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Horsham, Sussex [441]

West Horsham, Sussex [4]

Horsham Sussex [3]

Cowfold, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Crawley, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Kirdford, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Roffey, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Rudgwick, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Shipley, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Wisborough Green, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Balcombe, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Billingshurst, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Cowfold, near Horsham, Sussex [1]

Faygate, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Horsham West Sussex [1]

Horsham, Sussex, England [1]

Horsham, West Sussex [1]

Horsham,Sussex [1]

Itchingfield, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Lower Beeding, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Loxwood, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Manning's Heath, near Horsham, West Sussex [1]

Near Horsham, Sussex [1]

Nuthurst, Horsham, West Sussex [1]

Partridge Green, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Pulborough, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Rudgwick Horsham, Sussex [1]

Rusper, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Slaugham, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Slinfold, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Southwater, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Tenchford, Horsham, Sussex [1]

The Carfax, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Warnham, Horsham, Sussex [1]

West Grinstead, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [29]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Able Seaman [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Driver [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Bugler [1]

Bugler (Pte) [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Lance Segeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Private (Bugler) [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 1st Class [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, The Reverend [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

London Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

Labour Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS Nestor [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

(RFR/CH/B/3534). H.M. Trawler "Princess Beatrice." [1]

17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade [1]

1st Ox and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

H.M.S. "Victory" [1]

H.M.S. 'Goliath' [1]

HM Submarine E20 [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Acasta [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Genista [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS Prince of Wales [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS SOUTHAMPTON [1]

HMS Southampton [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Velox [1]

Service

Royal Navy [329]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [112]

British Army [46]

Last name first letter

B [54]

S [48]

C [37]

W [37]

H [35]

L [30]

P [29]

D [25]

M [24]

T [24]

G [23]

R [21]

F [19]

E [15]

J [13]

N [12]

A [11]

K [11]

Q [6]

I [4]

Y [4]

O [3]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [481]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Horsham, Sussex [441] West Horsham, Sussex [4] Horsham Sussex [3] Cowfold, Horsham, Sussex [2] Crawley, Horsham, Sussex [2] Kirdford, Horsham, Sussex [2] Roffey, Horsham, Sussex [2] Rudgwick, Horsham, Sussex [2] Shipley, Horsham, Sussex [2] Wisborough Green, Horsham, Sussex [2] Balcombe, Horsham, Sussex [1] Billingshurst, Horsham, Sussex [1] Cowfold, near Horsham, Sussex [1] Faygate, Horsham, Sussex [1] Horsham West Sussex [1] Horsham, Sussex, England [1] Horsham, West Sussex [1] Horsham,Sussex [1] Itchingfield, Horsham, Sussex [1] Lower Beeding, Horsham, Sussex [1] Loxwood, Horsham, Sussex [1] Manning's Heath, near Horsham, West Sussex [1] Near Horsham, Sussex [1] Nuthurst, Horsham, West Sussex [1] Partridge Green, Horsham, Sussex [1] Pulborough, Horsham, Sussex [1] Rudgwick Horsham, Sussex [1] Rusper, Horsham, Sussex [1] Slaugham, Horsham, Sussex [1] Slinfold, Horsham, Sussex [1] Southwater, Horsham, Sussex [1] Tenchford, Horsham, Sussex [1] The Carfax, Horsham, Sussex [1] Warnham, Horsham, Sussex [1] West Grinstead, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [29] Stoker 1st Class [10] Able Seaman [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Corporal [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Driver [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Bugler [1] Bugler (Pte) [1] Captain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Lance Segeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Private (Bugler) [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 1st Class [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, The Reverend [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [14] London Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] HMS IRON DUKE [3] Labour Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS Nestor [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] (RFR/CH/B/3534). H.M. Trawler "Princess Beatrice." [1] 17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade [1] 1st Ox and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] H.M.S. 'Goliath' [1] HM Submarine E20 [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Acasta [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Genista [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS Prince of Wales [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS SOUTHAMPTON [1] HMS Southampton [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Velox [1]

Service

Royal Navy [329] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [112] British Army [46]

Last name first letter

B [54] S [48] C [37] W [37] H [35] L [30] P [29] D [25] M [24] T [24] G [23] R [21] F [19] E [15] J [13] N [12] A [11] K [11] Q [6] I [4] Y [4] O [3] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [481] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28] India [1]

Francis Arthur Joseph Oddie

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Henry Thomas Wickersham

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army GSSR/599 Lance Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army GSSR/599 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army GS/599 Lance Segeant Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Batt

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William Tull

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 14214 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Ernest Dancy

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army G/3725 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Hubert Dancy

Born 1897

Died 1965

British Army SD/3330 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Frederick Cox

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 371982 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4379 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ernest Courtenay Crosse

Born 1887

Died 1955

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 1st Class Army Chaplain's Department Attached to the 8th and 9th Battalions of the Devonshire Regiment

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, The Reverend Army Chaplain's Department

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Herbert Edward Hammond

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1404 Serjeant Sussex Yeomanry

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Robert Percival Young

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2467 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Isaac Thomas Loader Gratwick

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 3543 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd/4th Battalion

British Army 356064 Private Labour Corps

Royal Navy SS102852

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Herbert Henry Chalton

Died 1917

British Army G/5529 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army G/5529 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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James Edward Pickett

Born 1876

British Army M/296028 Private Army Service Corps

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Fred Muggeridge

Born 1886

Died 1958

British Army 53962 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 83423 Corporal Labour Corps

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Eric Horatio Boxall

Born 1901

Died 1997

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191498

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William John Potter

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12495

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Alfred Victor Burnett Mitchell

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2236 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

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Ernest Comper

Born 1879

Died 1914

Royal Navy 184365 Petty Officer 2nd Class (RFR/CH/B/3534). H.M. Trawler "Princess Beatrice."

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George Hutchinson Brett

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304838

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William Wilton Quick

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217296

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Henry Thomas Chalmers Gunning Wood

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205644

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