WESTHAM
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Transcribed Janet Graves; Researched John
Harrison 2004
This
Church was the first one built just after the Normans landed and
fought the Battle of Hastings in 1066. St Nicholas Church at Pevensey,
built approximately 150 years later is just a few hundred feet from
St. Mary the Virgin Church. The war memorial consists of two tablets
within the church, both wall mounted. The World War 1 memorial is
a tablet with two columns of names listed for those who died, 36
names in total, and the World War 2 memorial is a tablet with a
single column of names listed for those who died, 19 names in total.
Note:
The granite cross memorial at Stone Cross is not the Stone Cross
War Memorial but is the Westham War Memorial. Westham was much larger
in 1919, made up of Westham village, and tiny clusters of settlements
at Stone Cross, Hankham, Friday Street, Blackness and Rickney. Three
sites were proposed for the war memorial and the site on the cross
roads at Stone Criss being in the centre of Westham parish was the
site chosen. St Luke's church wasn't built there until 11 years
after the war. When erected the cross would have been completely
surrounded by open land unlike today.
The
memorial altar in St Luke's was originally in a little tin church
at Hankham. The Roll of Honour is possibly the one from Westham
church porch. Now Stone Cross is a separate parish so sadly Westham's
War Memorial is no longer in their parish.
1914
– 1918
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE GREAT WAR
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BARBER
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Alfred
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Alfred
John Barber, Private G/16488. 11th (1st South
Down) Bn, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds 2nd November
1917, buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. He was born in Stone
Cross about 1894, son of Alfred and Mercy Barber. Father a Road
Labourer. Enlisted in Eastbourne. CWGC list parents living at Stone
Cross. |
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BARNES
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George
|
George
Albert Elliott (CGWC) Lelliott( SDGW), Private SD/148, 11th
(1st South Down) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in
action 12th July 1916, buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension.
Born Westham about 1894, son of Alfred and Jane Barnes. Father a
Cattleman on a farm. Enlisted in Eastbourne. CWGC list parents living
at Horseye, Pevensey. |
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BOOTH
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Frank
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Matthew
Frank Booth, Corporal SD/391, 11th ( 1st South
Down) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 3rd
September 1916, commemorated on Thiepval Memorial. Born Westham
about 1888. Son of Matthew and Emma Booth. Father a Carter in a
brickyard. Enlisted in Eastbourne. |
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BOURNE
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Percy
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Percival John Bourne, Private 29161, 9th (Service) Bn
Royal Fusiliers. Died 6th August 1916, no known grave,
on Thiepval Memorial. Born about 1890, son of John and Margaret
Bourne. Father a stockman on a farm. Family from Hellingly. CWGC
records father had died and mother living at Holly Bank, Hankham.
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BREACH
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Albert
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Albert
Edward Cheal, Private SD/397 12th Bn Royal Sussex Regiment
attached to 116th Brigade Royal Engineers. Died 2nd
August 1917, buried Dozinghem Military Cemetery. Born Wilmington
about 1894, son of Frederick and Miriam Ruth Breach, Father a shepherd,
parents from Westdean. GWCG records them living in Hankham.
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BURGESS
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Albert
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Private
12165 8th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Inf). Died of wounds
22nd July 1916, buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen. Born
in Westham about 1884, son of Charles Burgess. CWCG gives address
for father as Reid’s Cottage, Wartling Hill, Pevensey. |
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BURGESS
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[Edward]
George |
Gunner
906200, 336th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed 1 May 1918
in Mesopotamia. Born in Westham about 1892, son of Edwin [Edward
on CWGC] and Sarah Burgess, of of 1 Spring Cottages Westham; brother
of Harry (below). No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL,
Iraq. Panel 3 and 60. |
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BURGESS
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Henry Thomas
aka Harry
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Private SD/2864, 13th (3rd South Down) Battalion,
Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 30th June 1916.
