Navy Archives - WW1 Roll Of Honour

Beaney, Albert Edward

27th December 2022
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Albert Edward Beaney

Rank: Able Seaman

Ship: HMS Hogue

Parents: Mr William Foord & Mrs Esther Beaney

Wife: Mrs Mary Jane Beaney

Brother: Charles Arthur Beaney

Address: 154 Hollington Old Lane, Hollington

Parent’s Address: 57 Norman Road, St Leonards

Other Info: An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 31st October 1914 reports “The sad news has been received that Mr Charles Arthur Beaney, of 57 Norman Road, St Leonards, was killed on the ‘Falcon’ destroyer, during the recent bombardment of German forces by our Fleet. Mr Beaney was a single man, aged 38, and was a Petty Officer. What makes his death more distressing is that quite recently a married brother, a Postman between Battle and Westfield, was lost on the ‘Hogue’.

HMS Hogue was sunk along with her sister ships HMS Aboukir and HMS Cressy, by German submarine U-9 on 22nd September 1914. Albert was one of 1,459 seamen lost on that day.

According to CWGC, Albert died aged 35 and is remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial on Panel 2.

Published: October 1914

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Beaney, Charles Arthur

27th December 202227th December 2022
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Charles Arthur Beaney

Rank: Petty Officer Stoker

Ship: HMS Falcon

Parents: Mr William Ford & Mrs Esther Beaney

Brother: Albert Edward Beaney

Address: 57 Norman Road, St Leonards

According to CWGC, Charles is buried at Hastings Cemetery, grave reference E.A.18X.

Published: October 1914

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Kedge, Frederick Markwick

30th October 2021
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Frederick Markwick Kedge

Rank: Leading Seaman

Ship: HMS Achilles

Parents: Mr William Markwick & Mrs Mary Ann Mercy Kedge

Home Address: 6 Duke Street, Silverhill

Other Info: Lost off of HMS Achilles on 26th October 1915. According to CWGC, Frederick is remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial, on panel 7.

Published: December 1915 in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer.

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Baker, William Henry Wenham

16th October 202116th October 2021
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William Henry Wenham Baker

Rank: Able Seaman

Regiment: Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Parents: Mr William Adams & Mrs Leonora Louisa Baker

Address: 2 The Croft, Hastings

Other Info: Died in hospital in Alexandria. According to CWGC, William is remembered at East Mudros Military Cemetery, grave reference I.B.37

Published: June 1915 in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer

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Tomlin, Henry

18th September 2021
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Henry Tomlin

Rank: Able Seaman

Ship: HMS Good Hope

Wife: Mrs Gertrude Alice Tomlin (nee Mayhead)

Address: 30 Horntye Road, Bohemia, St Leonards

Other Info: Henry was born in Hastings in 1881. He was aboard HMS Good Hope when it was sunk with all hands at the Battle of Coronel on 1st November 1914. Additional information from the Lives of the First World War website. He is remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial, panel 2.

Published: Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 5th December 1914

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Horne, Samuel

30th August 2021
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Samuel Horne

Rank: Shipkeeper

Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves

Other Info: The text reads: “The photograph on the left shows Mr Samuel Horne and his three sons. He is a member of a remarkable family, a son of Mrs Jane Nelson (see in the picture on the right) of Fore Street, Exmouth, who has received a letter from the King congratulating her on having seven sons in the Navy. She also has three grandsons serving making ten in all from one family. One of the grandsons, now on the ‘Superb’, is shown in the above picture, with his father, Mr Samuel Horne, who was on the ‘Northumberland’ when His Majesty the King was serving on the same ship as Lieutenant. Mr Horne has been Shipkeeper at the RNVR Drill Hall, West St Leonards since its opening, and has been on active service since the war broke out.

Published: May 1915

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Grant, E

19th June 2021
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E Grant

Rank: Steward

Service: Royal Navy

Ship: HMS Duchess of Devonshire

Other Info: The article reads: ‘Officers’ Stewards and cooks on board HMS Duchess of Devonshire, somewhere at sea. The centre figure is the chief steward, MR E Grant, who was the steward of the St Leonards and East Sussex Golf Club, and volunteered his services for the duration of the War.

The Duchess of Devonshire was a passenger vessel that was converted into an armed boarding vessel in 1914. More about her history can be read here.

Published: April 1915

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Catt, Albert

27th February 2021
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Albert Catt

Rank: Able Seaman

Ship: HMS Sutlej

Address: 32 Norman Road, St Leonards

Published: October 1914

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Turk, George Thomas

1st January 20213rd January 2021
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George Thomas Turk

Rank: Signalman

Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves

Ship: HMS Seafire

Wife: Elizabeth Turk

Father: James H Turk

Brother in Law: Albert V Crowhurst

Address: 67 Hardwicke Road, Halton, Hastings

Other Info: George Thomas died aged 27 on 17th August 1921. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. Additional name information from the Hastings & Rother Family History website. The inscription on his grave says “Gone but not forgotten. From his sorrowing wife and children”.

Published: December 1914

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Boon, George William

30th January 2020
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George William Boon

Rank: Deck Hand

Ship: HMS Drifter Recompense

Service: Royal Navy Reserves

Wife: Mrs M E Boon

Home Address: Mutford, Beccles, Suffolk

Other Info: George Boon, aged 45, died on 28th March 1916. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads ‘Rest in Peace’.

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