I,m new to this forum but have been doing voluntary photography for the WGPP site for a few years now and its possible that I have some images that some of you require in East Kent. I,m in Dover,Kent and I,m doing some re-visits to some cemeterys to find some"hard to find" ones.If I can help let me know and Spigde I have the 2 Australians at Aylesham on my comp. if you still require them. Also the one at Sturry and Westbere.regards dovermarine.

Hi Dovermarine,

Great first post - Thank you.

This is the remainder of those I have in Kent. Sturry & Westbere??? Are they where two of the actual cemeteries are located?

HALLIDAY, RICHARD ARTHUR GEORGE 407426 457sq 9/05/1942 RAAF Block O. Row B. Grave 2. AYLESHAM CEMETERY

JOHNS, RUSSELL ARCHIE 402710 460sq 30/07/1942 RAAF Block O. Row B. Grave 4. AYLESHAM CEMETERY

ASH, BASIL DRUMMOND 30/09/1914 RNAS 7 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

DAVEY, REGINALD ARGYLE 8/09/1916 RNAS 20 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

HARRISON, DOUGLAS WILLIAM HMS Torrent 23/12/1917 RNAS 25 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

WHYTE, ERNEST ROGERS F/2824 11/12/1917 RNAS 25 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

MERRETT, CHARLES DARRELL 16/05/1916 AFC W. C. 35. DOVER (ST. JAMES'S) CEMETERY

LEWIS, WALLACE GEORGE 404565 264sq 26/04/1942 RAAF Grave 144. LEYSDOWN (ST. CLEMENT) CHURCHYARD

CHRISTISON, IAN HARRY 402490 28sq RAF 26/06/1942 RAAF Plot C.C.1. Grave 116. MAIDSTONE CEMETERY, Kent

DANIEL, WILLIAM HENRY 9344 567sq 23/11/1944 RAAF Plot C.C.1. Grave 110. MAIDSTONE CEMETERY, Kent

Cheers

Geoff

 

Double Post!

 

What about this one!

 

Hi Spidge, Sturry and Westbere are 2 villages just outside Canterbury each with its own church and cemetery. However Sturry and Westbere cemetery is situated more or less between the other 2 cemeterys. I think they are "closed" to new burials.. This is where your headstone is, which I have with a shot of cemetery still on my computor. I have the 2 at Aylesham, and I am getting an Australian at St. James for WGPP shortly,SIM.AG gnnr.1918, so I can do yours as well. Do you want SIM. when I do him.I also have 3 Australians at Hawkinge to redo as the files were lost on WGPP so you can have them as well when I do them.These are WW2 .Maidstone and Chatham are a bit out of my reach at the moment, but I will keep them on file and if I,m in the area I,ll do them.I have another WW1 AUSTRALIAN that I have From a little village, Lydden, just outside Dover. Let me know and I will sort out how to send them, hope the situation with the fires gets better for everyone, best wishes Derek.

 

Englandphil

I have to admit that when I saw Flack's headstone, I laughed rather loud. I was glad it was a freezing cold day and there was no one around to catch me.

I'm sure that the individual himself would also probably have seen the funny side of it.

Be nice to see the Stunt-Pilot headstone picture.

Robert

One Flight Seargeant Stunt Pilot

 

You could imagine a crew made up of:

Stunt - The Pilot
Flack - The Gunner
Death - The Bomb Aimer.

Apologies if I have offended anyone. Even in wartime people had to have a warped sense of humour to get them through.

 

AndyBaldEagle,do you still require the one at Sturry and Westbere as I have a copy of his headstone and general view of the cemetery.Let me if you want them and I,ll send them to you ,regards dovermarine.

 

dovermarine

I have PMd you

Thanks

Andy

 

You could imagine a crew made up of:

Stunt - The Pilot
Flack - The Gunner
Death - The Bomb Aimer.

Apologies if I have offended anyone. Even in wartime people had to have a warped sense of humour to get them through.

I have another name to add to the above crew. A navigator/wireless operator called Sergeant DH Pidgeon who is located in the same cemetery as CG Flack. As is well known with racing pidgeons, they have an amazing ability in navigating and finding their way back home to their loft.

 

I have another name to add to the above crew. A navigator/wireless operator called Sergeant DH Pidgeon who is located in the same cemetery as CG Flack. As is well known with racing pidgeons, they have an amazing ability in navigating and finding their way back home to their loft.

Pigeons

 

Anyone near Shorncliffe. I would appreciate a shot of Omer Berthiaume in the military cemetery there. He is in C127.
Thanks.
phil

 

Anyone near Shorncliffe. I would appreciate a shot of Omer Berthiaume in the military cemetery there. He is in C127.
Thanks.
phil
Hi Phil, I have some photos to take at St. Martins, Cheriton and can pop to Shorncliffe for you. It won,t be for a couple of weeks as I,m going away but will do it on return. Is that ok, derek.

 

I'm going down to my parents next week if anyone wants any pictures from Shorncliffe or anywhere else near to Folkestone, Dover.

 

Last call:

I've got this one on my list:

Name: WOODCOCK, REGINALD GEORGE Initials: R G Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment/Service: The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) Unit Text: 2/7th Bn. Date of Death: 24/02/1941 Service No: 5616306 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. Q. Grave 1099.

 

Could anyone help with these Recce men.

Kent

SHORNCLIFFE MILITARY CEMETERY (Thanks dovermarine)

3rd Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Serjeant ROY BELL Sec. Q. Grave 1124.

BECKENHAM CREMATORIUM AND CEMETERY

Unknown Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Officer Cadet VICTOR TURNEY LEWIS Sec. S.9. Grave 14376


CHATHAM (MAIDSTONE ROAD) CEMETERY

44th Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Trooper THOMAS CHARLES COLLINS Sec. F.F. Grave 1070

DARTFORD (WATLING STREET) CEMETERY

43rd Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Trooper CLAUDE HERBERT KEEP Cons. grave 4605

MAIDSTONE CEMETERY {Thanks Robert}

44th Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Private ALBERT G. POST Plot C.C.1. Grave 8
Serjeant NORMAN BASIL VERDUN SIDE Plot C.C.1. Grave 5

RAMSGATE AND ST. LAWRENCE CEMETERY [Thanks Derek]


61st Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Corporal JOHN ALBERT BEAL Div. Sec. M.A. Grave 158.

SHADOXHURST (SS. PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD [Thanks Derek]

56th Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Serjeant CHARLES WILLIAM DRUMMOND

TENTERDEN (ST. MILDRED'S) CEMETERY

31st Indep Coy Reconnaissance Corps

Private LESLIE NORMAN BARNES Grave 1652

ORPINGTON (ST. MARY CRAY) CEMETERY

44th Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Corporal LESLIE TERRY Plot E. Div. 3. Grave 106


Cheers
Paul