Frederick Breeds
Service: Royal Navy
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Breeds
Brothers: Thomas Breeds, Richard Breeds & William Breeds
Address: 38 Harold Road, Hastings
Other Info: Belonged to the Navy before the war broke out.
Published: October 1914
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William Breeds
Ship: HMS Grafton
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Breeds
Brothers: Thomas Breeds, Richard Breeds & Frederick Breeds
Address: 16 Old Humphrey Avenue, Hastings
Other Info: Belonged to the Navy before the war broke out.
Published: October 1914
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Richard Breeds
Ship: HMS Hindustan
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Breeds
Brothers: Thomas Breeds, William Breeds & Frederick Breeds
Address: 38 Harold Road, Hastings
Other Info: Belonged to the Navy before the war broke out.
Published: October 1914
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Edward Alfred Frank Bevis
Rank: Boy, 1st Class
Ship: HMS Hawke
Parents: Mr & Mrs Edward Alfred Bevis
Address: 25 Croft Road, Hastings
Other Info: Was one of 524 officers and men that went down with HMS Hawke when it was sunk by German submarine U9 on 15th October 1914. According to CWGC, Edward died aged 17 and is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on panel 3.
Published: October 1914
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James Oak
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment: Royal Naval Division
Father: Mr James Oak
Address: 35 St Mary’s Terrace, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: April 1917
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William Felton Smith
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Regiment: Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division
Wife: Mrs Annie E Felton-Smith
Address: 20a Milward Road, Hastings
Other Info: Councillor for St. Clements Ward, Hastings. Member of Education Committee, Lifeboat Committee, and Shipwrecked Mariners. According to CWGC, William died aged 51 on 20th February 1915. He is remembered at Hastings Cemetery, grave reference M.B.04.
Published: September 1914
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James Ernest Bishop
Rank: Able Seaman
Ship: HMS Pathfinder
Parents: Mr William & Mrs Annie Bishop
Brother: Thomas Edmund Bishop & William Bishop
Address: 6 Bourne Walk, Hastings
Other Info: Lost his life on HMS Pathfinder on 5th September 1914. According to CWGC, James was aged 27 when he died. HMS Pathfinder was torpedoed by German submarine U-21 and sank with the loss of 259 men. Albert is remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial on panel 2.
Published: September 1914 & November 1918
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P Stephenson
Regiment: Royal Navy Air Service
Mother: Mrs Stephenson
Brother: P Stephenson
Address: 280 Old London Road, Ore
Published: April 1917
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Wallace Diton
Service: Royal or Merchant Navy
Father: Mr Henry Diton
Brother: Harry Diton & Jack Diton
Address: 13 Woods Passage, All Saints Street, Hastings
Other Info: Eldest grandson of Councilor Dighton (sic). *The spelling of the surname ‘Diton’ corresponds with Navy records.
Published: April 1917
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J McPhail
Ship: HMS Antrim
Sister: Mrs P Edwards
Brother-in-Law: P Edwards
Sister’s Address: 77 Bohemia Road, St Leonards
Published: April 1917
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