The memorial was originally located outside the old tin church near the site of Welling Library but was moved in the early 1930s to its current home, in the grounds of St John the Evangelist Church, Danson Lane, Welling. David Carr of Nash & Sons, the Welling undertakers, recalls his firm being asked to move it again within the grounds of the Church in the 1950s when a new vicarage was built. Read more
| Full Name | Regiment / Rank/ Service No. | Date of Death | |
|---|---|---|---|
John David Anderson |
7th Machine Gun Corps
Corporal
21375
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Harold Anderson |
7th Queen's Own Royal West Kents
Private
G/30854
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William Bingham |
Royal Field Artillery
Corporal
57078
|
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Eric Edward Blackshaw |
7th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, AAC
Lance Corporal
5679289
|
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Frederick John Blenkinsopp |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant (Pilot)
1262353
|
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James Robin Blunt |
2nd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
Sergeant
5679191
|
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William Andrew Brackell |
HMS Lanka, Royal Navy
Stoker 2nd Class
D/KX 560488
|
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Willian John Leslie Brian |
HMS Martin, Royal Navy
Petty Officer Air Fitter
C/MX96152
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John Henry Brownlow |
3rd Rifle Brigade
Rifleman
6069
|
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Alfred Arthur Buckley |
2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
Private
11050056
|
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George Edward Buckley |
90 Battery, 49 Lieutenant AA Regiment, Royal Artillery
Gunner
1681743
|
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Charles Carpenter |
1st Essex
Private
9419
|
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Eric James Lovelace Carpenter |
97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Flying Officer (Navigator)
147119
|
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|
George Henry Case |
Royal Navy - HMS Aboukir
Stoker 1st Class
277037
|
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|
Alexander John Chatten |
1st and 3rd Batallion Northamptonshire Regiment
Private
7704
|
|
|
Ernest Leith Clayton |
10th Field Bakery - Royal Army Service Corps
Private
S4/158467
|
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David (Jantel Joseph William David) Collins |
12th Royal Irish Rifles
Rifleman
47094
|
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Alfred Edward Herbert Cooper |
31 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Gunner
1110009
|
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|
Norcliffe Crossley |
11th Australian (W.I.A.) Battalion Australian Imperial Force
Private
1741
|
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Thomas Dacey |
2nd Battalion East Kent regiment (The Buffs)
Corporal
L/7237
|
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Eric Charles Day |
630 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant (Wireless Operator)
1800687
|
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Sidney Alfred Dinmore |
Royal Navy - HMS Thisbe
Able Seaman
J/3412
|
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|
Thomas Richard Dinmore |
8th Batallion Rifle Brigade
Private
5843 / S/14129
|
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|
Robert William 'Robbie' Diss |
158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Flight Sergeant
1445548
|
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|
Bruce Clarence Dogan |
2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, AAC
Private
6354006
|
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William Robert Driscoll |
2/6th Battalion, The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Lance Corporal
6101840
|
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Eric John Easton |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 52 Operational Training School
Sergeant (Pilot)
1253064
|
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|
Joan Majorie Easton |
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Section Officer
2986
|
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Richard Ellwood |
HM Submarine Sterlet, Royal Navy
Able Seaman
C/J 75422
|
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Frederick Thomas Foy |
200 Garrison Regiment, Royal Artillery
Gunner
820835
|
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|
Percy Giles |
10th Royal Fusiliers
Private
1426 (1428)
|
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Frederick Thomas Goodwright |
2nd Worcestershire Regiment
Private
28541
|
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|
Leslie Hatcher |
83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Squadron Leader (Pilot)
129148
|
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|
Leslie Hawkes |
67 Armoured Brigade Company, Royal Army Service Corps
Driver
T/183488
|
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Arthur Frederick Haxell |
Royal Navy - HMS Pembroke
Stoker 1st Class
K/34514
|
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Peter David Head |
15 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
1270197
|
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William Charles Edward Henshall |
3rd/4th Queen's Own Royal West Kents
Private
G/1759
|
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Frank George Higgs |
HMS Wild Swan, Royal Navy
Ordinary Seaman
C/JX 172725
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Raymond Hodges |
2nd Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Private
6148062
|
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Stanley George Hubbard |
550 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant - Wireless Operator (Air)
1333708
|
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Stanley Alexander Hull |
13th Durham Light Infantry
Private
302359
|
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William Alfred Janes |
1st/7th Northumberland Fusiliers
Private
7139
|
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|
Harry William Jolly |
16 Battery, 2 H.AA Regiment, Royal Artillery
Bombardier
5496763
|
