Army
C F Whitelock
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Mechanical Transport, Army Service Corps
Sent by: Mrs Whitelock
Address: 6 Stainsby Street, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: June 1916
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Army
George Truluck
Rank: Driver
Regiment: 4th Brigade Ammunition Column, Royal Horse Artillery
Parents: Mr John & Mrs Eliza Ann Truluck
Brother: John C E Truluck, Albert Truluck & Jack Truluck
Parent’s Address: 28 Hardwicke Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Died of pneumonia. According to CWGC, George died aged 26 on 8th August 1917. He is remembered at St Venant Communal Cemetery, grave reference IV.A.45.
Published: June 1916 & August 1917
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Army
John C Swaffer
Rank: Private
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Wife: Mrs Swaffer
Address: 172 Old London Road, Hastings
Other Info: A group of ASC in East Africa. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: June 1916 (both photographs)
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Army
John Stredwick
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Address: 46 Alma Terrace, Silverhill
Other Info: On Active Service. Wounded at Ypres in February 1917. Now in hospital in Peterborough. Mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig’s dispatch.
Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: June 1916 & June 1917
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Army
F R Powell
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs Powell
Brother: H J Powell
Address: 33 St Mary’s Terrace, Hastings
Published: June 1916
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Army
H J Powell
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Mother: Mrs Powell
Brother: F R Powell
Address: 33 St Mary’s Terrace, Hastings
Other Info: At Salonika.
Published: June 1916
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Army
John H Lancaster
Rank: Private
Regiment: 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr William George & Mrs Lucy Lancaster
Parent’s Address: 19 Falcon Terrace, Battersea, London
Brother: William G Lancaster
Aunt: Mrs Sergeant, 9 South Street, St Leonards
Other Info: Born in Hastings. Killed in Action on 10th May 1916. According to CWGC, John is remembered at Berks Cemetery Extension, grave reference II.C.28. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: June 1916
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William G Lancaster
Rank: Sergeant Major
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
Parents: Mr William George & Mrs Lucy Lancaster
Parent’s Address: 19 Falcon Terrace, Battersea, London
Brother: John H Lancaster
Aunt: Mrs Sergeant, 9 South Street, St Leonards
Other Info: Born in Hastings. Badly wounded on 9th May 1915. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: June 1916
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Army
Walter Heyburn
Rank: Trooper
Regiment: Royal Horse Guards
Grandmother: Mrs Heyburn
Grandmother’s Address: Harold House, East Ascent, St Leonards
Other Info: Formerly employed at the Hastings Observer Office.
Published: June 1916
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Army
Frank Harvey
Rank: Private
Regiment: 6th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
Parents: Mr William & Mrs Susan Harvey
Sister: Mrs Brett
Address: 56 Athelstan Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. Killed in action. According to CWGC, Frank died aged 21 on 18th September 1917. He is remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, panel 7 – 17 – 23 – 25 – 27 – 29 – 31.
Frank’s enlistment and service papers can be viewed for free here.
Published: June 1916 & November 1917
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