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The primary source of information used to compile this roll call of Chailey's First World War servicemen has been Chailey's Parish Magazine.  From October 1914 until July 1919, The Reverend Jellicoe and latterly, The Reverend Henry Matravers, published a list of men "connected with" the Parish of Chailey who served their King and Country. 

 

"Connected" appears to have been used in the widest sense and includes not only men from Chailey but those from surrounding villages such as Lindfield, Plumpton, Fletching and Newick amongst others.  Some men were included because they worked in Chailey, often on farms, or were relatives of people in the village.

 

Between October 1914 and September 1915, the parish magazine listed names of men only.  From October 1915 until November 1916 it listed names (although replacing forenames with an initial), regiments, rank and often, theatre of operations.  From December 1916 onwards, as the list of men grew and space in the parish magazine became tighter, initials, surname and basic regimental details only were published.

 

Regiments, battalions and ranks where noted, are the final ones given in the Parish magazine.  The exception to this rule is where other documentary evidence such as service records or information from The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has been obtained. 

 

Men highlighted in bold were killed in action or died as a result of wounds or sickness. Where PHOTOS or SERVICE RECORDS survive, these have been highlighted.  WO 363 is the so-called "Burnt-Documents'" series at The National Archives.  WO 364 is the Pension Series.  WO 339 and WO 374 are officers’ records.  In time, all of the WO 363 and WO 364 records will be directly accessible on-line via Ancestry.co.uk.  Many are available now.  ADM records are those held in the relevant Admiralty series and may be accessed via the National Archives' website.

 

By the time the First World War ended in 1918, over 370 men connected with the parish had either fought for their country, volunteered to fight, attested under the Derby Scheme or been conscripted. 

 

8531 Driver Alfred Albert AGATE CXII Bde, RFA         

4956 Private Albert AGATE, 62nd Machine Gun Corps

G/25996 Private Victor George ASHFORD, 10th Buffs

38838 Driver Arthur AVERY, Royal Engineers

32967 Private Harry AVERY, 7th Norfolk Regt

Gunner J AVERY, Royal Marine Artillery

SE/21101 Private Thomas AVERY, Army Veterinary Corps

John BAKER                               

Edwin BALDOCK   PHOTO                                                                           

Harry BANKS                              

Driver C BARKER, Royal Engineers

223381 Driver G BEAL RFA

AM L H BEAL, RNAS

 

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SS103893 Stoker Albert BEARD, HMS Greenwich   ADM 188 RECORD

L7572 Officer's Steward Alfred BEARD, HMS Zaria   ADM 188 RECORD

Private Charles BEARD, 3rd Royal Sussex Regt

G/21063 Private Charles Day BEARD, 10th Royal West Kent Regt   WO 363 RECORD

G/21011 Private Henry William BEARD, 2nd Royal Sussex Regt

John A BEARD                                                                       

Lt Henry Douglas BESSEMER, 4th Queen's WO 374 RECORD

MT/322426 Private Sidney BEST, Army Service Corps   WO 363 RECORD

L8067 Trooper Alfred Bird, 3rd Dragoon Guards   PHOTO

GS10396 & L10156 Trooper Harry BIRD,16th Lancers   PHOTO

55429 Private Edward BISHOP, Machine Gun Corps

M2/074635 Private Peter BISHOP, Army Service Corps

75422 Gunner Horace W BLACKMAN, Royal Defence Corps

Thomas BLACKMAN                                                            

G/24460 Private William Hugh BLANCHARD, 9th Royal Sussex Regt

Captain John Ingham BLENCOWE, Eastern Command 

Lt Robert Campion BLENCOWE, Royal Defence Corps WO 374 RECORD

Reverend Arthur Hamilton BOYD OBE MC TD   PHOTO               

36366 Private Frederick William BRAY, Leicestershire Regt   PHOTO

230970 Private Alfred R BRAYSHER, 21st Dorset Yeomanry

37224 Corporal William James BRAZIER, 81st Sg Bty, RGA   PHOTO

G/1654 Private Charles BRISTOW, 9th Royal Sussex Regt

831 Private Charles BRISTOW, 57th Australian Imperial Force

240818 Private Erle BRISTOW, 5th Royal Sussex Regt   WO 363 RECORD

K28335 Stoker Gilbert BRISTOW, HMS Mermaid   ADM 188 RECORD

212821 Leading Seaman Harry BRISTOW, HMS Ready   ADM 188 RECORD

Henry BRISTOW                                                                     

3529 Driver Richard BRISTOW, Royal Field Artillery

M/13255 Blacksmith's Mate Sidney George Augustus BRISTOW, HMS Invincible   ADM 188 RECORD

