War Memorial - Broadstairs, Kent, England - The men behind the names.

Georg William Appleton
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Officer abt. 1890 14 December 1918 28 Mercantile Marine Reserve, H. M. Fleet Messenger "Susetta" Merchant vessel, originally S. S. "William Rowland". Survived war. Plymouth Naval Memorial, UK Born at Hurst Castle, Lymington, Hampshire. Only son of Lizzie Caroline Appleton, nee Ellis, of "Gable End", 19, Rectory Road, Broadstairs, Kent, and the late George Garsham Appleton.

England Census 1901 about George W. Appleton and family Residence: St. Peter in Thanet, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Lizzie C. Appleton George W. Appleton	Head Son	Widowed Single	47 13	abt. 1854 abt. 1888	Woolwich, London Hurst Castle, Hampshire

Horace Edwin Bowyer
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2813 abt. 1894, Camberwell, London 19 June 1916 22 8th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) formerly 2792 Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Bailleul Communal Cemetery, France Son of Horace William and Jane Bowyer, nee Daniel, of 39, St. George's Road, Broadstairs, Kent.

England Census 1911 about Horace Edwin Bowyer and family Residence: St. Peter Intra, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Horace William Bowyer Jane Bowyer Horace Edwin Bowyer Charles Kenneth Bowyer Fredrick William Bowyer Earnest James Bowyer Arthur George Bowyer James Bowyer	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Father	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Widowed	39 39 17 14 10 7 5 61	abt. 1872 abt. 1872 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1901 abt. 1904 abt. 1906 abt. 1850	Hawley, Hampshire Stockwell, London Dulwich, London Dulwich, London Tooting, London Battersea, London Battersea, London Wokingham, Berkshire

Robert Henry Brenchley
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Blacksmith 156247 25 January 1868, Fairfield, Kent 22 September 1914 46 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Cressy" Chatham Naval Memorial, UK Son of Henry and Elizabeth Brenchley, nee Epps, of Broadstairs, Kent, husband of Louisa J. Brenchley, nee Rawlings, of 6, Richborough Villas, St. Peters Park Road, Broadstairs, Kent. Born 1868 in St. Peter in Thanet, enlisted Royal Navy 1890 and discharged (time expired) 1912, recalled 2nd August 1914.

De Ruvignys Roll of Honour
Brenchley, Robert Henry, 1st Class P. O., Blacksmith, No. 156247, H. M. S. Cressy, son of Henry Blenchley, of St. Peters, Thanet, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of James Epps; born 25 January 1868; educated St. Peter's National School; served in the Navy for twenty-two years, and in 1912 became an attendant at the Broadstairs Cinema. On the outbreak of the war was recalled, 03 August 1914, and was lost on H. M. S. Cressy, 22 September 1914. He married at Broadstairs, 11 November 1903, Louisa (20 Albion Street, Broadstairs), daughter of Henry Rawlings of Walford, near Ross, county Hereford, and left a daughter, Mary Louise, born 07 May 1905.

England Census 1881 about Robert Henry Brenchley and family Residence: 1, Claremont Terrace, St. Peters, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Elizabeth M. Brenchley Robert Henry Brenchley Frederick Brenchley Earnest Brenchley Grace Luhmere Annie Menshams	Head Son Son Son Lodger Servant	Widowed Single Single Single Single Single	36 13 8 4 34 15	abt. 1845 abt. 1868 abt. 1873 abt. 1877 abt. 1847 abt. 1866	Northdown, Margate, Kent St. Peters, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent London, Middlesex Whitstable, Kent

England Census 1911 about Louisa Brenchley and family Residence: 20 Albion Street, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Louisa Brenchley Bertha Georgina Fagg Brenchley Mary Louise Brenchley	Head Daughter Daughter	Married Single Single	43 15 5	abt. 1868 abt. 1896 abt. 1906	Walford, Herefordshire Merton, Surrey St. Peter Intra

Leslie Charles Brisley
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 15583 abt. 1894 27 November 1917 23 3rd Bn. Grenadier Guards Cambrai Memorial, Louveral, France Son of Alfred Edward and Mary Ann Brisley, nee Emptage, of 15, Chaucer Road, Broadstairs, Kent.

