URBAN DISTRICT OF LEATHERHEAD

source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Grave locations, where given, are in the Churchyard of
SS Mary & Nicholas Leatherhead unless otherwise stated map

please click for interactive map from Multimap
Parish Church graveyard: South
Links: for military and local civilians these are to the casualty's page where now available on this website - otherwise until provision of their page, to their entry in the CWGC database.
For civilians from elsewhere the link is to their entry in the CWGC database.

Military No. of identified casualties: 12, plus 1 other service and 1 not listed by CWGC

26/01/1921 ABELL, GEORGE ALBERT age 22: in East part
[local grave no. 1883]
Lance Corporal: L/11000: The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.)

04/11/1918 ALEXANDER, G age unknown: in East part
[local grave no. 419]
Corporal: 15226: Essex Regiment
12/10/1941 ARCHER, EDMUND HEDLEY age unknown: South of Church
[local grave no. 398/1: near fork in paths between areas GECB on churchyard 'map']
Sub-Lieutenant (A): Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
10/03/1941 ARNOLD, EDWARD ROLFE age 25: Near South Boundary
[local grave no. 290]
Pilot Officer (Obs.): 77908: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
21/10/1942 DAVIES, ARTHUR age 25: South [East] of Church near main path
[local grave no. 860]
Sergeant (Pilot): 1272582: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
03/06/1941 MESSENGER, [PETER] GEORGE JAMES age 26: South of Church.
[local grave no. 1836, near Abell grave]
Lance Corporal: 2662241: Coldstream Guards
15/07/1945 ORCHARD, DONALD age 20: South of Church, South Boundary.
[local grave no. 1271]
Air Mechanic 2nd Class: FX577045: Royal Navy
26/09/1941 PETERS, CYRIL HAROLD age 24: Near South Boundary.
[local grave no. 569]
Sapper: 2005511: Royal Engineers
01/06/1941 PIPER, THOMAS JOHN VICTOR age 18: Near South Boundary
[local grave no. 459]
Lance Corporal: 6296536: The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regt.)
09/10/1917 TAYLOR, P E age 19: in North part.
[local grave no. 1756]
Private: 201859: Royal Sussex Regiment
17/07/1918 WELLER, ADA ELIZABETH age unknown: in East part.
[local grave no. 804: Area F]
Worker: 39645: Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
30/10/1918 WRIGHT, E F age unknown: in East part.
[local grave no. 1142]
Private: 14852: Norfolk Regiment
Not listed by CWGC
24/6/1945
FINCH, JW age 20: South Boundary, in area D alongside path between areas E&D - see 'map'
[local grave no. 330]
Armourer: Royal Air Force
Other services
11/03/1941
RICHARDS, CHARLES HENRY Age: 33
[local grave no. 455: Area E]
Fireman, Leatherhead Fire Brigade.

1st August 2004
St Mary & St Nicholas Leatherhead churchyard, from the Eastern (Worple Road) boundary

Civilian War Dead
No. of identified casualties: 8 local, plus 36 (*) who were brought to a Leatherhead hospital from outside the Urban District. The Royal Blind School, Leatherhead, was requisitioned by King's College Hospital as a national emergency hospital during World War Two. It was known as Leatherhead Emergency Hospital (Royal Blind School), and only existed under this name from 1939 to 1946. Thereafter it was used to house Chelsea Pensioners until the 1950s when the school reopened.

Civilian casulaties are shown in both alphabetical and date order.

