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LOWER HARDRES
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Transcribed David Hughes and Neil Clark
2004
This
memorial gives the man’s initials, surname and unit. As with
many other memorials like this the given details are not always correct.
Often family members would give the unit they remember the man serving
with when in fact that person had served in another at the time of
death. Sometimes a man’s rank was given wrongly (a Second Lieutenant
changed to a Lieutenant or a Lance Corporal changed to a Corporal).
This was done for a variety of reasons but it was mainly as a consequence
of ignorence of the correct rank structure.
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Photograph
Copyright © David Hughes and Neil Clark 2004
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1914
– 1918
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BOWLES |
Lewis
[Frederick] |
Private
G/8648, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 18th
August 1916. Born Cheriton, Folkestone. Enlisted Dover. Resided
Cheriton, Folkestone. |
| COLEMAN |
W
R |
Stoker
(2nd Class) K54448, H.M.S “Pembroke II”, Chatham. Royal Navy (RN).
Died 20th October 1918. |
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DIVERS |
Alfred
William |
Private
G/4968, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 15th
September 1916. Born Upper Hadres, 1895. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided
Lower Hardres. |
| HOPKINS |
John |
Private
13406, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 24th December 1914
(Christmas Eve 1914). Born Lower Hardres. Enlisted Canterbury. |
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HOPKINS |
Stephen |
Private
12398, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 9th November 1914.
Born Kingston near Canterbury. Enlisted Canterbury. |
| QUESTED |
William
John |
Gunner
3507, 63rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA). Died 5th November
1918 (1 week before the end of the war)! Born Petham. Enlisted Canterbury. |
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SURTEES |
Charles
Gordon Villiers |
Lieutenant,
2nd Battalion, Border Regiment. Died 26th October 1914 aged 22 years. |
| SUTTON |
William
Henry |
Private
11255, 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 29th July 1916.
Born Lower Hardres. Enlisted Canterbury. |
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TAPLEY |
Malcolm |
Private
260331, 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Formerly (4566)
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 4th October 1917. Born Lower
Hardres. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Lower Hardres. |
| TOWNER |
Arthur
William |
Private
4102, 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars. Died 24th February 1915.
Born Pembury, Tunbridge Wells. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Canterbury. |
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1939
– 1945 |
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HILLS |
H
G |
Sergeant,
5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). – No Trace of this
man on the CWGC website. It is likely that this man was killed serving
in another non Buffs unit. |
| HOARE |
C
F |
Private,
7th Home Guard, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). – No Trace.
It is noted that a N.B HOARE is buried nearby in the Lower Hardres
Churchyard. Oddly this man’s name does not appear on the parish
tribute. |
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HUBBARD |
Ernest
Edward |
Leading
Airman 922659, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR). Died 6th
September 1943 aged 30 years. |
| HAMBROOK |
William
Victor |
Corporal
7689903, Provost Company, 18th Division, Corps of Military Police
(M.P). Died 11th July 1943 aged 37 years. |
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SMITH |
Herbert
Robert Fraser |
Engine
Room Artificer 2nd Class (ERA.2) C/M 38794, H.M.S “Kittewake”, Royal
Navy (RN). Died 21st February 1944. |
| SARGEANT |
Henry
S |
Private
6284917, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). Died
21st February 1944. |
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FRANCIS |
F
E |
Petty
Officer (PO) F.E FRANCIS. Royal Navy (RN). – No Trace. |
Last updated
5 November, 2006
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