Ashtead, Surrey War Memorials - WWI - St George's Christian Centre, Barnett Wood Lane

Ashtead, Surrey War Memorials - WWI - St George’s Christian Centre, Barnett Wood Lane

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In Honoured And Thankful Memory Of The Men Of This Parish
Who Gave Their Lives In The Service Of Their King And Country
1914 – 1919
“Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out:
Their Name Liveth For Evermore”

Pte AE ANSELL story 2nd Bn, East Surrey Regt Age 18 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL/B		Pte WJS ARUNDELL story 8th Bn, Rifle Brigade Age unknown NIEDERZWEHREN CEMY/G
Pte RH BILL story 1st Bn, Coldstream Guards Age unknown LE TOURET MEMORIAL/F	Pte BIRCH story 2nd/5th Bn, Durham Light Infantry Age 41 Husband of Edith A Birch, of 7, Hatfield Rd, Ashtead, Surrey. KIRECHKOI-HORTAKOI MILITARY CEMY/GR	Lt L CLIVE BOUSTEAD - story 1st Bn, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Age 21 Son of Lawrence Twentyman Boustead and Ethel Margaret Boustead, of Gray Wings, Ashtead, Surrey. TWELVE TREE COPSE CEMY/T
Pte J BULLEN story 1st Bn, Border Regiment Age 19 Son of Mr and Mrs H Bullen, of 1, Grange Mount Cottages, Ashtead, Surrey. Native of Tolworth, Surrey. BEAUVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY/F	Telgt H BURFITT # Royal Navy HMS Tipperary Age 18 Son of Eliza Jane Boxall (formerly Burfitt), of 3, Whittaker Cottages, Ashtead, Epsom, Surrey. PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL	Pte A BUTLER story 8th Bn, The Queen's (Royal W Surrey Regt) Age 19 Son of Mr W and Mrs L Butler, of 3, Grange Mount Cottages, Lower Ashtead, Surrey. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL/B
Pte S BUTTON #	Pte C CARTER story 16th Bn Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age 31 Son of Charles and Elizabeth Carter; husband of GM Carter, of Heythrop, 46, Claremont Rd, Teddington, Mddx, England. Native of Ashtead, Surrey, England. DAOURS COMM CEMY EXTN/F	Bdr AE CATES story Fifth Army HQ Signal Coy, Royal Engineers Age unknown BARD COTTAGE CEMY/B
Pte JW CHAPMAN story 10th Bn, Devonshire Regiment Age 39 Husband of Emily Margaret Bishop Smith (formerly Chapman), of 5, Park Walk, Ashtead, Surrey. Native of Epsom. DOIRAN MEMORIAL/GR	Pte GR CHAPMAN story 27th Field Amb, Royal Army Medical Corps Age 23 Son of Rose Clara Chapman, of 6, West Hill, Ashtead, Surrey. AUBIGNY COMM CEMY EXTN/F	Gnr WH CHILDS, MM story D Bty, 46th Bde, Royal Field Artillery Age unknown QUARRY CEMY, MONTAUBAN/F
Lt GW CHURCH, MC story 7th Bn, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Age 31 ARRAS MEMORIAL/F	Pte RA COOPER story East Surrey Regiment Age 36 Son of Mr and Mrs Cooper, of Ashtead; husband of Emmie Cooper, of 1, Pleasant Terrace, Skinners Lane, Ashtead. buried St Giles	Sgt F CORBETT story 2nd Bn, Duke of Wellington's (W Riding Regt) Age 34 Son of Henry Corbett, of Woodfield Lane, Ashtead; husband of Rhoda E Corbett, of 25, Grove Rd, Ashtead, Surrey. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL/F
Stoker WC DAVID story Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy HMS Good Hope Age 26 Son of Charlie and Mary David, of Alma Villas, Ashtead, Surrey; husband of Lucy Eliza David, of 22, Belmont Rd, Belmont, Sutton, Surrey. PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL	Pte GC DICKINS # story 1st/5th Bn, London Regt (London Rifle Bde) Age 20 Son of Florence C Dickins, of Belmont, Skinners Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, and the late John Martin Dickins. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL/F	Pte PM DICKINS story 1st Regt, South African Infantry Age 41 Son of John Martin Dickins, of Ashstead, Surrey; husband of Nancy Clements (formerly Dickins), of 13, D'Arcy St., Kimberley, Cape Province. VILLERS STATION CEMY, VILLERS-AU-BOIS/F
