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Tonbridge men who died in World War 2:  S – Z

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Leslie Ernest Sanderson was born in Tonbridge in 1914, the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Sanderson. He was the husband of Mrs Bunty Sanderson of Riverbank, Lyons Crescent. He served as Flying Officer, 90014 In RAF (AAF) 500 Kent Sqdn. He died on 19th November 1940 and is remembered at Cambridge Crematorium. He previously attended Tonbridge School.

 

 

George James Saunders was born in 1918 in Tonbridge. He was the husband of Mrs Ann Saunders (née Lackner) of Woodside Road. He served as Sergeant W.Op./Air Gnr, service number 1381689, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 180 Sqdn. He died on 26th November 1943 and is buried in Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery.

 

 

 

Stanley Ernest Savidge was born in Bromley in 1925, the son of Albert Stanley and Lily Savidge, of 256 Shipbourne Road. He served as Ordinary Seaman, service number C/JX 641914, Royal Navy H.M.S. Hurst Castle. He died on 1st September 1944 and is remembered on Chatham Naval Memorial.

 

 

 

Alan John Scott was born in Tonbridge in 1922, the son of Frank William and Beatrice May Scott. He was the husband of Doris Scott (née Batchelor) whom he married in Tonbridge in 1942. He served as Pilot Officer, service number 159896, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 467 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. He died on 3rd November 1943 and is buried in Schoonselhof Cemetery, Belgium.

 

George Henry Scudder was born in Dartford, the son of George and Mary Scudder. Married in 1934, he was the husband of Gladys Scudder (née Tucker) 38 Sussex Road. He served as Aircraftman 1st Class, service number 933690, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on 7th November 1944 and is remembered on Singapore Memorial.

 

 

 

George Sims was born in South Stoneham, Hampshire in 1920, the son of George and Rosina Sims. He was the husband of Emmeline Ann Sims (née le Fevre) whom he married in Tonbridge in 1941. He served as Lance Corporal, service number 1892597, Royal Engineers 74 Field Coy. He died on 23rd November 1944 and is buried in Schoonselhof Cemetery.

 

Neville Charles Skilton was born in Tonbridge in 1915, the son of William and Nellie Skilton of Oak Lodge, Pembury road. He served as Lance Corporal, service number 6291056, Royal Armoured Corps 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters). He died on 11th June 1944 and is remembered on Bayeux Memorial. He previously attended The Judd School.

 

Leslie John Smith was born in Tonbridge in 1915, the son of Albert John and Dorothy Smith. Married in Malling in 1941, he was the husband of Elsie Frances Smith (née Hope) of East Peckham. He served as Gunner, service number 1552059, Royal Artillery 5 Bty. 2 Lt. A.A. Regt. He died on 23rd June 1942 and is buried in Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya.

 

H M Southgate - possibly Harold Macdonald, born Middleton Suffolk in 1906, the son of Harry and Charlotte Southgate. He was the husband of Nellie Southgate. He served as Warrant Officer Class II, service number 1056422, Royal Artillery 132 (The Glamorgan Yeomanry) Field Regt. He died on 24th May 1943 and is buried in Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.

 

Gordon Frank Springate was born in Tonbridge in 1920, the son of Frank and Edith Elizabeth Springate, of King’s Road. Married in 1944, hHe was the husband of Priscilla Springate (née Bates). He served as Aircraftman 2nd Class, service number 1628953, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on 26th February 1946 and is buried in Tonbridge Cemetery. He previously attended The Judd School.

 

Richard Edmund Stainbank was born in Bromley in 1924, the son of Edward Lloyd Stainbank and Ellen Gertrude Stainbank. He served as Flying Officer, service number 152716, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 90 Sqdn. He died on 12th September 1944 and is buried in Vitry-les-Nogent churchyard. He previously attended Tonbridge School.

 

Eric Austin Stanford was born in Canada in 1911 and arrived in the UK in 1920. He was the son of Samuel and Millicent Stanford. Married in Tonbridge in 1936, he was the husband of Esmé Joan Stanford (née Wilson), of Pembury Road. He served as Private, service number 14294097, with Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Bn. He died on 3rd November 1943 and is buried in Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. He previously attended The Judd School.

