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Second World War

  • 1943 Bomber Command Loss.  620 Squadron.

    1943 Bomber Command Loss. 620 Squadron.

    Kenneth Ernest Moulding. Benfleet Casualty.
  • 1945 Bomber Command Loss.  35 Squadron.

    1945 Bomber Command Loss. 35 Squadron.

    Douglas Farrant Hadland. Benfleet Casualty.
  • Battle of Britain.

    Battle of Britain.

    Pilot Officer Waclaw Lapowski.
  • Benfleet's Commonwealth War Graves

    Benfleet's Commonwealth War Graves

    St Marys Churchyard is a designated Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery with seven official graves. When ...
  • Count Manfred Beckett Czernin.

    Count Manfred Beckett Czernin.

    312 Searchlight Battery. R.E. Camp. Benfleet.
  • Daws Heath – The Forgotten World War 2 Outpost. By Richard Burgess.

    Daws Heath – The Forgotten World War 2 Outpost. By Richard Burgess.

  • Edmund Alfred Wray postman and veteran of two World Wars. Part 1.

    Edmund Alfred Wray postman and veteran of two World Wars. Part 1.

    In his retirement he lived in Benfleet.
  • Edmund Alfred Wray postman and veteran of two World Wars. Part 2

    Edmund Alfred Wray postman and veteran of two World Wars. Part 2

    Edmund Alfred Wray postman and veteran of two World Wars. Part 2
  • Flt. Lt. Leonard Aubrey Crozier. Pilot. No.141472. (Photograph added).

    Flt. Lt. Leonard Aubrey Crozier. Pilot. No.141472. (Photograph added).

    St. Mary Churchyard.
  • Grave of Donald Kenneth Upperton.  No. 960486.

    Grave of Donald Kenneth Upperton. No. 960486.

    St. Mary Churchyard.
  • Grave of James Tales.  Flight Sergeant.  No. 755804.

    Grave of James Tales. Flight Sergeant. No. 755804.

    A Brave Man. A Forgotten Grave.
  • Grave of Sapper John Pratt. No. 1889240.

    Grave of Sapper John Pratt. No. 1889240.

    St. Mary Churchyard.
  • Grave of Victor Samuel Ellen.  No. 6027768.

    Grave of Victor Samuel Ellen. No. 6027768.

    St. Mary Churchyard.
  • H.M.H.S. St. David

    H.M.H.S. St. David

    Thomas Boston Anderson
  • H.M.S. Jervis Bay.

    H.M.S. Jervis Bay.

    Bob Glenville Read. Killed in Action.
  • H.M.S. Niger

    H.M.S. Niger

    Ernest William Dearson
  • H.M.S. Partridge.

    H.M.S. Partridge.

    Arthur James Alden. Killed in Action.
  • H.M.S. Roberts.

    H.M.S. Roberts.

    Raymond Spencer Gwinnell
  • H.M.S. Victorious.

    H.M.S. Victorious.

    Victor William Ernest Watkins. Leading Airman.
  • In Memory of Stanley William Layzell.  1944 Casualty.

    In Memory of Stanley William Layzell. 1944 Casualty.

    His last letter home, the death of a son and brother
  • In Remembrance Memorial.  1940 Casualties.

    In Remembrance Memorial. 1940 Casualties.

    ARTHUR CHARLTON PEARSON. Rank.  2nd Steward. Regiment/Service.  Merchant Navy. Died.  21 December 1940 at the Regent Road ...
  • In Remembrance Memorial. 1941 Casualties.

    In Remembrance Memorial. 1941 Casualties.

    WILLIAM LEONARD GEORGE HARLEY.  Service No. C/JX 190830. Rank.  Telegraphist. Regiment/Service.  Royal Navy. Unit.  H.M. Submarine H31. Died.  24 ...
  • In Remembrance Memorial. 1942 Casualties.

    In Remembrance Memorial. 1942 Casualties.

    CHARLES JAMES BROWN.  Service No. 6200146. Rank.  Trooper. Service/Regiment.  Royal Armoured Corps. Unit Text.  1st. King’s Dragoon Guards. Died.  ...
  • In Remembrance Memorial. 1943 Casualties.

    In Remembrance Memorial. 1943 Casualties.

    ALFRED DONALD MACKAY.  Service No. 1176807. Rank.  Sergeant. Regiment/Service.  Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died.  4 November 1943.  ...
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