ASHTON
* |
Leonard
Victor |
Sergeant,
58 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Coastal Command
(Halifax 11 HR741). Operating from St. David’s, Pembrokeshire. Shot
down while attacking U846 in the Bay of Biscay 2 May 1944. Crew
of eight all lost. Born Edmonton. Aged 27 Peacehaven resident. Carpenter
by trade. Son of Mr & Mrs Margerison of Peacehaven. No known grave. Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial |
BALLAAM |
Peter
Gordon |
[Memoria;
and records list him as BALLAM] Lance Sergeant 1/6th Battalion,
East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action in Italy 20 September 1944.
Aged 24. Son of Charles Edward & Hlda May Ballaam of Peacehaven.
Buried in Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy |
BASHFORD
* |
Harry
Ralph |
Gunner,
285 Battery, 64th Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Regular
soldier enlisted in August 1939. Drowned during a training exercise
near Peterborough 30 June 1942. Aged 23. Son of Harry & Ellen Bashford
of “Greystones, Greengate, Peacehaven. Born in Brighton. Buried
in Newhaven Cemetery |
BENT |
Reginald
Ernest |
Private,
48th Canadian Battalion (Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry.
Killed in action in Italy 16 September 1944. Aged 22. Son of Ernest
& Vinna Bent of Canada. Husband of Alice Mary Bent of Peacehaven.
Buried in Gradara War Cemetery, Italy. |
BRADLEY
* |
John
William |
Aircraftman
1st Class (Cook), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Based on Crete
during the German Airborne Invasion and died during the seaborne
evacuations on 31 May 1941. Aged 32. Husband of Doris M Bradley
of Kemp Town, Brighton.. No known grave. Commemorated on Alamein Memorial |
BRIX
* |
Sidney
James |
Chief
Officer Merchant Navy SS. ‘Coast Wings (London) . Lost at sea with
the ship in a convoy from the Clyde to Lisbon. 27 September 1940.
Aged 33. Son of Sydney and Rose Brix of Cliff Cottage, Cavell Avenue,
Peacehaven. Husband of Lily Brix of Redlands Road, Penarth, Glamorgan.. No known grave. Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial |
BROOKES |
Frank
Trevor |
Sergeant
TF320169 16th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of disease
in Wiltshire 23 October 1918. Aged 25. Son of David & Mabel Brookes
of “The Cottage” Amberley, Bury Road, Newmarket, Suffolk. Born in
Ross on Wye and enlisted in Brighton. Included on Snailwell Parish
Church War Memorial, Cambs. and St, Lawrence Church Memorial, Telscombe.
Buried in Durrington Churchyard, Wiltshire. |
CHAPMAN |
David
Vant |
Flight
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner), 203 Maritime Patrol Squadron,
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Indian Ocean (Wellington X111).
Died 24 March 1943. Aged 21. Son of George Frederick & Emily Ruth
Chapman of Peacehaven. Buried in Liveramentu Cemetery, Colombo,
Ceylon. |
CLASEN
* |
William
Henry |
Private,
5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 44th Home Counties
Division Wounded at Strazeele during the retreat to Dunkirk on the
27th May 1940 and died of his wounds in St. Omer 31 May 1940. Aged
29. Son of Henry Paul and Kate Clasen. Husband of Violet Joan Clasen
of Peacehaven. Buried in Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, St Omer |
COWIE |
Robert |
Private,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. 1st Canadian Division.
Killed in action in Italy 13 December 1943. Aged 27. Son of George
& Annie Cowie of Canada. Husband of Phyllis Dorothy Cowie of Peacehaven.
