MILITARY RECORDS

Indian Mutiny Medal Roll

1857 - 1859

1241 Chittenden Stephen

Corporal

4^th Royal Engineers

Abu Klea Rolls

(Egypt 1884)

2222. W. Chittenden

Private

Royal Dragoons

Boer War

(Regular Cavalry)

4330 H. Chittenden

Private

13^th Hussars

The Boar War Casualty Roll

1900 Mar 31^st

961. C. J. Chittenden

Trooper

Roberts Horse Severely Wounded. Sannah’s Post

1900 Dec23^rd

20610 S. Chittenden

Trooper

2/Brabant’s Horse Taken Prisoner Burghersdorp

1901 Nov 15^th

E. D. Chittenden

Captain

Prince of Wales Light Horse. Slightly  Wounded Brandekraal

World War 1.  242585  Cpl. Henry Chittenden. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 1/16 Battalion Territorial born Stepney, Middx. Enlisted: Wantage, Berks. d 16 Apr 1917. Killed in Action. France - Flanders.Formerly 5518 Royal Berkshire Regiment.

Thomas Chittenden. Private. Joined 1811 Smeeth Company, South Kent Battalion of the Volunteers 1803 - 1813. PRO piece No. is WO 13/4388. (The Volunteers were set up to act in defence of the country after Napoleon said [in May 1803] that he intended to invade England. They were reduced in number in Nov 1807, once it was clear that Napoleon had switched his attentions to Spain & Portugal, and invasion was no longer on his agenda. They trained regularly, and were mostly fit young men. They were paid for each day they trained and, although in theory they could have been sent to fight with the regular Army abroad, in practice that didn’t happen.

Burwash War Memorial

1916 Jan 26^th

Charles A Chittenden

L/Cpl Age 18

Queens Own Royal West Kent

Roll of Honour. WW1

G/2829. Chittenden H

L/Cpl

Surrey, Epsom

War Memorial St Martins Congregational

Arthur George Chittenden

2nd Lieut

R.F.R.

Soldiers who died in The Great War. C.D. Rom by The Naval & Military Press

Mesopotania

19/01/18.

99058 Chittenden Albert Edward

L/Cpl

Born Dulwich, Surrey, enl Croydon r. Thornton Heath. Formerly G/20716, Royal Sussex Regiment. Machine Gun Corps.

Gallipoli

08/05/15.

Chittenden Alfred George

Private

Born Southsea, Hants, enl Gosport r. Southsea, Hants 3/4103. Killed in action, .2^nd Battalion Hanpshire Regiment.

France Flanders

13/05/15

6190 Chittenden Arthur Ernest

Saddler-Cpl

Born Wynberg, S.A., enl Woking r. Aldershot  Killed in action, .2^nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays).

France Flanders

26/01/16

10488 Chittenden Charles

L/Cpl

Born Bromyard, Worcs, enl Shrewsbury, r. Burwash, Suss.  Killed in action, 5^th Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.

France Flanders

10/04/18

19635 Chittenden Edward

Private

Born Rye Park, Herts, enl Hertford, r. Ware, Herts.Killed in action, Formerly 7370 Bedfordshire Regt, 1^st Battalion

France Flanders

16/02/17

S/27682 Chittenden Edward George

Rifleman

Born Ramsgate, Kent, enl Marylebone, Middx r. Southwark, Surr Killed in action, 11^th Battalion, Rifle Brigade.

France Flanders

29/04/17

4836 Chittenden Ernest Sydney

Cpl

Born Westminster, enl Shepherds Bush, r Hounslow. Killed in action,  22^nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.

France Flanders

11/04/17

R/16752  Chittenden Frederick

Rifleman

Born Halling, Kent, enl Chatham, Kent, r Halling.Killed in action, 7^th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps.

France Flanders

01/05/17

G/13077 Chittenden George Alfred

Private

Born Tonbridge, Kent, enl Sittingbourne, r Bapchild, Kent  Killed in action, . Formerly 17948, 4^th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment: 6^th Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Light)

France Flanders

31/07/15

8709 Chittenden George Frederick

Private

Born Sheerness, Kent, enl Hounslow, Middx, r ???. Killed in action,   2^nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.

