IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE
1939 – 1945 WAR
APPS Frederick Owen William Able Seaman, H.M.S. “Glorious”, Royal Navy. Lost with the Aircraft Carrier when she was destroyed by German Battle cruisers off Norway 8 June 1940. Aged 32. Son of Charles & Mary Apps of Rye. Husband of Vincente Apps of Valetta, Malta. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
AXELL Gladys (Mrs) Civilian, W. V. S. Died at her home 1, Havelock Villas, Rye. 10 February 1943. Aged 50. Husband of Edward Axell. Buried in Rye Municipal Borough Cemetery.
BARHAM Matilda Jane (Mrs) Civilian. Died at 3, Havelock Villas, Rye. 10 February 1943. Widow of Mr James Barham. Resident of 3, Havelock Villas. Aged 80. Rye Municipal Borough Cemetery.
BIRCHALL Frank Thomas Private, 5th Cinque Ports Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action in Belgium 23 May 1940. Aged 20. Son of George Thomas & Minnie Grace Birchall of Rye. Buried in White House. Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium.
BOOTH Henry Gunner, 1st Air Landing Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in action near Arnhem 17 September 1944. Aged 21. Son of Bertha Booth of Rye. Commemorated on Groesbeek Memorial, Holland.
BUMSTED Frances Elizabeth (Mrs) Civilian. 4, Godfreys Row, Wish Street. Wife of John Henry Bumsted. Died at 4, Godfreys Row 18 August 1940. Aged 82. Buried in Rye Municipal Borough Cemetery.
BUMSTED John Henry Civilian. 4 Godfreys Row, Wish Street, Rye. Husband of Frances Elizabeth Bumsted. Wounded at 4, Godfreys Row. 18 August 1940 and died in the Cottage Hospital Rye Aged 84. Buried in Rye Municipal Borough Cemetery.
BURTON Albert James Stoker 1st Class, H.M. Submarine “Triton”, Royal Navy. Lost when the Submarine was sunk by the Italian Torpedo Boat “Clio” in the Southern Adriatic while operating from Malta 18 December 1940. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial.
CASTLE Eric James Third Engineer Officer, M.V. “Pelayo” (Liverpool), Merchant Navy. Lost at sea 15 June 1942. Aged 24. Son of Robert James & Edith Castle. Husband of Rose Elizabeth Castle of Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial London.
CLARK Elsie (Mrs) Civilian. 11 Kings Avenue, Rye. Daughter of Mr & Mrs E. J. Dawson of 20, King Street, Rye. Wife of Leading Aircraftman George Herbert Clark RA.F. Died at Tram Road, Rye Harbour 7 October 1942. Aged 39. Buried in Battle Rural District Cemetery
CLOUTE Edward Charles Master at Arms, HMS “Royal Oak”, Royal Navy. Lost when the Battleship was torpedoed at anchor in Scapa Flow 14 October 1939. Aged 35. Son of George & Alice Cloute. Husband of Mrs ellie Cloute of Rye Harbour. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea.
COLLING Charles Edward Private 5th Cinque Ports Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action on the retreat to Dunkirk 27 May 1940. Aged 24. Son of Caroline Colling of St. Leonards on Sea. Buried in Bertenacre Military Cemetery, Fletre.
DEEPROSE Arthur George QMS Warrant Officer 2nd Class, 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died at home 23 February 1944. Aged 39. Son of William Thomas & Fanny Louise Deeprose. Husband of Mrs Elizabeth Deeprose of Rye. Buried in Rye Cemetery.
DEEPROSE Albert James Rifleman 1st Battalion, London Irish Rifles. Killed in action in Sicily 18 July 1943. Aged 28. Son of William Thomas & Fanny Louise Deeprose of Rye. Husband of Agnes Deeprose of Rye. Buried in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily.
DENNIS Donald Basil Leading Aircraftman, 961 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Missing in action on operations 19 August 1942. Aged 22. Son of Basil & Edith Mary Dennis of Rye. Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial.
DENNIS George Thomas Aircraftman 1st Class, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Taken prisoner by the Japanese and died in captivity on Thailand 1 October 1943. Aged 20. Son of Basil & Edith Mary Dennis of Rye. Buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. Thailand.
DUNSTER Harold Ewett Lance Corporal, Docks Operating Company, Royal Engineers. Died in Madagascar, 4 April 1942. Aged 35. Son of Charles and Nellie Dunster. Buried in Moascar War Cemetery, Madagascar.
EDWARDS L No further information currently available
EDWARDS William Civilian. Kings Corporal. 11 Clifton Place, Rye. Husband of Minnie Ethel Edwards. Injured 6 December 1942 at Clifton Place and died in the Rye & District War Memorial Hospital on the 9th Aged 54. Buried in Battle Rural District Cemetery.
ELLIOT Peter Arthur Frank Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner), 466 Squadron (R.A.A.F.), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died at home 31 August 1943. Buried in Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery.
FAUTLY John Edward Lance Corporal, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. Killed in action in Italy 19 October 1944. Aged 22. Son of John & Nellie Fautly of Rye. Buried in Santerno Valley War Cemetery, Italy.
FIRRELL Norman Charles Civilian. Of 64, Kings Avenue Rye. Died at Bottle House Cottages, Penshurst, Kent. 27 October 1940. Aged 26. Buried in Sevenoaks Rural District Cemetery, Kent.
GILES Richard Edward Leading Aircraftman, 244 Coastal Command Squadron Wellington X111’s), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Lost on operations flying from the island of Masirah in the Persian Gulf 31 July 1944. Commemorated on El Alamein Memorial.