Buried in Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy |
CUNNINGHAM |
Patrick |
Gunner,
Royal Artillery Died at home 18 February 1946. Aged 44. Husband
of Violet Mary Cunningham of Peacehaven. Buried in St. Mary’s Roman
Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green. |
DAVIES
* |
Frederick
Mervyn |
Able
Seaman, HMS “Hood”, Royal Navy. Lost with the Battlecruiser in the
Denmark Strait in action with the “Bismarck” & “Prinz Eugene” 24
May 1941. Aged 23. Son of Mr & Mrs F. Davies of “Llwyn Alyn” Edith
Avenue, Peacehaven. Born in Pontypridd.. No known grave. Commemorated on Portsmouth
Naval Memorial |
DEMPSTER
* |
John
Derek |
Corporal,
6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. Killed in action in Italy
13 November 1944. Aged 21. Son of Harold & Katherine Dempster of
“Burstock” Seaview Avenue, Peacehaven. Buried in Faenza War Cemetery,
Italy |
DUNNING
* |
Theodore
Millar |
Able
Seaman, HMS “Erebus”, Royal Navy. One of 12 ratings killed or died
of wounds when the Monitor was attacked by Japanese Naval Aircraft
10 April 1942. Son of Millar Darroch and Jessica Dunning of “Seaway”
Outlook Avenue Peacehaven. Age 23. Buried in Trincomalee War Cemetery,
Ceylon. |
FORSYTH
* |
Charles
Henry |
Flight
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner), 180 Medium Bomber Squadron
(Mitchell 11 FR396), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Based at
Dunsfold in Surrey. Killed when his aircraft collided with another
Mitchell from 98 Squadron over Alford in Surrey. He was returning
from his 30th mission on the 7. January 1944. Husband of Margaret
Forsyth of Telscombe Cliffs. Son of Charles and Marian Forsyth of
Peacehaven. Born in West Hoathly, he was 23. Buried in Newhaven
Cemetery |
GARDNER
* |
Ronald
Sidney |
Aircraftman
2nd Class, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Stationed at Herne
near Bournemouth. Drowned while bathing in the River Stour near
Wick Ferry 10 July 1941. Aged 20. Son of Sidney & Annie Amelia Mabel
Gardner of “The Haven” Ambleside Avenue, Telscombe Cliffs. Born
in St Johns Wood. Buried in Bournemouth (North) Cemetery |
GARMAN
* |
George
Thomas |
Private
2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action at El Alamein
28 October 1942. Aged 22. Son of Thomas Andrew and Esther Mary Garman
of Peacehaven. Shepherd. Buried in El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. |
GIBBONS |
Charles
William Crowne |
Guardsman
1518, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards. 1st Division. Killed in
action during the First Battle of Ypres 29 October 1914. Aged 29.
Charles & Emily Gibbons. Born in Vauxhall and enlisted in Westminster.
Resident of Tooting. Mrs Gibbons remarried (Mrs Emily) and lived
at “Wendycot” Cornwall Avenue, Peacehaven.. No known grave. Commemorated on Menin
Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. |
GILLETT
* |
Samuel
Henry Arthur |
Boy,
SS ‘Lorient’ (Cardiff) Steamship (4737 tons), Merchant Navy. Lost
when the ship was torpedoed by U-145 near Cape Farewell, Greenland
5 May 1943. Son of Charles & Annie Gillett, Sam was 17. Born Tower
Hill, London.. No known grave. Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial |
GRIFFITHS |
John
Stanley |
Midshipman,
HMS “Triumph”, Royal Naval Reserve. Dardanelles Campaign. Died of
wounds received in action at Smyrna 6 March 1915. Aged 19. Born
in Bombay, India. Son of Major Thomas Robert Griffiths, Royal Artillery
and Mrs Lily Morrill Griffiths formerly of Mold in Flintshire. Later
of “Airlee” Telscombe Road, Peacehaven. Buried at sea.. No known grave. Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial |
HARMAN
* |
Ernest
Edward |
Unidentified
Brother of Philip Harman. Son of Mr & Mrs E.E, Harman of Prickwillow.
Born Croydon. No other details found. |
HARMAN
* |
Philip
Roy |
Private
2nd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry 4th Division. Italy. Wounded
during the Rapido River crossings and died in hospital in Napes
12 July 1944. Aged 21. Son of Harold & Ernest Harman of Prickwillow,
in Suffolk, formerly of Peacehaven. Born in Croydon. Buried in Naples
War Cemetery |
HAUGHTON |
Albert
James |
Warrant
Officer 1st Class, 30 Heavy Recovery Section, Royal Electrical &
Mechanical Engineers. Died in Normandy 3 September 1944. Aged 44.
