This tag refers to the town of Hastings in East Sussex where some of the people featured on this website lived.
James Albert Burton Rank: First Class Stoker Ship: HMS Aboukir Address: 21 Rock-a-Nore, Hastings Parents: Mr & Mrs Burton Other Info: Lost his life on HMS Aboukir when it was sunk, along with sister ships HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy, by German submarine U-9 on 22nd September 1914. He…
Bertram Pargeter Brickett Rank: Able Seaman, Bugler Ship: HMS Queen Mary Parents: Mr Albert Edward & Mrs Annie Brickett Brother: Douglas Brickett Address: 117 Queens Road, Hastings Other Info: Was in the naval engagement in the Heligoland Bight. Was on the Queen Mary when…
F G Brann Rank: Trooper Regiment: 1st Life Guards Parents: Police Pensioner George E Brann & Mrs Brann Address: 4 Salisbury Road, Bohemia, Hastings Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
A H Beavis Rank: Driver Regiment: Royal Engineers Details provided by: S P Collins Address: Hastings Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
William Eli Burt Barham Rank: Private Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards Parents: Mr Edward & Maud Barham Brother: H Barham Address: 5 St Mary’s Road, Hastings Other Info: Died from a scalp wound received in action on August 26th 1914. According to the CWGC,…
A Ballard Rank: Chief Yeoman of Signals Ship: HMS Highflyer Address: 4 Croft Road, Hastings Other Info: HMS Highflyer sank the German armed liner Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse on August 27th 1914. A Ballard has served 25 years in the Navy and eight years in…
Victor A BalchinRank: Rifleman Regiment: 18th Battalion, London Irish Rifles Address: 92 Milward Road, Hastings Other Info: Winner of the Bantam Weight Boxing Championship. Published: September 1914 & March 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this…
Michael Pankhurst Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Mother: Mrs Pankhurst Brothers: T Pankhurst & J Pankhurst Brother in Law: J Lee Address: 47 Percy Road, Ore Other Info: Wounded at the Battle of Aisne Published: September 1914 & March 1915 Please use…
A Adams Rank: Sergeant Regiment: 3rd, Royal Sussex Regiment Wife: Mrs Adams Address: 77a St Georges Road, Hastings Other Info: Special Reserve Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
F E Bishop Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: Royal West Kent Regiment Father in Law: Corporal S Adams Address: 95 Emmanuel Road, Hastings (quite likely S Adam’s address) Other Info: Died a soldiers death from wounds received at Cressy, France. According to CWGC, he died aged 38…
George Hesmer Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Address: 30 Stonefield Road, Hastings Parents: Mr & Mrs Hesmer Brother in Law: Fred Stubberfield Other Info: Now lying in the Boscombe General Hospital suffering from a wound in his right lung received on September…
William Thomas Saxby Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Ship: HMS Edgar Address: 46 St Thomas’ Road, Hastings Other Info: According to the National Archives, William Saxby was born on 1st August 1892 and his service number was 5 Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box…