Aged 25. Born in Westham about 1891, son of Sarah Burgess and the
late Edwin [Edward on CWGC] Burgess, of 1 Spring Cottages Westham;
brother of Edward George (above).
No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, Fance.
Panel 69 to 73. |
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BURTON
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George
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No
further information currently |
| CAMPBELL |
Alexander
Boswell |
Captain,
Sussex Yeomanry. Died of Wounds 13 September 1917, buried Duhallow
A. D. S. (Advanced Dressing Station) Cemetery. Regiment confirmed
by London Gazette entry 23 April 1915. Born Eastbourne 1877, son
of Bruce and Caroline Campbell. Bruce was a barrister from Nottingham.
Alexander became a solicitor
See
below for memorial details in St Mary’s Church, Westham which differ
to above.
Lieutenant,
8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds received in
action at Ypres 13th September 1917. Aged 40. Late of Priesthawes,
Sussex.
For
the full window see below |
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CHEAL
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Edward
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Edward
Richard Cheal, born about 1895 in Herstmonceux. Pte SD/159, 11th
Royal Sussex. Killed in action 3rd September 1916. Commemorated
on Thiepval Memorial. Son of Edward and Hannah Cheal. Father a shepherd
aged 69 at son’s birth. CWGC state father died and mother living
in Foord’s Lane, Hankham |
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DANN
|
Robert
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Photographs
Copyright © Robert Dann 2014 |
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Private 44014, 9th (Service) Bn King’s Own Yorkshire
Light Infantry. Killed in action 9th April 1917, buried
in Wancourt British Cemetery. Enlisted in Eastbourne. Originally
164580 Royal Artillery. Born about 11st June 1891 in Ripe. Son of
William and Sabina Dann. Father a butcher. |
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EASTON
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Leslie
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Jack
Leslie Easton, born about 1884, son of Joseph and Mabel Easton.
2nd Lt, 227 Siege Bty, RGA. Died 21st March
1918. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. CWGC lists father living
in Tunbridge Wells and mother living in Westham. |
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ELPHICK
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George
|
George
Charles Elphick, Rifleman, 371177, 2/8th (City of London)
Bn (Post Office Rifles). Died 16th May 1917, buried St
Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. Born about 1890 in Westham, son
of Charles Elphick, a Domestic Gardener. Enlisted in London, Resident
of Pevensey. His parents later lived at Hankham Cross. |
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FOORD
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Thomas
|
Thomas
William Foord, Stoker 1st Class, K/23553, HMS Queen Mary.
Died 31ST May 1916 at Jutland. Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Queen Mary sunk by heavy shells from Seydlitz and Derfflinger penetrating
a forward magazine. The ship exploded and of 1275 crew only 9 survived.
He was born in Westham about 1896, the son of James and Elizabeth
Foord. CWGC records that Elizabeth had died and James was living
at Friday St, a few miles towards Eastbourne. |
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FUNNELL
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Ernest
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Ernest
George Funnell, Private SD/1333, 12th Bn Royal Sussex
Regiment. Died 30th June 1916 at Richebourg L’Avoue.
No known grave, on Loos Memorial. Born in Westham. Son of William
George Funnell, 3, Aylesbury Cottages, Langney, Eastbourne.
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FUNNELL
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Charles
(Jack) George |
[Listed
as Jack on the memorial] Charles (Jack) George Funnell, Sapper 532200,
490 (Home Counties) Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds
8th July 1917. Aged 22. Born Pevensey, enlisted Eastbourne. Son
of George and Jane E. Funnell, of Laurel Villa, Westham, Pevensey,
Sussex. Buried in Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot I. Row D. Grave 18. Details
confirmed by Eastbourne Gazette death notice, detailing
Sapper C (Jack) Funnell. |
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GANDER
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Fred
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Frederick
Albert Gander, Private 54199, 2/6th Bn Manchester Regiment.
