Royal Air Force
A C Matthews
Rank: 2nd Air Mechanic
Regiment: Royal Flying Corps
Parents: Sergeant & Mrs Matthews
Brother: L J Matthews
Address: 62 Ashburnham Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Published: August 1915
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Army
Luther Martin
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr William & Eliza Martin
Address: Ewhurst
Sister’s Address: Cleveland House, Dane Road, St Leonards
Other Info: According to CWGC, Luther died aged 30 on 20th November 1916. He is remembered at Stump Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, grave reference A24. This webpage provides the following further info: Born and bred in Ewhurst Luther was another pioneer killed in no-mans-land on the Somme battlefield. His company was tasked with digging a communications trench between Regina Trench and Desire Trench both of which were former German trenches. Killed along with 4 others by shellfire just as winter forced a halt to operations on the Somme Luther’s body lay out in no-mans-land for a number of months. He was finally recovered in the spring of 1917 and buried in Stump Road Cemetery within 100 yards of where he was found. At the time the burials were made in a former German trench and Luther shares a headstone with another fallen comrade.
Published: August 1915
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Navy
Charles H Manser
Rank: 1st Class Stoker
Ship: HMS Juno
Mother: Mrs Manser
Address: 2 Laurel Cottages, Frederick Road, Ore
Other Info: According to CWGC, Charles died on 18th July 1916. The ship’s records the cause of death as an illness. He is remembered at Tehran War Cemetery, grave reference II.B.2
Published: August 1915
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Army
Arthur Lloyd
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Ernest Ludger & Mrs Elizabeth Ann Lloyd
Address: 22 Norman Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Wounded and missing since 9th May 1915. Now reported killed in action on that date. According to CWGC, Arthur was 23 when he died and is remembered at Le Touret Memorial on Panel 20 & 21.
Arthur was an tailor assistant to his father, and the family previously lived at 55 King’s Road, St Leonards as per the 1901 and 1911 census.
Additional information provided by David Gosling.
Published: August 1915
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Other
Walter Jones
Regiment: Merchant Service, Mercantile Marine
Parents: Mr & Mrs Jones
Brothers: F W Jones, A Jones & B Jones
Address: 18 Old London Road, Hastings
Published: August 1915
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Uncategorized
B Jones
Rank: Private
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs Jones
Brothers: F W Jones, A Jones & Walter Jones
Address: 18 Old London Road, Hastings
Other Info: Foreign Service
Published: August 1915
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Army
A Jones
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd / 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs Jones
Brothers: F W Jones, B Jones & Walter Jones
Address: 18 Old London Road, Hastings
Other Info: Foreign Service
Published: August 1915
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Army
F W Jones
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: 2nd Home Counties, Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs Jones
Brothers: A Jones, B Jones & Walter Jones
Address: 18 Old London Road, Hastings
Other Info: Foreign Service
Published: August 1915
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Army
A Helsdown
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Other Info: For Active Service. Formerly Sergeant of St Clement’s Church Lads’ Brigade and member of St John Ambulance.
Published: August 1915
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Army
A Harmer
Rank: Private
Regiment: 7th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
Father: Mr Charles F Harmer
Brother-in-Law: Sidney F Tapp, F E Fellows & C J Barton
Nephew: V J Tapp
Address: 285 St George’s Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front
Published: August 1915 & June 1917
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