In Memory of
ARTHUR DISS
Private
12043
9th Bn., Essex Regiment
who died on
Sunday, 17th October 1915. Age 17.
Additional Information:
Brother of Mr. L. Diss, of 82. Bridge Rd., Halstead, Essex.
Commemorative Information
Memorial:
LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France
Location:
Loos-en-Gohelle is a village about 5 kilometres northwest of Lens. It covers the period from the first day of the Battle of Loos to the date of the Armistice. On either side of the cemetery is a wall 15 feet high, to which are fixed tablets on which are carved the names of those commemorated. At the back are four small circular courts, open to the sky, in which the lines of tablets are continued, and between these courts are three semicircular walls or apses, two of which carry tablets, while on the centre apse is erected the Cross of Sacrifice.
In Memory of
CEDRIC LEONARD ASHLEY DISS
Able Seaman
C/JX 163110
H.M.S. Sikh, Royal Navy
who died on
Wednesday, 19th August 1942. Age 19.
Additional Information: Son of Mrs. E. E. Diss, of Halstead, Essex.
Commemorative Information
Memorial:
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent, United Kingdom
Location:
The Memorial overlooks the town of Chatham and is approached by a steep path from the Town Hall Gardens.
In Memory of
EILEEN DISS
who died on
Tuesday, 27th March 1945. Age 16.
Additional Information:
of 52 Hughes Mansions, Vallance Road. Daughter of the late Walter and Caroline Diss. at Hughes Mansions.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON, Section of the Civilian War Dead Register
In Memory of
ERIC SIDNEY DISS
Corporal
7634791
Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
who died on
Monday, 20th August 1945. Age 31.
Additional Information:
Son of Frederick Sydney and Annie Hird Diss; husband of Mary Diss, of Colne, Lancashire.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
DJAKARTA WAR CEMETERY, Indonesia
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: 5. A. 1.
Location:
Jakarta (Djakarta) lies on the northwest coast of the island of Java. Djakarta War Cemetery is in the suburb of Menteng Poeloe, 11 kilometres from the city centre and is adjacent to the Netherlands Field of Honour, Jakarta Selatam (South Jakarta). It can be reached by two main roads - Jalan Dr Saharto and Jalan Casablanca. The Cemetery is entered on the northern side by a short flight of steps leading into the Memorial building. The entrance faces the old civilian cemetery where hawkers from the local market often spill out, partly blocking access to the cemetery. The local name for the cemetery is Makam Perang Jakarta.
Historical Information:
Jakarta, the capital of the Republic of Indonesia, lies on the north-west coast of the island of Java. It was the administrative capital of the former Netherlands East Indies and was known as Batavia, the name used in the records of the 1939-1945 War. Batavia was the port by which thousands of British and Commonwealth servicemen entered Java in February 1942 from Singapore and Sumatra, shortly
before the Japanese invasion of the island. It was defended by Nos. 232 and 605 (Fighter) Squadrons from Tjililitan airfield, a few miles distant. Although greatly outnumbered and dwindling in strength, the fighters remained in action in defence of the capital from 17th-27th February. The 77th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment was also employed in Batavia's defence. On 25th February H.M.S. Exeter, Electra, Encounter and Jupiter and H.M.A.S Perth sailed from Batavia to join the Eastern Striking Force at Sourabaya before meeting the Japanese in the Battle of the Java Sea (see page iv). On 1st March the Japanese landed near Batavia, by the 4th the Dutch had ordered its evacuation, and on the 5th the Japanese occupied the town.
Most of the Allied prisoners of war captured in Java were later concentrated in a number of prison camps around Batavia, one of the largest being "Bicycle Camp", so named because it had been the barracks of a Dutch cycle battalion. The camp held among its first prisoners 300 survivors of H.M.A.S. Perth, and 250 soldiers of the 2/15th Punjab Regiment who had fought in Borneo. In 1961 at the request of the Indonesian Government, the Commonwealth dead from the Netherlands Field of Honour at Sourabaya, and from those at Palembang, Medan and Muntok in Sumatra, were brought into the cemetery, which already contained 474 Commonwealth war graves. Additional land was acquired to accommodate all the graves, and the total number of burials was increased to over 1,000.
