ADAMS

Albert James Richard

Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. ‘Victory’, Royal Navy. Died at home 7th September 1918. Aged 18. Son of Oscar Frank & Rosetta Ellen Adams of 128, Lewes Road, Brighton. Buried in Brighton and Preston Cemetery.

ADDISON

William Percy

Private G/40939, 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. 37th Division. Died of wounds in base hospital, Rouen 28th December 1916. Aged 35. Son of William & Jane Addison of 37, Canning Street, Kemp Town, Husband of Lily Addison of 123, Compton Road, Preston Park, Brighton. Born in Brighton and enlisted in Hove. Buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. F.146

AKEHURST G

George Frederick

Private 15470, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Guards Division. Killed in action on the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres, 31st July 1917. Aged 32. Born in Willingdon and enlisted in Haywards Heath. Son of Frederick & Kate Akehurst of 142, Milner Road, Brighton. Husband of Mrs Kate May Akehurst, later remarried of 5, Stanmer Park, Brighton. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR.29.

ALLEN

Harry Silas

Private SE/703, Royal Army Veterinary Corps (Hospital section). Died at home 11th February 1918. Aged 44. Husband of Mrs Gertrude Emily Allen (who remarried) of 4, Sussex Terrace, Brighton. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Brighton and Preston Cemetery.

ARCHBUTT

William Henry

Major, 9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. 42nd Division. Died on active service in Egypt 8th February 1915. Aged 54. Husband of Mrs Annie Archbutt of 18, Norfolk Road, Brighton. Buried in The Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. 9.

ASPINALL, M.M and bar

Herbert

Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Died after the war 15th February 1919. Aged 28. Husband of Mrs Winifred Mary Aspinall (who remarried) 48, Windmill Street, Brighton. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

ASTON

Charles Percival

Rifleman 5599, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade. 8th Regular Division. Killed in action near Leventie 31st January 1915. Aged 19. Son of Herbert William & Emily Annie Aston of 28, Seville Street, Lewes Road, Brighton. Born Fulham and enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Fauquissart Military Cemetery, Laventie F.1158.

AVERY

Bert

Battery Sergeant Major1 8958, 15th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds in base hospital, Boulogne 29th October 1914. Aged 41. Husband of Susannah Avery of 37, Stanford Road, Brighton. Son of George & Emma Avery of Eastbourne. Born in Eastbourne. Enlisted in Chichester. Regular Artilleryman. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery F.102.

AVERY

William Ernest

Boy 1st Class J/21906, H.M.S. ‘Bulwark’, Royal Navy. Lost when the Battleship blew up in Sheerness Dockyard 26th November 1914. Aged 17. Son of Mr & Mrs Edwin Avery of 13, Somerset Street, Kemp Town, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Royal Naval ranks unknown. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea MR.3.

AYRES

Alfred Charles Edward

Private 147018, 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Canadians) 2nd Brigade. 1st Canadian Division. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge 9th April 1917. Aged 23. Son of Dr. Aston and Mrs Ayres of Preston Park, Brighton. Buried in Nine Elms Military Cemetery. F.523.

BAKER

William

Private L8948, 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Indian Army. attached to Signals Section in Kut el Amara. Taken prisoner and died in captivity 10th October 1916. Regular soldier, Born and enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Bagdhad North Gate War Cemetery, Iraq.

BAKER

William

Private S/2066, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Regular Division. Killed in action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9th May 1915. Reservist Born and enlisted in Brighton. Commemorated on The Le Touret Memorial. MR.22.

BAKER

William Newland

Private G/60047, 1/9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Mesopotamia. Died of disease in Mesopotamia 16th October 1918. Aged 21. Son of Mr & Mrs William Newland Baker of 29, Meeting House Lane Brighton. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Buried in Kut War Cemetery, Iraq. 1.

BARNETT

Samuel

Lance Corporal S/7822, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade. 4th Regular Division. Killed in action in the Ypres Salient 8th August 1916. Aged 25. Son of Louis & Rachael Barnett of 19, Western Street, Brighton Enlisted in Finsbury. Buried in Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium. B.73.

BARTLETT

Albert Percy

Ordinary Seaman J/42015, H.M.S. ‘Opal’, Royal Navy. Grand Fleet Destroyer Flotilla’s Lost when the destroyer was wrecked off the Orkney Islands 12th January 1918. Aged 18. Son of Alfred & Elizabeth Bartlett of 9, Oxford Court, Oxford Street, London Road, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Seamen R.N. Buried in Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, The Orkney Islands, Scotland

BARTLETT

Charles Levi

Private 68470, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) attached from East Kent Regiment/ Died at home after the war 2nd June 1920. Aged 33. Husband of Mrs Sarah Bartlett of 70, Southampton Street, Brighton. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

BATCHELOR

Charles Leopold

Private 22891, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action near Bully 1st July 1916. Aged 23. Husband of Mrs F.E.M. Batchelor of 39, Ashton Street, Brighton. Born in Waterlooville, Hampshire, and enlisted in Northampton. Buried in Bully Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension F.161

BATCHELOR, D.F.C & A.F.C.

Thomas Archibald

Major, Number 2 School of navigation and bomb dropping, Andover. Accidently killed whilst flying at Andover 22nd April 1919. Aged 32. Son of Captain & Mrs T. Batchelor. Husband of Mrs Una Batchelor of 30, Hampstead Road, Preston Park Brighton. Buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Penton Mewsey, Hampshire.

