Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project People Index
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Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project People index PEOPLE INDEX 1939-45 Page Newspaper Surname Date No. and Article headline Brief description Photos Title column AGATE West Sussex 1943/02/26 1b Courage under fire From Henfield. Awarded MC. Yes County Times in desert ALLISON West Sussex 1944/07/04 1b GALLANTRY IN Major N Allison of Broadbridge No County Times ITALY Heath awarded MC ANDREWS West Sussex 1941/06/12 8b British Empire Rustington man saves two No Gazette Medal award ANSELL West Sussex 1944/27/10 1c DRIVER JOHNNY Johnny Ansell's friendship with Yes County Times ANSELL a Dutch Boy ASHTON West Sussex 1944/01/07 1cde Horsham's five Thomas Italian/German POW Yes County Times fighting brothers Leonard Japanese POW Sidney, Ernest & Jim in Forces ASHTON West Sussex 1945/07/26 3f Poling Lieut Cdr William Ashton RN has No Gazette been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross ATTWATER West Sussex 1945/01/04 2d Sqdn.Leader. From Arundel, awarded D.S.O. No Gazette M.R. Attwater AVIS West Sussex 1942/03/05 8g Bognor Regis Funeral of Police Sgt W.J.Avis, No Gazette murdered by Canadian soldier AYLWARD West Sussex 1942/05/15 5c-d A Wealden News of Marine Thomas Aylward Yes County Times Causerie serving in Colombo BAIGENT West Sussex 1945/01/04 8e Midhurst News of Japanese POW sons of No Gazette local families 1 © West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project People index Page Newspaper Surname Date No. and Article headline Brief description Photos Title column BAILEY West Sussex 1942/04/03 5c Reported Missing Private C. Bailey of Broadbridge Yes County Times from Malaya Heath has been officially reported missing after the fall of Singapore BAIRD West Sussex 1942/10/01 8f Distinquished Acting Flt.Lieut. Alexander No Gazette Flying Cross Hallam Baird awarded DFC BAKER West Sussex 1940/01/26 5g Horsham victim of Able Seaman Harold Nelson No County Times Exmouth Baker lost with the sinking of HMS Exmouth BAKER West Sussex 1940/02/09 4d Exmouth victim Photograph of Able Seaman Yes County Times Harold Nelson Baker BARBER West Sussex 1942/04/03 1d Private A.G. Faygate girl tells about her job Yes County Times Barber comes in the A.T.S. home on leave BARNASCHONE West Sussex 1942/06/04 8e Six months for CO Barnaschone refused to work No Gazette BARNES West Sussex 1941/24/10 5e Queen Honours Miss Heather Barnes was No County Times Colgate Raid posthumously awarded Red Heroines Cross Certificate BARNES West Sussex 1941/11/07 5ab Posthumous Award Lady Leconfield presents award Yes County Times of Guides “V.C.” to to Mother of Miss Barnes Miss Heather Barnes BARNES West Sussex 1942/01/15 6f Failure to do fire- A fine imposed No Gazette watching duty 2 © West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project People index Page Newspaper Surname Date No. and Article headline Brief description Photos Title column BARNETT West Sussex 1944/12/28 2b Awards to Sussex Sgt Robert Barnett 2nd Bn No Gazette Home Guards Sussex Home Guard has been listed in the London Gazette as a member of Home Guard honoured by the King with a British Empire Medal BARSTOW West Sussex 1944/02/25 1e 8th Army man a Pte Frederick Burstow age 18 No County Times prisoner Now kNown to be a German POW in Central Mediterranean BEACH West Sussex 1941/03/06 7a Decorated by the DSM award by the King to a No Gazette King Havant sailor BEAL West Sussex 1943/11/19 2c Mentioned in From Horsham Yes County Times Dispatches BEATON West Sussex 1940/03/22 2f-g “Heil Cinderella” at Cecil Beaton co-wrote and No County Times Horsham starred in a pantomime at Horsham, in aid of the Finnish and Polish Red Cross BENN West Sussex 1944/12/28 2b Awards to Sussex Lt Richard Benn 25th Bn No Gazette Home Guards Sussex Home Guard has been listed in the London Gazette as a member of Home Guard honoured by the King with a MBE BENWELL West Sussex 1941/05/15 2e A Modest DSM Bognor Regis’s first DSM No Gazette BERRIDGE West Sussex 1942/10/29 2g Bognor Regis Acting Flying Officer H.W.W No Gazette Berridge bar to his DFC BISHOP West Sussex 1944/23/06 8d Fatal collision at Pte C E G Bishop of Leics killed No County Times Slinfold in tank turret when hit by lorry 3 © West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project People index Page Newspaper Surname Date No. and Article headline Brief description Photos Title column BOTTING West