
DENTON,
ST. LEONARDS, WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Chris Comber 2005
Denton
is a small parish on the outskirts of Newhaven. The memorial is located
within St Leonrd's Parish Church and contains 17 surnames each with
one christian name.
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Photograph
Copyright © Chris Comber 2005 |
1914-1919
ANDERSON |
George
James |
Fireman,
Mercantile Marine, SS 'Sea Serpent' (London). Lost at sea 23rd March
1916. Aged 24. Son of Charles & Emma Anderson. Husband of Mrs Alice
Anderson of Beresford Lodge, Denton. Born at Poplar, East London.
Included on Newhaven War Memorial. Commemorated on The Tower Hill
Memorial, London. |
ASKEW |
John |
No
further information currently available |
ATKINS |
John |
No
further information currently available |
BARROW |
Frederick
William |
Mess Room Boy, S.S. "Sea Serpent" (London), Mercantile
Marine. Perished on board H.M Transport, SS Sea Serpent which was
mined off Folkestone on the 23 March 1916. Born at Lewes. Son of
Charles Clifford Barrow and Alice Barrow, of 4, Russell Terrace,
Denton, Newhaven, Sussex. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER
HILL MEMORIAL, London.
There
is a wooden hymn board in the church to which a metal plaque has
been attached which says: This
board was made by Frederick William Barrow in the year 1913, the
13th year of his age, and presented to this church at Easter in
the same year. |
BROOKS |
Haziel
J |
Gunner
171022, 'B' Battery, 64th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed
in action near Ypres 18th October 1917. Aged 20. Son of Henry &
Rosa Brooks of 2, Beck Yard, Baxtergate, Whitby, Yorkshire. Enlisted
in Brighton. Resident of Newhaven. Included on Newhaven War Memorial.
Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium |
BUSH |
Robert
Bucknull |
Private
41366, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 8th Division. Died
of wounds 31st May 1918. Aged 31. Son of Mr & Mrs P. R. Bush of
'Fairlight' Mount Pleasant, Newhaven. Born in Kentish Town, and
enlisted in Brighton. Formerly with the Essex Regiment. Buried in
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille |
CAREY |
Ralph
Frank |
Able
Seaman, Sussex 4/189, HMS ' Duke of Albany', Royal Naval Volunteer
Reserve. Lost when a U-Boat in the North Sea sank the armed trawler.
24th August 1916. Aged 22. Son of George & Mary Matilda Carey of
10, New Road, Denton. Included on Newhaven War Memorial. Commemorated
on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea. |
DRAY |
Henry |
Fireman,
HMT 'Alt', Mercantile Marine. Died in France near Calais 6th October
1917. Aged 27 Son of Mr & Mrs T. Dray of Bridgefoot House, Denton.
Included on Newhaven War Memorial. Buried in La Baraques Military
Cemetery Sangatte. |
MILLER |
George
Verny |
Private
G/61658, 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. 33rd Division. Died of
wounds 5th May 1917. Aged 18. Son of James & Mary Anne Miller of
19, Sefton Terrace, Riverside, Newhaven. Born in Dane Hill and enlisted
in Newhaven. Formerly Royal Sussex. Included on Newhaven Memorial.
Buried in Douai Communal Cemetery. |
PITTAM |
Joseph |
Unidentified
in CWGC records. Son of Joseph and Jane Pittam of South Heighton.
Born in Newhaven. Age in 1901 census, 5. Included on Newhaven War
Memorial |
RICHARDS |
Joseph |
Signalman,
Sussex 6/30, SS 'Ilston', Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. One of
6 lost when the ship was torpedoed off the Lizard on the 30th June
1917. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea. |
SAUNDERS |
Charles
Andrew |
Private
398215, 788th Area Employment Company, Labour Corps. Formerly with
the 2nd Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment (G/8146). Died in Abbeville
after the war 18th February 1919. Aged 39. Son of Andrew Charles
Thomas & Caroline Saunders of 14, Sefton Terrace, Denton Island.
Included on Newhaven War Memorial. Buried in Abbeville Communal
Cemetery. |
SMYTH |
Sydney
Doulton Percival |
Able
Seaman, SS 'Coath', Mercantile Marine. Died at sea 13th December
1916. Aged 30. Son of Bertram & Mary Anne Smyth Husband of Mrs Edith
Maude Smyth of 4, Denton Terrace, Newhaven. Born in London. Commemorated
on The Tower Hill Memorial, London. |
WHITE |
Frederick
Stephen |
Private
G/860, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division. Killed
in action at Messines 11th June 1917. Aged 27. Son of Alfred & Sarah
Jane White of 1, Lewes Cottage, Denton. Born and enlisted in Newhaven.
Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. |
WHITE |
John
James David |
Able
Seaman Sussex 6/119, 'Howe' Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal
Naval Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Gallipoli 9th May 1915.
Aged 18. Son of John James Davis White and Julia Elizabeth White
of 31, Elphick Road, Newhaven. Included on Newhaven War Memorial.
Commemorated on The Helles Memorial, Gallipoli. Turkey |
WINDER |
William
David Henry |
Able
Seaman Sussex 6/10/, HMS 'Alcantara', Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Lost with 72 other members of the crew when the Armed Merchant Crusier
was sunk in action with the German raider 'Greif' in the Skaggerak
on 29th February 1916. Aged 22. Served as KING.
Husband of Mrs A .Winder of 1, The Huts, Denton Island. Included
on Newhaven War Memorial Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial,
Southsea. |
WOOLFORD |
Alfred
J |
No
further information currently available. Included on Newhaven War
Memorial |
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