Tag: Hastings

This tag refers to the town of Hastings in East Sussex where some of the people featured on this website lived.

Quick, Herbert

 

Herbert QuickHerbert Quick

Rank: Sergeant

Regiment: King’s Own Scottish Borderers

Father: Mr F Quick

Address: 19 Albion Street, Halton, Hastings

Other Info: He was in five engagements, and was shot in both feet. He is a noted footballer, being captain of the Regimental team. He is now in hospital in Brighton.

Additional information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: October 1914

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Bourne, W

W Bourne

Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Other Info: Member of the Blacklands Church Lads’ Brigade. Now at Dover Castle learning to be good soldiers. In the preliminary training they found the work they had done in the C.L.B. of the utmost value.

Published: October 1914

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Poole, Edward Bruce

Solley, Poole, Sinden & Webb

Edward Bruce Poole

Rank: Private

Regiment: 1st / 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Parents: Mr Frederick & Francis Ann Poole

Address: 9 Hill Street, Hastings

Other Info: According to CWGC, Edward died aged 30 on 9th May 1915. He is remembered at Le Touret Memorial, on Panel 20 and 21.

Published: October 1914

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Winter, Arthur W

Arthur W Winter

Arthur W Winter

Rank: Sergeant

Regiment: Royal Field Artillery

Wife: Mrs Winter

Address: 8 Russell Street, Hastings

Other Info: Enlisted at the outbreak of war. Now in Mesopotamia. He is a well known local football player. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: March 1918

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