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

Clement Rootes
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 240612 abt. 1895 30 June 1916 21 1st/6th Bn. East Surrey Regiment attd. Royal Flying Corps Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq Son of John and Rachel Augusta Rootes, nee Croucher.

The birth of Clement Rootes was registered in Tenterden, Kent, England during the first quarter of 1895 and was baptised in High Halden, Kent, England on 07 April 1895. His parents were John and Rachel Augusta Rootes, nee Croucher.

England Census 1901 about Clement Rootes and family Residence: The Forges, High Halden, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Rootes Rachel Augusta Rootes George Rootes Annie Rootes Florence "Flossie" Rootes Clement Rootes Claude Rootes Bernard Peregrine Rootes Augustus Hugh Rootes	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	44 45 14 13 12 6 6 5 1	abt. 1857 abt. 1856 abt. 1887 abt. 1888 abt. 1889 abt. 1895 abt. 1895 abt. 1896 abt. 1900	Biddenden, Kent Frittenden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent

Henry Frank "Harry" Hawkins
© geoffrey gillon	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 33851 abt. 1891 15 April 1917 25 1st Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment High Halden (St. Mary) Churchyard, Kent, UK Son of Henry George and Elizabeth Hawkins, of Church House, High Halden.

The birth of Henry Frank Hawkins was registered in Tenterden, Kent, England during the third quarter of 1891 and was baptised in Biddenden, Kent, England on 04 October 1891. His parents were Henry George and Elizabeth Hawkins, nee Sharp.

England Census 1901 about Henry Frank Hawkins and family Residence: Halden Street, High Halden, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry George Hawkins Elizabeth Hawkins Henry Frank Hawkins William John Hawkins	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	36 39 9 7	abt. 1865 abt. 1862 abt. 1862 abt. 1894	Sandhurst, Berkshire Biddenden, Kent Tenterden, Kent High Halden, Kent

Leonard James Woodgate
© geoffrey gillon	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Airman 3rd Class 80344 abt. 1899 01 October 1917 18 Royal Flying Corps High Halden (St. Mary) Churchyard, Kent, UK Son of Edwin Barton Woodgate and Sophia Woodgate, nee Peters, of Lion Farm, High Halden. Born at High Halden.

The birth of Leonard James Woodgate was registered in Tenterden, Kent, England during the first quarter of 1899. His parents were Edwin Barton Woodgate and Sophia Woodgate, nee Peters.

Wills and Administrations, 1923
Woodgate, Leonard James, of Lion Farm, High Halden, Kent died 01 October 1918(?) at the Isolation Hospital, Tring. Herfordshire. Administration London 04 August to Edwin Barton Woodgate, farmer. Effects £180.

England Census 1901 about Leonard James Woodgate and family Residence: Lion Farm, High Halden, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edwin Barton Woodgate Sophia Woodgate William Peters Woodgate Edwin John Woodgate Clarence Charles Woodgate Harold Barton Woodgate Janet May Woodgate Leonard James Woodgate	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	47 43 12 11 9 8 5 2	abt. 1854 abt. 1858 abt. 1889 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1893 abt. 1896 abt. 1899	High Halden, Kent Kennington, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent

George Hooker
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private G/21441 abt. 1884 30 November 1917 33 6th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Cambrai Memorial, Louveral, France Son of Henry John and Sarah Ann Hooker.

The birth of George Hooker was registered in West Ashford, Kent, England during the first quarter of 1884. His parents were Henry John and Sarah Ann Hooker, nee Wood.

England Census 1901 about George Hooker and family Residence: High Halden, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry John Hooker Sarah Ann Hooker Emily Hooker Henry John Hooker Edith Hooker George Hooker	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	40 41 22 20 18 17	abt. 1861 abt. 1860 abt. 1879 abt. 1881 abt. 1883 abt. 1884	Egerton, Kent Pluckley, Kent Pluckley, Kent Pluckley, Kent Egerton, Kent Charing, Kent

Ebenezer John Ledger
© 1414Jan	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sapper 112311 abt. 1896 10 February 1918 22 3rd Reserve Bn. Royal Engineers St. Michael's (Jireh) Baptist Churchyard, Kent, UK Son of James Pearson Ledger and Adah Ledger, of "Sunnyside", Higher Halden, Tenterden.

The birth of Ebenezer John Ledger was registered in Croydon, Surrey, England during the third quarter of 1895. His parents were James Pearson Ledger and Ada Ledger, nee Weeks.

