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THIS
LYCH GATE WAS ERECTED
IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN
FROM THIS PARISH , WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
ALLEN |
Matthew |
Chief Boatswain, HMS “Vivid”, Royal Navy. Died at home 18 July 1917. Aged 53. Husband of Edith Ellen Allen of “Balmoral” Canada Grove, Bognor. Buried in Ford Park Cemetery Plymouth |
HOARE |
William |
Private G/4612, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action 13 December 1915. Aged 17. Son of George & Ellen Hoare of New Cottages, Hunston. Born in Hunston and enlisted in Chichester. Commemorated on The Loos Memorial |
LEACH |
William |
Private SD/3163, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action 19 June 1917 Aged 41. Son of Mr & Mrs Beeden of Chichester. Husband of Mrs E. Leach of Cleveland Road, Chichester. Born in Hunston and enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery |
LEACH |
George |
Rifleman TF/330551, 1/8th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. 54th Division. “C” Company. Killed in action in Palestine at the Third battle of Gaza 2. November 1917. Aged 19. Son of Mr & Mrs George Leach of 14, Kingsham Road, Chichester. Enlisted in Newport, Isle of Wight. Buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Palestine. |
STUBBS |
Henry |
Rifleman 3661, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade. 1st Division. “A” Company. Died of wounds 13 March 1915. Aged 23. Son of George & Emily Stubbs of Kipson Bank, Hunston. Born in Chichester and enlisted in Portsmouth. Buried in Merville Communal Cemetery |
TALMAN |
Frederick |
Lance Corporal G/24230, 10th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. 41st Division. Killed in action near Ypres 9 August 1917. Formerly with the Royal Fusiliers. Born in Birdham and enlisted in Chichester. Resident of Hunston. Buried in Voormezeele Enclosure No 1 & 2 Belgium |
IN
EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945 |
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BROOKS |
Harry |
No further information currently available |
FOGDEN |
Nolan William Wensley |
Gunner. 98th Field Regiment (The Sussex & Surrey Yeomanry), Royal Artillery. Killed in action in France between 27 May and 4 June 1940. Aged 20. Son of Thomas Percival & Olive Fogden of Hunston Buried in Lille Southern Cemetery |
FOGDEN |
John Henry Wreford |
Corporal Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died at home 2 August 1941. Aged 19. Son of Henry Upton and Eva Fogden of Chichester. Buried in St. Stephens Churchyard Extension North Mundham |
GINMAN |
Harry |
Gunner, 89 Battery, 35th Light A.A. Regiment. Captured at Singapore taken to Japan and died in captivity 28 December 1942. Aged 38. Son of William James & Henrietta Emily Ginman of Portfield. Husband of Hilda Grace Ginman of Portfield. Buried in Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan. |
HILL |
William |
No further information currently available |
HUNT |
William |
No further information currently available |
JESTICO |
Stanley William |
Sergeant, Royal Army Service Corps attached 507th Infantry Brigade. Killed in action in Normandy 25 July 1944. Aged 25. Son of Harry & Clara Alice Jestico of Hunston. Buried in Ranville War Cemetery |
MIDDLETON |
James Harold |
Driver, Royal Army Service Corps. Died at home 11 December 1944. Aged 43. Son of James William & Elizabeth Betsy Middleton of Chichester. Husband of Sophia Matilda Middleton. Buried in Chichester Cemetery |
SPARKES |
George |
No further information currently available |
STUBBS |
Arthur William |
Private, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. B.E.F. Killed in action at Dunkirk 31 May 1940. Aged 33 Commemorated on The Dunkirk Memorial |
TURNER |
John |
Killed on the airfield at Tangmere. No further information currently available |
VOKE |
Harold Frank |
Trooper, 5th (3rd Tower Hamlets Rifles), Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. Killed in action in Sicily 5 August 1943. Aged 25. Son of Charles George & Elizabeth Georgina Voke. Husband of Phyllis Marguerite Voke of Hunston. Buried in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily |
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