Family History, Gumbrell Chart 0304 William George Anthony Gumbrell and Lily Edith Challen

3 Irene E GUMBRELL born 17th July 1921 , Reigate district, Surrey occupation 1939 Shoe Shop Assistant died about March quarter1944 Hitchin district Hertfordshire Aged 22 married December quarter 1939 Surrey South Eastern district Surrey Brian T THORPE possibly born about December quarter 1916 Godstone district, Surrey died (registration not found)	4 Maurice W GUMBRELL, born about June quarter 1923 Reigate district Surrey military service Royal Navy Telegraphist Service No. P/JX 159116 H.M. Submarine Olympus died 7 May 1942 At sea Age 19 memorial Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 67, Column 1	5 Dennis George GUMBRELL born -December quarter 1925 Reigate district, Surrey military service Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class Service No. D/KX527880 H.M.S. Lanka died 12th February 1944 At sea Age 18. memorial Plymouth Naval Memoria l Panel 90 Column 2	6 Mary GUMBRELL born 23rd December 1928 Reigate district Surrey (registered March quarter 1929) occupation 1939 At School died September quarter 1969 Surrey South Eastern district Surrey Aged 40 married March quarter 1947 Surrey South Eastern district Surrey Dennis HILL possibly born about December quarter 1926 Reigate district Surrey	7 Joy K GUMBRELL, born 15th January 1933 Reigate district Surrey occupation 1939 At School married March quarter 1953 Surrey South Eastern district Surrey William J TAYLOR born about 1929 (registration not found).	8 Jean GUMBRELL born March quarter 1935 Reigate district Surrey

1897 Redhill, Surrey (baptism of William George Anthony) 1901 Lodge Nutwood, Gatton, Betchworth, Reigate, Surrey. Living with them were father's widowed Uncle George LEDGER (78) Agricultural Labourer (retired) born Merstham, Surrey and niece Lizzie GUMBRELL (8) born Redhill, Surrey 1911 150 Well Head Merstham, Merstham, Surrey, Living with them was father's widowed Uncle George LEDGER (88) Farm labourer born Merstham, Surrey 1921 Albury Farm, Merstham, Surrey (address at marriage) 1939 9 Albert Road , Reigate M.B., Surrey, After two of the children, Irene and Joy, there are 2 "Record Officially Closed" entries 1942 Merstham, Surrey (death of son Maurice William GUMBRELL) 1944 Merstham, Surrey (death of son Dennis George GUMBRELL) 1958 9 Albert Road, South Merstham, Surrey (address given at administration) 1921 70 Sydney Road, Sutton, Surrey (address at marriage) Father John CHALLEN - Carpenter 1939 9 Albert Road , Reigate M.B., Surrey, After two of the children, Irene and Joy, there are 2 "Record Officially Closed" entries 1942 Merstham, Surrey (death of son Maurice William GUMBRELL) 1944 Merstham, Surrey (death of son Dennis George GUMBRELL) 1939 9 Albert Road , Reigate M.B., Surrey, After two of the children, Irene and Joy, there are 2 "Record Officially Closed" entries Notes for Maurice W GUMBRELL: From Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site Historical Information After the First World War, an appropriate way had to be found of commemorating those members of the Royal Navy who had no known grave, the majority of deaths having occurred at sea where no permanent memorial could be provided. An Admiralty committee recommended that the three manning ports in Great Britain - Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth - should each have an identical memorial of unmistakable naval form, an obelisk, which would serve as a leading mark for shipping. The memorials were designed by Sir Robert LORIMER, who had already carried out a considerable amount of work for the Commission, with sculpture by Henry POOLE. The Portsmouth Naval Memorial was unveiled by the Duke of York (the future George VI) on 15 October 1924. After the Second World War it was decided that the naval memorials should be extended to provide space for commemorating the naval dead without graves of that war, but since the three sites were dissimilar, a different architectural treatment was required for each. The architect for the Second World War extension at Portsmouth was Sir Edward MAUFE(who also designed the Air Forces memorial at Runnymede) and the additional sculpture was by Charles WHEELER, William McMILLAN, and Esmond BURTON. The Extension was unveiled by the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on 29 April 1953. Portsmouth Naval Memorial commemorates around 10,000 sailors of the First World War and almost 15,000 of the Second World War. Notes for Dennis George GUMBRELL: From Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site Historical Information After the First World War, an appropriate way had to be found of commemorating those members of the Royal Navy who had no known grave, the majority of deaths having occurred at sea where no permanent memorial could be provided. An Admiralty committee recommended that the three manning ports in Great Britain - Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth - should each have an identical memorial of unmistakable naval form, an obelisk, which would serve as a leading mark for shipping. The memorials were designed by Sir Robert LORIMER, who had already carried out a considerable amount of work for the Commission, with sculpture by Henry POOLE. The Plymouth Naval Memorial was unveiled by HRH Prince George on 29 July 1924. After the Second World War it was decided that the naval memorials should be extended to provide space for commemorating the naval dead without graves of that war, but since the three sites were dissimilar, a different architectural treatment was required for each. The architect for the Second World War extension at Plymouth was Sir Edward MAUFE (who also designed the Air Forces memorial at Runnymede) and the additional sculpture was by Charles WHEELER and William McMILLAN. The Extension was unveiled by HRH Princess Margaret on 20 May 1954. A further unveiling took place on 11 November 1956, when panels honouring those who died on shore, but who had no known grave, were unveiled by Admiral Sir Mark PIZEY. In addition to commemorating seamen of the Royal Navy who sailed from Plymouth, the First World War panels also bears the names of sailors from Australia and South Africa. The governments of the other Commonwealth nations chose to commemorate their dead elsewhere, for the most part on memorials in their home ports. After the Second World War, Canada and New Zealand again chose commemoration at home, but the memorial at Plymouth commemorates sailors from all other parts of the Commonwealth. Plymouth Naval Memorial commemorates 7,251 sailors of the First World War and 15,933 of the Second World War. 1939 9 Albert Road , Reigate M.B., Surrey, After two of the children, Irene and Joy, there are 2 "Record Officially Closed" entries 1939 9 Albert Road , Reigate M.B., Surrey, After two of the children, Irene and Joy, there are 2 "Record Officially Closed" entries

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