ASHTEAD WAR MEMORIALS
Those buried in St Giles' Churchyard, Ashtead
| italics | = | not yet been established that they are listed on a War Memorial in Ashtead. |
| * | = | there is an evident family connection with Ashtead in CWGC record |
Two of those buried at St Giles, Ralph Kirtley and Adrian Leach, have an evident Ashtead connection and but are not yet found on any Ashtead War Memorial.
Images of the headstones are shown below
no. |
name |
Rank |
S/no. |
Unit |
Date of death |
Age |
Grave |
| 1 | ALLEN, T M story | Cadet | 1313 | Australian Flying Corps | 27/04/1917 | (23) | 165 |
| 2 | BARTON, DOUGLAS CHARLES PATERSON * | Aircraftman 1st Class | 1274578 | RAFVR | 15/04/1941 | 27 | 1088 |
| 3 | CLINNICK, CYRIL THOMAS * | Aircraftman 2nd Class (W.Op.) |
1324287 | RAFVR | 12/04/1943 | 19 | 1175 |
| 4 | COOPER, ROBERT ANTHONY * story | Private | 31480 | East Surrey Regiment | 23/02/1919 | 36 | 500 |
| 5 | CRESSWELL, HERBERT OSBORN story | Captain | Special List | 07/06/1918 | unknown | ||
| 6 | HAYNES, EDWARD ARTHUR * | Private | S/10690281 | RASC | 06/07/1942 | 39 | 1138 |
| 7 | JACKMAN, A J * | Serjeant | 4022 | Army Pay Corps | 10/11/1918 | 28 | 486 |
| 8 | KIRTLEY,
RALPH SHERATON * Son of Robert and Miriam Kirtley; husband of Dorothy Grace Kirtley, of Ashtead. story |
Serjeant | 3310246 | Military Provost Staff Corps | 28/12/1946 | 36 | 1335 |
| 9 | LEACH,
ADRIAN SIGBERT TERENCE * Son of Alfred and Leonora Marsden Leach; husband of Rosa Ellen Leach, of Ashtead. B.Sc. story |
Squadron Leader | 85484 | RAFVR | 03/04/1946 | 35 | 1313 |
| 10 | LOCKETT, L C | Driver | 14143724 | Royal Corps of Signals | 19/10/1946 | 23 | N.E. Corner |
| 11 | RILEY, JOHN FRANCIS | Captain | 69052 | Royal Artillery | 30/06/1940 | 23 | 1043 |
| 12 | ROSE, EDWARD LAMB | Private | 5773689 | Royal Norfolk Regiment | 30/08/1940 | unknown | 1049 |
| 13 | RUSSELL, CECIL DOUGLAS * | Sergeant (Pilot) | 1256717 | RAFVR | 19/05/1944 | unknown | 1232 |
| 14 | RUSSELL, COLIN JOHN * | Aircraftman 2nd Class (Nav./W.Op. U/T.) |
1865706 | RAFVR | 20/03/1945 | 20 | 1270 |
| 15 | WAGER, DENNIS SANDFORD * | Ordinary Seaman | JX428452 | Royal Navy | 18/06/1943 | 18 | 1182 |
| 16 | YARDLEY, WILLIAM GEORGE * | Leading Aircraftman | 842390 | RAuxAF | 26/01/1943 | 31 | 1162 |
source: CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/44617/ashtead-(st.-giles)-churchyard/
St Giles, Ashtead: image Haslam
 Thomas Allen: other records give his date of death as 27th April 1917 please click image for full view. |
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 Douglas Barton |
 Cyril Clinnick |
 Robert Cooper |
Herbert Cresswell - tba |
 Edward Haynes |
 AJ Jackman |
 Ralph Kirtley |
 Adrian Leach |
 LC Lockett |
John Riley - tba |
 Edward Rose |
 Cecil Russell |
 Colin Russell: note his brother Peter |
 Dennis Wager |
 William Yardley |
Others of note, or who died and are remembered on headstones
There may be more headstones like these - please inform the editor if you find one
| Name: GRITT,
ERNEST EDWARD Initials: E E Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Able Seaman Regiment/Service: Royal Navy Unit Text: H.M.S. Lapwing Age: 34 Date of Death: 20/03/1945 Service No: D/JX 629067 Additional information: Son of Ernest and Nellie Gritt; husband of Kathleen Alice Gritt, of Ashstead, Surrey. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 94, Column 1. Memorial: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL He is named on the WWII Memorial at St George's. |
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| Captain Henry REYNOLDS VC MC 12th Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Lothian Regiment) Action: 20th September 1917 An excellent account is provided by the Whilton Local History Society - his early life was in Whilton, Northamptonshire. It describes the actions which led to the award of his MC and VC; his life after the war working with the Ex-Services Welfare Society, first under Sir Frederick Milner and then Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt. Harry Reynolds was Steward and Supervisor at Milner House in Ashtead. On Monday 4th February 2019 the Northampton Chronicle & Echo reported an announcement by Major General Mark Strudwick CBE, chairman of Trustees of Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh: "It is most apt that The Royal Scots Club, as part of its Centenary commemorations, is recognising those Royal Scots who were awarded Victoria Crosses." Harry Reynolds and seven others will have commemorative stones placed outside the Club in Abercromby Place. Other links: Wikipedia VC On-line |
 LOVINGLY REMEMBERED WITH EVERY PASSING DAY |
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page last updated 7 Feb 19: CWGC links updated 7 Nov 17