The Roll of Honour

Category: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Full Name: Thomas Edward WILLIS  Nationality: British  Rank: Private Service: Manchester Regiment Unit: 17th Battalion Age at Death: 26 Date of Death: 31 July 1917 Service Number: 51142 Cemetery: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Memorial Reference: Panel 53 and 55 CWGC Certificate: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/911303/willis EVERY MAN REMEMBERED: https://www.everyoneremembered.org/profiles/soldier/911303/ Son of John Joseph Willis & Susannah Petman, of Goldstone, Ash, Canterbury; husband of Winifred M. Willis, of 2, Rushams Cottages, Wingham, Canterbury.

Full Name:  Gilbert HOPPER Nationality:  British   Rank:  Corporal Service:  East Kent Regiment (“The Buffs”) Unit:  6th Battalion Age at Death:  30 Date of Death:  10 March 1916 Service Number:  G/460 Cemetery:  Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Memorial Reference:  Panels 15-19 CWGC Certificate:  http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/732203/HOPPER,%20GILBERT 3 EVERY MAN REMEMBERED: http://www.everymanremembered.org/profiles/soldier/732203/ Before enlisting he worked for 12 years in the Goods Yard at the Priory Station, Dover. In the 1901 Census Gilbert was 15 years old and living at 22 Paul’s Place, Dover…

Full Name:  William Quested HARVEY Nationality:  British  Rank:  Private Service:  East Kent Regiment (“The Buffs”) Unit:  2nd Battalion Age at Death:  19 Date of Death:  12 April 1915 Service Number:  L/10235 Cemetery:  Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, France Memorial Reference:  Panel 12 and 14 CWGC Certificate:  www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1613211/HARVEY,%20WILLIAM%20QUESTED EVERY MAN REMEMBERED:   www.everymanremembered.org/profiles/soldier/1613211/ William was born in 1896 in the village of Martin in Kent, the third of 7 children born to Isaac and Louisa Harvey (nee Hopper).  He enlisted on 30th November…

Full Name:  Archie Gammon Nationality:  Australian  Rank:  Private Regiment:  Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Unit:  23rd Battalion Age at Death:   23 Date of Death:  02 October 1917 Service Number:  4398 Memorial:  Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Memoral Reference:  Panel 7 – 17 – 23 – 25 – 27 – 29 – 31. Military Records:  View Archie’s Military Records AIF Project entry: http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=106913 CWGC Entry: http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/923665/GAMMON,%20ARCHIE EVERY MAN REMEMBERED: http://www.everymanremembered.org/profiles/soldier/923665/ Archie was born in 1894 in Sellinge, Kent to Edwin and Grace Gammon (nee Stokes)…

Full Name:  Joseph Davies Nationality:  British Rank:  Private Service:  The Kings (Liverpool) Regiment Unit:  18th Battalion Age at Death:  29 Date of Death:  31 July 1917 Service Number:  59224 Cemetery:  Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Memorial Reference:  Addenda Panel 58 CWGC Certificate: http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/910218/DAVIES,%20J EVERY MAN REMEMBERED: http://www.everymanremembered.org/profiles/soldier/910218/   Joseph was born in about 1886 in Denbigh, Wales and married Lucy Didsbury in 1906.  They had two children who were aged 9 and 3 when Joseph was killed.