Army
Henry J Weeks
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Fusiliers
Parents: Mr & Mrs Weeks
Address: 164 Old Lane, Hollington
Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: October 1916 & July 1917
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Army
William Randolph Walker
Rank: Private
Regiment: 12th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr James & Mrs Jane Walker
Address: Hastings
Other Info: Missing since 30th June 1916. According to CWGC, William died on 30th Juneand is remembered at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, grave reference XV.P.34.
Published: October 1916
Army
J Upton
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Wife: Mrs Upton
Address: 32 or 38 Alma Villas, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front. Father of nine children who ‘need want some looking after whilst daddy is away’.
Published: October 1916 & September 1917
Army
H Kingsnorth
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents-in-Law: Mr & Mrs G Thompsett
Brothers-in-Law: William A Thompsett, George Thompsett & Alfred E Thompsett
Parents-in-Law’s Address: 27 Duke Street, Silverhill
Other Info: In India.
Published: October 1916
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Army
Alfred E Thompsett
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs G Thompsett
Brothers: William A Thompsett & George Thompsett
Brothers-in-Law: Albert Henry Swain & H Kingsnorth
Address: 27 Duke Street, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front
Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: October 1916
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Army
George Thompsett
Rank: Private
Regiment: Motor Transport, Army Service Corps
Parents: Mr & Mrs G Thompsett
Brothers: William A Thompsett & Alfred E Thompsett
Brothers-in-Law: Albert Henry Swain & H Kingsnorth
Address: 27 Duke Street, Silverhill
Other Info: At Salonika.
Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: October 1916
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Army
Henry William Shipp
Rank: Private
Regiment: ‘C’ Supply Company, Army Service Corps
Parents: Mr George & Mrs Flora Shipp
Address: 87 Hughenden Road, Hastings
Other Info: According to CWGC, Henry died aged 20 on 7th February 1917. He is remembered at Hastings Cemetery, grave reference L.D.N27.
Published: October 1916
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Army
Frederick (Fred) Sargent
Rank: Private
Regiment: Signaller, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Mother: Mrs Ada Sargent
Father: Frederick John Henry Sargent
Uncles: Joseph Herbert Gale, A Gale & William Hewitt
Address: Prince George, British Columbia
Other Info: In Training. Born in Hastings.
Frederick’s CEF enlistment papers can be viewed for free here.
Published: October 1916
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Army
Frederick John Henry Sargent
Rank: Private
Regiment: Stretcher Bearer, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Wife: Mrs Ada Sargent
Son: Fred Sargent
Brothers-in-Law: Joseph Herbert Gale, A Gale & William Hewitt
Address: Prince George, British Columbia
Other Info: At the Front. Born in Hastings.
Frederick’s CEF enlistment papers can be viewed for free here.
Published: October 1916
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Army
W Harris
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Other Info: Formerly of Hastings. Well known as Brooke Bond’s agent.
Published: October 1916 & June 1917