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The details below are derived from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission search page:
      Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register
trying to reconcile the name with a Dorking connection.  


ARNOLD, MARCUS LEONARD

Initials: M L

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Flying Officer (Pilot)

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Unit Text: 907 Balloon Sqdn.

Age: 29

Date of Death: 12/11/1940

Service No: 78290

Additional information: Son of Leonard Frederick and Amy Elizabeth Arnold; husband of Mabel Louisa Arnold, of Betchworth. Chartered Surveyor. P.A.S.I., A.A I., A.A.L.P.A.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 20. Grave 17X.

Cemetery: DORKING CEMETERY

E G Baker 1 of 10 possible entries � not certain

Name: BAKER, ERNEST GEORGE

Initials: E G

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Serjeant

Regiment/Service: The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

Unit Text: 1/7th Bn.

Age: 26

Date of Death: 26/07/1944

Service No: 6093518

Additional information: Son of Ernie George and May Baker, of Wallington, Surrey; husband of B. E. Baker.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: I. A. 15.

Cemetery: RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

D R Baple

Name: BAPLE, DOUGLAS ROY

Initials: D R

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Regiment/Service: 1st Punjab Regiment

Unit Text: 6th Bn.

Age: 22

Date of Death: 15/02/1942

Service No: EC/7153

Additional information: Son of William and Mary Baple nee Cole, of Banstead, Surrey, and whose marriage was registered in the first quarter of 1914 at Torrington, Devon. Brother of Muriel Baple of Courtlands Crescent Banstead and Philip Jack Baple, known as Jack, born 1917

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 12. A. 18.

Cemetery: KRANJI WAR CEMETERY Singapore

A note from Muriel Baple concerning her brother DOUGLAS ROY BAPLE. (submitted by John Hayns)
Muriel lives in Banstead and wrote:-
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DOUGLAS ROY BAPLE Younger brother of Philip Jack Baple, and of Muriel Baple.
All pupils at Dorking County School. Roy was born in Exminster, Sth Devon on 14.11.1920 in the School House.
He was a pupil at Dorking High School from 1928-1930 then at Dorking County School from 1930-1936.
He joined "The National Provincial Bank" in 1936 and played in the cricket and football teams for the bank.
Roy was called up in 1939 and was in the 1st PUNJAB REGIMENT finally promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.
He was stationed in India but travelled to Singapore on 14th Feb 1942 and was killed (age 22) on that day
when Singapore fell. He is buried in Kranji Cemetery. A beautiful peaceful, well kept area.
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Douglas Roy Baple appears to have been a native of Banstead and these details come from the Banstead History Research Group. Click to see their War Memorial feature. The contact there is Christine Kent. Their website is www.bansteadhistory.com .

- We had not found the matching CWGC record for the name Baple because they have his nationality down as 'Indian' CWGC entry

D A Bond

Name: BOND, DOUGLAS ARTHUR

Initials: D A

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Signalman

Regiment/Service: Royal Navy

Unit Text: H.M.S. Dasher Age: 35

Date of Death: 27/03/1943

Service No: C/JX 344711

Additional information: Son of Charles T. and Nellie Bond; husband of Beryl Elaine Bond, of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 70, 3.

Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

G A Brett

Name: BRETT, GEORGE ARTHUR

Initials: G A

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Flight Sergeant (Pilot)

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force

Unit Text: 80 Sqdn.

Age: 26

Date of Death: 14/11/1939

Service No: 564334

Additional information: Son of Robert and Florence Maud Brett, of Mickleham, Surrey.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: O. 31.

Cemetery: ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY

J L Byrne No CWGC record for any J L Byrne.

Some 40 records for J Byrne but no Dorking connection shown

F A Collins

Name: COLLINS, FRANCIS ALBERT

Initials: F A

Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Flying Officer

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Unit Text: 179 Sqdn.

Age: 21

Date of Death: 19/11/1943

Service No: 122935

Additional information: Son of Alfred and Helen Harriet Collins; husband of Eleanor Margaret Collins (nee Walker), of Dorking, Surrey.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 6, Column 1.

