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

Notes

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.


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page added 25 Mar 2009