William Butler Rank: First Class Stoker Ship: HMS India Mother: Mrs Johnston Address: 25 Perth Road, Silverhill Other Info: Lost on 8th August 1915. The SS India, an armed merchant cruiser, was torpedoed by the German submarine U-22 off the coast of Norway. 160 crew were lost…
Arthur Pennington Spray Father: Mr J Spray Address: 17 Paynton Road, Silverhill Other Info: At Military Hospital, Devonport. I cannot find out what ‘S.I.A.B’ stands for. His father lived at 30 Fairlight Road, Ore Published: December 1914 Please use the comments box below if…
Fred Rowse Rank: Driver Regiment: Army Service Corps Sent by: Mrs Rowse Address: 34 Paynton Road, Silverhill Published: August 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
William Gower Ship: HMS Aboukir Brother: Harry George Gower Address: 39 Paynton Road, Silverhill Other Info: Was one of the men saved from HMS Aboukir when it was sunk, along with sister ships HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy, by German submarine U-9 on 22nd September 1914. Published: October 1914…
V Streeter Rank: Private Regiment: ‘D’ Company, Royal Sussex Pioneers, 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr & Mrs G Streeter Address: 42 Paynton Road, Silverhill Published: May 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Harry George Gower Rank: Seaman Wife: Mrs Gower Brother: William Gower Brothers-in-Law: George William Goble, Alfred Albert Goble & Amos Goble Address: 39 Paynton Road, Silverhill Other Info: Was in the Heligoland Bight Engagement Published: October 1914, May 1916 & September 1917 Please use…
Thomas Stretton Rank: Private Regiment: No 7 Bakery Section, Army Service Corps Address: 51 Paynton Road, Silverhill Published: October 1914 Other Info: At the Front Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
E Apps Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Father: Mr J Apps Address: 49 Paynton Road, Silverhill Other Info: Wounded, now at Torquay Hospital Published: November 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Leslie V Lowthorpe Rank: Driver Regiment: 2nd Field Company, Royal Engineers Parents: Mr & Mrs Lowthorpe Address: 38 Paynton Road, St Leonards Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: August 1915 Please use the comments box below…
G Russell Rank: Driver Regiment: 5th Sussex (Service) Battery, Royal Field Artillery Address: Windsor Road, St Leonards Other Info: In India Published: April 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
A E Watts Rank: Lance-Corporal Regiment: Volunteer Training Corps Wife: Mrs Watts Address: 6 Windsor Road, Silverhill Published: March 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Thomas Henry Relfe Rank: Rifleman Regiment: Rifle Brigade Parents: Mr Thomas & Mrs Rachel Relfe Address: 28 Windsor Road, Silverhill Other Info: Killed in action on 1st December 1914. Thomas was aged 20 when he died and is remembered at Le Touret Memorial on panel…
William Hyland Rank: Private Regiment: 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Parents: Mr Charles & Mrs Fanny Hyland Address: 14 Windsor Road, Silverhill, St Leonards Other Info: At the Front. According to CWGC, William died aged 23 on 18th August 1916. He is remembered…
Joseph L Mould Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Mother: Mrs Mould Address: St James’s Villa, Burry Road, Silverhill Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War Website. Published: June 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can…
Charles Austen Smith Rank: Master-at-Arms Ship: HMS Invincible Parents: Mr & Mrs Jeremiah Smith Address: 73a Burry Road, St Leonards Other Info: HMS Invincible was sunk during the Battle of Jutland with the loss of 1026 men with only six survivors. Charles does not appear…
W Coltham Rank: Driver Regiment: Service Regiment, Sussex Yeomanry Address: 6 Alma Villas, Silverhill Published: December 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.