Died of Wounds 27th March 1918. Buried in Le Cateau Military
Cemetery. Born Willingdon about 1882. enlisted in Eastbourne.
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GEERING
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Job
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Job
Geering, Private, 25036, 1st Bn Northamptonshire Regiment.
Died of wounds 21st April 1918. Buried Woburn Abbey Cemetery,
Cuinchy. Enlisted at Eastbourne. Born 1880 at Hankham, son of Job
and Annie Geering. The elder Job was a Journeyman Blacksmith and
his son a Railway Porter at Newhaven. CGWC state husband of Mrs
L M Geering of 111, Blaker Road, Peckham, London |
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HOBDEN
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William
|
William
James Hobden, Private 229354, 44th Battalion Canadian
Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment). Died 25th October
1916, Buried Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont. Born Ditchling
1st January 1889. Son of William and Alice Hobden. Father
a Foreman Bricklayer. Son emigrated to Canada, served in regular
army, Royal Winnipeg Rifles (90th Rifles), then Canadian
Militia in Winnipeg Light Infantry (106 Regiment). Volunteered 10
June 1915. Worked in Canada as a Steward, Unmarried. CGWC lists
parents at 3, Gordon Terrace, Westham. |
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LANDER
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Fred
|
Lance
Corporal SD/203, 11th (Service) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment.
Killed in action 3rd September 1916. Commemorated on
the Thiepval Memorial. Born Lurgashall near Petworth about 1895.
Son of Alfred and Ellen (nee Hounsom) Lander. Enlisted in Eastbourne.
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LEWIS
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Vincent
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POSSIBLY
Vincent
James Lewis, Acting Bombardier 122382, C Battery 1867th
Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Died of Wounds 20th June
1917, buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery. Born Twickenham about
1884. Son of James Vincent (Doctor of Music) and his wife Annie
of Thornton Lodge, Pope’s Grove, Twickenham. Enlisted Finsbury.
No other Vincent
Lewis traced on Commonwealth War Graves Commission listings.
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MARCHANT
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Thomas
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Thomas
R Marchant, Private G/27841 24th (Service) Bn (2nd
Sportsman’s) Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action 17th February
1917. Buried Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt. Enlisted in Eastbourne.
Born 1897 in Westham, son of Robert and Selina Merchant. Father
a Grocer’s Assistant. Family lived in Westham Street, Pevensey.
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| MILLER |
Alfred |
 Private
2309, 13th
(Service) Battalion (3rd South Down), Royal
Sussex Regiment. Died 19th July 1918. Aged 26. Buried
in Westham in St Mary’s churchyard. Born 1892 in Hankham, enlisted
in Bexhill. Son of James Nelson Miller and his wife Sally Miller.
Father a Domestic Groom. CGWC states parents lived at Peelings Farm
Cottages, Hankham.
2309
PRIVATE
A. MILLER
ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT
19 7 1918 AGE 26
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PINK
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Whitmore
|
Possibly
Charles
Whitmore Pink, Private 71388, No 8 Company, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 27 January 1917, buried Neath (Llantwit) Cemetery. Born Brighton
about 1871, son of Richard and Fanny Ping. Husband of Elizabeth
Pink of 7, Wellfield Terrace, Neath, Wales. |
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PLUMMER
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Albert
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Lance
Corporal 3427, 13th (Service) Bn (3rd South
Down) Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds 2nd July
1916. Buried Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez. Enlisted in
Eastbourne. Born about December 1880 in Chailey. Son of Charles
and Caroline Plummer. Father a Carter. CGWC states parents deceased
and wife, Esther, living at 3, Andros Close, South Common, Lewes.
