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Lest We Forget |
The Royal British Legion |
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1914-1918
| BANKS |
William
Henry |
Private
G/2228 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 18th Division (Pioneers).
Died of wounds 7 February 1916. Aged 31. Son of John & Sarah Banks
of Barcombe. Husband of Eleanore Banks of 30, Brunswick Place, Hove.
Born Preston Park, Brighton, and enlisted in Lewes. Buried in Albert
Communal Cemetery Extension. |
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| BOTTING |
Alfred
George |
Private
TF/3484, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 48th Division (Pioneers).
Killed in action 28 June 1916. Aged 25. Son of Mr & Mrs John Henry
& Ruth Botting of ‘Beaks Cottage’, Longford, Barcombe. Enlisted
Lewes Buried in Couin British Cemetery |
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| BOTTING |
Frederick
Charles |
Private
PLY/ (S)1250, 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 63rd,
Royal Naval Division. Killed in action 29 September 1918. Aged 21.
Son of John Henry & Ruth Botting of ‘Beaks Cottage,’ Longford, Barcombe.
Buried in Sunken Road Cemetery Boisleux-St. Marc |
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| BOTTING |
William
T |
Private
10905 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. 18th Division. Killed
in action 4 April 1918. Born in Little Horstead and enlisted in
Chichester. Son of John Thomas Botting, of Lonford, Barcombe. Commemorated
on The Pozieres Memorial |
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| BROOKS |
Henry
Alfred |
Corporal
33870, 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 21st Division.
Killed in action in Italy 15 June 1918. Aged 22. Son of Sarah Brooks
of Gate Cottage, Chailey. Formerly RAVC. Born in Chailey and enlisted
in Brighton. Included on Chailey War Memorial. Buried in Granezza
British Cemetery, Italy |
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| BROWNE, DSO. |
Robert
Geoffrey |
Major,
1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Died in France 1 November 1918.
Aged 40. Born in Bury St Edmunds. Buried in St. Germain-au-Mont-D’or
Communal Cemetery |
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| BUCKWELL |
George
Henry |
Private
G/1346, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed
in action at ‘The Crassiers’ near Loos 30 June 1916. Aged 21. Born
Barcombe, enlisted Brighton. Son of Mr & Mrs George Buckwell of
Slate Cottage, Barcombe. Born in Barcombe and enlisted in Brighton.
Commemorated on The Arras Memorial |
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| COLLINS |
H
A |
No
further information currently available. |
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| DAY |
Frederick
aka Fred |
Gunner
118775, 250th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in
action near Ypres 25 April 1918. Aged 23. Enlisted Lewes, resident
Barcombe. Son of George & Charlotte Day of 4, Gladstone Buildings,
Barcombe. Formerly 616, Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery. Commemorated
on The Tyne Cot Memorial |
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| EDWARDS |
Frederick |
Private
48051, 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 34th Division.
Killed in action 9 September 1917. Aged 32. Son of Mrs Mary Towner
of Barcombe. Husband of Kate Alice Edwards of ‘Yew Tree Cottage’,
Spithurst. Born in Barcombe and enlisted in Lewes. Commemorated
on The Thiepval Memorial |
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| ELDRIDGE |
Claude
Harrry William |
 Private
42134, ‘C’ Company, 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Taken
prisoner and died in captivity 13 October 1918. Aged 19. Son of
William & Alice Eldridge of Croft Ham Cottage, Barcombe Mills. Born
in Botley, Hampshire and enlisted in Brighton. Formerly 49264, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Buried in Sedan-Torcy French National Cemetery. Also commemorated
on family gravestone |
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| FARRAR |
Herbert
Ronald |
 Second
Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment. 5th Division. Killed
in action near Dranoutre 24 December 1914. Aged 27. Formerly with
the Leicestershire Regiment. Son of The Rev Herbert William and
Florence Margaret Farrar of The Rectory, Lewes. Born at South Shields.
Buried in Dranoutre Military Cemetery |
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| FOORD |
Frank |
Gunner
374281, 352 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action
near Ypres 1 September 1917. Son of Mr & Mrs Fred Foord of Tickeridge
Cottage, Blackboys. Born in Swanborough and enlisted in Lewes. Buried
in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery |
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| FOORD |
George
Frederick |
Lance
Corporal G/798, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 12th Division
Died of wounds in base hospital at Boulogne 19 July 1916. Aged 21.
Son of Frederick & Emma Foord of Tickeridge Cottage, Blackboys.
Born in Ilford, Essex and enlisted in Chichester. Included on Framfield
Parish War Memorial. Buried in Bouogne Eastern Cemetery. |
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| FUNNELL |
George |
Private
267003, 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment.
