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]

Henry Joseph ARNOLD

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:

William John ARNOLD

Rank: Able Seaman
Mercantile Marine, S.S. “Achille Adam” (London).
Died aged 28 

Thomas Charles BENEFIELD

Rank: Private
New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.
Service Number: 52935
Died aged 24 

Frank Robin BURTON

Rank:Private
Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 3rd Battalion.
Service Number: 4013
Died aged 24 

Leonard John BURTON

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

Frederick George FENWICK

Rank: Lance Corporal
Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 8th Battalion.
Service Number: 668
Died aged 22. 

Archie GAMMON

Rank: Private
Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 23rd Battalion.
Service Number: 4398
Died aged 23

William Quested HARVEY

Rank: Private
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 2nd Battalion.
Service Number: L/10235
Died aged 19

Albert Edward HOPPER

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

Gilbert HOPPER

Rank: Corporal
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 6th Battalion.
Service Number: G/460
Died aged 30 

Hedley Christopher E HOPPER

Rank: Private
The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 10th Battalion.
Service Number: 207900
Died aged 22 

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/

Edwin Charles PILE

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/

Edwin Thomas PILE

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/

George PILE

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/

Thomas SIFLEET

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/

Jack TAYLOR

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/