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www.greatchartatwar.org.uk Roadside Field of Remembrance
On the dedication of the war memorial in 1921, the names of the fallen were placed along "The Street" leading up to the War Memorial in remembrance.

Recently the village of Great Chart have re-started this fine old tradition. The signs appear in order of the dates they fell.

 

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World War I

 

1915

Private W Barnes
1st Royal West Kents

Suffered the effects of a gas attack on Hill 60
and died in Boulogne General Hospital
on May 21st 1915
leaving a wife and two children

 

1915

Captain L C A Curties
8th Buffs

Fell at Hulloch - Loos on the second day
of the Battle of Loos, 26th September 1915 aged 30
No known grave - but is listed on the Menin Gate
Memorial to the missing of the Ypres Salient.

 

1916

Private C Byford
5th Buffs E-Company

Killed in Mesopotamia
16th January 1916

and lies in Amara War Cemetery (now in Iraq)

1916

Private F Tutt
7th Bn Buffs

Killed in action July 1st 1916 aged 26
He has no known grave - but is listed on the
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.

 

1916

Private A J Harding
6th Bn Royal West Kents

Wounded April 1915, returned to the front June 1916,
declared missing July 3rd 1916 aged 25
No known grave - but is listed on the
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.

1916

Private T Tutt
1st Bn Buffs

6th June 1915 wounded and gassed
Killed in action September 15th 1916 aged 22
As with his brother, he has no known grave
- but is listed with him on the
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.

1916

L/Cpl J Glover
6th Buffs

Killed October 7th 1916 aged 26
No known grave - but is listed on the
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.

1917

Private C Croucher
1st Buffs D-Company

Died of wounds April 9th 1917 aged 18
Buried at Pilsophe British Cemetery,
Marzingarbe

1917

Private R Day
Grenadier Guards

Wounded June 1916, returned to France Dec 26th
During the 3rd Battle of Ypres, he died from his
wounds at a dressing station August 7th 1917 aged 25
Buried in St.Julien's Cemetery - Ypres

 

1917

Private H Brunger
5th Royal West Kents

Wounded in January 7th 1916 and again
on February 24th 1917
Killed October 18th 1917 aged 20
Buried North Gate Cemetery - Iraq

1917

Sgt A E Skinner
5th Buffs (2/4 Royal West Kents)

Wounded at El Arish in Egypt
Killed by shell fire
November 4th 1917
at Beersheba,
Palestine, and buried where he fell

1917

Private W J House
5th Suffolks

Wounded and taken prisoner November 10th
Died of septic poisioning December 10th 1917
at Coblenz, Germany aged 38
Buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery

1917

Cpl S Brunger
5th Suffolks

Brother of Harry and part of the
Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Killed in action December 15th 1917 aged 22
Buried in Ramich War Cemetery - Israel

 

1917

Cpl C Vidon
1st Bn Royal Warwicks

Killed in action
December 23rd 1917 aged 34
Buried in Happy Valley British Cemetery,
Fampaux

1918

L/Cpl H J Austen
Royal Fusiliers

Served in France and contracted trench fever
in 1916. Returned to France March 1918
Died of wounds May 3rd 1918 aged 24
Buried in British War Cemetery
Blaisville

1918

L/Cpl F Jeffrey
5th Buffs (Munster Fusiliers)

One of five serving brothers
Served in France from 1916
Killed in action July 1st 1918
aged 28

1918

Private H J Palmer
Grenadier Guards

Wounded twice in 1917,
was sent home and appeared to be
recovering, but died suddenly aged 35

1918

Private C Cramp
Royal West Surrey Regt

Killed in action
after only 11 days in France
August 23rd 1918 aged 18
Buried in Meaulte Cemetery

1920

Bmbdr G A Hughes
Royal Field Artillery

Died February 13th 1920 of malaria and
consumption, caught whilst on service in India
Buried in St.Mary's

1923

Cpl A C Wilson
H.A.C

Died of wounds received and sickness
contracted whilst on war service in Italy

 

World War II

 

 

1939

C J Bridger  R N

Went down on HMS Duchess when she sank
December 12th 1939
His grave is the sea - his name appears on
the Chatham Naval Memorial

1942

Lt D Rimington Scott
Royal Artillery
 

Killed in action
between May 31st and 4th June 1942
Buried Knightsbridge War Cemetery Lybia

1943

S G Rawlings   Merchant Navy

MS "Empire Light" torpedoed
March 7th 1943
on his first voyage aged 17
His grave is the sea - his name is on
the Merchant Navy Memorial
on Tower Hill, London
 

 

1944

Gnr A E Masters
Royal Artillery

Presumed to have died May 2nd 1944 aged 35
There is no known grave
-but his name is on the
Rangoon memorial in Burma (now Myanmar)

1945

F/L S Marsh   RAF

Killed in action February 21st 1945 age 20
Buried Mierle War Cemetery, Holland

1945

F/O  A T R Cleeve    RAF

Killed in a flying accident
March 1st 1945 aged 22
His name is listed on the WWII plaque
at Charing Crematorium