Percy F Radcliffe
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Sent by: His mother
Cousins: Peter Parker & F Parker
Address: The Cottage, White Rock Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: November 1916
C O Chapman
Rank: Private
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Parents: Mr & Mrs Chapman
Brother: V S Chapman
Address: 11 Winchelsea Road, Ore
Other Info: In Egypt
Published: November 1916
V S Chapman
Rank: Private
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Parents: Mr & Mrs Chapman
Brother: C O Chapman
Address: 11 Winchelsea Road, Ore
Other Info: At the Front.
A Private V S Chapman is listed on Hasting War Memorial but I cannot find any matching records on CWGC.
Published: November 1916
Sidney Lay
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Sister-in-Law: Mrs H Chapman
Brothers-in-Law: H Chapman & William H Ticehurst
Sister-in-Law’s Address: 20 Duke Road, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: November 1916
William H Ticehurst
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Regiment: Indian Infantry
Sister: Mrs H Chapman
Brothers-in-Law: H Chapman & Sidney Lay
Sister’s Address: 20 Duke Road, Silverhill
Other Info: Prisoner of war at Kut. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: November 1916
George William Bumstead
Rank: Private
Regiment: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Arthur & Mrs Peggy Elizabeth Bumstead
Brother: Arthur John Bumstead
Uncle: Mark S Swain
Address: 7 Cornfield Terrace, Bohemia, St Leonards
Other Info: Killed in action. According to CWGC, George died aged 19 on 25th November 1917. He is remembered at Cambrai Memorial, Louveral on Panel 7.
Published: November 1916 & December 1917
Lionel George Henry Britt
Rank: Gunner / Private
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps / 4th Battalion, Tank Corps
Wife: Mrs Ada Florence Britt
Parents: Mr George Henry & Mary Britt
Address: 375 Battle Road, Hollington / 19a Bohemia Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front. According to CWGC, Lionel died aged 26 on 21st March 1918. He is remembered at the Pozieres Memorial, Panel 94.
Lionel Britt was killed in action on his 26th birthday (21 Mar 1918). He first saw battle on 15 Sep 1916 near Flers en Picardie when his tank Dinkum was knocked out during the British attack known as the Battle of Flers Courcelette; this was the first time tanks were used in conflict.. His family believe he was killed close by in 1918 but the rest of his unit was fighting to hold back the German advance south of Tincourt (Thanks to Stephen via the comments for this information).
Gunner Britt is named on Hastings War memorial under L G H Brett
Published: October 1916
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Henry J Weeks
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Fusiliers
Parents: Mr & Mrs Weeks
Address: 164 Old Lane, Hollington
Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: October 1916 & July 1917
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William Randolph Walker
Rank: Private
Regiment: 12th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr James & Mrs Jane Walker
Address: Hastings
Other Info: Missing since 30th June 1916. According to CWGC, William died on 30th Juneand is remembered at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, grave reference XV.P.34.
Published: October 1916
J Upton
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Wife: Mrs Upton
Address: 32 or 38 Alma Villas, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front. Father of nine children who ‘need want some looking after whilst daddy is away’.
Published: October 1916 & September 1917