HACKING William Barrett Home Guard Died at Cadborough, Rye. 3 July 1944. Aged 63. Son of Mr & Mrs W. B. Hacking of 28, Phillimore Gardens, Kensington. Husband of Elizabeth Mary Hacking of Cadborough, Rye. Buried in Rye Municpal Borough Cemetery.
HALL John William Warrant Officer (Wireless Operator/Air), 514 Bomber Squadron (Lancaster 111), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action over Germany 11 September 1944. Aged 28. Son of John William & Emma Hall. Husband of Betty Caroline Daisy Hall of Rye. Buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
HARRISON Albert Leslie Leading Seaman, HMS “Europa” Malta, Royal Navy. Died at home 12 May 1943. Aged 58. Son of William Thomas & Helen Harrison. Husband of Ellen Harrison of Rye. Buried in Rye Cemetery.
HATTER Frank Alfred Private, Royal Army Medical Corps Died in India 29 August 1942. Aged 27. Son of Frank & Edith Annie Hatter of Rye. Buried in Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India.
HEDGLER Frederick George Stephen Private, 5th Cinque Ports Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died at home 10 June 1940. Aged 26. Son of Frederick Wallace Hedgler and Jane Hedgler of Rye. Buried in Rye Cemetery.
HOBBS Frederick George Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. “St. Angelo” Royal Naval Shore Establishment Malta, Royal Navy. Died in Malta 14 April 1940. Aged 21. Son of Herbert Henry & Bessie Ray Hobbs of Rye. Buried in Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery.
HOBBS Herbert Frank Lance Corporal, 1/6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action near Cassino, Italy 12 May 1944. Aged 30. Son of Herbert Henry & Bessie Ray Hobbs of Rye. Husband of Ivy Amelia Hobbs of Hampton Hill, Middlesex. Buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy
KIRBY Frederick Albert Able Seaman, H.M.S. “Matabele”, Royal Navy. Lost when the Tribal Class Destroyer was torpedoed and sunk by U-454 in the Barents sea during Arctic Convoy Duty 17 January 1942. There were only two survivors. Son of Frederick John & Annie Louisa Kirby of Rye. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial.
LONGLEY Walter Edward Civilian. Of the Railway Hotel, Rye. Son of Walter & Jane Elizabeth Longley of 54, Udimore Road, Rye. Lost on the fishing boat “Mizpah” in Rye Bay off Icklesham 16 September 1942. Aged 41. Buried in Battle Rural District Cemetery.
MONTAGUE Terence Staff Sergeant, 1st Glider Pilot Regiment, A. A. C. Killed in action over Sicily 14 July 1943. Aged 21. Son of John & Lily Montague. Husband of Joan Winifred Montague of Rye. Buried in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily.
MORFORD Reginald Stanley Lance Sergeant, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action during the retreat to Dunkirk 21 May 1940. Aged 24. Son of Reginald George & Ellen Morford Husband of Ruby Ames Morford of Guestling. Buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension.
MORLEY Ernest John Aircraftman 1st Class, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died at hone 31 December 1944. Aged 39. Son of Joseph Henry & Hannah Morley of Walthamstow, Essex. Buried in Llandrindod Wells
Cemetery
NEWTON J No further information currently available
PAYNE Charles Tony Private, 7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action in Normandy 10 July 1944. Aged 19. Son of Mr & Mrs A. A. Payne of Rye. Commemorated on Bayeux Memorial, Normandy.
PENFOLD Robert Baker Corporal, 2/5th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. Killed in action in Italy 13 September 1944. Aged 29. Son of Frederick Thomas & Margaret Sophia Penfold of Rye. Husband of Mrs Hedwig Penfold. Buried in Gradara Cemetery, Italy.
PERRY J No further information currently available.
POPE Arthur Charles Sergeant (Flight Engineer), No. 76 Bomber Squadron (Halifax 111’s), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Lost on a raid over Germany 21 January 1944. Aged 21. Son of Louis Walter & Ellen Pope of Rye. Buried in Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery.
SELLMAN Robert Arthur Private, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.Killed in action in Tunisia 1 December 1942. Aged 29. Son of George & Ethel Sellman of Rye. Buried in Medjez El Bab Memorial.
SKINNER Robert Michael Phelps Lieutenant Commander (S), H.M.S. “Dunedin”, Royal Navy. Lost when the Cruiser was torpedoed by U-124 off the West African coast 24 November 1941. Aged 35. Son of Dr. E. W, Skinner & Isobel Katherine Skinner of Rye. Husband of Catherine Skinner also of Rye. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea.
SMITH Alan Frank Lieutenant, 12th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment attached to 2/5th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. Killed in action near Rimini, Italy, 14 September 1944. Aged 22. Son of Frank Charles & Kathleen Smith of Rye. Buried in Gradara War Cemetery, Italy
SMITH John Thomas Able Seaman, H.M.S. “Kandahar”, Royal Navy. Lost when the Destroyer struck a mine off Tripoli whilst operating with Force “K” and sank with heavy loss of life 20 December 1941. Aged 30. Son of Albert & Ellen Smith of Rye. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial
SOUTHERDEN William Jack Private, 5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action in Italy 13 October 1943. Aged 19. Son of Samuel & Alice Elizabeth Southerden. Buried in Minturno War Cemetery, Italy
TILTMAN Alec Howard Private, 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action at El Alamein Egypt 5 October 1942. Aged 26. Son of William Charles & Annie Elizabeth Ainsley Tiltman of Rye. Commemorated on Alamein Memorial
WHITNALL Frederick George Lance Sergeant, 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. Killed in action in Italy 5 October 1943. Aged 28. Son of Edward George & Maud Kate Whitnall. Husband of Mrs Ellen Whitnall of Rye. Buried in Sangro River War Cemetery.