England Census 1911 about Leslie Charles Brisley and family Residence: 15, Chaucer Road, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alfred Edward Brisley Mary Ann Brisley Frederick Alfred Brisley Albert Edward Brisley Leslie Charles Brisley Elsie Marion Brisley Doris Kathleen Brisley Stanley James Brisley	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	46 47 22 20 16 10 8 5	abt. 1865 abt. 1864 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1895 abt. 1901 abt. 1903 abt. 1906	Margate, Kent Deal, Kent Margate, Kent Margate, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Oxfordshire, England Oxfordshire, England Oxfordshire, England

Job Bunce
© julia&keld	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 03850 abt. 1882 27 July 1916 34 Army Ordnance Corps St. Peter-in-Thanet Churchyard, UK Son of Henry and Alice Bunce, nee Greenaway, stepson of Sarah A. Bunce, nee Baker. Husband of Florence Emily Bunce, nee Pusey, of 25, Chaucer Rd., Broadstairs. Born at Brumley, Hampshire.

England Census 1891 about Job Bunce and family Residence: 3, Gladstone Street, Heston, Middlesex, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry Bunce Sarah A. Bunce Mildred Bunce Job Bunce Mabel Bunce	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	43 29 10 8 2	abt. 1848 abt. 1862 abt. 1881 abt. 1883 abt. 1889	Burnham, Buckinghamshire Brumly, Hampshire Brumly, Hampshire Brumly, Hampshire Heston, Middlesex

England Census 1911 about Job Bunce and family Residence: 1, Staines Place, Crow Hill, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Job Bunce Florence Emily Bunce	Head Wife	Married Married	28 26	abt. 1883 abt. 1885	Chilchester, Hampshire Tylers Green, Buckinghamshire

George James Butcher
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 15073 abt. 1879, Crundale 10 November 1917 38 2nd Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers formerly 4744 Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Husband of Maud Jane Butcher, nee Temple, of "Ethelville", 4, Belvedere Rd., Broadstairs, Kent. Son of Sarah Butcher (as Soldiers Effects).

England Census 1881 about George J. Butcher and family Residence: Lower Denward Street, Crundale, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Butcher Ann Butcher Eliza Butcher George J. Butcher	Head Wife Daughter Grandson	Married Married Single Single	61 63 13 1	abt. 1820 abt. 1818 abt. 1868 abt. 1880	Crundale, Kent Chilham, Kent Crundale, Kent Crundale, Kent

England Census 1891 about George J. Butcher and family Residence: Bilting, Crundale, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Butcher Ann Butcher George J. Butcher	Head Wife Grandson	Married Married Single	73 74 11	abt. 1818 abt. 1817 abt. 1880	Crundale, Kent Chilham, Kent Crundale, Kent

England Census 1911 about George James Butcher and family Residence: 2 Muriel Villas, Oscar Road, Broadstairs, Kent
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George James Butcher Maud Jane Butcher Eleanor Julia Kemple Charles James Wood Beatrice Sarah Macey Clara Sheridan Kathleen Sheridan	Head Wife Partner Cousin Cousin Visitor Visitor	Married Married Widowed Single Single Widowed Single	31 30 61 22 20 46 11	abt. 1880 abt. 1881 abt. 1850 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1865 abt. 1900	Crundale, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Minster, Kent Challock, Kent Argentina Argentina
Remarks: The marriage of George James Butcher to Maud Jane Temple was registered in Thanet, Kent, England during the second quarter of 1901. His occupation was described with "Journeyman Baker".

Edward John Croom
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 2853 abt. 1891, Broadstairs 14 May 1915 24 4th Bn. Rifle Brigade Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of James William and Elizabeth Croom, nee Foreman, of 1, Chapel Place, Albion St., Broadstairs, Kent.

Edward John Croom was baptised in Broadstairs, Kent, England on 16 November 1890. His parents were James William and Elizabeth Croom.

England Census 1891 about Edward Croom and family Residence: Chapel Place, St. Peters, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Croom Elizabeth Croom James W. Croom Albert Croom Elizabeth Croom William Croom Thomas Croom Francis Croom Ada Croom Sarah Croom Edward Croom Louisa Duckett Bertie Croom Arthur Croom	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	39 40 16 14 12 10 7 8 4 2 0 4 9 7	abt. 1852 abt. 1851 abt. 1875 abt. 1877 abt. 1879 abt. 1881 abt. 1884 abt. 1883 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1887 abt. 1882 abt. 1884	Kent, England Kent, England London, England Broadstairs, Kent Kent, England Kent, England Kent, England Kent, England Broadstairs, Kent Kent, England Kent, England Kent, England Kent, England Kent, England

Herbert Ezekiel Gilbert
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 613084 abt. 1899, Chilham 27 March 1917 18 19th Bn. London Regiment Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium Son of Herbert and Emily Gilbert, nee Frier.

