IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN
FROM RYE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
MCMXIV – MCMXIX
1914-1919
ADAMS, Joseph Second Lieutenant 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action on the Somme 23 July 1916. Son of Mr & Mrs J. Adams of Rye. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
ADES, Alfred Private 14805, 1st Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. 33rd Division. Died of wounds during the March retreat 21 March 1918. Aged 39. Husband of Mrs Emily Ades of 6, Hylands Yard, Rye. Born in Bexley and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery Poperinghe, Belgium.
AITKIN, James Samual Private G/562, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 12th Division. Killed in action at Arras 3 May 1917. Aged 29. Son of Robert & Cecilia Aitken of 5, Wellington Terrace, Military Road, Rye. Born in Hammersmith and enlisted in Hastings. Commemorated on Arras Memorial.
ALLEN Herbert Mortley Sapper 140856, 286th A. T. Company, Royal Engineers. Died at home 14 February 1916. Aged 31. Son of Mr & Mrs Charles Robert Allen of 8, Church Square, Rye. Husband of Beatrice Allen of 11, Ruskin Street, Belvedere, Kent. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Fort Pitt Military cemetery, Rochester, Kent.
ALLEN Percy Second Lieutenant, 59th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action near Ypres 4 October 1917. Aged 21. Son of Thomas & Frances Allen of “Allenholme” Duke of Manchester Drive, Leigh on Sea, Essex. Included on Brede Parish Church War Memorial. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
ASHENDEN Frank Private G/16494 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division. Died of wounds suffered at Messines 8 June 1917. Aged 41. Husband of Mrs Ellen Frances Ashenden of 6, Tillingham Villas, Rye. Enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.
AXELL Gilbert Private 41489, (Depot), Norfolk Regiment. Formerly with the Northamptonshire Regiment. Son of Frank & Harriett Axell of Heathfield. Born in Heathfield (Medal Rolls and 1901 census) No CWGC or SDGW details.
AXTELL Sydney Private G/4638, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9 May 1915 Aged 20. Son of Mr & Mrs John Axtell, later of 57, Calvert Road, Greenwich. Born in Rye and enlisted in Brighton. Buried in Rue De Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix.
AXTELL William Henry Private TF/240646, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 48th Division. Killed in action near Ypres 7 August 1917. Aged 20. Son of William & Jane Axtell of “Anchorlee” South Undercliffe, Rye. Enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Duhallow A. D. S, Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium.
BAGOT Frederick Spencer Wellesley Private G/18180, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action on the Somme 21 October 1916. Aged 26. Son of Mr & Mrs Arthur Bagot of Rye. Enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Grandcourt Road Cemetery.
BAKER John William Henry Private G/6950, 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. 5th Division. Killed in action near Ypres 4 October 1917. Aged 25. Son of John Henry & Minnie Baker of 2, Magdala Terrace, Ferry Road, Rye. Enlisted in Hythe, Kent. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
BARNES Alfred Gunner 102145, 195th Siege Battery, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 26 September 1918. Born in Brede and enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun.
BAYLEY Thomas William Corporal G/84, 6th Battalion, East Kent Regiment. 12th Division. Died of wounds suffered at Loos 16 October 1915. Born in Rye and enlisted in Folkestone, Kent. Buried in Lillers Communal Cemetery
BENNETT William Lance Corporal TF/240402, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 48th Division. Died of wounds near Ypres 12 October 1917 Aged 29. Son of Joseph Bayley Bennett & Hannah Bennett of Rye. Husband of Anne Bennett of 4, Wish Ward, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery Belgium.
BLACKHALL Hugh Bert Engineman 3790/ES, H.M. Drifter “Seaflower”, Royal Naval Reserve Died 4 November 1918. Aged 29. Son of Mr & Mrs Thomas Blackhall of Rye. Husband of Mrs Agnes Blackhall of 4, Lower Street, Rye. Buried in Rye Cemetery.
BLACKMAN John Stephen George Private TF/240116, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 48th Division. Wounded at Ypres and died on the 7 August 1917. Aged 22. Son of John & Margaret Blackman of Ferry Road, Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Duhallow A. D. S. Cemetery Ypres, Belgium
BONE David Lance Corporal L/7608, 2nd Battalion, East Kent Regiment. 28th Division. Killed in action at Loos 28 September 1915. Aged 31. Husband of Mrs Emma Amelia Bone of South Undercliffe, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Canterbury. Regular Soldier. Commemorated on Loos Memorial.
BOREHAM George Thomas Second Hand, HM Trawler “Margaret” of Rye, Mercantile Marine.. Lost on the 17th December 1916 Aged 51. Husband of Mrs Edith Anna Boreham of 6, Adelaide Terrace, Rye. Born in Hastings. Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial.
