About The Great War West Sussex 1914-18

The content of these web pages was compiled by Heritage Project Manager, Emma White and County Local Studies Librarian, Martin Hayes.

Archivists at West Sussex Record Office, particularly Alan Readman and Matthew Jones, provided a great deal of assistance and expertise.

The website itself was constructed by West Sussex County Council’s Online Service Delivery Team, particularly Paul Beattie and Melissa Goddard. The Learning Resources for Teachers were compiled by Richard McFahn, educational consultant.

West Sussex County council is very grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund which supplied nearly 95% of the funding costs.

WSCC would like to thank our magnificent project volunteers for indexing, research, digitisation, donations, loans, picture research and other tasks:
 
Bob Adams, Richard Amery, Christine Ball, Ivan Ball, Jaqui Ball, John Barnes, Patricia Barns, Andy Bartram, Roger Bateman, Elizabeth Berry, Kathie Bignell, Lynda Booth, Terry Bousted, Sarah Brennan, Richard Bryant, Catherine Buller, Lesley Card, Norma Carter, Robert Carter, Christine Cawte, Diana Chatwin, Richard Clifton, Brenda Collins, Irene Colwell, John Commins, Peter Cox, Sheila Crighton, Martin Dale, Mike Dancy, Megan Davies, Christine Deadman, Graham Dewsall, Stephanie Druce, Monica Edmonds, Graham Edwards, Sandra Edwards, George Elliott, Ian Evans, Elizabeth Everett, Jade Ewers, Richard Feest, Tracy Fells, Henry Finch, Sue Fisher- Pascall, Hugh Fiske, Brenda Forrester, Dr Luc François, Maria Fryday, Kim Geall, Heather Gibbs, Peter Gibson, Andrew Gilbert, Sheila Glue, Judy Goodall, Ian Goodwin-Reeves, Janet Green, Wendy Greene, Reg Grigg, Rodney Gunner, Mandy Hall, Bernard Harrison, Christopher Harrison, John Henderson, Margaret Holloway, Caroline Holmes, Peter Holmes, Dr Jo Horwood, Nicky Hudson, Peter Jeffery, Pamela Johnson, Geoffrey Godden, Linda Kane, Ron Kerridge, Eleanor Kilby, Jean Kirk, Steve Lancaster, Graham Langridge, Leigh Lawson, Pamela Lee, Angela Levy, John Lewis, Malcolm Linfield, Helen Litten, Chris Loader, Chloe Lodge, Alan Lygo-Baker, Pam Lyle, Nicola McDowell, Brian McLuskie, Marion McQuaide, Sue Mackerell, Paul Mackerell, Simon Machin, Deborah Malins, Sally Manning, Joanne Marychurch, Bill Matthews, Carolyn Mason, June Meachen, Peter Melody, Olive Miles, Ed Miller, Carolyn Mynott, Karen Nesbitt, Lauren Nightingale, Carole Paternoster, Jim Payne, Nigel Peake, Rosemary Pearson, Jennifer Penny, Stephen Porter, Rebecca Price, Tricia Priestly, Eddie Pullen, Stuart Pullen, Irene Read, Helen Richardson, Peter Ruffle, Pat Saunders, Dudley Sawer, Paul Schofield, Victoria Seaman, Joshua Seaman, Alan Seymour, Hilary Sherwin-Smith, Robin Sherwin-Smith, Sally Shire, Barry Smith, John Smith, Becky Sohatski, Ann Spalding, Keith Stacey, Richard Standing, Catherine Steeden, Carol Sullivan, Geraint Thomas, Harold Taylor, James Turner, Julie Wade, Anna Waghorn, Nick Ward, Bob Waters, Julia Westgate, Gerald White, Elizabeth Wickstead, Deborah Wigmore, Alan Wilcox, David Willard, Ivor Williams, Sue Williams, Vee Willis, Sarah Wilson, John Winch and Tim Worley.
 
All WSCC Library Service staff for their support, and particularly Val Blower, Louise Cowdrey, Jane Dore, Helen Howey, Helen Lewis, Beverley Kinahan, Sue McMahon, Janet Peters, Geoffrey Redman, Sadie Rule, Rebecca Savill, Victoria Seaman, Lyndsey Power, Sue Worrall, who were project volunteers.
West Sussex Record Office searchroom staff for all their help; Alex Barford, formerly searchroom assistant there, for her enthusiasm and help in identifying source material; Clare Snoad and David Milnes for digitising images; Wendy Walker, County Archivist, for permission to quote from and reproduce documents.
 
The many people who have donated records to the regimental archives of The Royal Sussex Regiment and have so helped create one of the best archive collections of a county regiment and an outstanding memorial to the service and sacrifice of the generation of 1914-18.
 
The Royal Sussex Regimental Association, and Colonel Robin McNish, for permission to quote from and reproduce documents in the regimental archives deposited at West Sussex Record Office.
 
Great War Britain: West Sussex, Remembering 1914-18 book authors: Dr. Caroline Adams, Justin Burns, Martin Dale, Dr. John Godfrey, Prof. Keith Grieves, Martin Hayes, Martin Mace, Alan Readman, Prof. Brian Short, Katherine Slay, Tim Stanton and Emma White.
 
The following museums for their help and for permission to use illustrations: Arundel, Cuckfield, East Grinstead, Horsham, Imperial War Museum, Marlipins (Shoreham-by-Sea) and Steyning.
 
Johnston Press for permission to use their newspapers: Bognor Observer, Chichester Observer, East Grinstead Observer, Horsham Times, Littlehampton Observer, Mid-Sussex Times, Sussex and Surrey Courier, West Sussex County Times, West Sussex Gazette, Worthing Gazette.
 
Mrs Margaret Gowler for permission to quote from and reproduce documents of Ralph Ellis deposited at West Sussex Record Office. Mrs Susan Whitley for permission to quote from and reproduce records of Reginald Whitley deposited at West Sussex Record Office.
 
Margi Blunden & Mrs Lucy Edgeley (on behalf of the Blunden Estate) for permission to quote from documents and published works of Edmund Blunden.
Elizabeth Bridges, Christ’s Hospital School archives and museum, Horsham, for access to The Blue, October 1917, with extract quoted by kind permission of Christ’s Hospital Foundation.
 
Sue Light, creator of Scarletfinders military nursing website, for assisting with research and permission to use documents.
 
Helen Howey for permission to use the Douglas J. Sawyer Collection of Royal Flying Corps (RAF) paintings.
 
Others who kindly supplied images, assisted with research, offered information, contributed to case studies, commented on the book text and helped in other ways, including: Owen Atfield, Ray & Peter Barnes & family, Gillian Bridges, Tim & Rupert Bridges, Mrs Dark, Prof. J.D.G. Dunn, Dr. A.W. Foster, Geoff Goatcher, Stephen Hoad, Leigh Lawson, Malcolm Linfield, Martin Mace (Historic Military Press), Rebecca Martin & Davison High School for Girls Year 9, Tim Read & family, Greg Slay and Simon Worrall.