1st Canadian Division. Killed in action 27 September 1918. Aged
42. Son of John & Maria Funnell of The High Street, Barcombe. Buried
in Quarry Cemetery, Marquion. |
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| GRANTHAM |
Frederick
William |
Captain,
2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers. 1st Division. Killed in
action near Ferme Du Bois, Richebourg L’Avoue 9 May 1915. Aged 45.
Brother of Major William Wilson and Mrs Sybil Grantham, son of William
Grantham QC and his wife, Emma. Born in Greenwich. Commemorated
on The Le Touret Memorial. |
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| GRANTHAM |
Hugo
Frederick |
Extract from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918, volume 2, page 144: GRANTHAM, HUGO FREDERICK, 2nd Lieut., 1st Battn. (44th Foot) Essex Regt. eldest s. of Capt. Frederick William Grantham,. who was killed in action 9 May, 1915 (q.v.); b. London, W., 15 April, 1895 ; educ. at Cheltenham College (Head of House), and Sandhurst ; gazetted 2nd Limit. Essex Regt. 17 Feb. 1915 ; served with the Mediterranean. Expeditionary Force at the Dardanelles from end of May, 1915, and was killed in action. there 28 June, 1915. He was mentioned in Despatches for leading a bombing party, which evicted the Turks out of some British trenches. they had taken; unm. Extract from British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916: 2nd LIEUTENANT HUGO FREDERICK GRANTHAM, 1st BATTN. THE ESSEX REGIMENT, Was the eldest son of the late Captain F. W. Grantham, Reserve of Officers, and Mrs. Grantham, of Beeleigh Abbey, Essex, and a grandson of the late Mr. Justice Grantham. Ile was born on the 15th April, 1895, and was educated at Cheltenham College, where he won his football colours, and was school prefect, as well as being a very promising cricketer. He afterwards entered the R.M.C., Sandhurst, whence, in February, 1915, he was gazetted to the Essex Regiment, and joined the 1st Battalion of his regiment, in Gallipoli Peninsula, in May of the same year. Ile was mentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton's Despatch of 22nd September, 1915, for exceptional gallantry and coolness in heading a bombing party against the Turks, and successfully ejecting them from an advanced position on the 4th June, 1915. Three weeks later he was killed by a bullet through the head whilst leading his platoon against the enemy in the battle of the 28th June, 1915, and was buried next day in a nullah close by. |
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| HAWKINS |
William |
 Sergeant
G/3338, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division Died
of wounds at home 31 July 1916. Aged 34. Son of George & Emma Hawkins.
Husband of Mrs Beatrice Louisa Hawkins of The High Street, Barcombe.
Born in Barcombe. Buried in St. Marys Churchyard, Barcombe. |
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| HEASMAN |
Frederick
William |
Gunner
374372, Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died
in France after hostilities 25 November 1918. Aged 23 Son of Edward
& Eleanor Caroline Jane Heasman of Avery’s Farm, Barcombe. Served
for 3 years overseas. Buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille. |
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| KING |
Ernest |
Lance
Corporal PO/18380, 2nd Royal Marine Battalion. Royal Naval Division,
Royal Marine Light Infantry. Killed in action, shot by a sniper,
17 February 1917. Aged 21. Born in 6 July 1895 in Lewes (also listed
as Barcombe). Son of Walter and Elizabeth King of Morleys Cottages,
Cooks bridge, Lewes Sussex. Embarked Royal Marine Brigade 18 August
1915 (joined Battalion at Cape Helles 2 September 1915). Appointed
Paid Lance Corporal 25 November 1916 Notification of his death was
to his Father, Walter Kimng, of Holmans Bridge, Barcombe near Lewes
Sussex. He was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, Victory & British
War Medals. In the 1911 census he was unmarried, son of Walter &
Elizabeth King, aged 15, Carter Boy on Farm, born Barcombe, resident
Holmans Bridge, Barcombe. Buried in Serre Road Cemetery No 1, Beaumont-Hamel,
France. |
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| KING |
Frederick |
Lance
Corporal G/3346, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division.
Killed in action by shell fire at Hooge 24 February 1916. Born in
Barcombe and enlisted in Lewes. Son of Walter and Elizabeth King
of Morleys Cottages, Cooksbridge, Lewes Sussex. In the 1911 census
he was unmarried, son of Walter & Elizabeth King, aged 17, working
in the Sailaor Merchant Service, born Barcombe, resident Holmans
Bridge, Barcombe. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres,
Belgium |
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| KING |
James
Thomas |
Private
7032, 22nd Training Reserve Battalion. Died at home 7 April 1917.