Gnr A CULVER story 354th Siege Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery Age 36 Husband of Mrs HP Culver, of 1, Woodman Cottages, Ashtead, Surrey. ST. SEVER CEMY EXTN, ROUEN	Pte L DRAKE story 2nd/4th Bn, London Regt (Royal Fusiliers) Age 36 Husband of Mrs HH Drake, of The Nook, Skinner's Lane, Ashtead, Surrey. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL/B	Gnr S EDWARDS story 86th Bty, Royal Field Artillery Age unknown BAGHDAD (N GATE) WAR CEMY/IQ
Pte C FABRAY story 8th Bn, Rifle Brigade Age 21 Son of Walter and Harriett Fabray, of 5, Padua Rd, Penge, London. ESSEX FARM CEMY/B	Pte F FOOTMAN story 1st Bn, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Age 18 or 19 POINT 110 OLD MILITARY CEMY, FRICOURT/F	Ldg Seaman GR FOX #
2nd Lt JC GORDON story Royal Berkshire Regiment Age 27 Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon, of 3, Langley Avenue, Surbiton, Surrey; husband of Florence Gordon. POZIERES MEMORIAL/F	Lt LSH GRIFFIN story 10th Bn, Gloucestershire Regiment Age 20 Son of Herbert E Griffin, of Ashtead, Surrey. BAZENTIN-LE-PETIT COMM CEMY/F His initials are incorrectly shown as JS on the Ashtead Memorials.	2nd Lt PC GROVE story 2nd Bn, Seaforth Highlanders Age 19 Son of John Worrall Grove and Isabel Margaret Grove, of Eastcote, Ashtead, Surrey. BROWN'S COPSE CEMY, ROEUX/F
Pte EE HAFFENDEN story 2nd Bn, The Queen's (Royal W Surrey Regt) Age 30 Son of Philemon and Ruth Haffenden, of Heathfield, Sussex; husband of Emily Haffenden, Oak Cottage, The Common, Ashtead, Surrey. HOOGE CRATER CEMY	2nd Lt EB HARRISON story 7th Bn, W Yorks Regt (Prince of Wales's Own) Age 19 Son of Charles Ernest and Maud Harrison, of Ashtead, Surrey. PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMY/F	Lt ACT HAYTER # story 2nd Bn, Norfolk Regiment attd 1st Bn, Lincolnshire Regiment Age 24 Son of the late Thomas Miller Hayter. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL/B
Pte S HEYWOOD story 20th Bn, Royal Fusiliers Age unknown CAMBRIN CYARD EXTN/F	Lt FA HICKS, MC story 4th Bn, Royal Fusiliers Age 21 Son of Alan and Alice Hicks, of The Stone House, Bolney, Sussex. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMY, FICHEUX/F	Pte FR HILLYER # [Hillier] 1st Bn, East Lancashire Regiment Age unknown TALANA FARM CEMY/B
Sgt AJ JACKMAN Army Pay Corps Age 28 Son of Mrs Fanny Dibben, of Woodside, West Hill Ashtead. buried St Giles	Lt BHM JONES story Royal Air Force Age 20 ORFORD (ST. BARTHOLOMEW) CYARD	Sig W LISNEY, MM story 1st Bn, Gloucestershire Regiment Age 20 Son of George and Emily Ann Lisney, of Crampshaw Lane, Ashtead, Surrey. HEILLY STATION CEMY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE/F
Pte HJ LONGHURST story 2nd Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps Age unknown LOOS MEMORIAL/F	Capt KJ MAPLES story 3rd Bn, attd 2nd Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Age 27 LE TOURET MEMORIAL/F	Lt Col WE MAPLES story Duke of Wellington's (W Riding Regt)/ OC 6Bn, The Loyal North Lancs Regt Age 36 Son of the late William and Elizabeth Maples, of The Hut, Ashtead, Surrey. BASRA MEMORIAL/IQ
Pte W MATTHEWS story 7th Bn, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Age unknown POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMY/B	Pte H MAY story 8th Bn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Age 30 Husband of E May, of 76, Bronson Rd, Raynes Park, London. BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMY/B	2nd Lt H MILLARD story 58th Bty, 35th Bde, Royal Field Artillery Age 22 Husband of Mrs HA Millard, of 1, Suburban Terrace, Chislehurst Road, Orpington, Kent. CORBIE COMM CEMY EXTN/F
