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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.  WO363 is the so-called "Burnt-Documents'" series at The National Archives.  WO364 is the Pension Series.  WO 339 and WO 374 are officers’ records.  In time, all of the WO363 and WO364 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.  To perform your own search of army service records and medal index cards via the Ancestry website, enter the person's name in the boxes below:

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

 

Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Clement EDWARDS, Royal Field Artillery

5368 Private John Ellis, 11th Royal Fusiliers   PHOTO

Lieut Qr-Mr William ELLIS, Att Royal Flying Corps   PHOTO  WO 364 RECORD

L6372 Officer's Steward Arthur Ernest EMERY, HMS Verulam

101822 Gunner George Masters EMERY, Royal Horse Artillery

Private G EVANS

28249 Private Frank FARNDEN, 15th Hampshire Regt

William FAULKNER                                                                        

Ernest James FENN                                                              

Private P FERMOR, 53rd Bedfordshire Regt

Private F FORD, 3rd Royal Sussex Regt

240819 Corporal Frank FORD, 1/5th Royal Sussex Regt

28239 Private John FORD, 8th East Surrey Regt

Lance Corporal C FRAMPTON, Army Service Corps

M/339638 Private Henry Edgar FUNNELL, Army Service Corps                    

124445 Gunner Thomas John FUNNELL, Royal Field Artillery   WO 363 RECORD

G/7968 Private John GADD, 9th Royal Sussex Regt

90415 Sergeant Percival Albert GALLOWAY, Royal Field Artillery   PHOTO  WO 363 RECORD

24187 Private Albert Henry GASTON, Labour Corps   PHOTO  WO 363 RECORD

J55075 Seaman James William GASTON, HMS Canada   PHOTO

PO/1261(S) Private Harry GATES, 2nd RM Bn RN, Royal Marine Light Infantry

356819 Chief Petty Officer Montague John GATES, HMS Victory II

Lance Corporal Arthur GIBBS, Royal Army Medical Corps

8124 Corporal Richard William GIBSON, 2nd Royal Sussex Regt

259027 Private Roland GILBERT, Labour Corps   PHOTO

108423 RSM Oliver GODLEY, Royal Engineers

204321 Private Charles GODWARD, 5th South Staffordshire Regt   WO 363 RECORD

S/41050 Private Leonard Preston GORDON, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders   PHOTO

Ambrose GORRINGE 

George GRAHAM                                                           

Lieutenant William Ivor GRANTHAM, 1/5th Royal Sussex Regt   PHOTO

Major William Wilson, GRANTHAM, 1/6th (Cyclist) Royal Sussex Regt

Captain Bernard Bachan GREEN, 3rd Essex Regt

2nd Lieutenant Edward Wilson GREEN, Hampshire Regt

Stoker Harry GREENFIELD, R N Barracks

32454 Private John GREENFIELD,12th Hampshire Regt

Private W GROU, 27th Middlesex Regiment

827 Sergeant George Thomas B GROUNDS, East Kent Regt   WO 363 RECORD

P12510 Corporal Charles HALL, Military Foot Police

L/9533 Private George HALL, 2nd Royal West Kent Regt

320605 Private Harry HALL, 12th Norfolk Regt

374056 Bombardier John William HARMER MM, RGA

Fireman Thomas HARMER, HMT SS Ryckett

Lieutenant Albert HEASMAN MM,16th AIF   PHOTO

291 Private Frederick HEASMAN, 13th MGC, AIF   PHOTO

2145 L/Corporal Gilbert Arthur HEASMAN MM, 11th AIF   PHOTO

D/14263 Private Percy Ernest S HELLIER, Dragoons

TSR/751 Sergeant George HILTON, ASC

Frederick John HOBDEN                                                                    

286308 Sapper Owen HOBDEN, 106th Field Coy Royal Engineers   PHOTO

38692 Private Charles HODGES, 3rd Essex Regt

98514 Gunner Thomas HOMEWOOD, 41st Trench Mortar Bty RFA

164345 Gunner Arthur HORSCRAFT, RGA   PHOTO

Lieutenant Gerald Sclater INGRAM, 2nd Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt)

Cecil Ernest IRELAND                                                                     

 

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T2/12286 Sgt Claude Foord IRELAND, 151st Coy ASC, att 56th FA, RAMC

G/8195 Private Percy Raymond Ireland, 10th Royal Sussex Regt  WO 363 RECORD             

Gunner J IZZARD, Royal Horse Artillery

Harry E JACKSON                                                                 

Corporal Harry JEFFREYS, British Red Cross Society

Cadet Christopher Theodore JELLICOE, Royal Navy

Asst Paymaster John Basil Lee JELLICOE, RNVR   PHOTO

Reverend Thomas Harry Lee JELLICOE, Royal Navy

J57705 Boy 2nd Class Alec Clemence Herbert JENNER, HMS Ganges

L/10781 Private Alfred Reuben William JENNER, 9th Royal Sussex Regt   WO 364 RECORD

Private Charles JENNER 390th Labour Company

J49195 Able Seaman David William Christopher JENNER, HMS Constance

111031 Private William Ernest JENNER, Royal Army Medical Corps   WO 363 RECORD

136676 Driver William Norman JENNER, Royal Engineers   PHOTO

46285 Rifleman Robert Charles JESSOP, 1st Rifle Brigade

Gunner George Arthur KEMP, Royal Garrison Artillery

Private G KENWARD, Royal Air Force

241360 Private John Walter KENWARD, 1/5th Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt)

Midshipman Anthony Martin KIMMINS, HMS Marlborough   PHOTO

2nd Lieutenant Brian Charles Hannan KIMMINS, Royal Field Artillery (att RHA)

238372 Gunner Frank William KING, Royal Field Artillery   PHOTO

Jesse KING                                 

207058 Corporal Mechanic Stephen KING, RAF

Private D KNIGHT, 2/1st Sussex Yeomanry

Lance Corporal John Luther KNIGHT, 4th East Surrey Regt

SS6327 Able Seaman Albert LANGRIDGE, HMS Winchester

49845 Corporal Shoeing-Smith Arthur LANGRIDGE MSM, Royal Field Artillery

J/42643 Seaman Cecil LANGRIDGE, HMS Invincible

Henry John LANGRIDGE

115996 Gunner Herbert LANGRIDGE, Royal Garrison Artillery

R/4188 Rifleman William Alfred LANSDOWNE, King's Royal Rifle Corps       

G/6565 Private Charles LEE, 11th Royal Sussex Regiment

213891 E LEVITT, Royal Navy

8517 Gunner Wilfred LOCKYER, Royal Field Artillery

Leading Stoker J LONG, Royal Navy

Walter LONG                              

6841533 Private Frederick LUDLAM, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.
 
Chailey 1914-1918