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Hipgrave, Alfred Ernest

21st March 201615th December 2017
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Alfred Ernest Hipgrave

Rank: Able Seaman

Regiment: Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves

Parents: Mr William & Mrs Eliza Hipgrave

Sister: Mrs Coleman

Brothers: J Hipgrave & Albert George Hipgrave

Brother-in-Law: C J Coleman

Address: 6 North Terrace, Halton, Hastings

Other Info: Alfred died on 6th June 1915 aged 21 at Gallipoli. He is remembered at the Helles Memorial on panel 8 to 15. Information from CWGC & Lives of the First World War.

Published: December 1914, September 1915 & March 1917

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Ford, Alfred

16th March 2016
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Alfred Ford

Rank: Gunner

Regiment: Royal Marine Artillery

Ship: HMS Collingwood

Brother: Walter Ford

Address: 6 Cornwallis Gardens, Hastings

Other Info: Full name likely to be Alfred, after a search of Live of the First World War website.

Published: December 1914

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Ford, Walter

16th March 201616th March 2016
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Walter Ford

Rank: Petty Officer

Regiment: On TB30 Flotilla

Brother: Alfred Ford

Address: 6 Cornwallis Gardens, Hastings

Other Info: TB30 was a torpedo boat that formed part of the fifth destroyer flotilla.

Published: December 1914

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Padgham, Alfred George

15th March 201615th March 2016
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Alfred George Padgham

Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves

Ship: HMAS Calyx

Parents: Mr George & Mrs Annie Elizabeth Padgham

Brothers: Herbert David Padgham & C Padgham

Address: 85 Battle Road, St Leonards

Other Info: First names obtained from the Lives of the First World War website. Please note that there is some conflict in the records available and the information supplied to the paper with the photos above. It’s possible that the paper mixed up the photographs with the information sent in with them.

HMAC refers to His Majesty’s Armed Cruiser. HMAC Calyx’s history is as follows: Calypso SS was a 2,876grt British Merchantship built in 1904 by Earle’s SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull and owned by T. Wilson, Sons & Co., Ltd., Hull . There was accommodation for 57-1st, 44-2nd and 863-3rd class passengers.

Taken up by the Admiralty in November 1914, she was renamed HMS CALYX and armed with 8 x 4.7inch and 2 x 3pounder guns. She served with the 10th Cruiser Squadron until 26.6.1915 when she was returned to the Wilson Line.

On the 10th July 1916, in the North Sea when about 15 miles west of Listafjorden, Norway she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by German submarine U-53 when on route from London for Christiania carrying a general cargo. 30 lives lost, including Master. (From this website)

Published: December 1914

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Padgham, Herbert David

15th March 201615th March 2016
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Herbert David Padgham

Regiment: Royal Naval Division

Parents: Mr George & Mrs Annie Elizabeth Padgham

Brothers: Alfred George Padgham & C Padgham

Address: 85 Battle Road, St Leonards

Other Info: First names obtained from the Lives of the First World War website. According to CWCG Herbert died aged 18 on 4th April 1915. He is remembered at the Port Said War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, grave reference G. 11.

*Please note that there is some conflict in the records available and the information supplied to the paper with the photos above. Herbert served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves according to CWGC. It’s possible that the paper mixed up the photographs with the information sent in with them.

Published: December 1914

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Nicholl, Reginald Eycott

13th March 201615th February 2018
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Reginald Eycott Nicholl

Rank: Sub Lieutenant

Regiment: Royal Navy Air Service

Parents: Rev. & Mrs C Nicholl

Brothers: Frederick Alan Benson Nicholl & Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicholl

Brother-in-Law: Harry Ben Le Despencer Tree

Address: 10 Charles Road, St Leonards

Additional Info:

29/1/1896 – Born St Leonards, Hastings, East Sussex. Son of Rev Charles Alfred Samuel and Henrietta Catherine (née Jacomb) Nicoll
Brother of Lieutenant Charles A J Nicoll, Royal Indian Marines and Lieutenant Frederick A B Nicoll, 3rd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
1901 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings [(as Reginal E Nicholl)]
1911 census – Student: Sait Edward’s School, Woodstock Road, Summerville, Oxford
7/9/1914 – Confirmed as rank of Flight Sub-Lieutenant following probationary period
21/10/1914 – Qualified for Aviators certificate flying a Maurice Farmn Biplane at Central Flying School, Upavon (as Flight Sub- Lieutenant , Royal Naval Air Service)
28/7/1916 – Promoted from Flight Lieutenant to Flight Commander
31/12/1917 – Promoted from Flight Commander to Squadron Commander
29/10/1920 – Granted short term commissionn as Flight Lieutenant from Squadron Leader
11/5/1925 – Royal Air Force: 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
11/5/1925 – Disembarked SS Khyber at London from Port Said
15/10/1925 – Transferred to Reserve, Class C
6/11/1926 – Married Eva Delahunty at 34 Sorauren Avenue, York, Ontario, Canada
15/10/1929 – Relinquished commission on completion of service
4/4/1986 – Died at Grayshott Nursing Home, Boundary Road, Grayshott, Hindhead, Surrey

