Remembrance Sunday - 8th November 2026
In honour of all those who have lost their lives in conflict, a Remembrance Sunday service was held at Seale War Memorial on Sunday 8 November, attended by many local residents who gathered to pay their respects.
Wreaths were laid on behalf of the Seale and Sands Royal British Legion Branch, Seale and Sands Royal British Legion Club, Seale and Sands Parish Council, and Surrey Police.
During the service, the names of the local men commemorated on the memorial were read aloud by Mike Payne of the Seale and Sands Royal British Legion Branch, together with Stuart Angus, Vice-Chairman of the Branch.
This year's service also marked the addition of two previously unrecorded servicemen to the memorial. At the request of the Seale and Sands Royal British Legion Branch, and with the permission of the Parish Council as custodians of the memorial, their names have been added to a new plaque on its rear. The two servicemen are:
Major Rodney G. Watson D.S.O., M.C. – The Royal Scots
Lt. Col. Dudley R. Turnbull D.S.O. – Gordon Highlanders
Their inclusion ensures that their sacrifice is now formally recognised alongside that of the other local men commemorated at Seale.
We will remember them.
1914–1918
Pte. Edwin J Amos – R.A.M.C.
Pte. Frank Bicknell – Queens R. W. Surrey Regiment
Pte. Arthur Butler – Royal Fusiliers
2nd Lt. Tudor R Castle – Queens R. W. Surrey Regiment
Capt. Michael Chapman M.C. – Grenadier Guards
Stoker Henry W C Dodd – Royal Navy
2nd Lt. J Lennox Fetherstonehaugh – A. & S. Highlanders
Rifleman George Gardiner – London Rifle Brigade
Pte. Frederick Gardner – Royal Sussex Regiment
Capt. Markham Giradot – Oxford L. I.
Pte. James Gray – Essex Regiment
Pte. William L Hedger – Royal Fusiliers
Lt. Lyulph W M Howard – Queens R. W. Surrey Regiment
Capt. Arthur W Macarthur Onslow – 16th Lancers
Sergt. Edwin W Parsons – Queens R. W. Surrey Regiment
2nd Lt. Arthur B Penlington M.C. – R.F.A.
C.S.M. George Ridgers – Devon Regiment
Pte. Harry Trimming – R.A.S.C.
Lt. Col. Dudley R Turnbull D.S.O. – Gordon Highlanders
Pte. Arthur W Turner – Hants Regiment
Pte. Thomas S Turner – R.A.S.C.
C.Q.M.S. John Wells D.C.M. – Worcester Regiment
Lt. Douglas F De Wend – D. of W’s W. Riding Regiment
Pte. James A C Woolgar – Canadian Infantry
1939–1945
Lieut. J F Brownrigg – Sherwood Foresters
Corpl. A E Bulbeck – Royal Hampshire Regiment
Flight Sergt. E G Cass – Royal Air Force
Lieut. C P W Cross – Royal Navy
Capt. R A Lindsay – East Surrey Regiment
Corpl. E A Papworth – Sherwood Foresters
Admiral Sir Tom S V Phillips K.C.B.
Capt. S H M Russell M.P. – Coldstream Guards
Lieut. R L S Russell – Royal Artillery
Major Rodney G. Watson D.S.O., M.C. – The Royal Scots
The Parish Council extends its sincere gratitude to everyone who contributed to this year's Remembrance Sunday service, particularly the volunteers and local businesses who generously gave their time, assistance and resources. Their support helped ensure that the occasion was conducted with the dignity, respect and solemnity that those we remember deserve.