BENNETT

George William

Musician RMB/1186, H.M.S. ‘Monmouth’, Royal Marine Band. South Atlantic Squadron. Lost with the Cruiser at The Battle of Coronel Islands on the 1st November 1914. Aged 23. Son of Mr & Mrs Robert Yates of 35, Claremont Row, Brighton. St. Peters Memorial Book under unknown ranks (George Yates??) Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea.MR.3.

BICKNELL

Arthur John

Sergeant 9514, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario). 1st Brigade. 1st Canadian Division. Killed in action in the Ypres Salient 10th July 1916. Son of Mr & Mrs Bicknell of 46, Preston Road, Brighton. Listed on St. Bartholomew’s Parish Church Memorial. Buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Zillebeke, Belgium B.127.

BIGNELL

L W

Rifleman S/17634, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade. 4th Regular Division. Died of wounds after the war 10th February 1920. Aged 29. Son of William & Frances Bignell. Husband of Maude Florence Bignell, of 64, Upper Lewes Road, Brighton. Born New Cross. Bur, Hither Green Cemetery Lewisham.

BIRNIE, M.M.

Robert Charles

Company, Sergeant Major 7893, 12th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. 18th Division. Killed in action in The Ypres Salient 6th August 1917. Aged 37. Husband of Mrs Louisa Mary Birnie of 82, The Avenue, Moulescomb Brighton. Served in South African Campaign 1899-1902. Born in Gibraltar and enlisted in Calcutta. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under C.S.M’s. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR.29.

BLACK

George Frederick William

Private 12677, 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) 2nd Brigade. 1st Canadian Division. Killed in action at Ypres 26th April 1915. Aged 20. Son of Richard & Elizabeth Black of 63, Middle Road, Brighton. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium (Canadian Section) MR.29.

BLACKMAN

Alfred Edward

Private 45307, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died at home after the war 21st June 1920. Aged 33. Son of Charles & Mary Anne Blackman of 48, Regent Street, Brighton. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

BLANCH

William

Private 18571, 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 15th Scottish Division. Died of wounds 17th May 1916. Aged 20. Son of Mr & Mrs George Blanch of 37, Havelock Road, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery F.80. This could well be the ‘Blane W.H.’ recorded on the W.M. and as yet, unidentified.

BLISSETT

William

Private 18317, 3rd Canadian Infantry (Toronto Regiment) 1st Brigade. 1st Canadian Division. Killed in action 8th November 1915. Aged 29. Son of Edward & Elizabeth Blissett of 1, Coleman Street, Brighton. Buried in Wulverghem Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium B.89.

BLUNSDEN

William George Henry

Private 292105, 1/4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 50th Northumbrian Division. Killed in action 3rd August 1917. Aged 37. Husband of Mrs L.E. Blunsden of 8, Park Crescent, Brighton. Buried in Hibers Trench Cemetery, Wancourt F.594.

BONHAM

Alfred Edmund

Private 3759, 7th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action in The Ypres Salient 4th October 1917. Aged 20. Son of William James & Emily Marie Bonham of 29, Compton Avenue, Moulescomb, Brighton. Native of Leeds. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. MR.29.

BOULTON

James Babington

Second Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 18th Division. Killed in action 17th February 1917. Aged 28. Son of Babington & Alice Gregory Boulton of 15, Melville Road, Brighton. Buried in Regina Trench Cemetery. F.314.

BRABROOK

Edward John

Lieutenant, 1/18th, Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) attached to the Royal Air Force. Died of wounds in base hospital Etaples 20th April 1918. Aged 25. Son of Edward Frederick (LLB) & Alice Elizabeth Brabrook of 68, Redvers Road, Brighton. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery F.40.

BROOME

Louis George

Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots. 3rd Regular Division. Died of wounds in base hospital, Boulogne 9th June 1915. Aged 17. Son of Colonel George Simpson Broome, Indian Army, and Mrs Violet Broome of 15, Montpelier Villas, Brighton. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. F.102.

BROWN

Charles

Private 8371, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. 17th Brigade. 6th Indian Division. Taken prisoner at Kut el Amara and died of dysentery in captivity 5th September 1916. Aged 29. Born Christchurch and enlisted in Brighton. Youngest Son of James & Elizabeth Brown of 87, Coleman Street, Brighton. Regular with ten years service. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Buried in Bagdhad North Gate Cemetery, Iraq.

BROWN

James

Rifleman 4652, 1/6th Battalion, London Regiment (City of London Rifles) 47th Division. Killed in action at Ypres 22nd October 1916. Aged 32. Husband of Mrs Nellie Brown of 70, Cobden Road, Elm Grove, Brighton. Son of Frederick & Elizabeth Brown of Clapton Park. Born, Mile End and enlisted in London. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR.29.

BURTENSHAW

George

Driver 44851, 118th Battery. 26th Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action on the Marne 28th August 1914. Aged 26. Son of George & Harriett Burtenshaw of 1, Elder Street, Brighton. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Listed on St. Bartholomew's Parish Church War Memorial. Buried in Etreux British Cemetery F.1751.