BOURNE William Private G/2142, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9 May 1915. Aged 26. Son of Mrs Harriett Smith of 12, Mermaid Street, Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial.
BRACKPOOL Alfred George Private SD/1007, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action on the Rue De Bois 30 June 1916 Aged 26. Son of Alfred & Susannah Brackpool of 7, Western Place, Rye. Born in Lowestoft and enlisted in Hastings Included on Sidley Parish Church War Memorial. Buried in St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery.
BRAY Jack Rifleman 4294, 1st Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Division. Killed in action near Bethune 10 March 1915. Born and enlisted in Rye. Next of kin Newhaven Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial.
BRAZIL George Thomas Private L/10159 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Wounded at Richebourg L’Avoue and died the following day 10 May 1915. Aged 21. Son of John & Rose Edith Brazil of Hazel Grove, Dew Farm, Peasmarsh. Born in Northiam and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery.
BRAZIL John Henry Private TF/3743, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex, Regiment. 48th Division. Killed in action at Martinpuich Church 14 November 1916. Aged 19. Next of kin as above. Born in Northiam & enlisted in Rye. Included on Iden Parish Church War Memorial. Buried in Martinpuich British Cemetery.
BREEDS Alfred Carpenter, S.S. “Baku Standard” (Swansea), Mercantile Marine. Lost when the steamer was torpedoed by a U-boat off Tod Head, Scotland 11 February 1918. Aged 34. Son of Mr & Mrs William Breeds. Husband of Mrs Norah Breeds of Poplar, East London. Born in Rye Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial London.
BRITT Albert Private TF/1337, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9 May 1915. Aged 21. Son of Mr Britt & Mrs Jane Britt of 4, Wish Ward Street, Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial.
BRITT Ward Sapper 783, 2nd Home Counties Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds in base hospital at Boulogne 26 April 1915. Aged 21. Son of William & Julia Britt of 5, Claremont Road, Sidley. Born in Robertsbridge and enlisted in Bexhill. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
BROOMAN Horace Corporal G/7418, 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action near Ypres 26 July 1917 Aged 31. Son of Spencer & Angela Brooman of Rye. Born in East Guldeford and enlisted in Chichester. Formerly with the Royal Sussex. Employee of Horrells the chemist Commemorated on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
BULL William Alfred Stoker 1st Class CH/280624 Royal Navy HMS “Hogue”. Lost when the armoured cruiser was torpedoed by U 9 off the Dutch Coast 22 September 1914. Regular Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial.
BUSS Harry Private, 22531, 1st Battalion, Border Regiment. 29th Division. Killed in action during the German April offensive near Ypres 13 April 1918. Next of kin residents of Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Sheerness, Kent. Buried in Anzac Cemetery, Sailly sur la Lys.
BUSS John Alfred Private L/10934, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action on the Somme near Bazebtin le Petit 20 August 1916. Born in Croydon and enlisted in Hastings. Next of kin, residents of Rye. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
BUTCHERS Ernest Rifleman S/37684, 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. 37th Division. Killed in action during the Battle of Amiens 23 August 1918. Aged 39. Son of James & Eliza Butchers of 9, Middle Row, Winchelsea Road, Rye. Born in Bramber & Enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Aichet le Grand Communal Cemetery Extension.
CARE Albert William Private G/14487, 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 18th Division. Pioneer Battalion. Died of wounds 30 April 1918 Aged 25. Son of William & Ellen Care of Brook House, Fairfield, Brookland, Kent. Born in Brookland & enlisted in Dover. Included on Brookland Parish Church War Memorial. Buried in Sains Du Nord Communal Cemetery.
CHANTLER Godfrey Private G/40302, 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. 37th Division. Died of wounds 24 July 1918. Born St. Mary’s Kent and enlisted in Chichester, next of kin residents of Rye. Formerly with the Royal Sussex. Buried in St. Amand British Cemetery.
CHILTON Frederick James Company, Sergeant Major 9561 3rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 28th Division. Killed in action near Ypres 24 May 1915. Born in Colchester, Sussex and enlisted in London. Commemorated on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
CLARK or CLARKE Charles Cecil Private TF/201914, 1/4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 53rd, Division. Died in military hospital in Egypt 18 May 1917. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
CLARKE Philip George First Engineer, Steam Trawler “Cassiopeia” Grimsby, Mercantile Marine Died on the 6 November 1915. Aged 42. Husband of Mrs P. G. Clarke of 76, Guildford Street, Grimsby. Born in Rye. Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial, London.
COLE Humphrey Theodore Shuldham Second Lieutenant, 1/19th Battalion, London Regiment. 47th London Division. Killed in action 12 February 1917. Son of Canon T. E. F. Cole and Mrs E. M. Cole, later of Longford Rectory, Shropshire. Rye connection unknown. Buried in Varennes Military Cemetery.
