Hastings Cemetery Archives - WW1 Roll Of Honour

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Parsonage, Fred Waldensian

20th September 2020
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Fred Waldensian Parsonage

Rank: Private

Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment

Parents: Mr Thomas Henry & Mrs Mary Ann Parsonage

Address: 28 Ridgway Street, Crewe

Other Info: Fred Parsonage died aged 25 on 8th July 1916. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. A photograph of Fred and some further information can be seen here.

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Niblett, Arthur Edmund

13th September 2020
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Arthur Edmund Niblett

Rank: 2nd Corporal

Regiment: 16th Signal Company, Royal Engineers

Parents: Mr Robert & Mrs Ada Emily Niblett

Parent’s Address: 71 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards

Wife: Elsie Niblett

Address: 7 Challoner Grove, South Shields

Other Info: Arthur Niblett died aged 26 on 29th July 1920. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “The years shall not outgo our memory of thee”.

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Nquza, Jabez

12th September 2020
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Jabez Nquza

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment: South African Native Labour Corps

Other Info: Jabez Nquza died on 21st February 1917. He was aboard the SS Mendi when is was struck by the SS Darro near to the Isle of Wight. One of 646 men to have perished in the incident, Lance Corporal Nquza’s body was recovered off the coast of Hastings in May 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

The full story of the incident can be read here.

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Nagle, Charles S

6th September 2020
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Charles S Nagle

Rank: Driver

Regiment: Depot, Royal Horse Artillery

Other Info: Charles Nagle died on 15th May 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

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Melmouth, Bernard Victor

29th August 2020
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Bernard Victor Melmouth

Rank: Private

Regiment: 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment

Mother: Mrs L Melmouth

Address: 10 White Cliff, Mill Street, Blandford

Other Info: Victor Melmouth died aged 18 on 8th November 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “Rest in Peace”.

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McDonald, Ewen

27th August 202031st August 2020
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Ewen McDonald

Rank: Private

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

Parents: Mr John D & Mrs Jessie McDonald

Home Address: Glenmartin, Prince Edward Island

Other Info: Ewen McDonald died aged 23 of influenza on 14th December 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

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McDermott, Thomas

26th August 2020
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Thomas McDermott

Rank: Sergeant

Regiment: Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Eastern Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Mother: Mrs K McDermott

Home Address: C/o Trinity College, Toronto

Other Info: Thomas McDermott died aged 36 on 23rd March 1917. He was wounded at Ypres 1916. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

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Leslie, Walter

23rd August 202026th August 2020
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Walter Leslie

Rank: Sapper

Regiment: Royal Engineers

Wife: Amelia Mary Leslie

Address: 117 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings

Other Info: Walter Leslie died aged 48 on 12th February 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “Peace, perfect peace”. Walter is not named on Hastings War Memorial.

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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”.

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