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RUSSELL
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Alfred
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Private
6319, 1st Bn Scots Guards. Killed in action 12th
November 1914. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres. He was born
in Wartling Hill, Sussex about 1888, the son of Alfred and Annie
Russell. Father was a Stockman on a farm. CWGC has parents at Elm
Cottage, Langney, Eastbourne |
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SCOTCHER
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Edward
|
Possibly
Edward Augustus Scotcher, Private 10820, 5th Bn Royal
Berkshire Regiment. Killed in action 5 October 1915. Commemorated
on the Loos Memorial. Born in Shoreditch, enlisted in Poplar, resident
in London. |
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SCOTT
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John
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No
further information currently |
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SHERWOOD
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Samson
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Leading
Stoker K/13132, HMS Queen Mary. Died 31 May 1916, Jutland. Queen
Mary sunk by heavy shells from Seydlitz and Derfflinger penetrating
a forward magazine. The ship exploded and of 1275 crew only 9 survived.
Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Born about 1896. Son of Mrs Sherwood
29, Winter Road, Eastbourne. |
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SHORT
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Frank
|
Edward
Frank Short, Private, 42818,East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action
25th October 1918. Buried in Preux-Aux-Bois Communal
Cemetery. Born Stone Cross about 1900, son of Mrs and Mrs J Short
of the White House, Stone Cross, Pevensey. Enlisted in Brighton,
resident in Pevensey. |
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STAPLEHURST
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Harry
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Gunner
210745, ‘D’ Battery, 50th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died 22nd August 1918. Buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery,
Hazebrouck. Born about 1889 in Westham. Son of Thomas and Eliza
Staplehurst. Father a Gardener. CWGC lists parents living in Eastbourne.
Harry was married and his wife Millie was living in Cemetery Villa,
Eastbourne. His cousin William Reginald Staplehurst was also killed.
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STAPLEHURST
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Reginald
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William
Reginald Staplehurst, Private G/8708, 2nd Bn Royal Sussex
Regiment. Died 17th July 1916. Buried in Serre Road Cemetery
No. 2. Born about 1893 in Maresfield. Son of William and Annie Staplehurst.
William was the Sexton at Langney Cemetery. His cousin Harry Staplehurst
was also killed. |
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STEVENS
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Charles
|
Possibly
Private
G/2304, 8th (Service) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed
in action 14th July 1916. Buried in Delville Wood Cemetery,
Longueval. Born Hellingly, Enlisted in Eastbourne. |
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THOMPSETT
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Edward
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No
further information currently |
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THORPE
|
Frank
|
Frank
Ernest Thorpe, Petty Officer J/5204, H. M. Submarine G7. Died 1st
November 1918. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. G
7 was lost in the North Sea on this date, it was the last submarine
to be lost in the war, cause unknown. Born in Hankham about 1892,
son of Ernest and Elizabeth Annie Thorpe. Father a Blacksmith. CGWC
list the parents at 16, Sidley Road, Eastbourne. |
| THEY
DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
1939
– 1945
IN
HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE PARISHIONERS OR WESTHAM
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN
THE SECOND WORLD WAR. |
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ALLEN
|
Charles
|
Charles
Reginald Allen aka Kim, Flying Officer (Pilot) 128426, 578 Squadron,
Royal Air Force. Died 19th March 1944, he took off
at 19.19 on the evening of 18 March 1944. Aged 31. Buried Durnbach
War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bavaria, Germany. Flew Handley Page Halifax
III, LW553, LK-U. His aircraft was one of 846 that was sent to
attack Frankfurt. Shot down on the raid on Frankfurt, one of twelve
aircraft lost that night. Also on a family grave in the churchyard
of St Nicolas Church at Pevensey, East Sussex. The inscription
reads:
'ALSO OF OUR SON
FLYING OFFICER C. R. (KIM) ALLEN, R.A.F.V.R .
WHO FAILED TO RETURN ON 18/19TH MARCH 1944
AGED 31 YEARS '
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ANDERSON
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Harold
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No
further information currently |
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BARNES
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Richard
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No
further information currently |
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BEVAN
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William
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Possibly
William George Hamilton Bevan, Private 5501319 5th (Cinque
Ports) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment. Died 16th June 1940.
