A FARNHAM councillor is on the hunt for the families of two fallen heroes from the First World War.

It comes as five cherry trees are set to be planted at the Memorial Hall, West Street, on Tuesday, February 11.

These five cherry trees will be planted to represent five Farnham staff; Private Frederick Charles Mansey, PVT Charles Thomas Hawkins, PVT George William Ayers, PVT Mark William George Glazier and Telegraphist John Baden-Powell Wallace.

However, as the ceremony fast approaches, the families of the latter two soldiers are yet to be found.

Town councillor, Cllr George Hesse spoke to the Herald on his wishes to locate the family: “Although we are going to have the rector of St Andrew’s, the town mayor and maybe a couple of councillors, we want the families to know that Farnham has not forgotten those five men.

“It really is for the families of those men.”

Research shows that PVT Mark William George Glazier was married to an Eliza Annie Catherine, and the couple had three children.

He is thought to have served with the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment, 8th battalion, and died aged 39 following a battle in Ypres, Belgium.

Telegraphist John Baden-Powell Wallace was a member of the 3rd Farnham troop of Baden-Powell scouts, a patrol leader and Kings’ Scout before the war.

Resident of Downing Street and the West Street school, he served as a Telegraphist with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve aboard HMS Pembroke, and died of pneumonia on October 29, 1918, aged 18.

While no details of the families have yet been found, Cllr Hesse is still hopefully that all five families will attend.

The idea for the planting came from Cllr Hesse’s brother-in-law, who works as a journalist in Australia and took a “great interest in the Gallipoli landings”.

“He found that there was a small town in New South Wales where more or less all the young men of the village died in a single morning,” Cllr Hesse said.

“The people of the town then planted a commemorative avenue of trees.

“These can now be found all across Australia.”

If you have any information on the families, please contact George Hesse at 07968 451273 or email [email protected]