Jakarta War Cemetery therefore contains the graves of many who died in defence of Java and Sumatra during the swift Japanese advance in 1942 and many others who perished afterwards as prisoners of war. Among the dead were sailors who fought in the Battle of the Java Sea, soldiers of "Blackforce" including a number of Australians whose graves lie together in plot 6, and airmen who died in flying battle and airfield defence. The cemetery is entered on its northern side by a short flight of steps leading into a memorial building. Two main grass avenues cross the site, one running north-south and one east-west, and the Cross of Sacrifice stands at their intersection. The graves of members of the forces of undivided India lie on a terrace in the southern part of the cemetery. Here an Indian Forces monument has been set up; it is a stone pillar crowned by a sculptured wreath and bearing wreaths on two sides, with "INDIA" inscribed below one and "PAKISTAN" below the other. The graves are marked by bronze plaques set in concrete pedestals. The cemetery is covered with turf and planted with many colourful sub-tropical trees and shrubs.
In Memory of
HERBERT RICHARD DISS
Petty Officer Writer
D/MX 86604
H.M.S. Victorious, Royal Navy
who died on
Tuesday, 16th October 1945. Age 32.
Additional Information:
Son of Herbert and Edith Diss; husband of Florence R. Diss, of Barnstaple, Devon.
Commemorative Information
Memorial:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon, United Kingdom
Location:
The Memorial is situated centrally on The Hoe, which overlooks directly towards
Plymouth Sound. It is accessible at all times.
In Memory of
HENRY REGINALD DISS
who died on Monday, 26th August 1940. Age 38.
Additional Information:
Son of Mrs. R. Hancock, of 48 Mill Lane, Sawston, Cambridgeshire. at Debden Aerodrome.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
RURAL DISTRICT OF SAFFRON WALDEN, Section of the Civilian War Dead Register
In Memory of
A R DISS
Serjeant
10950
5th Bn., King's Shropshire Light Infantry
who died on
Tuesday, 1st June 1915. Age 39.
Additional Information:
Husband of Alice M. Diss, of 2, Lucerne Terrace, Hadley, Wellington, Salop.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND, ZILLEBEKE, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Location:
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) is located 2 kilometres south-east
of Ieper town centre, on the Komenseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Komen (N336).
Historical Information:
At 2 kilometres west of the village of Zillebeke the railway runs on an embankment,
overlooking a small farmstead known to the British Army as Transport Farm. It is a
place screened by slightly rising ground to the East, and burials on the site of the
cemetery began in April, 1915. They were continued until the Armistice, especially in
1916 and 1917, when Advanced Dressing Stations were placed in the Dugouts and
the farm.
In Memory of
E DISS
Private
154536
2nd Div. Mechanical Transport Coy., Canadian Army Service Corps
who died on
Friday, 18th April 1919.
Additional Information:
Brother of Elsie M. Habberfield, of 42, Criffel Avenue, Streatham Hill, London, England.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Surrey, United Kingdom
Location:
Brookwood is 30 miles from London (M3 to Bagshot and then A322
Historical Information:
Brookwood Cemetery, is a very extensive burial ground near Woking, in the North-West corner of Surrey. Brookwood and Woking were afforested by Henry II, but disafforested about 1225. The name "Brookwood" has reference to the large woods of oak which grew in this district in former times from which, according to local tradition, timber was used in the construction of many sailing ships. Brookwood
In Memory of
FRANK DISS
Private
154535
2nd M.T. Coy., Canadian Army Service Corps
who died on
Tuesday, 25th February 1919. Age 33.
Additional Information:
Son of Alfred and Florence Diss, of Colchester, England; husband of Elizabeth Diss,
of McKay, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
BELGRADE CEMETERY, Namur, Namur, Belgium
Location:
Belgrade Cemetery is in the commune of St Servais on the road to Nivelles.
