Chailey
resident, Reg Philpott remembers that the family used to have a post office and
that Cecil Ireland later married “a Bristow” and possibly had a tailor’s
business, but next to nothing is known about his war service. Chailey Parish Magazine records in October
and November 1914 that Cecil Ireland is serving his King and Country but that
is the only mention that he receives.
It
is possible that Cecil enlisted at the outbreak of the war but was discharged
soon after and never served abroad.
Certainly, I have been unable to locate a medal index card for this man
at the National Archives.Cecil's
brother Claude Foord Ireland, served in the First
World War and was killed in action on 12th October 1917 .
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