Over 3,500 photographs of people in war service from the Hastings and Rother area during WW1
The tag Killed has been allocated to each of the service personnel who died during WW1.
Arthur George Crockford
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Mother-in-Law: Mrs Riggulsford
Brothers-in-Law: Harold Thomas Riggulsford & G Riggulsford
Address: 141 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings
Other Info: Killed in action on 10th November 1914. According to CWGC, Arthur is remembered at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial on Panel 9 and 11.
Published: September 1916
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Arthur Payne
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr William & Mrs Sarah Payne
Address: 146 St George’s Road, Hastings (later 5 Nelson Road, Whitstable, Kent)
Other Info: Formerly with Mr R Dengate, St Leonards. Killed on August 6th. According to CWGC, Arthur died on 7th August 1916 aged 29. He is remembered at Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, grave reference IV.E.12.
Published: September 1916
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George Morley
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Parents: Mr & Mrs Charles Morley
Wife: Mrs Morley
Address: St Leonards
Other Info: Reported missing and then reported killed on 26th September 1916. According to CWGC, George is remembered at the Loos Memorial, on Panel 15 to 19.
Published: September 1916
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Herbert Charles Marchant
Rank: Private
Regiment: 26th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
Brother: D Marchant
Sister: Miss Rose Marchant
Sister’s Address: 12 Duke Road, Silverhill
Other Info: Killed in action on 29th July 1916. According to CWGC, Herbert is remembered at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
You can view Herbert’s AIF service papers for free here.
Published: September 1916
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Charles H Grensted
Rank: Private / Lance Corporal
Regiment: 2nd / 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
Father: Mr C Grensted
Address: 70 Manor Road, Hastings
Other Info: According to CWGC, Charles died aged 34 on 2nd November 1918. He is remembered at Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-Au-Bois, grave reference III.A.4.
Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website, where his surname is spelt ‘Grenstead’
Published: September 1916
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Frederick Charles Walker
Rank: Private
Regiment: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs Walker
Address: 8 Upper Park Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front. According to CWGC, Frederick died on 5th October 1916. He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial on Pier and Face 7C.
Published: September 1916
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A Foster
Rank: Private
Regiment: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Brother-in-Law: Frederick E Apps
Other Info: Killed in Action on 8th April 1916. According to CWGC, Private Foster in remembered at Vermelles British Cemetery, grave reference II.N.29.
Published: September 1916
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Horace Baldock-Apps
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Father: H Baldock-Apps
Brother: Charles George Baldock-Apps
Cousins: David Apps, A Baldock & G J Foster
Uncle-in-Law: F Silverlock
Address: Hurst Green
Other Info: According to CWCG, Horace died on 21st February 1917. He is remembered at the Mikra Memorial, Greece.
Published: September 1916
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Charles George Baldock-Apps
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Father: H Baldock-Apps
Brother: Horace Baldock-Apps
Cousins: David Apps, A Baldock & G J Foster
Uncle-in-Law: F Silverlock
Address: Hurst Green
Other Info: Killed in action. According to CWCG, Charles died on 4th May 1915. He is remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, on panel 46 – 48 and 50.
Published: September 1916
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Horace William Marsham
Rank: Able Seaman
Ship: HMS Queen Mary
Parents: Mr Harry & Mrs France Rowena Marsham
Address: 6 Brodrick Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne
Sent by: Miss Huggett, Strood Road, Silverhill.
Other Info: Lost his Life in the Battle of Jutland. Horace was aboard HMS Queen Mary when she was sunk in the action off Jutland on 31st May 1915.
According to CWGC, Horace was 19 when he died. He is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on panel 13.
Published: September 1916
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