Cobham Conservation and Heritage Trust

Other Men Lost in WW1

A group of members, which has taken the title 'Cobham Remembers', is carrying out research into the effects of the Great War on the Cobham area and contributing to the county-wide project 'Surrey in the Great War: A County Remembers'. This work has included research into local men who were killed during the War.

The list below shows the names of men who are not commemorated on any local memorial and who are not thought to have lived in the area, but whose relatives - parents or widow - were living in the area after the War.

A more extensive list of those commemorated on the memorials in Cobham, Hatchford, Stoke d'Abernon and Oxshott can be found here.

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Surname Forenames Father Mother Siblings Approx. Year of Birth Date of Marriage Spouse Census Years Cemetery/Memorial to the Missing Service Type Battalion Regiment Rank Service No. Service Record CWGC Website IWM Website Place of Birth Date of Death Approx. Age Comments Memorials
Tasker Richard Greaves William B G Tasker Julia H Tasker nee Belcher Blanche L H Tasker 1888 23 Jan 1915 Vera F E Everett 1891, 1901 Ovillers Military Cemetery Army 10th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment Captain Son of Greaves and Julia Tasker; husband of Vera Raymond (formerly Tasker), of Buntings, Cobham, Surrey. Born at Worcester. (According to CWGC). Living at The Grange, Melbourne, Derbyshire in 1891; memorial tablet in Melbourne Church. Educated at Bromsgrove School and Worcester College, Oxford. Married at St. Margaret's Church, Oxford. Applied for commission in the Territorial Force 11th August 1914, living at Ronkswood, Worcester. His engraved watch was recovered by a British soldier from a German POW. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/546275/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4358128 Stow on the Wold 03 Jul 1916 27 Worcester St. Matthew Melbourne, Capt. R.G. Tasker Memorial
Mills Frederick Henry James Frederick Mills Hannah Mills nee Denyer Herbert Mills, Flora Mills 1888 30 Nov 1914 Annie E Ruppersberg 1901, 1911 Streatham Cemetery Army Depot East Surrey Regiment Private '31746' Husband of Annie Elizabeth Mills, of 10, Mount Cottages, Cobham, Surrey. Living at 22 Pickets Street, Balham in 1901 and 1911, father's occupation carpenter. Married in Wandsworth. Attested to 3rd Battalion East Surrey Regiment by conscription on 11th December 1916, at Clapham. Reported wounded in the War Office Daily List of 9th September, 1918. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/385607/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/3048963 Balham 25 Aug 1918 29 Balham, The Ascension
Fenner Claude Cambridge Henry Algernon Shrapnel Fenner Fanny Harriet Fenner nee Felmingham Algernon Fenner, Ethel Frances Lydia Fenner 1866 30 Nov 1898 Louisa Victoria McMahon 1871 Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoue Army Cdg. 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) Lieutenant Colonel Son of H. A. S. Fenner, of Malincourt, Oxshott, Surrey; husband of Louise V. Mathieson (formerly Fenner), of 6, Park Circus Place, Glasgow. Gazetted to the 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment from Sandhurst in February 1888, transferring to the Indian Army after two years. Served in Somaliland in 1903-4. In command of the 52nd Sikhs at the Battle of Jidballi, where the regiment formed the front of the square. Landed at Marseilles in September 1914 with the Jullundur Brigade, which arrived at the Givenchy to La Bassee sector of the Western Front on 24th October. Killed by a sniper while standing up directing operations on 23rd November. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/261680/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/5460259 Murree, Punjab, Pakistan 23 Nov 1914 47 Lewisham St. Stephen
Johnson Rev. Ernest Edward Edward T Johnson Jane A Johnson nee Kent 1884 30 Nov 1908 Elsie Mary Beatrice Hatfield 1891,1911 Le Cateau Communal Cemetery Army Army Chaplains' Department Chaplain 4th Class Son of E. T. and A. J. Johnson; husband of Elsie M. B. Johnson, of the Worlds End, Cobham, Surrey. First Priest-in-Charge of New Rossington, Yorks. Living at 58 Hedley Street, Chirton, Tynemouth in 1891, father's occupation joiner. Married in Derbyshire. Living at 178 Mushroom Lane, Sheffield in 1911. Worked 3 days a week at Rossington Main Colliery to support the war effort before being accepted for military service in June 1918. Served in France from August 1918, attached to 15th Lancashire Fusiliers. Died of pneumonia at No. 41 Casualty Clearing Station, Le Cateau. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/595259/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/2114983 Heaton, Northumberland 01 Dec 1918 33 Rossington
