Benfleet War Memorial. 1917 Casualties.
Killed in Action.
ERNEST ALBERT JENNINGS. Service No. 28452.
Rank. Private.
Regiment/Service. Essex Regiment.
Unit. 1st Battalion.
Died. 16 January 1917. Age 27.
Grave. O. IV. O. 12. St. Sever Cemetery Extension. Rouen. France.
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ALFRED OWEN MILES. Service No. G/11938.
Rank. Private.
Regiment/Service. Middlesex Regiment.
Unit. 19th Battalion.
Died. 6 February 1917. Age unknown.
Grave. II. E. 17. Reningheist New Military Cemetery. Belgium.
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JOHN LESLIE PATRICK GIFFORD. Service No. 3421.
Rank. Corporal.
Regiment/Service. Honourable Artillery Company.
Unit. 2nd Battalion.
Died. 11 March 1917. Age unknown.
Grave. Mil. A. 3A. Hatfield Road Cemetery. St. Albans. Hertfordshire.
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ALBERT GEORGE FARR. Service No. 3124.
Rank. Private.
Regiment/Service. Essex Regiment.
Unit. 9th Battalion.
Died. 24 March 1917
Grave. lll. C.7. Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension. France.
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ALBERT WILLIAM PETERS. Service No. 40221.
Rank. Private.
Regiment/Service. Essex Regiment.
Unit. 1st Battalion.
Died. 23 April 1917. Age 30.
Grave. XIX. G. 6A. Etaples Military Military Cemetery. France.
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Son of. William Alfred and Elizabeth Esther Peters of “Glentworth” Priest Lane, Shenfield. Essex.
HENRY GORDON KELSEY. Service No. 14844
Rank. Sergeant.
Regiment/Service. Essex Regiment.
Unit. 11th Battalion.
Died. 2 July 1917. Age 22.
Memorial. Panel 85-87. Loos Memorial. France.
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Son of. Henry Charles Kelsey, of 32 Maple Road. Anerley. London.
RALF HUBERT ROBINSON. M.M. Regimental No. Sth/214
Rank. Second Lieutenant.
Regiment/Service. Rifle Brigade.
Unit. 2nd Battalion.
Died. 23 August 1917. Age 32.
Grave. XVI. A8. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Belgium.
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Husband of. Daisy G. M. Robinson, of “Rowlands” South Benfleet. Essex.
Son of. Matthew and Cecilla Robinson, of “Rowlands” South Benfleet. Essex.
Additional information. Awarded the Military Medal.
In a cruel twist of fate, his son, Ralf Hubert Reginald Robinson, a Lieutenant with the Royal Ulster Rifles, was killed in action on 8 June 1942, he was 24 years of age. He is buried in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. At the time of his death his mother was living in Leigh-on-Sea. Essex.
DOUGLAS BARKER WILKIN. Service No. 31913.
Rank. Private.
Regiment/Service. Essex Regiment.
Unit. 1st Battalion.
Died. 23 August 1917.
Memorial. Panel 98 to 99. Tyne Cot Memorial. Belgium.
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WILFRED WALTER JENNINGS. Service No. G/17480.
Rank. Private.
Regiment/Service. Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
Unit. 11th Battalion.
Died. 20 September 1917.
Grave. XII. F. 15. Hooge Crater Cemetery. Belgium.
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Note. Known as Frederick Jennings on the records.
HARRY ALBERT GRAY. Service No. 27733
Rank. Private.
Regiment/Service. Northamptonshire Regiment.
Unit. 1st Battalion.
Died. 10 November 1917.
Grave. Vll. B.19. Passchendaele New British Cemetery. Belgium.
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HAROLD EDWARD VICTOR KING. Service No. R/39878 and SS/1030
Rank. Rifleman.
Regiment/Service. King’s Royal Rifle Corps.
Unit. 1st/13th Kensington Bn. London Regiment.
Died. 8 December 1917.
Grave. U. 69. Jerusalem War Cemetery.
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GEORGE FREDERICK ARTHUR PARRY. Service No. 340556.
Rank. Corporal.
Regiment/Service. Royal Garrison Artillery.
Unit. 148th Siege Battery.
Died. 25 December 1917. Age 23.
Grave. XXVII. C. 21. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Belgium.
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Husband of. Lily Parry, of Church Avenue. Waltham Abbey. Essex.
Son of. George and Clara Parry.
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Hello Ronnie, I am the granddaughter of Ralf Robinson and the niece of Ralf Robinson junior. I am doing a major ww1 centenary project to honour the sacrifice they both made in the war. Thank you for your input into this site. I was so touched when I saw the photos of the graves.
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