Effingham, Surrey, War Memorials - WWI Memorial in St Lawrence's Churchyard

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) database or to a page about the person.
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1914-1918

Pte (Rfm) FREDERICK WILLIAM BARNETT 7th Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 30/07/1915 Age 20 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL/B	(2nd) Lt NOEL DOUGLAS BAYLY # 2 Coy, 2nd Bn, Irish Guards 27/11/1917 Age 28 ANNEUX BRITISH CEMY/F	Capt MOWBRAY BESSELL # 10th Bn, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 15/09/16-17/09/1916 Age unknown THIEPVAL MEMORIAL/F
Pte HENRY EDWARD THOMAS BULLEN 1st Bn, Grenadier Guards 26/10/1914 Age unknown ZANTVOORDE BRITISH CEMY/B	Pte (Rfm) FREDERICK KEMP 8th Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 03/05/1917 Age 19 ARRAS MEMORIAL/F	Pte H MARCHANT # 219th Coy, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 06/12/1917 Age unknown MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY/B
Pte (Rfm) FREDERICK MASKELL # 7th Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 30/07/1915 Age unknown YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL/B	Pte WILLIAM OTTAWAY 4th Bn, Guards Machine Gun Regiment 27/09/1918 Age 26 SANDERS KEEP MILITARY CEMY, GRAINCOURT-LES-HAVRINCOURT/F	Pte ARCHIBALD PATTEN # 7th Bn, East Surrey Regiment 13/10/1915 Age unknown LOOS MEMORIAL/F
Pte R ROBERTS # 2nd Bn, Norfolk Regiment 13/06/1916 Age 29 AMARA WAR CEMETERY/Irq	Pte WILLIAM SCARFE # [in CWGC and SDGW as W SCARFF] 5th Bn, East Surrey Regiment 03/02/1915 Age unknown MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNAI/IND	Pte ALBERT (HENRY) SMITH # 7th Bn, East Surrey Regiment 06/04/1916 Age 20 VERMELLES BRITISH CEMY/F
Sgt Maj C TAYLOR # Jan 1918	RG VIGARS # 25th Bn, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 08/10/1918 Age unknown CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMY, SOUCHEZ/F	Sjt BOB WHITTINGTON DCM 3rd Bn Worcestershire Regiment 26/08/1916 Age 21 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL/F
L/Cpl ARTHUR WELLS MM 2nd Bn, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 05/10/1917 Age 24 TYNE COT MEMORIAL/B

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.

Name: BAYLY, NOEL DOUGLAS
Initials: N D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Irish Guards
Unit Text: No. 2 Coy. 2nd Bn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 27/11/1917
Additional information: Only son of Annie Lilla Bayly (nee Douglas), of 3, Tite St., Chelsea, London, and the late Maj. Henry Bayly (Gordon Highlanders).
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. F. 7.
Cemetery: ANNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=187725
The only WWI ND Bayly in CWGC.
His connection with Effingham needs to be established.

BESSELL, MOWBRAY
The only Bessell matching on date in CWGC, though note variation in unit - plaque says East Surrey Regt, CWGC says Royal West Surreys
His connection with Effingham needs to be established.

Name: BULLEN, HENRY EDWARD THOMAS
Initials: H E T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Grenadier Guards
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Date of Death: 26/10/1914
Service No: 12378
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Mary Bullen. Born at Walmer, Kent.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. C. 8.
Cemetery: ZANTVOORDE BRITISH CEMETERY
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=160263
The only 1914 H Bullen in CWGC.
SDGW: Harry Edward Thomas Bullen: born Walmer, Kent: enlisted Canterbury, Kent: Guardsman
His connection with Effingham needs to be established.

MARCHANT, H
He is the only H Marchant match for this date on CWGC.
SDGW: Harry Marchant: born Ewhurst, Surrey: enlisted Guildford, Effingham: died of wounds: formerly 24991 E Surrey Regt
Details of his connection with Effingham need to be established.

MASKELL, FREDERICK
He is the only F Maskell match for this date on CWGC.
SDGW: born Ockham, Surrey: enlisted Guildford: Residence Effingham, Surrey
Details of his connection with Effingham need to be established.

PATTEN, ARCHIBALD
He is the only match on name and date in CWGC.
SDGW: born Yeovil, Somerset: enlisted Kingston, Surrey
His connection with Effingham needs to be established.

Name: ROBERTS
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Norfolk Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 13/06/1916
Service No: 16397
Additional information: Son of Fredrick and Mary Ann Roberts, of Cedars Alms House, Chorley Wood, Watford.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VIII. F. 17.
Cemetery: AMARA WAR CEMETERY
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=630013
SDGW: born Hertford: enlisted Guildford, Surrey.
He matches on name, date and regiment, but not rank.
What is his connection to Effingham?

SCARFE, W
The Scarfes (of any forename) in CWGC who died in 1915 do not match the date on the plaque.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/SearchResults.aspx?surname=scarfe&initials=&war=1&yearfrom=1915&yearto=1915&force=&nationality=&send.x=50&send.y=10
The only W Scarfe listed by CWGC for WWI died in 1918 and is connected with Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=163313
Nor does SDGW provide any date match among Scarfes.
W Scarfe is among the names on the War Memorial in St Andrew's Church, Oxshott.
However, there is a match on SDGW for W SCARFF:
Pte William Scarff, service no. 1698
1st/5th Bn East Surrey Regiment
born Harlesden, Norfolk: enlisted Leatherhead, Surrey: resident Effingham, Surrey
died 03/02/15, India
More information is needed about his time in Effingham

Name: SMITH, ALBERT HENRY
Initials: A H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: East Surrey Regiment
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 06/04/1916
Service No: 14907
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of The Farm, Dunley Hill, Dorking.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. F. 17.
Cemetery: VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=252509
He matches on name, date and unit.
SDGW: born Effingham, Surrey: enlisted Guildford, Surrey
Details of his connection with Effingham need to be established.

TAYLOR, C - The memorial says he was a Sgt Major in the 21st Lancers, died Jan 1918.
CWGC: All the C Taylors for 1918 have been checked. None appear to match the date/unit/rank and all fail to reveal a local connection.
SDGW: none of the C Taylors relate to Effingham: The only C Taylor in a Lancer Bn who died in Jan 1918 is:
Sgt Charles William Taylor 13634 [CWGC: Serjeant]
9th Lancers (Queen's Royal) [CWGC adds: C Squadron]
died 24/01/18 of wounds, France & Flanders
born Basingstoke, Hants: enlisted Basingstoke: resident Bagshot
CWGC adds: Age 32; Son of Henry and Alice Taylor, of Basingstoke, Hants; husband of Lillie Rose Taylor, of 1, Connaught Rd., Bagshot, Surrey. Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=506340

Although the 21st did not serve in France as a Regiment during the First World War, in 1916 they did provide drafts of men to form a Service Squadron for action on the Western Front.
source: http://www.qrl.uk.com/h_21.html
More information is needed about him.

VIGARS, RG
He is the only match on name and date in CWGC.
SDGW: born Effingham, Surrey: enlisted Guildford, Surrey: resident Effingham, Surrey
Details of his connection with Effingham need to be established.

CWGC research by Frank Haslam: if you can add to this page please contact the editor
page created 15 Feb 2009: updated 25 Mar 2009