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| BALCHIN | Frederick George aka Jack | Private 
              61842, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 
              formerly 8831, 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 
              9 April 1917. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Horsham, resident Southwater. 
              Son of Charles and Sarah Balchin, of 3, Andrews Cottage, Southwater, 
              Sussex. Buried in FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS, Pas de Calais, 
              France. Plot VII. Row G. Grave 4. | 
| BRADFORD | Charles Frederick | Rifleman 
              206590, 24th (Home Counties) Battalion (Territorial), Rifle Brigade 
              (The Prince Consort's Own) formerly 34th Battalion, Royal Sussex 
              Regiment. Died on service in India 13 July 1918. Aged 46. Resident 
              and enlisted Horsham, born Lingfield. Son of Mark and Ellen Bradford; 
              husband of Elizabeth Annie Bradford, of 5, Percy Rd., Horsham, W. 
              Sussex. In the 1911 census he was aged 38, born Libngfield, Surrey, 
              a Builder's Labourer, married to Elizabeth Anne with one son, resident 
              Two Mile Ash, Southwater, Horsham Rural, Sussex. Buried in FEROZEPORE 
              MILITARY CEMETERY, India. Plot C. Grave 140. | 
| BURGESS | William [Arthur] | Driver 
              T/27908, 3rd Division Train, Royal Army Service Corps. Died on service 
              17 October 1918. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Horsham, resident Southwater. 
              Husband of Gertrude May Burgess, of 28, Hampstead Rd., Dorking, 
              Surrey. Buried in STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE, Seine-Maritime, 
              France. Division 62. Plot V. Row K. Grave 5. | 
| COMPTON | James | Corporal 
              TF/200404, 1st/4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds 
              16 October 1918. Aged 22. Born Southwater, Sussex, enlisted Haywards 
              Heath. Son of James and Caroline Compton, of 53, Gower Rd., Hayward's 
              Heath, Sussex. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, 
              Belgium. Plot XXX. Row F. Grave 4. | 
| CUSTANCE | Aldwyn Douglas | Lieutenant, H.M.S. "Exmouth," Royal Navy. Died at Mudros from a self-inlicted bullet wound 22 July 1915. Born 2 October 1891, enlisted 15 September 1904, Sub-Lieutenant 30 july 1912, Lieutenant 30 July 1914. Applied for Royal Flying Corps April 1914. Buried at sea. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 5. Note: Court of inquiry found that he committed suicide with a view to avoiding the disgrace of Court Martial for improper conduct for which he anticipated he would be tried. | 
| DEACON, MC & MiD | Charles | Lieutenant 
              Acting Major, "C" Battery, 113th Brigade, Royal Field 
              Artillery. Died of wounds 14 May 1918. Aged 39. Husband of J. E. 
              Deacon, of 121, Huntly St., Aberdeen. 25 years' service. Awarded 
              the Military Cross (M.C.) and Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). Buried 
              in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VII. Row 
              B. Grave 45. | 
| EAMES | Frank William | Stoker 
              1st Class SS/104099 (RFR/PO/B/4752), "C" Comapny, Drake 
              Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Navy. Killed in action in 
              the Dardenlles 5 May 1915. Born 7 October 1888 in Horsham, Sussex. 
              Husband of Mrs. B. Eames, of 2, Andrews Cottages, Southwater, Horsham. 
              Sussex. Buried on the right of Krithia Road, Between two forks of 
              Achi Baba Gully, Gallpoli. Grave lost. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, 
              Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 1 and 2. | 
| FUGGLES | George Frederick | Corporal 
              CH/14856, H.M.S. "Formidable," Royal Marine Light Infantry. 
              Killed when his ship was sunk by torpedo from German submarine U24 
              off Portland Bill, in the English Channel, 1 January 1915. Aged 
              24. Born 16 November 1890 in Lower Walmer, Kent. Son of William 
              Fuggles (late Colour. Sergeant, R.M.L.I.) and Mary E. J. Fuggles, 
              of Christ's Hospital, Horsham, Sussex. Telegraph Messenger before 
              enlisting. Religious denomination Church of England. Enlisted 2 
              October 1905 in London. Height 5 feet 4 inches, fresh complexion, 
              light brown hair, blue eyes. No known grave. Commemorated at CHATHAM 
              NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 13. | 
| GRATWICKE | Peter | Private 
              677, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 25 
              July 1916. Aged 34. Born Itchingfield, Sussex, enlisted Horsham. 
