Roll of Honour - Sussex

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

STONE CROSS WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Transcribed Janet Graves 2004

Stone Cross is a small village between Eastbourne and Bexhill, approximately 7 miles from each town. St. Luke's Church was built as a memorial to Charles William Owen who died in 1922 (please see memorial plaque) and was completed in 1929. Due to lack of support the Church was eventually closed in 1976. The Stone Cross Roll of Honour, along with other items was given for safe keeping, to St Mary the Virgin's Parish Church at Westham, some 3 miles away. In 1989, with considerable new housing having been built in the area, the Church was restored and reopened. However, the Roll of Honour was not returned to St Luke's until March of 2004. The 1914 - 1918 memorial within the Church was once part of an altar. During the various changes that have taken place the alter was moved from the main part of the Church to a side room. Access to the memorial was limited. In 2006 the alatar was moved from the sacristy of St Luke's Church (which was kept locked) into the main body of the church, immediately below the roll of honour. This has effectively turned an area - that was little more than a corridor into the new Parish Centre building - into a memorial chapel. This means both the framed roll of honour and the roll on the front of the altar are now readily available for viewing by members of the public (the church is normally open during daylight hours). The names appearing on both the memorial stone cross and the altar are marked †. As a footnote to the memorial there are two young girls, civilians, who also died. This article by Rod Barker:

The Girls on the War Memorial

We all pass the stone war memorial by the church many times every week. Next time you are passing, stop and read the names and remember those who had lived nearby and died in the horrors of the two world wars. It is a chilling thought.

Among the list of those who died in the Second World War, there are the names of two girls; Myrtle Wilkinson and Peggy Harland. Theirs is a very sad story.

On the 26th September 1940 Myrtle and her sister Phyllis had arranged to meet their friend Peggy in town. What they had not expected was a German air raid during their trip into Eastbourne. When the bombs fell Myrtle died instantly, but Peggy was trapped, had to have her legs amputated and died a few days later. Phyllis was nursed at the local hospital and survived.

It is a sad reflection that they are not better remembered. Peggy was a member of the 1st Stone Cross Company of the Girl Guides and was posthumously awarded their “Gilt Cross” for gallantry. Perhaps the Guides will attend the next Remembrance Day Service to honour their lost sister, one of only a few honoured in this way on a war memorial anywhere in England.

There is a window memorial to Alexander Campbell (WW1) and also to Charles Owen at St Mary the Virgin Church at Westham (presumably because St Luke's Church was not completed until 1929).

Within the church is to be found a Roll of Honour listing all those who served. Those who died are marked on the Roll of Honour with a red cross and R.I.P. Some names are marked with one, two or three lines (these have been marked with the appropriate number of asterisks *). The Churchwarden thought they might represent ranks - lance corporal, corporal and sergeant but we are not really sure. Not all the names appearing on the war memorials appear on the roll of honour, those omitted are marked '-'.

Note: The granite cross memorial at Stone Cross is not the Stone Cross War Memorial but is the Westham War Memorial. Westham was much larger in 1919, made up of Westham village, and tiny clusters of settlements at Stone Cross, Hankham, Friday Street, Blackness and Rickney. Three sites were proposed for the war memorial and the site on the cross roads at Stone Criss being in the centre of Westham parish was the site chosen. St Luke's church wasn't built there until 11 years after the war. When erected the cross would have been completely surrounded by open land unlike today.

The memorial altar in St Luke's was originally in a little tin church at Hankham. The Roll of Honour is possibly the one from Westham church porch. Now Stone Cross is a separate parish so sadly Westham's War Memorial is no longer in their parish.

THIS CHURCH WAS BUILT
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN EVERY LOVING MEMORY OF
CHARLES WILLIAM OWEN
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, I.M.S., C.M.G., C.I.E., J.P.
OF THE HORNS, HANKHAM.
WHO DIED 23RD MAY, 1922, AGED 69.
ALSO OF MARY ELIZABETH, HIS WIFE
WHO DIED 11TH APRIL, 1920, AGED 63.

THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919
THESE DIED FOR US

†	BARBER	Alfred John	Private G/16488, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds 2nd November 1917. Aged 23. Born Stone Cross, enlisted Eastbourne. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Barber, of Stone Cross, Westham, Sussex. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XXI. Row H.H. Grave 1.
†	BARNES	George [Albert Lelliot]	Private SD/148, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 12th July 1916. Aged 22. Born Westham, Sussex, enlisted Eastbourne. Son of Albert and Jane Barnes, of Horseye Pevensey, Sussex. Buried in CAMBRIN CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Section O. Grave 29.
	BOOTH	[Matthew] Frank	Corporal SD/391, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 3rd September 1916. Born Westham, enlisted Eastbourne. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C.
†	BOURNE	Precival 'Percy' John	Private 29161, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 6th August 1916. Aged 26. Born Wilmington, enlisted Chichester, resident Handcombe. Son of Margaret Bourne, of Holly Bank, Hankham, Westham, Pevensey, Sussex, and the late E. J. Bourne. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.
†	BREACH	Albert [Edward]	Private SD/397, 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment attached 116th Brigade, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 2nd August 1917. Aged 23. Born Wilmington, enlisted Eastbourne. Son of Frederick and Miriam Ruth Breach, of Hankham, Westham, Pevensey, Sussex. Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row J. Grave 7.
-	BURGESS	Albert	Private 12165, 8th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds 22nd July 1916. Aged 32. Born Westham, enlisted Eastbourne. Son of Charles Burgess, of Reid's Cottage, Wartling Hill, Pevensey, Sussex. Native of Boreham St., Hailsham. Formerly G/7612, Royal Sussex Regiment. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot A. Row 32. Grave 2.
	BURGESS	George	R.S.A. - No further information currently available
	BURGESS	Henry [Harry] Thomas	Private SD/2864, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 30th June 1916. Aged 25. Born Westham, enlisted Hastings. Son of the late Edward and Sarah Burgess. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 69 to 73.
†	BURTON	George	Royal Field Artillery - No further information currently available
†	CAMPBELL	Alexander	[Lieutenant on SDGW] Captain, Sussex Yeomanry. Died of wounds 13th September 1917. Buried in DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row C. Grave 28.
†	CHEAL	Edward [Richard]	Private SD/159, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 3rd September 1916. Aged 21. Born Hurstmonceux, enlisted Eastbourne. Son of Hannah Cheal, of Foords Lane, Hankham, Pevensey, Sussex, and the late Edward Cheal. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C.
	DANN	Robert	Private 44014, 9th Battalion, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 9th April 1917. Born Ripe, enlisted Eastbourne. Formerly 164580, Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery. Buried in WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row G. Grave 23.
-	EATON	Leslie [G]	Sapper 277121, Royal Engineers [Military details from Medal Card] - No other details available
†	ELPHICK	George	Rifleman 371177, 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles). Died 16th May 1917. Aged 26. Born Hankham Cross, Pevensey, enlisted London, resident Pevensey. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elphick, of Hankham Cross, Westham, Pevensey, Sussex. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section P. Plot II. Row O. Grave 10B.
†	FOORD	Thomas [William]	Stoker 1st Class K/23553, H.M.S. "Queen Mary", Royal Navy. Died 31st May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland whe his ship exploded and sank. Aged 20. Son of James Foord, of Friday St., Eastbourne, Sussex, and the late Elizabeth Foord. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 18.
†	FUNNELL	Ernest [George]	Private SD/1333, 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 30th June 1916. Aged 23. Born Westham, enlisted Eastbourne. Son of William George Funnell, of 3, Aylesbury Cottages, Langney, Eastbourne. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 69 to 73.
-	FUNNELL	Jack	No further information currently
†	GANDER	Fred A	Listed as Royal Sussex Regiment. The only F GANDER we can locate is Fredrick Albert GANDER, Private 54199, 2nd/6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Died of wounds 27th March 1918. Born Willingdon, enlisted Eatsbourne. Buried in LE CATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot V. Row B. Grave 5.