France Flanders

25/12/16

G/2892  Chittenden Horace

L/Cpl

Born Halling, Kent, enl Chatham, Kent, r ???Killed in action, 8^th Battalion Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

France Flanders

15/09/14

6731 Chittenden James

Rifleman

Born Maidstone, Kent, enl London, r ???. Killed in action, 2^nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles

France Flanders

22/10/16

67681 Chittenden Leonard Harry

Bombadier

Born Maidstone, Kent, enl Chatham, Kent, r ???. Killed in action, . Royal Artillery.

France Flanders

10/10/17

28505 Chittenden Sydney Frederick

Private

Born ???, enl Sevenoaks, Kent, r Folkestone Killed in action, 1^st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment.

France Flanders

01/05/15

S/860 Chittenden Thomas

Private

Born Halling, Kent, enl Chatham, Kent, r Upper Halling. Killed in action, 2^nd Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment).

France Flanders

07/09/18

21890 Chittenden Walter

Private

Born Whyteleafe, Surrey, enl Croydon, Surrey, r ??? Killed in action, 12^th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.

Malta Died

11/07/15

T4/056526  Chittenden Walter Cecil

Driver

Born ???, enl Salisbury, r Andover. Army Service Corps.

France Flanders

01/10/16

14648 Chittenden William Oscar

Private

Born North Kensington, enl Hammersmith, r ??? Killed in action, 8^th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Inf.

France Flanders

16/04/17

242585 Chittenden Henry,

Corporal

Born Stepney, Middx, enl Wantage, Berks, r ???. Killed in action, Formerly 5518 Royal Berkshire Regiment 1/6^th Battalion (TF) Royal Warwickshire Regiment   Parents: Mr & Mrs H. E. Chittenden, 69 Newbury Street, Wantage.

21/08/17

Chittenden Arthur George

2/LT

Killed in action Royal Horse Artillery Battalion, Royal Field Artillery

Died on Wed 9^th Sep 1914

Chittenden Arthur Grant Bourne

2/LT

rated Manchester Regiment. Commemoat Montreuil-aux-Lions British cemetery, Aisne, France, Special Memorial 2.

Arthur Chittenden was born in the summer of 1894 in Epsom, Surrey, the son of Charles Faithfull Chittenden, a banker’s clerk, and his wife Eliza. Charles was originally of Hoddesden, Hertfordshire, and by the time of the 1901 census the family had moved back to the area, and were living in Grosvenor Road, St. Albans. On census night Arthur, aged 6, and his elder brother Hugh, aged 8, were at home with their governess and servants, while their parents were on holiday in Sidmouth, Devon.

Arthur had joined the Army prior to the war, having been gazetted to the Manchester Regiment on the 24^th Jan 1914, with the rank of Second Lieutenant, and in August 1914 the 2^nd Battalion were at the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. On the outbreak of war they were immediately mobilized, and arrived in France on the 14^th August, and after action they began the long retreat towards Paris. On 1^st September 1914, the battalion were south of Compiegne at Crepy-en-Valois, and just two later they crossed the Marne at Esbly, a few miles east of Paris. From that time they were to turn, and head back north-east, skirting Meaux, crossing the Marne a second time at Saacy on 9^th September. The battalion war diary for the period gives this account: 1^st September 1914. After bivouac at Rapparie Farm, 1 mile north of Crepe-en-Valois, the Battalion, at 5 am, was ordered to support the 13^th Brigade covering Crepy. Then took up a covering position at Sablieres, then in reserve at Rouville, and then marched to bivouac at Nanteuil, at 9 pm., a distance of 17 miles. 2^nd September 1914. Started at 3 am, and marched 13 miles to Chateau Thibauld where the Battalion found outposts A and D, commanded then by Lts’. Harper and Van der Spar respectively, covering Montge. 3^rd September 1914. Formed rearguard to Trilbardon, where 15 Brigade, which had been acting as flank guard, took on rear guard, crossing Marne at Esbly, where Brigade halted one and half hours. Reached Bouleurs at 6 pm. Lt. Scully and twenty men rejoined the day after being away six days, having been on outpost at Bretigny and had not been relieved by 3^rd Division as told he would be. 4^th September 1914. Rested till 10.30 pm. When by night march we reached Tournan at 8 am. When Lt. De Patros joined with the reinforcement from base, 16 miles through Bois de Crecy. 6^th September 1914. Commenced at 7 am. For St. Avoe Chateau, reaching it at 9.30 am. 7^th September 1914. Crossed the Grand Marin and passed through Colommiers to Pontmoulin. 8^th September 1914. Marched to Rougeville. 9^th September 1914. Crossed Marne at Saarcy, Battalion advance guard to Le Limon where they came under very heavy shell fire and then deflected to attack enemy holding ridge and wood Pisseloud with the remains of the 2^nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, ist E. Surrey and 1^st D.C.L.I. in support. Enemy’s resistance great and Capt. Foord was wounded. Lts’ Smith and Chittenden being killed outright and we lost 8 men killed and 37 wounded. The Battalion bivouacked on hill covering Bezu. 10^th September 1914. Marched to Chezy-sur-Ourcq where 2^nd Lts’. Moore and Walker joined with 2^nd and 3^rd reinforcements of 17.

