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Baker -unable yet, to identify who this refers to
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Cheeseman =
Edward Thomas Cheeseman - Petty Officer
Stoker, he died onboard HMS Sheldrake 10 Feb 1942 while serving with
the Navy, (not killed in action.) Service No. C/K 63350.
He is
buried at Shotley Royal Naval Cemetery, plot 1 , row E grave no. 4
He was born in 1903 in Lower Hardres.
Husband of
Violet L Day nee Barrett (1899-1955) (a widow with children whom
he had married in 1937 ) they lived at 9 Chequers Orchard, Petham in
the 1939 Register.
With their daughter Hilda R Cheeseman (Mummary)
and Violet's sons from her previous marriage :- Ronald Charles Day
(1923-2001) and George H Day (1927-1990).
Son of John Edward
Cheeseman 1869-1949) and his wife Lucy Margaret Epps (1880-1959) who
were married in 1902.
Brother of
Alfred George Cheeseman
(1902-1957),
Lilian Elsie Cheeseman (1908-1983),
William
Cheeseman (1911-1973)
James Cheeseman (1916-1996)
Lucy M
Cheeseman (Bowman) (1919- ? ),
Thomas G Cheeseman (1922-1963),
David J Cheeseman (1934- 2017) all born in Kent.
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D V Law =
Dennis
Victor Law - Corporal in RAFVR, died 2 June 1946 - born 10 Oct 1922 as
Denis Victor Law,
Son of Harry Law (1870-1958) and Maud Amelia
Epps (1886-1959 ) who were married in 1906 in Bridge, Kent.
His
parents lived at South Wootton, Petham in 1939
Brother of
William George Law (1909-1878),
Sidney James Law (1911-1988 ),
Albert A Law (1914-?),
John Law (1917-1983 ),
twins
Richard Law (1920- ) and Robert Law (1920-1984),
Ronald Keith Law
(1926-1983)
and Kathleen O Law (Baker)(1929-2001) all born in Kent
Dennis is buried at Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery in Algeria plot
1 Row J grave 1.
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R Norrington
The
memorial inscription is clearly engraved with initial R, however there
is no one in the CWGC register with the name R Norrington,
however I suspect that the inscription should perhaps read A.
Norrington
and thus refer to Albert William Norrington, born in
Crundale, whose parents had moved to Petham by 1939 and were living
there at the time of his going missing, being reported as POW, and
then notified that he was presumed dead. He is listed on the
hastingleigh.com list of WW2 casualties connected to the village, with
details of his biography.[Click]
His parents and elder siblings were from Hastingleigh/Elmsted.
He is also commemorated on the Canterbury War Memorial just outside
the main entrance to the Cathedral.
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P Thornton
=
Philip Henry Trelawny Thornton - Lieutenant in
Royal Armoured Corps
Died 1 Feb 1943, Service No. 180196
He
was originally buried in Akyab War Cemetery, (Ak-ee-yab) and on 9th
May 1952, his remains and that of several other casualties, were
exhumed and relocated to the massive
Tauk Kyan (towk-chan) War
Cemetery, a few miles north of Rangoon, Burma where he is interred in
a collective grave Section 12, row B, graves 1-9.
His reburial
took place on 3rd June of 1952.
Inscription "For God proved
them, and found them worthy for Himself"
He was born 1921 in
Canterbury
Son of Maj. Reginald Trelawny Thornton M.C.
(1887-1968 )
and his wife Elsie Barbara Anson Tate (1893-1970 )
they were married in 1915.
Brother of
Penelope Mary
Thornton (Goodwin) (1919-1987) b. Spur Cottage, Murree, Punjab India
Phoebe Thornton W.L.A. (1923- ) [women's land army]
Margaret
Thornton WRNS (1925- ) [women's royal naval service]
Christopher C
Thornton (1933- )
the younger 3
children all born in Petham.
In the 1939 Register the family
were living at Lime Tree Farm, Petham
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