              Son of Mrs. C. Gratwicke, of Swaine's Cottage, Southwater, Horsham. 
              In the 1901 census he was aged 19, born Itchingfield, Sussex, a 
              Farm Labourer, son of William and Caroline Gratwicke, resident Swains 
              Cottages, Horsham Rural, Horsham, Sussex. In the 1911 census he 
              was aged 28, born Itchingfield, Sussex, a Brick Setter, son of William 
              and Caroline Gratwicke, resident Swains Cottage, Southwater, Horsham 
              Rural, Sussex. Buried in LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE, 
              Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row K. Grave 7. | 
| HIDE | Alfred William | Private 
              GSSR/502, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 
              25 September 1915. Born and enlisted Worthing. Married Kate Richardson 
              (a widow) at Southwater 24 December 1904; one child. Attested 8 
              September 1914 at Worthing, aged 39 years 210 days, a Labourer by 
              trade, resident 2 Andrews Cottages, Southwater, Sussex, height 5 
              feet 4 inches, weight 145 lbs, chest 37 inches, brown eyes, dark 
              brown hair, religious denomination Church of England. Posted Royal 
              Sussex 10 September 1914, posted 3rd Battalion 20 October 1918, 
              posted 10th Battalion, 31 October 1914, transferred to 3rd Battalion 
              4 May 1915, posted 2nd Battalion 1 May 1915, went to France 1 May 
              1915. Admitted to 4 Stationary Hospital, at St Omer, with Colonial 
              Fever, discharged 16 July 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on 
              LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 69 to 73. | 
| HOWELL | Charles Henry | Lance 
              Corporal 8906, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died on service 
              28 September 1915. Aged 24. Born and resident Southwater, Sussex, 
              enlisted Horsham. Baptised 8 February 1891 in Southwater, Sussex, 
              son of William and Mary Ann Howell. Son of the late William and 
              Mary Ann Howell, of Southwater, Horsham. In the 1901 census he was 
              aged 10, born Southwater, ussex, son of Mary A Howell (a widow), 
              resident Station Road, Horsham Rural, Horsham, Sussex. No known 
              grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 
              7 and 8. | 
| HUNTLEY | John | Private 
              3854, 51st Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died of wounds 
              18 August 1916. Aged 31 years 5 months. Born West Tavington (sic), 
              Midhurst, Surrey. Son of Peter and Elizabeth Huntley, of 27, Bedford 
              Road, Horsham, Sussex. Educated Roffey, Horsham, Sussex. Draper's 
              Assistant. In the 1901 census he was aged 6, born West Lavington, 
              Sussex, son of Peter and Elizabeth Huntley, resident Crawley Road, 
              Horsham, Sussex. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, 
              France. Plot B. Row 27. Grave 24. Australian 
              Roll of Honour circular | 
| KENNARD | Arthur | 
 Extract from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918, Volume 1, page 213: KENNARD, ARTHUR, Private, No. 8557, 2nd Battn. The Hampshire Regt. yr. and only surviving s. of the late Edmund Arthur Kennard, of Hartfield, TunbridgeWells, Master at Ipswich Grammar School (who d. 13 April, 1891), by his wife, Annie M. (Cairo Cottage, Southwater, Horsham), dau. of the late George Greenfield ; b. posthumous at Hartfield, co. Sussex, 21 July, 1891 ; educ. Southwater Council School ; joined the 1st Hants. Regt. at Portsmouth, 1 Jan. 1910, going direct to Londonderry till the Autumn, and then to Aldershot, where he was transferred to the 2nd Battn. for foreign service in the autumn of 1911 ; served Wynberg, South Africa ; Mauritius and Mhow, Central India ; came home suffering with malarial fever and was unable to accompany his regt. to the Front in March, 1915, but went out to the Dardanelles with a draft the following July. He was killed in action at the Dardanelles, in the great charge at Krithia, 6 Aug. 1915. On this occasion, out of the 900 who went into the action, only 250 returned. | 