 

Roland Harry Stanford (born Harry Roland Stamford) was born in 1912 in Tonbridge, the son of Albert and Kate Stamford (née Barton) of Shipbourne Road. He served as Naval Auxillery, Merchant Navy, service number 108466. He died on 15th November1942 and is remembered on Liverpool Naval memorial.

 

James Douglas Steuart-Richardson DFC was born in c1919, the son of Arthur George and Violet Steuart-Richardson (South Rhodesia) of New House, The Ridgeway, and grandson of Sir Patrick Manson GCMG. He served as Flight Lieutenant, service number 33465, Royal Air Force 53 Sqdn. He died on 28th December 1940 and is buried in Tonbridge Cemetery. He previously attended Tonbridge School.

 

 

D A Swain - possibly Donald Arthur, born in West Ham in 1919, the son of Frederick Charles and Rose Kate Swain. He served as Flight Sergeant Air Gnr, service number 647531, in Royal Air Force 35 Sqdn. He died on 26th November 1943 and is buried in Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium.

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Peter Terry was born in Tonbridge in 1923, the son of Alfred and Dorothy Terry of 3 Hilden Avenue. He served as Sergeant Pilot, service number 1803366, in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on 24th August 1944 and is buried in Bari War Cemetery, Italy and remembered in Tonbridge Cemetery.

 

 

Walter Gervase Tibbits was born at Liskeard in Cornwall in 1915, the son of Walter and Bertha Tibbits. Married in 1943, he was the husband of Nancie Goucher Tibbits (née Williams) of The Elms, Hadlow Road. He served as Flying Officer, service number 138069, in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 149 Sqdn. He died on 25th February 1944 and is remembered on Runnymede Memorial.

 

John Charles Tipper was born in Tonbridge in 1923, the son of Harold Alfred and Ethel Tipper of The Drive. He served as Flight Sergeant Nav., service number 1805221, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 500 Sqdn. He died on 26th January 1945 and is buried in Padua War Cemetery, Italy. He previously attended The Judd School.

 

 

 

R M H Tovey - possibly Ronald Michael Henry, born in Kingston in 1922, the son of William George and Gertrude Tovey, and nephew of Albert A. Field. He served as Private, service number 5773276, Royal Norfolk Regiment 4th Bn. He died on 27th September 1944 and is buried in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.

 

James Haddon Turner was born in 1919, the son of Charles Haddon Turner and Norah Sheelah Shearburn Turner He served as Paymaster Lieutenant in Royal Navy H.M.S. Cormorant. He died on 25th September 1942 and is buried in Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery and remembered on a family grave in Tonbridge Cemetery. He previously attended Tonbridge School.

 

Charles Michael Shearburn Turner was born in 1921, another son of Charles Haddon Turner and Norah Sheelah Shearburn Turner. He served as Lieutenant, service number 200934, in Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Bn. He died on 30th April 1943 and is buried in Massicault War Cemetery and remembered on a family grave in Tonbridge Cemetery. He previously attended Tonbridge School.

 

William Patrick Twomey was born in c1920, the son of Mary Ellen Twomey. He was the husband of Bessie Alice Twomey (née Wilson) whom he married in 1941 in Tonbridge. He served as Leading Aircraftman, service number 1292044. in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on 25th September 1947 and is buried in Tonbridge Cemetery - possibly last recorded death of WW2 for Tonbridge.

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William Henry Uff was born in Tonbridge in 1925, the son of William Henry and Mary Jane Uff, of Mill Crescent. He served as Ordinary Coder, service number P/JX 573922 Royal Navy H.M.S. Lanka. He died on 12th February 1944, aged 19, and is remembered on Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

 

 

 

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Derek Charles Spencer Vane was born in Tonbridge in 1921, the son of Thomas Charles and Kate Spencer Vane, of 55 Barden Road. He served as Sergeant, service number 910499, in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 59 Sqdn. He died on 26th March 1941 and is remembered on Runnymede Memorial. He previously attended The Judd School.

