War memorial Chiddingly Churchyard, East Sussex

Full transcription of the Chiddingly war memorial situated in the church yard. The memorial has three panels on the front remembering the fallen of the Great War, and three panels on the rear remembering those of World War II.

War memorial at Chiddingly Church, East Sussex

Front of memorial

Charles Geall

1914 - 1918
Remember with
Thanksgiving the
True and faithful
Men who in these
Years of war went
Forth from this place
For God and the right
The names of those
Who returned not
Again are here in-
Scribed to be honour-
Ed for evermore.

George Dorling
Charles PaceDavid Field
Ernest DorlingJoseph Gorringe
William FunnellJohn Russell
Thomas FieldWilliam Brook
Luther JennerEdward Dadswell
Frederick ArnottWilliam Steadman
John ColemanCharles Milham
John SmithAmos Bailey
John PeckhamMartin Jenner

War memorial at Chiddingly Church, East Sussex

War memorial at Chiddingly Church, East Sussex

War memorial at Chiddingly Church, East Sussex

Back of memorial

CYRIL AXELL

REMEMBER
WITH HONOUR AND
THANKSGIVING
THOSE TRUE AND
FAITHFUL MEN
WHO LIKEWISE WENT
FROM THIS PLACE
IN THE YEARS OF
WAR 1939-1945
AND RETURNED
NOT AGAIN

DENNIS COLEMAN
GEORGE BARTONDAVID DRAKE
WILFRID BOWDENHARRY SMITH
KENNETH BOWLEYTHOMAS VINE
RONALD        GEORGE WILKINSON
          CHAMBERLAINGEORGE WINTER

War memorial at Chiddingly Church, East Sussex

War memorial at Chiddingly Church, East Sussex

War memorial at Chiddingly Church, East Sussex

24/02/2006

Transcribed by Carol Harrison

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