| KENSETT | Sydney | Private 
              SD/699, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 
              3 September 1916. Aged 28. Born Shipley, Sussex, enlisted Horsham. 
              Son of Rose Laker (formerly Kensett), of Trawlers Farm, Southwater, 
              Horsham, Sussex, and the late Reuben Kensett. In the 1891 census 
              he was aged 2, born Sussex, son of Rose Kensett (a widow), resident 
              Old House, Parsons Bridge, Shipley, Horsham, Sussex. In the 1901 
              census he was aged 12, born Shipley, Sussex, step-son of Raymond 
              Laker, son of Rose Laker, resident Trawlers, Shipley, Horsham, Sussex. 
              In the 1911 census he was aged 22, born Shipley, Sussex, a Poultryman, 
              ste-son of Raymond Laker, son of Rose Laker, resident Trawles Farm, 
              Trawless, Shipley, Horsham, Sussex. No known grave. Commemorated 
              on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C.  | 
| LAKER | Frederick James | Private 
              G/1805, 8th (Pioneer) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in 
              action 12 July 1917. Aged 21. Born Southwater, Sussex, enlisted 
              Horsham. Son of James and Elizabeth Laker, of 2, Bonfire Hill, Southwater, 
              Horsham, Sussex. In the 1901 census he was aged 5, born Southwater, 
              Sussex, son of James and Elizabeth Laker, resident Bonfire Hill 
              Cottages, Southwater, Horsham Rural, Horsham, Sussex. In the 1911 
              census he was aged 15, born Southwater, Sussex, a Farm Labourer, 
              son of James and Elizabeth Laker, resident Bonfire Hill, Southwater, 
              Horsham Rural, Sussex. Buried in DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY 
              EXTENSION, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row B. Grave 10. | 
| LAKER | Percy Bernard | Lance 
              Corporal 1012, 14th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed 
              in action at Gallipoli 8 August 1915. Aged 22. Son of Peter and 
              Florence Laker, of Southwater Street, Southwater, Horsham. Resident 
              Dingley Village, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Farm labourer by 
              trade. Religious denomination Church of England. Educated Southwater 
              Council School. Emigrated aged 20. Enlisted 9 September 1914. In 
              the 1911 census he was aged 18, born Faygate, son of Peter and Florence 
              Laker, resident Southwater Street, Southwater, Horsham Rural, Sussex. 
              No known grave. Commemorated on LONE PINE MEMORIAL, Turkey (including 
              Gallipoli). Panel 40. Australian 
              Roll of Honour circular  | 
| LEWRY | Frederick George | [Sergeant 
              on memorial] Corporal L/8243, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 
              Killed in action 9 May 1915. Born Brighton, enlisted Chichester. 
              In the 1901 census he was aged 13, born Brighton, grandson of Ann 
              Lewry (a widow, beer retailer), resident Hen & Chicken, Worthing 
              Road, Horsham Rural, Horsham, Sussex. In the 1911 census he was 
              a Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, aged 24, 
              born Brighton, Sussex, unmarried, based at Rawalpindi, Punjab, India. 
              No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, 
              France. Panel 20 and 21. | 
| MITCHELL | Phillip | Sapper 
              96403, 156th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 6 
              June 1916. Born Southwater, Sussex, resident Balham, Surrey, enlisted 
              Kingston-On-Thames, Surrey. In the 1891 census he was aged 4, born 
              Southwater, a scholar, son of William and Charlotte Mitchell,, resident 
              Lodging House, In Yard, Keymer, Cuckfield, Sussex. In the 1811 census 
              he was aged 34, born Southwater, a Platelayer Engineer, head of 
              family, married to Amy with three sons, resident 28 Larch Road, 
              Balham S.W., Wandsworth Borough, London & Surrey. Buried in 
              VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row 
              D. Grave 22. | 
| OWEN | Thomas | 
 Extract Bedfordshire Times and Independent - Friday 4 June 1915, page 8, ‘Deaths’ entry: OWEN.—On May 30th, at 33, Salisbury Street, Bedford, Thomas Owen, aged 21 years. | 
| ROBERTS | Charles D | Private 
              - No further information curently | 
| RUSH | Arthur | Private 
              5371, 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish). Died 24 August 1914. Aged 