Commemorated on Dunkirk Memorial. Aged 21. Son of William John and
Adelaide Bevan. |
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BOURNE
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William
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No
further information currently |
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FLY |
Ronald
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Ronald
Edwin Wooller Fly, Steward, P/LX 22859 HMS Javelin. Died 29th
November 1940. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. 5th
Destroyer Flotilla intercepted in the English Channel by three German
destroyers, Richard Beitzen, Hans Lody and Galster. Each German
destroyer fires four torpedoes. Two hit Javelin, one on the bow
and one on the stern. Ship badly damaged but not sunk. |
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HARLAND
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Robert
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Robert
Horace Harland, Private 7th Bn Royal Sussex Regiment.
Died 20th May 1940. No known grave. Commemorated on the
Dunkirk Memorial. Born about 1919. No further information currently
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HARLAND
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Peggy
[Rosemary] |
Worked
in a garden nursery in Hankham. Attended Hankham C.P. School in
the 1930's. Died 29th September 1940. Aged 17. Daughter of Mr. Asher
and Mrs. Olive H. Harland, of Peelings Cottages, Hankham, Pevensey.
Injured 28 September 1940, at Cavendish Place when the house was
bombed and she was trapped by the legs which had to be amputated
to free her, died the next day at Princess Alice Hospital. Awarded
the Girl Guides VC. In the 1939 Register she was born 6 December
1923, unmarried, a Horticulturalist, resident Peelings Cottage,
Hailsham Rural District, Sussex. Buried in St.
Mary the Virgin Churchyard. |
| HOWELL |
Harold
F |
 Sapper
2072983, 208
Field Company, Royal
Engineers. Died 12th July 1940. Aged 24. Son
of Henry John and May Rose Howell of Westham. Buried
in St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Westham. 2072983
SAPPER
H. F. HOWELL
ROYAL ENGINEERS
12TH JULY 1940 AGE 24 |
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KING
|
Edward
|
Corporal
6404006, 1st Bn Royal Sussex Regiment. Died 21st
September 1942. Buried El Alamein War Cemetery. Aged 21, son of
George and Edith Mary King of Westham. |
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KING
|
Frank
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No
further information currently |
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MILES
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Oswald
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Oswald
Francis Arnold Miles, Gunner 2027845, 5 Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery.
Died 31st May 1940. Buried Dunkirk Town Cemetery. Born
about 1914, son of Arthur James and Rachel Nellie Miles of Upper
Willingdon. |
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MITCHELL
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Douglas
|
Probably
Douglas Michael Mitchell, Pilot Officer (Navigator) 134515. 178
Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 5th March 1943. Buried
Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Aged 22, son of Walter and Beatrice
Adelaide Mitchell of Eastbourne. Squadron flew Consolidated Liberator
heavy bombers. |
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PEARSON
|
Robert
|
Robert
Henry Pearson, Lance Corporal 7690799 Corps of Military Police.
Died 8th September 1943. Buried Salerno War Cemetery,
Italy. Aged 36, son of Charles and Mercy Pearson. Husband of Beatrice
J. Pearson of Westham. |
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PORTER
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Reginald
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No
further information currently |
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SMITH
|
Robert |
Robert
Archer Smith, Pilot Officer (Pilot) 82947, 616 Squadron, Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 7th August 1940. Buried in Leconfield
(St. Catherine) Churchyard. Aged 26. Son of Homer Archer Smith and
Sarah Margaret Smith, of Westham, Pevensey, Sussex. Squadron flew
Spitfires. |
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TAYLOR
|
Percy
|
Percival
Charles Taylor, Rifleman 6852326, 1st Bn King’s Royal
Rifle Corps. Died 27th November 1942. Buried Benghazi
War Cemetery. Aged 22, son of Henry and Miriam Ruth Taylor of Hankham.
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WADMAN
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Peter
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Peter
Trangmar Wadman, Aircraftman 2nd Class 1806558, Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 8th February 1945.
