
CLIMPING
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Chris Comber 2005
The
Memorial records the names of just four men for 1914/18 in the Parish
Church. The graveyard has over 40 Officers and Ratings of the Fleet
Air Arm who lost their lives during the `Stuka` attacks on the Royal
Naval Airfield at Ford in the summer of 1940; these have yet to be
transcribed.
1914-1918
ANSELL |
George
William |
Sergeant
17934, 460th Battery, The Royal Field Artillery attached to 15th
Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery. Wounded near Ypres and died in military
hospital at Poperinghe 27thg January 1918. Aged 36. Husband of Mrs
Rebecca M.H.Ansell of 39, Gloucester Place, Worthing. Born in Climping
and enlisted in Worthing. Included on Worthing War Memorial. Buried
in Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinghe, Belgium. B.3. |
MANT |
Frederick |
Private
43039, 7th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment. 6th Division.
Killed in action 1st October 1917. Aged 36. Born in Climping and
enlisted in Loughborough, Leicestershire. Son of George & Ellen
Mant of Climping. Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
MR. 30 |
NORRIS |
Maurice
Edwin |
[Spelt
Morris on memorial] Private G.17886, 12th Battalion, The Royal Sussex
Regiment 39th Division. Killed in action at Becourt Ridge, on the
Somme 3rd September 1916. Born in Broadwater,Worthng and enlisted
in Arundel. Next of kin residents of Climping. Commemorated on The
Thiepval Memorial MR. 21. |
TREAGUS |
Ernest
[Albert] |
Private
42496, 9th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment. 23rd Division. Killed
in action at Arras 7th June 1917. Born in Rustington and enlisted
in Worthing. Formerly with the Royal Field Artillery. Commemorated
on The Arras Memorial MR.20. |
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May 2004 |