Army
William Henry Croft
Rank: Band Sergeant
Regiment: 12th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs Croft
Brother: Stephen Croft
Address: 56 Alma Villas, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Royal Sussex – Southdowns website.
Published: May 1916
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Army
Stephen Croft
Rank: Private
Regiment: 11th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs Croft
Brother: William Henry Croft
Address: 56 Alma Villas, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front
Published: May 1916
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Army
G Burden
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Mother: Mrs F Burden
Address: 139 Hughenden Road, Hastings
Other Info: For Foreign Service.
Published: May 1916
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Army
G E Bishop
Rank: Private
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Parents: Mr & Mrs H Bishop
Brother: J D Bishop
Address: 7 Carisbrooke Road, St Leonards
Published: May 1916
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Army
Frank Beaurepaire
Regiment: Australian Imperial Force
Other Info: Text reads: “… champion swimmer. He is a YMCA officer at the Front and was formerly in Egypt with the AIF. It will be remembered that he trained at the Hastings Swimming Baths in 1910 and in that year won all the English Championships”
Frank went on to lead a productive life in Australia, which can be read about here.
Published: May 1916
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Army
Arthur Wheeler
Rank: Private / 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment: 3rd / 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs Florence M J Wheeler (nee Brasier)
Father: Mr Edwin Wheeler (Contractor, Isle of Wight)
Parent’s-in-Law’s Address: South View, Croft Road, Hastings
Brother-in-Law: A E Brasier
Brother: George Wheeler
Other Info: Text reads: “… A very pretty wedding was solemnised on Wednesday last week (3rd May 1915) at St Mary-in-the-Castle Church by the Vicar Rev R Talbot. the contracting parties being …. The bridesmaids were Miss Dorothy Craddock, Miss Phillis Wheeler and Miss Dorothy Baker. Mr Charles Brasier acted as Best Man. The bride was given away by her father. The Choir, of which the bride is a member, attended and gave a fully choral service, Mr E Pattenden being at the organ. At the close of the service he played Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March”. A reception was held at “South View”.”
At the Front (Oct 1916)
Published: May 1916, October 1916 & June 1917
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Jack Pennington
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Address: St Leonards
Other Info: Text reads: “…Two of the Tower Road School ‘old boys’. They have recently been home on seven days leave, after fourteen months at the Front with the 5th Royal Sussex. They returned to the front about a month ago.
Published: May 1916
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Army
H Parker
Rank: Driver
Regiment: 2/6th Sussex Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Mother: Mrs Parker
Brother: H H Parker
Cousin: H Sargeant
Address: 24 St Saviour’s Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Driver Parker is the end man on the left of the front row sitting.
Published: May 1916 & June 1916
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Alfred Albert Goble
Rank: Private
Regiment: Australian Imperial Force
Parents: Mr George William & Mrs Emma Goble
Sister: Miss Emily Goble
Brother: George William Goble & Amos Goble
Brother-in-Law: Harry George Gower
Address: 39 Paynton Road, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front.
Additional name and parents information from Ancestry.com. It appears that they were a Westfield family that moved to Silverhill. You can view Alfred’s AIF enlistment papers for free here.
Published: May 1916 & September 1917
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George William Goble
Rank: Private
Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr George William & Mrs Emma Goble
Sister: Miss Emily Goble
Brother: Alfred Albert Goble & Amos Goble
Brother-in-Law: Harry George Gower
Sister’s Address: 39 Paynton Road, Silverhill
Other Info: Additional name and parents information from Ancestry.com. It appears that they were a Westfield family that moved to Silverhill.
Published: May 1916 & September 1917
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