Morris Archibald Ernest William Morris Mary Ann Ella Morris nee Cross Herbert William Morris, Gertrude Florence Morris, Percy Charles Morris, Winnifred May Morris, Stanley John Morris 1894 1901, 1911 Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery Army 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Rifleman 'A/461' Native of Sutton, Surrey. son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris, of Upper Tilt, Cobham, Surrey. Living at 63 Sidney Road, Sutton in 1901, father's occupation decorator and painter. Living at 83 King's Avenue, Wandsworth in 1911, occupation servant, family living in Sutton. Enlisted 17th August, 1914. Served 14 days with the BEF from 18th May, 1915. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/155419/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/3127957 Sutton 31 May 1915 20 Sutton
Skuse George Percy George Percy Skuse Ann Harriet Skuse nee Bennett Evelyn Skuse, Emily Skuse, Lily Skuse 1896 1901,1911 Le Touret Memorial Army 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment Private 'L/10535' Son of George Percy Skuse, of Edward Villa, Portsmouth Rd., Cobham, Surrey. Living at 35 Eagle Road, Guildford in 1901 and 1911, father's occupation carpenter. Enlisted at Guildford. Killed at the Battle of Aubers Ridge, when the 2nd Royal Sussex took part in an attack on enemy trenches near Richebourg-l'Avoue and lost 548 men killed, wounded or missing. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1562083/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4065444 Woking 09 May 1915 18 Guildford
Walker Albert Stephen George Walker Harriett Walker nee Dapper Henry Walker, Arthur Walker, Bertha Walker 1886 30 Nov 1909 Sarah Astles 1901,1911 La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial Army 1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment Private '7768' Son of Mrs. H. Walker, of 1, Post Office Lane, Cobham, Surrey, and the late Mr. G. Walker; husband of Mrs. S. Smith (formerly Walker), of 9, Growths Row, Pall Mall, Nantwich, Cheshire. Married in Nantwich. Living at 4 Gladstone Street, Willaston, Cheshire in 1911, occupation railway worker. Enlisted at Crewe. Killed at Audregnies in a gallant action by the 1st Battalion to protect the withdrawal of the BEF 5th division, during which 78% of the men of the 1st Battalion were killed, wounded or captured. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/724468/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4580150 Wistaston, Cheshire 24 Aug 1914 28 Nantwich
James Stephen Harold Joseph James Jane James nee Boggis Martha Jane Childs, Arthur W James, Alfred G James, Anne Maria James, George James, Joseph James, Herbert W James, Maud James, Beatrice James 1890 1901,1911 Thiepval Memorial Army 8th Bn. East Surrey Regiment Private '5034' Son of Joseph and Jane James, of the Plough, Downside, Cobham, Surrey. Sister lived in Cobham, married at St. Andrew's Church in 1896. Living near Little Chadacre, Shimpling in 1911, occupation farm labourer. Killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the day of a famous 'football charge' by the 8th East Surreys at Montauban. Death mistakenly reported by the press as that of Pte. Jameson. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/795536/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/2577198 Shimpling, Suffolk 01 Jul 1916 24 Shimpling
Baker Harold William Anthony Charles Baker Elizabeth Emma Baker nee Rushbrooke Frederick Edmund Baker, Arthur Robert Charles Baker 1894 1901,1911 Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery Army 2nd Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Private '15892' Son of Anthony Charles and Elizabeth Emma Baker, of "Ye Hutte," Eaton Park, Cobham, Surrey. Born at Surbiton, Surrey. Living at 2 Salisbury Villas, Salisbury Road, New Malden in 1901, mother's occupation self-employed needleworker. Living at Allandale, Estella Avenue, New Malden in 1911, occupation office boy at a sewage farm. Buried at Hazebrouck, location of several casualty clearing stations in 1915. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/44224/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/142651 Surbiton 27 Apr 1915 20
