This tag refers to the town of Hastings in East Sussex where some of the people featured on this website lived.
B Gillis Rank: Drummer Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment? Father: Charles B Gillis Uncles: George Miller & Frank Harold Cruttenden Address: 41 Vicarage Road, Hastings Other Info: There are three records for ‘B Gillis’ on the Lives of the First World War website, all of which…
Charles B Gillis Rank: Sergeant Regiment: Band, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Son: B Gillis Brothers-in-Law: George Miller & Frank Harold Cruttenden Address: 41 Vicarage Road, Hastings Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: December 1914 &…
George Miller Rank: Chief Petty Officer Ship: HMS Britannia Sister: Mrs Gillis Brothers-in-Law: Charles B Gillis & Frank Harold Cruttenden Nephew: B Gillis Address: 41 Vicarage Road, Hastings Other Info: HMS Britannia was torpedoed and sank with the loss of 50 men on 9th November 1918. Fortunately…
Frank Harold Cruttenden Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves Sister-in-Law: Mrs Gillis Brothers-in-Law: Charles B Gillis & George Miller Nephew: B Gillis Sister-in-Law’s Address: 41 Vicarage Road, Hastings Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: December 1914 Please…
Robert Horace Abraham Rank: Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Regiment: 1st / 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr Robert & Mrs Annie Abraham Address: St Neot’s, 17 Old London Road, Hastings Other Info: According to CWGC, Robert died aged 32 on 28th August 1917. He…
Arabi William Cressingham Rank: Private Regiment: 5th Dragoon Guards Parents in Law: Mr & Mrs White Brother in Law: J R White Address: 222 Priory Road, Halton, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. Additional name info from Lives of the First World War website Published: February…
J R White Rank: Driver Regiment: 5th Battery, Royal Field Artillery Parents: Mr & Mrs White Brother-in-Law: Arabi William Cressingham Address: 222 Priory Road, Halton, Hastings Other Info: In India Published: February 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information…
A L Clarke Rank: Gunner Regiment: Royal Field Artillery Mother: Mrs Clarke Father: A E Clarke Brothers-in-Law: Luke Broom & Herbert William Broom Parent’s Address: 3 Swan Terrace, High Street, Hastings Other Info: Wedding image text reads: The firemen on No 1 (Old Town)…
A L Willett Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Sent by: Miss A Shaw Address: 32 North Terrace, Hastings Other Info: Wounded Published: June 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Thomas J Carlton Rank: Private Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Cousins: George Carlton, M Carlton, H Collins & William Ernest Carlton Brother-in-Law: W Buchanan Address: 83 Hughenden Road, Hastings Other Info: Member of the Blacklands Church Lads’ Brigade. Now at Dover Castle learning…
Thomas Culver Service: Unknown Address: 51 Vicarage Road, Hastings Other Info: The text reads: ‘… who was going to the Gold Coast on the “Falaba” when that vessel was torpedoed. He swan for three quarters of an hour, and was…
Edward Fathers Rank: Quarter Master Sergeant Regiment: 8th Battalion, South Wales Borderers Other Info: The text reads: ‘Group photograph sent by Mrs Breeds, Providence House, Tackleway, Hastings. The soldiers shown in the picture were billeted with her. The are: Quartermaster-Sergeant…