Goldhanger residents who served in the armed forces

during World War Two

from the Essex Newsman of 26th February 1946...

those that have been identified to date are listed below in alphabetic order

some of these men moved to the village after the war and are marked *

Bill	Appleton	Army	served with the Essex Regiment & 14th Army in Burma, Maldon Rd.
Ernest	Appleton	Army	John, Pioneer Corps
Harry	Appleton	Navy	on Arctic convoys, Maldon Rd.
	Balter	Army	L/Cpl, Tunis
Arthur	Berry	RAF	Rector in 1938, became an RAF Chaplain
Jack	Blighton	Navy
Edward	Bowring	Army	at Dunkirk
Bob	Brazier	Army	in the “Desert Rats” in North Africa
Dick	Brazier	Army
Jack	Brazier
Walter	Brewer	Army	Quarter Master Sergeant, Blind Lane
Charles	Briggs	Army	Head St *
Keith	Bunting		Highams Farm
Pat	Bunting		Highams Farm
Paul	Crawley	Army	Officer in the Parachute Regiment *
	Challis	Army	BAOR Germany
Percy	Chapman	Army	Guards Regiment
Ted	Edward
	Everitt	Army	gunner
David	Frost	RAF	DSO, Mosquito pilot, Swedish Cottages, Maldon Rd
Charles	Fuller	Army	Maldon Rd
Len	Golding
Stan	Harkness	Army	Served in India
Henry	Hawkins	Army	killed in Italy, married to Joan Campe nee Sweetland of Falcons Hall
John	Hayne	Army	Major, Follyfaunts
Charles	Hockley	Army	served in North Africa, badly burned
Bill	Hopwood	Army	Commando, later married Winsome Page of The Old Rectory *
Bill	Ingle	RAF	RAF pilot, later lived in Head St. *
“Boots”	Johnson	RAF
Sydney	Johnson	Navy
Charles	Jordan	Army	Royal Berks Regt, with 14th Army in Burma
Joe	Kempen	Army	during the advance on Germany
Eric	Kempson	RNVR	MC, Killed at Sumatra, Corner Cottage, Goldhanger/T-Major
Jimmy	Lane		Family owned the The Cricketers Inn
Percy	Lamb
Thomas	Lodge	Army	Church St.
John	McMullen	Army	Lt-Col. Royal Engineers, France, Egypt, Germany, Follyfaunts
John	Moulton
Ben	Neville	RAF	Mill House, Fish St
Ted	Neville	RAF	Mill House, Fish St
Robert	Norton	Navy	Served on Russian Arctic convoys, lived on the Maldon Rd
Roy	Philips	Army	Maldon Road.
Joe	Pledger	Navy	Cobbs farm
Barry	Rose	RNAS	later farmer at Hall Farm *
Chris	Ruffle	RAF	Served in Africa, Bounds Gatehouse
Alfred	Scobell	Navy	at D-Day landings, Fish St.
Frank	Smith	Army	stationed at Goldhanger search light camp *
Eric	Southgate	Army	gunner
Fred	Southgate	Navy	on aircraft carrier HMS Begum in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
Ivan	Southgate	Army
Herbert	Stokes	RAF	in Italy
Ernest	Taylor	Army	Royal Horse Artillery, Gunner, PoW Sulmona Italy, Rheumatic fever
John	Wakeling	Fleet Air Arm Head St
Ron	Weaver
Vic	Westwood	Army	Royal Artillery & Tank Corp
Alan	White	RAF	Served in Austria, Maldon Rd
Peter	White	Fleet Air Arm Japan 1945, witnessed the atomic blasts, Maldon Rd
John	Wilkin	RAF	Bounds Farm, served 1942-46, was at Belson prison at end of the war
Jack	Willis	Army	5th Essex Regt, a PoW in Japan for four years
C	Wright	Army	Gunner

Total identified to date: 60 ( 6 of these came to the village after the war )

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A summary of conscription regulations and the effects on the village is at... Memories of World War Two - Conscription

Local Casualties

In contrast to Goldhanger’s involvement in the Great War, and to Maldon district’s involvement in WW-2, there were no recorded losses of service personnel or civilians from the village between 1939 and 1945. Here is a summary of those who lost their lives nearby in the district during WW-2... ( courtesy of... www.roll-of-honour.com/Essex )

Althorne	1 serving	Maldon	37 serving & 10 civilians
Bradwell On Sea	2 serving	Southmister	2 serving & 3 civilians
Great Totham	1 serving	Tillingham	4 serving
Heybridge	4 serving	Tiptree	27 serving
Heybridge Basin	1 serving & 6 civilians	Tolleshunt Knights	5 serving

This same website does not so far identify any casualties from Goldhanger, Lt. Totham or Tolleshunt Major,

however, Eric Kempson and Henry Hawkins who had strong local connections both lost their lives.

a 32-page booklet was produced for VE-75 at Goldhanger in May 2020 with many more details, see... VE-75 booklet

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