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Goldsworth Nursery War Memorial

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andy Here is the transcription of the names on the memorial with what I feel is the data on the names. If you know of more information or any errors please add it here.

FOR KING AND COUNTRY
IN MEMORY OF
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S. ACOCK -

PRIVATE SYDNEY ACOCK

DIED 1916 AGED 36

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

From Croydon

Cemetery Cambrin Pas de Calais France

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W. BURVILL -

PRIVATE EDWIN WILLIAM BURVILL

DIED 1916

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Cemetery Thiepval Somme France

-

H. COLLYER -

PRIVATE HERBERT COLLYER

DIED 1919 AGED 20

Norfolk Regiment

From Woking

Cemetery St Johns

-

J. DANIELS -

PRIVATE JAMES DANIELS

2 Possible records....

Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment Died 1915 Cemetery Cuinchy

or

East Surrey Regiment Died 1917 Age 39 From Tooting Cemetery Cambrai Louverval
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S. DAWES -

PRIVATE SIDNEY DAWES

2 Possible records....

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Died 1916 Age 28 From Harlington Cemetery Boulogne

or

Kings Own Scottish Borderers Died 1916 Cemetery Potijze
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J. DUKE -

PRIVATE JAMES DUKE

DIED 1916

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Cemetery Mametz Somme France

-

W. ELSLEY -

GUNNER GEORGE WILLIAM ELSLEY ? ?

Gunner Royal Artillery

Died 1920 Age 23

From Feltham Cemetery Feltham

SPELLING ON WOKING MEMORIAL IS DIFFERENT

WILLIAM ELLESLEY

-

J. ELSON -

PRIVATE JAMES ELSON

DIED 1916

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Cemetery Thiepval Somme France

-

C. EXTON -

CORPORAL CHARLES EXTON

DIED 1918 AGE 35

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Cemetery Bangalore India

-

E. FIELD -

PRIVATE EDWARD FIELD

DIED 1918 AGE 31

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

From St. Johns

Cemetery Gwalia Belgium

Brother in Law of Mrs M. Field of 2 Knaphill Cottages Robin Hood Road Knaphill
-

J. FIELD -

SERJEANT JOHN FIELD

DIED 1917

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Cemetery Jerusalem Isreal

Husband of Mrs M. Field of 2 Knaphill Cottages Robin Hood Road Knaphill
-

H. HAMBRIDGE -

PRIVATE HARRY HAMBRIDGE

DIED 1914 AGED 30

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

From St. Johns

Cemetery Tyne Cot Belgium

Brother of Mrs M. Field of 2 Knaphill Cottages Robin Hood Road Knaphill
-

C. HARBER -

ACTING BOMBARDIER CHARLES HARBER

DIED 1917

Royal Garrison Artillery Unit

Cemetery St. Jean Les Ypres Belgium



B. HAWKES -

CORPORAL CHARLES BASIL HAWKES

DIED 1915

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Memorial Helles Turkey

-

J. HILL -

JOHN HILL

Many possible records... Still researching.....

Most likely is the only J Hill from the same regiment as most of the others

Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment Died 1915 Age 35 Cemetery Bailleul

-

F. MANNING -

PRIVATE FRANK MANNING

2 Possible records....

Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment Died 1914 Cemetery Ypres Menin Gate

or

Queens Marys Regiment Surrey Yeomanry Died 1915 Age 39 From Battersea Cemetery Nunhead
-

F. SLYFIELD -

PRIVATE FREDERICK SLYFIELD

DIED 1915 AGED 31

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

From Woking

Cemetery Laventie France


-

A. WYE -

PRIVATE A. WYE

2 Possible records....

A. WYE Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment Died 1917 From Woking Cemetery Boulogne

or

ALFRED WYE Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment Died 1918 Age 19 From Ripley Cemetery Le Treport
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WHO WENT
FROM THIS NURSERY AND
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919

Colin Daniels The name of James Daniels on the memorial refers to my Grandfather. His full name was William James Daniels and he was killed in France in August 1915. He worked at Goldsworth Nursery and was a member of Woking Fire Brigade. He served in the Royal West Surreys.
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