Historical Information:
Namur (in Flemish, Namen,) the capital of the Province of Namur, is a cathedral city on the Meuse. It was attacked by the Germans on the 20th August, 1914; the forts were destroyed by heavy artillery, and at midnight on the 23rd-24th the garrison evacuated the place. Namur remained in German hands until the end of the War; it was then, for ten months, the home of British Casualty Clearing Stations, and many of the British soldiers buried in the cemetery died after the Armistice. There are now over 200, 1914-18 and a small number of 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.
In Memory of
HENRY JOHN DISS
Lance Corporal
6990
4th Bn., Middlesex Regiment
who died on
Saturday, 24th October 1914. Age 32.
Additional Information:
Son of Henry and Emma Diss, of Camberwell, London. Husband of May Henrietta Stewart (formerly Diss), of 24, Vincent Rd., Norwich.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
Location:
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery is one of the Town Cemeteries and stands on high ground on the eastern side of Boulogne, on the road to St. Omer.
Historical Information:
Boulogne, was one of the three Base ports most extensively used by the British Armies on the Western Front, throughout the 1914-18 War. It was closed and cleared on the 27th August, 1914, in consequence of the retreat of the Allies; but it was opened again in October, and from that month to the end of the war Boulogne and Wimereux formed one of the chief Hospital areas.
In Memory of
J D DISS
Gunner
125215
306th Bde., Royal Field Artillery
who died on
Thursday, 30th August 1917.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
Location:
Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne.
Historical Information:
Wimereux was the Headquarters of the Q.M.A.A.C. during the 1914-18 war, and in 1919 it became the General Headquarters of the British Army. From October, 1914, onwards, Boulogne and Wimereux formed an important British hospital centre; and until June, 1918, the Medical Units at Wimereux buried their dead in the Communal Cemetery, the South-Eastern (or right-hand) half of which was set aside for British graves.
In Memory of
KENNETH ERNEST DISS
Gunner
946100
144 (The Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal Artillery., Royal Artillery
who died on
Friday, 5th December 1941. Age 23.
Additional Information:
Son of Albert E. and Louie A. Diss, of Eltham, London.
Commemorative Information
Memorial:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt
Location:
The Alamein Memorial forms the entrance to the El Alamein War Cemetery. Alamein is a village, bypassed by the main coast road, approximately 130 kilometres west of Alexandria on the road to Mersa Matruh.
Historical Information:
The Alamein Memorial commemorates nearly 12,000 Second World War casualties
In Memory of
LEONARD FRED DISS
Greaser
S.S. "Narragansett" (Greenock), Mercantile Marine
who died on
Friday, 16th March 1917. Age 17.
Additional Information:
Son of Florence May Diss, of 58, Elm Rd., Grays, Essex. Born at Tilbury.
Commemorative Information
Memorial:
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London, United Kingdom
Historical Information:
In Memory of
ROBERT DISS
Private
12106
9th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment
who died on
Thursday, 7th October 1915. Age 30.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
HOLBEACH CEMETERY, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
In Memory of
ROBERT WILLIAM DISS
Flight Sergeant
1445548
Air Bomber
158 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died on
Tuesday, 11th April 1944.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
MEHARICOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France
Location:
Meharicourt is a village and commune 32 kilometres east-south-east of Amiens and some 7 kilometres south of the road from that town to St. Quentin. The Communal Cemetery is on the north-western side of the village on the road to Rosieres.
Historical Information:
There are now over 40, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.
In Memory of
STANLEY ALEXANDER DISS
Private
43972
23rd Bn., Middlesex Regiment
who died on
Saturday, 23rd March 1918. Age 25.
Additional Information:
Son of I. and Caroline Diss, of 62, Trinity Square, Halstead, Essex.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
VAULX HILL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
Location:
Vaulx-Vraucourt is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 6 kilometres north-east of Bapaume.
Historical Information:
Vaulx-Vraucourt village was taken in the spring of 1917, lost (after severe fighting) in March, 1918, and retaken in the following September.