England Census 1911 about Ebenezer John Ledger and family Residence: High Halden, Ashford, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Pearson Ledger Ada Ledger Ebenezer John Ledger Francis James Ledger Ernest Pearson Ledger	Head Wife Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	53 41 15 11 2	abt. 1858 abt. 1870 abt. 1896 abt. 1900 abt. 1909	High Halden, Kent Wadhurst, Sussex Croydon, Surrey Croydon, Surrey High Halden, Kent

Robert Barclay Taylor
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Rifleman 318065 abt. 1898 14 October 1918 20 5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) formerly 2538, 5th East Kent Regiment Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany Son of Samson Edward Taylor and Elizabeth Ann Taylor, nee Earl.

The birth of Robert Barclay Taylor was registered in Tenterden, Kent, England during the fourth quarter of 1898 and was baptised in High Halden, Kent, England on 08 January 1899. His parents were Samson Edward Taylor and Elizabeth Ann Taylor, nee Earl.

England Census 1901 about Robert B. Taylor and family Residence: Buffalo, Smarden, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Samson E. Taylor Elizabeth Ann Taylor Samson E. Taylor Ellen E. Taylor Robert B. Taylor	Head Wife Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single	36 34 7 5 2	abt. 1865 abt. 1867 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1899	Faversham, Kent Willesborough, Kent Tonbridge, Kent Tonbridge, Kent High Halden, Kent
1911 England Census, additional person: Herbert Taylor, b. abt. 1905 in Smarden, Kent, England.

Henry James "Harry" Chandler
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Bombardier 176448 abt. 1890 22 March 1918 28 11th Trench Mortar Bty. Royal Field Artillery Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of James and Caroline Hannah Chandler, of Bush Farm, High Halden, Ashford, Kent.

The birth of Henry James Chandler was registered in Tenterden, Kent, England during the third quarter of 1889. His parents were James Chandler and Caroline Hannah Chandler, nee Aynscomb.

England Census 1901 about Henry James Chandler and family Residence: The Street, High Halden, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Chandler Caroline Hannah Chandler Henry James Chandler Annie Lizzie Chandler Henry Aynscomb Elizabeth Aynscomb Richard Milton	Head Wife Son Daughter Father-in-Law Mother-in-Law Poultry Feeder	Married Married Single Single Married Married Single	38 33 11 8 60 56 16	abt. 1863 abt. 1868 abt. 1890 abt. 1893 abt. 1841 abt. 1845 abt. 1885	Heathfield, Sussex Heathfield, Sussex High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent Heathfield, Sussex Heathfield, Sussex High Halden, Kent

Charles Edward Adams
© AJHO	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 52913 11 November 1889, High Halden, Kent 25 March 1918 29 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Brie British Cemetery, France Son of Samuel and Mary Adams.

The birth of Charles Edward Adams was registered in Tenterden, Kent, England during the first quarter of 1899. His parents were Samuel and Mary Adams, nee Terry.

England Census 1901 about Charles E. Adams and family Residence: The Street, High Halden, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Sam Adams Mary Adams Arthur Adams Maggie R. Adams Amy E. Adams Alice M. Adams Emily S. Adams Daisy G. Adams George S. Adams Charles E. Adams Mildred M. Adams	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	39 33 13 12 10 8 7 6 4 2 6 mo.	abt. 1862 abt. 1868 abt. 1888 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1894 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1900	Bethersden, Kent Tenterden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent High Halden, Kent

Basil Charles Wright
© laurinlaurin espie	Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant Military Cross and Bar 22 September 1897 24 September 1918 21 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France Son of Charles Beaufoy Wright and Kate Wright, nee Auker.

Basil Charles Wright was born on 22 September 1897 and was baptised in the Church of St. Mary in Walton on Thames, Surrey, England on 10 october 1897. His parents were Charles Beaufoy Wright and Kate Wright, nee Auker.

England Census 1901 about Leonard C. White and family Residence: Hooksted, High Halden, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles B. Wright Kate Wright Julian E. Wright Basil C. Wright Winifred C. Buras Dora E. Iggulden Alice R. Bishop	Head Wife Son Son Dom. Nurse Cook Housemaid	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	37 25 5 3 19 19 19	abt. 1864 abt. 1876 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1882 abt. 1882 abt. 1882	Kirmington, Surrey Luettesham, Norfolk Pimlico, Middlesex Walton on Thames, Surrey St. Leonards, Sussex Ashford, Kent Tenterden, Kent

Reginald Biggs
© Brad Evans	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sapper 1881999 abt. 1917 18 July 1941 24 501 Field Coy. Royal Engineers Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Kent, UK Son of Harry and Alice Bridger, adopted son of Edith Maud Mary Rootes, of High Halden.

