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Robert Vaughan Gorle, V.C. of Napleton
He enlisted in the Royal Artillery and won the Victoria Cross as an acting Sub-Lieutenant in Belgium in 1918, at the age of 22. He was an T/Lieutenant, 'A' Bty. 50th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, British Army. He later emmigrated to South Africa and is buried there.
This is the story of how he won his medal:
"On 1 October 1918 at Ledeghem, Belgium, Lieutenant Gorle was in command of an 18-pounder gun working in close conjunction with the infantry. He brought his gun into action in the most exposed position on four separate occasions and disposed of enemy machine-guns by firing over open sights under direct fire. Later, when the infantry were driven back, he galloped his gun in front of the leading troops and twice knocked out enemy machine-guns which were causing the trouble. His disregard of personal safety was a magnificent example to the wavering line which rallied and re-took the northern end of the village."
(From the Victoria Cross Reference, created by Mike Chapman. Click here for the page about this reward.) Click here for information on Kempsey's other V.C. winner, Major General Derrington Bell, winner of the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Alma in the Crimean War in 1854, who is buried in Kempsey churchyard.
Harry Vaughan Gorle
Robert Vaughan Gorle's father, Harry Vaughan Gorle of Kempsey, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for service in South Africa.
Richard Gorle of Bromhall Yeoman
From the page on bequests in the bellringers' room in the church tower:
"Richard Gorle of Bromhall Yeoman gave in his lifetime ye fum of Four pounds to remaine as a ftock to ye poor of ye faid Parifh ye lawfull Intereft thereof to be given in three-penny bread on Whitfunday Yearly for ever dated 1664."
Iohn Gorle ye Elder of Nappleton
From the page on bequests in the bellringers' room in the church tower:
"Iohn Gorle ye Elder of Nappleton gave in his life time ye fum of Five pounds to remaine for ever the lawfull Intereft thereof to be given in four penny bread at Eafter to fo many poor of this Parifh as the Church Wardens Yearly fhall think fit dated 1664."
Iohn Gorle, Churchwarden, 1801
According to a memorial in the church tower, John Gorle was a churchwarden who helped lease out some church land in 1801 in order to pay for the repair of the church. It is also possible that he leased some land called 'Ferny Place' for £19 under this scheme.
Thomas Gorle
In the Valor Ecclesiasticus of Henry VIII, 1535, Thomas Gorle is recorded as priest at the Chantry of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kempsey.
The present Rev. Gorle's message from the Guestbook:
"Howard Gorle - 05/02/99 03:21:28
My Email: howard@bereavement.org
Comments:
Greetings Andy, May I suggest a heading for some of Kempsey's Famous Sons? Robert Vaughan Gorle, V.C. of Napleton, Kempsey, enlisted in the Royal Artillery and won the Victoria Cross as an acting Sub-Lieutenant in Belgium in 1918. He later immigrated to South Africa an is buried there. His father, Harry Vaughan Gorle of Kempsey was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for service in South Africa. Your site is a great delight to me as the Gorle family has long been associated with Kempsey. The first record I have is a Walter Gorle (1427) and a family tree that begins in 1595 - 400 years! Anyone visiting your site and willing to exchange geneological information would be most welcome to me. Blessings to you and your project, Rev. Howard R. Gorle, M.Div.
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