Title photo :Arnie Foreman in Fiji, WWII. Thank you for this photo Elise Hansen.
ALTON WWII Soldiers
Cedric William ALLEN, Lance Corporal, 390015
Son of Arthur and Jessie Allen
Edgar Thomas ALLEN, Private, 64083
Son of Arthur and Jessie Allen
Frederick Arthur AMON, Gunner, 44420
Son of Fred and Maud Amon
Raymond Nelson AMON, Private, 73970
Son of Samuel Willis and Florence Bertha Kate Amon
Ian George ARMSTRONG, Trooper, 459349
Son of George Francis and Isabel Kathleen Armstrong
Victor Delamore ARMSTRONG, Private, 447503
Son of George Francis and Isabel Kathleen Armstrong
Kevin Jack Stewart BOURKE, Private, 5280
Son of John William and Maud Kathleen Bourke
William Paul CLARKSON, Private, 62825
Son of James and Mary Clarkson
Raymond Ernest John FENWICK, Gunner, 76277
Son of Henry John and Lucy Ann Fenwick
Robert Crombie Lyon FORBES, Private, 62827
Son of Alexander Nicol and Kate Forbes
Arnott Theodore FOREMAN, Gunner, 76216
Son of Thomas Theodore and Dorothy Frances Foreman
Barrie Sinclair FOREMAN, Private, 652382
Son of William George and Ruby Eileen (Irene) Foreman
Ian Thomas FOREMAN, Navy
Son of Thomas and Dorothy Foreman
Noel Clinton FOREMAN, Airforce, Decorated
Son of William George and Ruby Eileen (Irene) Foreman
Albert William GARLICK, Private, 73892
Son of Robert William and Amy Kathleen Garlick
Lionel Francis GARLICK, Private, 69094
Son of Robert William and Amy Kathleen Garlick
Frank GARNETT, Private, 446376
Son of John Preston and Sarah Garnett
Leslie GARNETT,
Son of John Preston and Sarah Garnett
Edward William GARNETT, Airforce, DFC
Son of John Preston and Sarah Garnett
James Thomas GIBBS, Flight Sergeant, RAF 4213150
Son of Albert James and Mabel Gibbs
Charles William (Bill) HEAL, Trooper, 455819
Son of Charles William and Doris Myrtle Heal
Farmhand on Amon’s farm. Bills sister Alma, married Fred & Maude Amon’s son Lou. Lou’s son is Rob Amon of Waverley
Newton Clive Cedric HODGE, Corporal, 402590
Son of Edward Herbert and Margaret Hodge
William Owen (Bill) HURLEY, 295100
Son of Jeremiah & Sarah Olive Hurley, Hurleyville
Richard Albert ILLINGWORTH, 413550
Son of Arthur and Muriel Illingworth
Martin Henry LUCKIN, Private, 4999
Son of Luke and Janie Luckin
Charles Malcom OPIE, Sergeant, 37248
Son of Ronald and Bertha Emily Opie
Alfred Henry PALMER, Trooper, 444567
son of Harold and May Palmer
Joel Carrington PROFFITT, Private, 6057
Son of John and Frances Proffitt
Margery Bonser PROFFITT, Nurse, 34989
Daughter of John and Frances Proffitt
Lloyd George PUTT, Trooper, 16470
Son of Lewis Henry and Emily Jane Putt
Eric Thomas SCOWN, Lance Corporal, 73945
Son of Richard George and Florence Jane Scown
Nelson James SCOWN, Private, 70536
Son of Richard George and Florence Jane Scown
Harry SUTCLIFF, Private, 5072
Cheesemaker
Harvey Hugh SYMES, 425751
Son of Jackson and Maggie Symes
Ian Edmund SYMES, Private, 156563
Son of Jackson and Maggie Symes
RIP WWII
*Trevor Wilmot BOYCE, Pilot Officer, 422047
166 (R.A.F.) Sqdn, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Died at age 21, on 13 June 1944
In the Netherlands
Son of Wilmot and Agnes Jessie Boyce (nee Blake), of Hawera
*James Neenon DRURY, Private, 6694
27th, New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
Died at age 26, on 22 April 1943
in Tunisia
Son of William and Florence Drury, Hawera
*Tim Eugene HURLEY, Private 44531
25th Infantry Battalion
Died at age 23, on 10 September 1942
at El Alamein, Western Desert
Son of Jeremiah and Sarah Olive Hurley, Hurleyville
*Leslie JEFFERY, Staff Sergeant
1006, N.Z. Div. Cavalry Regt., New Zealand Armoured Corps
died at age 29, between 23 & 24 February 1941
Accidental drowning in Egypt, his motorbike went into a canal.