†-	GEERING	Job	Private 25036, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 21st April 1918. Born Hankham, enlisted Eastbourne. Husband of L. M. Geering, of 111, Blaker Rd., Peckham, London. Buried in WOBURN ABBEY CEMETERY, CUINCHY, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 19.
	HOBDEN	William [James]	Private 229354, 44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment). Died 25th October 1916. Aged 27. Born 1st January 1889 in Ditchland, Sussex. Son of William and Alice Hobden, of 3, Gordon Terrace, Westham, Pevensey, Sussex. Steward by trade. Unmarried. At the time of his enlistment he was an actibe member of the 90 Rifles, 106th Regiment. Enlisted and passed fit 10th June 1915 at Winnipeg, aged 26 years 6 months, height 5 feet 5½ inches, girth 38 inches, complexion fair, euyes blue grey, hair fair; Church of England. Buried in ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT, Somme, France. Plot V. Row G. Grave 19. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4400 - 20
†	LANDER	Fred[erick]	Lance Corporal SD/203, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 3rd September 1916. Born Petworth, enlisted Eastbourne. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C.
-	LEWES	Vincent	No further information currently
	MARCHANT	Thomas [Robert]	[Listed as Irish on memorial] Private G/27841, 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 17th February 1917. Aged 19. Born West Ham, enlisted Eastbourne, resident Pevensey. Son of Robert and Selina Marchant, of Westham St., Pevensey, Sussex. Native of Westham. Buried in REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT, Somme, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 19.
†	MILLER	Alfred	Private SD/2309, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds in United Kingdom 19th July 1918. Aged 26. Born Hankham, enlisted Bexhill. Son of James Nelson Miller and Sally Miller, of Peelings Farm Cottages, Hankham, Westham. Buried east of the church in ST. MARY CHURCHYARD, WESTHAM, Sussex.
†-	PINK	[Charles] Whitmore	Private 71388, No. 8 Company, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died in United Kingdom 27th January 1918. Aged 47. Born Lansing, enlisted Neath. Son of Richard and Fanny Pink; husband of Elizabeth Pink, of 7, Wellfield Terrace, Neath. Born at Brighton. Medal card reads Whitmore PINK, Private 71388, Royal Army Medical Corps. Buried in LLANTWIT CEMETERY, NEATH, Glamorganshire. Section C. Grave 152.
†	PLUMMER	Albert	Lance Corporal SD/3427, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds 2nd July 1916. Aged 36. Born Chailey, enlisted Eastbourne. Son of the late Charles and Caroline Plummer; husband of Esther Plummer, of 3, Andros Close, South Common, Lewes, Sussex. Buried in CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VII. Row G. Grave 3.
†	RUSSELL	Alfred	Guardsman 6319, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Killed in action 12th November 1914. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Eastbourne. Son of Mr. Alfred Russell, of Elm Cottage, Langney, Eastbourne. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 11.
	SCOTCHER	Edward	Royal Navy - No further information currently
†	SCOTT	John	M.S.P. - No further information currently
	SHERWOOD	Samson	Leading Stoker K/13132, H.M.S. Queen Mary, Royal Navy. Died at the Battle of Jutland when his ship exploded and sank 31st May 1916. Aged 20. Son of Mrs. Sherwood, of 29, Winter Rd., Eastbourne, Sussex. Native of Westham. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 17.
†	SHORT	[Edward] Frank	[Listed as Royal Air Force] Private 48218, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 25th October 1918. Aged 18. Born Stone Cross, enlisted Brighton, resident Pevensey. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Short, of The White House, Stone Cross, Pevensey, Sussex. Buried in PREUX-AU-BOIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Section A. Grave 2.
	STAPLEHURST	Henry 'Harry' George	Gunner 210745, "D" Battery, 50th brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 22nd August 1918. Aged 29. Enlisted Herne Bay, Kent, resident Eastbourne. Son of Thomas and Eliza Staplehurst, of Eastbourne; husband of Millie Staplehurst, of Cemetery Villa, Langney, nr. Eastbourne, Sussex. Buried in LA KREULE MILITARY CEMETERY, HAZEBROUCK, Nord, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 20.
	STAPLEHURST	[William] Reginald	Private G/8708, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 17th August 1916. Aged 23. Born Maresfield, Sussex, enlisted Eastbourne. Son of William and Annie Staplehurst, of Langney Cemetery, Eastbourne. Buried in SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No.2, Somme, France. Plot XXXIX. Row A. Grave 3.
