Army
R G Simmons
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Sent by: Miss E Hunt
Miss Hunt’s Address: Gordon House, Carlisle Villas, Hastings
Other Info: Foreign Service
Published: May 1916
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Army
J Goodsell
Rank: Private
Sister: Mrs Pound
Nephews: Ernest Pound & James Henry Pound
Sister’s Address: 2 Offa Road, Ore
Other Info: At the Front
Published: May 1916
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Ernest Pound
Rank: Private
Regiment: 14th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs Pound
Brother: James Henry Pound
Uncle: J Goodsell
Address: 2 Offa Road, Ore
Other Info: On active service
Published: May 1916
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Army
G F Morris
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: Royal Fusiliers
Parents: Mr & Mrs A Morris
Brother: C A Morris
Cousin: S A Morris
Address: 52 Alma Terrace, Silverhill
Published: May 1916
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C W Martin
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Sent by: His mother
Address: 5 Duke Street, Silverhill
Other Info: For the Front.
Published: May 1916
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Army
Peter Cane
Rank: Trooper
Regiment: 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Other Info: A wounded Irishman at the Hermitage Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Hastings. he had a letter in the Observer on Saturday protesting against the behaviour of the Irish insurgents in Dublin.
Published: May 1916
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Mr Easton
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Scots Guards
Wife: Mrs Easton
Address: 5 Brook Street, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: May 1916
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Ralph Edward McKie Dennison
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Ralph Abercrombie & Mrs Helen McTaffart Dennison
Brother: Harry Stuart Dennison
Address: 90 Warrior Square, St Leonards
Other Info: The text reads “… We take the following brief report from last Saturday’s Observer: “It is with much regret that we have to state that Captain H. Stuart Dennison, of Princess Patricia’s Imperial Canadian Light Infantry was killed on 8th May 1915. Captain Dennison joined the service on the 4th August 1914, and was on active service in Flanders in December 1914. He took part in the engagements at St Julie, Neuve Chapelle, St Eloi and The Mound. It was at the last mentioned that Captain Dennis was killed whilst heroically holding his trench. His brother, Lieutenant Ralph Edward McKie Dennison, who joined the Royal Sussex Regiment in August 1914, was killed on 9th May 1915, a day after his brother. It was during the engagement at Festubert that Lieutenant Dennison met his death on the enemy’s parapet while leading his men.”
According to CWGC, Ralph is remembered at Le Touret Memorial on Panel 20 and 21.
Published: May 1916
Army
Harry Stuart Dennison
Rank: Captain
Regiment: Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr Ralph Abercrombie & Mrs Helen McTaffart Dennison
Wife: Blanche Dennison (nee Darcy)
Brother: Ralph Edward McKie Dennison
Address: 90 Warrior Square, St Leonards
Other Info: The text reads “… We take the following brief report from last Saturday’s Observer: “It is with much regret that we have to state that Captain H. Stuart Dennison, of Princess Patricia’s Imperial Canadian Light Infantry was killed on 8th May 1915. Captain Dennison joined the service on the 4th August 1914, and was on active service in Flanders in December 1914. He took part in the engagements at St Julie, Neuve Chapelle, St Eloi and The Mound. It was at the last mentioned that Captain Dennis was killed whilst heroically holding his trench. His brother, Lieutenant Ralph Edward McKie Dennison, who joined the Royal Sussex Regiment in August 1914, was killed on 9th May 1915, a day after his brother. It was during the engagement at Festubert that Lieutenant Dennison met his death on the enemy’s parapet while leading his men.”
According to CWGC, Harry is remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial on Panel 10.
Published: May 1916
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H Cross
Rank: Private
Regiment: 7th Battalion , South Wales Borderers
Sent by: A St Leonards friend
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: May 1916
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