Three: Lieutenant C. F. Verrall, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, who was killed in action in the trenches at Epinette, near La Bassée, on 22 December 1914

1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut. C. F. Verrall. R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. C. F. Verrall.) mounted for display, extremely fine (3) £400-£500

Christopher Francis Verrall, Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, was born at Brighton on 5 February, 1889, the son of Thomas Jenner Verrall, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Hon. LL.D., Aberdeen. He was educated at the school of the Rev. C. E. Williams, D.D., Summer Fields, Oxford; at Wellington College; and at Trinity College, Cambridge. A keen athlete, he represented the university in swimming.

He joined the Army as a university candidate in October 1911, his commission being ante-dated to October 1910, and became Lieutenant in November 1912. Lieutenant Verrall was killed in the trenches at Epinette, near La Bassée, on 22 December 1914. He was mentioned in Sir John French’s despatch of 14 February 1915.

Lieutenant Verrall is commemorated by name on the Le Touret Memorial.

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