	STEVENS	Charles	Private G/2304, 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 14th July 1916. Born Hellingly, enlisted Eastbourne. Buried in DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot II. Row O. Grave 7.
†	THORPE	Frank [Ernest]	Petty Officer J/5204, H.M. Submarine "G7", Royal Navy . Died 1st November 1918. Aged 26. Son of Ernest A. and Elizabeth A. Thorpe, of 16, Sidley Rd., Eastbourne, Sussex. Native of Hankham, Pevensey. No known grave Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 29.
-	TOMSETT	Edward	No further information currently
On Roll of Honour but not on either memorial
	FUNNELL	Charles [george]	Sapper 532200, 490th (Home Counties) Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 8th July 1917. Aged 22. Born Pevensey, enlisted Eastbourne. Son of George and Jane E. Funnell, of Laurel Villa, Westham, Pevensey, Sussex. Buried in BELGIAN BATTERY CORNER CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row D. Grave 18.
	HAZELDEN	Albert	[Served as Albert Burgess] Private 12165, 8th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds 22nd July 1916. Aged 32. Born Westham, enlisted Eastbourne. Son of Charles Burgess, of Reid's Cottage, Wartling Hill, Pevensey, Sussex. Native of Boreham St., Hailsham. Formerly G/7612, Royal Sussex Regiment. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot A. Row 32. Grave 2. Note: Albert was born in 1885 registered as Burgess but always known as Hazelden. This Albert enlisted in the Royal Sussex Regt G/7612 at Eastbourne in 1915 using his legal surname Burgess. In the local paper it records Albert Hazelden enlists in RSR in summer of 1915 and that his name was inscribed on the roll in Westham church porch of those who were serving in. It seems they use the name Hazelden that he was known by locally in the paper and on the roll in the church porch. Albert Burgess RSR transfers to the MGC 12165 and his medal card demonstrates this. It seems his legal surname of Burgess was used on both the granite cross and the memorial plaque in Westham Church but his everyday surname by which get was known was used on the tenor bell. The fact he used two surnames, his paternal genetic name Hazelden and his grandfather's legal surname Burgess has led to this confusion.
	SMITH	Charles	Royal Sussex Regiment - No further information currently
	SYGROVE	Charles	Private L/7311, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 14th September 1914. Aged 42. Born and enlisted Eastbourne. Son of Charles William Sygrove. Buried in VENDRESSE BRITISH CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 7.
1939–1945
	ALLEN	Charles	possibly Charles Reginald ALLEN, Flying Officer (Pilot) 128426, 578 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 19th March 1944. Aged 31. Son of Charles Percy and Eva Margery Allen, of Pevensey, Sussex. Buried in DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany. Plot 1. Row E. Grave 16.
	ANDERSON	Harold	No further information currently
	BARNES	Richard	Civilian, Home Guard; of Hankham Hall Cottages, Hankham. Husband of Bertha Barnes. Died at Mulbrooks Farm, Hailsham 10th July 1944. Aged 44.
	BEVEN	William	No further information currently - probably spelt BEVAN
	BOURNE	William	No further information currently
	FLY	Ronald [Edwin Wooller]	Steward P/LX 22859, H.M.S.Javelin, Royal Navy. Died 29th November 1940. Aged 20. Son of Edwin Wooller Fly and Daisy Fly, of Langney, Sussex. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 43, Column 2.
	HARLAND	Peggy Rosemary	Worked in a garden nursery at Hankam. Attended Hankham C.P. School in the 1930s. Injured at Cavendish Place when a bomb hit the garage where she was visiting a friend and died in Princess Alice Hospital 29th September 1940 after her legs were amputated. Aged 17. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Harland, of Peelings Cottages, Hankham, Pevensey. Injured 28 September 1940, at Cavendish Place. At least one other person was killed in the same incident. Listed by EASTBOURNE COUNTY BOROUGH. Buried in the churchyard at the church in Westham, East Sussex.
	HARLAND	Robert	probably Private 6401941, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died 20th May 1940. Aged 21. No known grave. Commemorated on DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France. Column 64.
	HOWELL	Harold [Frederick]	Sapper 2072983, 208 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 12th July 1940. Aged 24. Son of Henry John and May Rose Howell, of Westham. Buried in ST. MARY CHURCHYARD, WESTHAM, Sussex. Row 2. Grave 12.
