With the 100 year anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1 there has been a good deal of research throughout the country regarding those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
This has certainly been the case in Dallington as we prepare to remember those brave young villagers as part of our Flower Festival, with a special event being held in St Giles on Saturday 9th September at 7pm.
Preparation for this event has revealed a lot more information that appears to have been forgotten.
In 1918 the temporary Dallington Memorial contained the names of 21 villagers who lost their lives during this conflict. However, when the permanent memorial was unveiled in 1920 the roll of honour had been reduced to 8. In the vast majority of cases their sacrifice has been recorded on nearby memorials but there does appear to be a number of young men from Dallington whose deaths have not been included on any traceable memorials.
It is our hope that these forgotten heroes will be added on to our village memorial.
We have been contacted by family members of one young man who have requested that his name be added and it is our wish to include any other Dallington man who has not been remembered elsewhere.
The following men had previously been recorded as having been killed in the 1st World War but memorials of their sacrifices have not been traced.
William Adams
Cecil Baker
R.W.Bell
Arthur Catt
Frederick Kemp jun.
Harry Lulham
If any reader has any further information regarding the above I would be very pleased to hear from them.
Roy Iremonger (Tel. 01323 832627 or royandsue01@btinternet.com)
Dallington History 
PS Roy Iremonger has now published a revised version of his book “Dallington Remembered”. The new edition – now titled Dallington A Village at War – is available from the Resources section of this site.