England Census 1901 about Bert Gilbert and family Residence: Luddenham Street, Luddenham, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Herbert Gilbert Emily Gilbert Beatrice Gilbert Clarence Gilbert Ellen Gilbert Fred Gilbert Bert Gilbert	Head Wife Daughter Daughter(?) Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	39 42 13 12 9 5 2	abt. 1862 abt. 1859 abt. 1888 abt. 1889 abt. 1892 abt. 1896 abt. 1899	Chilham, Kent Chilham, Kent Chilham, Kent Chilham, Kent Chilham, Kent Chilham, Kent Chilham, Kent

Robert Sidney Goodburn
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 228612 02 April 1885, St. Peters, Kent 21 March 1918 33 1st Bn. attd. 2nd/4th Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) formerly 266897 Kent Cyclists Battalion Pozieres Memorial, France Son of Hezekiah and Lucy Goodburn, nee Seagar.

Robert Sidney Goodburn was born on 02 April 1885 and was baptised in the church of the Holy Trinity in Broadstairs, Kent, England on 05 July 1885. His parents were Hezekiah and Lucy Goodburn, nee Seagar.

England Census 1901 about Robert S. Goodburn and family Residence: Clarendon Road, St. Peter Intra, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Hezekiah Goodburn Lucy Goodburn Robert S. Goodburn Marion D. Goodburn Mabel L. Goodburn Hilda M. Goodburn	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	40 42 15 14 9 8	abt. 1861 abt. 1859 abt. 1886 abt. 1887 abt. 1892 abt. 1893	St. Peters, Kent Shelisfield, Kent St. Peters, Kent St. Peters, Kent St. Peters, Kent St. Peters, Kent

Hubert Arthur Goodwin
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private G/37745 abt. 1879, Hernhill 19 July 1917 7th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of Richard and Emma Goodwin, nee Maytum, husband of Alice Maud Goodwin, nee Ansell.

England Census 1891 about Hubert A. Goodwin and family Residence: Deal, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Goodwin Emma Goodwin Frederick S. Goodwin Hubert A. Goodwin Reginald M. Goodwin Lewis R. Goodwin	Head Wife Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	58 51 27 12 6 4	abt. 1833 abt. 1840 abt. 1864 abt. 1879 abt. 1885 abt. 1887	Hernehill, Kent Hernehill, Kent Hernehill, Kent Hernehill, Kent Deal, Kent Deal, Kent

England Census 1911 about Hubert Goodwin and family Residence: 11, Livingstone Rd, St. Peters, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Hubert Goodwin Alice Goodwin Reginald Goodwin Arthur Goodwin Violet Goodwin	Head Wife Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	32 30 7 6 2	abt. 1879 abt. 1881 abt. 1904 abt. 1905 abt. 1909	Hernehill, Kent Ramsgate, Kent Lyminge, Kent Lyminge, Kent Lyminge, Kent
The marriage of Hubert Arthur Goodwin to Alice Maude Ansell was registered in Thanet, Kent, England during the second quarter of 1902.

John Alexander Granger
© Len	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 203530 26 May 1876, Broadstairs 06 December 1917 41 6th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Le Cateau Military Cemetery, France Son of John Alexander and Mary Granger, nee Martin, husband of Frances Louisa Granger, nee Fagg, now wife of Edmund C. Temple.

The marriage of John Alexander Granger to Frances Louisa Fagg was registered in Thanet, Kent during the first quarter of 1917.

Wills and Administrations, 1918
Granger, John Alexander, of Kingsmede Eastern Esplanade, Broadstairs, Kent, died 06 December 1917 in France.
Administration (with Will) London 10 September to Mary Granger, widow. Effects £200 9s. 7d.

England Census 1891 about John Alexander Granger and family Residence: 2, Chandos Place, Broadstairs, St. Peter, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Alexander Granger Mary Granger John Alexander Granger Jacob Henry Granger Ernest William Granger George James Malcolm Bearton(?) Harriet Bearton(?) W. T. Finton(?)	Head Wife Son Son Son Lodger Lodger Lodger	Married Married Single Single Single Married Married Single	41 47 14 11 8 32 33 40	abt. 1850 abt. 1844 abt. 1877 abt. 1880 abt. 1883 abt. 1859 abt. 1858 abt. 1851	Broadstairs, Kent Monkton, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Swanscombe, Kent Badgington, London Lancashire, England

Henry John Hammond (CWGC: John Harvey Hammond)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant (Observer) 121816 14 August 1918 18th Sqdn. Royal Air Force Arras Flying Service Memorial, France Henry John Hammond, born 1893 Ramsgate, the son of George and Ann Hammond of Broadstairs, 'Soldiers Effects' notes as Harry John Hammond. RAF record has same numbered man as John Harvey Hammond.

