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Cruttenden, Frederick

19th January 201721st September 2018
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Frederick Cruttenden

Rank: Private

Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Wife: Florence Jessie Cruttenden (nee Lennard)

Brother-in-Law: Alfred Lennard & Ernest H Lennard

Address: 25 Salisbury Road, Bohemia, St Leonards

Other Info: Married at Chris Church, Ore in October 1914.

The text reads: Dear Sir, I am writing you a few lines for which I believe you will allow me space in your paper as a native of Hastings an belong to the good old ‘Iron Regiment’ or the 2nd Sussex. I have just got home after twelve months’ experience of actual fighting each time the Regiment fought; and I can tell you I am just calling myself one of the lucky boys. I have had some very near shaves, and have seen a number of Sussex boys fall.The worst I can remember was during the last winter, but I am more than pleased to get a glimpse of our ‘Pictorial Advertiser’.

We very often see a mate fall, but cannot feel certain he is dead until the ‘Pictorial’ or ‘Observer’ helps one to find out by seeing a photo of the one you might be looking for.I call your Roll of Honour a great help to those at home and to the troops in the trenches. You may help to show the Sussex Boy’s appreciation of the cigarettes they have received from somewhere in Hastings by expressing it in your Pictorial. for they cannot always write and thank their friends at home. It is always the cry: “Oh , we will do all that when we get home!”

It was when we were making the advance to Loos that I received my wound, but, lucky enough, I was sent sent even though the wound wasn’t bad. I went to hospital in Norwich, then to a Convalescent Home at Bilney, Norfolk where a very great kindness was shown to all. I enclose a photograph which was taken in the garden, being a gentleman’s house given up for Red Cross purposes. Now I am home, as happy as a sandboy, and thankful to be here once more with my wife and people. I also enclose a photo of myself. Yours truly, Private F Cruttenden, Machine Gunner, 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment.

Published: October 1914 & November 1915

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Cooke, Stanley

19th January 201717th May 2019
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Stanley Cooke

Rank: Private

Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Parents: Mr James & Mrs Annie Cook

Address: The Vines, Udimore

Other Info: … Was in the engagement at Hulluch on 25th September 1915 and has been missing since.

According to CWGC, Stanley died aged 20 on 25th September 1915. He is remembered at Loos Memorial, on panel 69 to 73.

Published: November 1915

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Burton, H

19th January 20176th February 2019
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H Burton

Rank: Private

Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps

Parents: Mr & Mrs F Burton

Address: 23 Norman Road, St Leonards

Published: November 1915

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Tompkin, Richard

19th January 201716th March 2019
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Richard Tompkin

Rank: Private

Regiment: 13th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment

Address: 29 Silverlands Road, Silverhill

Other Info: Additional name information from the Royal Sussex – Southdowns website.

Published: November 1915

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Todd, John

18th January 20179th December 2018
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John Todd

Rank: Private

Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

Mother: Mrs Todd

Brother: Charles Arthur Todd

Mother’s Address: 4 Egremont Place, Halton, Hastings

Other Info: According to CWGC, John died on 20th October 1916. He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial on Pier and Face 7C and 7B.

Published: November 1915

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Seymour-Hosley, William James

18th January 201718th January 2017
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William James Seymour-Hosley

Rank: Major

Regiment: 6th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers

Parents: Mr William & Mrs Emma Seymour Hosley

Parent’s Address: Saffron Walden

Sister-in-Law: Mrs Seymour-Hosley

Sister-in-Law’s Address: 21 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards

Other Info: Recently killed in Flanders. According to CWGC, William died on 25th September 1915. He was mentioned in Despatches. William is remembered at Cambrin Churchyard Extension, grave reference L.8.

Published: November 1915

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Richardson, Fred

18th January 201722nd January 2019
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Fred Richardson

Rank: Private

Regiment: Army Ordnance Corps

Address: 3 Upper South Road, St Leonards

Published: November 1915

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Rawlings, Albert Edward

18th January 201724th June 2018
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Albert Edward Rawlings

Rank: Sapper

Regiment: 69th Field Company, Royal Engineers

Parents: Mr & Mrs J Rawlings

Brother: William Rawlings

Address: 17 Braybrooke Terrace, Hastings

Other Info: Killed in action on 13th October 1915. According to CWGC, Albert is remembered at the Loos Memorial on Panel 4 and 5.

Published: November 1915

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Pounds, George

18th January 2017
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George Pounds

Rank: Private

Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Sent by: Miss Larkin

Miss Larkin’s Address: 14 Union Row, Bourne Walk, Hastings

Other Info: Returned from the Front.

Published: November 1915

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Penn, Eric Frank

18th January 201718th January 2017
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Eric Frank Penn

Rank: Captain

Regiment: 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards

Parents: Mr William & Mrs Constance Penn

Parents-in-Law: Mr & Mrs C J Ebden

Wife: Mrs Gladys Penn

Address: Baldslow Place, Baldslow, Hastings

Other Info: The text reads: “… was killed in action in France on 8th October (1915). He was 37 years of age, and the eldest son of Mr & Mrs William Penn of St Alban’s Court, Nottingham. In 1891 he entered Mr Radcliffe’s House at Eton where he gained very conspicuous all-round athletic success. He played football for Eton, and was also in the cricket eleven in his last year. He won the school quarter mile, putting the weight and throwing the cricket ball, the latter being a throw of 106 yards. In 1898 Mr Penn went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, and received his cricket blue the following year when Mr G L Jessop was captain. At one time it was thought that Mr Penn would play for his county. but at that time the eleven was so rich in batsmen that only a cricketer of exceptional strength had a chance of inclusion. Shortly after this came the Boer War, and from 1900 to 1901 Mr Penn served in South Africa with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots attaining the rank of Captain. After the war he returned to Cambridge, played against Oxford in 1902, after which he entered business, becoming a partner in the firm of Sir R W Carden & Co. He joined the Norfolk Yeomanry at the outbreak of the present war and in April last was transferred to the Special Reserve of the Grenadier Guards, with the rank of Second Lieutenant. He went to France with the 4th Battalion in August, and a month later, after the Battle of Loos was promoted to Captain. He was married to Gladys Eveleen, daughter of Mr & Mrs Ebden in 1906. Of his two brothers, the younger in the Rifle Brigade was killed in February last and the other in the Grenadier Guards, was severely wounded in May and is still at home on sick leave.

According to CWGC, Eric is remembered at Vermelles British Cemetery, grave reference I.K.11. He had been mentioned in Despatches.

Published: November 1915

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