Army
P A Smith
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Father: Mr W Smith
Address: Highlyd’s Farm, Bodiam
Other Info: In France
Published: September 1915
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Army
H H Smith
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Father: Mr W Smith
Address: Highlyd’s Farm, Bodiam
Published: September 1915
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Army
Navy
Japheth Levett
Rank: Able Seaman
Ship: HM Trawler Lord Roberts
Parents: Mr Alfred & Mrs Harriett Levett
Wife: Mrs Faith Louise Levett
Address: 101 Hughenden Road, Hastings
Other Info: According to CWGC, Japheth died aged 39 on 25th November 1916 whilst serving aboard HM Trawler Burnley. The British Navy hired trawler was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-4, off Orfordness. All 19 crew were lost. Jepheth is remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial on panel 16.
Published: September 1915
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Army
W E Hopper
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: 5th Sussex Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr Percy Mortimer & Mrs Ellen Henrietta Hopper
Brother: Sydney Mark Hopper
Address: 206 Harold Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Other Info: In India.
Published: September 1915
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Army
Sydney Mark Hopper
Rank: Private
Regiment: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Percy Mortimer & Mrs Ellen Henrietta Hopper
Brother: W E Hopper
Address: 206 Harold Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Other Info: According to CWGC Sydney died aged 19 on 5th March 1916. He is remembered at the Loos Memorial, on panel 69 to 73.
Published: September 1915
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Army
Stanley Godden
Parents: Mr & Mrs Godden
Brothers: William Godden & Thomas Godden
Home Address: Ewhurst
Grandmother: Mrs W Smith
Grandmother’s Address: Highlyd’s Farm, Bodiam
Published: September 1915
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Army
Thomas Godden
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs Godden
Brothers: William Godden & Stanley Godden
Home Address: Ewhurst
Grandmother: Mrs W Smith
Grandmother’s Address: Highlyd’s Farm, Bodiam
Published: September 1915
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Army
William Godden
Rank: Private
Regiment: 11th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs Godden
Brothers: Thomas Godden & Stanley Godden
Home Address: Ewhurst
Grandmother: Mrs W Smith
Grandmother’s Address: Highlyd’s Farm, Bodiam
Other Info: Formerly a Boy Scout in the 1st Ewhurst Troop. According to CWGC, William died on 1st October 1916. He is remembered at Caudry Old Communal Cemetery, grave reference C.13. This webpage linked below states: Born at Dyke’s Farm at Udiam in 1896 William lived at Prawles Cottages in Ewhurst where his father was foreman at Prawles Farm. Joined 1st Ewhurst (Wolf Patrol) Boy Scouts’ on June 21st 1913 aged 17 run by Lord Baden-Powell. Taken prisoner of war on September 3rd 1916 at the Battle of the Ancre on the Somme. Died in captivity 1st October 1916 and buried by the Germans in a mass grave at Caudry Old Communal Cemetery in France along with 139 others.
Read more at: http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/the-fallen-of-the-great-war-1914-1918-1-6133294
Published: September 1915
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Army
C F Farley
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Mother: Mrs Farley
Address: 11 York Buildings, Hastings
Other Info: London Army Troops. For the Dardanelles.
Published: September 1915
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