BARNETT

Maurice Walter

Private G.16108, 12th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action at Third Ypres 31st July 1917. Husband of Mrs F. Barnett of Coates near Petworth Born in Watersfield and enlisted in Petworth Buried in Buffs Road Cemetery, Belgium B. 94

EDWARDS, MM

Charles

Private G.2774, 8th Pioneer Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 18th Division. Died of wounds 31st July 1917. Born in Rudgwick and enlisted in Petworth. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in Lijssenthoek Miltary Cemetery, Belgium B.11.

Military Medal Citation from Battalion War Diary:

MILITARY MEDAL
G/2554 Pte. MARTIN ARCHIBALD HUMPHREY.
G/2715 Pte. FRANCIS WILLIAM AUSTIN.
G/2774 Pte. CHARLES EDWARDS.
When the advance of the 7th QUEENS was held up by a strong party of the enemy in BACK TRENCH these men who formed part of a platoon going out to consolidate the position when captured formed part of a bobing party under L/Cpl YEOMANS and with great gallantry bombed up a communication trench and BACK TRENCH this action being directly responsible for the capture of about 160 germans.

FOSTER

David

Able Seaman Z/116, “Collingwood” Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The Royal Naval Division. Gallipoli. Killed in action 4th June 1915. Aged 22. Son of Benjamin & Mary Anne Foster of 27, Coates, Fittleworth. Commemorated on The Cape Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey. MR. 4.

GREEN

Sydney Lawrence

Able Seaman J/20847, H.M.S. “Black Prince”, Royal Navy. Lost with the armoured Cruiser at The Battle of Jutland 31st May 1916. Grandson of Ellen Green of Coates, Fittleworth. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial MR. 3

LAKER

Charles

Driver T4/084410, No 1 Company, Royal Army Service Corps. 17th Divisional Train. Died of wounds 24th March 1918. Born in Graffham and enlisted in Petworth. Commemorated on The Arras Memorial MR. 20