              21. Nephew of Mrs. Emily Barker, of Southwater, Horsham, Sussex. 
              No known grave. Commemorated on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, 
              Seine-et-Marne, France.  | 
| SAYERS | William Richard | Lance 
              Corporal G/6741, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in 
              action 26 August 1918. Aged 29. Born Southwater, Sussex, enlisted 
              Horsham. Son of Stephen and Mary Sayers, of Southwater; husband 
              of Harriett Elizabeth Sayers. of Southwater Horsham, Sussex. Buried 
              in PERONNE ROAD CEMETERY, MARICOURT, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row 
              H. Grave 6. | 
| SHOUBRIDGE | Alec John | Private 
              5909, 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish). Died of wounds 24 April 
              1915. Aged 21. Born Horsham, Sussex, resident Horley, Surrey, enlisted 
              Guildford. Baptised 18 February 1894 in Horsham, Sussex, son of 
              William John and hannah Shoubridge. In the 1901 census he is listed 
              as Alic J Showbridge, born Horsham, Sussex, aged 7, son of William 
              J and hannah Showbridge (sic), resident Stone Delph, Slaugham, Cuckfield, 
              Sussex. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born Horsham, a Butcher's 
              Boy, son of William and hannah Shonbridge (sic), resident 1, Andrews 
              Cottages, Southwater, Horsham Rural, Sussex. Buried in DUHALLOW 
              A.D.S. CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VII. Row B. Grave 
              9. | 
| SHOUBRIDGE | Thomas George | Officer's 
              Steward 2nd Class L/6540, H.M.S. "M.21" (H.M.S. "May" 
              on CWGC) Royal Navy. Killed when his ship, a Monitor, was mined 
              off Ostend 20 October 1918. Aged 22. Born 26 June 1896 in Colchester, 
              Essex. Baptised as george Thomas Shoubridge 12 August 1896 at Shoeburyness, 
              Essex, son of George Henry and Ellen Shoubridge. Son of Ellen Shoubridge, 
              of Southwater Street, Southwater, Horsham, Sussex. Footman by trade. 
              Height 5 feet 4½ inches, chest 34½ inches, fair hair, 
              grey eyes, fresh complexion. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH 
              NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 30. | 
| SIMMONS | Frank Bernard | Private 
              682546, 1st/22nd (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's), London 
              Regiment formerly 24583, 5th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Killed 
              in action 22 August 1918. Resident Chiswick, enlisted Acton. No 
              known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, 
              France. Panel 10. | 
| STANDING | James | Private 
              26826, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) formerly 
              4/1866. Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 24 Aril 1917. Resident 
              and enlisted Horsham, Sussex. No known grave. Commemorated at ARRAS 
              MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. | 
| WELCOME | Albert John | [Listed 
              as 49793 on SDGW] Private GS/49703, 32nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 
              (City of London Regiment) formerly 22713, Royal Fusiliers. Died 
              of wounds 9 June 1917. Born Chichester, resident Southwater, Sussex, 
              enlisted Horsham. Husband of E. Welcome, of 8, Royal Oak Rd., Woking, 
              Surrey. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, 
              Belgium. Plot XV. Row I. Grave 13. | 
| WHITNER | Frederick William | Sergeant 
              TF/200889, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 
              21 March 1918. Aged 26. Born Southwater, Sussex, enlisted Horsham. 
              Son of the late F. and R. Whitner; husband of Gertrude Randell (formerly 
              Whitner), of 92, Tarring Rd., Worthing, Sussex. No known grave. 
              Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 46 and 47. | 
| WILLIS | James | Private 
              - No further information curently | 
| WORLD 
              WAR 2 | ||
| BONIFACE | Frederick George | Driver 
              T/151358, Royal Army Service Corps. Wounded and missing found dead 
              17 June 1940. Aged 24. Born and resident Sussex. Son of William 
              and Bessie Boniface, of Horsham, Sussex; husband of Irene Frances 
              Boniface, of Roffey, Horsham. Buried in DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY, Nord, 
              France. Plot 2 Row 18 Grave 11. | 
| BOURNE | Charles Alfred | Private 
              6400808, 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 
              October 1942. Aged 25. Born and resident Sussex. Son of Matthew 
              Thomas Bourne and Annie Violet Bourne; husband of Mary Bourne, of 
              Goole, Yorkshire. Buried in EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot 
              XIX. Row A. Grave 4. | 
| BULLER | Alexander John Stuart | Pilot 
              Officer (Pilot) 42391, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 6 June 
              1940. Aged 20. Son of Admiral Sir Henry Tritton Buller, K.C.V.O., 
              C.B., and Lady Hermione Buller, of Southwater. Buried in SHIPLEY 
              (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Sussex. Grave C.2. | 
| CORBET-WARD | John | Private 
              6400679, 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds 23 
              May 1940. Aged 22. Born kenya, resident Surrey. Son of Maj. Corbet-Ward, 
              O.B.E., and Norah G. Corbet-Ward, of Merrow, Guildford, Surrey; 
              nephew of Ella M. Bazett, of Merrow. Buried in OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL 
              CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL, Nord, France. Plot 3. Row A. Grave 
              9. | 
| GODWARD | Alfred John | Private 
              14405770, 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Died of wounds 29 
              May 1944. Aged 17. Born Sussex, resident Brighton. Son of Frank 
              and Kate Godward, of Southwater, Sussex. Wounded in Burma. Buried 
              in MADRAS (ST. MARY'S) CEMETERY, CHENNAI, India. Plot 19. Grave 
              90.  | 
| GRATWICKE | Norman Dennis | Private 
              14207343, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 10 
              October 1944. Aged 30. Born 11 March 1914. Born and resident Sussex. 
              Son of Thomas and Ada Gratwicke, of Southwater, Sussex. In the 1939 
              Register he was a Bricklayer, unmarried, resident Kingston Southwale, 
              Horsham R.D., Sussex. Buried in ASSISI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot 
              II. Row D. Grave 7. | 
| JONES | Harry | Boy 
              1st Class P/JX 157056, H.M.S. "Royal Oak," Royal Navy. 
              Killed when the Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, 
              Scotland,and was torpedoed by the German submarine U-47 14 October 
              1939. Aged 16. Born 23 October 1922 in Horsham, Sussex. Son of Harry 
              and Florence Elizabeth Jones, of Horsham, Sussex. No known grave. 
              Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 34, 
              Column 2. | 
| MOORE | Lawrence William Albert | Trooper 
              6918491, 5th (3rd Battalion, The Tower Hamlets Rifles) Regiment, 
              Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps. Killed in action 13 
              February 1944. Aged 30. Born London E., resident London S.E. Son 
              of Lawrence William and Ethel Amelia Moore, of Southwater, Sussex; 
              husband of Hilda Maud Moore. Buried in MINTURNO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. 
              Plot III. Row B. Grave 7. | 
| STEADMAN | James Arthur | Private 
              14306211, 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action 
              4 October 1944. Aged 21. Born Sussex, resident Brighton. Son of 
              Arthur John and Mary Josephine Steadman, of Southwater, Sussex. 
              Buried in ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY, Gelderland, Netherlands. 
              Plot 12. Row A. Grave 1. | 
| WIELAND | Charles Richard | Gunner 
              901287, 144 (The Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal 
              Artillery. Died on service 29 October 1941. Aged 34 [ aged 24 on 
              R.A. Casualty Card]. Born 1907 in Kingbury, Middlesex, resident 
              Barns Green, Horsham, Sussex. Son of George Charles Bradley Wieland 
              and of Fanny Wieland (nee Long), of Barns Green, Horsham, Sussex. 
              Buried in TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Plot 6. Row P. Grave 6. | 
| WYKES | Richard Conroy | Gunner 
              L/11079, 6 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. Died 19 April 
              1945. Born 19 December 1919. Married Violet L Ansell in Horsham 
              Registration District January to March Quarter 1943. Buried in HOLTEN 
              CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, Overijssel, Netherlands. Plot III. Row H. 
              Grave 9. National Archives of Canada Service Files: 38859 
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