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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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People [487] Stories Communities

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]

Leonard Henry Booker

Born 1891

Royal Navy K10155

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Alfred Edward Holland

Born 1899

Royal Navy J42315 Boy 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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Percy Edward Chantler

Born 1900

Royal Navy F49928

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Charles Charman

Born 1899

Royal Navy J39222

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Benjamin John Flint

Born 1895

Royal Navy K22940

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William Albert Bettesworth

Born 1888

Royal Navy K39334

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Lionel John Child

Born 1880

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Leonard Henry Booker

Alfred Edward Holland

Percy Edward Chantler

Charles Charman

Benjamin John Flint

William Albert Bettesworth

Lionel John Child