Those who fell - Chettle Roll of Honour 1914-1918

Claude Chettle. Private. 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters. No 11137. Aged 24 Son of James & Elizabeth Chettle of 47 Nottingham Road, Kimberley Nottingham. Died 12th August 1915 and buried in Ljssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Viaanderen, Belgium. (Casualty clearing station for the Ypres battlefields) He was born at 73 Carlisle Street Leicester in the June quarter 1891 and returned with his Mother and Brothers to Nottingham after the death of his Father in 1905. Awarded the Victory & British War Medals

Harry Chettle. Private. 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters. No 27763. Aged 36 Son of James & Elizabeth Chettle of 47 Nottingham Road Kimberley Nottingham and elder brother of Claude (Above) Died on the 1st day of the Somme- 1st July 1916 and buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery Richebourg-L'avove, Pas de Calais (Between Bethune & Armentieres) France. Born at Nottingham in the December quarter 1880 Awarded the Victory & British War Medal

Leonard Chettle. Private. 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. No 238 No age given, no more information given. Died 14th Sept 1914. His name is on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Siene et Marne. France. 66 kilometres east of Paris. The Memorial commemorates men of the British Expeditionary Force (Old Contemptibles) who died August/September/October 1914 and have no known grave. He must have been a Territorial or Regular soldier to be killed 4 weeks after the war began.it is even possible that he was the brother of Claude & Harry. They had a brother-Leonard born in the June Quarter 1887 at Nottingham but there are 3 more Leonards born in the Wellingborough area that could be him. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory & British War Medals

Charles William Chettle. Lance Corporal. 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment No 30411. Aged 30. Husband of Gertrude Chettle of Eastwell. Melton Mowbray. Leics. Died on the 9th July 1917 and buried at Philosophe British Cemetery. Mazingarbe. Pas-de Calais. France, between Bethune & Lens. He was born in the June Quarter 1887 and married in the June Quarter 1914 at Melton Mowbray Awarded the Victory & British War Medals.

Herbert Chettle. Private. 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. No 23508. No age given and no more infomation but he believed to be born in Wellingborough area in the March Quarter 1889. He died on the 31st March 1918 and is buried in Hangard Communal Cemetery Extension. Somme. France. Awarded the Victory & British War Medals

Walter Chettle. Private. 1st/4th Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding Regt). No 203445. Aged 31. Son of Walter & Maria Chettle of Rushden Northants. Born at Rushden. Northants(Higham Ferrers) There is a George Walter registered at Wellingborough June Quarter 1888 that could be him. He died on the 27th September 1918 and is buried in St. Avold Military Cemetery. Moselle. France Awarded the Victory & British War Medals.

Ernest Frederick Chettle. Lieutenant. 7th Battalion Middlesex Regiment attached to the 4th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers. Aged 32. Son of Frederick William & Ellen Chettle of 7 Balfour Road, Dover, Kent. Born in the June Quarter 1885, died on the 5th April 1918 and buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Pas de Calais. France. Boulogne-Sur-Mer was a hospital area for the wounded. Awarded the Victory & British War Medals

Thomas Chettle. Private. 14th Battalion Australian Infantry. No 1581. Aged 23.(His full name was John Thomas) Son of William Henry & Ellen Anne Chettle of Munro. Victoria. Australia, native of Bairnsdale, grandson of John Thomas Chettle & great-grandson of Thomas & Anna Maria Chettle of Clare Market. St. Clement Danes. London. Died on the 7th August 1915 at Gallipoli, no known grave and his name is inscribed on the Lone Pine Memorial on the road from Gaba Tepe to Chunuk Bair. Turkey