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John Arthur Juniper |
11 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Staff Sergeant
926371
|
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|
Albert Ernest Jupp |
6th Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regimen
Private
6347914
|
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Owen Vernon Kent |
625 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant (Air Gunner)
1863958
|
|
|
Frank Anning Kirby |
6th QO Royal West Kents
Private
G/6452
|
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|
Herbert Henry Kirby |
12th Rifle Brigade
Rifleman
S/19518
|
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Frederick William (Freddy) Kite |
106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant (Wireless Operator)
1393059
|
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|
Frederick Laing |
549 Gen. Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps
Driver
T/69405
|
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|
Kenneth Victor Mayle |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant (Wireless Operator)
1291217
|
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|
George William Mills |
20th King's Royal Rifle Corps
Rifleman
R/18392
|
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William Mills |
Royal Navy - HMS Cressy
Able Seaman
186948 / RFR Ch B 2796
|
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James (Jimmy) Moore |
2nd Royal Sussex Regiment
Private
G/10285
|
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Herman (Charlie) Murick |
573 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers
Sapper
2003325
|
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Phillip Julian Murphy |
4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Private
6401038
|
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Raymond Victor Newlyn |
15 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Pilot Officer
161648
|
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Robert Henry Norman |
463 (RAAF) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Flight Sergeant (Navigator)
1394301
|
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Walter Frederick Payne |
17th King's Royal Rifle Corps
Rifleman
C/4285
|
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Leslie George Peacock |
600 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant (Observer)
1335245
|
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William John Pooley |
Royal Garrison Artillery
Gunner
63913
|
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Harry Price |
7th London Regiment
Private
354942
|
|
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Samuel Purdy |
Royal Navy - HMS Queen Mary
Chief Stoker
142447
|
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Alfred Rupert Read |
HMS Cornwall. Royal Navy
Ordinary Seaman
|
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Edward Russell |
1/7th County of London Battalion, The London Regiment
Private
354441
|
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William Russell |
11 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Sergeant
5947153
|
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|
Robert William Sayers |
2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Lance Corporal
6467762
|
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William Reuben Scudder |
1st Queens Own Royal West Kents
Private
S/1113
|
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Walter Ernest Selby |
Motor Torpedo Boat MTB 602. Royal Navy
Ordinary Seaman
C/JX 379838
|
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Frederick Richard Sell |
Royal Navy - HMS Queen Mary
Able Seaman
J/15717
|
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|
Jack Cameron Short |
2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, AAC
Captain
66800
|
|
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Frank Smith |
2nd City of London (Royal Fusiliers)
Private
232784
|
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|
William George Speer |
5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
Lance Corporal
14639321
|
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|
Stanley William Spells |
107th (5th Battalion, The King’s Own Royal Regiment, [Lancaster]) Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
Trooper
6354498
|
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Ronald Alfred Stark |
2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, AAC
Private
6354176
|
|
|
James Steel |
Royal Field Artillery
Gunner
82748
|
|
|
Stephen Joseph Steel |
7th Queens Own Royal West Kents
Private
L/8766
|
|
|
Piers Trevor Stevens |
75 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant (Flight Engineer)
1813627
|
|
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Ernest (William Ernest) Steward |
Royal Navy - HMS Indefatigable
Petty officer
214883
|
|
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Alfred Bertie Steward |
1st Royal Lancashire Regiment
Private
8882
|
|
|
Raymond Tritton Storer |
1st / 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Rifleman
237
|
|
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Walter Frank Targett |
HMS Egret, Royal Navy
Ordinary Seaman
P/JX 383666
|
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Harold Traverse |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Aircraftman 2nd Class (Wireless Operator)
1425232
|
|
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Ronald Edward Turner |
355 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Flight Sergeant
1399269
|
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Frederick James Weatherley |
92nd Field Company Royal Engineers
Sapper
184293 / 57523
|
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Phillip James White |
214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant
956165
|
|
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William George John Wickham |
44th Royal Tank Regiment, RAC
Trooper
7961375
|
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Norman Seymour Wilding |
57 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
1257364
|
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Harry Walter Wood |
44th (7th Battalion, The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment,) Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps
Trooper
849502
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