Richmond in Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Kew Guild War Memorial

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 10, 2018

1. Kew Guild War Memorial

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Kew Guild War Memorial. . To The Glory Of God And In Honoured Memory Of The Members Of The Kew Guild and Staff Of The Royal Botanic Gdns Kew Who Gave Their Lives In The Great War 1914 - 1919. L/Cpl Charles Henry Anderson London Scottish · Pte Arthur Edwin Baggs Canadian Seaforth Highlanders · Pte Charles Frederick Ball Royal Dublin Fusiliers · 2nd Lt John Charles Beswick Royal Lancaster Regiment · Pte John Mackenzie Campbell Canadian Beavers Battalion · Gnr James William Clark R M A · Sgt Sidney George Cobbold Rifle Brigade · L/Cpl Harry Sidney Cockcroft Military Foot Police · Pte Ernest Richard Collins Middlesex Regt · Pte Sidney George Comer Tank Corps U S A · Sergt John Dear East Surrey Regt · Capt Charles Leopold Digoy French Infantry · Rflmn John Divers Queen Victoria Rifles · Sergt George Douglas Tank Corps · L/Cpl Arnold Edmund Duley MM Somerset Light Infantry · Pte Gordon Farries Argyll Sutherland Highlanders · Pte James Garnett Wiltshire Regt · Sergt John Giles Canadian Victoria Fusiliers · Pte Joseph Hayhurst Border Regt · Sergt Frederick Honey East Surrey Regt · Seaman John Knowles Jackson Royal Navy · Pte William Lorimer Joyce South Wales Borderers · Pte Henry James Longhurst King’s Royal Rifles · Pioneer Percy Thomas Martin Royal Engineers · Rflmn Arthur John Meads Queen’s Westminsters · Pte Walter Henry Morland Royal Scots · Gnr Frederick T Purssell R F A · 2nd Lt Munro Briggs Scott Royal Scots · Gnr Robert Service Canadian Trench Mortar Bde · Sgt Henry James Smith East Surrey Regt · Sgt Herbert W L Southgate Norfolk Regt · Maj John Leonard Veitch MC Devon Regt · L/Cpl Frank Winderbank East Surrey Regt · Signr John Nicholls Winn Civil Service Rifles · Cpl Herbert Martin Woolley Essex Regt · Pte Albert Wright Warwckshire Regt Floreat Kew 1939 , 1945. Fl/Sgt Thomas Watkins Rayment Royal Air Force · Trooper Eric Egerton Smith 11th Hussars Royal Armoured Corps · Fl/Sgt Reginald Frederick Miles Royal Air Force · Fl/Sgt William Sidney Hugh Menzies Royal Air Force · Cpl Cecil George Last M.M. 6th South African Armoured Division · Lieut John Gordon Mayne Highland Light Infantry (Canada) · Fl/Sgt Frederick George Selby Royal Air Force · Trooper John Wilfred Sutch Royal Armoured Corps · Cpl Percy Ernest Thyer South African Armoured Division · Sgt Gordon Henry Spare Singapore Defence Volunteer · S/Lieut Georges Henri Larsen Corps Franc d’Afrique · Capt Edward Herbert Robson Royal Berkshire Regiment · Sgt John Charles Nauen Straits Settlements Volunteer Force · Despatch Rider Allan Beard Middlesex Regiment . This memorial is in Richmond in Greater London England United Kingdom

To The Glory Of God
And In Honoured Memory
Of The Members Of
The Kew Guild and Staff
Of The Royal Botanic Gdns Kew
Who Gave Their Lives
In The Great War 1914 - 1919

L/Cpl Charles Henry Anderson London Scottish · Pte Arthur Edwin Baggs Canadian Seaforth Highlanders · Pte Charles Frederick Ball Royal Dublin Fusiliers · 2nd Lt John Charles Beswick Royal Lancaster Regiment · Pte John Mackenzie Campbell Canadian Beavers Battalion · Gnr James William Clark R M A · Sgt Sidney George Cobbold Rifle Brigade · L/Cpl Harry Sidney Cockcroft Military Foot Police · Pte Ernest Richard Collins Middlesex Regt · Pte Sidney George Comer Tank Corps U S A · Sergt John Dear East Surrey Regt · Capt Charles Leopold Digoy French Infantry · Rflmn John Divers Queen Victoria Rifles · Sergt George Douglas Tank Corps · L/Cpl Arnold Edmund Duley MM Somerset Light Infantry · Pte Gordon Farries Argyll Sutherland Highlanders · Pte James Garnett Wiltshire Regt · Sergt John Giles Canadian Victoria Fusiliers · Pte Joseph Hayhurst Border Regt · Sergt Frederick Honey East Surrey Regt

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 10, 2018

2. Kew Guild War Memorial

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· Seaman John Knowles Jackson Royal Navy · Pte William Lorimer Joyce South Wales Borderers · Pte Henry James Longhurst King’s Royal Rifles · Pioneer Percy Thomas Martin Royal Engineers · Rflmn Arthur John Meads Queen’s Westminsters · Pte Walter Henry Morland Royal Scots · Gnr Frederick T Purssell R F A · 2nd Lt Munro Briggs Scott Royal Scots · Gnr Robert Service Canadian Trench Mortar Bde · Sgt Henry James Smith East Surrey Regt · Sgt Herbert W L Southgate Norfolk Regt · Maj John Leonard Veitch MC Devon Regt · L/Cpl Frank Winderbank East Surrey Regt · Signr John Nicholls Winn Civil Service Rifles · Cpl Herbert Martin Woolley Essex Regt · Pte Albert Wright Warwckshire Regt

Floreat Kew
1939 — 1945
Fl/Sgt Thomas Watkins Rayment Royal Air Force · Trooper Eric Egerton Smith 11th Hussars Royal Armoured Corps · Fl/Sgt Reginald Frederick Miles Royal Air Force · Fl/Sgt William Sidney Hugh Menzies Royal Air Force · Cpl Cecil George Last M.M. 6th South African Armoured Division · Lieut John Gordon Mayne Highland Light Infantry (Canada) · Fl/Sgt Frederick George Selby Royal Air Force · Trooper John Wilfred Sutch Royal Armoured Corps · Cpl Percy Ernest Thyer South African Armoured Division · Sgt Gordon Henry Spare Singapore Defence Volunteer · S/Lieut Georges Henri Larsen Corps Franc d’Afrique

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 10, 2018

3. Kew Guild War Memorial

· Capt Edward Herbert Robson Royal Berkshire Regiment · Sgt John Charles Nauen Straits Settlements Volunteer Force · Despatch Rider Allan Beard Middlesex Regiment

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 51° 28.73′ N, 0° 17.451′ W. Marker is in Richmond, England, in Greater London. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Kew Road and Lichfield Road, on the left when traveling north. Located in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond, England TW9 3JR, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Chinese Guardian Lions (a few steps from this marker); Temple of Bellona (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Barbara Everest (about 240 meters away); King William’s Temple (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Queen’s Garden (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Fox (approx. 4.4 kilometers away); Orangery Project (approx. 7.8 kilometers away); Victoria R (approx. 7.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Also see . . .
1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (Submitted on June 13, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 13, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.