Tonbridge men who died in World War 2 and later conflicts: D – J
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William John Daw was born in Maidstone in 1912, the son
of Jubilee John and Alice Clifford Daw. Married in Tonbridge in 1935, he was
the husband of Constance Daw (née Cropp). He served as Corporal, service
number CH/X 114217, in Royal Marines H.M.S. Copra. 650 L.C.M. Flotilla. He
died on 21st July 1944 and is remembered on Chatham Naval Memorial and in
Tonbridge Cemetery.
Frederick Oscar Dickson was born in c1915, the son of
Lt-Col. Egbert Dickson, formerly Indian Army, and Ida Mary Dickson He served
as Flight Lieutenant, service number 33164, in the Royal Air Force 51 Sqdn.
He died on 5th April 1940 and is remembered on Runnymede Memorial. He
previously attended Tonbridge School.
Cecil Coope Dickson was born in Christchurch in 1921,
another son of Lt-Col. Egbert Dickson, formerly Indian Army, and Ida
Mary Dickson. He served as Pilot Officer, service number 68719, in the Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve 28 Sqdn. He died on 17th February 1942 and is
remembered on Taukkyan Memorial, Burma. He previously attended Tonbridge
School.
Jack Dolding was born in Tonbridge in 1915, the son of
George and Naomi Dolding. Married in Tonbridge in 1940, he was the husband
of Ida May Dolding (née Lambert). He served as Lance Corporal, service
number 6350640, in Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 5th Bn. He died on
13th September 1942 and is remembered on Alamein Memorial.
W E Donovan - possibly William Edward, born in 1911. He
married Annie Archer in 1934. He served as Aircraftman 1st Class, service
number 1195390, in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 115 Sqdn. He died on
17th September 1941 and is buried in Charlbury Cemetery, Oxfordshire.
Henry Snaith Duval was born in Edmonton, Middlesex in
1911, the son of Walter John and Caroline Augusta Duval of Stradbrook, Lyons
Crescent. Married in Croydon in 1934, he was the husband of Betty Duval (née
Snelgrove) of Forest Row. He served as Lieut-Commander in Royal Navy H.M.S.
Highflyer. He died on 7th May 1945 and is buried in Trincomalee War
Cemetery, Sri Lanka.
Charles Edward Duvall was born in Tonbridge in 1915, the
son of Edward Lloyd Duvall and Emily Jane Duvall. Married in Tonbridge in
1936, he was the husband of Eileen Violet Duvall, (née Checksfield) of 143
Pembury Road. He served as Lance Corporal, service number T/195846, in the
Royal Army Service Corps, Dispatch rider. He died on 22nd December 1942 and
is buried in Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.
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Kenneth Horace Eames DFC was born in 1921 in Tonbridge,
the son of Walter John and Emma Eames of The Mount, Bidborough. Married in
Tonbridge in 1943, he was the husband of Doris Edith Elsie Eames (née
Standen) of 3 Douglas Road. He served as Flight Lieutenant, service number
141706, in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 626 Sqd. He died on 5th April
1945 and is remembered on Runnymede Memorial. He previously attended The
Judd School.
George Frank Elkington was born in Tonbridge in 1914,
the son of Frank and Edith Clara Elkington, of Sussex Road. Married in 1943
in Tonbridge, he was the husband of Doris Elkington (née Hewitt). He served
as Flying Officer Pilot, service number 173049, in Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve 49 Sqdn. He died on 22nd April 1945 and is buried in Tonbridge
Cemetery. He previously attended The Judd School.
F H Elliott - possibly Francis Harry, born c1923, the
son of Henry Francis and Cecilia Sarah Elliott. He served as Corporal,
service number 6346014, in Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Bn. He
died on 10th December 1942 and is buried in Massicault War Cemetery,
Tunisia.
John David De La Cour Elliott was born in Tonbridge in
1921, the son of Maj. James Boyne Elliott, O.B.E, and Dorothy Mary Elliott.
He served as Second Lieutenant, service number 198604, in Royal Armoured
Corps 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. He died on 27th May 1942 and is
remembered on Alamein Memorial, Egypt. He previously attended Tonbridge
School.
F
Walter Harold Fisher was born in 1908 in Tonbridge, the
son of Walter Henry and Elizabeth Fisher, of 10 High St. He served as Flying
Officer, service number 123937, in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 227
Sqdn. He died on 26th April 1943 and is remembered on Alamein Memorial. He
previously attended The Judd School.
David Roy Fisher DFM DFC was born in 1922 in Tonbridge,
another son of Walter Henry and Elizabeth Fisher, of 10 High St. He served as
Squadron Leader, service number 125430, in Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve 102 (Ceylon) Sqdn. He died on 17th June 1944 and is remembered on
Runnymede Memorial. He previously attended The Judd School.
