WW1 Roll Of Honour

Army

Lee, Leslie Aubrey

22nd August 2020
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Leslie Aubrey Lee

Rank: Private

Regiment: 14th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force

Parents: Mr Edward & Mrs Elizabeth Sarah Lee

Home Address: 544 Parkinson Street, Albury, New South Wales

Other Info: Leslie Lee died of wounds he received in France aged 24 on 9th September 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on Leslie’s grave reads “A young life nobly ended. Not lost but gone before. Ever Remembered”.

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Langford, Elmer George

16th August 2020
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Elmer George Langford

Rank: Private

Regiment: 14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Mother: Mrs William Langford

Home Address: Montgomery Falls, Quebec

Other Info: Elmer Langford died aged 28 on 8th April 1917. He was wounded at Ypres 1916. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on Elmer’s grave reads “He fought the good fight and won the crown of glory”.

More information available at Canadian Army Records, search here.

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Lainey, Arthur Raymond

15th August 2020
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Arthur Raymond Lainey

Rank: Bombardier

Regiment: 475th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Parents: Mr Peter Francis & Mrs Elizabeth Lainey

Parent’s Address: Trinity, Jersey

Wife: Maggie May Lainey

Address: 9 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings

Other Info: Arthur Lainey died aged 25 on 2nd December 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “Treasured Memories”.

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Knight, Reginald W

9th August 20209th August 2020
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Reginald W Knight

Rank: Private

Regiment: Training Reserve

Other Info: Private Knight died aged 18 on 8th November 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

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Kiff, Thomas John

8th August 2020
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Thomas John Kiff

Rank: Trooper

Regiment: Royal Canadian Dragoons, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Wife: Mrs Ada Kiff

Home Address: 231 St James Street, Port Arthur, Ontario

Other Info: Thomas Kiff died on 21st February 1919. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

More information available at Canadian Army Records, search here.

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Kent, William

2nd August 2020
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William Kent

Rank: Private

Regiment: 2nd / 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Wife: Mrs M A Kent

Home Address: 45 Winchelsea Road, Ore

Other Info: William Kent, who served in the South African Campaign, died aged 42 on 14th October 1919. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. William is not named on either Hastings or Ore War Memorials.

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Johnson, William Charles

1st August 20208th August 2020
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William Charles Johnson

Rank: Sapper

Regiment: 2nd Reserve Battalion, Canadian Engineers, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Sister: Mrs Wilson Smith

Home Address: Glenholme, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

Parents: Mr Samuel David & Mrs Sarah Emma Cottam

Other Info: William Johnson died aged 26 of influenza on 6th February 1919. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

More information available at Canadian Army Records, search here.

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Ilse, Theodore Henry

25th July 2020
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Thomas Henry Ilse

Rank: Sapper

Regiment: 2nd Reserve Battalion, Canadian Engineers, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Wife: Mrs Pearl Idella Ilse

Home Address: Dashwood, Ontario

Parents: Mr Frederick & Mrs Elizabeth Ilse

Other Info: Theodore Ilse died aged 23 on 15th December 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

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Howe, Robert Scott

19th July 2020
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Robert Scott Howe

Rank: Sergeant

Regiment: Canadian Army Medical Corps, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Wife: Mrs Florence Jane Howe

Home Address: 122 Victoria Avenue North, Hamilton, Ontario

Mother: Mrs Susan Howe

Other Info: Robert Howe died of appendicitis aged 25 on 27th March 1919. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “There is a link death cannot sever, Love and Remembrance live forever”.

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Howard, Thomas

18th July 2020
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Thomas Howard

Rank: Private

Regiment: 20th Hussars

Wife: Mrs Edith Howard

Home Address: 213 Harold Road, Clive Vale, Hastings

Other Info: Thomas Howard died on 28th April 1920. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads “No Cross, No Crown”.

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