Cundall John Ernest William Cundall Mary A Cundall nee Cundall William M Cundall, Annie K Cundall, Norah G Cundall 1880 30 Nov 1915 Ann Elizabeth Read 1891,1901,1911 Henin Communal Cemetery Extension Army 5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Second Lieutenant '2629' Son of William and Mary A. Cundall, of Acaster Malbis, York; husband of Anne Elizabeth Cundall (nee Read), of Cedar House, Church Cobham, Surrey. Joined the Hon. Artillery Company in 1914. Attended St. Olave's School, York. Living on the family farm at Mount Pleasant, Acaster Malbis in 1891, 1901 and 1911. Married at York. Received commission 23rd November 1916. Killed at the Third Battle of the Scarpe, in an attack at Bullecourt. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/285687/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/1054403 Acaster Malbis 03 May 1917 36
Johnston Stuart James Thomason Johnston Margaret Emmeline Johnston nee Lyall 1894 1901 Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery Army "B" Bty. 70th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Lieutenant Son of Maj. Gen. J. T. Johnston (Royal Artillery), and Margaret Emmeline Johnston, of Park Cottage, Cobham, Surrey. Mother born at Headley, Surrey. Living at 39 Ashley Gardens, Westminster in 1901. Educated at Wellington College. Gazetted temporary 2nd Lieutenant from the OTC 30th September, 1914. Killed in action in France in 1916; father's address Line Wall House, Gibraltar, residence of G.O.C. Royal Artillery. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/599267/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/2132255 Woolwich 12 Aug 1916 21
Knight William Hannah Knight 1884 1891 Lancashire Landing Cemetery Navy R.N. Armoured Car Div Royal Naval Air Service Petty Officer Motor Mechanic 'F/719' Son of Hannah Knight, of Hatchford Hill, Cobham, Surrey. Living at 6 Mawney Lane, Romford in 1891, grandson of Stephen and Hannah Knight, grandfather's occupation shoemaker. Enlisted 27th October 1914, occupation chauffeur. Died on board HM Hospital Ship Clan McGillivray of wounds received at Gallipoli. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/600053/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/6227531 Romford, Essex 11 Aug 1915 34
Phelan Frank Frank W Phelan Elizabeth Phelan Aileen Phelan, Walter H Phelan, Mary C Phelan, Nelson D Phelan 1886 30 Nov 1914 Edith Alice Steer 1901,1911 Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery Army 1st Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Lance Corporal '8840' Husband of Edith A. Freeman (formerly Phelan), of 10, Spencer Rd., Cobham, Surrey. Living at 150 Ladywell Road, Lewisham in 1901, father's occupation silk agent. Married in Warwickshire, wife born in Esher. Enlisted in London. Stationed with 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in Tientsin, China in 1911. Killed at Gully Beach, Gallipoli. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/603438/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/3494070 Castlereagh, Co. Down 05 Jun 1915 29
Sinton John William Thomas Sinton Sarah Susan Sinton nee Carlisle Ann Helen Sinton 1884 30 Nov 1911 Annie E White 1901, 1911 St. Symphorien Military Cemetery Army "B" Coy. 4th Bn. Middlesex Regiment Company Serjeant Major 'L/6915' Son of Thomas and Sarah Susan Sinton, of 79, Netherwood Rd., West Kensington, London; husband of Annie Elizabeth Sinton, of the Royal Oak Hotel, Cobham, Surrey. Enlisted on 13th December 1900, giving age as 18. Stationed with 4th Middlesex at Woolwich in 1901 and Aldershot in 1911. Married at Farnham. The 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment landed at Boulogne on 14th August 1914 and took part in the first engagement of British troops against German forces, at the Battle of Mons. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/894920/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4055605 Davenham, Cheshire 23 Aug 1914 31
Wheeler Frederick George George Wheeler Elizabeth Wheeler nee Smith Mary A Wheeler 1882 30 Nov 1912 Mary Elizabeth Overton 1891 Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Army 2nd Grenadier Guards Private '12766' Son of the late George and Elizabeth Wheeler; husband of Mary Elizabeth Wheeler, of 1, Ridgleigh Cottages, Post Office Lane, Cobham, Surrey. Living at 43 Barton Vale, Bristol in 1891, father's occupation tin plate worker. Enlisted 6th July, 1906 in Bristol, occupation tinsmith. Married in Bristol. Wife born in Cobham, living at Cobham Court cottage in 1881. Killed during the First Battle of Ypres, near Zillebeke. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/913726/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4713198 Bristol 07 Nov 1914 31

 

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