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Published: December 1914

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Nicholl, Charles Alexander Jacomb

13th March 201615th February 2018
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Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicholl

Rank: Sub Lieutenant

Regiment: Royal Indian Marines

Ship: RIMS Dalhousie

Parents: Rev. & Mrs C Nicholl

Brothers: Frederick Alan Benson Nicholl & Reginald Eycott Nicholl

Brother-in-Law: Harry Ben Le Despencer Tree

Address: 10 Charles Road, St Leonards

Other Info: Serving with the Royal Navy

23/5/1889 – Born StreetLeonards, Hastings, East Sussex. Son of Rev Charles Alfred Samuel and Henrietta Catherine (née Jacomb) Nicoll
Brother of Lieutenant Frederick A B Nicoll, 3rd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment and Reginald E Nicoll, Royal Naval Air Service
1891 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
1901 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings [(as Charles J Nicholl)]
20/7/1909 – Qualified to fulfil the duties of second mate of a foreign going ship
25/2/1915 – Appointed Lieutenant in the Royal Indian Marine
24/8/1916 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General p lake, Commanding, Indian Expeditionary Force “D”
11/8/1917 – Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
May 1918 – Gazetted Lieutenant in Royal Indian Marines
15/4/1918 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General W R Marshall, Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
8/11/1918 – Promoted to Lieutenant
11/11/1918 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General W R Marshall, Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
Jul-Sep 1919 – Married Olive Laura Grant in Bedford
23/7/1920 – Awarded Companion of the Most eminent Order of the Star of India for meritorious services during the Kuki operations (Assam and Burma)
29/7/1920 – Birth of son, Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicoll in Bedfordshire
c.1922 – Birth of daughter Olive D Nicoll
22/9/1923 – Lieutenant Commander: 21 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
22/9/1923 – Embarked SS Sardinia at London for Aden, Yemen
3/8/1924 – To be temporary Commander without pay from Lieutenant Commander while commanding RMIS Minto
21/5/1926 – Disembarked SS Narkunda at London from Bombay, India (accompanied by wife, Laura Olive Nicoll; son,Charles A Nicoll and daughter Olive D Nicoll
14/5/1927 – Birth of son, Michael John Jacomb Nicoll at Rye, Sussex
1930 – Birth of son, Peter Raymond Nicoll in Fulham, London
3/8/1924 – To be temporary Commander with pay
23/7/1928 – To be temporary Commander without pay while officiating as Deputy Conservator of Port, Madras
19/5/1932 – To be temporary Commander with pay
21/10/1932 – Promoted Commander from Lieutenant Commander (temporary Commander)
1936 to 1937 – 153 Shooter’s Hill Road, Greenwich
1/6/1937 – To be temporary Captain (without pay) from Commander while officiating as Captain Superintendant of His Majesties Indian Naval Dockyard, Bombay
15/1/1938 – Promoted to Captain from Commander (temporary Captain)
1938 – 36 Glenshiel Road, Woolwich London SE9
29/1/1960 – Flat 1, 21 Magdelen Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex
29/1/1960 – Died at Battle, Sussex

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Published: December 1914

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Vinall, Edward Arthur

13th March 201618th February 2019
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Edward Arthur Vinall

Rank: Able Seaman

Ship: HMS Good Hope

Wife: Mrs Agnes Vinall

Address: 2 Carisbrooke Road, St Leonards

Other Info: Edward died aged 27 on 1st November 1914 when HMS Good Hope was sunk during the Battle of Coronel with the loss of all hands, totalling 919 men. He is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Panel 2. CWGC has Mrs Vinall living at Knockalton, Quarry Hill, St Leonards

Published: December 1914

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Rummery, George Albert

13th March 201630th March 2019
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George Albert Rummery

Rank: 2nd Class Ship’s Corporal

Ship: HMS Bulwark

Parents: Mr William & Mrs Sarah Rummery

Address: Woodsdale Cottage, Battle Road, Mountfield

Other Info: He died aged 31, along with over 750 other seamen, when HMS Bulwark exploded due to an internal explosion on 26th November 1914. George is remembered at All Saints Church in Mountfield, East Sussex.

Published: December 1914

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Walker, E H

12th March 201612th March 2016
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E H Walker

Rank: 1st Class Petty Officer

Ship: HMS Kent

Father: Mr J Walker

Brother: A E Walker

Address: 8 Woods Passage, Hastings

Published: December 1914

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