Medal found for SS 5438 G B CHATFIELD AB RN

[Howard]

Spotted on LostBox, medal for G B Chatfield.

 

Howard

[Jim Wilde]

I have this medal in my possession.  1914 -18 war. SS 5438 GB CHATFIELD RN.

Would love to get it back to the family if possible.  I am a Veteran, and live in Kent.

[Matlock1418]

Jim,

Welcome to GWF.

Here's a starter for you [I think Kent and Sussex are pretty close]:

ADM 188/1099/5438

CHATFIELD, George Barnard

Official Number: SS5438

Place of Birth: Lewis, Sussex

Date of Birth: 03 January 1897

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7097562

Currently free to download after free registration at TNA

M

Edited 8 December , 2023 by Matlock1418
reference

[Allan1892]

He married a Winifred Mary Chatfield on the 19 November 1927 at Uckfield (image courtesy of Ancestry)

[Allan1892]

Had at least one child, a daughter called Shirley A Chatfield, birth registered January 1938, Uckfield registration district, died 24 September 1994.

Shirley married a Thomas E Hobbs, marriage registered June quarter 1961, Uckfield registration district.

The couple appear to have had a son born in 1966 (birth registered in Uckfield District) -- I won't name him as he may still be alive but the link below will take you to his birth registration on FreeBMD (a free site)

FreeBMD - Search

This man married married in October 1992, marriage registered Uckfield district.

Edit: I can't find any children of this marriage.

Edited 9 December , 2023 by Allan1892
To add information concerning marriage

[Allan1892]

The son born in 1966 was still alive in 2017 as he appears on the UK Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors database, he was living in Uckfield.