COLEBROOKE William Henry Kent Private 247, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Canadian Cavalry Brigade. Died of wounds on the Somme 16 August 1916. Aged 29. Son of William & Mary Colebrooke of Watchbell Street, Rye. Husband of Beatrice Ellen Colebrooke of Ivy Villa, Wish Street, Rye. Buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.
COULDREY Walter William Private 8767, 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. 8h. Division. Killed in action near Ypres 25 September 1915. Born in Oxford and enlisted in London. Next of kin residents of Oxford Commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
CURD Horace Sergeant L/8500, 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Indian Army. Died of disease in India Aged 30. Son of Mr & Mrs E. Curd of 18, Russell Street, Hastings. Regular soldier born in Rye and enlisted in Chichester. Buried in Peshawar Cemetery and Commemorated on Delhi Memorial, India.
CURD W Possibly Sapper 614242, 42nd Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. Died in Haifa 24 October 191920. Buried in Haifa, War Cemetery, Israel.
DUNGATE Thomas Edward Private L/9757, 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. 6th Indian Division. Died of wounds in captivity suffered during the siege of Kut El Amara 22 March 1917. Son of Mr & Mrs M. A. Dungate of Cinque Ports Square, Rye. Born in Hartfield and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Bagdhad North Gate Cemetery Iraq.
DUNK Alfred James Sapper 140244, 154 Field Company, Royal Engineers. 37th Division. Killed in action near Thiepval 14 November 1916. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings Next of kin residents of Rye. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
DUNK J No further information currently available.
DUNSTER Archibald Frank Private TF/2070, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Died of wounds 21 March 1915. Aged 25. Son of Frank Charles & Lottie Dunster of Rye. Born in Rye & enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery.
ELDRIDGE William Henry Fireman, Steam Trawler “Margaret” (Rye), Mercantile Marine. Lost 17 December 1916. Aged 46. Husband of Elizabeth Eldridge of 9, Spring Crescent, Military Road, Rye. Born in Udimore. Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial.
ELLIOTT George D. Private G/55331, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 37th Division. Died of wounds 9 October 1918. Son of Frank & Louisa Elliott of 4, Cinque Ports Street, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in St. Pancras, London. Resident of Islington. Formerly with the Royal Army Service Corps. Buried in Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny Thilloy.
ELLIOTT Ernest William Private SD/5055, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action on Becourt Ridge 3 September 1916. Son of Frank & Louisa Elliott of 4, Cinque Ports Street, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
ELLIOTT Frank Alfred Richard Private TF/3261189, 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots Pioneer Battalion, 51st Highland Division. Killed in action near Ypres 4 August 1917. Aged 21. Son of Frank & Louisa Elliott of 4, Cinque Ports Street, Rye. (Later of 2, Seymour Place) Formerly with the Royal Sussex. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Commemorated on Menin Gate Memorial Ypres, Belgium.
FELLOWS George Private 2030, 35th Battalion, Australian Infantry, 9th Brigade. 3rd Australian Division. Killed in action 5 April 1918 Aged 21. Son of Mr & Mrs George Fellows of Ferry House, Rye. Buried in Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery.
FOORD William John Skipper, H.M. Trawler “Margaret” (Rye), Mercantile Marine Lost when the trawler struck a mine in Rye Bay 17 December 1916. Aged 40. Son of Mr & Mrs William John Foord Husband of Mrs Elizabeth Foord of 25, Mann Street, Hastings. Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial, London.
FOWLE George Private L/7956, 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. 5th Division. Died of wounds 2 September 1916. Aged 25. Son of George & Laura Fowle of 2, Landgate Square, Rye. Born in Lydd, Kent and enlisted in Rye. Buried in La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie.
FOWLE Richard Australian Expeditionary Force. Reported locally as killed in action in France late in 1917. Son of George & Laura Fowle of 2, Landgate Square Rye. Husband of Mrs Richard Fowle of Australia. Left one child. Born in Lydd, Kent. Aged 31 and brother of George Fowle. No record with CWGC or of an R. Fowle in Australian Records.
GLADWISH Arthur Hugh Clare Sapper 534247, 401st Field Company, the Royal Engineers. Died at home 18 October 1918. Born in Rye and enlisted in Bexhill Bur St Michaels Churchyard, Playden.
GOLDEN Alfred William Second Lieutenant, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action during the March Retreat 25 March 1918. Son of Frank & Bessie Golden of 86, High Street, Rye, Formerly the CQMS of the 1/5th Battalion, Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial.
GOODWIN Herbert William Private G/40308, 16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. 33rd Division. Died of wounds 6 February 1917. Aged 32. Born in Playden and enlisted in Chichester Next of kin, residents of Rye. Formerly with the Royal Sussex. Buried in Grove town Cemetery, Meaulte.