Buried Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery, Zimbabwe. Son of Edwin Trangmar
and Janet Bent Wadman of Polegate. |
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WEST
|
Soloman
|
Private
7523228, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 19th January
1944. Buried Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Mark and Emily
West. Husband of Margaret Grace West of Eastbourne. |
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WILKINSON
|
Myrtle
[Olive] |
Civilian,
aged 32, died 28 September 1940, of 69 Cavendish Place. Daughter
of William H. and Olive B. Reed, of 5 Hankham Street, Pevensey;
wife of Karl Wilkinson. Died at 69 Cavendish Place. In the 1939
Register she was born 9 May 1909, married, resident 69 Mansfield
Garage, Cavendish Place, Eastbourne, Sussex |
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THEIR
NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Buried
in churchyard but not on memorial
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| GRANT |
Frederick |
Seaman
LT/JX24241609 Royal Naval Patrol Service, HMS Pintade. Father from
Westham.
SEAMAN
FREDERICK GRANT
KILLED JANUARY 31ST 1942. AGED 25 YEARS.
“FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS.”
NOW ALSO OUR PARENTS
ALFRED (PUFF) GRANT
BORN 26 8 1888 DIED 25 4 1963
KATHLEEN LOUISA GRANT
BORN 18 10 1889 DIED 28 5 1977
“REST IN PEACE.” |
| THEIR
NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. |
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD.
IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDER BOSWELL CAMPBELL
LIEUTENTANT 8TH ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT
DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION AT YPRES
13TH SEPTEMBER 1917, AGED 40
LATE OF PRIESTHAWES, SUSSEX
From
the 'Guide to St Mary's Church, Westham'
"The
large window in the south wall is dedicated to Mr. Campbell
of Priesthawes. When the first World War broke out he volunteered
and asked if any of his employees would do the same. He was
killed very early in war, and this is his memorial. It shows
St. George of England, because he loved his country and St.
Hubert the Hunter, for he kept a pack of harrier hounds at Priesthawes,
and was well known for his hunting activities."
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TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY
OF LIEUT. COL. CHARLES WILLIAM OWEN, I.M.S., C.M.G., C.I.E., J.P.,
OF THE HORNS, HANKHAM
WHO DIED MAY 23RD 1922, AGED 69
AND OF MARY ELIZABETH, HIS WIFE
WHO DIED APRIL 11TH 1920, AGED 63
HE SERVED FOR 24 YEARS IN INDIA,
ACCOMPANIED GEN. ROBERTS ON AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 1879,
SERVED EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN 1882,
AFGHAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1884,
MOHMUND EXPEDITION 1897
RETURNING HOME IN 1900 HE TOOK ACTIVE INTEREST IN
COUNTY AND RED CROSS WORK
HE BECAME COUNTY DIRECTOR OF SUSSEX B.R.C.S.,
AND WAS FOR 22 YEARS CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS PARISH
From
the 'Guide to St Mary's Church, Westham'
"On
the north wall is the St. Luke’s Window, dedicated to Lt.
Col. Charles W. Owen, I.M.S., C.M.G., C.I.E., J.P., of the Horns,
Hankham, who served in the Medical Corps in South Africa, and
his wife Mary Elizabeth. This depicts St. Luke the Physician."
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TO
THE GLORY OF GOD, IN LOVING MEMORY OF
CAPT. MONTEGU SINCLAIR WELBY, 18TH HUSSARS
WHO DIED AT PAARDEKOP, SOUTH AFRICA,
AUGUST 5TH, 1900 AGED 34 FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION AT M???DICHT
JULY 30TH .
HE SERVED IN THE TIRAH CAMPAIGN IN 1897
AND WAS WELL KNOWN AS AN EXPLORER
IN NORTHERN TIBET AND THROUGH THE UNKNOWN REGIONS BETWEEN ABYSSINIA
AND THE NILE VALLEY. |
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