Husband of Mrs E. M. Haughton of Peacehaven. Buried in La Chapelle-Yvon
Churchyard, Calvados, Normandy France. |
HAWKES |
Ronald
Charles |
Sergeant,
110 Bomber Squadron (Blenheim 1V V6448 VE), Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Took off from Lossiemouth to support the Commando raids
on Vaagso off the Norwegian coast; one of four 110 squadron aircraft
shot down that day. There were no survivors. Son of Henry & Lily
Hawkes of Peacehaven. No known grave. Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial |
HODGE |
Frank
Alexander |
Gunner,
Honourable Artillery Company Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. Killed
in action at Tobruk 6 June 1942. Son of Frank & Anne Hodge. Husband
of Mrs Rosina Hodge of Telscombe Cliffs. Buried in Tobruk War Cemetery,
Libya. |
HORTON
* |
John
Eden |
Sapper
663 Artisan Works Company, Royal Engineers. B.E.F. France. Lost
when the SS “Lancastria” was bombed and sunk off St. Nazaire 17
June 1940. Aged 28. Son of William Sydney and Evelyn Horton of “Fourways”
Bramber Avenue Peacehaven. Husband of Isabel Winifred Lucy Horton
of “The Hoe,” Cornwall Avenue, Peacehaven. Born in Leighton Buzzard
Enlisted in Brighton. No known grave. Commemorated on Dunkirk Memorial |
HURMAN
* |
Peter
Reginald |
Gunner,
74th Field Regiment. (25 Pounders), Royal Artillery. Killed in action
in Sicily 13 July 1943. Aged 23. Son of Mr & Mrs Walter Hurman of
“Devonia” Hoddern Avenue, Peacehaven. Buried in Syracuse War Cemetery,
Italy |
HUTCHINSON |
Francis
Peter |
Private
73906, 28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry 2nd Canadian Division.
Killed in action near Mount Sorrel, Ypres 6 June 1916. Aged 25.
Son of John & Emma Hutchinson of Boltby, Thirsk, Yorkshire. Husband
of Amelia Hutchinson of Hope Cottage, Cairo Avenue, Peacehaven.. No known grave. Commemorated on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium |
LARCOMBE |
Keith |
Able
Seaman, H.M. Landing Ship (Tank), Royal Navy. Based in Suez, Egypt.
Killed on active service. 11 December 1945. Aged 27. Son of Leonard
James & Annie Larcombe of Peacehaven. Buried in Suez War Memorial
Cemetery, Egypt |
LEE,
DSO
DFC * |
Richard
Hugh Anthony |
Flying
Officer, 85 Fighter Squadron (Hurricane 1 P2923), Royal Air Force.
Last seen chasing 3 enemy aircraft off Margate 18 August 1940. Served
with distinction in France and Belgium bringing down several enemy
aircraft. Son of Lt Colonel Charles Frederick Lee RFC & RAF and
Mrs Esme Lee. Born in Mayfair. Educated at Charterhouse. Joined
RAF at Cranwell in 1935. Richard Lee was 23.. No known grave. Commemorated on
Runnymead Memorial and the Battle of Britain Memorial. See also
Charterhouse
World War 2 Memorial. |
LEES |
Eric
Thomas David |
Flying
Officer 116209, 104 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action fl6ying out
of Hani West, Tunisia, in a Vickers Wellington III, serial number
HZ192, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a raid on
Salerno 23 July 1943. Aged 31. Native of Peacehaven, Sussex. Son
of Harvey and E. Lees, of Peacehaven, Sussex.. No known grave. Commemorated on
Malta Memorial. Panel 6, Column 2. See also Malta
Memorial |
LINTON |
Victor
John |
Lance
Corporal R/22246, 16th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps. 33rd
Division Died of wounds 26 May 1917. Aged 27. Husband of Jesse Margaret
Linton of “Rutland House” South Coast Road, Peacehaven. Born in
Islington and enlisted in Deptford Resident of Sheerness. Buried
in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux |
LUCAS
* |
Denis
Brian |
Aircraftman
2nd Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve attached RAF Motor Transport
Pool, Cranwell. Died of a cerebral abscess in Sleaford Hospital,