Occupation before enlistment: Sharemilker for T.Foreman, Alton
Son of Sidney W and Ivy Lulu Jeffery, Wanganui.
*Robert Samuel MORELAND, Lance Corporal
5296, New Zealand Post and Telegraph Corps
died at age 32, on 29 November 1941
in Tobruk, Western Desert, North Africa
Son of Samuel and Jane Moreland (nee Trotter), of Auckland
Husband of Eileen Isabella Elwood Moreland, of Dunedin, Otago
*Edgar Hugh SUTHERLAND, Gunner
61860, 5 Field Regt., New Zealand Artillery
in Libya Western Desert, North Africa
died at age 25, on 01 December 1941
Son of Hugh Alexander and Agnes Sutherland, of Alton.
*Arthur TAYLOR, Private
29684, 18th Bn., New Zealand Infantry
died at age 34, between 01 & 30 April 1941
In Greece. Buried Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens
Son of William and Jane Taylor, of Hawera
*Charles Alan WASHER, Flight Lieutenant, British Airforce
Alan Washer was test flying a Bristol Beaufort Mk I L4443 on the 12th June 1940, flying from Bristol, when it caught fire over Oxford during engine cooling trials.
His two crew members bailed out safely over the built-up residential area of Oxford but Alan stayed with the aircraft and he crashed it into an empty school playground to avoid hitting houses and people, and he was killed at 30 years of age.
Buried St Mary's Churchyard Cemetery, Berrow, near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England.
Son of Albert Edgar and Lena Hillier Washer
ALTON WWII Soldiers
Cedric William ALLEN, Lance Corporal, 390015
Son of Arthur and Jessie Allen
Edgar Thomas ALLEN, Private, 64083
Son of Arthur and Jessie Allen
Frederick Arthur AMON, Gunner, 44420
Son of Fred and Maud Amon
Raymond Nelson AMON, Private, 73970
Son of Samuel Willis and Florence Bertha Kate Amon
Ian George ARMSTRONG, Trooper, 459349
Son of George Francis and Isabel Kathleen Armstrong
Victor Delamore ARMSTRONG, Private, 447503
Son of George Francis and Isabel Kathleen Armstrong
Kevin Jack Stewart BOURKE, Private, 5280
Son of John William and Maud Kathleen Bourke
William Paul CLARKSON, Private, 62825
Son of James and Mary Clarkson
Raymond Ernest John FENWICK, Gunner, 76277
Son of Henry John and Lucy Ann Fenwick
Robert Crombie Lyon FORBES, Private, 62827
Son of Alexander Nicol and Kate Forbes
Arnott Theodore FOREMAN, Gunner, 76216
Son of Thomas Theodore and Dorothy Frances Foreman
Barrie Sinclair FOREMAN, Private, 652382
Son of William George and Ruby Eileen (Irene) Foreman
Ian Thomas FOREMAN, Navy
Son of Thomas and Dorothy Foreman
Noel Clinton FOREMAN, Airforce, Decorated
Son of William George and Ruby Eileen (Irene) Foreman
Albert William GARLICK, Private, 73892
Son of Robert William and Amy Kathleen Garlick
Lionel Francis GARLICK, Private, 69094
Son of Robert William and Amy Kathleen Garlick
Frank GARNETT, Private, 446376
Son of John Preston and Sarah Garnett
Leslie GARNETT,
Son of John Preston and Sarah Garnett
Edward William GARNETT, Airforce, DFC
Son of John Preston and Sarah Garnett
James Thomas GIBBS, Flight Sergeant, RAF 4213150
Son of Albert James and Mabel Gibbs
Charles William (Bill) HEAL, Trooper, 455819
Son of Charles William and Doris Myrtle Heal
Farmhand on Amon’s farm. Bills sister Alma, married Fred & Maude Amon’s son Lou. Lou’s son is Rob Amon of Waverley
