William John Elliott
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment: King’s Liverpool Regiment
Wife: Mrs Elliott
Address: 101 Alfred Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Other Info: Severely wounded on 14th September 1917. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War Website.
Published: October 1917
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Arthur Chapman
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Wife: Mrs Chapman
Address: 22 Gladstone Terrace, West Hill, Hastings
Other Info: Head cook at Military Hospital, Plymouth.
Published: October 1917
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Thomas H Avann
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Wife: Mrs T H Avann
Parents: Mr & Mrs S Avann
Address: Squibbs Farm, Etchingham
Parent’s Address: Higham Farm, near Robertsbridge
Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War Website.
Published: October 1917
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Charles Ashton
Rank: Squadron Quarter Master Sergeant
Regiment: Army Ordnance Corps
Address: St Leonards
Other Info: A photo of the AOC Workshops Band, somewhere in France. Bandmaster Ashton is well known locally as a tenor vocalist, and also as a member of Mr Philip Goepel’s Band.
Published: October 1917
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Thomas Stephen Whiting
Rank: Private
Regiment: Australian Imperial Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs James Whiting
Brothers: William Whiting & W J Whiting
Address: 47 St Georges Road, Hastings
Other Info: Now discharged.
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Published: September 1917
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W J Whiting
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs James Whiting
Brothers: William Whiting & Thomas Stephen Whiting
Address: 47 St Georges Road, Hastings
Published: September 1917
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Mr Tootell
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Sent by: A friend
Other Info: Formerly billeted at St Leonards
Published: September 1917
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Frederick W Hyland
Regiment: British Red Cross Society
Address: Old Town, Hastings
Other Info: Has been serving with the French Army continuously for the last 26 months and was decorated with the Croix-de-Guerre by General Boichu, commanding the Division they were working with. He was in the Champagne during 1915, at Verdun, February 20th 1916 and Champagne in the summer of 1917. They were decorated for collecting wounded under fire.
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Published: September 1917
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William J Tapsell
Regiment: British Red Cross Society
Address: Old Town, Hastings
Other Info: Has been serving with the French Army continuously for the last 26 months and was decorated with the Croix-de-Guerre by General Boichu, commanding the Division they were working with. He was in the Champagne during 1915, at Verdun, February 20th 1916 and Champagne in the summer of 1917. They were decorated for collecting wounded under fire.
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Published: September 1917
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H Smith
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Wife: Mrs Smith
Address: 50 Castle Hill Road, Hastings
Other Info: At Ambala, India
Published: September 1917
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