
SELHAM WAR
MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Chris Comber 2004
Selham Parish church is a lovely old
Saxon Church. The Memorial is a fine stone tablet, carved and partly
coloured with name rank and Regiment.
KENWARD |
Ernest
Henry |
Private
L/10151, 2nd Battalion. Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st
Division. Died of wounds 18th September 1914. Aged 20. Son
of Albury Edwin and Harriett Kenward of Arundel. Born in Petersfield,
Hants, and enlisted in Chichester. Regular Soldier. Buried in Nantes
La Boutillerie Cemetery F 1831 |
PATTEN |
James |
Private
G/1471, 2nd Battalion. Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st
Division. Killed in action at Richebourg L`Avou 9th May 1915.
Son of William and Lavina Patten. Born in Compton, Somerset and
enlisted in Chichester. Included on Bognor and Pagham War Memorials.
Commemorated on The Le Touret Memorial MR.22. |
ROWLAND-HILL |
Arthur |
Major,
2nd Battalion. The Cheshire Reg. 28th Division.
Killed in action at Loos 3rd October 1915. Aged 35. Son of Colonel
Arthur and Mrs Kathrine Rowland-Hill of "The Priory", Selham. Commemorated
on The Loos Memorial MR. 19 |
ROBBINS |
George
Hugh |
Boy
1st Class J/45404/PO Royal Navy HMS "Inefatigable". Lost
with the battlecruiser at the Battle of Jutland 31st May 1916. Aged
16 Son of Levi and Elizabeth Robbins of Selham House, Selham. Commemorated
on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial MR.3. |
PATTEN |
Thomas
Franklin |
Cooks
Mate M/20827/PO, H.M.S. "Cullist", Royal Navy. Killed in action.
11th February 1918. Aged 21. Son of Joseph Frank and Sarah Patten
of Harlands Cottage, Selham. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval
Memorial MR.3. |
HEYDON |
Archibald |
Lance
Sergeant G/1632, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment.
12th Division. Killed in action Aveluy Wood 27th March
1918. Aged 23. Son of William and Harriett Heydon of Grove Street,
Petworth Born in Assington, Essex and enlisted in Midhurst. Included
on the Petworth. Roll of Honour (Petworth Parish Church). Commemorated
on The Pozieres Memorial MR.27 |
LACAITA,
MC |
Francis
Charles |
Captain
17th Lancers attached Machine Gun Company. Killed in
rd April 1918. Aged 30. Son of Charles Carmichael and Mary Annabel
Lacaita of Selham House, Selham. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.).
Commemorated on The Arras Memorial MR.20 |
22 June 2004 |