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Richard Curtis Sinden
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs A Sinden
Wife: Mrs Sinden
Brother: Albert Edward Sinden & William Sinden
Parent’s Address: 43 Paynton Road, Silverhill
Home Address: 28 Manor Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. Prisoner of War in Germany
Published: November 1914 (Twice)
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Albert Edward Sinden
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs A Sinden
Brother: William Sinden & Richard Curtis Sinden
Address: 43 Paynton Road, Silverhill
Other Info: Wounded, now in Versailles Hospital
Published: November 1914
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John Hubert Quaife
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifles
Mother: Mrs M Quaife
Address: 13 St Peter’s Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Missing as of November 1914. According to CWGC, John died aged 27 on 14th September 1914, and possibly only identified in 1925. He is remembered at the Chauny Communal Cemetery, British Extension, grave reference 6.B.1.
Published: November 1914
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William H Elms
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: ‘C’ Company, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
Sent in by: Mrs Elms
Brother: James Elms & Frank C Elms
Address: 70 St Mary’s Road, Hastings
Other Info: Seriously wounded, now in Millbank Military Hospital, London
Published: November 1914 & February 1918
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Army
Paul Emil Muscat
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifles
Father: Mr Otto Muscat
Brother: Rudolph Muscat
Address: Hastings
Other Info: Wounded at the battle of Aisne, but since returned to the fighting line.
Published: November 1914
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Henry Eaton
Rank: Bombardier
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery
Grandfather: Mr C Eaton
Address: 48 High Street, Hastings
Other Info: On his way to the Front
Published: October 1914
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James Foster
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Other Info: Cook at the Military Hospital, Devonport
Published: October 1914
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Wallace Butler
Rank: Private / Sergeant
Regiment: 8th Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Wife: Mrs Ethel Butler
Parents: Mr John J & Mrs Mary Butler
Address: 47 Bohemia Road, St Leonards
Other Info: According to CWGC, Wallace was killed in action on 3rd September 1916 aged 36. He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 5d. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
The Friends of Hastings Cemetery website provides this additional information from the Hastings Observer; “In our last issue we referred briefly to the death of Sergeant W. Butler, second son of Mr J. J. Butler of Hastings which took place while in action. An officer, in a letter to the widow, says he was sniped crossing an open space. ‘’He was’,” says the writer of the letter, ‘’largely responsible for the splendid attack we made that day. I cannot speak too highly for the splendid work he has always done, whether in the trenches or behind the line. In a previous attack some three weeks ago he was very strongly recommended for bravery in the German trench, and was certainly responsible for the capture of a machine gun and several prisoners. We shall never forget him, and my great fear is that we shall never replace him. He died most nobly, and was buried with due honours, and a cross was erected to his memory near the spot where he fell.’’
Published: October 1914 & January 1915
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B W Evans
Rank: Bombardier
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Wife: Mrs B W Evans
Address: Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. Called up from the Kent County Constabulary.
Published: October 1914
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Archibald A Stunt
Rank: Lance Corporal / Sergeant
Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs F Foster
Cousin: A Foster
Address: Chapel Cottages, Westfield
Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. The text from ‘A Close Escape’ reads: The picture shows a tattered and torn knapsack. It was reduced to this conditional by a shell, which blew it off the back of Corporal A Stunt of the 8th Royal Sussex Pioneers as he was leaving the trenches about October 30th. He was not injured. The knapsack is now in the possession of Miss A Davis, 77 St Thomas’ Road, Hastings by whom it was brough to us to be photographed.
Awarded the Military Medal on 31st July 1917 for gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field. He has been wounded twice, and has seen over two years active service.
Published: October 1914, January 1916, May 1916 & November 1917
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