KIRDFORD

BAGLEY

Charles Edward

Private G/19512, 12th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action in Railway Wood, near Ypres 13 April 1917. Aged 24. Son of Charles & Ada Bagley of Chestnut Road, Billingshurst. Born in Kirdford and enlisted in Chichester. Included on Billingshurst War Memorial. Buried in Railway Dugouts (Transport Farm) Cemetery, Belgium 4.

BIRRELL

Stuart Erskine

Captain, 6th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry. 14th Light Division. Died of wounds 11 July 1916. Commemorated on The Arras Memorial MR 20.

CLANFIELD

John Robert

Private TR10/184069, 53rd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. Died at home 6 November 1918. Aged 18. Son of Robert & Mary Clanfield of Gardeners Cottage, The Beacon, Dormansland, Surrey. Born in Swanley, Kent and enlisted in Kingston on Thames. Buried in St, John the Baptist Churchyard, Kirdford.

BOXALL

Reginald Albert

Private SD/5343, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action on the Somme 16 August 1916. Born in Bedham and enlisted in Horsham. Included on Fittleworth Parish Church Roll of Honour. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial MR 21

DEAN

Isaac George

Private L/10409, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action near Festubert 16 March 1915. Born in Thakeham and enlisted in Horsham. Included on Greatham Church (near Amberley) W M. Buried in Browns Road Military Cemetery F 260.

DUNCTON

John

Private. No further information currently available

ELSEY

Ernest Gordon

Private G/16290, 12th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Died of wounds in base hospital at Boulogne 23 October 1916. Aged 25. Son of Mr & Mrs Elsey of Kirdford. Born and enlisted in Kirdford. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery F 102.

ENTICKNAPP

John

Lance Corporal L/7908, 13th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action 15 March 1917. Aged 21. Son of Charles & Elizabeth Enticknapp of Clarks Farm, Wisborough Green. Born in Kirdford and enlisted in Petworth. Included on Wisborough Green Parish War Memorial. Buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium B 11

FAIRHEAD

Robert

Corporal. No further information currently available

FREEMAN

William

possibly: Private L/10405, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action 8 December 1916. Aged 20. Son of Charles & Matilda Freeman of 22, Hayes Lane, Slinfold. Born in Itchingfield and enlisted in Horsham. Included on Slinfold Parish Church W M. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial MR 21.

HEAYSMAN

William

Gunner 8413, 122nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 15 October 1916. Aged 22. Son of Mr & Mrs Walter Heaysman of 47, New Street, Three Bridges. Born in Tunbridge Wells and enlisted in Guildford. Buried in Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La-Boisselle.

LONGHURST

George

Private G/8184, 9th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action at Guillemont 18 August 1916. Aged 18. Son of Mr & Mrs L W Longhurst of “The Vicarage” Wisborough Green. Born in Weybridge, Surrey and enlisted in Horsham. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial MR 21.

MANN

Frederick

Private. No further information currently available

MANN

George

Rifleman S/18976, 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade. 8th Division. Killed in action 21 April 1917. Born in Kirdford and enlisted in Stratford, London. Next of kin, Leyton, Essex. Buried in Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery.

MILES

Edward

Private 42886, 8th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment. 23rd Division. Died of wounds 8 June 1917. Husband of Mrs Betsy Miles of Strood Green. Born in Slindon and enlisted in Scotton Camp. Formerly with the Royal Field Artillery. Buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium B11.

NAPPER

Edwin

Private (Signaller) L/9426, 2nd Battalion, The Royal West Surrey Regiment. 2nd Division. Killed in action 7 November 1914. Regular. Born in Plaistow and enlisted in Guildford. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR 29.

MOTTRAM

Osborne Arthur

Captain, 1/7th Battalion, The Kings (Liverpool) Regiment. Killed in action 9 August 1916. Aged 24. Son of Mr & Mrs Mottram of 23, Westbourne Road, Birkdale, Lancashire. Buried in Peronne Road Cemetery Maricourt.

OLIVER

Frederick George

Guardsman 18427, 3rd Battalion, The Coldstream Guards. The Guards Division. Died of wounds 12 September 1917. Aged 33. Son of Albert & Anne Oliver of Kirdford. Husband of Edith Oliver (remarried), of Stroud Green. Born in Wisborough Green and enlisted in Kirdford. Buried in Bleuet Farm Cemetery, Belgium B 13.

PENNICARD

Dennis H

Private SE/2198, No 9 Veterinary Hospital, Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Died in France 11 June 1918. Aged 34, Son of James & Jane Pennicard of Kirdford, Husband of Mrs Edith Pennicard later of Winnipeg, Canada, Born in Kirdford and enlisted in London, Buried in Janval Cemetery, Dieppe.

SADLER

Edwin George

Private L/10262, 1st Battalion, The Royal West Surrey Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action at Ypres 31 October 1914. Born in Wisborough Green and enlisted in Guildford. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR 29.

