Killed Archives - WW1 Roll Of Honour

Royal Air Force

Turner, Archibald Latimer

9th January 2021
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Archibald Latimer Turner

Rank: Cadet

Regiment: Royal Air Force

Parents: Mr Archibald George & Mrs Mary Elizabeth Turner

Address: 20 Belmont Avenue, Palmer’s Green, London

Other Info: Archibald Turner died aged 18 on 5th August 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”.

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Navy

Turk, George Thomas

1st January 20213rd January 2021
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George Thomas Turk

Rank: Signalman

Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves

Ship: HMS Seafire

Wife: Elizabeth Turk

Father: James H Turk

Brother in Law: Albert V Crowhurst

Address: 67 Hardwicke Road, Halton, Hastings

Other Info: George Thomas died aged 27 on 17th August 1921. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. Additional name information from the Hastings & Rother Family History website. The inscription on his grave says “Gone but not forgotten. From his sorrowing wife and children”.

Published: December 1914

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Army

Tunnell, John

20th December 2020
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John Tunnell (served as Thompson)

Rank: Private

Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Other Info: John Tunnell, who served using the surname Johnson died on 9th August 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. Additional name information from the Hastings & Rother Family History website.

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Army

Swain, Ben

12th December 2020
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Ben Swain

Rank: Rifleman

Regiment: 1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Parents: Mr & Mrs G Z Swain

Address: 41 Githa Road, Clive Vale, Hastings

Other Info: Ben Swain died aged 21 on 25th December 1920. According to the information here, he died of an accidental gunshot wound. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. Ben is not named on Hastings or Ore War Memorials.

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Army

Steadman, Herbert James

5th December 202012th December 2020
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Herbert James Steadman

Rank: Corporal

Regiment: Royal Field Artillery

Other Info: Herbert Steadman died on 11th July 1920. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

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Army

Smyth, Alexander

28th November 2020
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Alexander Smyth (or Smith)

Rank: Company Sergeant Major

Regiment: 75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Parents: Mr Isaac & Mrs Annie Smyth

Parent’s Address: Main Street, Gilford, County Down, Ireland

Other Info: Alexander Smyth died aged 25 on 16th August 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

More information available at Canadian Army Records where he is recorded as Smith, search here.

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Army

Smale, Charles Edward

21st November 202021st November 2020
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Charles Edward Smale

Rank: Private

Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Father: William Smale

Other Info: Born in Hastings, Charles Sadler died in Hailsham on 25th August 1914. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. He is not named on Hastings War Memorial.

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Army

Sahlin, Charles Magnus

14th November 2020
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Charles Magnus Sahlin aka Petterson

Rank: Sapper

Regiment: 3rd Tunnelling Company, Canadian Engineers, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Father: Mr Lars Magnus Petterson

Father’s Address: Gustavsberg, Sweden

Other Info: Charles Sahlin died aged 36 of pleurisy on 26th March 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

More information available at Canadian Army Records, search here.

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Army

Sadler, Frederick Harold T

7th November 2020
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Frederick Harold T Sadler

Rank: Private

Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry

Other Info: Frederick Sadler died aged 27 on 27th October 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. He was born in Hastings but is not named on either Hastings or Ore war memorials. Additional information from the Lives of the First World War website.

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Army

Rycroft, Reginald Charles

7th November 202015th November 2020
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Reginald Charles Rycroft

Rank: Sergeant

Regiment: 12th Ordnance Depot, Army Ordnance Corps

Parents: Mr Herbert Rycroft & Mrs Elizabeth Morris

Brothers: Leslie Frank Rycroft & Leonard Rycroft

Address: 11 Shepherd Street, St Leonards

Other Info: Reginald Rycroft died aged 27 on 14th September 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “After the battle, peace”.

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