Army
W F Chatfield
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Mother: Mrs Chatfield
Address: 80 All Saints Street, Hastings
Other Info: Invalided home on Reserve.
Published: April 1917
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Army
Frank Gilbert Bristow
Rank: Private
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr Robert & Mrs Martha Bristow
Brothers: Percy Bristow & C Bristow
Address: 257 Harold Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front.
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Published: April 1917
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Army
C Bristow
Rank: Private
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps
Parents: Mr Robert & Mrs Martha Bristow
Brothers: Percy Bristow & Frank Gilbert Bristow
Address: 257 Harold Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: April 1917
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Army
Percy Bristow
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Robert & Mrs Martha Bristow
Wife: Mrs Florence Matilda Bristow
Brothers: C Bristow & Frank Gilbert Bristow
Address: 80 All Saints Street, Hastings
Other Info: Four times wounded. Missing since 9th September 1916. According to CWGC, Percy died aged 28 on 9th September. He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 7C.
Published: April 1917
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Army
William George Berry
Rank: Private
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs Daniel Berry
Mother’s Address: 29 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded at Vimy Ridge, now in hospital in England. Formerly of Buckhurst Scout Farm.
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Published: April 1917
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Army
A Mitchell
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Sister: Mrs Barnes
Brother-in-Law: J Barnes
Brother: J Mitchell
Sister’s Address: 62 Fairlight Road, Hastings
Published: April 1917
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J Barnes
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs Barnes
Brothers-in-Law: J Mitchell & A Mitchell
Address: 62 Fairlight Road, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded. Now in hospital at Burton-on-Trent.
Published: April 1917
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F Barnes
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Fusiliers
Mother: Mrs Barnes
Address: 39 Western Road, St Leonards
Published: April 1917
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Thomas Whatman
Rank: Private
Regiment: Connaught Rangers
Father: Mr T W Ransom
Brother: Leo Ransom
Other Info: Thomas is with Headquarters Staff of the Indian Contingent. Additional regiment information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: March 1915
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Army
Alfred H Proctor
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: Royal Army Corps
Father: Mr Henry G Proctor
Address: 18 Lower Park Road, Hastings
Other Info: Probably the tallest man gone into Kitchener’s Army from Hastings. He stands 6ft, 6ins. He is well known in the town, having been goalkeeper in the Junior Champion team in the Sussex Water Polo competition, captain on of the YMCA Swimming Club, and instructor of the Royal Life Saving Society (Hastings Swimming Club Branch).
Published: March 1915
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