WW2

25 April 2021 – Anzac Day – Swale Losses

21st April 2021
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Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance, held on the 25th April each year.

It was originally to honour the Australian and New Zealander Corps (ANZAC) who served in the Gallipoli Campaign in World War One, which was their first battle.

The Anzac Day has evolved to encompass all those “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and “the contribution and suffering of all those who have served”, whilst in the Australian and New Zealand services.

This page remembers those who served in an Australian or New Zealand service, and have a connection with Swale.

World War One

  • Private John William Andrews, 16th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • John William was the son of Henry and Elizabeth. He was born in 1889. John William died aged 28 on 4 July 1917 and is buried at Strand Military Cemetery, Belgium. Commemorated on Holy Trinity Church War Memorial, Milton Regis.
  • Private David Ashby, 16th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • David was born in 1892. David died aged 23 on 30 June 1915 and is buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Commemorated on Sittingbourne War Memorial, Avenue of Remembrance and
  • Private Walter Blackman, “C” Coy. 4th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Walter was the son of Frederick and Mary. He was born in 1879 in Rainham. Walter died aged 39 on 30 May 1918 and is buried at Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque, France. Commemorated on Rainham War Memorial.
  • Private Albert Edward Broad, 3rd Australian Pioneers
    • Albert Edward was the son of George and  Sarah. He was born in 1881 in Wrotham. Albert Edward died aged 36 on 27 June 1917 and is buried at Westhof Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Commemorated on Bobbing War Memorial.
  • Private Hedley Bryant, Main Body Wellington Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
    • Hedley was the son of Stephen and Mary. He was born in 1889 in Borden. Hedley died aged 26 on 10 May 1915 and is commemorated on the Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Turkey (Including Gallipoli).
  • Private James Huxley Cammack, 9th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • James Huxley was the son of John and Mary Ann Huxley Cammack. He was born in 1884 in 51, King George Road, Hackney, London Or South Hackney, London. James Huxley died aged 32 on 27 July 1916 and is buried at Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Commemorated on Borden Sgrammar School WW1 Roll of Honour.
  • Private Stanley James  Clay, 14th Field Amb. Australian Army Medical Corps
    • Stanley James  was the son of Charles and Elizabeth. He was born in 1890 in Faversham. Stanley James  died aged 27 on 21 September 1917 and is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Commemorated on Queen Elizabeth’s in Faversham.
  • Private Frank Cockell, 19th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Frank was the son of William and Eliza. He was born in 1887 in Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent. Frank died aged 30 on 15 April 1917 and is buried at Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France. Commemorated on St Paul’s Church Roll of Honour, Milton Regis, Holy Trinity Church War Memorial, Milton Regis and Milton Council School Roll of Honour.
  • Private Robert Couchman, 28th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Robert was the son of Robert  and Rose Couchman. He was born in 1877 in Hucking. Robert died aged 39 on 29 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. Commemorated on Sittingbourne War Memorial, Avenue of Remembrance and Sittingbourne’s St Michaels Church WW1 Memorial Window.
  • Sergeant Lancelot Martin Delbridge, 11th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Lancelot Martin was born in 1891. Lancelot Martin died aged 25 on 23 September 1916 and is buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium.
  • Lance Corporal Reginald Robert French, 28th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Reginald Robert was the son of James  and Jane. He was born in 1884 in Teynham. Reginald Robert died aged 34 on 10 June 1918 and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.
  • Lance Sergeant Josephus (Joseph)  Fullagar, 7th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Josephus (Joseph)  was the son of Charles and Ada. He was born in 1895 in Hollingbourne. Josephus (Joseph)  died aged 20 on 25 April 1915 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey (Including Gallipoli). Commemorated on St Mary of Charity Church Roll of Honour, Faversham and St Mary of Charity Church Roll of Honour, Faversham.
  • Second Lieutenant Albert Charles Hales, 18th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Albert Charles was the son of Albert and Jane. He was born in 1889 in Bredgar. Albert Charles died aged 28 on 9 October 1917 and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Commemorated on St Paul’s Church Roll of Honour, Milton Regis, Holy Trinity Church War Memorial, Milton Regis and
  • Private William James Austen Hogben, 15th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • William James Austen was the son of James and Clara. He was born in 1888 in Rochester. William James Austen died aged 27 on 17 August 1915 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey (Including Gallipoli).
  • Private George William Hunt, 44th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • George William was born in 1890. George William died aged 27 on 10 June 1917 and is buried at Bethleem Farm East Cemetery, Belgium.
  • Private George Kemsley, 13th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • George was the son of George and Agnes Eliza. He was born in 1882 in Sittingbourne. George died aged 33 on 3 May 1915 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey (Including Gallipoli). Commemorated on Sittingbourne War Memorial, Avenue of Remembrance and Sittingbourne Baptist Church Roll of Honour.
    • George was one of three brothers killed in WW1. His brothers were Private William Edward of “C” Company, 1st/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, died on 6 October 1918, age 32 and Private Arthur Harold of 6th Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died on 12 November 1918, age 30.
  • Gunner James Percy Law, 112th Howitzer Battery. Australian Field Artillery
    • James Percy was the son of James and Susan. He was born in 1891 in Canterbury. James Percy died aged 27 on 13 June 1918 and is buried at Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, France.
  • Private James Edward Alfred Lockyer, 3rd Auxillary Hospital. Australian Army Medical Corps
    • James Edward Alfred was the son of Edwin and Esther Lockyer. He was born in 1884 in Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent. James Edward Alfred died aged 34 on 6 November 1918 and is buried at Holy Trinity Churchyard, Milton. Commemorated on St Paul’s Church Roll of Honour, Milton Regis, Holy Trinity Church War Memorial, Milton Regis and Milton Council School Roll of Honour.
  • Gunner John Love, 8th Brigade. Australian Field Artillery
    • John was the son of John and Alice. He was born in 1889 in Battersea. John died aged 28 on 11 November 1917 and is buried at Berks Cemetery Extension, Belgium.
  • Private Frank Murton, 19th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Frank was the son of George and Ellen. He was born in 1890 in Faversham. Frank died aged 26 on 14 November 1916 and is buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery, France. Commemorated on St Mary of Charity Church Roll of Honour, Faversham and St Mary of Charity Church Roll of Honour, Faversham.
  • Private Robert Henry Ormsby, 13th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Robert Henry was the son of Thomas and Eliza. He was born in 1873 in Chatham. Robert Henry died aged 42 on 26 April 1915 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey (Including Gallipoli).
  • Private Walter Frederick Page, 1st Australian Pioneers
    • Walter Frederick was the son of Walter and Elizabeth. He was born in 1889 in Folkestone. Walter Frederick died aged 28 on 27 October 1917 and is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Commemorated on Boughton-under-Blean War Memorial.
  • Private Edgar Maurice Parker, 1st Battalion. Wellington Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
    • Edgar Maurice was the son of James and Charlotte. He was born in 1890 in Bobbing. Edgar Maurice died aged 26 on 9 October 1916 and is buried at St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Commemorated on Bobbing War Memorial.
  • Private Iveson John  Pierce, 12th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Iveson John  was the son of Frederick and Emily. He was born in 1887 in Whitable. Iveson John  died aged 28 on 6 August 1915 and is buried at Shell Green Cemetery, Turkey (Including Gallipoli). Commemorated on St Mary of Charity Church Roll of Honour, Faversham and St Mary of Charity Church Roll of Honour, Faversham.
  • Private George A Pout, 12th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • George A was the son of George and Sarah. He was born in 1890 in Dunkirk, Hernhill. George A died aged 28 on 3 June 1918 and is buried at Borre British Cemetery, France. Commemorated on Hernhill War Memorial.
  • Driver William Albert Ransley, 1st Division. Ammunition Column. Australian Field Artillery
    • William Albert was the son of Henry George and Agnes Ransley. He was born in 1895. William Albert died aged 23 on 12 April 1918 and is buried at Allonville Communal Cemetery, France.
  • Rifleman Charles Henry Rayner, 4th Battalion. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
    • Charles Henry was born in 1876. Charles Henry died aged 42 on 28 August 1918 and is buried at Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, France. Commemorated on Borden Sgrammar School WW1 Roll of Honour.
  • Engine Room Artificer 4Th Class Herbert Cheale Simmons, H.M.S. Zealandia Royal Navy
    • Herbert Cheale was born in 1890. Herbert Cheale died aged 27 on 2 July 1917 and is buried at Sheerness Cemetery.
  • Private Archibald Charles Nelson Smith, 1st Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery
    • Archibald Charles Nelson was the son of Alfred and Jane. He was born in 1895 in Newnham. Archibald Charles Nelson died aged 22 on 10 March 1917 and is buried at Etretat Churchyard Extension, France. Commemorated on Eastling War Memorial.
  • Lance Corporal Edward Austin Sullivan, 5th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Edward Austin was the son of Dennis and Georgina Lucy. He was born in 1897 in Sheerness. Edward Austin died aged 18 on 8 May 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey (Including Gallipoli).
  • Company Sergeant Major Thomas Rayner Swan, 2nd Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
    • Thomas Rayner was the son of Benjamin and Sarah. He was born in 1890 in Gordon Terrace, East Rainham, Kent. Thomas Rayner died aged 27 on 20 September 1917 and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Commemorated on Rainham War Memorial.
  • Private Harry James Tyrrell, 9th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Harry James was the son of Henry and Eliza. He was born in 1895. Harry James died aged 20 on 8 May 1915 and is buried at Beach Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey (Including Gallipoli). Commemorated on Teynham War Memorial.
  • Private Thomas Woollett, 11th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Thomas was the son of John and Eliza. He was born in 1897 in Sittingbourne. Thomas died aged 21 on 10 August 1918 and is buried at Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France.
  • Private Sidney Charles Woolley, 30th Battalion. Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
    • Sidney Charles was the son of Charles John Woolley and Emily. He was born in 1891 in Eastling, Faversham. Sidney Charles died aged 27 on 9 August 1918 and is buried at Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France. Commemorated on St Lawrence’s Chapel Roll of Honour, Otterden and St Lawrence’s Chapel Roll of Honour, Otterden.
  • Private Norman Edward Wootton, 7th Field Ambulance. Australian Army Medical Corps
    • Norman Edward was the son of Thomas and Esther Elizabeth Wootton. He was born in 1892 in Herne Bay. Norman Edward died aged 26 on 2 September 1918 and is buried at Herbecourt British Cemetery, France. Commemorated on Queen Elizabeth’s in Faversham.

World War Two

  • Flight Sergeant Wallace George Lewis of 264 (Madras Presidency) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.
    • Wallace was born 7th August 1919 in Brisbane, Australia to Thomas and Alice Lewis. He died at the age of 22, on 26th April 1942, when his Boulton aircraft spun into the ground after control was lost during gunnery practice, at Leysdown. He is buried in St Clements Cemetery in Leysdown. His crew member was 27 year old Scotsman Flight Sergeant William Mair, of 264 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. William is buried alongside Wallace.
  • Flight Sergeant Stephen Bryan Goord of 460 (R.A.A.F) Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
    • Stephen was born in 1914 in Milton to Leonard and Mabel Goord. He died aged 28 whilst a crew member in a Wellington bomber which crashed on a raid on Osnabruck, Netherlands. He is buried at Hengelo (Gelderland) General Cemetery, Netherlands. He had moved to New Zealand on 23rd August 1916 with his mother and siblings. His father died the same year.
  • Lieutenant George Mainwaring Hills of HMAS Penguin, Royal Australian Navy
    • George was born on 3rd September 1882 in Milton to Charles and Matilda Mainwaring. In 1905, in Milton, he married Elizabeth Florence Hanley. He died of a cerebral haemorrhage, at the age of 60, on 26th July 1943 in Merrylands, New South Wales. He is buried in Sydney War Cemetery, Australia. George is commemorated on Borden Grammar School’s Roll of Honour board. 
    • George’s son Lieutenant George Mainwaring Hills of Royal Indian Navy Volunteer Reserve, died on 23rd October 1945 from a head injury in Alexandra, Egypt, at the age of 36. 
  • Private Albert Crayden of Australian Citizen Military Force, 13th Battalion, Australian Infantry
    • Albert was born on 12th August 1887 in Sittingbourne to George and Ellen Crayden. He died on 25th January 1944 in 113 Auxiliary General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia. He is buried in Sydney War Cemetery.
  • Flight Sergeant William Henry Daniel of Royal Australian Air Force
    • William was born on 8th September 1920 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia to William and Bertha Daniel. He died on 23rd November 1944 when his Hurricane dived out of clouds and crashed in Squirrel Wood, Stockbury. He is buried in Maidstone Cemetery.
  • Sapper Stewart West of 2/6 Field Park Coy. Royal Australian Engineers
    • Stewart was born on 29th August 1904 in Sittingbourne to Frederick and Charlotte West. He died on 23rd July 1963 in Murston whilst on holiday to visit family. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognise him as a casualty of WW2 as it is understood his death was attributed to injuries he had received whilst a Japanese Prisoner of War. He is buried in All Saints Churchyard, Murston.