Comments on: Stories from the First World War: Soldiers commemorated at Walton-on-Thames

By: Adele

Adele — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:46:54 +0000

If I get another trip home, Surrey, I shall visit Walton on Thames, I lived at Walton on the Hill, near Epsom.. Has there been a book one on the Walton On Thames soldiers? I now have my own copy of the Brockenhurst book.. Clare sent it to me..

By: More Stories from the First World War « Te Papa’s Blog

More Stories from the First World War « Te Papa’s Blog — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:14:59 +0000

[...] the stories of Sergeant-Major Charles Vandersluys; the two brothers Donald and John Jessen; and the New Zealand soldiers buried at Walton-on-Thames churchyard in Surrey whose names appear on another object in the collection, a memorial [...]

By: Kiera Gould

Kiera Gould — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:32:43 +0000

That sounds really interesting. There is also a road which was built in the 1930s which is called ‘New Zealand Avenue’ as a tribute to the long association of the N.Z.E.F. with the town of Walton-on-Thames, it runs from the site of the hospital at Mount Felix and has a memorial stone placed on the centre of one of its roundabouts which also features a memorial plaque with the names of the 19 New Zealanders buried in the churchyard and the two missing soldiers.

By: adele pentony-graham

adele pentony-graham — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:12:52 +0000

You would know about Brockenhurst? I have a list of the Kiwi soldiers buried down there, and a friend has them on his site as well in Hampshire.. Clare CHurch researched into these soldiers at Brockenhurst, she lives a Lymington.. came over to NZ to help with research. I will check with the friend see what he has on the Walton on Thames soldiers… its near where I come from originally… Think from memory there is a hotel(Pub) in town named after the Kiwis… many hands make light work!