BUSS

George

Deck Hand 20746DA, H.M. Drifter ‘City of Liverpool’, Royal Naval Reserve. Lost when the ship was mined off South Foreland 31st July 1918. Aged 18. Son of Richard Martin & Emma Jane Buss of 7, Jubilee Street, Brighton. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea MR.3

CACUTT

James Robert

Lance Corporal 09985, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Egyptian Base units. Died of pneumonia in Cairo 10th November 1918. Aged 39. Husband of Louisa Cacutt of 382, Queens Park Road, Elm Grove, Brighton. Son of James & Sarah Cacutt. Born in Aberdeen. Enlisted White City, London. Buried in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. 9.

CAMPBELL

James Colin

Staff Sergeant 19070, 1st Battalion, Connaught Rangers. Indian Army. Died in India 11th August 1920. Aged 33. Son of Colin & Elizabeth Campbell of 52, Robertson Road, Preston Park, Brighton. Buried in Bannu Cemetery, India. Commemorated on The Delhi Memorial MR.43.

CARPENTER

Edward

Private 32973, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment 18th Division. Killed in action 28th March 1918. Aged 28. Husband of Mrs Maria Carpenter of 17, Upper Bedford Street, Brighton. Born in Watford and enlisted in Chichester. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Privates. Buried in Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension. F.1893.

CARTER

George Alfred

Private 11353, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 4th Regular Division. Killed in action 6th August 1915. Aged 21. Born in Brighton. Enlisted in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire. Son of George & Emma Carter of 335, Bear Road, Brighton. Buried in Sucrerie Military Cemetery F.643

CHALK

Theodore Wilson

Second Lieutenant, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. 12th Division. Killed in action near Ovillers 3rd July 1916. Aged 30. Son of John Charles Chalk, Solicitor, and Mrs Beatrice Chalk of Brighton. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial MR.21.

CHEESMAN

Henry

Stoker 1st Class K/19987, H.M.S. ‘Invincible’, Royal Navy. Grand Fleet. Lost with the Battle cruiser at Jutland 31st May 1916. Aged 21. Son of Lizzie Cheesman of Brighton. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea.MR.3.

CHILDS

George

Private 229379, 1st Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 56th London Division. Killed in action 26th May 1918. Son of Mr & Mrs Henry Childs of 10, Carlton Place, Brighton. Born in Brighton and enlisted in Canterbury. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Privates (G. Chiles) Buried in Mesnil Communal Cemetery F.233

CHURCHILL, M.M.

J L

Private 6/3653, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment. 2nd Brigade. The New Zealand Division. Wounded in action in the Ypres Salient and died on the 14th December 1917. Aged 23. Son of Robert & Anne Churchill of 12, Compton Avenue, Brighton. Buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. B.11.

CLARK

Albert Jeremiah

Petty Officer 186594, H.M.S. ‘Queen Mary’, Royal Navy. Grand Fleet. Lost with the Battle cruiser at Jutland 31st May 1916. Aged 37. Son of Hugh & Louisa Clark of Brighton. Husband of Mrs Louisa Clark, of 64, Percy Road, Southsea. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea. MR.3.

CLARKSON

Leslie Cecil Bentick

Captain, Royal Army Service Corps 3rd Base Supply Depot. Died of wounds in base hospital, Boulogne, 31st March 1917. Aged 24. Son of George Richard & Helena Evelyn Clarkson of 64, Dyke Road, Brighton. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery F.102.

COBBETT

Arthur John

Lance Corporal 27367, 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. 40th Division. Killed in action near Mazingarbe 19th September 1916. Aged 21. Son of Dennis & Emma Cobbett of 24, Kensington Place, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Lance Corporals (Arthur Cobbett). Buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe. F.115

COHEN

Albert

Private 7079, 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company, (Infantry) 7th Regular Division. Killed in action in Belgium 11th October 1916. Aged 24. Son of Isaac & Rosa Cohen of ‘The Renata Hotel’ Sillwood Place, Brighton. Enlisted Armoury House, London. Buried in Berks Cemetery Extension. Belgium B.54

COLE

John Ward

Guardsman 16350, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards 2nd Regular Division. Killed in action on the Marne near Le Laquais 4th September 1914. Aged 20. Son of Mr & Mrs Samuel Cole of 128, Queens Park Road, Elm Grove, Brighton. Regular Guardsman. Born in Leytonstone, Essex and enlisted in Stratford Buried in Guards Grave, Villers Cotterets Forest F.1108.

COPPARD

Charles Botting

Private 30345, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Guards Division. Killed in action 27th August 1918. Husband of Mrs A. Coppard of 29, Wood Street, Brighton. Buried in Mory Abbey Military Cemetery F.614

COTTON

Walter John

Private 132338, 13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (The Quebec Regiment) 3rd Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. Killed in action 27th September 1918. Aged 20. Son of Gertrude Cotton of 23, Rose Hill Terrace, Brighton. Buried in Sains Les Marquion British Cemetery F.274

COTTRELL

Harold William

Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 30th Division. Killed in action 30th September 1916. Aged 18. Son of George Anderson & Mary Agnes Cottrell of 9, Marine Parade, Brighton. Buried in Pozieres British Cemetery F.832.

COWARD D

Dudley Harry

Private 12177, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 14th Light Division. Died of wounds in base hospital at Rouen 20th September 1916. Aged 32. Son of Mr & Mrs M.E. Coward of 35, Edburton Avenue, Brighton. Born in Camden Town. Enlisted Finsbury Barracks. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen F.145.

COX, M.C.