Thomas BRISTOW                                                                 

500748 Sapper William BRISTOW, 8th Canadian Engineers

Private Ernest Edward BROOKS, 3rd Royal Sussex Regt

33870 Corporal Henry Alfred BROOKS, 9th York & Lancaster

SD/1633 Lance Corporal William Jared BROOKS,12th Royal Sussex Regt   PHOTO

Private A BROWN, 2/5th Norfolk Regt

Gunner A BROWN, RFA

S/667 Private Alven Henry Jesse BROWN, 3rd East Kent Regt   WO 364 RECORD

G/18963 Private Charles BUCKWELL, 6th East Kent Regt

L/9079 Private George W BUCKWELL, 1st Royal Sussex Regt

Private William BURCHETT, 26th Training Reserve Battalion

730340 Private Albert James BURNETT, 130th Bn Canadian Expeditionary Force

15152 RSM William BURTON, RFA

3rd AM Fred CAMPBELL, Royal Air Force

3749 Private Harold Leslie CAMPBELL, Welsh Guards

Private H CAMPKIN, Training Reserve

Cadet Arthur CARR, Royal Air Force

AB Charles CATTAWAY, HMS Juno

3rd AM Richard Percy CHALLEN, Royal Air Force

73165 Private Frank CHATFIELD, Middlesex Regt   PHOTO

98183 Gunner Harry CHATFIELD, Machine Gun Corps

97775 Private John CHATFIELD, Royal Defence Corps

L7566 Officer's Steward John CHATFIELD, HMS Amphitrite   PHOTO  ADM 188 RECORD

52513 Private Thomas CHATFIELD, 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers

G/2658 Private George CHEESEMAN, 2nd Royal Fusiliers

 

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Charles CLARKE                                                                   

George CLARKE                                                                   

352512 Bombardier John William CLARKSON, RGA

7609 Private Richard CLARKSON, 3rd Devonshire Regt   PHOTO

SD/3078 Lance-Sergeant Thomas CLARKSON, 13th Royal Sussex Regt   WO 364 RECORD

Private T CLAYDEN,  25th Middlesex Regt

17156 Private Horace COLEY, North Staffordshire Regiment   WO 364 RECORD

G CONSTABLE                                                                     

Corporal Benjamin COOK, 2/5th Royal Sussex Regt

Harold COOKE                                                                       

2nd Lt Reginald Trench COPLESTON, Royal Lancaster Regt WO 339 RECORD

Lieutenant Horace CORNWELL, Royal Field Artillery

23220 Private George Thomas CORNFORD MM, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

63120 Cpl John Henry CORNFORD, "V" Bty RHA

23219 Pte William Trayton CORNFORD, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Captain Charles Hext COTESWORTH, 21st Lancers

862 Sergeant Alfred E COTTINGHAM, Cyclists Co,1st Div Mounted Troops                                        

G/2521 Private Frederick Samuel COTTINGHAM, 8th Royal Sussex Regt

7979 Private George COTTINGHAM, Royal Sussex Regiment   WO 364 RECORD

15030 Sergeant Harry COTTINGHAM, Royal Field Artillery   WO 364 RECORD

63717 Co Sgt Maj James Louis COTTINGHAM, Royal Fusiliers

J24158 AB Thomas Charles COTTINGHAM, HM Submarines   ADM 188 RECORD

P-5378 Lance Corporal William COTTINGHAM, Military Foot Police

Alfred COTTINGTON

Private Harry COTTINGTON, A P M

WR/178250 L/Cpl William Albert COTTINGTON, 2/2nd London Field Coy, RE  WO 363 RECORD

Montague Jesse COX

5510 Private Charles CRADDOCK, 2nd Royal Sussex Regt   WO 364 RECORD

8002 Private Sydney CROWHURST, 17th Lancers   PHOTO  WO 364 RECORD

Alfred DANCY

G/2829 Sergeant Arthur DAY, 8th Royal Sussex Regt

39170 Private William Gaius DAY, 3rd Norfolk Regt

206610 Rifleman Thomas William DEADMAN, 24th Rifle Brigade   PHOTO

Lieutenant Michael Wallace Blencowe DEANE, 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

2nd Lt Richard John DEANE, 117th Bty, 26th Bde, RFA   WO 339 RECORD

WR/327459 Sapper Thomas David DIVALL,Royal Engineers

25752 Private Henry Stephen Daniel DOWNING, 1st East Surrey Regt   PHOTO  WO 363 RECORD

Corporal Edward DREDGE, Wiltshire Regt

126 Trooper Frederick John DRUMMOND, East African Mounted Rifles

241664 Private Charles DUDMAN, 8th Middlesex Regt   WO 363 RECORD

G/12140 Sergeant Edwin Ivan Thomas DUFFIELD, Middlesex Regt

Cadet Percy Hounsom DURRANT, Royal Air Force