William John Bevis Rank: Private Regiment: 1st Battalion, Dorset Regiment Parents: Mr Charles Bevis & Emily Mary Kemp Brothers: Frederick Bevis & Alfred Bevis Address: 267 Bexhill Road, St Leonards Other Info: Died in Germany on 4th September 1914 of wounds received during the Battle…
A H Beavis Rank: Driver Regiment: Royal Engineers Details provided by: S P Collins Address: Hastings Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
William Eli Burt Barham Rank: Private Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards Parents: Mr Edward & Maud Barham Brother: H Barham Address: 5 St Mary’s Road, Hastings Other Info: Died from a scalp wound received in action on August 26th 1914. According to the CWGC,…
A Ballard Rank: Chief Yeoman of Signals Ship: HMS Highflyer Address: 4 Croft Road, Hastings Other Info: HMS Highflyer sank the German armed liner Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse on August 27th 1914. A Ballard has served 25 years in the Navy and eight years in…
Victor A BalchinRank: Rifleman Regiment: 18th Battalion, London Irish Rifles Address: 92 Milward Road, Hastings Other Info: Winner of the Bantam Weight Boxing Championship. Published: September 1914 & March 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this…
W H Baker Rank: Sergeant Regiment: 20th Reserve Battery, Royal Field Artillery Sister: Mrs J Thompsett Address: 21 Duke Road, Silverhill Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Michael Pankhurst Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Mother: Mrs Pankhurst Brothers: T Pankhurst & J Pankhurst Brother in Law: J Lee Address: 47 Percy Road, Ore Other Info: Wounded at the Battle of Aisne Published: September 1914 & March 1915 Please use…
A Adams Rank: Sergeant Regiment: 3rd, Royal Sussex Regiment Wife: Mrs Adams Address: 77a St Georges Road, Hastings Other Info: Special Reserve Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
F E Bishop Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: Royal West Kent Regiment Father in Law: Corporal S Adams Address: 95 Emmanuel Road, Hastings (quite likely S Adam’s address) Other Info: Died a soldiers death from wounds received at Cressy, France. According to CWGC, he died aged 38…
George Hesmer Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Address: 30 Stonefield Road, Hastings Parents: Mr & Mrs Hesmer Brother in Law: Fred Stubberfield Other Info: Now lying in the Boscombe General Hospital suffering from a wound in his right lung received on September…
William Thomas Saxby Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Ship: HMS Edgar Address: 46 St Thomas’ Road, Hastings Other Info: According to the National Archives, William Saxby was born on 1st August 1892 and his service number was 5 Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box…
Cicely Evelyn Bray Rank: Nurse Father: Mr John Bray Siblings: John Bray & Ethel Bray Address: Collonade, St Leonards Other Info: At the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich. Much more information about Cicely can be read here. Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you…
Henry W Duck Rank: Corporal Regiment: ‘B’ Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Address: Robertsbridge Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: October 1914 & January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can…
Daniel Hodson Ship: HMS Hogue Parents: Mr & Mrs Hodson Address: 22 All Saints Street, Hastings Other Info: According to CWGC, Daniel was aboard HMS Hogue when it was sunk, along with sister ships HMS Aboukir and HMS Cressy, by German submarine U-9 on 22nd…
P F Holliwell Rank: Bandsman Regiment: 5th Royal Sussex Regiment Address: 9 Lennox Street, Halton, Hastings Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Harold Lane Rank: Private / Drummer Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Charles & Ada Lane Address: 34 Horntye Road, St Leonards Other Info: At the Front. Wounded in 1915. Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide…