Background to this memorial, courtesy of the Effingham Local History Group (ELHG)
Where a name is hyperlinked this is to what
appears to be the relevant record in the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
(CWGC) database or to a page about the person.
# see Notes for more
detail or comment on the inscription.
| AB FRANCIS BILES story (ELHG) Royal Navy HM Tug Wo Kwang Age 23 Died 09/03/1942 Son of John and Violet E Biles, of Effingham, Surrey. PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL |
Sgt (Obs) JOHN D'ESTREVILLE
LENFESTEY story (ELHG) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 20 Squadron Age 25 Died 02/07/1941 Son of Leopold D'Estreville Lenfestey, and of Kathleen Lenfestey (née Meredith), of Effingham, Surrey. KARACHI WAR CEMY/Pak |
| Pte WILFRED JAMES BLABER
story (ELHG) 1st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Age 22 Died 03/06/1944 Son of Ernest George and Eliza Blaber, of Ranmore, Surrey. RANGOON MEMORIAL/Mya |
Stkr JACK LONGHURST
story (ELHG) Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy HMS Ibis Age 22 Died 10/11/1942 Son of Harry and Ethel Ann Longhurst, of Effingham, Surrey. CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL |
| Capt FEDOR GEORGE BUNGE
story (ELHG) Royal Artillery 52 Anti-Tank Regt. Age 32 Died 28/05/1940 Service No: 67402 Additional information: Son of Mr and Mrs JHO Bunge, of Effingham, Surrey. BUS HOUSE CEMY/B |
Capt ANDREW WHITWORTH McGOWAN
story (ELHG) Royal Indian Army Service Corps Age 30 Died 18/04/1943 KIRKEE WAR CEMY/In |
| Yeo DONALD ERNEST CHATFIELD
story (ELHG) Royal Navy HMS Fidelity Age 24 Died 01/01/1943 Son of Mr and Mrs WR Chatfield, of Effingham, Surrey. PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL |
Pte PETER JAMES NICHOLLS
# story (ELHG) 2nd Bn The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) Age 22 Died 05/12/1941 Son of Walter and Florence Nicholls, of Effingham, Surrey. ALAMEIN MEMORIAL/E |
| Lt ALLAN EDDOWES CURRY
story (ELHG) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Pylades Age 22 Died 08/07/1944 Son of Francis Henry Curry, and of Henrietta Talcott Curry, of Effingham, Surrey. PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL |
Tpr LESLIE (CHARLES) PAYNE
story (ELHG) Royal Armoured Corps 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Age 22 Died 06/09/1944 CASSINO MEMORIAL/It |
| Sjt CHARLES THOMAS DENCH
# story (ELHG) Note: CWGC records him as TC Dench Royal Artillery 1 Field Regt Age 33 Died 10/12/1941 Son of William and Elizabeth Dench; husband of Marjorie Dench, of Gosforth, Northumberland ALAMEIN MEMORIAL |
Spr KENNETH LESLIE POLAND
story (ELHG) Royal Engineers 857 Quarrying Coy Age 24 Died 30/12/1944 Son of Arthur James Poland and Agnes Louisa Poland, of Effingham, Surrey. CESENA WAR CEMY/It |
| Marine JOHN ALBERT CHARLES HUNNS
story (ELHG) Royal Marines HMS Hood Age: 20 Died 24/05/1941 Son of Charles and Rose Hunns, of Bookham, Surrey. PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL |
Tpr RONALD JAMES POLAND
story (ELHG) Royal Armoured Corps Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Age 21 Died 18/09/1944 Son of Arthur James Poland and Agnes Louisa Poland, of Effingham. buried St Lawrence's Effingham |
| Sgt (Air Gnr) BERNARD JOHN
WORSFOLD story (ELHG) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 148 Squadron Died 08/07/1942 FAYID WAR CEMY/E |
Notes
CT DENCH - no match on CWGC, according to ELHG because the CWGC has his forenames in reverse order, Thomas Charles instead of Charles Thomas.
PJ NICHOLLS
His nephew, James Nicholls of Effingham pointed out that the PJ Nicholls previously identified was incorrect. This was despite that being the sole match on the CWGC database. On further investigation, now knowing the circumstances of Pte Nicholls' death, we have identified him on the CWGC database, where at present he is shown not as Peter James but as James Peter.
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page added 25 Mar 2009: last updated 7 Oct 11