Headley War Memorials - St Mary's Churchyard

	Name	Rank/service no.	Regiment	died	Age	Grave
1.	BEESON, JACK	Flight Lieutenant 108657	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	10/03/1944	unknown	South of Church
2.	JONES, HUMPHREY CAMPBELL*	Second Lieutenant 150607	Royal Artillery	08/11/1940	33	East of Church.
3.	LINTERN, HENRY	Colour Serjeant S/982	The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)	04/06/1915	57	not stated [SW corner]
4.	SHEPPARD, JOHN ALEXANDER	Private T/230067	Royal Army Service Corps	14/03/1941	26	South of Church

Name: JONES, HUMPHREY CAMPBELL
Initials: H C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Age: 33
Date of Death: 08/11/1940
Service No: 150607
Additional information: Son of William Campbell Jones and Lilian Campbell Jones, of Crondall; husband of Barbara Eileen Stewart Jones, of Willesborough, Ashford, Kent.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: East of Church.
Cemetery: HEADLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2434863
Although he is not named on the Headley War Memorials local sources are investigating what they believe is a strong family connection with the village.

Name: LINTERN, HENRY
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Colour Serjeant
Regiment/Service: The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Unit Text: Depot Bn.
Age: 57
Date of Death: 04/06/1915
Service No: S/982
Additional information: Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Husband of Ellen Lintern, of 5, Shrubland Rd., Banstead, Surrey.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: HEADLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=401181
His connection with Headley is not yet known.

Name: SHEPPARD, JOHN ALEXANDER
Initials: J A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps
Age: 26
Date of Death: 14/03/1941
Service No: T/230067
Additional information: Son of Arthur and Edith Florence Sheppard; husband of Christina Sheppard, of Eastleigh, Hampshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: South of Church.
Cemetery: HEADLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2434864
Local sources are looking into establishing more about the family connection with the village: it is believed he had a sister, Florence. One story is that 'Jack' was stationed in Edinburgh. During an air raid, the men is his barracks room took cover. When a bomb hit nearby, Jack looked up and was killed.
His war grave is set in a family grave, and inscription on which says 'In loving memory of my Dear Husband Leslie A [?Shepherd/Sheppard], died Dec 2nd 1931.

Jones family grave

Humphrey Campbell Jones
KILLED ACCIDENTLY [sic] WHILE ON MILITARY SERVICE 8th Novr 1940

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page created 8 Feb 2009: updated 17 Feb 2009