Army
Ernest Riddle
Rank: Private
Regiment: Australian Imperial Force
Father: Mr George Phillip Riddle
Father’s Address: Hastings
Other Info: Friend of Alfred Solomon Smith. You can view Ernest’s AIF service papers for free here.
Published: March 1917
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Army
Alfred Solomon Smith
Rank: Private
Regiment: 25th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
Sister-in-Law: Mrs J Smith
Brother: William Smith
Nephew: L A Smith
Brother’s Address: 78 All Saints Street, Hastings
Other Info: Born in Hastings. According to CWGC, Alfred died aged 34 on 2nd September 1918. He is remembered at Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, grave reference IV.L.2.
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Published: March 1917
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Army
L A Smith
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs J Smith
Uncle: Alfred Solomon Smith
Address: 31 North Terrace, Halton, Hastings
Published: March 1917
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Army
S H Smith
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs Smith
Sent by: Miss Kohler
Address: Northiam
Published: March 1917
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Army
David Fair
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Brother: Edward H Fair & W Fair
Address: 107 Manor Road, Hastings
Other Info: In hospitalin Brighton. Discharged from the Army. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: March 1917
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Army
W Holland
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Royal West Kent Regiment
Sister: Mrs Southerden
Brother-in-Law: Albert Southerden
Sister’s Address: 33 St Pauls Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Wounded.
Published: March 1915
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Army
Albert Southerden
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs L Southerden
Wife: Mrs Southerden
Brother: H Southerden
Brother-in-Law: W Holland
Address: 33 St Pauls Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: March 1917
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Army
Ernest Wellerd
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs Wellerd
Address: 4 Halton Crescent, Hastings
Parents-in-Law: Mr & Mrs Gower
Brother-in-Law: H C Gower
Other Info: In Mesopotamia. An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 3rd October 1914 reads: “News has come to hand that Gunner Ernest Wellerd, Royal Field Artillery has been wounded in the toe. Mr Wellerd is the son of Mr and Mrs Wellerd of 4, Halton Crescent. He is in a German hospital, and writes that they are very kind to him.”
Published: March 1917
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Army
H C Gower
Rank: Trooper
Regiment: 15th Hussars
Parents: Mr & Mrs Gower
Brothers-in-Law: Ernest John Stunt & E W Wellerd
Address: Silverhill Nursery, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: March 1917
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Army
Lennox Dutton Shrimpton
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Uncle & Aunt: Mr & Mrs Whitear
Uncle & Aunt’s Address: 1 The Lees, Milward Crescent, Hastings
Other Info: Killed in the First Battle of Ypres. According to CWGC, Lennox died on 5th November 1914. He is remembered at Perth Cemetery (China Wall), grave reference III.H.20.
Published: March 1917
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