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Cobham War Memorial
« on: Tuesday 10 May 16 20:39 BST (UK) »
Please….

Do any of our many members have any information to shed some light on a mystery name on Cobham War Memorial. WW2 panel
The name is FREDA MARTIN.I have exhausted all search routes to no avail, she doesn’t seem to exist.

Thank you Roger.

This post is on Kent Look ups and Armed Forces WW2 Boards
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Re: Cobham War Memorial
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 10 May 16 20:59 BST (UK) »
Have a look for her on the 1939 national register.

She may have been in one of the womens services like ATS     WRNS  or an Air Raid warden.   She may have served overseas.
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Re: Cobham War Memorial
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 10 May 16 21:02 BST (UK) »
Thanks ScouseBoy I have searched that and world deaths ,service records .As i said I have run out of places to search.
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Re: Cobham War Memorial
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 10 May 16 21:07 BST (UK) »
Are the names in alphabetic order?

Could she be an addition from the Falklands campaign  or another conflict?

Someone  must have had the records in the 1940s  to be able to add her name to the memorial.    Ask the Town Council  or the Borough Council  or the local records office.
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Re: Cobham War Memorial
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 10 May 16 21:29 BST (UK) »
Could it be Fred  Arthur  Martin?

Look him up on the www.cwgc.org web site. 
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Re: Cobham War Memorial
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 10 May 16 21:38 BST (UK) »
There is a burial for an Elfreda Ella MARTIN aged 20 of Gold Street 25 September 1943 in the burial registers of Cobham  ???

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Freda is mentioned on the Kent Fallen website but they have no  information about her.
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: Cobham War Memorial
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 12 May 16 17:50 BST (UK) »
Thank you for the help . The Fred A Martin option seems viable Scouse boy (never thought of that.)
Also Th El Freda Martin with death 1943 Cobham from  bearcat. looks a strong possibility.
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Re: Cobham War Memorial
« Reply #7 on: Monday 16 May 16 08:36 BST (UK) »
Again thankyou all for your help. As an update the mystery of who she was has been solved .See the WW2 thread (Same Title).
 Now we just need to know WHY she is listed on the War Memorial??????
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 All these  Families were Born and Bred in Kent

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Re: Cobham War Memorial
« Reply #8 on: Friday 19 February 21 21:02 GMT (UK) »
Freda Martin was my Nans sister and is buried at Cobham with her mother who died in the same year . My mum always said there was some sort of uproar in the village over her name being on the War Memorial but was not sure why .
Just recently I asked my Nans sister who I gained contact with after the death of my Nan , she informed me Freda was in the services during the war but died while having a tooth extracted . This could explain the villagers disagreement and I believe a family member was quite high up in the parish and wished it to stay .
I might request a death certificate and hopefully can confirm this story .
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