Probably:
Henry John Hammond was baptised in the church of St. George in Ramsgate, Kent, England on 04 June 1893. His parents were George and Ann Hammond.

Probably: England Census 1901 about Harry Hammond and family Residence: St. Peter Intra, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Hammond Ann Hammond Charles T. Hammond Alice M. Hammond Louisa J. Hammond Flora L. Hammond William D. Hammond Percy E. Hammond Harry Hammond Minnie Hammond Edith Hammond Maud M. Hammond	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	47 38 22 19 16 16 13 11 8 6 5 1	abt. 1854 abt. 1863 abt. 1879 abt. 1882 abt. 1885 abt. 1885 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1896 abt. 1900	Littlebourne, Kent Blean, Kent Hythe, Kent Strorncliffe, Kent Dover, Kent Dover, Kent Dover, Kent Ramsgate, Kent Ramsgate, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent

Robert Henry Harty
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 130215 abt. 1875, Broadstairs 05 October 1917 41 319th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Belgium Son of William and Jane Harty, nee Coules, husband of Maud Annie Frances Harty, nee Webb, of 57 Albion Street, Broadstairs. Resident of St. Peter in Thanet.

The birth of Robert Henry Harty was registered in Thanet, Kent, England during the first quarter of 1876. His parents were William and Jane Harty, nee Coules. His marriage to Maude Ann Webb was registered in Thanet, Kent, England in 1901.

England Census 1881 about Robert H. Harty and family Residence: Crofts Place, St. Peters, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Harty Jane Harty Emma L. Harty William R. Harty Kate Harty Robert H. Harty Alfred Harty Louisa Coules	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Son Son Sister-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	45 38 13 9 8 5 9 mo. 48	abt. 1836 abt. 1843 abt. 1868 abt. 1872 abt. 1873 abt. 1876 abt. 1880 abt. 1833	Ramsgate, Kent Ramsgate, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Brighton, Sussex

England Census 1911 about Robert Henry Harty and family Residence: 2, Church Square, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Henry Harty Maude Anne Harty Kate Harty William Harty Robert Harty Nellie Harty Jane Harty Florence Harty Alice Harty	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	35 30 10 9 8 6 5 15 mo. 1 mo.	abt. 1876 abt. 1881 abt. 1901 abt. 1902 abt. 1903 abt. 1905 abt. 1906 abt. 1910 abt. 1911	Broadstairs, Kent Ramsgate, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent

John Vivienne Hesse
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 2867 abt. 1895 21 November 1918 23 3rd Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) St. Peter-in-Thanet Churchyard, UK Son of Emma Elizabeth Coppins (later wife of John Hesse) of 7, Leslie Cottages, Harbour St., Broadstairs, and the late John Hesse. John Vivienne H. Coppins as 1895 birth record, John Vivienne Hesse on other records.

John Vivienne Hesse was born on 22 May 1895 and was baptised in the church of the Holy Trinity in Broadstairs, Kent, England on 04 February 1902. His parents were John Hesse and Emma Elizabeth Coppins.

England Census 1911 about John Hesse and family Residence: St Peter Intra, Broastairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Emma Coppins Emma Horse Charles Coppins John Hesse Cecilia Hesse Eileen Pearson	Head Daughter Son Grandson Granddaughter Visitor	Widowed Widowed Single Single Single Single	56 36 25 15 14 6	abt. 1855 abt. 1875 abt. 1886 abt. 1896 abt. 1897 abt. 1905	Ramsgate, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Paddington London

Herbert Walter Hills
Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 9402 Russian Order of St. George abt. 1893 31 May 1918 25 (2nd Class) 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium Husband of Mary Catherine Hills, nee Coffey, of 40, Wearside Road, Lewisham, London.

De Ruvignys Roll of Honour
Hills, Herbert Walter, D. C. M., Sergeant, 1st Battn. (3rd Foot), The Buffs (East Kent Regt.), son of Ethelbert Alfred Hills; born Broadstairs, county Kent, 02 January; educated there; enlisted 05 June, 1909, and proceeded to France in September 1914; contracted enteric fever; on his recovery returned to France in July 191-; and was killed in action 30 May 1918. Buried in the Nine Elms British Cemetery, near Poperinghe. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduv´ct Medal, and the 2nd Class of the Russian Order, granted by the late Czar of Russia. Sergeant Hills was an enthusiastic footballer, and played for the Thursday Football Club, Broadstairs, when at home. He married Mary Catherine (40, Wearside Road, Lewisham, London, S. E.), daughter of Michael Coffey, and had three daughters: Ellie, b. 02 February 1913; Bertha, b. 30 November 1915, and Mildred, b. 09 December 1917.

