Roll of honour

[Red Side Of Sussex]

Hi guys, sorry to intrude at a sensitive time and all that but I was wondering.......

Do any of you have relatives remembered on the Brighton War Memorial at The old stein gardens.

I am planning a journey to France this summer to visit my Greatgrandfathers war grave at the Hargicourt British cemetery.We only discovered he had a war grave a couple of years ago,sadly only my Uncle,who lives in Sydney, has visited his grave since we found out about it.I feel duty bound to go and pay my respects.

I live in Crawley but still have older relatives who live in Brighton.My great uncle lives in the Priory flats.
On my last visit I told him of my plans to visit France and he informed me that my Greatgrandfathers name is on the Brighton war memorial along side 2,390 other names.
So I had a look on line and his name C.Johnson is on there.He served with the 9th battalion,Royal Sussex and was killed whilst on a work party 28th October 1917.Im wondering now what sort of work he was carrying out that would have got him killed.
Anyway,I read that many soldiers from Brighton who were killed in the great war were sadly not included on the War memorial,which i find a bit sad really.So I was interested to know if any of you had a relative that was killed in the Great war and are amoungst the 2390 names on the memorial, or were they sadly left off.
Also,have any of you visited a war cemetery and how was the expierence.?

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

I'm not an expert but often the Regimental archives have a lot of information plus The Great War Forum is worth a look especially as you know your GrandFather's Unit, the date he was killed and the Cemetary where he is buried. There is a good chance that someone on there has already researched this and will give you a helpful steer or even answer your query.

Good for you in making the effort to do the research and visit the grave. We should not forget.

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Hi guys, sorry to intrude at a sensitive time and all that but I was wondering.......

Do any of you have relatives remembered on the Brighton War Memorial at The old stein gardens.

I am planning a journey to France this summer to visit my Greatgrandfathers war grave at the Hargicourt British cemetery.We only discovered he had a war grave a couple of years ago,sadly only my Uncle,who lives in Sydney, has visited his grave since we found out about it.I feel duty bound to go and pay my respects.

I live in Crawley but still have older relatives who live in Brighton.My great uncle lives in the Priory flats.
On my last visit I told him of my plans to visit France and he informed me that my Greatgrandfathers name is on the Brighton war memorial along side 2,390 other names.
So I had a look on line and his name C.Johnson is on there.He served with the 9th battalion,Royal Sussex and was killed whilst on a work party 28th October 1917.Im wondering now what sort of work he was carrying out that would have got him killed.
Anyway,I read that many soldiers from Brighton who were killed in the great war were sadly not included on the War memorial,which i find a bit sad really.So I was interested to know if any of you had a relative that was killed in the Great war and are amoungst the 2390 names on the memorial, or were they sadly left off.
Also,have any of you visited a war cemetery and how was the expierence.?

My grandfather died of his wounds on August 31st 1918....did'nt quite live through the war.... at the Somme, he was also in the Sussex regiment but was transferred to the Surrey regiment before being posted to the Somme.he is buried in France,my son and I plan to visit this June. He is on the memorial and also on the memorial at St Lukes school as an ex pupil....R.I.P. Grandad...

 

[spig100963]

Having been reading a bit about the Sussex Regiments history. Three Battalions of Regiment were involved in The Battle of Boarshead. A diversion the day before the Somme. Losing 350 odd men in five hours.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Whatever anybody thinks of War-please remember to always salute and spare a thought for those that gave their tomorrow's so we could live our today's.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

As a teacher I often go on a trip to Ypres and the Somme every year. Very moving - we go to some of the smaller ones as well as the big fellas (Tyne Cot, Menin Gate, Thiepval) - quite often they are better as you get a sense of how spread out the fighting was, and they usually correspond to where specific bits of fighting are (many just scattered across no-man's land). If you get a chance, I'd try to see one of the German cemeteries as well - they are very different, but equally poignant - after all they were just working class lads sent to fight and die for their country, the same as those on Britain's side. Personally I am a very anti-war, non-militaristic person (and non-British) who feels that WW1 was a complete waste of time and life, but if anything I'd say this makes going to these places even more moving.

My great-grandfather on my mum's side, who was English, is buried in Cassel, which is a small town just near Dunkirk. I have been there a few times and have vowed to get out there regularly and one day teach my kids to do the same. He was killed in May 1940 in one of the lines of defence around the evacuation. It's a small British cemetary right in the town next to the civilian one, but it's really easy to picture what went on there - especially when you have seen the scenes of small town fighting in Saving Private Ryan.

 

[pasty]

As a teacher I often go on a trip to Ypres and the Somme every year. Very moving - we go to some of the smaller ones as well as the big fellas (Tyne Cot, Menin Gate, Thiepval) - quite often they are better as you get a sense of how spread out the fighting was, and they usually correspond to where specific bits of fighting are (many just scattered across no-man's land). If you get a chance, I'd try to see one of the German cemeteries as well - they are very different, but equally poignant - after all they were just working class lads sent to fight and die for their country, the same as those on Britain's side. Personally I am a very anti-war, non-militaristic person (and non-British) who feels that WW1 was a complete waste of time and life, but if anything I'd say this makes going to these places even more moving.

My great-grandfather on my mum's side, who was English, is buried in Cassel, which is a small town just near Dunkirk. I have been there a few times and have vowed to get out there regularly and one day teach my kids to do the same. He was killed in May 1940 in one of the lines of defence around the evacuation. It's a small British cemetary right in the town next to the civilian one, but it's really easy to picture what went on there - especially when you have seen the scenes of small town fighting in Saving Private Ryan.

Went to Ypres as a 14/15 year old school boy as part of my o-level history course. Even at that age it had quite a profound effect on me, especially the last post ceremony at The Menin Gate.