Newton Clive Cedric HODGE, Corporal, 402590
Son of Edward Herbert and Margaret Hodge
William Owen (Bill) HURLEY, 295100
Son of Jeremiah & Sarah Olive Hurley, Hurleyville
Richard Albert ILLINGWORTH, 413550
Son of Arthur and Muriel Illingworth
Martin Henry LUCKIN, Private, 4999
Son of Luke and Janie Luckin
Charles Malcom OPIE, Sergeant, 37248
Son of Ronald and Bertha Emily Opie
Alfred Henry PALMER, Trooper, 444567
son of Harold and May Palmer
Joel Carrington PROFFITT, Private, 6057
Son of John and Frances Proffitt
Margery Bonser PROFFITT, Nurse, 34989
Daughter of John and Frances Proffitt
Lloyd George PUTT, Trooper, 16470
Son of Lewis Henry and Emily Jane Putt
Eric Thomas SCOWN, Lance Corporal, 73945
Son of Richard George and Florence Jane Scown
Nelson James SCOWN, Private, 70536
Son of Richard George and Florence Jane Scown
Harry SUTCLIFF, Private, 5072
Cheesemaker
Harvey Hugh SYMES, 425751
Son of Jackson and Maggie Symes
Ian Edmund SYMES, Private, 156563
Son of Jackson and Maggie Symes
RIP WWII
*Trevor Wilmot BOYCE, Pilot Officer, 422047
166 (R.A.F.) Sqdn, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Died at age 21, on 13 June 1944
In the Netherlands
Son of Wilmot and Agnes Jessie Boyce (nee Blake), of Hawera
*James Neenon DRURY, Private, 6694
27th, New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
Died at age 26, on 22 April 1943
in Tunisia
Son of William and Florence Drury, Hawera
*Tim Eugene HURLEY, Private 44531
25th Infantry Battalion
Died at age 23, on 10 September 1942
at El Alamein, Western Desert
Son of Jeremiah and Sarah Olive Hurley, Hurleyville
*Leslie JEFFERY, Staff Sergeant
1006, N.Z. Div. Cavalry Regt., New Zealand Armoured Corps
died at age 29, between 23 & 24 February 1941
Accidental drowning in Egypt, his motorbike went into a canal.
Occupation before enlistment: Sharemilker for T.Foreman, Alton
Son of Sidney W and Ivy Lulu Jeffery, Wanganui.
*Robert Samuel MORELAND, Lance Corporal
5296, New Zealand Post and Telegraph Corps
died at age 32, on 29 November 1941
in Tobruk, Western Desert, North Africa
Son of Samuel and Jane Moreland (nee Trotter), of Auckland
Husband of Eileen Isabella Elwood Moreland, of Dunedin, Otago
*Edgar Hugh SUTHERLAND, Gunner
61860, 5 Field Regt., New Zealand Artillery
in Libya Western Desert, North Africa
died at age 25, on 01 December 1941
Son of Hugh Alexander and Agnes Sutherland, of Alton.
*Arthur TAYLOR, Private
29684, 18th Bn., New Zealand Infantry
died at age 34, between 01 & 30 April 1941
In Greece. Buried Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens
Son of William and Jane Taylor, of Hawera
*Charles Alan WASHER, Flight Lieutenant, British Airforce
Alan Washer was test flying a Bristol Beaufort Mk I L4443 on the 12th June 1940, flying from Bristol, when it caught fire over Oxford during engine cooling trials.
His two crew members bailed out safely over the built-up residential area of Oxford but Alan stayed with the aircraft and he crashed it into an empty school playground to avoid hitting houses and people, and he was killed at 30 years of age.
Buried St Mary's Churchyard Cemetery, Berrow, near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England.
Son of Albert Edgar and Lena Hillier Washer