Remark: Herbert Walter Hills was married to Mary Catherine Coffey in the church of St. Michael in Wood Green, Haringey, London, England on 03 June 1915.

England Census 1901 about Herbert Walter Hills and family Residence: 13, Thanet Road, St. Peters Intra, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Ethelbert A. Hills Ellen Charlott Hills Frederick Lawrence Hills Edith May Hills Albert Edge Hills Herbert Walter Hills	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	48 45 20 18 11 8	abt. 1853 abt. 1856 abt. 1881 abt. 1883 abt. 1890 abt. 1893	St. Peters, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent

Alfred Sidney Hobday
© Richard MASON	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 8559 abt. 1895, Broadstairs 19 October 1916, King George's Hospital, London 21 "A" Coy. 10th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) St. Peter-in-Thanet Churchyard, UK Son of Alfred Edward and Julia Hobday, nee Burnap, of 55, Albion St., Broadstairs.

England Census 1911 about Alfred Sidney Hobday and family Residence: 55 Albion St, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alfred Hobday Julia Hobday Alfred Sidney Hobday Ivy Miriam Hobday	Head Wife Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single	41 42 15 10	abt. 1870 abt. 1869 abt. 1896 abt. 1901	Ramsgate, Kent Sandwich, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent

Frederick William Hymers
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Driver 1063 20 March 1897, Bexley Heath 09 July 1916 19 "C" Bty. 222nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery Amara War Cemetery, Iraq Son of Mrs. Susannah Hymers, of 3, Buckingham Rd., Broadstairs, Kent.

Frederick William Hymers was born on 26 March 1897 and was baptised in the church of the Holy Trinity in Broadstairs, Kent, England on 20 June 1902.

England Census 1911 about Frederick William Hymers and family Residence: 4, High Street, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Elizabeth Lea Susannah Hymers Frederick William Hymers	Head Cousin Cousin	Widowed Single Single	76 49 14	abt. 1835 abt. 1862 abt. 1897	Lydd, Kent Kennington, London Bexley Heath, Kent

Albert Jarman (Original: Martin Stephen Augustus Banfield)
© IWPP	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 6590 abt. 1897 07 November 1915 18 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium Martin Stephen Augustus Banfield, born 1897 Wivelsfield, Sussex, the son of Samuel Thomas and Flora M. Banfield, nee Knight. Adopted son of Albert Stephen and Alice Jane Jarman, nee Warren.

England Census 1901 about Martin Banfield and family Residence: Gal??ps Farm, Westmeston, Sussex, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Banfield Flora Banfield Martin Banfield George Banfield Elsie Banfield	Head Wife Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	24 23 3 2 1	abt. 1877 abt. 1878 abt. 1898 abt. 1899 abt. 1900	Burgess Hill, Sussex Lindfield, Sussex Wivelsfield, Sussex Wivelsfield, Sussex Wivelsfield, Sussex

England Census 1911 about Martin Stephen Agustus Banfield and family Residence: 17, Clarendon Road, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Albert Jarman Alice Jane Jarman Grace Charity Jarman Martin Stephen Agustus Banfield Ivy Violet Jarman	Head Wife Daughter Adopt. Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	45 47 19 13 7 weeks	abt. 1866 abt. 1864 abt. 1892 abt. 1898 abt. 1911	Garling Dover Westwood, St. Peters Wiversfield, Sussex Clarendon Rd, Broadstairs

John Henry Knott
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 30138 30 July 1899, Broadstairs, Kent 22 August 1918 19 3rd Bn. Grenadier Guards Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France Son of Henry John and Mary Knott, nee Tribe, of 22, Chaucer St., Broadstairs, Kent.

England Census 1911 about John Henry Knott and family Residence: 22, Chaucer Road, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry John Knott Mary Knott John Henry Knott Charles Edward Knott Ena Mary Knott	Head Wife Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	36 35 11 8 3	abt. 1875 abt. 1876 abt. 1900 abt. 1903 abt. 1908	Old Kent Road, London, England Marylebone, London, England Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent

Percy James Nash
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 37295 abt. 1897, Broadstairs 01 August 1917 19 11th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of Samuel and Eliza Nash, nee Hills, of 34, Albion St., Broadstairs.

Percy James Nash was baptised in Broadstairs, Kent, England on 03 October 1897. His parents were Samuel and Eliza Nash.