HARMAN Alfred James Rifleman 48750, 2/10th Battalion, London Regiment (Hackney) 58th London Division. Killed in action 9 August 1918. Aged 18. Son of Alfred & Charlotte Harman of Rye, later of Dover, Kent. Born in Rye and enlisted in Brighton Formerly with the Rifle Brigade. Commemorated on Vis En Artois Memorial.
HEASMAN Albert Arthur Corporal TF/204464, 1st Battalion, East Kent Regiment. 6th Division. Killed in action 25 October 1918 Aged 21. Son of Mr & Mrs William Heasman of 1, Cadborough Villas, Rye. Born in Burham, Kent & enlisted in Chelsea, West London. Buried in St. Souplet British Cemetery.
HEASMAN Frederick Bertram Guardsman 16215, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards 2nd Division. Killed in action at Ypres 21 October 1914. Aged 24. Son of Frederick William & Mary Anne Heasman of 9, Eagle Road, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Dover. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
HICKS James Thomas William Private TF/1849, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Wounded at Richebourg on the 9 May 1915 and died on the 24 May 1915 Aged 20. Son of Albert & Emma Hicks of “Homelands”’ Cadborough Road, Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery.
HILDER James Cook, H.M. Trawler “Margaret” (Rye), Mercantile Marine. Lost when the Trawler was mined in Rye Bay 17 December 1916. Aged 37. Son of James & Naomi Hilder. Husband of Eliza Hilder of South Undercliffe, Rye. Born in Rye. Brother of John Hilder. Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial London.
HILDER John Fisherman, H. M. Trawler “Margaret” (Rye), Mercantile Marine. Lost when the Trawler was mined in Rye Bay 17 December 1916. Aged 33. Son of James & Naomi Hilder. Husband of Kate Rose Hilder of South Undercliffe, Rye. Born on Rye. Brother of James Hilder Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial London.
HOAD Percy Ewart Private TF/2196, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action 28 July 1915. Aged 17. Son of Mrs Sarah Parsons of “The White Cottage” Ferry Road, Strand, Rye, and the late Mr Hoad. Born in Wittersham, Kent & enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Labourse Communal Cemetery.
HOLDSTOCK Frank Private G/2098, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action at Loos 25 September 1915. Aged 25. Son of Edward & Anne Holdstock of 11, Richmond Villas, Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Commemorated on Loos Memorial.
HOOK Frederick Private G/11839, 7th Battalion, East Kent Regiment. 18th Division. Taken prisoner and died in captivity in Germany 10 July 1918. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Berlin South West Cemetery, Germany.
HOOK Frederick Victor Private SD/1953, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action at Becourt 3 September 1916. Aged 27. Son of George & Mary Hook. Born and enlisted in Hastings. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
HOOK William George Private G/16431, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action at Ypres 2 August 1917. Aged 24. Husband of Mrs Lily Hook of 2, Cadborough Road, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
HUGGETT Alfred Private 47933, 3/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers 66th Division. Killed in action at Passchendaele 19 November 1917. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
HUGGETT George Private TF/2811, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9 May 1915. Aged 25 Enlisted in Hastings. Included on New Romney (Kent) Parish Church War Memorial Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial.
HUMPHREYS, MC Frederick Charles Second Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry 37th Division. Killed in action near Ypres 4 October 1917. Aged 37. Son of Mr & Mrs F. L. Humphreys of 13, Rotherfield Avenue, Hastings. Educated at Charterhouse School. Formerly of Montevideo, Uruguay, South America. Formerly with Royal Sussex Regiment. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
HUMPHREYS Guy Harratt Private TF/252124, 3rd Battalion, London Regiment (The Royal Fusiliers) Killed in action 8 March 1918. Aged 34. Son of Mr & Mrs F. L. Humphreys of Montevideo late of Longer House, Rye. Brother of Frederick Charles Humphreys. Buried in Roclincourt Military Cemetery.
JAMESON Anthony Mildmay Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action on the Somme 1 September 1916 Aged 28. Son of Major T. M. & Mrs Lena Jameson of Rye later of “Moorstock” Sellindge, Kent. Buried in Quarry Cemetery, Montauban JAMESON James Bruce Lieutenant, Number 48 Squadron (Bristol Fighters), Royal Air Force. Killed in action 24 August 1918. Aged 24. Son of Major T. M. & Mrs Lena Jameson of Rye, later of “Moorstock,” Sellindge, Kent. Buried in Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery.
JARRETT Charles Private TF/2185, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action 29 April 1915. Aged 18. Son of George & Jane Jarrett of”The Mint” Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery.
JARRETT Frederick Henry Private TF/1439, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Wounded at Richebourg on the 9 May 1915 and died at St. Omer 11 May 1915. Aged 20. Son of George & Jane Jarrett of “The Mint” Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery St. Omer.