Air Mech 2 TACA NEWBURY # story 46th Kite Balloon Sect Royal Air Force Age 27 Son of William and Elizabeth Newbury, of 23, Oakhurst Grove, East Dulwich, London. Native of Walworth, London. QUEANT COMM CEMY BRITISH EXTN/F	Pte AJ NEWMAN story 17th Bn, Royal Fusiliers Age 27 Son of John Ayles Newman and Elizabeth Newman, of Lynton, York Rd., Broadstone, Dorset; husband of Sarah Newman, of 7, Greenhill Terrace, Portland, Dorset. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL/F	Pte C NEWMAN story 6th Bn, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Age unknown POZIERES MEMORIAL/F
Pte A OSBORN story 7th Bn, Norfolk Regiment Age unknown ST. SEVER CEMY EXTN, ROUEN/F	Lt C PEAKE story Leicestershire Yeomanry Age 25 Son of Ronald and Florence Rebecca Peake, of Howard House, Ashtead, Surrey. OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMY/B	Pte RJ PEARSON story 1st Bn, East Surrey Regiment Age 43 Son of Richard Pearson; husband of Elizabeth Julia Pearson, of Clifton, Rectory Lane, Ashtead, Surrey. Born at Fulham, London. HAMBURG CEMY/G
Pte P REDDICK story 1st/5th Bn, The Queen's (Royal W Surrey Regt) Age 26 Son of Arthur and E Reddick, of Ottways Lane, Ashtead, Epsom. BAGHDAD (N GATE) WAR CEMY/IQ	Sgt [sic] S REDDICK # story 1st Bn, London Regt (Royal Fusiliers) Age 23 Son of Arthur and Eliza Reddick, of Ottways Lane, Ashtead, Surrey. GOMMECOURT WOOD NEW CEMY, FONCQUEVILLERS/F	Chemist AG RICHARDSON story 'A' Special Coy, Royal Engineers Age 34 Son of George and Sarah Richardson, of Cricklewood, London; husband of Louisa Emily Richardson, of Rectory Lane, Ashtead, Epsom, Surrey. SAILLY-LABOURSE COMM CEMY EXTN/F
Cpl CKJ ROOKE story 12th Bn, Australian Infantry, AIF Age unknown LONE PINE MEMORIAL/T	Lt Cdr APH ROUQUETTE story HMS Grafton Age 30 Son of Katharine Rouquette (née Thurburn), of Highfields House, Ashtead, Surrey; and the late Henry Seymour Rouquette. ISMAILIA WAR MEMORIAL CEMY/E	2nd Lt JH ROUQUETTE story 1st Bn, The Queen's (Royal W Surrey Regt) Age 22 Son of Katharine Rouquette, of Claverton, Ashtead, Surrey, and the late HS Rouquette. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL/F
Pte E SEAMAN story 1st [2nd] Bn, Royal Fusiliers Age 26 Son of Peter and Sarah Seaman, of Epsom; husband of Mabel Seaman, of Hatch Gate, Ashtead, Surrey. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL/F	Pte GE TAYLOR story 8th Bn, The Queen's (Royal W Surrey Regt) Age 20 Son of Ernest and Francies Elizabeth Taylor, of Murrey's Court Cottage, Agates Lane, Ashtead, Epsom. LIJSSENTHOEK MIL CEMY/B	Driver AE TUCKWELL story Army Service Corps attd 'M' Anti-Aircraft Bty Age unknown ARRAS MEMORIAL/F
L Cpl EP VICKERY # story 23rd Bn, Middlesex Regiment Age 34 Husband of ML Vickery, of Claimont Cottages, Fairmile, Cobham, Surrey. ST. SEVER CEMY EXTN, ROUEN/F NB should be FP VICKERY as stated on the plaque in St Giles and on CWGC	Pte G WELLER # 13th Bn, Royal Fusiliers Age 30 Son of the late William and Emily Weller; husband of Ada Ellen Weller, of 9, Gretta Rd, Wealdstone, Harrow, Middx. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL/B	Capt GH WIGSTON story 1st Bn, East Surrey Regiment attd 2nd Bn, Royal Sussex Regiment Age 21 Son of William Jebb Wigston and Lucy Sophia Wigston, of Rushmere, Ashtead, Surrey. CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMY, LONGUEVAL/F

