World War I Dead Commemorated in East Hill Cemetery (Dartford)

The World War I dead commemorated in East Hill Cemetery, Dartford can be categorised as shown below. Please contact me if you would like a photo of any of these graves or help in locating them. 

1. Buried in East Hill Cemetery

a. Named on Dartford War Memorial

- Serjeant ERNEST HENRY BAULK, Royal Field Artillery, died 13^th November 1918 aged 29.

- Bombardier EDWARD BIRD, Royal Field Artillery, died March 19^th 1916, aged 21.

- 2^nd Lieutenant GEORGE THOMAS BODYCOMB, Royal Flying Corps, died 18^th February 1918 age 23.

- Private ALBERT EBENEZER CARPENTER, Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Calliope, died 12^th December 1915 age 39.

- Rifleman STEWART VICTOR HARDEN, London Irish Rifles, died 10^th July 1916 age 19.

- Gunner GEORGE HUMBLE, Royal Garrison Artillery, died 17^th April 1919 aged 35.

- Shoeing Smith FREDERICK KNAPP, Royal Field Artillery, died 15^th October 1920 age 39.

- Private CHARLES NICHOLAS MANN, Bedfordshire Regiment, died 26^th January 1920 aged 42.

- Private ERNEST MAY, 15^th The King’s Hussars, died 3^rd June 1915 age 35.

- Private HERBERT BENJAMIN PRUE, 4^th Dragoon Guards, died 13^th September 1918 age 21.

- Gunner THOMAS REEVES, Royal Field Artillery, died 13^th July 1916 age 19.

- Driver WILLIAM ALBERT CHARLES STEVENS, Royal Field Artillery, died 7^th August 1919 Age 21.

- Corporal LEONARD HARRY TUCKER, 4^th Battalion Coldstream Guards, died (of wounds received in France) December 5^th 1916, aged 22 years.

- Private ALBERT THOMAS WATERS, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 22^nd January 1917 aged 21.

b. Not named on Dartford War Memorial

- Private WILLIAM DAVID CHITTENDEN, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 17^th Nov 1915 aged 54.

- Private THOMAS MARK DILLAWAY, Royal Army Medical Corps, died 23^rd August 1917 aged 21.

- Private PHAROAH FEATHERS, Loyal North Lancs Regiment, died 19^th March 1916 aged 48.

- Private CHARLES EVAN FLACK, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 11^th February 1915 aged 45.

- Rifleman WILLIAM FISHWICK, The King’s Liverpool Regiment, died 27^th December 1915 aged 47.

- Serjeant ARCHIBALD JAMES GRUBB, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 11^th May 1916 aged 56.

- Private JOHN S. JILL, Royal Defence Corps, died 23^rd December 1916 aged 49.

- Private JOSEPH MARTIN, Royal Defence Corps, died 19^th November 1916 age 52.

- Private THOMAS NAPPER, Royal Defence Corps, died 3^rd November 1916 aged 50.

- Pioneer FREDERICK THOMAS PARKER, Royal Engineers, died 15^th November 1918 age 29.

- Private WILLIAM PRIVETT, Royal Defence Corps, died 10^th March 1917 aged 50.

- Rifleman FREDERICK WILLIAM WILSON, London Irish Rifles, died 16^th February 1919 age 26.

- Private GEORGE GLADSTONE YULE, Royal Army Service Corps, died 9^th March 1915 aged 30.

2. Not buried in East Hill Cemetery but their name is on a family gravestone there. The words are from the inscriptions.

a. Named on Dartford War Memorial

- Sergeant RICHARD HENRY COAD, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed on the Somme Oct 12^th 1916, aged 25 years.

- Private EDGAR THOMAS CUCKOW, London Regiment, who fell in France May 28^th 1917, aged 25 years.

- Private JAMES HENRY HARGREAVES, London Regiment, who was killed in the Battle of Bullecourt on May 8^th 1917, aged 31 years.

- 2^nd Lieutenant WILFRED INKPEN, The Border Regiment, killed in action at Gheluvelt, Oct 26^th 1917, aged 19 years.

- Private HAROLD JOHN LYNDS, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, died of wounds received in action in France 19^th September 1918 aged 21 years.

- Private STANLEY ALLATSON OLIVER, Australian Infantry Force, killed in action in France 21^st July 1916 aged 24.

- 2^nd Lieutenant HAMILTON DOUGLAS MANLEY, 7^th Royal Sussex Regiment, killed in action in France on March 27^th 1918, aged 21 years.

- Private ERIC GILFRED RUSSELL, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), who fell in action 16 June 1917, aged 22 years.

- Gunner WILLIAM RICHARD SPENDIFF, Royal Field Artillery, killed in action in France June 7^th 1917, aged 33 years.

- 2^nd Lieutenant PERCIVAL THOMAS SMITH, Royal West Kent Regiment killed at the Battle of Loos Sept 26^th 1915 aged 19 years.

- Lance Corporal ERNEST EDWARD WENHAM, Machine Gun Corps killed in action Sep 21^st 1918, aged 19 years.

- Private FRANK VICTOR WENHAM, Coldstream Guards, killed in action Sep 15^th 1916, aged 20 years.

- Rifleman HENRY ALBERT WHATLEY, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, died while a prisoner of war, 9^th February 1918, aged 19 years.

- Gunner FRANK HORTON WILLETT, Royal Garrison Artillery, died Oct 9^th 1919, aged 30 years.

- Private THOMAS HENRY WRIGHT, Royal Army Medical Corps, died for his country 10^th April 1917 aged 33 years.

b. Not named on Dartford War Memorial

- Gunner ERNEST RALPH CHAPMAN, Australian Field Artillery, who gave his life for his country, Aug 11^th 1917, aged 23.

- Lance Corporal REGINALD WILFRED GREEN, Royal Fusiliers, who fell in France July 20^th 1916 / aged 20 years.

- Lance Serjeant STEWART WILLIAM HART, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), killed in action in France, May 23^rd 1916 aged 22.

- Stoker JAMES EDWARD GEORGE JEWISS, who died on HMS Ulleswater, Aug 15^th 1918 aged 35 years.

- Private LEWIS ALFRED WILLSHER, 1^st Lancs Fusiliers, who fell at Gallipoli, April 25 1915 aged 26 years.

- Private WILLIAM ARTHUR WILLSHER, 23^rd Royal Fusiliers, who fell in France Aug 23 1916 aged 23 years.

The book “Dartford and the Great War” by Gethyn J. Rees contains more information about most of these people, often with a photo. Copies are held at Dartford Library.