Contay British Cemetery Archives

Army

Canning, Walter Robert Frank

12th January 201813th January 2018
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Walter Robert Frank Canning

Rank: Lance Sergeant

Regiment: 12th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment

Parents: Mr Robert Montague & Mrs Harriett Sophia Canning

Wife: Minnie Canning

Parents’ Address: 79 All Saints Street, Hastings

Other Info: Died of wounds received in action on 14th November 1916. According to CWGC, Walter died aged 25 and is remembered at Contay British Cemetery, Contay, grave reference II.F.10.

Published: November 1917

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Army

Lloyd, Mostyn W

16th October 2017
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Mostyn W Lloyd

Rank: Private

Regiment: 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company

Address: 4 Pandora Road, West Hampstead

Other Info: Died of wounds on 16th November 1916. Formerly of St Leonards. According to CWGC, Mostyn is remembered at Contay British Cemetery, grave reference VIII.B.19.

Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: December 1916

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Army

Manktelow, George Thomas

8th June 2016
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George Thomas Manktelow

Rank: Private

Regiment: (Queen’s Own) Royal West Kent Regiment

Sent by: Miss E Frisk

Address: Lamberhurst

Parents: Mr Thomas & Anna Manktelow

Parents Address: 20 Cambridge Road, Bexhill-on-Sea

Other Info: According to CWGC, George died aged 21 on 26th November 1916. He was the recipient of the Military Medal. George is remembered at the Contay British Cemetery, Contay, grave reference IV.E.31.

Published: February 1915

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Goodsell, Thomas James

6th June 201610th September 2017
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Thomas James Goodsell

Rank: Private

Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Mother: Mrs E Goodsell

Address: 3a Tamerisk Steps, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings

Other Info: According to CWGC, Thomas died aged 20 on 29th September 1916. He is remembered at Contay British Cemetery, grave reference I.E.31.

Published: February 1915 & October 1916

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