Ethel Bray Rank: Nurse Father: Mr John Bray Siblings: John Bray & Cicely Evelyn Bray Address: Collonade, St Leonards Other Info: With the British Army in France. Much more information about Ethel can be read here. Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you…
F G Brann Rank: Trooper Regiment: 1st Life Guards Parents: Police Pensioner George E Brann & Mrs Brann Address: 4 Salisbury Road, Bohemia, Hastings Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Edward Barthram Rank: Chief Petty Officer Ship: HMS Formidable Address: 13 Arnside Road, St Leonards Other Info: Edward was one of 199 sailors that were saved when HMS Formidable sunk after the ship was torpedoed twice by German submarine U24 on 1st January 1915. He was rescued by…
William Bannister Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards Parents: Mr A & Mrs Harriet Banister Address: 78 Old Lane, Hollington Published: October 1914 & January 1915 Other Information: Killed in action According to CWGC, William died aged 18 on 25th December 1914 and is buried at…
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…