Memorial: MALTA MEMORIAL

B R Cushing

Name: CUSHING, BERNARD RUTHERFORD

Initials: B R

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Regiment/Service: Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.

Unit Text: 46th (The Liverpool Welsh)

Age: 22

Date of Death: between 22/07/1942 and 24/07/1942

Service No: 180767

Additional information: Son of Ernest Charles and Ada Catherine Cushing, of Angmering-on-Sea, Sussex.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: XXI. D. 24.

Cemetery: EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY

I R Fraser

Name: FRASER, IVOR RODERICK

Initials: I R

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Sergeant

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force

Unit Text: 144 Sqdn.

Date of Death: 08/09/1941

Service No: 649384

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 43.

Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

A G Gardiner

Name: GARDINER, ALBERT GEORGE TRACEY

Initials: A G T

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Flying Officer (Nav.)

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Unit Text: 525 Sqdn.

Date of Death: 17/04/1944

Service No: 134548

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 315.

Cemetery: ABINGER (ST. JAMES) CHURCHYARD

J Gorsten

Name: GORSTEN, JOHN ADOLPH PARK

Initials: J A P

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Corporal

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force

Date of Death: 29/10/1942

Service No: 517282

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Memorial: GIBRALTAR MEMORIAL

A J Holden

Name: HOLDEN, ARCHIBALD JAMES

Initials: A J

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Lance Serjeant

Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery

Secondary Regiment: East African Artillery

Secondary Unit Text: attd. 301 Field Regt.

Age: 25

Date of Death: 12/02/1944

Service No: 1131209

Additional information: Son of Arthur and Janet Holden, of Ockley, Surrey; husband of June L. Holden (nee Webb), of Radlett, Hertfordshire.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 4.

Memorial: EAST AFRICA MEMORIAL

G M Head

Name: HEAD, GEOFFREY MONS

Initials: G M

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Flying Officer (Pilot)

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force

Unit Text: 219 Sqdn. Age: 22

Date of Death: 08/02/1941

Service No: 42224

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 2.

Cemetery: WOKING (ST. JOHN'S) CREMATORIUM

R J King

Name: KING, ROBERT JAMES

Initials: R J

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Warrant Officer (Pilot)

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Unit Text: 17 Sqdn.

Age: 24

Date of Death: between 11/05/1945 and 12/05/1945

Service No: 1324008

Additional information: Son of William and Ethel King, of Albury.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: S.E. of Church.

Cemetery: ALBURY (SS. PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD

N Luff No matching record in CWGC for any N Luff;

Possibly ?W ?A N ?R ?P A ?J P

Name: LUFF, WILLIAM CHARLES

Initials: W C

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Pilot Officer

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Unit Text: 27 Sqdn.

Age: 22

Date of Death: 12/01/1944

Service No: 157193

Additional information: Son of Charles Edward and Kate Luff, of Dorking, Surrey.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 433.

Memorial: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

OR

Name: LUFF, ARTHUR NORMAN

Initials: A N

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Royal Norfolk Regiment

Unit Text: 6th Bn.

Age: 22

Date of Death: 10/06/1943

Service No: 5773432

Additional information: Son of Frank Holford Luff and Alice Luff, of Hainford, Norfolk.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 2. L. 47.

Cemetery: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY

OR

Name: LUFF, RONALD

Initials: R

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Stoker 1st Class

Regiment/Service: Royal Navy

Unit Text: H.M. Submarine Tarpon.

Age: 29

Date of Death: 22/04/1940

Service No: P/KX 83269

Additional information: Son of Ernest Robert and Mabel Luff, of Haslemere, Surrey.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 42, Column 2.

Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

OR

Name: LUFF, PETER ANTHONY

Initials: P A

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Army Catering Corps

Secondary Regiment: Royal Artillery

Secondary Unit Text: attd.

