Commonwealth war graves
There are 30 war graves in the Crawley district listed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Location
Name
Served in
Rank
Details
Location:
Snell Hatch Cemetery
Name:
Frederick George Burford
Served in:
3rd Sussex (Horsham) Bn Home Guard
Rank:
Section Commander
Details:
Son of Llewellyn and Eliza Burford; husband of Alice Marion Burford, of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.
Location:
Snell Hatch Cemetery
Name:
Leonard Arthur Street
Served in:
101 SQN RAFVR
Rank:
Sergeant
Details:
Son of George Henry and Harriet Louisa Street, of Crawley.
Location:
Snell Hatch Cemetery
Name:
Thomas Edwin Norman
Served in:
10th BN Royal Sussex Regiment
Rank:
Captain
Details:
Son of Thomas T. Norman and Sarah A. Norman, of Crawley
Location:
Crawley Monastery
Name:
Richard Cornelius McGrath
Served in:
Royal Army Service Corps
Rank:
Driver
Details:
Son of Patrick and Eveline I. McGrath, of Crawley.
Location:
Crawley Monastery
Name:
Edmund James Bryant
Served in:
19TH (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars
Rank:
Sergeant Major
Details:
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of Daniel and Jessie Bryant; husband of Margaret Bryant, of 114, Asylum Rd., Peckham, London. 23 years' service. Served in the South African Campaign. Born in London.
Location:
Crawley Monastery
Name:
Rev Laurance O'Dea
Served in:
Army Chaplains Department
Rank:
Chaplain 4th Class
Details:
Son of Kyran and Mary O'Dea of William St., Kilkenny.
Location:
St John the Baptist
Name:
Arthur Raymond Gurdin
Served in:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Rank:
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Details:
Son of Henry William and Florence Ethel Gurdin, of Crawley.
Location:
St John the Baptist
Name:
Charles Kenneth Mitchell
Served in:
11th Bn Royal Sussex Regiment
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Details:
Son of Charles James and Sarah Blanche Mitchell, of Oak Lodge, Crawley.
Location:
Ifield St Margaret
Name:
Robert Staveley Aitchison
Served in:
2 FTS, RAFVR
Rank:
Sergeant (Pilot)
Details:
Son of George Staveley Aitchinson and Lilian Catherine Aitchinson, of Watford, Hertfordshire.
Location:
Ifield St Margaret
Name:
John Romney Mather
Served in:
66 SQN RAFVR
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Details:
Son of Richard and Marie Charlotte Louise Grace Amelie Mather, of !field; husband of Peggy Mather.
Location:
Ifield St Margaret
Name:
Rochfort Yerburgh Loveband
Served in:
HMS President, Royal Navy
Rank:
Commander
Details:
Son of the Revd. Walter Loveband, M.A. and of Lucy Isobel Loveband, (nee Yerburgh), of lfield; husband of Mary Sigowoney Loveband, of Warblington, Hampshire.
Location:
Ifield St Margaret
Name:
Sidney James Rapley
Served in:
53rd BN The Queens (Royal W.Surrey Regiment)
Rank:
Private
Details:
Son of William and Clara Rapley, of Merton Cottage, lfield.
Location:
Ifield St Margaret
Name:
Maurice Alfred Pavey
Served in:
8th Cadet Wing, Royal Air Force
Rank:
Clerk 1st Class
Details:
Son of Mrs M.A. Pavey.
Location:
Ifield St Margaret
Name:
FA Harding
Served in:
K BN. Tank Corps
Rank:
Gunner
Location:
Ifield St Margaret
Name:
HJ Lincoln
Served in:
13th BN. The Queens (Royal W.Surrey Regiment)
Rank:
Private
Location:
Ifield St Margaret
Name:
Donald Leslie Lucas
Served in:
Boy's Training Wing (Cranwell)
Rank:
Boy
Details:
Son of Maurice William Lucas and Mary Lucas, of Park View, !field.
Location:
Ifield St Margaret
Name:
Cruiser Eldred Moore Thompson
Served in:
3rd BN. Royal Sussex Regiment
Rank:
Private
Details:
Son of Cruiser Thornton and Mary Ann Thornton; husband of Alice Thornton, of 11, Victoria Rd., Shoreham-by-Sea. Born at Crawley, Sussex.
Location:
Ifield St Margaret
Name:
George Frederic Gerald Woodhall
Served in:
HMS President, Royal Navy
Rank:
Commander
Details:
Son of Lt. Col. Frederick Woodhall; husband of Hilda Woodhall, of 22, DJwn St., Mayfair, London
Location:
St Nicholas, Worth
Name:
A Everest
Served in:
56th Dev Ammunition Col, Royal Field Artillery
Rank:
Driver
Details:
Son of James and Eliza Ann Everest; husband of Rose Matilda Everest, of 88, High St., Three Bridges, Sussex.
Location:
St Nicholas, Worth
Name:
W Parsons
Served in:
9th BN, London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
Rank:
Corporal
Details:
Son of Mrs. Emma B. Parsons, of "Eastcote," North Rd., Three Bridges, Sussex. His brother Alan Parsons also fell.
Location:
St Nicholas, Worth
Name:
William John Stanford
Served in:
51st BN. The Queens (Royal W.Surrey Regiment)
Rank:
Private
Details:
Only son of William Isaac Stanford, of 37, East Park, Crawley, Sussex. Born at Three Bridges, Sussex.
Location:
St Nicholas, Worth
Name:
Charles Warwick Frank Jones
Served in:
69 (The Denbighshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Location:
St Nicholas, Worth
Name:
Ronald Henry Smith
Served in:
7th Gurkha Rifles
Rank:
Captain
Location:
St Nicholas, Worth
Name:
Percy Moora Abbott
Served in:
9th BN, London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Details:
Son of Janet Abbott of Brackley, London
Location:
St Nicholas, Worth
Name:
LG C Thmpson
Served in:
Royal Navy
Rank:
Sub-Lieutenant
Location:
St Michael, Lowfield Heath
Name:
Douglas Person Tuppen
Served in:
239 SQN Royal Air Force
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Location:
St Michael, Lowfield Heath
Name:
C B Horn
Served in:
Royal Army Medical Corps
Rank:
Private
Details:
Husband of Emma Horn, of "Oakside," County Oak, Crawley, Sussex. A schoolmaster under L.C.C.
Location:
St Michael, Lowfield Heath
Name:
Frank Killick
Served in:
Royal Field Artillery
Rank:
Regimental Serjeant Major
Details:
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of Francis and Maria Killick. Served in the South African Campaign.