 

 

Stuart Campbell Veitch was born in Godstone in 1924, the son of Robert and Nora Veitch (née Bower) of Hilden Avenue. He served as 3rd Officer in the Merchant Navy. He died on 7th January 1945 and is buried in Colombo Cemetery, Ceylon. He previously attended The Judd School

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Kenneth Ward was born in Tonbridge in 1923, the son of Stanley and Marjorie E. Ward. He served as Pilot Officer, service number 156122, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 158 Sqdn. He died on 1st September 1943 and is remembered on Runnymede Memorial. He previously attended Tonbridge School.

 

Nelson Thomas Watts was born in Tonbridge in 1920, the son of Albert Isaac and Ellen Watts. Married in 1943 in Tonbridge, he was the husband of Hazel Irene Watts (née Groves) of Nelson Avenue. He served as Lance Corporal, service number 7902719, Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. "A" Sqn. 48th. He died on 12th September 1944 and is buried in Gradara War Cemetery, Italy.

 

 

 

Norman Frederick Webber was born in Tonbridge in 1920, the son of Edward Thomas Webber and Florence Emily Webber, of Quarry Hill. He served as Sergeant Observer, service number 1154729, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 15 Sqdn. He died on 3rd June 1942 and is buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, The Netherlands. He previously attended The Judd School.

 

John Hylton Welford was born in 1918, the son of Mr Hylton Welford and Mrs Welford of Thorpe Avenue. He served as Pilot Officer, serial number 39588 Royal Air Force 65 Sqdn. He died on 26th May 1940 and is buried in Minster (Thanet) Cemetery. He previously attended Tonbridge School.

 

Henry James Wells was born in c1913 and was the husband of Rebecca (née Burrows) whom he married in Tonbridge in 1936. He served as Lance Corporal, service number 6341954, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Bn. He died on 22nd May 1940 and is buried in Nieppe-Bois (Rue-du-Bois British Cemetery), Vieux-Berquin, France.

 

Irvine Syme Wheelwright was born in Watford in 1915, the son of Major J S and Mrs Wheelwright He served as Pilot Officer, service number 91003, Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) 500 Sqdn. He died on 30th May 1940 and is remembered on Runnymede Memorial. He previously attended Tonbridge School.

 

C F Whetton - possibly Cyril Frederick, born in Watford in 1912, the son of Charles Thomas Whetton and Lillian Whetton. Married in 1935, he was the husband of Patricia Whetton (née Hardy). He served as Lance Corporal, service number T/202449, Royal Army Service Corps He died on 9th March 1943 and is buried in Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya.

 

Kenneth Jack Wickens was born in Tonbridge in 1920, the son of Jack Cecil and Mary Jane Wickens, of 14 Preston Road. He served as Gunner, service number 1592733, Royal Artillery 234 Bty, 89 H.A.A. Regt. He died on 20th May.1941 and is remembered on Athens Memorial.

 

 

Archie Thomas Williams was born in Tonbridge in 1911, the son of Samuel and Sarah Williams of Vale Road. Married in Tonbridge in 1935, he was the husband of Kathleen Williams (née Hayward). He served as Gunner, service number 1111117, Royal Artillery 65 Anti tank Regt. He died on 14th June 1933 and is buried in St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Normandy.

 

John Stephen Wilson was born in Tonbridge in 1923, the son of John S. and Elsie Wilson, of 1 Audley Avenue. He served as Telegraphist, service number C/JX163163, Royal Navy H.M.S. Grasshopper. He died on 26th June 1944 and is remembered on Chatham Naval. He previously attended The Judd School.

 

 

 

Norman Fredrick Woodhams was born in Tonbridge in 1913, the son of Norman Charles and Alice Woodhams, of Waterloo Place. Married in Tonbridge in 1937, he was the husband of Eva Maud Woodhams (née Bathurst) He served as Fusilier, service number 6028103, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2nd Bn. He died on 13th May 1944 and is buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy and is remembered in Tonbridge Cemetery, Italy.

 

 

Robert ‘Bob’ Arthur Woolley was born in Tonbridge in 1924, the son of Jack and Emily Woolley, of 4 Lodge Oak Lane. He served as Flight Sergeant Pilot, service number 1805285, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 626 Sqdn. He died on 23rd June 1944 and is buried in Belloy Churchyard, France. He previously attended The Judd School.

 

 

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