JARRETT William Private G/15448, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 12th Division. Killed in action during the March retreat 27 March 1918. Aged 33. Born in Rye and enlisted in Grimsby, Lincs Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial.
JEMPSON William Henry Gunner 168846, “D” Battery, 152nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery. 34th Division. Killed in action 13 April 1918. Aged 22. Son of Mr & Mrs Jempson of Hastings. Born in Hastings and enlisted in St. Leonard’s. Included on the Hastings War Memorial. Buried in Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery Morbecque.
JEWHURST Alfred William Private L/9705, 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. 6th Indian Division. Mesopotamia Killed in action during the siege of Kut el Amara 1 January 1917. Aged 26. Son of Mr & Mrs Leadbetter of 28, Cinque Port Street, Rye. Born in Beckley and enlisted in Maidstone, Kent. Regular soldier. Commemorated on Basra Memorial Iraq.
JONES Alan Stoakes-Corporal 19970, 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, 1st Australian Division. Killed in action at Bullecourt 6 May 1917. Aged 28 Sixth son of Mr & Mrs Edward Percy Stoakes-Jones of 20, Watchbell Street, Rye. Commemorated on Villers Bretonneux Memorial.
STOAKES-JONES Basil Victor Private 190, Canadian Army Service Corps Died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 3 February 1915. Aged 27. Son of Mr & Mrs Edward Percy Stoakes-Jones of 20, Watchbell Street, Rye. Buried in Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.
JORDAN Charles James Private 24916, 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. 37th Division. Died of wounds 20 July 1917. Aged 33. Son of Herbert & Frances Jordan of 4, Sloan Terrace, Ferry Road, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Maidstone. Resident of Tonbridge. Manager of International Stores, Tonbridge. Included on Tonbridge War Memorial. Buried in Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery.
JORDAN George Henry Lance Corporal TF/1791, 1/5th Battalion, East Kent Regiment. 7th Indian Division, Mesopotamia. Killed in action in Mesopotamia 7January 1916. Aged 25. Son of Herbert & Frances Jordan of 4, Sloan Terrace, Ferry Road, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Cranbrook, Kent. Brother of Charles Jordan. Buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.
JOY Arthur Private TF/1771, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Pioneer Battalion, of the 48th Division. Died 12 February 1916. Aged 22. Son of Mr & Mrs James Joy of Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Villers Bocage Communal Cemetery Extension.
JUDGE Henry Thomas Private SD/5134, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Died of wounds 5 September 1916. Aged 25. Son of George & Fanny Judge of Rye. Born in Maidstone and enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Couin British Cemetery.
KENNARD Henry Edwin James Private 3553, 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry 1st Australian Division. Killed in action near Pozieres 24 July 1916. Aged 18. Son of Mr & Mrs Henry Richard Kennard of 13, West Street, Rye. Emigrated to Australia in 1914. Resident of Bobbin Flat, New South Wales. Farm hand Educated at Rye, and member of the local Sea Scouts. Born in Hastings Commemorated on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial.
KIMPTON Frank possibly Captain, Royal Engineers. Died in Mesopotamia 14 March 1919. Local knowledge needed. Buried in Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.
LARKIN Percy Sergeant 8346, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. 29th Division. Killed in action at Arras 23 April 1917. Aged 30. Husband of Margaret Larkin of 24, Church Square, Rye. Born in Hastings and enlisted in Rye. Commemorated on Arras Memorial.
LAWRENCE Herbert Harry Private 27400, 6th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry 14th Light Division. Killed in action at Arras 9 April 1917. Aged 36. Son of David & Matilda Lawrence of Winchelsea. Husband of Hilda Lilian Lawrence of 14, Mermaid Street, Rye. Born in Winchelsea and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Tigris Lane Cemetery, Wancourt.
LEADBETTER Frederick George Private TF/240780 2/5th Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 62nd Division. Killed in action near Arras 3 May 1917. Enlisted in South Kirby, Yorkshire Connection with Rye unknown. Commemorated on Arras Memorial.
LLOYD, DSC and Bar Maurice Charles Humphrey Sub Lieutenant, HMS Hindustan, Royal Navy. Died on active service (Zeebruge Raid?) 24 April 1918. Aged 20. Son of Lt Colonel Charles Paterson Lloyd & Mrs Aileen Rosa Lloyd of 28, Church Square, Rye. Born in Exning, Suffolk. Buried in St. James Cemetery, Dover, Kent.
LUCK Percy Company Quarter Master Sergeant 5534, 2/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 48th Division. Killed in action 5 July 1917. Born in Playden and enlisted in Rye. Formerly Royal Sussex. Included on Playden Parish Church War Memorial. Buried in Rue de Bacquerot No 1 Military Cemetery, Laventie.
