Report from the Isle of Wight County Press Jubilee booklet published in 1935
This commemorates the War Service of the newspaper's employees and names them as follows :
| Entry | Full name | 1911 occupation | 1911 address | Other information |
| C.W. Brannon, August 1914 - July 1919, I.W. Rifles. Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine. |
Charles Wilfred Brannon |
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Clatterford, Carisbrooke |
Son of the County Press Managing Director, George Alfred Brannon |
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| G.R. Barrett, October 1916 - March 1919, R.A.S.C., M.T.; London. |
George Robert Barrett |
Newspaper Clerk |
15 Medina Avenue, Newport |
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| W.H. Baker, Sept 1914 - December 1914, called up with National Reserve, and posted to 5th Hants. |
William Henry Baker |
Printer Compositor |
1 Wolseley Terrace, Fairlee Road, Newport |
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| C.W. Baker, June 1916 - October 1919, 12th Hampshires, Salonica. |
Charles William |
Newspaper Ckerk |
1 Wolseley Terrace, Fairlee Road Newport |
son of the above William Henry Baker |
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| C.J. Minns, May 1916 - April 1919, 2/8th and 1/7th Hampshires; India. |
Charles John Minns |
Journalist |
Paramatta, Newport Road, Cowes |
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| W.G. Sibbick, November 1915 - March 1919, Army Gymnastic Staff; France. |
Walter George Sibbick |
Journalist |
Bowcombe Barn Farm, Carisbrooke |
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| R.T. Lawn, August 1914 - March 1916, I.W. Rifles; Gallipoli. |
Robert Talbot Lawn |
Printer's Machine Minder |
33 Victoria Road, Newport |
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| W.P. Wickenden, August 1914 - January 1919, Corps of the School of Musketry. |
William Percy Wickenden |
Printer |
High Street, Wootton |
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| R.H. Allen, September 1914 - April 1919, I.W. Rifles and 6th Hampshires; India and Mesopotamia. |
Robert Henry Allen |
Telegraph Messenger |
1 Dover Terrace, East Cowes |
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| S.E. Leigh, October 1916 - October 1919, 6th Essex and other regiments; France. |
Samuel Edwin Leigh |
Compositor |
10 Lugley St, Newport |
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| P.C. Morgan, October 1916 - May 1919, 6th Essex. |
Percy Charles Morgan |
Compositor |
12 Caesars Road, Newport |
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| E. Melhuish, October 1916 - March 1919, 13th Devons, Ireland. |
Ernest Wilfred Melhuish |
Compositor |
39 West Street, Newport |
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| C. Young, August 1914 - May 1919, I.W. Rifles and Army Pay Corps. |
Charles Young |
Printer |
Butt's Road, Haylands, Near Ryde |
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| F.A. Appel, August 1916 - October 1919, R.A.S.C.; France. |
Francis Augustus Appel |
Cowman |
Rosemary, Shide Road, Newport |
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| F.J. Edwards, September 1914 - March 1919, 1st Hampshires, wounded and prisoner of war. |
Frederick J Edwards (?) |
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| B.P.R. Smith, June 1918 - March 1920, 53rd Hampshires, England and Germany. |
Baden Percy Redvers |
at school |
30 Clarence Road, Newport |
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| J.R. Montgomery, May 1917- February 1919, 18th Hampshires and other regiments; France. |
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| C.H. Gifford, December 1914 - July 1919, I.W. Rifles; Egypt and Palestine. |
Charles Hembery Iremonger Gifford |
at school |
St Cross St, Newport |
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| R.J. Dore, January 1918 - October 1919, 3rd Hampshires, Royal Wilts Yeomanry, and Royal Scots; Ireland and North Russia. |
Reginald John Dore |
at school |
12 Fairlee Cottages, Newport |
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| L.N. Hatcher, August 1914, I.W. Rifles, missing, believed killed, Suvla Bay, August 1915. |
Lawrence Norman Hatcher |
Labourer, Newspaper Printing |
34 Caesars Road, Newport |
CWGC record
A Memorial plaque to L.N. Hatcher was installed at the County Press print works, but its current status is not known |
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Other members of the County Press staff in 1914, no longer with the firm, who joined the Services were
| R. Bottle |
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| A. Whiston |
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| F.W. Small |
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| M. Priestley |
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| M. Wavell |
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