SADLER

Phillip

Trooper 2431, Household Battalion, 4th Cavalry Division. Died of wounds 13 October 1917. Aged 24. Son of Henry & Laura Sadler of Church Street, Betchworth, Surrey. Born Kirdford and enlisted in Horsham. Buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.

STEMP

Alfred

Gunner 26951, 35th Battery, 22nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 30 November 1917. Aged 25. Son of Meshack & Elizabeth Stemp of Vine Cottage, Kirdford. Enlisted in Horsham. Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium MR 30.

STEMP

William

Private TF/206604, 2/4th Battalion, The Royal West Surrey Regiment. 53rd Division. Died of wounds 8 September 1918. Aged 23. Son of Mr & Mrs T. Stemp of Myrtle Cottage, Merrow, Guildford, Surrey. Enlisted in Guildford, Surrey. Buried in Esquelbecq Military Cemetery.

STENNING

Shadrach

Lance Corporal L/7514, 1/4th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 53rd Division. Killed in action at the third battle of Gaza 6 November 1917. Aged 32. Regular soldier formerly with the 1st Battalion. Son of Meshac & Annie Stenning of Butts Common, Kirdford. Husband of Mrs Ellen Stenning of Instioge, Co, Kilkenny, Ireland. Born in Kirdford and enlisted in Horsham. Buried in Beersheba War Cemetery, Palestine.

PLAISTOW

BRIDGER

Albert Charles

possibly: Sergeant 470687, 2/12th Battalion, The London Regiment (The Rangers). Killed in action 17 July 1917. Enlisted in London. Resident of Plaistow. Buried in Ruyaulcourt Military Cemetery.

CHALCROFT

Frederick John

Private G37062, 7th Battalion, The Royal West Surrey Regiment. 18th Division. Killed in action near Ypres 10 August 1917. Aged 20. Son of Arthur William & Kate Chalcroft of Plaistow. Enlisted in Guildford. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR 29

CONSTABLE

Basil John Leslie Clymping

Captain, 1/4th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 53rd Division. Killed in action at Suvla Bay 9 August 1915. Aged 30. Son of Lionel & Emily Constable of Coates House, Fittleworth. Educated at Radley College. Included on Radley College Memorial and Littlehampton Town WM. Buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Suvla.

GERBER

David C

Private 13284, 11th Battalion, The Essex Regiment. 6th Division. Killed in action at Loos 26 September 1915. Son of Hans & Elizabeth Gerber of Plaisto.w Born & enlisted in Wandsworth. Commemorated on The Loos Memorial MR 19.

HERRINGTON

Albert Ernest

Private G/4791, 9th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action near Hooge 15 February 1916. Aged 19. Born in Plaistow and enlisted in Horsham. Buried in Menin Gate Cemetery (South) Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium B74.

HERRINGTON

William A

Private 57151, 2nd Garrison Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers attached to Indian Army, Mesopotamia. Died 14 January 1918. Aged 29. Son of Mr & Mrs C Harrington of Golden Cross, Plaistow. Buried in Amara Cemetery, Iraq.

HOATH

Abram

Private 32918, 5th Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment. 12th Division. Killed in action 19 July 1917. Aged 35. Son of Mr & Mrs Amos Henry Hoath of “Tickners Heath”, Afold, Surrey. Born in Charnwood, Surrey and enlisted in Reading. Commemorated on The Arras Memorial MR 20.

HYDE

George Arthur

possibly: Private 29474, 9th Battalion, The Essex Regiment. 12th Division. Died of wounds 21 October 1918. Aged 26. Son of George & Ada Hyde of St George in the East, Wapping. Born in St, George in the East, Wapping and enlisted in Walthamstow. Connection with Plaistow unknown. Buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun.

LUXFORD

Percy

Private G/5031, 7th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 12th Division. Killed in action at Ovillers 7 July 1916. Born in Kirdford and enlisted in Guildford. Next of kin, Kirdford. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial MR 21 .

LUXFORD

William

Private 57338, 14th Battalion, The Welsh Regiment. 40th Division. Killed in action 18 September 1918. Aged 40. Son of James & Anne Luxford of Brickyard Cottages, Shillinglee, Chiddingfold, Surrey. Husband of Mrs Mary Luxford of Church House West Chiddingfold. Enlisted September 1914. Born in Shillinglee and enlisted in Petworth. Formerly Royal Sussex Regiment. Commemorated on The Vis en Artois Memorial MR 16.

REMNANT

George Ernest

Private G/4813, 9th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action at Loos 25 September 1915. Born in Plaistow and enlisted in Petworth. Next of in, Kirdford. Commemorated on The Loos Memorial MR 19.

REMNANT

Edwin

Private G/3666, 9th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action near Ypres 29 January 1916. Aged 34. Born in Plaistow and enlisted in Guildford. Next of kin, Plaistow. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR 29.

TUDOR

Robert Edward

Private 10351, 9th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers. 12th Division. Killed in action 7 10 October 1916. Aged 41. Son of Owen Scripps & Elizabeth Tudor of Fernhurst. Included on Fernhurst Parish WM. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial MR 21.