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Spillman, Charles W

15th May 2021
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Charles W Spillman

Rank: Quarter Master Sergeant

Regiment: 8th Battalion, South Wales Borderers

Other Info: The text reads: ‘Group photograph sent by Mrs Breeds, Providence House, Tackleway, Hastings. The soldiers shown in the picture were billeted with her. The are: Quartermaster-Sergeant Jas. Wright, age 55, service 38 years; Quartermaster-Sergeant C. Spillman, age 50, service 32 years; Sergeant Major E. Fathers. age 57, service 33 years. They belong to the 8th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, and have all passed fit for the Front at any moment. The sender of the photograph asks: “Can this be beaten in any one billet in Hastings?”.’

Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: April 1915

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Montague, Archibald

8th May 20218th May 2021
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Archibald Montague

Rank: Private

Service: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Parents: Mr Edward & Mrs Susanna Montague

Home Address: 7 Manor Road, Hastings

Other Info: Archibald Montague died aged 24 on 9th September 1916. He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, pier and face 7C. He is also remembered on a family grave at Hastings Cemetery. He is not named on Hastings War Memorial.

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Jinks, Alfred Newman

1st May 2021
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Alfred Newman Jinks

Rank: Gunner

Service: 138th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Parents: Mr William N & Mrs Sarah Jinks

Other Info: Alfred Jinks died aged 20 on 29th May 1916. He is buried at Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension, grave reference I.A.2. He is also remembered on a family grave at Hastings Cemetery.

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Creed, Harry

24th April 2021
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Harry Creed

Rank: Sapper

Service: 25 Division, Signal Company, Royal Engineers

Parents: Mr Richard & Harriet Creed

Parents Address: 14 Waterworks Road, Queens Road, Hastings

Other Info: Harry Creed died aged 27 on 17th April 1918. He is buried at Abeele Aerodrome Military Cemetery, grave reference I.D.2. He is also remembered on a family grave at Hastings Cemetery.

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Wright, Jas

17th April 2021
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Jas Wright

Rank: Quarter Master Sergeant

Regiment: 8th Battalion, South Wales Borderers

Published: April 1915

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Wynne, Ernest Edgar

10th April 2021
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Ernest Edgar Wynne

Rank: Sapper

Service: Signal Depot (Dunstable), Royal Engineers

Wife: Mrs Theresa Wynne

Home Address: 4 Pinders Road, Clive Vale, Hastings

Other Info: Ernest Wynne died aged 31 on 22nd June 1919. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

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Wynhall, Charles Benjamin

5th April 202110th April 2021
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Charles Benjamin Wynhall

Rank: Private

Service: 1st Garrison Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment

Wife: Mrs Edith Kate Wynhall

Home Address: 6 Hughenden Road, Hastings

Other Info: Charles Wynhall died aged 51 on 10th October 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave says “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven”. Charles is not remembered on Hastings War Memorial.

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Wood, Harvey Cecil

2nd April 2021
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Harvey Cecil Wood

Rank: Cadet

Regiment: No. 2 Officer’s Technical Training Wing, Royal Air Force, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Parents: Mr George T & Mrs Marion L Wood

Home Address: Stranraer, Saskatchewan, Canada

Other Info: Harvey Wood died of pneumonia aged 21 on 16th July 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

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Willy, James

27th March 2021
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James Willy

Rank: Private

Regiment: 123rd Battalion, Canadian Pioneers, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Parents: Mr Henry & Mrs Sarah Willy

Parent’s Address: Wandsworth, London

Wife: Amelia Willy

Home Address: 1064 Dundas Street, Toronto, Ontario

Other Info: James Willy died aged 45 on 5th September 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “Gone but not forgotten”.

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Wilkins, Albert Joseph

20th March 2021
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Albert Joseph Wilkins

Rank: Driver

Service: Heavy Transport, Royal Army Service Corps

Wife: Mrs Daisy Ellen Elizabeth Wilkins

Address: 258 Harold Road, Clive Vale, Hastings

Other Info: Albert Wilkins died aged 34 on 2nd March 1921. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. His name is not on Hastings War Memorial.

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