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…
Daniel Hodson Ship: HMS Hogue Parents: Mr & Mrs Hodson Address: 22 All Saints Street, Hastings Other Info: According to CWGC, Daniel was aboard HMS Hogue when it was sunk, along with sister ships HMS Aboukir and HMS Cressy, by German submarine U-9 on 22nd…
Ernest Spray Regiment: Collingwood Brigade, Royal Naval Division Address: 41 Caves Road, St Leonards Mother: Mrs E Spray Other Info: Came from Canada to fight at the Front. For seven weeks he was training at Walmer in ‘Churchill’s Own’ Collingwood Brigade and left…
J Ross Ship: HMAC Calyx Parents: Mr & Mrs Ross Address: 4 St Thomas’s Road, West Hill, Hastings Published: January 1915 Other Info: HMAC refers to His Majesty’s Armed Cruiser. HMAC Calyx’s history is as follows: Calypso SS was a 2,876grt British Merchantship…
Arthur Oak Rank: 1st Class Petty Officer Ship: HMS Venerable Other Info: An old Hastings boy Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Frederick Crockford Rank: Able Seaman Ship: HMS Cedric Sent in by: Ethel Crockford Address: Holmwood, The Green, St Leonards Other Info: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Published: November 1914 & January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information…
Stephen J Snaith Ship: HMS Espiegle Mother: Mrs Snaith Address: 270 Priory Road, Hastings Published: December 1914 & January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
S F Robbins Rank: Leading Mechanic Regiment: Royal Naval Flying Corps Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
S J Coney Rank: Petty Officer Ship: HMS Argonaut Wife: Mrs Coney Address: 47 Victoria Avenue, Hastings Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Charles Barratt Rank: 1st Class Petty Officer Ship: HMS Asia Wife: MrsBarratt Address: 4 Cornwallis Terrace, St Leonards Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
G Farmer Rank: Able Seaman Regiment: HMS Virginian Address: St Leonards Published: January 1915 Other Info: Was at the Defence of Antwerp Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
H H Rush Rank: Petty Officer Regiment: Royal Naval Brigade Published: January 1915 Other Info: Formerly of the Hastings Company of the Royal Navy Voluntary Reserve Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.