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LUKEHURST J.H Private (Signaler) 911586 John Herbert LUKEHURST. 266 th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA). Died Tuesday 10 th December 1918 aged 26 years. Son of James Lukehurst and Lillian Maskell (Formerly Lukehurst) of Cage Lane, Smarden, Kent. Buried in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Grave reference H.5. The Ashford 1918 Absentee Voters List gives – Cage Lane, Smarden Private 202517 (Signalman) John LUKEHURST. 4 th Royal West Kent Regiment. The 1901 census gives – 14, Cage Lane, Smarden James LUKEHURST 59 Labourer Ashford Lillian 34 Smarden John H 9 Smarden Dorothy 4 Smarden PAINTON-JONES T.E Captain Thomas Edward PAINTON-JONES. 6 th Battalion (City of London Rifles), London Regiment. Died 15 th September 1916. Thomas has no known grave. His name appears on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Panel reference 9D. Soldiers Died Great War lists this man as Thomas Edward Painton JONES (no double barrel surname). On the 12 th September 1916 the London Rifles were in Black Wood. On the 14 th September the battalion moved forward to Bazentin-le-Grande and from there assembled in Worcester Trench. The day that Thomas was killed the battalion made an attack on High Wood. The battalion sustained very heavy casualties during this advance in which Cough Drop was captured and consolidated. The next day Drop Alley was also taken. 14
RIPLEY P Private G/92545 Percy RIPLEY. 7 th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died Sunday 26 th May 1918 aged 37 years. Enlisted Hastings. Resided Battle. Son of James and Laura Ripley of Smarden, Kent. Buried in the Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Grave reference II.A.3. The Ashford 1918 Absentee Voters List gives – High Street, Smarden Private M2/200044 Arthur RIPLEY. Mechanical Transport, Army Service Corps. Private G/92545 Percy RIPLEY. 7 th Middlesex Reiment. Private 239816 William RIPLEY. 496 th Agricultural Company, Labour Corps. The 1901 census gives – 23, Water Lane, Smarden Albert G RIPLEY 37 Labourer Eastry, Kent Mary A 34 Smarden William 13 Smarden Daisy M 11 Smarden Adolfus 1 Smarden E……. 10 Smarden 15
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Page 3 and 4: BATT W Rifleman 40555 William BATT.
Page 5: BROWN E Second Lieutenant Edwin Cha
Page 8 and 9: CARRE E.M (brother) Lieutenant Edwa
Page 10 and 11: CARRE G.T (brother) Captain Gilbert
Page 12 and 13: COPPINS G Private T/240103 George C
Page 16 and 17: SMITH F.F Private G/42786 Frederick
Page 18 and 19: LOST MEN DUNK E. E (brother) Privat
Page 20 and 21: KEELEY T.H Private 18160 Thomas Hen
Page 22: WOOD E.C Lance Corporal G/20566 Ern

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