Albert Stephen Nash
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 35994 abt. 1899, Broadstairs 25 August 1918 19 "C" Coy. 12th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment ADANAC Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France Son of Samuel and Eliza Nash, nee Hills, of "St. Quentin", West Cliff Rd., Broadstairs. Kent.

Albert Stephen Nash was baptised in Broadstairs, Kent, England on 09 July 1899. His parents were Samuel and Eliza Nash.

England Census 1901 about Percy James and Albert Stephen Nash and family Residence: 34, Albion Street, St Peter Intra, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Samuel Nash Eliza Nash Percy Nash Albert Nash Eliza Tallod Florence Tallod Olive Tallod	Head Wife Son Son Aunt Cousin Cousin	Married Married Single Single Married Single Single	34 32 3 1 44 18 5	abt. 1867 abt. 1869 abt. 1898 abt. 1900 abt. 1857 abt. 1883 abt. 1896	Chilham, Kent Mirguire, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Ickenham, Essex Shoreditch, London Clerkenwell, London

Charles William Pantony
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private G/1135 abt. 1881, Broadstairs 25 September 1915 34 1st Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Loos Memorial, France Son of Robert Joseph and Sarah Jane Pantony, nee Smith, husband of Marion Jane Pantony, nee Horton, believed now wife of Harold Waddington.

The birth of Charles William Pantony was registered in Thanet, Kent, England during the fourth quarter of 1881 and was baptised in Broadstairs, Kent, England on 14 December 1881. His parents were Robert Joseph and Sarah Jane Pantony. His marriage to Marion Jane Horton was registered in Thanet, Kent, England during the fourth quarter of 1906.

A local newspaper reported the death of Private Charles William Pantony:
SAD NEWS for Broadstairs wife.
Pte. Charles W. Pantony, of the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt., who was reported missing after the attack at Loos on Sept. 25th, 1915, has now been officially reported killed on that date.
Although close upon fourteen months after he had failed to answer roll call on that memorable day, his wife, who resides at 2, Wrothom-avenue, Broadstairs, had not given up hope of her husband being still alive.
Pte. Pantony volunteered for the colours in September, 1914, and proceeded to the Western Front with his battalion in March of the same year. He was doing duty for a considerable tim e as a sniper. Previous to enlisting, the gallant soldier was employed by Mr. J. T. May, of Broadstairs, as a painter, and had a wide circle of friends, among whom he was much respected.

England Census 1901 about Charles Pantony and family Residence: 2, Cottage Corner, St Peter Intra, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Pantony Sarah A. Pantony Charles Pantony Henry George Pantony Helena Pantony Frank Pantony Maggie Pantony	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	49 46 19 16 11 9 7	abt. 1852 abt. 1855 abt. 1882 abt. 1885 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1894	Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent

England Census 1911 about Charles Pantony and family Residence: 13, Chaucer Road, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Pantony Marion Pantony Elsie Pantony	Head Wife Daughter	Married Married Single	29 25 2	abt. 1882 abt. 1886 abt. 1909	Broadstairs, Kent Minster, Kent Broadstairs, Kent

Percy William Pantony
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 2855 abt. 1891, Broadstairs 31 July 1917 27 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of Alfred and Emma Pantony, nee Kenton, of 1, Chandos Villas, Dundonald Rd., Broadstairs, Kent.

Percy William Pantony was born on 09 January 1891 and was baptised in the church of the Holy Trinity in in Broadstairs, Kent, England on 15 March 1891. His parents were Alfred James and Emma Pantony.

England Census 1901 about Percy W. Pantony and family Residence: St. Peter Intra, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alfred J. Pantony Emma Pantony Ernest A. Pantony Thomas R. Pantony Minnie J. Pantony Percy W. Pantony Frank J. Pantony Elsie E. Pantony Lydia Foster	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Son Daughter Lodger	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	43 43 17 18 13 10 7 2 71	abt. 1858 abt. 1858 abt. 1884 abt. 1883 abt. 1888 abt. 1891 abt. 1894 abt. 1899 abt. 1830	Broadstairs, Kent Wingham, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Clerkenwell, London

John Algernon Wynyard Peyton
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant 02 November 1892, Southsea, Hampshire 22 August 1918 25 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment Ribemont Communal Cemetery, Somme, France Son of Capt. Frank Henry Peyton, R. N., and Janet Wynyard Peyton, nee Barker, husband of Helen Melville Peyton, nee Tuke, now wife of Gordon J. Eaton-Matthews of "Westcroft," Gravesend, Kent.

