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FallenKent's Forgotten Casualties
All the undermentioned men served in the armed forces during the Great War (1914-1919). They gave their lives for their king & country but the country forgot to officially commemorate them and give them the honour of a war grave. Some of these men do have a civic commemoration (ie: their names do appear on a local town/village/parish war memorial), but some have no commemoration at all which is shocking. None has an offical tribute. Some families erected headstones on a fallen mans grave but these are now all badly decaying and some have literally fallen apart! Most were buried in unmarked paupers graves! We have traced all these fallen men using a variety of methods with the intention of submiting cases to the Ministry of Defence for belated commemoration. Once a man is approved by the MoD his name is entered on the Comonwealth War Graves Commisson Debt of Honour and he is also entitled to a shiny new military CWGC pattern headstone. In the case of men without a known grave, their names will be put onto a CWGC Memorial to the Missing. Most importantly the official tribute is maintained from public funds forever more which means they shall NEVER be forgotten again. We feel sure you will agree that this specialist work is vitally important. There are very few specialists in the UK undertaking this type of work (we liase with all the other known UK researchers). We always welcome anyone who is prepared to assist us get these men the honour they so rightly deserve. If you want more information on this subject, have a look at our newsletter (link above).
| 24 Men Approved |
All the undermentioned men served in the armed forces during the Great War (1914-1919). They gave their lives for their king & country but the country forgot to officially commemorate them and give them the honour of a war grave. Some of these men do have a civic commemoration (ie: their names do appear on a local town/village/parish war memorial), but some have no commemoration at all which is shocking. None has an offical tribute. Some families erected headstones on a fallen mans grave but these are now all badly decaying and some have literally fallen apart! Most were buried in unmarked paupers graves! We have traced all these fallen men using a variety of methods with the intention of submiting cases to the Ministry of Defence for belated commemoration. Once a man is approved by the MoD his name is entered on the Comonwealth War Graves Commisson Debt of Honour and he is also entitled to a shiny new military CWGC pattern headstone. In the case of men without a known grave, their names will be put onto a CWGC Memorial to the Missing. Most importantly the official tribute is maintained from public funds forever more which means they shall NEVER be forgotten again. We feel sure you will agree that this specialist work is vitally important. There are very few specialists in the UK undertaking this type of work (we liase with all the other known UK researchers). We always welcome anyone who is prepared to assist us get these men the honour they so rightly deserve. If you want more information on this subject, have a look at our newsletter (link above).
| RESEARCHERS |
| Neil R Clark (Non-Com Specialist) |
| David Hughes (Military Historian) |
| Kyle D Tallett (Military Author and Public Record Specialist) |
| Chris Harley (Independant Non-Com Specialist) |
| CONSULTANTS The following persons have been consulted during non-com research. All have provided valued assistance or advice |
| Christine Smith (Ashford Borough Council) |
| Maggie Stephenson-Knight (Dover War Memorial Project) |
| John Morecombe (Jack Clegg) (Non Com Specialist) |
| Dave Dixon (Faded Genes) |
| Janet Powell (Kent Family History Society) |
| Alan D Humphries (Department of Trade & Industry) |
| Jim Davies (Great War Forum) |
| Mick Mills Buffs Expert (East Kent Regiment) |
| (Approved) |
| Rejected |
| Appealing |
| Waiting for Decision |
 BATCH 1 Submitted April 2003 11 men already approved and all these will soon get new war graves. We are appealing against 2 rejections |
 1. BAKER A.J (DCM) (Ashford War Memorial) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY Link to the PLUCKLEY REMOUNT DEPOT where Alf served during the Great War  Gallipoli Style Marker erected Ashford Cemetery March 2008 |
| 2. CATLING G.L (Ashford Cemetery Grave - Peterborough War Memorial, Cambs) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 3. CLOKE F.W (Ashford War Memorial) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 4. COLLINS C.N (Ashford War Memorial) Rejected |
| 5. FISHER A.L (Ashford War Memorial) Rejected |
 6. GLEAVE J.C (His Decayed Grave in Wye Churchyard - Not on Wye War Memorial) Rejected APPEALING The MoD rejected this man on the grounds he was a serving police officer in the Royal Irish Constabulary when he was mudered by the IRA. We are appealing against this decision on the grounds that the CWGC does commemorate other RIC men! CLICK HERE to read the circumstances of our appeal CLICK HERE for information on the Kilmichael Ambush where James was murdered CLICK HERE for the Kilmichael Ambush Map |
| 7. HOLDER
R.G.W (Ashford War Memorial) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 8. HOSKINS H.F (Ashford War Memorial) Rejected APPEALING See his newly restored grave below We are appealing against this rejection because this man died of the SAME disease he had been kicked out with less than a month later! The Naval Historical Branch refused to give this sailor the benefit of the doubt which we find apalling! |
| 9. INGALL A.L (Ashford War Memorial) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 10. KNOCK W (Ashford War Memorial) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY Shockingly this man was killed in action on the Somme, France but was still forgotten! |
