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STANLEY A.H Private L/9566 Albert Harold STANLEY. 2 nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 12 th April 1915 aged 23 years. Born Kingsnorth. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Mary Stanley of Selling, Near Faversham, Kent. Albert has no known grave. His name appears on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. Panel reference 12 and 14. On the 10 th April 1915 the 2 nd Buffs marched from St Eloi to Zonnebeke and releived the French 153 rd Regiment. The Buffs held frontline trenches on the Broodseinde cross-roads where enemy trenches were in close proximity (5 feet)! The Germans placed a large trench mortar close to the line and proceeded to fire on the Buffs trenches. The mortar fire was very accurate and caused many casualties amoungst the Buffs. About 30 men were killed and 70 wounded. SWAFFER R.J Private 24558 Robert John SWAFFER. 2 nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died Sunday 5 th August 1917 aged 28 years. Born Kingsnorth. Enlisted Ashford. Son of Harry and Harriet Swaffer of Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent. Buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Grave reference IV.A.53. The 1901 census gives – Beaver Lane, Ashford Harry SWAFFER 48 Jobbing Carpenter Great Chart Harriet 47 Great Chart Rose 27 Great Chart Fanny 16 Kingsnorth Alfred 14 Kingsnorth Robert 12 Kingsnorth May (G/Daughter) 1 Kingsnorth The Swaffer family are a well known and long established Ashford family. There are quite a few Swaffer’s buried in the churchyard at Great Chart including Maurice Swaffer who passed away quite recently. 22
TUTT F Private G/5495 Frederick (Freddie) TUTT. 7 th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 1 st July 1916 (first day of the Battle of The Somme). Born Kingsnorth. Enlisted Dover. Resided Great Chart. Son of James and Elizabeth Tutt of Mill Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent. Frederick has no known grave. His name appears on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Panel reference 5D. The 1901 census gives – Mill Lane, Great Chart James TUTT 45 Farm Labourer Great Chart Elizabeth 42 Woodchurch Freddie 12 Kingsnorth Elsie 9 Kingsnorth John 7 Kingsnorth Beatrice 5 Kingsnorth Fred 2 Ashford Walter 5m Great Chart On the 1 st July 1916 the 7 th Buffs (55 th Brigade) were holding the line at Carnoy. It’s part in the great Somme offensive was an enemy trench 200 yards north of the Montauban-Fricourt Road. The 7 th Buffs went forward alongside 7 th Queen’s and 7 th West Kent’s. The Buffs were given the difficult job of clearing the Carnoy Craters in front of Fricourt. This was achieved after 6 hours fierce fighting. The battalion then assaulted Pommiers Trench. On the first day of the Battle of the Somme the 7 th Buffs lost 50 men killed and a further 150 men wounded some seriously who went on to lose their lives. The battalion remained in the frontline until 5 th July 1916 when it marched to Bronfay Wood. 23
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Page 3 and 4: BOULDING F.T Rifleman 14/40175 Fran
Page 5 and 6: CLARK A.J Private L/8489 Albert Jam
Page 7 and 8: FURLEY R.B (brother) Second Lieuten
Page 9 and 10: GAUNT G Gunner 115659 George GAUNT.
Page 11 and 12: LANGSDON W.T Flight Cadet 60158 Wal
Page 13 and 14: SHORTER A Private G/21588 Aaron SHO
Page 15 and 16: LOST MEN BINGHAM C.H Private L/9057
Page 17 and 18: CORNWELL C.W Private 9354 Charles W
Page 19 and 20: HEAD P Lance Corporal G/15344 Percy
Page 21: POWELL W.J Bombardier 23881 William
Page 25: VELVICK C.E Private T/4461 Charles

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