G W Ellis Rank: Private Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Mother: Mrs Ellis Address: 4 Sandown Road, Ore Other Info: Foreign Service Published: March 1915 & May 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Harry Stuart Dennison Rank: Captain Regiment: Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force Parents: Mr Ralph Abercrombie & Mrs Helen McTaffart Dennison Wife: Blanche Dennison (nee Darcy) Brother: Ralph Edward McKie Dennison Address: 90 Warrior Square, St Leonards Other Info: The text reads…
Ralph Edward McKie Dennison Rank: Second Lieutenant Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr Ralph Abercrombie & Mrs Helen McTaffart Dennison Brother: Harry Stuart Dennison Address: 90 Warrior Square, St Leonards Other Info: The text reads “… We take the following brief report from last Saturday’s Observer:…
H Cross Rank: Private Regiment: 7th Battalion , South Wales Borderers Sent by: A St Leonards friend Other Info: At the Front. Published: May 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Stephen Croft Rank: Private Regiment: 11th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment Mother: Mrs Croft Brother: William Henry Croft Address: 56 Alma Villas, Silverhill Other Info: At the Front Published: May 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Walter Couchman Rank: Private / Sergeant Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr Walter & Mrs Sarah Couchman Brother: Victor Ernest Couchman Address: 35 Horntye Road, Bohemia, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. Killed in action on 1st May 1916. Awarded the DCM in March 1916…
T Carrick Rank: Private Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Wife: Mrs Carrick Sent by: Miss J Burgess Address: 15 Oak Terrace, Ore Other Info: For Foreign Service Published: January 1915 & May 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can…
G Burden Rank: Gunner Regiment: Royal Field Artillery Mother: Mrs F Burden Address: 139 Hughenden Road, Hastings Other Info: For Foreign Service. Published: May 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Frank Beaurepaire Regiment: Australian Imperial Force Other Info: Text reads: “… champion swimmer. He is a YMCA officer at the Front and was formerly in Egypt with the AIF. It will be remembered that he trained at the Hastings Swimming Baths in…
Charlie A Bristow Rank: Private Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Father: Police Sergeant Bristow Address: 67 Southwater Road, St Leonards Other Info: Wounded on April 30th, now in hospital at the base. Text reads: “…Two of the Tower Road School ‘old boys’. They…
Jack Pennington Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Address: St Leonards Other Info: Text reads: “…Two of the Tower Road School ‘old boys’. They have recently been home on seven days leave, after fourteen months at the Front with the 5th Royal…
On the 9th May 1915 the British First Army, under the Command of Sir Douglas Haig, took part in a joint offensive with the French known as the 2nd Battle of Artois. The focus of the British attack was Aubers…
A H Brown Rank: Driver Regiment: 5th Sussex Service Battery, Royal Field Artillery Sent in by: Mrs Brown Address: 21 North Street, St Leonards Other Info: In India. Published: November 1914 & May 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more…
James Blyde Rank: Driver Regiment: 2nd Home Counties, Royal Field Artillery Parents: Mr & Mrs Blyde Address: 6 Upper South Road, St Leonards Sent by: Miss R Carpenter Miss Carpenter’s Address: 21 Chapel Park Road, St Leonards Other Info: Foreign Service. Additional name information from…
S J Bennett Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: Army Service Corps Sister: Miss A Bennett Address: 1 Alexandra Road, St Leonards Other Info: Text reads: “… He was a member of the 1st St Leonards Boys’ Brigade and rose to the rank of Lieutenant. He also…
F Foster Rank: Drummer Regiment: 14th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment Mother: Mrs F Foster Brothers: A Stunt & H Stunt Cousin: A Foster Address: Chapel Cottages, Westfield Published: May 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.