ALPHABETICAL order

local - note that location links are to road and not address
BALL, WILLIAM JOSEPH age unknown: died 16/05/1944
of Woodside, Green Lane. Husband of Elsie Ball.
Injured 15 March 1944, at Woodside,
Green Lane; died at Leatherhead Emergency Hospital.
COOPER, MARY JANE age 62: died 30/09/1940
of 7 Gaywood Road, Ashtead. Wife of Harry Charles Cooper.
Died at 7
Gaywood Road.
HATCHWELL, FREDERICK age 57: died 30/08/1940: South of Church, South Boundary.
[local grave no. 382]
of Corner Cot, St. John's Avenue. Husband of Gladys Olive Hatchwell.
Died at
Reigate Road.
HOWCROFT, MARY age 53: died 30/08/1940
of South Cottage, The Warren, Ashtead. Widow of Fred Pollock Howcroft.
Died at South Cottage,
The Warren.
PENGELLY, FLORENCE age 53: died 30/08/1940
of Currer Wood, The Warren, Ashtead.
Died at Currer Wood,
The Warren.
SIMMS, JOHN age14: died 30/08/1940
of 2 East Street, Great Bookham. Son of J. Simms, and of the late Alfred Simms.
Died at
Reigate Road.
WINFIELD, WILFRED VICTOR age 45: died 28/02/1945
Police War Reserve. Husband of Lydia Ann Winfield of Newlyn, Dowlans Road, Great Bookham.
Died at Newlyn,
Dowlans Road, from an illness contracted while on war duties.
WINSPEAR, JAMES age 53: died 19/03/1941
of 4 New Road,
Ermyn Way. Son of the late James and Elizabeth Winspear; husband of Maud Winspear.
Died at Blind School Hospital.

from elsewhere
26/07/1944
BENNETT, ALBERT JAMES age 48*
28/07/1944
BURT, HANNAH REBECCA age 61*
20/11/1943
CHURCH, BERTHA EMMA age 69*
21/10/1940
COCOZZA, ESTHER age 59*
date unspec
CROWE, MARY ELIZABETH age unknown*
23/10/1940
CROWE, WILLIAM GUNSON age 60*
30/09/1940
DENNIS, EILEEN age 9*
23/09/1944
DUAN, GEORGE ALBERT age 19*
date unspec
HAGGIS, LIONEL ARTHUR age 30*
28/10/1940
HAGGIS, LOUISA ANN age unknown*
11/08/1944
HARGAN, MABEL SELINA age 76*
26/10/1940
HAWKES, ALFRED HENRY age 49*
date unspec
HAWKES, JOHN EDWARD age unknown*
30/06/1944
HUNT, HENRY GEORGE POOLEY age 51*
16/10/1940
KIPPIN, JAMES age 60*
11/07/1944
LANGLEY, MARGARET LOUISE age 42*
14/07/1944
LEE, MARY ANN age 87*
18/10/1940
MACLAREN, ISABELLA MAY age 57*
date unspec
MACLAREN, WILLIAM age unknown*
30/09/1940
MITCHELL, ANNIE ELIZABETH age 27*
30/09/1940
MITCHELL, RITA IVY age 18 months*
30/07/1944
NORRIS, WILLIAM HERBERT age 76*
18/01/1945
PACKWOOD, EDITH age 74*
28/07/1944
PARKER, HERBERT FREDERICK age 62*
27/04/1944
SMITH, HARRIET age 80*
07/05/1941
STEVENSON, ARCHIBALD FRANK age 59*
13/10/1940
SWAINSTON, WILLIAM HOPPER age 81*
08/10/1940
TASKER, LYDIA ISOBEL age 87*
10/03/1945
TURNER, HARRY JOHN age 87*
03/10/1940
WALKER, ELLEN age 79*
24/08/1944
WATERFIELD, CHARLOTTE ANN age 84*
02/08/1944
WILCOX, JOHN age 77*
04/01/1941
WILLIAMS, HENRY age 76*
date unspec
WILLIAMS, ELIZA ANN age Unknown*
18/11/1940
WINNETT, JOHN age 71*
09/07/1944
WOODHAM, ELIZABETH age 77*