	KING	Edward	Corporal 6404006, 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died 21st September 1942. Aged 21. Son of George and Edith Mary King, of Westham, Sussex. Buried in EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot XXVII. Row A. Grave 7.
	KING	Frank	No further information currently
	MILES	Oswald [Francis Arnold]	Gunner 2027845, 5 Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. Died 31st May 1940. Aged 26. Son of Arthur James Miles, and of Rachel Nellie Miles, of Upper Willingdon, Sussex. Buried in DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot 2 Row 20 Grave 2.
	MITCHELL	Douglas	possibly Douglas Michael MITCHELL, Pilot Officer (Navigator) 134515, 178 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 5th March 1943. Aged 22. Son of Walter and Beatrice Adelaide Mitchell, of Eastbourne, Sussex. Buried in MINTURNO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VIII. Row E. Collective. grave 19-25.
	PEARSON	Robert [Henry]	Lance Corporal 7690799, Corps of Military Police. Died 8th September 1943. Aged 36. Son of Charles and Mercy Pearson; husband of Beatrice J. Pearson, of Westham, Sussex. Buried in SALERNO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VI. Row D. Grave 5.
	PORTER aka LAWRENCE	Reginald [Arthur]	His father was Albert Richard Lawrence, his parents did not marry but in many records his surname is given as LAWRENCE. His details are under Reginald Arthur Lawrence. Ordinary Seaman P/JX 160620, H.M.S. Cossack, Royal Navy. Died at sea 23 October 1941. Aged 18. Born 3 September 1923 in Seaford, Sussex. Foster son of Mrs. M. H. Grant, of Stonecross, Pevensey, Sussex. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 50, Column 3. Details as supplied by the family: REGINALD ARTHUR LAWRENCE Rn P/JX 160620 British Reginald Arthur Lawrence was born 03-09-1923 at Pound Cottage, Berwick East Sussex, the son of Annie Porter & Albert Richard Lawrence. He had a sister Evelyn Llewellyn Amelia Lawrence. Their mother Annie passed away when they were aged one and two years old. Reginald and Evelyn were fostered by Mr Bert 'Bertie' and Mrs May Grant of Stonecross, East Sussex. Bertie came from generations of Sussex fishermen and this inspired Reginald to go to sea in the Navy. Reginald enlisted as an ordinary Seaman on the Destroyer HMS Cossack G03, the most famous of the Tribal class destroyers, she was lead Destroyer of the 4th Destroyer force who engaged and delayed the Bismark until allied Battleships arrived to sink the Bismark. References: www.uboat.netiallies/merchants/shia1180.html www.hmscossack.org While on slow convoy from Gibralter to England, At 35 degrees 56 minutes North, 10 degrees 04 minutes West, on the 23/24 October 1941 at 23;37/00:30 hrs German submarine U-563 fired a spread of two torpedoes at a turning Destroyer. They missed and hit the Cossack forward of midships hitting a magazine and blowing off the front one third section of Cossack's Bow, gun turrets and superstructure. Reginald was lost at sea that night aged just 18, along with one hundered and fifty eight other Brave hands, sixty Brave hands thankfully survived. Cossack defiantly and valiantly remained afloat until worsening weather finaly sunk her on the 27 October 1941 at 35 degrees, 12 minutes North, 08 degrees 17 minutes West. Rest in Peace you Brave Boys
	SMITH	Robert [Archer]	Pilot Officer (Pilot) 82947, 616 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 7th August 1940. Aged 26. Son of Homer Archer Smith and Sarah Margaret Smith, of Westham, Pevensey, Sussex. Buried in ST. CATHERINE CHURCHYARD, LECONFIELD, Yorkshire.
	TAYLOR	Percival 'Percy' [Charles]	Rifleman 6852326, 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 27th November 1942. Aged 22. Son of Henry and Miriam Ruth Taylor, of Hankham, Sussex. Buried in BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Plot 8. Row B. Grave 19.
	WADMAN	Peter [Trangmar]	Aircraftman 2nd Class 1806558, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 8th February 1945. Aged 22. Son of Edwin Trangmar and Janet Bent Wadman, of Polegate, E. Sussex. Buried in HARARE (PIONEER) CEMETERY, Zimbabwe. European War Graves Plot. Grave 158.
	WEST	Solomon	[Spelt SOLOMAN on CWGC] Private 7523228, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 19th January 1944. Aged 34. Son of Mark and Emily Eliza West; husband of Margaret Grace West, of Eastbourne, Sussex. Buried in MINTURNO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot I. Row A. Grave 23.
	WILKINSON	Myrtle [Olive]	Civilian of 69 Cavendish Place. Daughter of William H. and Olive B. Reed, of 5 Hankham Street, Pevensey; wife of Karl Wilkinson. Died at 69 Cavendish Place28th September 1940. Aged 32.

