Army
E Maynard
Rank: Private
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Sent by: His Sister
Brother: Alfred Maynard
Sister’s Address: 286 Priory Road, Hastings
Other Info: For Active Service.
Published: December 1916
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Alfred Maynard
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1st Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Sent by: His Sister
Brother: E Maynard
Sister’s Address: 286 Priory Road, Hastings
Other Info: Killed in action on 3rd November 1916. According to CWGC, Alfred is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 5d & 6D.
Published: December 1916
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Army
Mostyn W Lloyd
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company
Address: 4 Pandora Road, West Hampstead
Other Info: Died of wounds on 16th November 1916. Formerly of St Leonards. According to CWGC, Mostyn is remembered at Contay British Cemetery, grave reference VIII.B.19.
Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: December 1916
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Frank Kent
Rank: Private
Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr Henry & Mrs Emma Kent.
Address: 59 Fairlight Road, Ore
Other Info: The text reads “… The first (portrait) was taken on Salisbury Plain, when he was training there with the 3rd Canadian Battalion, and the second was taken at Wiesbaden, Germany, in September of the present year, he being a prisoner of war. Mr & Mrs Kent have two other sons serving, one in the Sussex Engineers and the other in the 1st Canadians. They are old townspeople, having lived in Hastings or the district all their lives. Mr Kent is a fisherman.
According to CWGC, William died aged 31 on 10th November 1920. He is remembered at Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, grave reference Jones.45.21.15.
Frank’s CEF enlistment papers can be viewed for free here.
Published: December 1916
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William Richard Isted
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
Wife: Mrs Isted
Address: 287 Harold Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. According to CWGC, William died on 25th May 1918. He is remembered at Marfaux British Cemetery, grave reference I.G.3.
Roll of Honour.com states that William was born in Hastings and is also remembered on Burwash War Memorial.
Published: December 1916
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Reginald W G Excell
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Parents: Mr Thomas & Mrs Edith A Excell
Brother: Lionel Thomas Excell
Address: 13 Emmanuel Road, Hastings
Other Info: In Egypt. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: December 1916
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Lionel Thomas Excell
Rank: Lance Corporal / Sergeant
Regiment: King’s Liverpool Regiment / 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
Parents: Mr Thomas & Mrs Edith A Excell
Brother: Reginald W G Excell
Address: 13 Emmanuel Road, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded, but now recovered and again on Active Service. According to CWGC, Lionel died aged 33 on 30th October 1918. He is remembered at Etaples Military Cemetery, grave reference LXXI.D.7.
Published: December 1916
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Percy William Duly
Rank: Private
Regiment: Kent Cyclists, 7th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Parents: Mr William Henry & Mrs Beatrice Augusta Duly
Address: 41 Old London Road, Hastings
Other Info: Died of wounds on 24th November 1916. According to CWGC, William died aged 21 and is remembered at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, grave reference O.II.S.1
Published: December 1916
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F Cole
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps
Sister: Mrs Yeats
Address: 138a Beaconsfield Road, Hastings
Other Info: Awarded the Military Medal. At the Front.
Published: December 1916
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G F Clark
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Wife: Mrs Clark
Address: 4 Warrior Gardens, St Leonards
Published: December 1916
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