James Henry

Company Sergeant Major 8420, 1st Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters) 8th Regular Division. (Mentioned in despatches) Killed in action on the Somme 5th July 1916. Aged 36. Husband of Mrs Ada Cox of 34, Montpelier Street, Brighton. Born in Twickenham and enlisted in Stratford Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial. MR.21

CROFT

John Arthur Christopher

Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellingtons Regiment attached to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 4th Regular Division. Killed in action in the Ypres Salient 18th April 1915. Aged 27. Son of Henry Herbert Stephen & Emma Croft of Sussex Square, Brighton. Liste din St. Peters Memorial Book under 2/Lts. and on St. Marks Church Memorial, Kemp Town. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR.29.

CURCHOD

George Stone

Master Gunner 2nd Class 548, 37th Company, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died at home after the war 5th January 1920. Aged 40. Husband of Mrs G.S. Curchod who remarried and was living at 27, Tillstone Street, Brighton. Listed on St. Lukes Parish Church Memorial. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

CURD

Henry Charles

Rifleman S/12843, 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. 14th Light Division. Killed in action in Belgium 21st November 1915. Aged 28. Son of James & Jane Curd of Brighton. Born in Brighton and enlisted in Chatham. Chatham Resident. Buried in Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium B.73.

DAPSON

Samuel

Private 1022, Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Died at home after the war 8th December 1919. Aged 49. Son of Mr & Mrs Dapson of 14 Carlisle Street, Brighton. Husband of Mrs Sarah Dapson of 12, St. Mary Magdalene Street, Brighton. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

DAVID

Richard

Private 89536, Labour Corps formerly with Royal Fusiliers. Died at home of gas poisoning 11th January 1918. Aged 39. Husband of Mrs Ellen David who later re married, of 7, Montague Street, Kemp Town, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

DAVIES

Walter John

Private E/1301, 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 2nd Regular Division. Killed in action on the Somme 13th November 1916. Aged 21. Son of Evan & Naomi Davies of 1.Loder Road, Preston Park. Born in Croydon. Enlisted Whyteleafe, Surrey. List on St. Johns Church Memorial, Preston Park. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial.MR.21

DAWSON

Alfred John

Pioneer WR/40332, Royal Engineers. Died at home 14th May 1918. Son of Mr & Mrs A. J. Dawson of 30, Picton Street, Brighton. Not recorded in SDGW. Buried in Brighton & Preston Cemetery.

DEANE

Charles Frederick

Sergeant 86033, 155th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 21st April 1918. Aged 41. Husband of Maude Deane of 6, Goldsmid Road, Brighton. Born in Eastbourne and enlisted in London. Buried in Haringhe Military Cemetery Belgium. B.38.

DEAR

Thomas

Leading Stoker 305701, H.M.S. ‘Tipperary’, Royal Navy. Leader of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla, Grand Fleet, one of 185 crew lost with the ship during The Battle of Jutland on the 31st May 1916. Aged 30. Son of John Henry & Harriett Sarah Dear of 48, St. Pauls Street, Brighton. Listed on St. Martins Parish Church Memorial and in St. Peters Memorial Book under Stokers, Royal Navy. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea.MR.3.

DESVIGNES

Montague

Gunner 41066, 125th Battery. 29th Brigade. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action in the Ypres Salient 22nd October 1917. Aged 31. Son of Mr & Mrs Georgina Desvignes of 1, College Street, Kemp Town, Brighton. Born in Chertsey, Surrey and enlisted in London. Buried in Cement House Cemetery, Belgium B.83.

DORRINGTON

Thomas

Driver 901129, 293rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery attached to Trench Mortar Batteries. Killed in action at Ypres 4th October 1917. Aged 28. Son of Mr & Mrs Thomas Dorrington of 43, Essex Street, Brighton. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Buried in New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium B.96.

DRAPER

Frank

Private 141893, 24th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (The Victoria Rifles) 5th Brigade. 2nd Canadian Division. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge 9th April 1917. Aged 19. Son of George & Emma Draper of Clarendon Place, Kemp Town. Listed on St. Anne's Church Memorial (St. Georges Parish Church, Kemp Town) Buried in Thelus Military Cemetery F.522

DRISCOLL

Jerry

Private L/8279, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 12th Division. Killed in action 19th March 1916. Regular soldier. Born St. Johns Brighton and enlisted in Worthing. Son of John & Ellen Driscoll of Brighton. Name also included on Guildford War Memorial. See main text for the other Driscoll J. Buried in Vermelles British Cemetery F.423.

DRIVER

William

Private G/3621, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action at Messines 29th July 1917. Aged 34. Son of Mr & Mrs C. Driver of 185, Bear Road, Brighton. Name recorded on the Rottingdean W.M. & Parish Church. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Enlisted in Brighton. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR.29.

DRURY

Herbert

Private 1001022, 43rd Canadian Infantry (The Manitoba Regiment) 9th Brigade. 3rd Canadian Division. Killed in action during the final advance 1st October 1918. Aged 25. Son of Samuel & Mary Drury of 4, Temple Street, Brighton. Commemorated on The Vimy Memorial. MR.23.

DURRANT

Herbert Frank

Rifleman 394338, 1/9th Battalion, London Regiment (Queen Victorias Rifles) 56th London Division. Killed in action at Arras 26th March 1917. Aged 33. Son of Edward & Kate Durrant of Brighton Husband of Mrs. A.M. Durrant who later re-married and moved to Margate in Kent. Born in Brighton and enlisted in London. Commemorated on The Arras Memorial MR.20.

