AUSTEN

Theophilus [Francis]

Private G/58729, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 19th August 1918. Aged 19. Born and resident Bodiam, enlisted Hastings. Son of Theophilus and Mary Austen, of Cottenden Cottage, Stonegate, Ticehurst, Sussex. Formerly 3/33288, 3rd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Buried in Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord, France. Plot IV. Row D. Grave 33.

CLOUT

Albert

Private G/18292, 11th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 30th September 1917. Aged 32. Born Bodiam, enlisted Hastings. Son of William & Elizabeth Clout, of Ivy Cottages, Bodiam. Wounded 7th June 1917 by a gun shot woud to the right thigh, evacuated to England. Rejoined his Battalion 6th September 1917. Died due to gun shot wound to the neck and right arm along with a fractured spine. Buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Section P. Plot III. Row I. Grave 1A.

MILTON

Thomas [James]

Guardsman 15010, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 4th September 1914. Born Bodiam, enlisted Hawkhurst. Son of Mr. A. Milton, of Neals Cottages, Bodiam, Sussex. Buried in Guards Grave, Villers Cotterets Forest, Aisne, France. Grave 16.

HALL

Ralph

Sergeant 822961, 2 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Born about 1913. Son of William and Lillian Hall. Husband of Constance Vera Hall of Northiam Died 19th February 1944. Buried in Grave III N 9 in Anzio War Cemetery, Italy

HUDSON

William Foster

Pilot Officer (Pilot) 174430, 215 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Vickers Wellington Mk II. Born about 1917. Son of Alfred and Dorothy Hudson of Ewhurst, Sussex. Died 27th February 1944. Buried in Grave 3 H 11 In Chittagong War Cemetery. The squadron was a pre war squadron of Bomber Command that was converted to a training unit. It was reformed in December 1941 and transferred to India the following February. It was equipped with Vickers Wellington IC bombers. During the retreat from Burma it was involved in supply dropping, then with coastal patrols and did not return to bombing until March 1943. In September 1943 it re-equipped with the Wellington Mk X and was based at Jessore with detachments at Kolar and Amarda Road.

LONG

Harold Edwin

Sergeant (Air Gunner) 3030276, 514 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Avro Lancaster. Born about 1924. Son of Owen Cephas Long and his wife Mildred Mary, of Westwell, Kent Died 21st July 1944. Buried in Grave 1 in Hunsel Roman Catholic Churchyard. The squadron was formed at Foulsham, Norfolk in September 1943. It first flew the Lancaster Mk II bomber. This had radial engines instead of the more usual Merlins, but converted to the Lancaster I & III with Merlin engines in June 1944 and was based at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. The crew took off at 23.07 in ME858, Code Letters JI-J, on a mission to Homberg. They crashed at Hunsel in Holland near the Belgian border and were one of four aircraft the squadron lost that night.