1914 ROLL OF HONOUR 1918

BRETHEREN PRAY FOR US

	ATKINS	Albert
	BANKES	Edwin	Royal Sussex Regiment
RIP	BARBER	Alfred	Royal Sussex Regiment
	BARBER	Harry	Royal Sussex Regiment
	BARKER	Edward	Royal Sussex Regiment
	BARNES	Arthur	Royal Garrison Artillery
RIP	BARNES	George	Royal Sussex Regiment
	BATTLE	Herbert	Royal Garrison Artillery
	BELL	Cyril	North Staffordshire Regiment
	BENNETT	Charles	Sussex Yeomanry
	BERRY	W
	BIDDIS	Thomas	A.P.C.
	BLACKMAN	Edward	L.O.R.C.
RIP	BOOTH	Frank	Royal Sussex Regiment
	BOOTH	Percy	Canada	*
	BOOTH	William	Royal Sussex Regiment	**
RIP	BOURNE	Percy	R.F.
	BOURNE	Victor	Royal Garrison Artillery
RIP	BREACH	Albert	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
	BROOK	Charles	Royal Navy
	BURCHETT	William	Royal Sussex Regiment
RIP	BURGESS	George	R.S.A.
RIP	BURGESS	Harry	Royal Sussex Regiment
	BURGESS	Herbert	Royal Navy
RIP	BURTON	George	Royal Field Artillery
	BURTON	Herbert
	BUTTON	Harry	Royal Sussex Regiment
	BUTTON	Walter	Middlesex
RIP	CAMPBELL	Alexander	Sussex Yeomanry
	CHATFIELD	Harry	Royal Sussex Regiment
	CHATFIELD	William	Royal Army Medical
RIP	CHEAL	Edward	Royal Sussex Regiment
	CHRISMAS	Mason	Royal Field Artillery.
	CHRISMAS	Stephen	Royal Navy
	CHRISTMAS	Edward	Royal Navy
	CLARK	Harry	Royal Garrison Artillery
	DALLAWAY	Clifford	Norfolk Regiment
	DALLAWAY	Frederick	Royal Air Force
	DANN	Albert	Middlesex
	DANN	Charles	A.F.C.
	DANN	Reginald	Royal Field Artillery
RIP	DANN	Robert	Yorkshire Light Infantry
	DEEPROSE	Victor	Royal Sussex Regiment
	DOLLOWAY	Herbert	Royal Navy
	DOLLOWAY	John	London
	DOWNEY	Leslie	Sussex Yeomanry
	DRURY	George	R.F.
	ELPHICK	Caleb	Royal Engineers
	ELPHICK	Charles	Royal Sussex Regiment
	ELPHICK	Edward	Rifle Brigade	*
	ELPHICK	Frederick	Royal Navy
	ELPHICK	Frederick
RIP	ELPHICK	George	P.O.R.
	ELPHICK	Harold	Royal Field Artillery.
	ELPHICK	Oliver	R.S.A.
	ELPHICK	Percy	Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
	ELPHICK	Ranger	Royal Sussex Regiment
	ELPHICK	Stanley	West Yorkshire Regiment
	EVANS	Edward	Sussex Yeomanry
	FARRANCE	George	Royal Navy
RIP	FOORD	Thomas	Royal Navy
	FOX	Steven	R.N.D.
	FOX	Thomas	East Surrey Regiment	*
	FRIEND	Arthur	E.F.C.
	FULLER	Charles	Royal Garrison Artillery
	FULLER	George	Royal Engineers
	FULLER	Harry	Lifeguards
	FULLER	Herbert	Lifeguards
	FULLER	John	Royal Air Force
	FUNNELL	Alec	Surrey Yeomanry
RIP	FUNNELL	Charles	Royal Engineers
RIP	FUNNELL	Ernest	Royal Sussex Regiment
	FUNNELL	George	Royal Garrison Artillery
	FUNNELL	Martin	Royal Engineers