George Coleman Bridger
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Able Seaman C/J 101229 20 November 1904, Ashford, Kent 05 July 1940 35 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Whirlwind" Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, UK Son of Harry and Alice Bridger, husband of Doris May Bridger, nee Blackman, of High Halden, Kent.

The birth of George Coleman Bridger was registered in West Ashford, Kent, England during the first quarter of 1905. His parents were Harry (1872-1914) and Alice Bridger. His marriage to Doris May Blackman was registered in Tenterden, Kent, England during the first quarter of 1933.

England Census 1911 about George Bridger and family Residence: 9, Harding Road, Ashford, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Harry Bridger Alice Bridger Nelly Bridger George Bridger Ronald Bridger Maria Pope	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single	40 43 8 6 5 73	abt. 1871 abt. 1868 abt. 1903 abt. 1905 abt. 1906 abt. 1838	Ashford, Kent Horsley, Gloucestershire Ashford, Kent Ashford, Kent Ashford, Kent Ashford, Kent

The grave of Doris May Bridger in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, High Halden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England:

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In loving memory of
my mother
Doris May Bridger
who fell asleep
11th October 2000, aged 93.
Reunited with my father
George Coleman Bridger, RN
died 5th July 1940, aged 35.

William James Cecil Cambridge
© warcemetery.eu	© Des Philippet	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 1896872 abt. 1914, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Greater London 19 July 1944 30 460 (R. A. A. F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. C. Cambridge; grandson of Susan Jackson, of High Halden, Kent. The Lancaster I was shot down by a night fighter at Roggel, 6 miles northwest of Roermond, during a raid on a synthetic oil plant at Scholven-Buer. Only the navigator survived.

Wills and Administrations, 1945
Cambridge, William James Cecil, of 120, Mount-street, London W.1, died 19 July 1944 on war service. Probate Llandudno 27 August to National Provincial Bank Limited. Effects £5559 3s. 3d.

Richard Dance
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Driver T/108477 21 December 1912, Ashford, Kent 05 February 1941 28 Royal Army Service Corps Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya Son of Walter Thomas Dance and Ada Maud Dance, of Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent.

Register for England and Wales 1939 about Richard Dance and family Residence: Woodend, Tenterden, Kent, England
Name	Birth	Marital status:	Occupation
Walter T. Dance Ada M. Dance Richard Dance William F. Wickens	03 June 1870 24 December 1880 21 December 1912 26 December 1904	Married Married Single Single	Bricklayer (Retired) Unpaid Domestic Duties Builder Labourer Builder Labourer

Peter Colahan Ettridge
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Colour Sergeant 6342447 abt. 1917 15 May 1944 27 1st Bn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cassino War Cemetery, Italy Son of William Edward and Mary Ettridge, husband of Phyllis Marjorie Ettridge, of High Halden, Kent.

The birth of Peter Colahan Ettridge was registered in York, Yorkshire East Riding, England during the second quarter of 1917. His parents were William Edward and and Mary Ettridge, nee Colahan. His marriage to Phyllis Marjorie Burden was registered in West Ashford, Kent, England in July 1939. One child of the couple is known: Patricia Joyce (1941-1997).

Robin John Wilkinson-Sands
© geoffrey gillon	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain 85852 abt. 1912 19 July 1940 28 Royal Army Service Corps High Halden (St. Mary) Churchyard, Kent, UK Son of Percival and Winifred Hannah Wilkinson-Sands, husband of Margaret Wilkinson-Sands, of Upper Norwood, Surrey.

The marriage of Robin John Wilkinson-Sands to Margaret Heather was registered in Wandsworth, London, England in July 1939. His parents were Percival and Winifred Hannah Wilkinson-Sands, nee Brown.

Wills and Administrations, 1940
Wilkinson-Sands, Robin John, of 159, Crickdale-avenue, Streatham Hill, Surrey, died 19 July 1940 at Kemp Hill, Tenterden, Kent. Administration London 04 November to Margaret Wilkinson-Sands, widow. Effects £276 10s. 1d.

Peter Leonard Fanning (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain 186900 abt. 1921 04 November 1944 23 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands Son of Frederick Charles and Patricia Mary Fanning, nee Barnes, of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

Clement John Hogbin
© Gunner	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant Colonel 88858 abt. 1896 01 March 1945 49 145 (M) H. A. A. Regt. Royal Artillery Hornsea Cemetery, Yorkshire, UK Son of Alfred Apps Hogbin and Grace Hogbin, of Herne Bay, Kent, husband of E. J. Hogbin.

The birth of Clement John Hogbin was registered in Blean, Kent, England during the third quarter of 1895. His parents were Alfred Apps Hogbin and Grace Hogbin. His marriage to Elizabeth J. Brown was registered in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire West Riding, England during the fourth quarter of 1929.

