This tag refers to the town of Hastings in East Sussex where some of the people featured on this website lived.
Victor Bademan Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps Sent by: His Mother Brother: W Bademan Address: Netherwood Lodge, St Helen’s, Hastings Published: March 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
A Sadler Rank: Driver Regiment: Army Service Corps Address: Stonefield Terrace, Hastings Other Info: In France Published: February 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
H P Smith Rank: Able Seaman Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves Sent by: His Mother (Possible) Brother: Andrew Harry Smith Address: 141 Stonefield Terrace, Hastings Other Info: Was at the Dardanelles. Has been suffering from dysentery. Now in Rest Camp in Cairo. Published: February 1916 Please use…
Edward Pollington Rank: Staff Sergeant Regiment: Army Service Corps Address: 80 Milward Road, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. The text from ‘A French Boy’s Terrible Experience’ reads: “These portraits are…
C H Hunt Rank: Corporal Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment Wife: Mrs Hunt Address: 41 Bourne Walk, Hastings Other Info: In France. Sprained his ankle at Christmas by jumping into a shot hole while helping a wounded man. Published: February 1916 Please use the comments box below if…
Charles Easton Rank: Private Regiment: 12th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr & Mrs George Easton Address: 83 Milward Road, Hastings Published: February 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Harry Butchers Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Brothers: Frederick Ernest Butchers, John “Jack” Butchers, Albert Edward Butchers & James Butchers Brother-in-Law: Bertram Huggins Brother’s Address: 55 St Mary’s Road, West Hill, Hastings Other Info: For Foreign Service Published: November 1915 Please use the comments box below if…
Frederick Ernest Butchers Rank: Rifleman Regiment: 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade Brothers: Albert Edward Butchers, John “Jack” Butchers, James Butchers & Harry Butchers Brother-in-Law: Bertram Huggins Brother’s Address: 55 St Mary’s Road, West Hill, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. Home Wounded (as of November…
John “Jack” Butchers Rank: Rifleman Regiment: ‘A’ Company, 6th Battalion, Rifle Brigade Brothers: Frederick Ernest Butchers, Albert Edward Butchers, James Butchers & Harry Butchers Brother-in-Law: Bertram Huggins Brother’s Address: 55 St Mary’s Road, West Hill, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. Home wounded (as of November 1915). Published: January…
Albert Edward Butchers Rank: Rifleman Regiment: ‘F’ Company, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade Brothers: Frederick Ernest Butchers, John “Jack” Butchers, James Butchers & Harry Butchers Brother-in-Law: Bertram Huggins Brother’s Address: 55 St Mary’s Road, West Hill, Hastings Other Info: At the Front Published: January 1915 & November 1915 Please…
James Butchers Rank: Foreman Service: L.B. & S.C. Railway Company Brothers: Frederick Ernest Butchers, John “Jack” Butchers, Albert Edward Butchers & Harry Butchers Brother-in-Law: Bertram Huggins Brother’s Address: 55 St Mary’s Road, West Hill, Hastings Other Info: Wanted to enlist, but was refused permission by his employers. Published: November…
Frank Barnes Christmas Rank: Trooper Regiment: West Kent Yeomanry Parents: Mr George & Mrs Emily Christmas Brother: Percy G Christmas Address: 43 Lennox Street, Halton, Hastings Other Info: According to CWGC, Frank died aged 20 on 12th October 1917. He was a Corporal in the…