Donald Foster was born in Tonbridge in 1917, the son of
Albert Foster and Elizabeth Foster of Clare Avenue. He served as Sapper,
service number 1869578, in Royal Engineers 35 Fortress Coy. He died on 26th
February 1942 and is remembered on Singapore Memorial
Eric Basil Hartley France was born in 1916 on Sheppey,
the son of Mr Albert France and Mrs France of 32 Douglas Road. He served as
Sergeant Obs, service number 580739, in Royal Air Force144 Sqdn. He died on
11th July 1940 and is buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, The Netherlands. He
previously attended The Judd School.
John Benjamin Gough Franklin was born in c1920, the son
of Brigadier General Harold Scott Erskine Franklin and Mrs H Franklin of 21
Manor Grove. He served as Captain, service number EC/1523, in 11th Sikh
Regiment 2nd Bn. He died on 25th August 1941 and is buried in Basra War
Cemetery, Iraq and remembered on the Nat West Bank memorial. He previously
attended Tonbridge School
David Harold Franklin was born in c1922, another son of
Brigadier General Harold Scott Erskine Franklin and Mrs H Franklin of 21
Manor Grove. He served as Lieutenant, service number EC/2857, in 3rd Queen
Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles 3rd Bn. He died on 11th April 1944 and is
buried in Imphal War Cemetery, India. He previously attended Tonbridge
School.
Ernest William Funnell was born in 1907 in Copthorne,
the son of Ernest David and Fanny Matilda Funnell. Married in 1936 in
Croydon, he was the husband of Elvina Funnell (née Collis), of 53 Lavender
Hill. He served as Chaplain 4th Class, service number 91362, Royal Army
Chaplains' Department. He died on 30th March 1942 and is remembered on
Rangoon Memorial, Burma.
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George James Gainsford was born in High Brooms in 1910,
the son of Thomas and Florence Gainsford. Married in Tonbridge in 1932, he
was the husband of Rose Ellen Gainsford (née Hooker). He served as Driver,
service number T/250436, in Royal Army Service Corps 47th Inf. Bde. Coy. He
died on 28th August 1944 and is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery.
Harry James Gammon was born in 1914 in Tonbridge, the
son of Frank and Lily Gammon, of 3 Albert Road. Married in 1939 in
Aldershot, he was the husband of Eileen M. Gammon (née Allen). He served as
Warrant Officer Class II, service number 6345297, in Queen's Own Royal West
Kent Regiment 4th Bn. He died on 1st January 1944 and is buried in Taukkyan
War Cemetery, Burma. He previously attended St Stephen’s school.
A C Gent - possibly Alfred Charles, RN stoker- no
further information (A C Gent born c1905 died 1947 married Kathleen Ongley
Tonbridge in 1930)
J Giles - possibly James, born in Hanwell in 1896, the
son of John and Ellen L. Giles. He was the husband of Annie Giles, and
served as Chief Petty Officer, service number C/M 7613, in the Royal Navy.
He died on 3rd December 1943 and is buried in Tonbridge Cemetery.
Robert Edward Gill was born in Tonbridge in 1923, the
son of Mr and Mrs H E Gill of Hectorage Road served as Sergeant, service
number 1336802 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on 6th June1943
and is remembered on Runnymede Memorial. He previously attended The Judd
School
Bruce Ethlebert Gilliam was born in Tonbridge in 1921,
the son of Herbert Charles and Ethel May Gilliam. He was the husband of
Dorothy Muriel Gilliam (possibly née Price) of 38 Lyons Crescent. He served
as Captain, service number 145886, in the Royal Artillery 91 (12th Bn. The
South Staffordshire Regt.) Lt. A.A. Regt. He died on 12th May 1944 and is
buried in Cassino War Cemetery.
Robert Coles Bruce Glanfield was born in Hampstead in
1921, the son of Lt-Col. Herbert Henry Glanfield, O.B.E, and Dorothea Bruce
Glanfield, of Sundridge cottage, Yardley Park Road. Married 1944 in Burton,
he was the husband of Joan Glanfield (née Mason). He served as Captain,
service number 229181, in the Royal Armoured Corps. He died on 13th August
1945 and is buried in Kirkee War Cemetery, India.
H W Golding: Two sources (1) Captain Army Service Corp
RE. No further information in Parish records or (2) possibly Harry T Golding
born c1922, served as a Driver, service number T/10693742, RASC. He was the
husband of Bernice Golding (née Upton) whom he married in Maidstone in 1941.