Sussex 1943/10/29 1d “It’s grand to be Southwater prisoner of war Yes County Times home again” repatriated. BOURNE West Sussex 1943/05/07 3d WAAF cook’s From Southwater. First class No County Times success pass at RAF cooking school. Will Now be cooking at RAF station. BOWERS West Sussex 1945/05/18 2d B.E.M for A.T.S Sergeant Barbara Joan Bowers Yes County Times Sergeant BRADBROOKE West Sussex 1942/08/20 7e Dr.H.N.Bradbrooke Dr. Bradbrooke leaves Horsham No Gazette and the ATC ATC, joins RAF medical service BRASSFIELD West Sussex 1942/02/05 2c Arundel Nurse Frances Brassfield No Gazette awarded British Empire Medal BRISTOW West Sussex 1942/11/19 3f Carried over the J.H.Bristow, gives apt No Gazette Caucasus contribution to Aid to Russia Week BROCKHURST West Sussex 1945/06/28 7h High Praise for Lce Cpl E.E. Brockhurst has No Gazette Lce-Corporal been awarded the Military Medal – details are given for the reasons why BROWN West Sussex 1940/08/16 5c German radio Pte. Cyril Brown, from Horsham, Yes County Times names Horsham is a prisoner of war in Germany man BUCKMAN West Sussex 1944/04/08 2c SAFE IN Pte P W Buckman safe & well Yes County Times NORMANDY after reported killed BUNCE West Sussex 1945/01/12 1c D.F.C for Three Flying Officer Ross Roderick No County Times Bridges Man Bunce R.A.F.V.R BURR West Sussex 1943/12/10 1d D.F.C. for old Lancaster pilot from Crawley. No County Times Collyerian 4 © West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project People index Page Newspaper Surname Date No. and Article headline Brief description Photos Title column BURROUGH West Sussex 1945/01/25 4b Our Own States that Vice Admiral No Gazette Counties (Acting Admiral) Sir Harold M Burrough lives in Eastergate BURSTOW West Sussex 1945/02/16 1g Back from Private F. Burstow released from No County Times Germany Stalag13c after 14 months BURT West Sussex 1940/12/06 6e Missing since Able Seaman Charles Burt, from No County Times Norway evacuation Horsham, missing since the evacuation of British forces from Norway BUTLER West Sussex 1945/07/27 1g Widow Receives Major Brian D. Butler, East Yes County Times Husband's M.C Surrey Regiment. Received from the King by his widow CAHILL West Sussex 1942/12/31 2e Angmering John Cahill, 12, in “Young Allies” No Gazette broadcast to USA CALDWELL West Sussex 1945/03/29 3d Midhurst Obituary of Lt-Cdr R.H. Caldwell No Gazette Served in both wars & awarded the DSC at Zeebrugge CAMPBELL West Sussex 1945/01/11 8f Midhurst Cmdr. R P Campbell R.N.R. No Gazette awarded the Distinguished Service Cross CAMPBELL West Sussex 1945/08/02 7g Another Campbell Lieut S.G. Campbell has been No Gazette to Win M.C. awarded the Military Cross CANTOR West Sussex 1944/09/06 1e Split second L/Cpl E Cantor narrowly No County Times action saves avoided serious injury in tank Horsham Man fight against Japanese at Bishenpur. CARCAS West Sussex 1943/07/02 1g Missing for 18 Horsham man Japanese POW. Yes County Times months CARMICHAEL West Sussex 1944/14/07 1g Eluded Germans Capt D Carmichael of Roffey No County Times for 8 months escaped & got home from Italy 5 © West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project People index Page Newspaper Surname Date No. and Article headline Brief description Photos Title column CARSON West Sussex 1942/04/02 2i Ditchling Pilot Officer T.M.Carson awarded No Gazette D.F.C CARTER West Sussex 1945/03/08 3c Horsham Bombr, (Acting Sgt.) T.A. Carter No Gazette R.A. has been awarded the D.S.O. CASEY West Sussex 1942/08/06 3f A British Empire Cpl C.E.Casey, of East No Gazette Medal Grinstead, awarded B.E.M CHAPLIN West Sussex 1945/01/18 2d Angmering Major G W Chaplin reported No Gazette missing and believed to have been killed in action. He had received the Military Cross CHARMAN West Sussex 1942/05/22 1a Horsham Nurse Sister Mary Charman of Queen Yes County Times missing in Malaya Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service was on ship that was bombed and sunk after evaluation from Sumatra CHARMAN West Sussex 1942/06/19 5c-d A Wealden Report that Sister Mary No County Times Causerie Charman reached safety after bombing of ship on which she was travelling CHARRINGTON West Sussex 1941/10/23 7d Awarded the The son of a Littlehampton No Gazette George Cross awarded the George Cross CHATFIELD West Sussex 1942/04/02 3c East Grinstead Admiral of the Fleet, Lord No Gazette Chatfield, morale boosting talk CHEVIS West Sussex 1945/04/19 3h Marched across Cpl Chevis arrives home to No Gazette Germany Midhurst.