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William Britt
Rank: Private
Parents: Mr & Mrs G Britt
Brothers: Edward W Britt & Alfred G Britt
Address: 48 Old Lane, Hollington
Published: October 1914
Other Info: At the Front
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A Banister
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs Alfred Banister
Address: 14 Silverdale, Hollington
Published: October 1914
Other Info: Invalided home from the Front. Took part in the fighting and Mons and Cambrai.
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F G Britt
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: ‘C’ Squadron, 9th Lancers
Address: 13 Silverdale, Hollington
Parents: Mr & Mrs W Britt
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: October 1914 (both)
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C Milham
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Address: 11 Silverdale, Hollington
Father: Mr S F Milham
Other Info: Wounded at the Front.
Published: October 1914
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Frank E Vidler
Rank: Private
Regiment: ‘C’ Company, Royal Army Medical Corps / 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Address: Caroline House, Old Lane, Hollington
Parents: Mr & Mrs G Vidler
Other Info: With the Expeditionary Force.
Some of the friends who attended the marriage of Private F. E. Vidler, R.A.M.C., and Miss Amy Bannister, at Hollington Church-in-the-Wood on 22nd December 1917. The bridegroom was a member of the British Red Cross, V.A.D. and joined the R.A.M.C. on 10th August 1914. He left home on the 12th August, and was on duty in France on the 24th of that month, serving through Mons, etc, fortunately without receiving any injury, for three years and six weeks. A fortnight after returning from leave he was wounded, but happily recovered. Attending the bride are her two sisters, Ivy and Elsie, and Private C. F. Glazier, 42nd Canadian Black Watch, acted as best man.
According to CWGC, Frank died on 29th July 1918. He is remembered at Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France.
Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: October 1914 & January 1918
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Thomas William Veness
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: B Squadron, 9th Lancers
Address: 124 Old Lane, Hollington
Parents: Mr Thomas William and Mrs Annie Mariah Veness
Brother: Arthur H Veness
Brother-in-Law: Charles W Lynch
Other Info: At the front in October, killed in action on October 18th. According to CWGC, Thomas was 20 years old when he died and is remembered at the Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, grave reference III.K.25/27.
Published: October 1914 & November 1914
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Onslow Gasson
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles
Parents: Mr & Mrs H Gasson
Brothers: H J Gasson, George Gasson & Thomas V Gasson
Cousins: Thomas Gasson, Sergeant Ferrell, William Gasson & Sergeant Collins
Brother-in-Law: Fred Crouch
Address: 160 Old Church Road, Hollington
Other Info: Fought at Mons and wounded in the Battle of the Aisne, Now in a London hospital. Wounded at Hooge, now discharged.
Published: October 1914 & December 1917
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W Marchant
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs Lester Marchant
Address: Old Lane, Hollington
Other Info: At the Front
Published: January 1915
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William Bannister
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Parents: Mr A & Mrs Harriet Banister
Address: 78 Old Lane, Hollington
Published: October 1914 & January 1915
Other Information: Killed in action
According to CWGC, William died aged 18 on 25th December 1914 and is buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, grave reference 1.F.14.
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F Webb
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Royal Sussex Regiment
Address: Wilting Farm Cottages, Hollington
Published: January 1915
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