He died on 5th September 1944 and is buried in Florence War Cemetery.
E Goldsmith - possibly Ernest, born c1916, the son of
Eliza May Goldsmith, foster son of Edna Foster. He served as Corporal,
service number 6398887S, in Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Bn. He died on 21st
April 1943 and is buried in Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia.
Wilfred Graham was born in c1917, the son of Morton and
Florence Olga Bettsworth Deryer Graham, of 23 Thorpe Avenue. He served as
Flight Sergeant. Obs., service number 912104, in Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve 115 Sqdn. He died on 28th August 1942 and is buried in Reichswald
Forest Cemetery and is remembered in Tonbridge Cemetery. He previously
attended The Judd School.
Roy Walter Groombridge was born in Tonbridge in 1921,
the son of James and Daisy Ellen Groombridge, 48 Trench Road. He served as
Private, service number 11050208 in Pionéer Corps 6 Coy. He died on 13th
April 1943 and is remembered on Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. He
previously attended Sussex Road school.
H
Alec James Hall was born c1916, the son of
Albert and Edith Hall. He was the husband of Rudolfine Anna Hall and lived
in Hectorage Road. He served
as Corporal, service number 1887699, in Royal Engineers 190 Rly. Operating
Coy. He died on 11th June 1944 and is buried in Salerno War Cemetery.
G R Hall - No information found to confirm link to
Tonbridge.
Eric Ronald Halton was born in Stockport in 1913, the
son of Thomas and Nellie Halton. He was the husband of Ethel Halton (née
Sparrow) whome he married in Tonbridge in 1938. He served as Second Officer
Merchant Navy S.S. Glen Tilt (Bristol). He died on 12th December 1942 and is
remembered on Tower Hill Memorial.
Holger Wynne Hansen–Raae MC was born in c1917 in Italy,
the son of Holger Andreas Hansen-Raae and Florence Delia Hansen-Raae. He was
the husband of May Chalmers Hansen-Raae, (née Lindesay) whom he married in
Tonbridge in 1941. He served as Major, service number 121836, In Queen's Own
Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Bn. He died on 14th May 1944 and is buried in
Cassino War Cemetery.
William Thomas Harris was born in Hadlow in 1904, the
son of William and Ethel Harris of Golden Green. He was the husband of Mrs
Annie Harris (née Richardson) of 166 Shipbourne Road. He served as Gunnery
officer In Royal Navy H.M.S. Galatea. He died on 15th December 1941 and is
remembered on Plymouth Naval memorial. He previously attended Slade school.
Ronald Alfred Harvey was born in Tonbridge in 1922, the
son of Alfred and Alice Maude Harvey of 12 Hectorage Road. He served as
Flight Sergeant Pilot, service number 1287051 in Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve 227 Sqdn. He died on 26th April 1943 and is buried in Phaleron War
Cemetery, Greece. He previously attended The Judd School.
Philip Gordon Hazelden was born in Lambeth in 1923, the
son of Reginald Cyril and Helen Elizabeth Hazelden of 13 Chichester Road. He
served as Ordinary Telegraphist, service number C/JX 166798, in Royal
Navy H.M.M.L. 144. He died on 22nd September 1941 and is remembered on
Chatham Naval Memorial. Aged 18, he is possibly the youngest from Tonbridge
to die.
Lewis Chas Hazell was born in 1913 in Tonbridge, the son
of Lewis and Emma Hazell. Married in 1932 in Tonbridge, he was the husband
of Winifred Elsie Hazell (née Yates), 18 Chichester Road. He served as
Driver, service number T/214802, in Royal Army Service Corps 308 Res. M.T.
Coy. He died on 26th or 27th April 1941 and is remembered on Athens
Memorial.
Everard Frank Gray Healey DFC DFM was born in Eastbourne
in c1919, the son of FLt Lt Frank Gray Healey and of Marjorie Healey of
Bordyke House. He served as Flight Lieutenant Pilot, service number 116140,
in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 106 Sqdn. He died on 13th January 1943
and is buried in Apeldoorn (Ugchelen-Heidehof) General Cemetery. He
previously attended Tonbridge School.
John Brunton Healey was born in Eastbourne in 1923,
another son of Flt Lt Frank Gray Healey and Marjory Healey of Bordyke house.
He served as Sergeant Pilot, service number 929861, in Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. He died on 9th September 1941 and is buried in Cleveleys
(St. Andrew) Church, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire.
Francis Robert William Henderson was born in c1921, the
son of Algernon Charles Francis and Rachel Mary Donaldson Henderson of
Tonbridge. He served as Sergeant Pilot, service number 1457110, in Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on 29th December 1942 and is buried in
Tunbridge Wells Cemetery.