EASON

Jesse

Now in main text under 'E'.

EASTWOOD

Frank Molyneux

Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. 2nd Regular Division. Killed in action at Ypres 30th October 1914. Aged 21. Son of John Edmund & Ethel Eastwood of 14, Chichester Terrace, Brighton. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. MR.29

EDLINGTON

Charles John

Sergeant 766, 2nd King Edwards Horse. Cavalry Division. Killed in action 16th February 1917. Aged 27. Son of John & Kate Edlington of 82, Havelock Road, Brighton. Born in Shorncliffe, Kent. Enlisted in the White City, London. Buried in Pont De Nieppe Communal Cemetery F.264

EVANS

Dennis Leslie

Second Lieutenant, 2/21st London Regiment. (The Surrey Rifles) 60th (2nd London) Division. Died of wounds in Palestine 15th December 1917. Aged 25. Husband of Mrs Dorothy May Evans of 93, Ditchling Rise, Brighton. Buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Palestine Pal.9

EVE

William

Private 22893, 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment 28th Regular Division. Killed in action on the Struma Front, Greece 27th May 1917. Aged 34. Son of Mr & Mrs Eve of Brighton. Husband of Mrs Annie Eve of 25, Grosvenor Street, Brighton. Born in Brighton. Enlisted Chichester. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under privates. Buried in Struma Military Cemetery, Kalocastron, Greece. Gr.3.

EVENDEN

Stanley

Private 73529, 2nd Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) 6th Regular Division. Not included in SDGW. Died of diphtheria in military hospital at Wimereux 8th February 1918. Aged 19. Son of Albert & Harriett Evenden of Brighton. Buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery F.64.

FELTON

Albert James

Private 384881, Labour Corps transferred from the Royal Sussex Regiment. Died at home 8th November 1918. Aged 32. Husband of Mrs E. Felton of 29, Islingword Street, Brighton. Son of Mr & Mrs Felton. Born, Brighton. Not listed in SDGW. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

FIDGE, M.M. & Croix de Guerre

Ronald Lacey

Second Lieutenant, 18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. (New South Wales) 5th Brigade, 2nd Australian Division. Wounded near Ypres and died 21st September 1917. Aged 24. Son of Horace Frederick & Hannah Elizabeth Fidge of 16, Sussex Square, Brighton. Buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Belgium B.11.

FILTNESS

John

Captain, ‘D’ Battery, 161st Brigade. Royal Field Artillery. 32nd Division. Died of wounds 22nd May 1918. Aged 29. Son of Mr & Mrs David Filtness of Brighton. Served in German South West Africa in 1914/15. Buried in Bac Du Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval. F.103

FORSYTH

Robert James Bell

Airman 3rd Class 53441, Training Command, Royal Air Force. Died at home of influenza 28th November 1919. Aged 43. Husband of Mrs E.E. Forsyth of 28, Whitehawk Road, Brighton. Buried in Brighton and Preston Cemetery.

FULLER

William Ernest

Rifleman S/14449, 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. 20th Light Division. Killed in action at Ypres 17th August 1917. Aged 20. Son of Mr & Mrs Fuller of 7, Carlton Street, Brighton. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. MR.30.

GALE

Albert Charles

Private TF/265811, 2/6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died at home after the war 4th April 1920. Aged 34. Husband of Jesse Gale of 53, Whippingham Road, Brighton. Born in London and enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Brighton and Preston Cemetery

GANDER

James

Leading Stoker 307215, H.M.S. ‘Hampshire’, Royal Navy. Lost when the armoured cruiser was mined off the Orkney Islands on the 5th June 1916. Aged 32. Son of Charles & Eliza Gander of 55, Hanover Terrace, Brighton. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea. MR.3.

GEORGE

Albert William

Private G/713, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 12th Division. Died of disease at Shorncliffe camp, Kent, during training on the 28th January 1915. Aged 33. Son of Mr & Mrs Edwin George. Husband of Mrs Ellen George who re-married, of 22, Ivory Place, Brighton. Born All Saints, Worcester and enlisted in Hove. Buried in Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Kent.

GHERBI

Guiseppe

Private 37188, 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. 19th Division. Killed in action 20th August 1918. Aged 31. Husband of Mrs G. Gherbi of 17, Vine Street, Brighton. Born Villa Chisoenna, Italy. Enlisted in Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. (Under Private Cherbi C.) Buried in Le Vertannoy British Cemetery, Hinges.F.411

GIBBS

Albert Henry

Private L/16358, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. 3rd Regular Division. Died of wounds 27th April 1915. Aged 19. Son of Mrs Annie Gibbs 30, Montpelier Road, Brighton. Born in Holloway and enlisted in Poplar, East London. Buried in La Clytte Military Cemetery, Belgium. B.21.

GILBERT

Charles Henry

Corporal 47053, 10th Hussars (The Prince of Wales’s Own) Cavalry Division. Died if wounds 9th March 1918. Husband of Alice Gilbert of 19, Buckingham Place, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Corporals. Born in London and enlisted in East Grinstead. Buried in Tertry Communal Cemetery F.840

GODLEY

William Percival

Lance Corporal 46335, 3rd Battalion, Auckland Regiment. 4th Brigade. New Zealand Division. Died in military hospital at St. Omer 3rd April 1918. Aged 31. Son of Robert John & Lena Godley of Brighton. Buried in Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, St. Omer. F.134.