	FUNNELL	William	Royal Garrison Artillery
RIP	GANDER	F A	Royal Sussex Regiment
	GANDER	George	Royal Navy
	GANDER	John	Royal Navy
	GEARING	William	A.V.C.
	GEERING	Joe	Northamptonshire Regiment
	GEERING	Percy	Middlesex
	GEERING	Rezin	Middlesex
	GOOCH	Arthur	Royal Navy
	GOODALL	Wilfred	Royal Field Artillery.
	GOSLING	Frank	Royal Engineers
	GOSLING	Frederick	Sherwood Foresters	*
	GRANT	Ernest	Royal Navy
	GRANT	Herbert	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
	GRANT	Joseph	Royal Navy
	GREENFIELD	John	Royal Sussex Regiment	**
	HARDING	Frederick	West Kent Regiment	*
	HAYLAND	William	Royal Field Artillery
RIP	HAZELDEN	Albert	Machine Gun Corps
	HINKLEY	Hubert	The Queens
	HOBDEN	Ernest	Royal Sussex Regiment
	HOBDEN	George	Royal Sussex Regiment
	HOBDEN	Harold	Machine Gun Corps
	HOBDEN	Walter	Royal Sussex Regiment
RIP	HOBDON	William	Canada [Spelt HOBDEN on memorial]
	HOCKLEY	Vernon	Royal Garrison Artillery
	HOLDING	Charles	R.N.A.R.
	HUGGETT	Arthur	A.F.C.
	JAMES	Frederick	Royal Field Artillery.
	JUPP	Joseph	Suffolk Regiment
	KENWARD	George	Royal Field Artillery.
	KENWARD	Sydney	Royal Sussex Regiment
	KENWARD	Ted	Royal Engineers
	KENWARD	William	Royal Engineers
	KNIGHT	Jack	Royal Field Artillery.
	KNIGHT	Oscar	Royal Navy
	KNIGHT	Wallace	Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve	*
RIP	LANDER	Frederick	Royal Sussex Regiment
	MARCHANT	James	Royal Horse Artillery
	MARCHANT	Peter	M.P.A.F.C.
RIP	MARCHANT	Thomas	Irish
	MEETEN	William	Royal Sussex Regiment	***
	MELVILLE	Ernest	Royal Navy
	MEPHAM	Henry	Middlesex
	MICE	Thomas	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
RIP	MILLER	Alfred	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
	MONK	William	10th Hussars
	MORLEY	Frederick	Royal Engineers
	MORLEY	Oliver	Royal Sussex Regiment	**
	MORLEY	Wilfred	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
	NICHOLSON	Norman	Royal Sussex Regiment
	NOAKES	Alfred	M.T.A.S.C.
	PATTENDEN	Frederick	15th Hussars
	PATTENDEN	Richard	Royal Sussex Regiment
	PAUL	Harry	R.S.A.
	PAUL	Percy	Royal Engineers
	PAUL	Whitfield	Royal Sussex Regiment
	PERRIN	George	M.P.A.S.C.
	PIPER	Archie	Royal Navy
	PIPER	Douglas	London Scottish
RIP	PLUMMER	Albert	Royal Sussex Regiment
	PLUMMER	George	A.F.C.
	POPE	Charles	Middlesex
	POTTER	Robert	Royal Navy	***
	POTTER	William	Royal Navy
	RAINBIRD	Charles	Yorkshire Regiment
	REED	W	Royal Sussex Regiment
	REYNOLDS	Alfred	Royal Field Artillery
	RICHARDSON	Frank	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
