B Gillis Rank: Drummer Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment? Father: Charles B Gillis Uncles: George Miller & Frank Harold Cruttenden Address: 41 Vicarage Road, Hastings Other Info: There are three records for ‘B Gillis’ on the Lives of the First World War website, all of which…
Charles B Gillis Rank: Sergeant Regiment: Band, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Son: B Gillis Brothers-in-Law: George Miller & Frank Harold Cruttenden Address: 41 Vicarage Road, Hastings Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: December 1914 &…
George Miller Rank: Chief Petty Officer Ship: HMS Britannia Sister: Mrs Gillis Brothers-in-Law: Charles B Gillis & Frank Harold Cruttenden Nephew: B Gillis Address: 41 Vicarage Road, Hastings Other Info: HMS Britannia was torpedoed and sank with the loss of 50 men on 9th November 1918. Fortunately…
Frank Harold Cruttenden Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves Sister-in-Law: Mrs Gillis Brothers-in-Law: Charles B Gillis & George Miller Nephew: B Gillis Sister-in-Law’s Address: 41 Vicarage Road, Hastings Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: December 1914 Please…
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.…
H W Burton Rank: Driver Parents: Mr & Mrs Horace Burton Address: 18a Western Road, St Leonards Other Info: With Mr Du Cros‘s Motor Ambulance Column Published: November 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Robert Horace Abraham Rank: Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Regiment: 1st / 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr Robert & Mrs Annie Abraham Address: St Neot’s, 17 Old London Road, Hastings Other Info: According to CWGC, Robert died aged 32 on 28th August 1917. He…
Arabi William Cressingham Rank: Private Regiment: 5th Dragoon Guards Parents in Law: Mr & Mrs White Brother in Law: J R White Address: 222 Priory Road, Halton, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. Additional name info from Lives of the First World War website Published: February…
J R White Rank: Driver Regiment: 5th Battery, Royal Field Artillery Parents: Mr & Mrs White Brother-in-Law: Arabi William Cressingham Address: 222 Priory Road, Halton, Hastings Other Info: In India Published: February 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information…
A Paine Rank: Private Regiment: 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment / 1st Reserve Garrison Battalion, Suffolk Regiment Wife: Mrs Georgina Rhonda Elizabeth Paine Parents: Mr Elisha & Mrs Harriet Paine Address: 4 Nightingales Cottages, New Cutt, Westfield Other Info: For…
Thomas H Rich Rank: Bandmaster / Sergeant Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Other Info: This interesting picture sent from the Front by Bandmaster T H Rich, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, shows the Bandmaster on the right, with QMS…
A L Clarke Rank: Gunner Regiment: Royal Field Artillery Mother: Mrs Clarke Father: A E Clarke Brothers-in-Law: Luke Broom & Herbert William Broom Parent’s Address: 3 Swan Terrace, High Street, Hastings Other Info: Wedding image text reads: The firemen on No 1 (Old Town)…
S R Leslie Rank: Corporal Regiment: 2nd Battalion, London Yeomanry Wife: Miss Elsie Willett Other Info: The text reads: ‘A khaki wedding took place at Christ Church, St Leonards last Saturday. The bridegroom was Corporal S R Leslie, 2nd London…
A L Willett Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Sent by: Miss A Shaw Address: 32 North Terrace, Hastings Other Info: Wounded Published: June 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Thomas J Carlton Rank: Private Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Cousins: George Carlton, M Carlton, H Collins & William Ernest Carlton Brother-in-Law: W Buchanan Address: 83 Hughenden Road, Hastings Other Info: Member of the Blacklands Church Lads’ Brigade. Now at Dover Castle learning…
E Grant Rank: Steward Service: Royal Navy Ship: HMS Duchess of Devonshire Other Info: The article reads: ‘Officers’ Stewards and cooks on board HMS Duchess of Devonshire, somewhere at sea. The centre figure is the chief steward, MR E Grant,…