Age: 18

Date of Death: 30/06/1944

Service No: 14713751

Additional information: Son of Alfred and Lily Luff, of South Merstham.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: On East Boundary.

Cemetery: MERSTHAM (ST. CATHERINE) NEW CHURCHYARD

OR

Name: LUFF, JOHN PHILIP

Initials: J P

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

Unit Text: 1/5th Bn.

Age: 22

Date of Death: 17/06/1940

Service No: 6093154

Additional information: Son of Herbert and Agnes Luff, of Cranleigh, Surrey.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 37.

Memorial: DUNKIRK MEMORIAL

C Maynard No clear reference on CWGC records with a Dorking link

Name: MAYNARD, CHRISTOPHER NOEL

Initials: C N

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Flying Officer

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Unit Text: 80 Sqdn.

Date of Death: 10/05/1942

Service No: 67062

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 248.

Memorial: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL

M F Mills No matching CWGC record with clear link to Dorking

Name: MILLS, MAURICE FRANCIS

Initials: M F

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Flight Sergeant (Pilot)

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force

Age: 26

Date of Death: 16/08/1941

Service No: 590608

Additional information: Son of Joseph Frank and Violet Annie Mills, of Yeovil, Somerset.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. R. Grave 43.

Cemetery: SUTTON BRIDGE (ST. MATTHEW) CHURCHYARD

M L Norgate No matching CWGC record or with link to Dorking

Name: NORGATE, MORRIS JOHN

Initials: M J

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Sergeant (Nav.)

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Unit Text: 199 Sqdn.

Age: 22

Date of Death: 07/02/1943

Service No: 1380915

Additional information: Son of Frank and Edith Annie Norgate, of Ropley, Hampshire.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Row 3. Grave 22.

Cemetery: GUIDEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY

D Northfield

Name: NORTHFIELD, DERRYCK DOUGLAS

Initials: D D

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Sergeant (Obs.)

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Unit Text: 101 Sqdn.

Age: 20

Date of Death: 01/08/1942

Service No: 1388137

Additional information: Son of William Henry and Mary Phoebe Northfield, of Westhumble, Surrey.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Coll. grave 2. B. 1-4.

Cemetery: RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY

P V Read

Name: READ, PETER VERRALL

Initials: P V

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.)

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Unit Text: 150 Sqdn.

Age: 20

Date of Death: 08/05/1941

Service No: 1152158

Additional information: Son of Charles and Alice Mary Read, of Shirley, Southampton.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot L. Row A. Coll. grave 20-22.

Cemetery: NANTES (PONT-DU-CENS) COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Comment: Jonathan Ives, who is assisting Pont Saint Martin, near Nantes in France, to trace living relatives of the 6 aircrew of a Wellington R1374, which crashed on the 8th May 1941. Concerning Peter Verral Read, gunner of that crew, he tells us that:
“he has traced relatives of all 6 men, though in a number of cases, including Peter, the relations are very distant cousins, with little knowledge of the men.This was predicatable as these men were all young, few had even married and none had children”. In correspondence with the Dorking Advertiser, he had a reply from a cousin in Dorset who put him in contact with another cousin in Australia. Things are hampered by the high number of only children or men with only a single sibling. One of our members, Alan Fox, remembers that when he joined the Wolf Cubs of the 10th Dorking Scout Group in 1941 there was a plaque, commemorating a Peter Verral Read, together with a clock appearing on the end wall inside the Scout Hut which was situated between the Fire Station and St. Martin’s School off West Street. The 10th Dorking no longer exists but the 1st Dorking took over the Hut.
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R Teede

Name: TEEDE, ERNEST RUPERT

Initials: E R

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Captain Regiment/Service: East Surrey Regiment

Secondary Regiment: Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

Secondary Unit Text: attd. 4th Bn.

Age: 24

Date of Death: 26/10/1944

Service No: 114101

Additional information: Son of John E. Teede and Ruby E. Teede, of Dorking, Surrey.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 15. B. 15.

Cemetery: PHALERON WAR CEMETERY