Army
W Vaughan
Rank: Private
Regiment: 7th Battalion, South Wales Borderers
Brother: H Vaughan
Sent by: Mrs Funnell
Mrs Funnell’s Address: 51 Bexhill Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front
Published: December 1915
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H Vaughan
Rank: Driver
Regiment: 7th Battalion, South Wales Borderers
Brother: W Vaughan
Sent by: Mrs Funnell
Mrs Funnell’s Address: 51 Bexhill Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front
Published: December 1915
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Charles Turner
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Parents: Mr & Mrs Turner
Address: Vinehall Post Office, Robertsbrige
Other Info: In France
Published: December 1915
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William E C Timewell
Rank: Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
Regiment: 1/4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment
Other Info: At Ferozepore, Punjaub, India. The photograph was sent home with the message “With best wishes from an old member of the Observer Editorial Staff, 1874 – 1881. He also remarked that Hastings and Bexhill boys are at Ferozepore in the 6th Sussex Royal Field Artillery.
Published: December 1915
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George Tapsell
Rank: Private
Regiment: Motor Transport, Army Service Corps
Mother: Mrs G Tapsell
Wife: Mabel Gladys Tapsell (nee Roberts)
Mother’s Address: 107 Hughenden Road, Hastings
Other Info: For foreign service.
Published: December 1915 & April 1917
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A Sturdy
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Fusiliers
Mother: Mrs Sturdy
Sent by: Miss Queenie Tapsell
Mother’s Address: Tower Road, St Leonards
Published: December 1915
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Lloyd Tom Skilton
Rank: Private / Corporal
Regiment: 18th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr George & Mrs A M Skilton
Brothers: Frank Skilton & G R Skilton
Address: 6 Landview Terrace, St Helens, Hastings
Other Info: According to CWGC, Lloyd died aged 26 with the rank of Corporal on 9th August 1917. He won the Military Medal and is remembered at the Vimy Memorial, France. Lloyd’s attestation papers can be read for free on this link.
Published: January 1915 & September 1917
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Jack Ray
Rank: Private
Regiment: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs Ray
Brothers: Dick Ray & Jesse Ray
Address: 35 Hardwick Road, Halton, Hastings
Other Info: Invalided home. Returned to the Front.
Published: December 1915
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Jesse Ray
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Mother: Mrs Ray
Address: 35 Hardwick Road, Halton, Hastings
Published: December 1915
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Dick Ray
Rank: Private
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Mother: Mrs Ray
Brothers: Jesse Ray & Jack Ray
Address: 35 Hardwick Road, Halton, Hastings
Other Info: Twelve years’ service
Published: December 1915
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