War Memorials

The five war memorials in Ticehurst and Flimwell list those men of the area who died in the two world wars. A full record of all the men commemorated on these memorials is being compiled and is kept at St Mary's Church, Ticehurst. The Sources for this information includes the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site, as well as local newspapers, parish magazines, etc.  Further information on any of the men listed, about them, their immediate family, where they lived and their connections with Ticehurst / Flimwell, would be most welcome and should be passed to:
Bruce Mackenzie   Tel: 0(044)1580 879337 or email
 
Printable version of the memorial lists.
 
Note:

  1.  Some minor errors have been identified on the lists, and these have been corrected in the printable version. They are mainly to do with the spelling of some surnames, the initials and ranks.
  2. It should be noted that some of those named appear on more than one list.
The memorials are:

Flimwell

St Augustine's Church

1st World War:
 IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR
THEIR GOD, THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

The Hon.Geo.J Goschen,  Lt, 5 Buffs (East Kent Regt)
William B Bailey,  Gnr, R. Field Artillery
Harry W Bailey,  Pte, 11 R. Sussex Regt
William Baldwin,  L.Cpl, 11 R. Sussex Regt
William Clifton,  Pte, 2 R. Sussex Regt
Daniel Colvin,  Pte, 2 Buffs (East Kent Regt)
Frederick J Colvin,  Pte, 15 W. Yorkshire Regt
Frank Golding,  Pte, 2 R. Sussex Regt
Frederick Golding,  Cpl, 9 R. Sussex Regt		Charles A Kemp,  Pte, 2 R. Sussex Regt
John E Luck,  Pte, 2 R. Sussex Regt
Stanley Oliver,  Spr, R. Engineers
Ernest W Russell,  Pte, R. Sussex Regt
James Stacey,  L.Cpl, R. Army Service Corps
Charles A Thatcher,  Pte, 23 Middlesex Regt
Ernest A Thirkell,   Shoesmith, Machine Gun Corps
James Turner,  L.Cpl, 11 R. Sussex Regt
Harold G Wells,  Pte, 6 R. Warwickshire Regt

THE ETERNAL GOD IS THY
REFUGE AND UNDERNEATH
ARE THE EVERLASTING ARMS



2nd World War:
 
IN HONOURED MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH,
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945
John Acres
Cecil Colvin
Albert Golding
Eric Paige
Charles Pillman
Robert Pillman
Joseph Stokes

ALSO KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION
Anne Orpin
Bernice Stokes


Ticehurst

St Marys' Church

1st World War:
 
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND
IN PROUD AND LOVING
MEMORY OF MEN FROM TICEHURST
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR,
1914 – 1919

AKEHURST, A.J. 
AYLARD, P.F.
BALCOMBE, R.
BALDOCK, R.
BALDWIN, R.
BARROW, J.
BISHOP, A.W.
BLENDELL, G
CHAPMAN, F.
COLVIN, J.
DOWLING, S.
EALDEN, H.
FLETCHER, T.J.
GEARING, J.
GOBLE, R.E.
GRANT, C.
GRIFFITHS, D.G.   MC
HARMER, F.A.
HARMER, H.H.
HART, W.J.
HASELDEN, E.
HEDGER, C.A.
JENNER, A.E.
JUDGE, A.J.
KEMP, A.H.
KENNEDY, H.A.
LEANEY, J.D.
LEANEY, J.W.
LEANEY, W
LONGLEY, W.C.
MALLION, A.  
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MANN, H.M.
MERCER, C.
MESSAGE, E.
MITTEN, W.
MOON, C
NEEVES, W.
NEWICK, F.
NEWNHAM, H.B.
NICKOLLS, F.
OSBOURNE, A.
PARKS, W.
PIERCE, A.E.
PIERCE, H.
PIPER, C.
PUXTY, C.E.
RELF, C.H.
RUSSELL, E.
SANDS, E.G.
STEVENS, A.
STYLES, W.C.
SWEATMAN, F.
SWEATMAN, J.H
TRIMMER, F.W.
TRIMMER, R.C.
VENNER, B.
VENNER, V.
VENNER, W.
VIGOR, H.
WEEKS C.R.
WELLS, A.O.
WRIGHT, W.J.

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FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH




2nd World War:
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE
MEN OF TICEHURST WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR
1939-45

BH J ACRES
ROYAL SUSSEX REGT
W J BAKER
ROYAL EAST KENT REGT
A G BARR
KINGS ROYAL RIFLES
C COLVIN
ROYAL ENGINEERS
F J DOUST
ROYAL NAVY
W G DOWLING
AUSTRALIAN TANK CORPS
A GOLDING
ROYAL SUSSEX REGT
D G R HARVEY
ROYAL ENGINEERS
W M HORSFALL
ROYAL ARTILLERY
A HYLAND
ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGT
B F LEWIS
ROYAL AIR FORCE
P D MADLE
ROYAL SUSSEX REGT
P C S MCDOWALL
PWO 4TH GURKHA RIFLES
G A C NEWTON
ROYAL ARTILLERY
M S PAGE
PARACHUTE REGIMENT
E PAIGE
ROYAL AIR FORCE
A PEARCE
ROYAL NAVY
JV RUTTER
ROYAL WEST KENT REGT
G SINDEN
QUEEN'S OWN ROYAL REGT
F STANDEN
ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM



Ticehurst Book Shop (formerly Coopers Stores)

1st World War:
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF
OF THIS HOUSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918

E. Message
H. Newnham
J. Gearing
A. Pearce
G. Dykes 

W. Pattenden
F. Nicholls
W. Haselden
J. Titley
R. Gill

J. Leaney

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE*