21675 Pte O Keenan, Border Regt
I know very little about this man. He appeared in a performance of Beauty & The Beast which was reported in The East Sussex News and the Sussex Express in February 1917. He is reported simply as...
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Newspaper roll-call - Hickwells & Beechlands
On my original Chailey 1914-1918 website I included a page of extracts from local newspapers which mentioned convalescent patients and nurses. I am re-publishing that page here. For some of the men...
View ArticleBeauty & The Beast
On Friday 9th February the East Sussex News published an article on "an entertainment" - Beauty and The Beast - which took place at The Parish Room, Chailey. The full cast list was also printed, some...
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Mothers of the Empire - Mrs James Pointing of Chailey
On Friday 6th April 1917 the Sussex Express published a photograph of Mrs James Pointing of Chailey and her four sons and one son-in law. The digital version of this page is now available on Findmypast...
View Article10298 Pte Ernest Kelsey, Royal Fusiliers; later SE/31883 AVC
Private Ernest Kelsey was a patient at Beechland House Newick in 1917. His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album reads:The happiest hours of my life,Were spent in the arms of another man’s wife,My Mother.Pte...
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Chailey War Memorial
Here's another photo from the unveiling of Chailey's war memorial on the 2nd October 1920. The crop below shows some of the men of the parish, but who are they?Thomas Deadman is the man on the far...
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Chailey 2017
My thanks to photographer, Mike Anton, for sending me these new shots of Chailey. It's good to see the memorial (below) with the signs of spring creeping through in the background.The shot below takes...
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Lieutenant Albert Heasman MM,16th Australian Imperial Force
Digital copies of Albert Heasman’s World War One service papers can be viewed at The National Archives of Australia. The photograph, right, was taken after his commission as second lieutenant in...
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2145 L/Corporal Gilbert Arthur Heasman MM, 11th Australian Imperial Force
Digital copies of Gilbert Heasman’s World War One service papers can be viewed on-line at The National Archives of Australia. Although the photograph of him on the right is undated, the presence of...
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15429 Sergeant Arthur Samuel Reeve, 8th KOSB
15429 Sergeant Arthur Samuel Reeve of the 8th Kings Own Scottish Borderers was a patient at Hickwells in October 1915. His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album is a watercolour of St Mary’s Church at nearby...
View ArticleCorporal W R D F Reynolds, 3rd Royal Fusiliers
Corporal Reynolds was a patient at Beechland House in 1917 but nothing is known about this man other than his entry in Nurse Oliver’s album which has been heavily over-written in blue biro. It...
View Article205445 Private Joseph Henry Richards, 11th East Yorkshire Regt
Private J H Richards was a patient at Beechland House in June 1918. His name appears on a page shared with three other men: 235377 Private A Wearing of the 3rd Worcestershire Regiment, 8451 Private...
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8030 Private Henry Walter Richardson, 1st Dorset Regiment
8030 Private Henry Walter Richardson was a career soldier who was probably a convalescent patient at Hickwells in early 1915. He has two entries in Nurse Oliver’s album, both along similar lines. The...
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Sergeant Richey
One of the pages in Nurse Oliver's album contains five badly faded photographs of convalescent soldiers at Beechland House. The photograph above is probably the most detailed of the five and certainly...
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Sergeant Milne
One of the pages in Nurse Oliver's album contains five badly faded photographs of convalescent soldiers at Beechland House. The photograph above is probably the most detailed of the five and certainly...
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Private Hilton
One of the pages in Nurse Oliver's album contains five badly faded photographs of convalescent soldiers at Beechland House. The photograph above is probably the most detailed of the five and certainly...
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Various soldiers - Beechlands
One of the pages in Nurse Oliver's album contains five badly faded photographs of convalescent soldiers at Beechland House. The photograph above is probably the most detailed of the five and certainly...
View ArticleWalter Robertson, 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Private Walter Robertson was a patient at Hickwells in early 1916. His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album reads:Little Bits off Shrapnel, Little BitsOff Shell makes A Soldier WearyAnd Wishes He was in...
View ArticleJ E Robinson
This man was a patient at Beechland House in late 1916 and early 1917. His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album reads:J E RobinsonWounded on 15 Nov 16 on the SommeHe shares this page with 4082 Lance-Corporal...
View Article2229 Tpr Alfred Rock, Royal Horse Guards
Alfred Rock was a convalescent patient at Hickwells in early 1915. His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album reads:Trooper A Rock (2229) R H GdsHe shares this page with entries from SR/1921 Private James W...
View Article914 Bombardier Francis E Ryan, Royal Field Artillery
914 Gunner Francis E Ryan was a patient at Hickwells in late 1915. His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album reads:May these be the Worst of your daysBombardier F E Ryan (419)Head Quarter Staff2nd West Lancs...
View Article22782 L/Cpl Ernest Fairbrother, 10th Loyal North Lancs
Lance-Corporal Ernest Fairbrother was a patient at Beechland House, Newick. His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album reads:L. Cpl E Fairbrother 2278210th Batt Loyal North Lancs RegtWounded on 15th Nov 1916...
View Article5363 Private W Ferguson, 3rd Border Regiment
Little is known about this man other than that he was an early arrival at Hickwells as a convalescent. The first arrivals to the home came on 26th March 1915 and Private Ferguson’s entry in Nurse...
View ArticlePrivate Joseph R Fish, 86th Aero Squadron, USA
Joseph R Fish was an American serviceman who was nursed at Beechland House in 1918. His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album reads:June 20-6-18 Pte Joseph R Fish86th Aero SquadronUSAHe shares...
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Chailey photo montage
It's been a while since I posted on this Chailey 1914-1918 blog; too many competing priorities and a busy work and home life never leave me with enough hours in the day. Nevertheless, I have just...
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