E F Bourne
Rank: Private
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Mother-in-Law: Mrs Mepham
Father-in-Law: E W Mepham
Brothers-in-Law: E W Mepham, H F Mepham, S W Mepham & E J Mepham
Father-in-Law’s Address: 11 New Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Published: July 1915
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E J Mepham
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: 2nd Heavy Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Mother: Mrs Mepham
Father: E W Mepham
Brothers: E W Mepham, H F Mepham & S W Mepham
Brother-in-Law: E F Bourne
Father’s Address: 11 New Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Published: July 1915
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S W Mepham
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Mother: Mrs Mepham
Father: E W Mepham
Brothers: E W Mepham, H F Mepham & E J Mepham
Brother-in-Law: E F Bourne
Father’s Address: 11 New Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. Awarded the DCM.
Published: July 1915
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H F Mepham
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Regiment: 1st Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Mother: Mrs Mepham
Father: E W Mepham
Wife: Annie Elizabeth Mepham
Brothers: E W Mepham, S W Mepham & E J Mepham
Brother-in-Law: E F Bourne
Father’s Address: 11 New Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Home Address: 149 London Road, Dover
Other Info: Killed in Action. Awarded the DCM. According to CWGC Lance Corporal Mepham died aged 32 on 23rd June 1915. He is remembered at Potijze Chateau Wood Cemetery, grave reference C3.
Published: July 1915
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E J Mepham
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Mother: Mrs Mepham
Father: E W Mepham
Brothers: H F Mepham, S W Mepham & E J Mepham
Brother-in-Law: E F Bourne
Address: 11 New Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Published: July 1915
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E W Mepham
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: 2nd Home Counties Field Company, Royal Engineers
Wife: Mrs Mepham
Sons: E J Mepham, H F Mepham, S W Mepham & E J Mepham
Son-in-Law: E F Bourne
Address: 11 New Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Published: July 1915
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James Edward Drury
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs Kate Drury
Address: 7 Priory Street, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. Killed in action on 16th August.
According to CWGC, James died aged 34 on 16th August 1916. He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 7C.
An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 26th August 1916 reads: News has come to hand that Private J. Drury, Royal Sussex Regiment, was killed in action at the Front on August 15th. His wife, Mrs K. Drury, resides at 7 Priory Street, Hastings.
Lieut. P. W. Batten, Lewis gun officer, writing home to the widow says: – ‘Your husband was in my platoon and proved himself to be a sound and brave soldier. He was a general favourite with the men and his sergeant major told me yesterday that during the recent operations he was exceptionally cool and had done his work excellently.
Your husband was hit when right up in the front line and when he was assisting in work of the utmost importance.’
Lieut. Chittenden has also written Mrs. Drury a letter of sympathy.
Published: July 1915, February 1916 & August 1916
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S Turner
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Mother: Mrs Turner
Father: W C Turner
Address: Parks Yard, Battle
Published: July 1915
W C Turner
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Reserves, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs Turner
Son: S Turner
Address: Parks Yard, Battle
Published: July 1915
P C Marsh
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Address: 15 Gladstone Terrace, West Hill, Hastings
Published: July 1915