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Ditchling Sussex [2]

Beddingham, Sussex [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Clayton Mills, Hassocks, Sussex [1]

Clayton, Hassocks, Sussex [1]

Clayton, Sussex [1]

Cowfold, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Eccles, Barton upon Irwell district, Lancashire [1]

England [1]

Henfield, Sussex [1]

Hurstpierpoint, Sussex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Keymer Sussex [1]

Kingston Hill, Surrey [1]

Lewes Sussex [1]

Llanwnog, Montgomeryshire [1]

Pyecombe, Sussex [1]

St. Peters, Sussex [1]

Wimbledon Park,Kingston,Surrey. [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain /Adjutant/ Captain /Adjutant [1]

Driver [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

PRivate [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment/ Staff [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Central Ontario Regiment [1]

45th Rattray's Sikhs [1]

63rd Royal Naval Division [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment/ North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

General List [1]

Hussars [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps attached Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment (Indian Army) [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery Anti Aircraft Battery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Special List [1]

Staff [1]

Sussex Yeomanry [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

M [17]

S [8]

B [6]

P [6]

C [5]

H [5]

J [4]

W [4]

G [3]

A [2]

R [2]

F [1]

K [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [66]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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People [66] Stories Communities

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Ditchling Sussex [2] Beddingham, Sussex [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Clayton Mills, Hassocks, Sussex [1] Clayton, Hassocks, Sussex [1] Clayton, Sussex [1] Cowfold, Horsham, Sussex [1] Eccles, Barton upon Irwell district, Lancashire [1] England [1] Henfield, Sussex [1] Hurstpierpoint, Sussex [1] Kensington, London [1] Keymer Sussex [1] Kingston Hill, Surrey [1] Lewes Sussex [1] Llanwnog, Montgomeryshire [1] Pyecombe, Sussex [1] St. Peters, Sussex [1] Wimbledon Park,Kingston,Surrey. [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [33] Lieutenant [9] Captain [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal [2] Major [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain /Adjutant/ Captain /Adjutant [1] Driver [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] PRivate [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [7] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Engineers [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment/ Staff [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Central Ontario Regiment [1] 45th Rattray's Sikhs [1] 63rd Royal Naval Division [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment/ North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Connaught Rangers [1] General List [1] Hussars [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps attached Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment (Indian Army) [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery Anti Aircraft Battery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Special List [1] Staff [1] Sussex Yeomanry [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

M [17] S [8] B [6] P [6] C [5] H [5] J [4] W [4] G [3] A [2] R [2] F [1] K [1] T [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [66]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1] India [1]

Frank Pilbeam

Died 1916

British Army 4304 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/15858 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Horace Attree

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/2776 Able Seaman 63rd Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion RNVR

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George Thomas Coleman

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army G/1331 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Herbert Bell

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 1st Central Ontario Regiment 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion

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Arthur Leslie Mears

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 14059 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 13059 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Israel Charles John Avery

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army GS/27651 Private Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Thomas Gilliat Meautys

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st Battalion

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Arthur W Martin

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Cecil Martin

British Army 125 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

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Frederick John Ewart Stafford

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Albert Wood

British Army 5255 Private Connaught Rangers

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Frederick Allan Coleman

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 47292 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Cecil Trayton Coppard

Died 1917

British Army 9197 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 28112 Private East Surrey Regiment

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John Ambrose Gearing

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army G/1085 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Rowland Hartnup

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 5907 Lance Corporal Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army 5907 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Fred Hartnup

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 195220 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William H Covey

Died 1918

British Army 920317 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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The Hon. Herbert Lyttelton Pelham

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant and Adjutant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Frederick Charles Waterfield

Born 1879

Died 1915

Indian Army Captain 45th Rattray's Sikhs

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Hugh Arthur Golby

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 1898 Private Sussex Yeomanry

British Army 320548 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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