John Edward Hills was born in Tonbridge in 1925, the son
of Mr Edward George Hills and Mrs Nellie Hills (née Bowles). He served as Sergeant
W.Op./Air Gnr, service number 1810437, in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died on 10th July 1944 and is buried in Tonbridge Cemetery. He studied at
Slade School.
C Hollands - no information found on CWGC identifying
links to Tonbridge
Herbert George Holness was born in Peckham in 1900, the
son of Herbert and Henrietta Sarah Holness. Married in 1926, he was the
husband of Hilda Holness, (née Masey) of 27 Forest Grove. He served as Chief
Stoker, service number C/K 47054. in Royal Navy H.M.S. Veteran. He died on
26th September 1942 and is remembered on Chatham Naval Memorial.
Bernard Howlett DSO and Bar was born in Hackney in 1899,
the son of the Revd. Thomas Edwin Howlett and Gertrude Howlett. He was the
husband of Joan Howlett, (possibly née Potts) of London Road. He served as
Brigadier, service number 13838, in Queen's Own Royal West Kent
Regiment Cdg. 36th Inf. Bde, late 6th Bn. He died on 29th November 1943 and
is buried in Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy.
F W Hutchinson - possibly Francis William, was born
Walthamstow in 1910, the son of Francis John and Nellie May Hutchinson.
Married in 1941, he was the husband of Edith Emily Doris Hutchinson (née
Christmas). He served as Warrant Officer W.Op./Air Gnr, service number
919425, in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 86 Sqdn. He died on 24th
October 1943 and is buried in Chingford Mount Cemetery.
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Lewis John Incledon was born in Lewisham in 1921, the son of Thomas Noel
Incledon and Doris Incledon of 15 Hadlow Road. He served as Sub-Lieutenant
in Royal Navy H.M. Submarine Thorn. He died on 11th August 1942 and is
remembered on Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Hubert Geoffrey Ives was born in Tonbridge in 1919, the son of Harry and
Ethel Ives, of Orchard Drive. He served as Sergeant Air Gnr., service number
904303, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on 24th August 1940 and
is buried in Tonbridge Cemetery.
J
Ernest Fredrick George Jackson was born in Guildford in
1917, the son of George Stewart Jackson and Eleanor Mary Jackson, of
Hectorage Road. He served as Private, service number 5503291, in Hampshire
Regiment 1/4th Bn. He died on 8th October 1944 and is buried in Assisi War
Cemetery.
George Hauteville Jackson was born in Montevideo,
Uruguay in 1916, the son of Sir Robert Montresor Jackson and Lady Katherine
Jackson (née Abrey) of Meadowside, London Road. He served as Pilot Officer,
service number 40831, in Royal Air Force 37 Sqdn. He died on 2nd September
1940 and is buried in Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery and is remembered
on a family grave in Tonbridge Cemetery. He previously attended Tonbridge.
Eric Newton Jarvis was born in Tonbridge in 1910, the
son of Keater Cripps Jarvis and Elsie Jarvis of Baltic Road. He served as
Chief Engine Room Artificer, service number C/M 38817, in Royal Navy H.M.
Submarine H.31. He died on 24th December 1941and is remembered on Chatham
Naval Memorial. He previously attended The Judd School.
Neville George Jeffery was born in Tonbridge in 1905,
the son of James William Jeffery and Mary Jeffery. Married in 1937 in
Tonbridge, he was the husband of Georgina Jeffery (née Outram). He served as
Donkey man, Merchant Navy S.S. Port Hunter (London). He died on 11th July
1942 and is remembered on Tower Hill Memorial.
Harry John Jenner was born in Malling in 1916, the son
of Edward John and Florence Emily Jenner. He was the husband of Ivy Lilian
Jenner (née Giles) whom he married in Tonbridge in 1938. He served as
Private, service number T/160974, in Royal Army Service Corps 235 Corps
Troops Coy. He died on 7th January 1943 and is remembered on Brookwood
Memorial.
Gordon Victor Frank Johnson was born in Hastings in
1921, the son of Frank Percival (Capt TA) and Ellen Johnson, of Hadlow Road.
He served as Gunner, service number 1592717, Royal Artillery 205 Bty, 89
H.A.A. Regt. He died on 26th or 27th April 1941 and is remembered on Athens
Memorial. He previously attended The Judd School.
R Johnson - possibly Ronald, born c1922, son of Mr G
Johnson of Preston Road. Served in RAMC (discharged on ill health then
subsequently died). He died on 9th January 1943. He previously attended The
Judd School. No further information
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