GOLDSMITH

Douglas

Private 9324, 1st Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment 33rd Division. Died at home 17th September 1916. Aged 28. Son of John & Fanny Goldsmith of 15, Kensington Street, Brighton. Born in Eastbourne and enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Brighton and Preston Cemetery.

GORNALL

William

Private 543, Non–Combatant Corps. Died at home 24th October 1918. Aged 26. Husband of Mrs C.A. Gornall of 13, Southover Street, Brighton. Born in Manchester and enlisted in Chichester. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

GRANT

Stephen John

Private G/5402, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Regular Division. Killed in action during a diversionary attack on the Crassiers at Loos 30th June 1916. Brother of Mrs Alice Taylor of 87, Centurion Road, Brighton. Born in Brighton and enlisted in Hove. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under privates. Commemorated on The Arras Memorial MR.20.

GRAY

Walter Frank

Private 12116, 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment 18th Division. Killed in action at Montauban on the first day of the Somme Offensive 1st July 1916. Aged 19. Son of Mrs H.S. Gray of 6, Sudley Street, Kemp Town, Brighton. Born in Lewes and enlisted in London. Buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery F.397

GREEN

Alfred William

Private 766383, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry. (1st Central Ontario) 1st Brigade. 1st Canadian Division. Killed in action near Vimy Ridge 3rd May 1917. Aged 28. Son of Mrs Jane Green of 44, Lavender Street, Brighton. Commemorated on The Vimy Memorial. MR.27.

GRIFFITHS

George Evan

Private 30793, 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Died at home of influenza 20th February 1919. Aged 33. Son of William & Annie Griffiths of 31, Henry Street, Brighton. Buried in Brighton and Preston Cemetery.

GRIMES, M.C.

John Arthur

Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. 2nd Regular Division. Killed in action 7th March 1918. Aged 34. Husband of Ella Maude Grimes of 1, Clarence Street, Brighton. Buried in Metz en Coutre Communal Cemetery, British Extension. F.662.

HAINES

Arthur Charles

Private 32991, 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 5th Division. Killed in action at Ypres 26th October 1917. Son of William Henry & Ellen Haines of 6, Claremont Street, Brighton. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium MR.30.

HALSON

Ernest Croll

Corporal 160818, ‘E’ Corps Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 30th April 1918. Aged 41. Son of John & Annie Halson of 21, Borough Street, Brighton. Born in Leyton, Essex and enlisted in London. Buried in Haringhe Military Cemetery, Belgium. B.38.

HANKEY

Donald William Alers

Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 4th Division. Killed in action on the Somme 12th October 1916. Aged 31. Son of Robert & Helen Alers Hankey of 1, Chesham Place, Brighton. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial.MR.21

HARDS

William Thomas

Private SDS/2394, 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment (2nd South Downs) 39th New Army Division. Killed in action during the attack on the Rue de Bois 30th June 1916. Son of Mr & Mrs William Hards of 3, Hastings Road, Brighton. Born in Brighton and enlisted in Hove. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book and on St. Martins Parish Church Memorial. Commemorated on The Loos Memorial. MR.19.

HARRIS

Ernest Albert

Private G/20050, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Division. Died, cause unknown, in France, 9th November 1918. Aged 40. Husband of Mrs Florence Jesse Harris of 45, Preston Road, Brighton. Born Small Heath. Enlisted Law Courts, London. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Privates. Buried in Douai Communal Cemetery F.1276

HART

Phillip

Gunner 901158, 290th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action in Belgium, 15th October 1917. Son of Mr & Mrs L. Hart of 4, Russell Street, Brighton. Enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Buffs Road Cemetery, St Jean les Ypres. B.94.

HART

Stuart William

Lance Sergeant 651005, 1/21st Battalion, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 47th London Division. Killed in action 23rd May 1916. Aged 22. Son of Mr & Mrs Harry William Hart of 6, Allingworth Street, Brighton. Enlisted in Camberwell. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Lance Sergeants. Commemorated on The Arras Memorial MR.20

HARWOOD

John

Private 10619, 2/4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Reserve Battalion. Died at home in training 14th June 1915. Aged 17. Son of John & Amelia Harwood of Brighton. Born Cheetham Hill, Lancashire and enlisted in Widnes. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under ranks unknown Buried in Brandwood End Cemetery, Birmingham.

HAYDON

William Bowles

Private 14924, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers. 29th Regular Division. Killed in action near Loos 16th June 1916. Aged 42. Husband of Mrs J. Haydon of 141, Elm Grove, Brighton. Son of Thomas William & Emily Haydon of Dulwich. Born in Dulwich and enlisted in London. Buried in Loos British Cemetery F.550

HAYWARD

Charles George

Private S/2291, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Regular Division. Killed in action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9th May 1915. Aged 17. Son of Mr & Mrs Charles Arthur Hayward of 24, Regent Street, North Road, Brighton. Special reservist Born and enlisted in Brighton. Commemorated on The Le Touret Memorial MR.22.