In Memory of
THOMAS DISS
Private
12534
8th Bn., North Staffordshire Regiment
who died on
Saturday, 18th November 1916. Age 32.
Additional Information: Son of Thomas Diss.
Commemorative Information
Memorial:
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France
In Memory of
THOMAS DISS
Serjeant
8915
5th Bn., Wiltshire Regiment
who died on
Friday, 7th July 1916. Age 23.
Additional Information:
Son of Thomas and Charlotte Diss, of 30, Coppermill Lane, Lower Tooting, London; husband of Alice Maud Rimen (formerly Diss), of Cashmoor, Farnham. Blandford. Dorset. Angora
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq
Location:
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery is 800 metres beyond the North Gate of the City of Baghdad on the south-eastern side of the road to Baguba.
Historical Information:
Baghdad is a city on both banks of the Tigris, 220 miles from the Persian Gulf. It was built in the year 763, and for some time it was the capital of the Caliphate. In 1914 it was a place of some 150,000 inhabitants, the capital of one of the three mesopotanian vilayets, the Headquarters of the Turkish Army in Mesopotamia, and a trading centre of supreme importance. It was the objective of Indian Expeditionary Force "D" from - at the least - March 1915, and it was the goal of the force besieged and captured in Kut. It fell into British hands on the 11th March 1917. The "Operations for the consolidation of the position at Baghdad" lasted to the 30th April; but meanwhile it had become the Advanced Base, with two Stationary Hospitals and three Casualty Clearing Stations.
1939-1945 Iraq, formerly Mesopotamia and an integral part of the Turkish Empire, became a Kingdom after the 1914-1918 War when, under the Treaty of Lausanne (1923), Turkey renounced sovereignty over Mesopotamia; but a republican form of Government was set up in 1958 after the assassination of Faisal II and other members of the Royal Family. Lying between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, and stretching from Turkey on the north and north-east to the Persian Gulf in the south and south-east, and from Iran (Persia) on the east to Syria and the Arabian Desert on the west, Iraq corresponds approximately to ancient Mesopotamia. In 1914 Baghdad was the Headquarters of the Turkish Army, and during the 1914-1918 War was the objective of Indian Expeditionary Force "D," and the goal of the forces besieged and captured at Kut. It fell into British hands on 11th March 1917, and became the Advanced Base with two Stationary Hospitals and three Casualty Clearing Stations. During the 1939-1945 War it was again the British objective. The 20th Indian Infantry Brigade reached Baghdad from Shaiba by the Euphrates route on 12th June 1941, and the 21st Indian Infantry Brigade (less two Battalions), part of the 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers, and the 157th Field Regiment, R.A. arrived on 19th June via the Tigris. An Advanced Base was established later near the city and remained in use until "PAIFORCE" left the country in 1946.
In Memory of
THOMAS WILLIAM DISS
Private
15689
2nd Bn., Devonshire Regiment
who died on
Sunday, 31st March 1918.
Commemorative Information
Memorial:
POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France
Location:
Pozieres is a village some 6 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert. The Memorial encloses Pozieres British Cemetery, which is a little south-west of the village on the north side of the main road, D929, from Albert to Pozieres.
Historical Information:
The Memorial relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields, and to the succeeding period of four months during which there was built up, behind the new front, of the army, which on the 8 August 1918 began the Advance to Victory.
In Memory of
WILLIAM DISS
Gunner
221096
"D" Bty. 255th Bde., Royal Field Artillery
who died on
Saturday, 29th September 1917. Age 25.
Additional Information:
Son of Fredrick and Mary Ann Diss; husband of Gladys Irene Diss, of 28, Beachcroft Rd., Leytonstone, London. Born at Bishop's Stortford, Herts.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Historical Information:
Vlamertinghe was, during the greater part of the War, just outside the normal range of enemy shell fire, and it was used both by Artillery units and by Field Ambulances. There are now nearly 2,000, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
In Memory of
WILLIAM FREDERICK DISS
Private
43741
11th Bn., Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
who died on
Thursday, 16th August 1917.
Commemorative Information
Memorial:
TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium