Effingham War Memorials - St Lawrence Effingham - World War II
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
THIS
PARISH WHO DIED IN THE WAR
1939-1945

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 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 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
# 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 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 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
# Royal Indian Army Service Corps Age 30 Died 18/04/1943 KIRKEE WAR CEMY/In |
| Yeo DONALD ERNEST CHATFIELD Royal Navy HMS Fidelity Age 24 Died 01/01/1943 Son of Mr and Mrs WR Chatfield, of Effingham, Surrey. PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL |
LAC PETER JACK NICHOLLS
# Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age 20 Died 06/11/1943 Son of Mr and Mrs LA Nicholls, of Hounslow, Middlesex, England. MURRAYVILLE CEMY/Can |
| Lt ALLAN EDDOWES CURRY 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 |
L PAYNE # |
| CT DENCH # | Spr KENNETH LESLIE POLAND 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 |
| Marine JOHN ALBERT CHARLES HUNNS
# 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 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 # Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 148 Squadron Died 08/07/1942 FAYID WAR CEMY/E |
WJ BLABER - sole match on CWGC
His connection with Effingham needs to be
established.
CT DENCH - no match on CWGC
More information on him is needed to enable
a match on CWGC
JAC HUNNS - sole match on CWGC
His connection with Effingham needs to be
established.
AW McGOWAN - sole match on CWGC
His connection with Effingham needs to be
established.
PJ NICHOLLS - sole match on CWGC
His connection with Effingham needs to be
established.
L PAYNE - there are 17 WWII L Paynes CWGC and
none show a connection to Effingham:
http://www.cwgc.org/search/SearchResults.aspx?surname=payne&initials=l&war=2&yearfrom=1900&yearto=2000&force=&nationality=&send.x=50&send.y=14
More information on him is needed to
enable a match on CWGC
BJ WORSFOLD - sole match on CWGC
His connection with Effingham needs to be
established.
Image: Haslam
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page added 25 Mar 2009