GOODNESTONE - Kent Fallen

GOODNESTONE
The parish tribute is in the form of a white marble tablet hanging on the wall
inside the (Holy Cross) Parish Church, Goodnestone.
AMOS F.E
The Great War
(1914 – 1919)
Second Lieutenant Frank Edward AMOS.”A” Battery, 230 th Brigade, Royal
Field Artillery (R.F.A). Died 20 th September 1918 aged 20 years. Son of Edward
W and Gertrude Amos of Wey Street, Herne Hill, Faversham, Kent.
Commemorated Temple-Le-Guerard British Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave
reference - Special Memorial 4.
BARTLETT W.H
Petty Officer (Stoker) William Henry BARTLETT. H.M.S “Cynthia”, Royal
Navy (R.N). Drowned 3 rd September 1915 aged 33 years. Son of James Bartlett.
Buried Sheerness (Isle of Sheppey) Cemetery, Sheerness, Kent. Grave
reference PP.82B.
BUDDLE W.J
William J BUDDLE. Royal Navy (R.N) – NO TRACE
CLEMENTS R
Private 235111 Reginald CLEMENTS. 20 th Battalion, King’s (Liverpool
Regiment). Died 7 th August 1917 aged 19 years. Born Goodnestone. Enlisted
Canterbury. Resided Dover. Son of Walter and Kate Clements of Goodnestone,
Kent. Buried Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Grave reference
IV.E.14.
GIBBENS C.E
Gunner 98286 Charles E GIBBENS. “C” Battery, 23 rd Brigade, Royal Field
Artillery (R.F.A). Died 7 th November 1918 aged 20 years. Born Eastry. Enlisted
Sandwich (August 1914). Son of James Henry Gibbins, of Uffington Cottage,
Adisham Road, Canterbury, Kent. Buried St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen,
Seine-Maritime, France. Grave reference S.III.U.27.

KEMP J.T
Private 33776 John Thomas KEMP. 8 th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire
Regiment. Formerly (12360) Army Service Corps (A.S.C). Died 2 nd August
1917. Born Goodnestone. Enlisted Sandwich. Resided Eythorne, Kent. Buried
locally in the Goodnestone (Holy Cross) Churchyard, Kent. Grave reference -
located near the East gate.
KNOTT W
Private 17377 William Henry KNOTT. “A” Company, 8 th Battalion, Somerset
Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) (S.L.I). Died 15 th November 1916 aged 20
years. Born Folkestone. Enlisted Sandwich. Resided Eastry. Son of Albion
Frederick and Amy Knott, of Mill Lane, Eastry, Kent. Commemorated on the
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Panel & Face 2A.
HOPKINS R
Private G/232 Robert Thomas HOPKINS. 6 th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 5 th March 1916 aged 21 years. Born Staple. Enlisted
Canterbury. Resided Goodnestone. Son of H.W and Florence Jane Hopkins of
Boys Lane, Goodnestone, Canterbury, Kent. Commemorated on the Loos
Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
MARTIN H.J
Private G/223 Henry John MARTIN. 6 th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 1st May 1917 aged 28 years. Born Monkton, Ramsgate, Isle of
Thanet. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Goodnestone. Son of Raynor Jesse and
Sandra Martin. Husband of Clara M. Johnson (formerly Martin), of 1 Grey Friar’s
Cottages, Stour Street, Canterbury, Kent. Buried Faubourg D`Amiens Cemetery,
Arras, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference IV.E.20.
MEDGETT A
Private L/8362 Arthur Richard MEDGETT. “B” Company, 1 st Battalion, The
Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 20 th October 1914 aged 26 years. Born
Goodnestone. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Goodnestone. Son of William and
Mary Ann Medgett. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-
Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 2.
MILLARD P
Private L/8971 Percy William MILLARD. 2 nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 3 rd May 1915. Born Finglesham, Deal. Enlisted Deal. Resided
Finglesham. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium.

RALPH A
Private L/9880 Arthur RALPH. 1 st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Died 20 th April 1915 aged 19 years. Born Goodnestone. Enlisted Canterbury.
Resided Goodnestone. Son of Fanny Ralph of Black Pond Farm, Fleming,
Woodnesborough, Sandwich, Kent. Buried Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La
Chapelle-D`Armentieres, Nord, France. Grave reference VI.C.8.
RALPH E
Private G/425 Edward RALPH. 1 st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Formerly 6 th Battalion. Died 25 th September 1916. Born Rowling,
Goodnestone. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Rowling, Goodnestone.
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Panel & Face 5.D.
SHARP A
Alfred SHARP. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) – No Trace
SAYER H
Private 205088 Horace SAYER. 6 th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West
Kent Regiment). Died 30 th June 1918 aged 18 years. Born Chillenden, Kent.
Enlisted Canterbury. Son of George and Violet Sayer, of Pilots Cottages, Lower
Hardres, Canterbury, Kent. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme,
France.