Centenary of the Great War
1914 - 1918
Wateringbury WWI Memorial Booklets
St John the Baptist Wateringbury War Memorial
There are forty-one men named on the 1914-1918 war memorial in
Wateringbury church. The sources of information used to help
identify these men included birth and marriage records, various
census returns, a list of names with ranks and regiments from the
Order of Service for the inauguration of the Church War Memorial,
the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and "Soldiers Died in
the Great War". The two D.C.M. citations were obtained from the
relevant regimental museums.
The entry for all but two men records his personal details, with
some family background, service details including a badge,
enlistment and circumstances of death as recorded by the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission and ‘Soldiers Died in the
Great War’.
Depending on the availability of data, the amount of information
varies from man to man.
In the case of Charles James Dawson, only his rank, regiment and
date of death are known, and for Tom Smith, just his rank,
regiment and some family background.
There appear to be a few discrepancies with some names on the
War Memorial. Where these are found, an explanation is noted in
the text.
The names concerned are:
William Thomas Butcher
should be William Thomas Butchers
Ernest Albert James
should be Edward Albert James
Arthur Jessop
should be Arthur Jessup
Basil Henry Cheesman
should be Henry Basil Cheesman
In the case of Private Benjamin Stevens, there is a discrepancy with his number. This is also noted
in the text.
The forty one men commemorated on the Church War Memorial are listed below. Those marked with the
symbol † are also commemorated on the school memorial.
Men commemorated on
the Church War Memorial
†
Adams, Frederick
†
Adams, Percy
†
Bowles, Thomas Richard
†
Butchers, William Thomas
Cheesman, Henr,y Basil
Cowlard, William John
Cronk, Alfred
†
Cruttenden, Frank
Datlen, George Edward
Dawson, Charles James
†
Gunner, Alfred
†
Head, Robert Arthur
†
Head, William Charles
Hearn, George
†
Heath, Richard
Herbert, Albert Thomas
Hodge, Arthur Henry
James, Ernest (or Edward) Albert
†
Jessup Arthur
†
Jukes, Arthur
†
Jury, John Thomas
aka Ladams, Jack
†
Large, Charles Robert
†
Latter, Frederick Ernest
Leney, Bertram
†
Martin, Fred
†
Maytum, Walter Alfred
Mires, Arthur Henry
†
Neeves, Walter
Pearce, George Henry
Pearson, William Frank
†
Ralph, Robert Charles
†
Relf, Frederick
Rogers, Albert Charles
†
Sales, Ernest John
†
Smith, Lewis John
†
Smith, Tom
Stevens, Benjamin
Stevens, Henry Francis Bingham
Waghorn, Thomas Henry
†
Wells, James Edward
Winter, Charles
The men marked with a † are also on the School War Memorial
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