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 |
* 2nd Lt Jones is not on the Headley war memorials.
source CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
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
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/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
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/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
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/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.
Jack Beeson |
John Sheppard |
'Henry' Lintern
Jones family grave |
Humphrey Campbell Jones KILLED ACCIDENTLY [sic] WHILE ON MILITARY SERVICE 8th Novr 1940 |
Images on this page: Frank Haslam
If you know any information about those named on these memorials, or of
other memorials to them, please contact the website editor Frank
Haslam
page created 8 Feb 2009: updated 17 Feb 2009: CWGC links updated 11 Nov
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