MAGRATH Sidney Private G/24402, 10th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. 41st Division. Killed in action 23 March 1918. Brother of Mrs K. Busbridge of 5, Spring Crescent, Military Road, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Commemorated on Arras Memorial.
MARSH William James Private SD/3387, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action during the March retreat 21 March 1918. Aged 34. Born in Hollingbourne, Kent and enlisted in Eastbourne. Waiter. Included on Eastbourne War Memorial. Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial.
MARTIN Alfred Engineer, H.M. Trawler “Margaret” (Rye), Mercantile Marine. Lost when the trawler was mined in Rye Bay 17 December 1916. Aged 37. Husband of Charlotte Ellen Martin of 9, Church Square, Rye. Born in Rye. Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial.
MARTIN Thomas Gunner 772003, 223rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds in base hospital at Etaples 24 March 1918. Aged 26. Son of Mr & Mrs Martin of Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery.
MCKENZIE Gordon William Second Lieutenant, No 7 Artillery Observation Squadron (RE 8’s), Royal Flying Corps. Shot down and killed in action 20 September 1918 Aged 19. Son of Councillor Richard Daniel and Mrs Lily May McKenzie of “The Queens Head” Hotel, Rye. Buried in Mendinghem British Cemetery Belgium.
MITTELL Walter John Sergeant GS/489, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action on the Somme near Guillemont 18 August 1916. Aged 38. Son of Edwin & Harriett Mittell (Farmers) of Tenterden. Born in Ebony, Kent and enlisted in Chichester. Special Reservist Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
MUSHETT Frank Private TF/1730 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Wounded near Bethune and died in base hospital at Boulogne on the 17 April 1915 Aged 21. Son of Henry & Mary Mushett of Ferry Road, Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
NEVE William John Sergeant TF/344, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9 May 1915. Aged 28. Son of James & Emily Neve of Leasam Farm, Playden. Born in Rye Foreign and enlisted in Rye. Included on Playden Parish Church War Memorial. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial.
PAGE Richard Frank Private TF/2848, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 48th Division (Pioneers). Killed in action on the Somme 21 August 1916 Aged 18. Son of Mr & Mrs R. T. Page of 4, St. Margaret’s Terrace, Rye, Enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Aveluy Wood Communal Cemetery Extension.
PAGE William Henry Private TF/3196, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 48th Division (Pioneers). Died of wounds in base hospital at Etaples 17 August 1916. Aged 16. Son of Edward John & Emily Jane Page of Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery.
PAYNE Harold George Private TF/1753, 1/5th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. 12th Indian Division, Mesopotamia Killed in action 14 January 1916. Aged 23. Son of Joseph & Gulielcha Payne of “Rosslyn” Ferry Road, Rye. Born in Camberwell and enlisted in Reigate, Surrey. Commemorated on Basra Memorial, Iraq.
PEPLOW Walter Edward Westwood Private 35463, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. 4th Division. Killed in action near Arras 11 April 1917. Aged 39. Son of Mr & Mrs Edward Peplow of Rye. Husband of Alice Ellen Peplow of 27, Homestead Road, Caterham, Surrey. Born in Hastings and enlisted in Caterham. Buried in Rouex British Cemetery.
PERRIN George Corporal 98259, No 17 Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action during the German Spring Offensive 23 March 1918. Born in Rye and enlisted in Eastbourne. Commemorated on Arras Memorial.
PHILLIPS Frederick K Gunner 1251001, 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. 2nd Canadian Division. Killed in action near Ypres 12 November 1917 Aged 36. Husband of Mrs M Phillips of 5, Wyndham Street, Bryanston Square, London. Former Rye Schoolteacher who emigrated to Canada before the war. Buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium.
PHILLIPS William George Private TF/240718, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Pioneers 48th Division. Killed in action near Ypres 7 July 1917. Aged 27. Son of Mr & Mrs Owen Phillips of Rye. Husband of Mrs W. Phillips of Winchelsea Road, Rye. Left one child. Enlisted in Hastings Included on Hastings War Memorial Bur Lijssenhoek Military Cemetery Poperinghe Belgium.
PIERCE Alfred George Private G/19523, 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Wounded near Ypres and died 25 November 1917. Son of Mr & Mrs A. Pierce of 5, South Undercliffe, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Chichester. Buried in Ljissenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinghe Belgium
POPE George Thomas Private 44089, 9th Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 21st Division. Killed in action near Ypres 4 October 1917. Aged 29. Son of Edward & Charlotte Pope of 5, Cinque Ports Square, Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
POPE Henry Corporal 42434, 1/5th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. 11th Division. Died of wounds in captivity in Germany 8 August 1918. Aged 24. Son of Mr & Mrs Pope of Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Neiderzweheren Cemetery, Germany.