After the war many bodies buried on the Aisne battlefield were moved to the British Cemetery at Montreuil-aux-Lion,although more than half of those bodies are identified, there are two special memorials to sixteen men known to be them, including Arthur Chittenden. Arthur’s brother Hugh survived the war, winning the Military Cross in 1917, and this in the Sussex Daily News, gives some information about the brothers. It suggests that there was a previous report of Arthur’s death, but several searches have failed to find anything other than his name in the casualty lists of 23^rd September 1914. ‘Reported missing, now died of wounds’.

Steyning Officer’s Reward: Another military decoration for conspicuous services has come to Steyning, Second Lieutenant Hugh Faithful Chittenden, Royal Sussex Regiment, who is a temporary Captain while in charge of a Company, has wond the Military Cross. He is the son of Mrs. Chittenden of Highcroft, Goring Road, Steyning, and of the late Mr. C.H.T.F. Chittenden. The war brings its griefs and also its honours, Mrs Chittenden has previously had the keen sorrow of losing a son present great conflict – Lieutenant A. Chittenden, Manchester Regiment, who was killed a considerable time ago, reported at the time of the sad event. A third son, Second Lieutenant C. C. Chittenden, Army Service Corps has gone to the front. Charles Cummings Chittenden. Lieutenant. Army Service Corps. Wessex Division. Highcroft.

Memorial Plaque. St. Andrews Church, Steyning Arthur Chittenden was the first Steyning man to lose his life in the Great War, he was soon followed many others. Arthur was awarded the 1914 Star and clasp, the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.

Army Returns - Deaths

1883

Alfred William Chittenden

Station

Gwalior

467

1918

Albert Chittenden

Private

21642

Wilts

1.58

284

1944

Alan R. Chittenden

2^nd Lt

R Sussex Regt

1

220

1941

Clifford G.Chittenden

L/Sgt

805266

R.A.

13

200

1944

Cyril R Chittenden

L/Sgt

10671452

R.E.M.E.

6

123

1942

John A.Chittenden

Pte

6288318

Buffs

1

349

1944

Leonard Chittenden

Pte

5345341

R.E.M.E.

6

123

1944

Victor T Chittenden

Sgt

5730356

Lancs Fus

3

256

1945

William Chittenden

Pte

14593639

A.A.C.

16

20

1942 Navy

Edward A. G Chittenden

Boy 1.

Ship “Naiad”

2

687

1944 RAF

Peter Chittenden

Sgt

1865963

463 Sqdn

3

151

Chittendens’ who served in the Royal Navy in the last Century. ADM 29/97

George Chittenden

73.418

Charles Chittenden

52.487

Charles Chittenden

73.432

J Edward Chittenden

30.43

James Chittenden

8.102

William Chittenden

60.545

William Chittenden

65.334

Frederick William Chittenden, Shipwright 2^nd Class M/10726. HMS “Vanguard” Royal Navy. Died Monday 9^thJul1917, age 25. Son of George & Sarah Ann Chittenden, of 9 Belle Vue Rd, Ramsgate.

Alfred Chittenden, U. age 26. London, Middx, Able Seaman   Royal Navy Barracks, Sheerness, Kent

Chelsea Pensioners - Soldiers. Index 1874 - 1888

1813

Chittenden James

Age 34

Infantry Regiment

77

Cranbrook, Kent

Info: 06-38

C.P, Books: 1790 - 1796 841 Chippenden Michael. Private in the East Kent Militia

Dover Express 25^th Sep 1914 Mr Chittenden 0f Eythorne (in Royal Navy) mentioned

RG 10. 1013 Royal Artillery, Hougham. 1871

The South Front Barracks. Western Height, Hougham. Dover.   Chittenden Henry, 30, Gunner. born Deal