Lincolnshire, 9 May 1941. Aged 26. Son of Herbert Thomas & Laura
Rachel Lucas of “Lucan” Dorothy Avenue, Peacehaven. Buried in Cranwell
(St Andrew) Churchyard Lincs. |
MATHERS |
Dennis |
Lieutenant
3rd Royal Tank Regiment. Royal Armoured Corps. Killed in action
in Normandy 31 July 1944. Aged 22. Son of Henry Samuel & Louise
Mathers of Telscombe Cliffs. Buried in St. Charles De Percy War
Cemetery Calvados, Normandy. |
NEWCOMBE |
Edgar |
Captain
16th Battalion, London Regiment. (Queens Westminster Rifles) 56th
London Division. Killed in action during the German Spring Offensives
15 April 1918. Aged 32. Son of William & Sarah Anne Newcombe of
“Sherborne” Cavell Avenue, Peacehaven. Born in Swallownest near
Sheffield, Yorkshire.. No known grave. Commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial |
PARKER |
Harold
Ernest |
Bombardier,
187th Battery, 67th Heavy A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died on
active service in India 17 October 1942. Aged 21. Son of Herbert
& Florence Maria Parker of Peacehaven. Buried in Gauhati War Cemetery |
PUSEY |
George
Henry |
Chief
Yeoman of Signals, HMS “Dolphin”, Royal Navy. H.M. Submarine Base,
Portsmouth. Died at home 6 August 1944. Aged 59. Husband of Mrs
Anne Pusey of Peacehaven. Born in Haggerston, London. Veteran of
WW1. Buried in Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery |
PUTTOCK
* |
William
Sidney |
Deck
Boy, SS “Paris” (London), Merchant Navy. Wounded when the SS “Paris”,
(clearly marked as a hospital ship) was sunk during the Dunkirk
evacuations and died on the same day 2 June 1940. Aged 18. Son of
Sidney & Emily Puttock of Portobello Cottages, Telscombe Cliffs.
Born in Telscombe. Buried in St. Lawrence Churchyard, Telscombe |
RAY
* |
Charles
Lawrence |
Sergeant
Pilot, 49 Bomber Squadron (Scampton) Hampden 1, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Shot down over Kiel in Hampden AD788 EA V 26
June 1941. Aged 25. Three crew members killed, one taken prisoner.
Son of Charles Basil and Rose Mary Ray, of “Denston” Glynn Road,
Peacehaven, formerly of Madras, India. Included on parents grave
in Telscombe Churchyard. Born in Dindigul, India. Buried in Kiel
War Cemetery |
REED |
Thomas
William |
Private
TF/240502, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 48th Division.
Killed in action near Ypres 12 October 1917. Aged 25. Son of Henry
George & Elizabeth Reed of 7, Turners Green, Wadhurst. Enlisted
in Wadhurst. Connection with Telscombe unknown. Included on Wadhurst
Parish War Memorial and St Lawrence, Telscombe. Buried in Vlamertinghe
New Military Cemetery, Belgium |
SELBY-LOWNDES
* |
David
George William |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator), No 5 Air Observer School, Jurby Isle of Man
(Training Unit with Ansons, Henleys Blenheims and Hampdens), Royal
Air Force. Killed in an accident While on a training flight in Blenheim
L8693 9 September 1941. Aged 19. Son of George Cosby William & Esme
Selby-Lowndes . Born in London. Buried in Jurby St Patrick Churchyard
Isle of Man |
SHAYLER
* |
Edgar
Henry |
[Listed
as Edward on the war memorial] Leading Airman, HMS “Ark Royal” 810
Fleet Air Arm Squadron (Fairy Swordfish), Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy.
Killed when two aircraft collided while on anti Submarine patrol
25 November 19 39. Aged 23. Son of Edgar Cyril and Mina Gertrude
Shayler of Eastbourne. Born in Marylebone, London. No known grave. Commemorated on Lee On Solent Memorial |
STEVENS
* |
Vernon
Arkwright |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner), 18 Bomber Squadron (Blenheim 1V’s)
V6175 WV G, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Operating from Manston
in Kent. Hit by AA fire over the English Channel. Sgt Stevens killed.