Wills and Administrations, 1945
Hogbin, Clement John, of 168, Coleherne-court, London S. W. 5, died 01 March 1945 on war service. Administration Llandudno 09 November to Reginald Alfred Hogbin, house agent. Effects £1768 9s. 11d.

England Census 1911 about Clement J. Hogbin and family Residence: 27, Carlton Gardens, Herne Bay, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alfred Apps Hogbin Grace Hogbin Clement J. Hogbin Aline Mary Hogbin Reginald A. Hogbin	Head Wife Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single	40 42 15 12 10	abt. 1871 abt. 1869 abt. 1896 abt. 1899 abt. 1901	Herne Bay, Kent Southampton, Hampshire Herne Bay, Kent Herne Bay, Kent Herne Bay, Kent

Leslie Edwin Gordon Wall
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain 141033 23 July 1898 Eastry, Kent 18 June 1944 45 Grenadier Guards Bobbing (St. Bartholomew) Churchyard, Kent, UK Son of the Revd. Richard Wall, A. K. C., and Ethel Mabel Wall, The Vicarage, Bobbing, husband of Violet Maud (Diana) Wall, who died in the same incident.

Leslie Edwin Gordon Wall was born on 23 July 1898 and was baptised in Walmer, Kent, England on 21 August 1898. He was married to Mildred Ivy Pottlock in the Church of Saint George at Hertford Road, Enfield on 17 March 1923. The marriage was divorced in 1828 and he was married to Violet Maude Neal. The marriage was registered in St. Martin, London, England during the third quarter of 1929. He resided in High Halden, Kent, England in 1939.

A newspaper wrote about the divorcement in 1928:
£500 DIVORCE DAMAGES
Damages of £500 were awarded to Mr. Leslie Edwin Gordon Wall, a journalist, of Inverness Terrace, London, who petitioned in the Divorce Court on Monday for the dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with John Mitchell Aitken Smith, described as a chartered accountant. The case was undefended, and Mr. Smith agreed to pay the sum mentioned as damages.
Lord Merrivale granted Mr. Wall a decreenisi and made an order for the payment of the £500 within fourteen days.

The Royal Military Chapel (The Guards' Chapel)
. . . The roof was badly burnt by incendiary bombs in 1940 and other damage was sustained during enemy raids from time to time, but it was Sunday 18th June 1944 when disaster struck. At 11.10 am during morning service, the chapel was hit by a flying bomb (V1) which entered at the western end and exploded, killing 121 soldiers and civilians, including the Director of Music and five musicians from the Band of the Coldstream Guards. The chapel was completely destroyed with the exception of the apse, but the six silver candlesticks were unmoved by the explosion and the candles remained burning . . .
Remark: Leslie Edwin Gordon Wall and his wife were among the victims.
See the "The Household Division" and read the full text.

England Census 1911 about Leslie Wall and family Residence: Milton Regis, Kent, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Wall Ethel Wall Bernard Wall Vivian Wall Leslie Wall Winifred Wall Maud Florence	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Gen. Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	47 46 17 14 12 10 17	abt. 1864 abt. 1865 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1894	Blackburn, Lancashire Brentwood, Essex Walmer, Kent Walmer, Kent Walmer, Kent Wrotham, Kent Milton Regis, Kent

Denis Erskine Ward
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Major 53783 abt. 1912 27 October 1942 30 47th (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment, R. A. C. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt Son of George Louis and Muriel Ward, of Guildford, Surrey, husband of Susan Beryl Ward.

A newspaper reported following:
WARD. - Previously reported missing, now known to have been killed in action at El Alamein in Oct., 1942, MAJOR DENIS ERSKINE WARD, Royal Tank Regiment, dearly loved only son of Mrs. Ward and the late Major G. Ward, and beloved husband of Susan Ward (nee Cotter), of Parkhurst, High Halden, Kent. (Indian papers, please copy).

Wills and Administrations, 1943
Ward, Denis Erskine, of Parkhurst, High Halden, Kent, died 27 October 1942 on war service. Administration Llandudno 16 November to Kathleen Beryl Kyle Ward and Alice Muriel Ward, widows. Effects £5876 10s. 10d.

James Ebenezer Robert Wright
© GulfportBob	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 1075362 27 August 1917, Angus, Scotland 07 August 1943 26 85 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand Son of James Wright, and of Mary Maynard Wright, of High Halden, Kent.

Wills and Administrations, 1945
Wright, James Ebenezer Robert, of 7, Pantiles, High Halden, Kent, died 07 August 1943 on war service. Administration Llandudno 25 October to Mary Maynard Wright, widow. Effects £139 14s. 8d.

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