De Ruvignys Roll of Honour
Peyton, John Algernon Wynyard, Lieutenant, 3rd (Reserve) Batt. The Norfolk Regt., elder son of Captain Frank Henry Peyton, of East Horndon, Broadstairs, Royal Navy, by his wife, Janet Wynyard, daughter of the late John Edward Barker, of Brooklands, Bakewell, K. C., some time Recorder of Leeds; and brother to Lieutenant Montagu Frank Peyton, born Southsea, 02 November 1892; educated Rugby, Cheltenham, and Keble College, Oxford; joined the University and Public Schools Nattn. 26 December 1914; gazetted 2nd Lieutenant The Norfolk Regiment in May 1915; promoted Lieutenant in March 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from April, 1916; was wounded on the Somme the following month; on recovery in January 1917, returned to France; was again wounded and invalided to England; proceeded to France in April, 1918, and was killed in action on the Somme 22 August following. Buried at Ribemont-sur-Ancre. An officer wrote: "He was a very brave soödier, and I do not think he knew what fear was." He married at Swanscombe, county Kent, 27 July, 1915, Helen Melville (Westcroft, Gravesend), daughter of Captain F. M. Tuke, Royal Navy Reserve, and had a daughter, Anne Wynyard, born 18 July, 1916.

England Census 1901 about J. A. Wynyard Peyton and family Residence: Brooklands, Coombs Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John E. Barker Elizabeth G. Barker Marian H. Barker J. A. Wynyard Peyton E. A. Salter Lloyd Mary Morris Annie Meakin Louisa Hale John Weston John Pickett Ellen Everard Mildred Gay Adele Jothanst(?)	Head Daughter Daughter Grandson Visitor Cook Kitchenmaid Servant Butler Servant Housemaid Housemaid Lady's Maid	Widowed Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Married Single Single Single Single	68 39 38 8 25 29 20 15 54 19 22 28 21	abt. 1833 abt. 1862 abt. 1863 abt. 1893 abt. 1876 abt. 1872 abt. 1881 abt. 1886 abt. 1847 abt. 1882 abt. 1879 abt. 1873 abt. 1880	Sheffield, Yorkshire ? London, England Southsea, Hampshire Newtown, Monmouthshire Shrewsbury Holyhead Pocock St., London Shearsby, Leicestershire Pointon, Lincolnshire Glenfield, Leicestershire Birkenhead, Cheshire French Switzerland

Montague Frank Peyton
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Lieutenant 02 March 1898, Plymouth, Devon 12 July 1917 19 16th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of Capt. Frank Henry Peyton, R. N., and Janet Wynyard Peyton, nee Barker, of The Paddock, Crawley, Sussex.

De Ruvignys Roll of Honour
Peyton, Montagu Frank, 2nd Lieutenant, 16th (Service) Battn. The Northumberland Fusiliers, younger son of Captain Frank Peyton, of East Horndon, Broadstairs, Royal Navy, by his wife, Janet Wynyard, daughter of the late J. E. Barker, K. C.; born Plymouth, 02 March 1898; educated Oakfield Preparatory School, Rugby; Lancing College, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; was gazettet 2nd Lieutenant The Northumberland Fusiliers 26 October 1916; trained at East Boldon; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 16 December following, and was killed in action at Nieuport 11 July, 1917. Buried in Nieuport Military Cemetery. His Commanding Officer wrote: "I can't tell you how sorry I am; he was one of my very best officers," and a brother officer: "Your son was in my company, and was, I think, my most trusted officer; he was always so keen, and took such a great interest in his work, and could always be relied upon to perform any work given to him. He was greatly liked by the men of his platoon and company, and was one of the most popular officers in this battalion, and in the line had proved himself a very gallant officer . . . " Another officer also wrote: "I took the company into action on the night of the 10th, during which time one of my officers were killed and the other gassed; your son was the only other left with me to 'carry on'. He did wonderful work in helping to reorganize. We were together on the morning of the 11th, just after he had regained the second line. He went to reconnoitre the second line, and had not been gone many minutes before I received a message saying he was hit . . . He was a tremendous loss to us all, and to me a loss I shall always regret," and his servant: "He was a real gentleman and a very keen soldier. He died a hero's death . . . A fine officer it would be hard to find." Unm.