In the 1911 census James Thomas King was the son of James Harry
and Norah King, aged 12, at School, born Barcombe, resident Spithurst,
Barcombe. Buried in St. Bartholomews’s Churchyard, Spithurst |
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| KIRBY |
William
F |
possibly
Private 1956, 57th Australian Infantry Battalion, 5th Australian
Division. Died of wounds 2 April 1917. Son of Mr & Mrs Frederick
Kirby later of ‘Honeywick Cottage’, Chiddingly. Enlisted in Rochester,
Victoria,Australia. Buried in Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers. |
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| PECKHAM |
Cecil
Hugh |
Private
SD/538, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Died
of wounds in base hospital at Calais 19 March 1916. Aged 20. Son
of Joseph & Florence Mary Peckham of ‘Fern Cottage’, The High Street,
Barcombe. Born in Barcombe and enlisted in Worthing. Buried in Calais
Southern Cemetery |
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| PECKHAM |
Charles
William |
Private
G/8556, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 12th Division. Died
of wounds at home 11 July 1918. Aged 25. Son of Joseph & Florence
Peckham of ‘Fern Cottage’ The High Street, Barcombe. Husband of
Mrs Alice Peckham of St. Mary Church, Torquay, Devonshire. Born
in Barcombe and enlisted in Newmarket, Suffolk. Included on Torquay
W M Buried in Torquay Cemetery Extension Devonshire |
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| PLAYER |
A |
possibly
Alfred Edward PLAYER, Lieutenant, Labour Corps, attached to 36th.
Company, Chinese Labour Corps. Died 10 July 1919. Aged 45. Brother
of Robert Player, of "Nevada," Sea View Rd., Parkstone,
Dorset. Buried in Les Baraques Military cemetery, Sangatte, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot XVIII. Row A. Grave 23. |
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| PRICE |
C
H |
No
further information currently available. |
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| SANDERS, CMG DSO & Bar, Legion of Honour (France) |
Arthur
Richard Careless |
Brigadier
General Commanding the 50th Infantry Brigade of the 17th (Northern)
Division General Staff. Former Royal Engineer. Killed in action
20 September 1918. Aged 41. Son of Richard Careless (late Indian
Medical Service) and Mrs Margaret Cramer Sanders of ‘Holmbush’,
Barcombe. Buried in Five Points Cemetery, Lechelle |
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| SAUNDERS |
Frederick
Stephen |
Private
G/40397, 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. 8th Division. Killed
in action on the Somme 17 November 1916. Aged 28. Son of Frank &
Jane Saunders of Barcombe. Husband of Mrs Alice Louisa Saunders
of The Barracks Cottages, Bishopstone. Born in Barcombe and enlisted
in Chichester. Included on Bishopstone Parish Church War Memorial.
Formerly Royal Sussex (G/12149) Buried in Guillemont Road Cemetery,
Guillemont. |
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| STEVENS |
Henry |
Bombardier
RMA/16558, (RMR/B/916) SS ‘Clan MacPherson’, Royal Marine Artillery.
Lost when the armed Merchant Cruiser was sunk by a U-boat off Cape
Serrat 4 March 1918. Aged 40. Reservist. Son of Thomas & Fanny Stevens
of ‘The Old Thatch,’ Barcombe. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval
Memorial, Southsea. |
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| STEVENS |
Leonard
Howard |
Gunner
53650, 9th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action
at Ypres 27 July 1917. Aged 28. Grandson of Thomas & Fanny Stevens
of ‘The Old Thatch’ Barcombe. Born in Barcombe and enlisted in Chichester.
Buried in Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension |
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| VERCOE |
William
Hart |
Private
G/20139, 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. 5th Division.
Killed in action at Ypres 26 October 1917. Aged 19. Son of Hart
& Annie Vercoe of Banks Farm, Barcombe. Formerly 37510, 3rd Reserve
Cavalry Regiment. Born in Barcombe and enlisted in Brighton. Commemorated
on The Tyne Cot Memorial |
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| WALKER |
F
H |
possibly
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Hercules 7th North Staffs. Killed in action
on Gallipoli 7 January 1916. Aged 46. Son of Lt. Col. W Walker RA.
& Mrs W Walker. Of Lower West Street Farm Horam Road, Horam. Husband
of Mrs Eleanor M. Walker. Commemorated on The Helles Memorial Gallipoli |
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| WELSH |
Bertie |
 Private
690841, 119th Battalion, Canadian Infantry 5th Canadian Division.
