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Boon, George William

30th January 2020
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George William Boon

Rank: Deck Hand

Ship: HMS Drifter Recompense

Service: Royal Navy Reserves

Wife: Mrs M E Boon

Home Address: Mutford, Beccles, Suffolk

Other Info: George Boon, aged 45, died on 28th March 1916. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads ‘Rest in Peace’.

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Baker, Frank

24th January 2020
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Frank Baker

Rank: Stoker 1st Class

Ship: HMS Ariadne

Parents: Mr Henry & Mrs Elizabeth Baker

Wife: Mrs Annie Baker

Address: 16 Clarence Place, Morice Town, Devonport, Devon

Other Info: Frank died aged 22 on 26th July 1917 when HMS Ariadne was sunk off of Beachy Head by German submarine UC-65. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on the grave reads ‘In loving memory of Frank, the darling husband of Annie Baker’.

Information taken from CWGC records.

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Dine, J O

12th September 2018
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J O Dine

Rank: Trimmer

Ship: HMS Balmoral

Grandmother: Mrs M Dine

Brother: William James Dine

Aunt: Mrs White

Uncle: Alfred Henry Pounds

Cousin: Thomas F White

Grandmother’s Address: 321 Harold Road, Clive Vale, Hastings

Published: March 1918

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Hughes, Wilfred Sydney

9th September 20189th September 2018
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Wilfred Sydney Hughes

Rank: Leading Telegraphist

Ship: HMS Racoon

Parents: Mr John & Mrs Annie Hughes

Brothers: John Alfred Hughes, Stuart Arthur Hughes, Edgar Reginald Hughes, Cecil Hughes & Benjamin Howard Hughes

Wife: Constance Fanny Hughes

Sister: Mrs Cutting

Address: Fire Station, Horley, Surrey

Sister’s Address: 10 Vale Road, St Leonards

Other Info: Drowned at sea on 9th January 1918 when HMS Racoon foundered during a snowstorm off the coast of Ireland. According to CWGC, Wilfred is remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial, on panel 28.

Published: March 1918

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Stephenson, J

7th September 2018
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J Stephenson

Rank: Private

Regiment: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Sent by: Miss Todman

Miss Todman’s Address: 32 Tower Road West, St Leonards

Published: February 1918

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Funnell, Louis Benjamin

5th September 2018
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Louis Benjamin Funnell

Rank: Seaman

Ship: HM Motor Lighter KT

Parents: Mr & Mrs L Funnell

Address: 19 High Bank, Ore

Other Info: Formerly employed by the Hastings Corporation. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: February 1918

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Fellows, F

4th September 20184th September 2018
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F Fellows

Rank: Petty Officer

Regiment: Royal Naval Air Service

Sister-in-Law: Mrs Fellows

Brother’s Address: 2 Laundry Cottages, Bexhill Road, St Leonards

Brothers: E Henry Fellows, G Fellows & J Fellows

Nephew: Ernest Arthur Firrell

Published: February 1918

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Waghorn, Charles James

18th August 201818th August 2018
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Charles James Waghorn

Service: Royal Navy

Parents: Mr & Mrs Mary A Waghorn

Brothers: William Waghorn, Edward Waghorn & Thomas Henry Waghorn

Nephew: Bert Thacker

Brothers-in-Law: James F Hyland & George F Plaws

Address: 20 Waldegrave Street, Hastings

Other Info: On a minesweeper.

Published: February 1918

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Vidler, S

11th August 2018
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S Vidler

Regiment: Royal Naval Air Service

Sent by: Miss Pettitt

Brother: C Vidler

Miss Pettitt’s Address: 15 Calvert Road, Hastings

Published: January 1918

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Vidler, C

11th August 201811th August 2018
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C Vidler

Regiment: Royal Naval Division

Sent by: Miss Pettitt

Brother: S Vidler

Miss Pettitt’s Address: 15 Calvert Road, Hastings

Other Info: Interned in Holland.

Published: January 1918

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