The aircraft crashed at East Guldeford 18 August 1941. Sgts Vickers
and Lowe survived, both Injured. Son of Henry James & Dorothy Irene
Stevens of Merton Park, Surrey. Born in Brighton, Sgt Stevens was
22. Buried in Hawkinge Cemetery, Kent. |
TIMLICK |
William
George |
Private
TF/320177, 16th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 74th Division
Died of disease in military hospital in Abbeville 30 May 1918. Aged
23. Son of Mr & Mrs Thomas Tmlick of “Hill View” Aldingbourne. Born
& enlisted in Brighton. Employed at Telscombe Stables. Included
on Aldingbourne Parish Church War Memorial and St. Lawrence Church
Telscombe. Buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension. |
TUCKNOTT
* |
Alan
Jesse |
Flight
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Navigator), 305 (Polish) Squadron, Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Mosquito FBV1 LR262 SM Q. The aircraft
collided with another aircraft and crashed at Lasham, Hampshire,
on return from an operation over France The pilot, Flight Sgt. Basil
Hogg and Sgt Tucknott were both killed 24 September 1944. Aged 22.
Son of Jesse Newnham Tucknott & Mabel Gertrude Tucknott of Norfolk
Lodge, Roderick Avenue, Peacehaven. Husband of Elsie May Jesse Tucknott
of Deptford. Buried in Telscombe (St. Lawrence) Churchyard |
VOAKES
* |
Ebenezer
Nehemiah |
Air
Mechanic 1st Class, HMS “Gloucester”, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy.
Lost when the cruiser was bombed and sunk during the evacuation
of Greece 22 May 1941. Aged 22. Son of Nehemiah and Emma Elizabeth
Voakes of Peacehaven. Born Tonbridge. No known grave. Commemorated on Lee on
Solent Memorial |
WARD
* |
Sydney
Charles |
Ordinary
Seaman, SS “ Empire Wagtail “ (London), Merchant Navy. Sunk by a
U-260 while with Convoy ONS 154 in Mid Atlantic 28 December 1942.
Lost with all hands. Son of Charles Edwin & Florence Kate Ward of
Keymer Avenue, Peacehaven. Sydney was 21. No known grave. Commemorated on Tower
Hill Memorial |
WATSON |
George
Ronald |
Leading
Airman, Flying Training School, Netheravon, Fleet Air Arm Service.
Killed in an air crash 19 August 1941. Aged 20. Son of James & Elsie
Mary Watson of Peacehaven. Buried in All Saints Churchyard, Netheravon |
WELLS |
Desmond |
Telegraphist,
HMS “Egret”, Royal Navy. Anti submarine escort Frigate. One of 188
men lost when the ship was hit by a glider Bomb launched from a
Do 217 30 miles off Vigo on the coast of Spain. 27 August 1943.
There were only 35 survivors. Son of Sydney Victor & Ethel Wells.
Husband of Mary Louise Wells of Peacehaven. No known grave. Commemorated on Portsmouth
Naval Memorial |
WITTY |
Herbert
Charles |
Lance
Corporal, 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Hong Kong Imperial
Garrison. Taken prisoner at Hong Kong in December 1941 and died
on the Japanese transport Lisbon Maru between 1st and 2nd October
1942. Son of Herbert William & Iris Olive Witty of Peacehaven.. No known grave. Commemorated on Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong. |
WRIGHT |
Sidney
Francis |
Corporal,
1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action in Normandy
24 June 1944. Aged 29. Son of Mr & Mrs W S Wright & stepson of Mr
F. O. Russell. Husband of Doris Wright of Peacehaven. Buried in
Dives Dur Mer Communal Cemetery Calvados, Normandy. |
ZACKHEIM |
David
Alfred |
Second
Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died at home 4
February 1943. Aged 28. Son of Harry & Annir Zackheim. Husband of
Winifred Zackheim of Telscombe Cliffs. Buried in Willesden Jewish
Cemetery. |