Where no link is yet provided to a name this could be because:
- there does not appear to be a record with this surname and initials in the CWGC database
- or among those with this surname and initials in the CWGC database there do not appear to be any with a reference to Ashtead.

Included in the list below are some infrequently indexed and closely specified names in the CWGC database for which:
- either there does not appear to be an Ashtead connection or
- there is a possibility that the name on the memorial may not be quite as shown in the CWGC records

SGDW: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 was originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) in 1921. It covered deaths within the period from 4th August 1914 (the declaration of war) to 11th November 1918 (Armistice Day) and, in some but not all cases, up to 25th March 1921. It lists the names of 661,960 Other Ranks.

OD: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-19 was originally published by HMSO in 1919. It covered deaths within the period from 4th August 1914 (the declaration of war) to 11th November 1918 (Armistice Day) and, in some but not all cases, up to 26th September 1919. It lists the names of 41,846 Officers.

BURFITT, H
16 Feb 09 Brian Bouchard: CWGC lists him as Harry Burfitt. He was in fact Henry Thomas Burfitt.

BUTTON, S
28 Feb 09: Three Pte S Buttons are on SDGW: none appear to relate to Ashtead (courtesy Ian Whitlock): -
Sidney Charles Pte G/60345 4th Bn Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regt) kia 22/08/18 France & Flanders: formerly 112035 RE b Bromley, Kent: enl Aldershot, Hants: res Capel, Suffolk
Sidney George Pte G/40890 4th Bn Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regt) kia 23/04/17 France & Flanders: formerly 2398 RFA b Bowes Park, Middx: enl Dover, Kent: res Watford, Herts
Stanley Pte SD/5562 9th Bn Royal Sussex Regt kia 11/06/17 BEF b Coddenham, Suffolk: enl Ipswich
28 Mar 09: the plaque in St Giles says he was in the Middlesex Regiment, which leaves us with the first two above.

DICKINS, GC - he is listed as GG Dickins on the St George's memorial (see photo above) but is correctly GC on the plaque at St Giles and on CWGC - Gilbert Collingwood Dickins.

GR FOX - Leading Seaman GR Fox.
More information has been found about him which may explain why he is not listed on the CWGC database.
It is hoped that his story will be added shortly.

HILLYER, FR - Frank Reginald Hillier died 06/07/15: 1st East Lancs: Talana Farm cemetery Ypres. SDGW says born and resident Leatherhead, enlisted Kingston on Thames. [via Ian Whitlock, source SDGW: Hillier is one of the 22 names Ian identified as having Leatherhead connections who are not named on war memorials in Leatherhead]

20 Feb 09: Brian Bouchard adds: Frank Hillier may be found in the 1901 Census as a nephew of Edward Taylor living in one of the Model Cottages near to Prince of Wales Beer House, Fairfield, Leatherhead. Then aged 7, he had been born in Leatherhead, seemingly registered Epsom, as Reginald Frank Hillier, September Quarter 1893. He has not been traced as resident in Ashtead.

The East Lancs Regiment which landed at Le Havre on 22 August 1914. It subsequently fought in the Battles of Marne, Aisne and 2nd Ypres as part of 11th Brigade, 4th Division. Buried in Plot II, Rows E and F of Talana Farm Cemetery (CWGC) are a number of men of the 1st East Lancashire Regiment who died in a small, but successful attack on 6 July 1915.
Note different spelling of surname: more information is needed to understand why he is named on the Ashtead memorial and not Leatherhead's.

REDDICK, S - Sydney's rank was Serjeant, not Sgt as shown on the Ashtead Memorials. It is said that in some units of the British Army there is a tradition that the distinction matters ....

VICKERY, FP - He is shown on the St George's memorial as L Cpt EP Vickery: he is correctly listed as L Cpl FP Vickery on the plaque at St Giles and in CWGC and on the Oxshott Memorial, Frank Percival Vickery

WELLER, GEORGE - Private, Royal Fusiliers son of late William and Emily Weller, husband of Ada Ellen Weller. He died aged 30 on 4 Aug 17.
George was claimed by the Weller family (Proceedings, Leatherhead & District Local History Society, 2004, p217) as the son of William & Emily of Ashtead, who had emigrated to Canada. Ancestry.com has the marriage of George Weller and Ada Hellen Wooster in Toronto, Canada in 1911. [via Ann Williams]

If you can add information about individual casualties or details that might help identification of more of these names in the CWGC records, please contact the editor of this page, Frank Haslam including 'Ashtead WM' in the subject line.

Principal CWGC research and website editing by Frank Haslam of Leatherhead & District Local History Society.
Assistance provided by Brian Bouchard of the Leatherhead & District Local History Society (who provided the WW1 names to start this site), Ian Whitlock of the Leatherhead War Memorials Research project, and Ann Williams (née Astridge) in Canada.