Chailey's Men: Surnames M - R - Chailey 1914-1918

The primary source of information used to compile this roll call of Chailey's First World War servicemen has been Chailey's Parish Magazine. From October 1914 until July 1919, The Reverend Jellicoe and latterly, The Reverend Henry Matravers, published a list of men "connected with" the Parish of Chailey who served their King and Country.

"Connected" appears to have been used in the widest sense and includes not only men from Chailey but those from surrounding villages such as Lindfield, Plumpton, Fletching and Newick amongst others. Some men were included because they worked in Chailey, often on farms, or were relatives of people in the village.

Between October 1914 and September 1915, the parish magazine listed names of men only. From October 1915 until November 1916 it listed names (although replacing forenames with an initial), regiments, rank and often, theatre of operations. From December 1916 onwards, as the list of men grew and space in the parish magazine became tighter, initials, surname and basic regimental details only were published.

Some of the biographies included here are extensive, most are brief. Information has been collated from a variety of sources and these sources are acknowledged in each case. I've used the Ancestry website extensively during the course of my research and continue to do so. Click the link below to start your own project.

Regiments, battalions and ranks where noted, are the final ones given in the Parish magazine. The exception to this rule is where other documentary evidence such as service records or information from The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has been obtained.

Men highlighted in bold were killed in action or died as a result of wounds or sickness. Where PHOTOS or SERVICE RECORDS survive, these have been highlighted. WO363 is the so-called "Burnt-Documents'" series at The National Archives. WO364 is the Pension Series. WO 339 and WO 374 are officers’ records. In time, all of the WO363 and WO364 records will be directly accessible on-line via Ancestry.co.uk. Many are available now. ADM records are those held in the relevant Admiralty series and may be accessed via the National Archives' website.

By the time the First World War ended in 1918, over 370 men connected with the parish had either fought for their country, volunteered to fight, attested under the Derby Scheme or been conscripted.

Lieutenant Sigurd Harold MACCULLOCH, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders WO 339 RECORD

154169 Gunner Frank George MAINWOOD, Royal Garrison Artillery PHOTO WO 363 RECORD

33201 Private William MAINWOOD, 9th Royal Berkshire Regt

312568 Private Albert MALTHOUSE, Labour Corps WO 364 RECORD

G/16794 Private Edward MANVILLE, 2nd Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt WO 364 RECORD

87396 Private Charles William MARCHANT, 12th King's Liverpool Regt

Private Charles George MARCHANT, 16th Sussex Yeomanry

L/10421 Lance-Corporal Albert Victor MARTIN, 2nd Royal Sussex Regt

269654 Private Horace Raymond MARTIN, Princess Patricia's Light Inf, CEF PHOTO

638 Private John Sidney MARTIN, 10th Royal Grenadiers, CEF PHOTO

G/18321 Private William Thomas MARTIN, 1/5th East Kent Regt PHOTO

William J MARTIN

G/1974 Lance Corporal Cecil E MATTHEWS, 8th Royal Sussex Regt

Private Charles Robert MILES, Royal Engineers

285146 Gunner Albert J MILLER, Royal Garrison Artillery

32133 Private Edgar Stanley MILLER, Kings Own Scottish Borderers

90669 Gunner Joseph Charles MILLER, Royal Garrison Artillery

Private William Richard MILLER, Army Service Corps

Private Albert Basil MITCHELL, 4th Hussars

301785 Leading Boatman Alfred Thomas MITCHELL, HMS Devonshire ADM 188 RECORD

Henry J MITCHELL

G/16155 Lance Corporal John W MITCHELL, 12th Royal Sussex Regt

Rifleman Maurice Gilbert MITCHELL, Kings Royal Rifle Corps

40071 Corporal Sidney MITCHELL, Royal Garrison Artillery

5985 Private Charles Patrick MOON, Ox and Bucks L I WO 364 RECORD

2259 Sergeant Frederick NEALE, Royal Warwickshire Regt WO 364 RECORD

Private J NEVETT, Royal Army Medical Corps

Wallace NORMAN

120183 Pioneer Frank OLIVER, Royal Engineers WO 364 RECORD

G/1672 Private John Henry OLIVER, 10th Royal Sussex Regt

L/10419 Private Albert Edward PADGHAM, 2nd Royal Sussex Regt PHOTO

183461 Gunner William Ernest PADGHAM, Royal Field Artillery PHOTO

315261 Pioneer George Robert PAGE, Royal Engineers PHOTO

63428 Private John Frederick PAGE, Labour Corps

Private Thomas PAGE, Royal Sussex Regt

Herbert PAINTING

Sergeant Rainald PARKER, Army Service Corps

5506 Sergeant Alfred PATEMAN, 47th Machine Gun Corps

WR259151 Sapper Charles John PATEMAN, Royal Engineers

Ernest PATEMAN

82015 Gunner Percy Charles PATEMAN, Royal Field Artillery

415211 RSM Thomas PATEMAN, 4th Queen's Hussars

Rifleman Walter Robert PATEMAN, 24th Rifle Brigade

23610 Private Frank PEACOCK, 3rd Grenadier Guards

Corporal John PECKHAM, Royal Field Artillery

Lewis J PENN

289696 Gunner Francis George PETTET, Royal Field Artillery

Albert PHILPOTT

Private William Knight PHILPOTT, Army Service Corps, Remounts

G/17485 Private William Henry G PIPER, 7th East Kent Regt

SD/3427 Lance Corporal Albert PLUMMER, 13th Royal Sussex Regt

376305 Private Alexander PLUMMER, 19th Durham Light Infantry

SD/1643 Lance Corporal Ernest W PLUMMER, 12th Royal Sussex Regt

M2/188419 Private Owen PLUMMER, 283rd MT Coy, Army Service Corps

Flight Sergeant Frank POINTING, RAF

260073 Signaller George POINTING, 11th Royal Sussex Regt

M2 105174 Private James POINTING, MT Army Service Corps

G/211 Private William Richard POINTING, 6th East Kent Regt

85523 Driver William POMFREY, 5th DAC, Royal Field Artillery WO 363 RECORD

Captain John Cecil Glossop POWNALL, Royal Field Artillery WO 339 RECORD

Lieutenant Lionel H Y POWNALL, 1st Royal West Kent Regt PHOTO WO 339 RECORD

George PREVETT

201994 Private Harry Rufus REED, 1/4th Royal West Kent Regt

J Alwyn ROBERTS

Captain Magnus Rainier ROBERTSON MC, 9th Essex Regt WO 339 RECORD

G/18866 Private Richard ROFFE, 7th East Kent Regt

Driver Henry ROGERS, Royal Field Artillery