PULLINGER Albert Able Seaman 232136, HMS “Victory” (Portsmouth), Royal Navy. Died of influenza at home 12 October 1918. Aged 30. Son of George & Mary Anne Pullinger of Cinque Ports Square, Rye. Born in Ashford, Kent. Mrs Pullinger remarried and became Mrs Mary Anne Dungate Bur Hellingly Cemetery.
RELF Robert Sergeant. SD/1152, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action near Cambrin 4 June 1916. Son of Mr & Mrs Relf of Hastings. Former regular soldier with the Royal Sussex. Veteran of the South African War. Born in Hawkhurst, Kent and enlisted in Rye. Rye resident. Hawkhurst War Memorial. Buried in Cambrin Churchyard.
RHODES Bertie Lance Corporal 682742, 2/22nd Battalion, London Regiment (The Queens). 60th Division. Died of disease in Egypt after hostilities 28 November 1918 Aged 32. Son of Alfred & Amelia Rhodes of 6, Lucknow Place, Rye. Buried in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
RHODES George L Private 27577, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 4th Division. Killed in action on the Somme 23 October 1916. Born and enlisted in Bilston, Staffs. Formerly South Staffords. Formerly of Rye. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
RIDDLE Herbert James Private TF/3672, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. (Pioneers) 48th Division. Died of wounds 14 July 1916. Son of William & Naomi Riddle of Rye. Enlisted in Rye. Buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No1.
SARGEANT Charles Private 47658, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles 36th (Ulster) Division. Died of wounds during the March retreat 28 March 1918. Grave lost. Born in Icklesham and enlisted in Hastings Formerly RASC. Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial.
SEXTON Frederick William Private SD/5123, 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action on the Rue De Bois 30 June 1916. Born in Bayswater, London and enlisted in Hastings. Commemorated on Loos Memorial.
SHERWOOD William Percy Private 228027, 2/1st Battalion, London Regiment (The Royal Fusiliers). 58th London Division. Killed in action at Bullecourt 3 May 1917. Aged 17. Son of Councillor & Mrs C. Sherwood of Ferry Road, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Commemorated on Arras Memorial.
SIMS Victor Albert Private G/7475, 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action near Mazingarbe 17 December 1916 Aged 19. Son of William John & Manetta Sims of 7, Lucknow Place, Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe.
SMITH Douglas Albert Rifleman 11252, 1st Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Division. Killed in action on the Marne 14 September 1914. Brother of Mr G. W. Smith of 5, Mermaid Street, Rye. Regular soldier, born in Rye and enlisted in London. Commemorated on the La Ferte Sous Jouarre Memorial.
SMITH Eric Morley Gunner 3112, 14th Brigade, Australian Artillery. 5th Australian Division. Killed in action near Ypres 26 October 1917 Aged 25. Son of John & Emily Smith of 1, Sea View Terrace, Rye. Born in Rye and emigrated to Australia in 1910 to become a Dairy Farmer in East Dorigo New South Wales. Educated at Rye Grammar School. Buried in Belgian Battery, Corner, Ypres, Belgium.
SMITH Frank Charles Corporal 2194, 1/15th Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles). 47th London Division. Killed in action near Flers 15 September 1916 Aged 21. Son of Mr & Mrs Joseph Smith of 95, High Street, Rye. Enlisted in Wandsworth, South London. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
STOCKS Thomas Hallaway Private 49978, 12th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. 41st Division. Died in military hospital at Abbeville after hostilities 28 November 1918. Aged 31. Son of Albert & Clara Elizabeth Stocks of Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Formerly with Royal Garrison Artillery. Buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension.
SUTTON Herbert George Lance Corporal SD/112, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action at Becourt 3 September 1916. Aged 27. Son of Alfred & Lydia Sutton of Alexandra Cottage, Ypres Steps, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted in Eastbourne. Prominent local footballer. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
SWAINE Thomas Private L/6991, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action on the Marne 13 September 1914. Regular soldier born in Rye and enlisted in Chichester. Commemorated on La Ferte Sous Jouarre Memorial.
TAYLOR Leslie Welfare Private 3246, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. (Pioneers). 48th Division. Killed in action on the Somme near Martinpuich Church 8 November 1916. Aged 18. Son of William & Mary Taylor of 4, King Street, Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Martinpuich British Cemetery.
TEMPLE William Robert Private 60543, 16th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. 38th Welsh Division attached to Trench Mortar Battery. Killed in action 19 September 1917. Husband of Mrs W. R. Temple of Rye. Local Postman. Born in Edinburgh and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Erquinghem Lys Churchyard Extension.
