Army
Warren Coombes
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs Hannah Coombes
Father: C Coombes
Address: 65 Plynlimmon Road, Hastings
Other Info: According to CWGC, Warren died aged 16 on 8th October 1916. He is remembered at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe, grave reference III.D.60.
Published: April 1916
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Army
C Coombes
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: 2nd Home Counties, Royal Engineers
Wife: Mrs Hannah Coombes
Son: Warren Coombes
Address: 65 Plynlimmon Road, Hastings
Published: April 1916
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Army
F C Collins
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Sent by: Miss F Baker
Address: Plynlimmon Road, Hastings
Published: April 1916
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Army
A Box
Rank: Private
Regiment: 12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
Sister-in-Law: Miss E Butterfield
Miss Butterfield’s Address: 10 Charles Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front
Published: April 1916
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Army
Albert Wallis Bourne
Rank: Private
Regiment: Motor Transport, Army Service Corps
Father: Mr G Bourne
Address: The Village, Benenden, Kent
Other Info: Formerly with Skinners, Hastings. Additional rank information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: April 1916
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Army
Thomas Frederick Parsons
Rank: Private
Regiment: Medical Corps, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs T Parsons
Address: 81 Winchelsea Road, Ore
Other Info: At the Front. You can view Thomas’ CEF enlistment papers for free here.
Published: April 1916
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Navy
Alfred Ebenezer Meredith
Ship: In training on HMS Ganges
Sister-in-Law: Mrs Meredith
Brother: John Meredith
Brother’s Address: 111 Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards
Other Info: I have chosen the spelling as shown on the Lives of the First World War website, as the spelling ‘Merridith’ does not retrieve records that correlate to the information above. The site states that Alfred was born in St Leonards.
Published: April 1916
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Navy
John Meredith
Rank: Seaman
Ship: HMS Offa
Wife: Mrs Meredith
Brother: Alfred Ebenezer Meredith
Address: 111 Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards
Other Info: I have chosen the spelling as shown on the Lives of the First World War website, as the spelling ‘Merridith’ does not retrieve records that correlate to the information above.
Published: April 1916
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Army
C F Knowles
Rank: Private
Regiment: I.R.E.S?
Father: Mr F Knowles
Brothers: Gunner Knowles & A Knowles
Address: 1 Warrior Gardens, St Leonards
Other Info: For Active Service. Cannot identify what regiment the acronym refers to.
Published: April 1916
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Army
A Knowles
Rank: Private
Regiment: Motor Transport, Army Service Corps
Father: Mr F Knowles
Brothers: Gunner Knowles & C F Knowles
Address: 1 Warrior Gardens, St Leonards
Other Info: On Active Service
Published: April 1916
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