	RIGGS	Thomas	R.F.
	ROBERTS	Alfred	Royal Navy
	ROSS	Albert
RIP	RUSSELL	Alfred	Scots Guards
	RUSSELL	Bertram	Royal Field Artillery.
	RUSSELL	Charles	Machine Gun Corps
	SANDS	Albert	R.S.A.
	SANDS	Albert	Royal Sussex Regiment
	SANDS	William	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
	SAYERS	Albert	Royal Engineers
	SCOTCHER	Edward	Royal Navy [not marked as dying on Roll of Honour]
	SCOTCHER	Harry	Royal Naval Air Service
	SCOTCHER	Herbert	Royal Naval Air Service
	SCOTCHER	Thomas	Royal Field Artillery.	*
RIP	SCOTT	John	M.S.P.
	SHERWOOD	Alfred	15th Hussars	*
	SHERWOOD	Bertie	Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
	SHERWOOD	Frederick	Royal Horse Artillery
RIP	SHERWOOD	Samson	Royal Navy
	SHERWOOD	William	Royal Field Artillery.
RIP	SHORT	Frank	Royal Air Force
	SHORT	Richard	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
	SHORT	Walter	Royal Sussex Regiment	**
	SHORT	William	Middlesex
	SKINNER	Frederick	L.C.
RIP	SMITH	Charles	Royal Sussex Regiment
	SMITH	Ernest S	London
	SMITH	Frederick	Slm. L. I.
	SMITH	George	A.O.C.
	SMITH	Herbert S	Canada
	SMITH	Samuel	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
	SMITH	William S	Royal Navy
RIP	STAPLEHURST	Harry	Royal Field Artillery.
	STAPLEHURST	Percy	M.B.R.
RIP	STAPLESHURST	Reginald	Royal Sussex Regiment
	STEVENS	Albert	R.S. Fusilier
RIP	STEVENS	Charles	Royal Sussex Regiment
	STEVENS	Frederick	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
	STEVENS	Richard	Royal Sussex Regiment
	STEVENS	Samuel	Royal Sussex Regiment	*
	STREDWICK	Alfred	Royal Navy
RIP	SYGROVE	Charles	Royal Sussex Regiment
	SYMES	Charles
	TAYLOR	Albert	Royal Sussex Regiment
	TAYLOR	Cecil	Royal Sussex Regiment
	TAYLOR	Frederick	Royal Sussex Regiment
	THOMPSON	Ernest	Royal Garrison Artillery
	THORNTON	Walter	A.F.C.
	THORPE	Arthur	A.V.C.
RIP	THORPE	Frank	Royal Navy
	VAUGHN	Robert	Machine Gun Corps
	VINALL	Stanley	Royal Flying Corps
	VINALL	Victor	Royal Flying Corps
	WATSON	Gilbert	A.O.C.
	WATSON	Hugh	Machine Gun Corps
	WHITE	Berkeley	Royal Field Artillery
	WICKENS	Latter	Royal Engineers
	WILLIAMS	Algernon	Royal Field Artillery.
	WILLIAMS	Montie	Royal Sussex Regiment
	WILMSHURST	John	Royal Air Force
	WILMSHURST	Wallace P	Royal Naval Air Service
	WOOD	Harry	Royal Navy
	WOOD	Walter	Sh. L.I.
	WOODS	Arthur	Scots R.
	WRIGHT	Ernest	Royal Sussex Regiment
	WRIGHT	Robert	Royal Sussex Regiment
	YATES	Cecil	Royal Navy
	YATES	Ralph	A.V.C.

Last updated 5 December, 2020

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