THORPE Norman John Second Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment attached to 52nd Company, Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action near Arras 12 May 1917. Aged 19. Son of Harry & Amy Thorpe of “Stalisfield” London Road, St. Leonard’s on Sea. Buried in St. Nicholas British Cemetery.
TILTMAN Charles Private 24901, 14th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action on the Somme 1 November 1916. Aged 30. Son of Richard James & Ellen Tiltman of 2, Alma Place, Rye Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
TILTMAN Edward Private G/5528, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action 24 September 1918. Aged 21. Son of William & Fanny Tiltman of 5, West Cliffe, Bartlett’s Buildings, Rye. Born in Rye and enlisted inHastings. Buried in Berthaucourt Communal Cemetery.
TILTMAN Harry Lance Corporal TF/240870, 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. (Pioneers) 48th Division. Killed in action near Ypres 25 August 1917. Aged 22. Son of William & Fanny Tiltman of 5, West Cliffe, Bartlett’s Buildings, Rye. Born & enlisted in Rye. Buried in Track X Cemetery, St. Jean les Ypres, Belgium.
TILTMAN Walter Thomas Able Seaman Z/438, “Howe” Battalion, 63rd Royal Naval Division, R. N. V. R. Killed in action at Arras 24 April 1917. Aged 26. Son of Mr & Mrs Tiltman of Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Commemorated on Arras Memorial.
TILTMAN William E. Leading Stoker K/9997, H.M.S. “Derwent”, Royal Navy. Killed in action when the destroyer struck a mine in the English Channel 2 May 1917. Aged 25. Son of William & Fanny Tiltman of 5, West Cliffe, Bartlett’s Cottages, Rye. Husband of Florence Tiltman of 103, Godington Road, Ashford, Kent. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial.
TOMSETT James Sapper 212702, 211 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died at home 18 May 1918 Aged 35. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Carpenter. Buried in Rye Cemetery.
TROTTER James Percival Private TF/260486, 1/5th Battalion, Border Regiment. (Signals Section) 32nd Division. Killed in action 1 October 1918. Son of Charles & Jemima Trotter of Tee Square, Wish Street, Rye. Commemorated on Vis en Artois Memorial
TWORT Arthur T Son of Edwin & Annie Twort of Rye. Born in Rye. No further information currently available in CWGC records or SDGW with these initials.
WALKER Frank Albert Rifleman 43801, 1/16th Battalion, London Regiment (The Queens Westminsters). 56th London Division. Killed in action 29 August 1918. Born and enlisted in Rye. Next of kin, Rye Commemorated on Vis en Artois Memorial
WATERS Harold George Lance Corporal SD/2002, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Killed in action near St. Julian, Ypres, 31 July 1917. Aged 25. Son of Charles & Marina Waters of Virginia Cottage, Peasmarsh. Born in Ewhurst and enlisted in Hastings Included on Peasmarsh War Memorial. Buried in Buffs Road Cemetery, Belgium.
WEBB Frederick Arthur Airman 2nd Class 87713, No 43 Squadron (Sopwith ½ Strutters), Royal Flying Corps. Shot down and killed while flying over the German lines as an observer/gunner 29 July 1917. Aged 19. Son of Albert & Alice Webb of “The Mill” Military Road, Rye. Born in Ramsgate, Kent. Buried in Sailly Labourse Communal Cemetery.
WEEKS Charles James Private G/62195, 2nd Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. 7th Division. Killed in action in Italy 16 May 1918 Aged 39. Son of William John & Mary Jane Weeks of Rye. Born in Benenden, Kent and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Boscon British cemetery, Italy.
WELFARE Frederick Lance Corporal M2/050089, 35th Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps Died in military hospital in Paris after hostilities 24 November 1918 Aged 44. Born in Rye. Buried in City of Paris Cemetery Pantin.
WELLER Albert Edward Private SD/1108, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division. Died of wounds 4 September 1916. Son of Mrs J. Weller of 122, Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings. Born All Saints, Hastings and enlisted in Hastings. Included on Hastings War Memorial. Buried in Couin British Cemetery
WELLER Charles Henry Sapper 177071, 401 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action during the March Retreat 21 March 1918 Aged 25. Son of John & Kate Weller of Rye. Born and enlisted in Rye. Formerly Royal Sussex. Commemorated on Arras Memorial
WICKERSHAM Henry Thomas Lance Sergeant GS/599, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 24th Division. Killed in action at Loos 25 September 1915 Aged 47 Special reservist Husband of Mrs Kate Wickersham of 6, Wellington Terrace, Military Road, Rye. Born in Horsham and enlisted in Chichester. Included on Horsham War Memorial. Commemorated on Loos Memorial.
WOOD Alexander Private 28127, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. 18th Division. Killed in action at Ypres 21 September 1917. Aged 25. Born Lydd and enlisted in Rye. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
WOODS No further information currently available in SDGW & CWGC records.