Army
T Corke
Rank: Private
Regiment: 29th Battalion, Labour Corps, Middlesex Regiment
Other Info: Private Corke died on 28th February 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.
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Edward Cooper
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: 1st Montreal Heavy Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery
Wife: Mrs A E Cooper
Home Address: 6 Pinders Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Other Info: Edward died aged 31 on 5th October 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.
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James Walter Christensen
Rank: Private
Regiment: 31st Battalion, Australian Infantry
Parents: Mr I W & Mrs Maren Christensen
Home Address: Mackay, Queensland
Other Info: James died aged 37 on 12th August 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. According to his records, held by the National Archives of Australia, James died of wounds received in France at Buchanan Hospital, Hastings.
An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 19th August reads: “Military Funeral for an Australian Soldier. Some very pathetic incidents were witnessed, and at the same time a spontaneous outburst of kindly feeling towards the Buchanan Hospital, on the occasion of the funeral of an Australian Soldier on Wednesday, he having died in that institution last Saturday.
He was Private James Walter Christensen, 31st Australian Battalion of Melton Street, Makay, Queensland, Australia, aged 39. He was wounded in Flanders early in July. By the kindness of the Colonel Commanding the 6th Royal Sussex Regiment, military bearers and a firing party were provided at the Borough Cemetery.
A service, conducted by the Rev C. A. Weeks was held in St Peter’s Church. About twenty-five wounded, mainly Australians, and a few Canadians were conveyed to the cemetery in carriages.
Mr H. Gilbert Henderson represented the Hospital, and Sister Florence and two nurses who had nursed the deceased were present.
The service was solemn and impressive, the soldiers joining heartily in the singing. Several of the Australians expressed their sincere thanks to Mr. Henderson for the treatment accorded to their fallen comrade.
Very beautiful wreaths were received from the Board of Management of the Buchanan Hospital, the nursing staff, his fellow wounded in the Buchanan Hospital, the Countess of Lauderdale, Mr F. W. Jepson, Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Morgan, and Eileen, Mrs. Hoar. Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Fielding, Mr. Packwood, Miss Laurence, Miss Crook, and many others.”
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George Carter
Rank: Private
Regiment: 11th Battalion, Royal Scots
Wife: Mrs S A Carter
Parents: Mr George & Mrs Mary Carter
Home Address: 11 Sandylands Street, Wisbech,
Other Info: George died aged 30 on 11th April 1920. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.
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Henry George Campbell
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: ‘B’ Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs Phyllis Campbell
Home Address: 73 New Street, Horsham
Other Info: Henry died aged 35 on 6th October 1920. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads ‘Rest in Peace’.
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Stephen James Bumstead
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr John & Mrs Sarah Bumstead
Home Address: 30 Scrivens Buildings, Crown Lane, Hastings
Other Info: Stephen died aged 16 on 19th December 1914. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads ‘Rest in Peace, though death divides, fond memories cling’.
Private Bumstead’s funeral was reported in the Hastings & St Leonards Pictorial Advertisor in December 1914. The text reads: “… the mortal remains of Private Stephen James Bumstead, aged 16 years, a young territorial of the 5th Royal Sussex Regiment, were laid to rest at Hastings Borough Cemetery, being accorded full military honours. About one hundred of his comrades followed under the command of Colonel Lloyd.”
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Henry Richard Brown
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Training Depot, Canadian Engineers
Parents: Mr John & Mrs Jane Brown
Wife: Florence Brown
Home Address: 440, 19th Avenue, NW Calgary
Other Info: Henry died of myocarditis aged 47 on 16th January 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads ‘Gone but not forgotten’.
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Charles William Frederick Britton
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment
Parents: Mr John Thompson & Mrs Mary Ann Morgan (formerly Britton)
Mother’s Address: 8 Cornwallis Terrace, Hastings
Other Info: Charles died aged 21 on 17th September 1919. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads ‘Greatly Loved, Deeply Missed’.
Charles is not named on Hastings War Memorial.
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Joseph Hansford Blackstock
Rank: Private
Regiment: 116th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Wife: Mrs Maud Blackstock
Son: Herbert H Blackstock
Home Address: Wyevale, Ontario
Other Info: Joseph died aged 30 on 14th March 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads ‘Gone but not forgotten. Hope to meet again, our loving son’.
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Sydney Bishop
Rank: Private
Regiment: 52nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs George Bishop
Wife: Mrs E E Bishop
Parents Address: Church Villas, Birling, Kent
Home Address: 1516 Rankin Street, Fort William, Ontario
Other Info: Sydney died aged 34 on 11th January 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.
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