Roll of Honour ~ World War One [1914-1918]
Below are listed details of the 30 men in The Willis Tree database who sacrificed their lives ‘For King and Country’ in the First World War.
The heading for each combatant shows the name, (Rank), dates of birth and death, and [age at death].
Click on a heading to read more details about the individual, including full military service details, biographical details, information relating to their memorial (including a photo of the memorial/gravestone), links to various Memorial websites and a portrait photograph (where one has been found). There is also a link to their record in the Willis Tree database.
[Note: this is an ongoing project which will be updated regularly as further research is done]
Rank: Private
‘The Buffs’ (East Kent Regiment), 2nd Batallion.
Service Number: G/4394
Died: 27 Sep 1915
Commemorated on Panel 15-19 of the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais in France.
Henry (known as ‘Harry’) was born in 1880 in Ospringe, Kent, to James and Mary Arnold (nee Videon). He was the ninth of 15 children born to then between 1864 and 1892. In the 1901 Census Harry was listed as a Gasworks Labourer; in the 1911 Census he was still living at home with his parents – aged 32 – and was working as a General Labourer
On-line reference:
Rank: Able Seaman
Mercantile Marine, S.S. “Achille Adam” (London).
Died aged 28
Rank: Private
New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.
Service Number: 52935
Died aged 24
Rank:Private
Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 3rd Battalion.
Service Number: 4013
Died aged 24
Rank: Able Seaman
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Hood Battalion. Royal Naval Division.
Service Number: Sussex Z/413
Died aged 20.
Rank: Private
The King’s (Liverpool Regiment), 18th Battalion.
Service Number: 59224
Died aged 31
Montague Evelyn Reginald DURRANT
Rank: Private
The King’s (Liverpool Regiment), 18th Battalion.
Service Number: 59224
Died aged 31
Harold Ernest FAGG
Rank: Private
Regiment & Unit/Ship:
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 2nd Battalion.
Service Number: L/10235
Rank: Lance Corporal
Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 8th Battalion.
Service Number: 668
Died aged 22.
Rank: Private
Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 23rd Battalion.
Service Number: 4398
Died aged 23
Rank: Troop Baker
Mercantile Marine, S.S. “Minnetonka” (Belfast)
Died aged 27
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2887142/STANLEY%20GORDON%20GOLDSACK
Rank: Private
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 2nd Battalion.
Service Number: L/10235
Died aged 19
Rank: Gunner
Regiment & Unit/Ship:
Royal Field Artillery, 96th Brigade.
Service Number: 35168
Died aged 24
Rank: Gunner
Royal Field Artillery, 96th Brigade.
Service Number: 35168
Died aged 29
Rank: Corporal
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 6th Battalion.
Service Number: G/460
Died aged 30
Rank: Private
The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 10th Battalion.
Service Number: 207900
Died aged 22
Rank: Lance Corporal
Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 8th Battalion.
Service Number: 439
Died aged 24
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/431281/LYLE%20GEORGE%20HOPPER/
Rank: Private
Royal Sussex Regiment, 7th Battalion.
Service Number: G/967
Died aged 20
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/732207/SYDNEY%20MARK%20HOPPER/
Algernon Frank Wesley KINGSNORTH
Rank: Private
Army Service Corps(ASC), Mechanical Transport (Spare Parts) Depot
Service Number: M2/194805
Died aged 36
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/898525/FRANK%20WESLEY%20KINGSNORTH/
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 30th Battalion.
Died aged 19
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/721612/JOHN%20PARKER/
Rank: Private
Northumberland Fusiliers, 3rd Battalion
Service Number: 32210
Died aged 26
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/4028869/EDWARD%20LEWIS%20PILE/
Rank: Private
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, 7th Battalion.
Service Number: 27803
Died aged 19
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1747716/EDWIN%20CHARLES%20PILE/
Rank: Private
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 5th Battalion.
Service Number: T/1060
Died aged 24
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/629828/EDWIN%20THOMAS%20PILE/
Rank: Private
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1st/5th Battalion.
Service Number: 240837
Died aged 30
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/629829/G%20PILE/
Rank: Pioneer
Canadian Pioneers, 2nd Battalion.
Service Number: 445152
Died aged 39
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/259220/PHILIP%20HENRY%20PURSEY/
Rank: Private
Canadian Infantry, 75th Battalion.
Service Number: 1024057
Died aged 19
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/466625/STEPHEN%20ROGERS/
Rank: Private
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1st Battalion
Service Number: 203960
Died aged 28
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/291053/THOMAS%20SIFLEET/
Rank: Private
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 8th Battalion.
Service Number: G/9192
Died aged 21
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/815073/JACK%20TAYLOR/
Rank: Private
Manchester Regiment, 17th Battalion.
Service Number: 51142
Died aged 32
Address:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/911303/THOMAS%20EDWARD%20WILLIS/
Genealogy database report: https://thewillistree.info/genealogy/showreport.php?reportID=203