DATE order

local - note that location links are to road and not address
30/08/1940
HATCHWELL, FREDERICK age 57: South of Church, South Boundary.
[local grave no. 382]
of Corner Cot, St. John's Avenue. Husband of Gladys Olive Hatchwell.
Died at
Reigate Road.
30/08/1940
HOWCROFT, MARY age 53
of South Cottage, The Warren, Ashtead. Widow of Fred Pollock Howcroft.
Died at South Cottage,
The Warren.
30/08/1940
PENGELLY, FLORENCE age 53
of Currer Wood, The Warren, Ashtead.
Died at Currer Wood,
The Warren.
30/08/1940
SIMMS, JOHN age14
of 2 East Street, Great Bookham. Son of J. Simms, and of the late Alfred Simms.
Died at
Reigate Road.
30/09/1940
COOPER, MARY JANE age 62
of 7 Gaywood Road, Ashtead. Wife of Harry Charles Cooper.
Died at
Gaywood Road.
19/03/1941
WINSPEAR, JAMES age 53
of 4 New Road,
Ermyn Way. Son of the late James and Elizabeth Winspear; husband of Maud Winspear.
Died at Blind School Hospital.
16/05/1944
BALL, WILLIAM JOSEPH age unknown
of Woodside, Green Lane. Husband of Elsie Ball.
Injured 15 March 1944, at Woodside,
Green Lane; died at Leatherhead Emergency Hospital.
28/02/1945
WINFIELD, WILFRED VICTOR age 45
Police War Reserve. Husband of Lydia Ann Winfield of Newlyn, Dowlans Road, Great Bookham.
Died at Newlyn,
Dowlans Road, from an illness contracted while on war duties.

from elsewhere
30/09/1940
DENNIS, EILEEN age 9*
30/09/1940
MITCHELL, ANNIE ELIZABETH age 27*
30/09/1940
MITCHELL, RITA IVY age 18 months*
03/10/1940
WALKER, ELLEN age 79*
08/10/1940
TASKER, LYDIA ISOBEL age 87*
13/10/1940
SWAINSTON, WILLIAM HOPPER age 81*
16/10/1940
KIPPIN, JAMES age 60*
18/10/1940
MACLAREN, ISABELLA MAY age 57*
21/10/1940
COCOZZA, ESTHER age 59*
23/10/1940
CROWE, WILLIAM GUNSON age 60*
26/10/1940
HAWKES, ALFRED HENRY age 49*
28/10/1940
HAGGIS, LOUISA ANN age unknown*
18/11/1940
WINNETT, JOHN age 71*
04/01/1941
WILLIAMS, HENRY age 76*
07/05/1941
STEVENSON, ARCHIBALD FRANK age 59*
20/11/1943
CHURCH, BERTHA EMMA age 69*
27/04/1944
SMITH, HARRIET age 80*
30/06/1944
HUNT, HENRY GEORGE POOLEY age 51*
09/07/1944
WOODHAM, ELIZABETH age 77*
11/07/1944
LANGLEY, MARGARET LOUISE age 42*
14/07/1944
LEE, MARY ANN age 87*
26/07/1944
BENNETT, ALBERT JAMES age 48*
28/07/1944
PARKER, HERBERT FREDERICK age 62*
28/07/1944
BURT, HANNAH REBECCA age 61*
30/07/1944
NORRIS, WILLIAM HERBERT age 76*
02/08/1944
WILCOX, JOHN age 77*
11/08/1944
HARGAN, MABEL SELINA age 76*
24/08/1944
WATERFIELD, CHARLOTTE ANN age 84*
23/09/1944
DUAN, GEORGE ALBERT age 19*
18/01/1945
PACKWOOD, EDITH age 74*
10/03/1945
TURNER, HARRY JOHN age 87*
date unspec
HAGGIS, LIONEL ARTHUR age 30*
date unspec
HAWKES, JOHN EDWARD age unknown*
date unspec
MACLAREN, WILLIAM age unknown*
date unspec
WILLIAMS, ELIZA ANN age Unknown*
date unspec
CROWE, MARY ELIZABETH age unknown*

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last updated 21 Mar 2009