(disbanded) later 8th Canadian Reserve Battalion. Died 1 October
1918. Aged 35. Son of Mr & Mrs James Welsh of Bridge Cottage, Barcombe.
Husband of Mrs Lillie Welsh of Hamilton, Ontario. Buried in Drummond
Cemetery, Raillencourt. Also commemorated on family gravestone. |
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| BREWIS |
Roddison
John |
Lieutenant,
2nd Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps Killed in action near Alam
Halfa 5 July 1942. Aged 23. Son of Roddison Douglas and Lillian
Olivia Brewis of Wormley Surrey. Kings Scholar of Eton College.
Commemorated on The Alamein Memorial,Egypt |
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| CADWALLADER |
Donald |
Driver,
299 General Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps .Died at
home 25 April 1944. Aged 20. Buried in St. Mary’s Churchyard Newick |
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| DAVIES |
Norman
George |
Captain,
2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action at El Alamein
28 October 1942. Aged 22. Son of George Thomas & Winifred Daisy
Davies of Hove. Commemorated on the Alamein Memorial,Egypt |
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| GRANTHAM, DSO |
Frederick
Andros |
Squadron
Leader, 174 Fighter Squadron (Hawker Typhoon Mr 1b MN 577 S), RAFVR.
Shot down over France near Alencon 17 August 1944. Aged 28. Son
of William Wilson & Sybil Grantham. Husband of Beatrice Beverley
Grantham. Included on Chailey War Memorial. Buried in La Courbe
Churchyard |
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| GRANTHAM |
Godfrey
Harry |
Pilot
Officer (Flying Instructor) RAFVR. Died 21 June 1942. Aged 30. Son
of Captain Frederick William Grantham late of the Royal Munster
Fusiliers and Mrs Alexandra Grantham of Abingdon, Berkshire. Buried
in St. Wystan Churchyard, Repton, Derbyshire |
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| HAWKINS |
F |
No
further information currently available. |
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| KNIGHT |
P |
No
further information currently available. |
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| PERRY |
G |
No
further information currently available. |
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| POLKINHORN |
Frederick
William |
Private,
9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action in Burma
5 August 1944. Aged 42. Husband of Evaline Amelia Polkinhorn of
Barcombe. Served in the Royal Field Artillery in WW1. Buried in
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma |
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| RAYMOND |
Anthony
Elliott Garden |
Captain,
The Poona Horse (17th Queen Victoria’s Own Cavalry Indian Army.
Died on India 14 June 1945. Aged 26. Son of Lt Col. Maurice Claud
Raymond CJE MC & Mrs Margaret Lillia Nancy Raymond of Fulham. Husband
of Mrs Joan Raymond. Buried in Rawalpindi War Cemetery |
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| RAYMOND, VC |
Claude |
Lieutenant,
Royal Engineers. Killed in action in Burma 22 March 1945. Aged 21.
Son of Lt.Col. Maurice Claud Raymond CJE. MC. & Mrs Margaret Lillias
Nancy Raymond of Fulham.
Citation: London Gazette 26 June 1945. ‘In Burma, on the 21 March 1945 Lieutenant Raymond was second in command of a small patrol in the area of Taungup, an area known to be held by numerous enemy strongpoints. As the patrol was moving across an open stretch of ground, it was heavily fired on by an enemy detachment. Lieutenant Raymond immediately charged in the direction of the fire. He was soon twice wounded, but in spite of loss of blood from his wounds, which were later to prove fatal, he continued leading his section under intense fire. In the action which followed, although hit yet a third time, he was largely responsible for the killing of two Japanese and the wounding of a third The remaining Japanese then fled in panic into the Jungle. The position would have proved extremely formidable had not the attack been pressed home with great determination under the courageous leadership of Lieutenant Raymond The outstanding gallantry, remarkable endurance and fortitude of this officer, which refused to allow him to collapse although mortally wounded was an inspiration to everyone and a major factor in the capture of the strongpoint. His self -sacrifice in refusing attention to his wounds undoubtedly saved the patrol, by allowing it to withdraw in time before the Japanese could bring up fresh forces from neighbouring positions for a counter-attack’ |
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| SCRASE |
Frederick
Henry John |
Private
1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action near El Alamein
24 November 1942. Aged 26. Commemorated on The Alamein Memorial. |
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| TOMSETT |
Leslie
John |
Private,
1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. Killed in action at Cassino
14 May 1944. Aged 28. Son of Frederick & Ethel Louisa Tomsett. Husband
of Jessie Mary Tomsett of Cooksbridge. Buried in Cassino War Cemetery,
Italy |
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| WORDSWORTH, DFC |
Douglas
Kenneth Alfred |
Flight
Lieutenant, 272 Squadron (Beaufighters), Royal Air Force. Flew with
235F Squadron (Blenheims) during the Battle of Britain. Shot down
over the Mediterranean 30 October 1941. Commemorated on the Alamein
Memorial, Egypt. |
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