HAYWARD

George John

Stoker 1st Class K/16817, H.M. Submarine ‘E 22’, Royal Navy. Lost when the submarine was torpedoed by UB18 in the North Sea on 25th April 1916. Aged 20. Son of George & Elizabeth Hayward of 27, Upper Bedford Street, Kemp Town, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Royal Navy unknown ranks. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial MR.3

HEATHER

George Ernest

Private 919146, 24th Canadian Infantry (The Victoria Rifles) 5th Brigade.2nd Canadian Division. Killed in action 17th August 1917. Aged 42. Husband of Mrs Mabel Beatrice Heather of 22, Oriental Place, Brighton. Commemorated on The Vimy Memorial MR.23.

HESKETT

Charles

Private G/40898, 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 37th Division. Killed in action in the Ypres Salient 31st July 1917. Husband of Mrs E.A.H Eskett of 17, Richmond Hill, Carlton Hill, Brighton. Enlisted in Brighton. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. MR.29.

HICKS

William

Private 16080, 12th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. 41st Division. Killed in action at Flers 15th September 1916. Aged 32. Son of Mr & Mrs Grace Hicks. Husband of Mrs Rose Hicks of 40, Colbourne Avenue, Moulescomb, Brighton. Born in Norbiton and enlisted Kingston on Thames. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial MR.21

HIDE

William Henry

Private O/8323, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 35th Service Company. Died at home on the 28th October 1918. Aged 40. Husband of Lilian Gertrude Hide of 58, Warliegh Road, Brighton. Son of Charles & Jenny Hide. Not listed in SDGW. Buried in Brighton and Preston Cemetery.

HILTON

James

Private 9421, 6th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. 11th Division. Killed in action at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, 9th August 1915. Aged 21. Son of Mr & Mrs James Hilton of 19, De Montfort Road, Brighton. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Commemorated on The Helles Memorial, Gallipoli. MR.4.

HODGES

Charles

Private 38692, 3rd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Home Reserve Battalion. Died of influenza 8th November 1918. Aged 36. Husband of Mrs Nellie Hodges of 6, Melbourne Street, Brighton. Son of Mr & Mrs Alfred Hodges. Born in Chailey and enlisted in Brighton. Listed on St. Martins Parish Church Memorial. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

HODGES

George William Francis

Able Seaman Z/385, ‘Anson’ Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. 63rd Royal Naval Division. Killed in action at Beaumont Hamel in the closing stages of the Somme offensive 13th November 1916. Aged 18. Son of Mr. Hodges and Mrs Alice Miriam Hodges of 114, Milner Road, Elm Grove, Brighton. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial MR.21

HOOKER

Joseph Thomas

Private 13461, 1/5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. 11th Division. Killed in action at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli 16th September 1915. Aged 24. Son of Mrs Ellen Anne Hooker of 71, Hanover Street, Brighton. Born in Brighton and enlisted in Southwark. Formerly with the 7th Dragoons. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under ranks unknown. Commemorated on The Helles Memorial, Gallipoli. MR.4.

HOWARD

Stanley Thomas

Private 9209, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (1st Central Ontario) 1st Brigade. 1st Canadian Division. Wounded during the 2nd Battle of Ypres and died 27th April 1915. Aged 21. Son of Frederick William & Emily Howard of 29, Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton. Buried in Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery F.200.

HOWARTH

Gilbert

Second Lieutenant, 60th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery Killed in action 28th March 1918. Aged 27. Husband of Mrs Elsie Trowsdale Howarth of 22, Clifton Terrace, Brighton. Son of Mr & Mrs J.T. Howarth of Burnley, Lancashire. Buried in Bailleul Road East Cemetery F.644

HUNT

Charles

Sergeant G/1415, 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action on the Somme near Delville Wood 18th August 1916. Aged 43. Husband of Mrs Eliza Hunt of 12, York Grove, Brighton. Born in Wandsworth and enlisted in Guildford, Surrey. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Sergeants. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial. MR.21

HUNT

Charles Robert

Private G/1560, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Regular Division. Killed in action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9th May 1915. Aged 19. Son of Mr & Mrs E.L. Hunt of Brighton. Born in Gillingham, Kent. Enlisted in Brighton. Listed on St. Martins Parish Church Memorial. Commemorated on The Le Touret Memorial MR.22.

HUNTER

Henry Thomas

Lieutenant, 3rd Aircraft Depot, France, Royal Air Force. Died on the 19th October 1918, cause unknown. Aged 26. Husband of Mrs Edith Frances Hunter of 14, Cranbourne Street, Brighton. Buried in Perreuse Chateau Franco-British National Cemetery F.375

HYGHGATE

William

Private L/7942, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Regular Division. Killed in action near Bellicourt 24th September 1918. Aged 39. Son of Harriett Hyghgate of Brighton. Regular Soldier. Born in Brighton and enlisted in Arundel. Buried in Bellicourt British Cemetery.F.375

INKPIN

Percy

Private L/7688, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Regular Division. Killed in action near Priez on the Marne 11th September 1914. Aged 27. Son of Mr & Mrs S. Inkpin of 45, Barnard Road, Brighton. Regular soldier. Born St. Lukes, Brighton and enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Priez Communal Cemetery F.113

JACKSON

Charles

Sergeant 1163, Engine Repair Shops, Royal Flying Corps. Died on active service in base hospital, Rouen 11th November 1917. Aged 24. Son of William Hardy & Alice Jackson of 124, Hollingbury Park Avenue, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under ranks unknown. Buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen F.146.