| 11. MACHIN A.S.H (Ashford War Memorial) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY  New CWGC Headstone Erected Ashford Cemetery 30 October 2007 (Before this his name appeared on a decayed kerbstone with small & incomplete letters) |
| 12. PAGE W.R (Ashford War Memorial) Rejected APPEALING We are appealing against this rejection because this man died of the SAME disease he had been kicked out with less than a month later! The Naval Historical Branch refused to give this sailor the benefit of the doubt which we find apalling! |
| 13. QUINNELL
J.W (Ashford War Memorial) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 14. ROSSITER E (Ashford War Memorial) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY  New CWGC Headstone Erected Ashford Cemetery 30 October 2007 (before this he had nothing to mark his grave) |
| 15. SHARPE E.S (Crundale War Memorial) Rejected |
| 16. SINDEN W.A (Boughton Aluph War Memorial) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY   New Headstone Erected Boughton-Aluph Churchyard April 2006 (Before this he had nothing to mark his grave) |
| 17. USHERWOOD
J.J (Ashford War Memorial) (Approved) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 18. MILLAIS
Sir John Everett (Resided Warehorne - Not on Warehorne War Memorial) Rejected |
BATCH 2 October 2007 Thirteen men submitted to the Ministry of Defence on 20 January 2008. The MoD (Army) took only 7 days to carry out their adjudications! That just leaves the MoD (Navy), Naval Historical Branch to do theirs. We are still waiting to hear from the Army re W.A Dixon's case but feel sure it will be eventually be approved too. The approved men will now have their names placed on the CWGC Debt of Honour and (more importantly) all will get new wargraves or in the case of men where we haven't been able to trace a place of burial, their name will be ingraved on an offical tribute (Memorial to the Missing,Brookwood, Surrey). |
| 1. BATT G (Egerton War Memorial) (Approved 28 January 2008) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
 2. DIXON William Alfred MC (Approved 21 February 2008) (Killed in Action in Ireland by I.R.A) This forgotten officer was a former CSM in the Suffolk Regiment and was commissioned after lengthy war service. He was awarded the Military Cross as a Sergeant Major in Salonka. The trustees of Dover War Memorial in the early 1920's disgracefully refused his wife's request to have his name placed on the town's civic tribute! If that wasn't bad enough, his wife paid the full costs of his funeral and his name was never placed on any kind of official tribute! Quite shocking - but we intend to do something about this... He is 100% entitled to an official commemoration and a new military pattern headstone. His name will also soon be recorded on the CWGC Roll of Honour. Click on his photo (above) to see his service papers LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 3. HANDS H.E (Egerton War Memorial) Rejected 11 February 2008 |
| 4. HUSK A.F (Tilmanstone War Memorial) (Approved 11 February 2008) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 5. INWOOD W.J (River War Memorial) (Approved 28 January 2008) |
| 6. McCLAREN A.L (Mersham War Memorial) (Approved 28 January 2008) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 7. SWAFFER W.G (Charing Heath War Memorial) (Approved 28 January 2008) |
| 8. TUKE B.M (Sutton Valence War Memorial) (Approved 28 January 2008) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 9. WOODS F (Found By Jim Davies) (Approved 28 January 2008) Shockingly this man was killed in action on the Somme, France but was still forgotten! LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 10. SWANSON H.S (Found By Jim Davies) (Approved 28 January 2008) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| BATCH 2.2 11. BENZ A.A (Marden War Memorial) (Approved 13 February 2008) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| BATCH 2.2 These additional two men were submited in January 2008 12. FLINT A (Willesborough War Memorial) (Approved 13 February 2008) LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
| 13. WEST A.S Dartford (Watling Street) Cemetery, Kent (Autralian Munitions Service) Approved 8 April 2008 * In Association with Terry Denham and the Great War Forum Investigating with a view to submiting case to Australian War Graves Commission |
| 14. FOAD G.E Buried: St Nicholas-at-Wade Cemetery, Kent, UK Approved May 2008 LINK TO HIS NEW CWGC ENTRY |
BATCH 3 February 2008 Kyle Tallett found these non coms whilst researching Sittingbourne War Memorials. These men will all shortly be submitted to the MoD for adjudication. All are extremely strong cases which we expect to be approved. We shall keep these pages updated with regard to thier status. |
| 1. BAKER H.J (Sittingbourne War Memorial) |
| 2. HOLLIS C.G (Milton War Memorial) |
| 3. HOOK S.H (Tong War Memorial) |
| 4. LAMKIN J (Rodmersham War Memorial) |
| 5. PACKHAM A.T (Bobbing War Memorial) Bombardier, Royal Field Artillery |
| 6. RALPH G.H (Murston War Memorial) |
| 7. TICKNER E (Rodmersham War Memorial) |
| 8. TYLER L.C (Sittingbourne War Memorial) (St Michaels) |
| 9. MILLS E.W (Milton/Sittingbourne War Memorials) Ernest William Mills served in the Grenadier Guards and was killed in action overseas. He has no official commemoration at the present time. Kyle Tallett is investigating this case |
| 10. SMITH C.V (35th Royal Fusiliers) |
CASES UNDER INVESTIGATION All these cases require a lot more work.Can YOU help us? If so then get in touch... |
| 1. BLACKMAN F.J (Higham War Memorial) |
| 3. HART S.C (Ashford Tunbridge Wells Equitable Freindly Society) |
| 4. UDEN J (Lympne War Memorial) |
| 5. KIBLER P.G (Wye College War Memorial) |
| 6. WARREN A (Australian Munitions Service) Drowned en route to England when a German Sub torpedoed the S.S Arabia |
| 7. WEST S.J (St Mary in the Marsh, Romney Marsh) Died of T.B only 2 months after discharge! Likely to have contracted it whilst on war service. |
| 8. BAKER S.A (Speldhurst War Memorial) |
| 9. PARKER F (Speldhurst War Memorial) |