England Census 1901 about Montague F. Peyton and family Residence: Dulce Dornum, Darnley Road, Gravesend, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Frank H. Peyton Janet W. Peyton Dorothy S. Peyton Montague F. Peyton Charles J. Fletcher Charlotte C. Bagley Alice M. Field	Head Wife Daughter Son Servant Nurse Cook	Married Married Single Single Single Married Single	39 36 5 3 23 24 19	abt. 1862 abt. 1865 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1878 abt. 1877 abt. 1882	Penzance, Cornwall London, England Plymouth, Devon Plymouth, Devon Plymouth, Devon Stoke Newington, London Northfleet, Kent

Robert Charles Pitcher
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4979 abt. 1889, Gravesend 11 September 1916 27 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Carnoy Military Cemetery, France Son of Charles and Margaret S. Pitcher,nee Revell, husband of Nellie Florence Pitcher, nee Ferrier, now wife of John Millar.

The birth of Robert Charles Pitcher was registered in Gravesend, Kent, England during the second quarter of 1889. His marriage to Nellie F. Ferrier was registered in Thanet, Kent, England during the second quarter of 1915.

England Census 1891 about Robert C. Pitcher and family Residence: Turner Street, Ramsgate, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Pitcher Margaret Pitcher Margaret C. Pitcher Robert C. Pitcher Thomas D. Pitcher	Head Wife Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	25 25 3 1 0	abt. 1866 abt. 1866 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1891	Kent, England Kent, England Kent, England Kent, England Kent, England

James Henry Reader
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private S/10156 abt. 1895, Broadstairs 23 March 1915 20 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium Son of John James and Ellen Reader, nee Harris.

The birth of James Henry Reader was registered in Thanet, Kent, England during the fourth quarter of 1895 and was baptised in Broadstairs, Kent, England on 05 January 1896.

England Census 1911 about James Reader and family Residence: 1, Hazel Villas, Clarendon Road, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John James Reader Ellen Reader James Reader Elsie May Reader Lily Violet Reader Frederick William Charles Reader Winifred Lotty Reader George Albert Reader William Stephen Henry Reader	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Son Brother	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Married	39 41 15 12 10 9 7 4 41	abt. 1872 abt. 1870 abt. 1896 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1902 abt. 1904 abt. 1907 abt. 1870	Broadstairs, Kent Faversham, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent

Cyril Ernest John Sutton
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Pioneer 165903 abt. 1895 Deptford, London 31 March 1917, 43 Casualty Clearing Station 3rd Field Survey Coy. Royal Engineers Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France Son of Isaac and Jane Elizabeth Sutton, nee Wilson.

Cyril Ernest John Sutton was born in Deptford, London on 11 March 1895 and was baptised in the church of St. Jude in Peckham, Southwark, England on 31 March 1895.

England Census 1901 about Cyril E. J. Sutton and family Residence: St. Peter Intra, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Isaac Sutton Jane E. Sutton Wilfred L. Sutton Susan K. Sutton Cyril E. J. Sutton Margaret M. Sutton Richard J. Sutton Jane M. Wilson	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter Son Mother-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Widowed	57 43 12 7 6 3 1 77	abt. 1844 abt. 1858 abt. 1889 abt. 1894 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1900 abt. 1824	Swaffham, Norfolk N. K., London Deptford, London Beckenham, Kent Deptford, London Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Woolwich, London

Frank Wales (CWGC: Francis Joseph Wales)
© IWPP	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private G/9882 abt. 1889 07 June 1917 28 10th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3, Belgium Son of Fanny Wales and husband of Kathleen Mary Wales, nee Pollard, of 31, Bloomsbury Rd., Ramsgate, Kent.

The marriage (08 April 1912, Broadstairs) of Francis Joseph Wales to Kathleen Mary Pollard was registered in Thanet, Kent, England during the second quarter of 1912.

England Census 1911 about Francis J. Wales and family Residence: St. Peter Intra, Broadstairs, Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Wales Fanny Crouch Francis J. Wales William E. R. Crouch Amy F. Crouch Elsie F. Crouch	Head Daughter Grandson Grandson Granddaughter Granddaughter	Widowed Married Single Single Single Single	87 44 23 8 4 1	abt. 1824 abt. 1867 abt. 1888 abt. 1903 abt. 1907 abt. 1910	Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Tottenham, Middlesex Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent Broadstairs, Kent

Frank Walsh (CWGC: Francis John Henry Walsh)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 49209 abt. 1899 21 June 1918 19 "D" Coy. 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery, France Son of Francis and Harriet Walsh, nee Skinner, of Broadstairs, Kent.

The birth of Francis John Henry Walsh was registered in Chichester, Sussex, England during the second quarter of 1899.

England Census 1901 about Francis Walsh and family Residence: Union Street, St. Gregory (Canterbury, Kent ?), Kent, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Harriet Walsh Francis Walsh	Head Daughter (?)	Married Single	27 2	abt. 1874 abt. 1899	Canterbury, Kent Chichester, Sussex

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