JARDON

Albert

Private L/10438, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Regular Division. Killed in action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9th May 1915. Regular soldier, born and enlisted in Brighton. Commemorated on The Le Touret Memorial MR.22

JEPPS

George

Private G/25054, 1/8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment attached to Royal Fusiliers Battalion, and Division. Unknown. Killed in action 23rd July 1916. Aged 24. Son of George & Elizabeth Mary Jepps of 13, Sudeley Street, Kemp Town, Brighton. Clerk at the New South Wales Bank, London. Born in Belgravia and enlisted in Finsbury. Resident of Balham. Listed on St. Georges Parish Church Memorial, Kemp Town. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial.MR.21

JESSON

Thomas John

Saddler 97836, Royal Field Artillery. Died at home 24th March 1915. Aged 45. Husband of Mary Jane Jesson of 9, Ashton Street, Brighton. Born in Battle and enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

JOHNSON

George Henry

Private TF/3950, 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment (2nd South Downs) 39th New Army Division. Died in base hospital at Etaples 8th October 1916. Aged 33. Husband of Mrs Mabel Florence Johnson of 17, Viaduct Road, Brighton. Son of Mr & Mrs Victor Johnson. Enlisted in Hove. SDGW. 1/4th Battalion. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery.F.40.

JONES

Alfred J

Private 67359, 1/3rd Battalion, London Regiment. (Royal Fusiliers) 56th (1st London) Division. Reported killed in action during the German Spring offensive 22nd March 1918. Aged 27. Son of Alfred & Mary Jones of Hanover Street, Brighton. Born in Ringmer and enlisted in Brighton. Lewes resident. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under ranks unknown and on St. Thomas a Becket Parish Church Memorial, Lewes and Lewes War Memorial. Commemorated on The Pozieres Memorial.MR.27.

JONES

Ernest

Private 611322, 8th Battalion, Labour Corps attached West Yorkshire Regiment. Died of influenza in base hospital, Rouen, 9th October 1918. Aged 26. Son of Arthur Edwin & Elizabeth Jones. Husband of Mrs. Jessica Florence Jones of 19, Prince Albert Street, Brighton. Born in Sale and enlisted in Blackpool. Formerly with The Northamptonshire Regiment. Buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. F.146.

JONES

Frederick A

Private 65653, Royal West Surrey Regiment. Died at home after the war 23rd June 1920. Aged 28. Son of Frederick & Mary Anne Jones 3, Liverpool Street, Brighton. Buried in Brighton Bear Road Cemetery.

JONES

William Thomas

Corporal L/7487, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Regular Division. Killed in action at the Battle of Loos 25th September 1915. Aged 43. Son of Mr & Mrs William Thomas Jones of Toronto Terrace, Brighton. Husband of Mrs Annie Jones of 39, Southampton Street, Brighton. Born St. Peters, Brighton and enlisted in Chichester. Regular soldier. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under privates. Battalion records only, list William as a Corporal. This could be the unidentified W.H. Jones. Commemorated on The Loos Memorial MR.19.

JUPP

Albert William

Private 48764, 2/10th Battalion, London Regiment (County of London, Hackney) 58th London Division. Died if wounds 28th August 1918. Aged 18. Son of Albert & Elizabeth Jupp of 2, Black Lion Street, Brighton. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Buried in Dive Copse British Cemetery F.141.

KEAST

William Reginald

Second Lieutenant, No.66 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Western Front. Shot down by enemy aircraft flying a Sopwith Pup on the 21st of August 1917. Aged 25. Stationed at Estree Blanche airfield. Son of Mr & Mrs William Keast of 5, Champion Street, Brighton. Commemorated on The Arras Memorial.MR.20.

KEET

David Thomas

Private SD/2432, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment (3rd South Downs) 39th New Army Division. Killed in action at Ypres 27th September 1917. Aged 21. Son of Elizabeth Keet of 24, Carlton Hill, Brighton. Born in Bournemouth and enlisted in Hove. Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. MR.30.

KELLY, M.C.

John Lawson

Lieutenant, 407th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 4th November 1918. Aged 24. Only son of John Lawson & Margaret Kelly of 3, Belvedere Terrace, Brighton. Buried in Le Rejet De Beaulieu Communal Cemetery.F.1272

KENNAIRD

Stanley

Second Engineer, S.S. ‘Galway Castle’, Merchant Navy. Lost when the ship was torpedoed and sunk by a U Boat south-west of Fastnet on the 12th September 1918. Aged 36. One of 143 lost Husband of Mrs Violet Maude Kennaird, of 10, Southdown Road, Preston Park, Brighton. Born in Lewes. Commemorated on The Tower Hill Memorial, London MR.39.

KENNEDY

Rolf Darab

Second Lieutenant, No. 23 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Western Front. Shot down flying a Spad SV11 over the Front 27th March 1918. Aged 19. Stationed at La Louvie Airfield. Son of Bartholomew & Isabel Kennedy of 20, Devonshire Place, Brighton. Educated at Tonbridge. Commemorated on The Arras Memorial. MR.20.

KIDD

John Newman

Captain, 6th Dragoon Guards The Cavalry Division. Killed in action near Vermelles 19th January 1916. Aged 35. Son of Frederick James & Alice Kidd of 3, Harrington Road, Preston Park, Brighton. Educated at Eastbourne College. Listed on Eastbourne College War Memorial. Buried in Vermelles British Cemetery F.423.

KING, D.C.M.

John Skelton Clark

Second Lieutenant, 1/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire