Army
C Carpenter
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Signal Company, Royal Engineers
Parents in Law: Mr & Mrs Bennett
Brother in Law: F A Bennett
Address: 194 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front
Published: May 1915
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Army
F A Bennett
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Sussex Fortress, Royal Engineers
Parents: Mr & Mrs Bennett
Brother in Law: C Carpenter
Address: 194 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. The text in 24 Years Continuous Service reads: Each of these men has 24 years’ continuous service to his credit. The photograph was taken at the Front. Sergeant Green, the man standing on the left, has since come home. Sergeant Bennett … is seated on the left. The man with the dog is Corporal Green and the dog was taken out by the men in March 1915. Its identification disk is hanging around its neck, and is marked “01 Spot. Sussex Army Troops, Royal Engineers. It is well known to the troops at the Front, and has many rats to his credit. It always takes up its position at the head of working parties when allowed.
Published: May 1915 & April 1916
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Army
Richard Barham
Rank: Private
Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Father: Mr Samuel Barham
Brother: William Barham
Address: 63 St Georges Road, Hastings
Published: May 1915
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Army
William Barham
Rank: Driver
Regiment: 5th Sussex, possibly Royal Field Artillery
Father: Mr Samuel Barham
Brother: Richard Barham
Address: 63 St Georges Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front
Published: May 1915
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Army
Clifford F Reilly
Rank: Signaller
Regiment: Toronto Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Mother: Mrs E Reilly
Brother: Harold E Reilly
Address: 39 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front
Published: May 1915
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Navy
Harold E Reilly
Rank: Sub Lieutenant
Ship: HMS Vivid
Mother: Mrs E Reilly
Brother: Clifford F Reilly
Address: 39 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings
Other Info: On Active Service. HMS Vivid appears to have been a shore based Navy training base.
Published: May 1915
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Army
Goerge Edward Kent
Rank: Drummer
Regiment: 12th Battalion (Southdowns),Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs George Kent
Brother: Ernest H Kent
Address: 60 Albion Street, Halton, Hastings
Sent by: Miss F Easton
Miss Easton’s Address: School House, Halton, Hastings
Published: May 1915 & October 1915
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Army
Gilbert John Smith
Rank: Private
Regiment: ‘E’ Company, 25th Battalion, Queensland Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs J Smith
Address: 31 North Terrace, Hastings
Other Info: Reported to the Hastings & St Leonards Observer in January 1916 that he died at the Dardanelles on 21st November 1915. According to CWGC, John is remembered at Lone Pine Memorial, on panel 67. His war records report that he died of wounds received during battle and died at sea aboard HMS Delta. His records can be viewed for free here.
Published: May 1915
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Army
Albert Walter Austen
Rank: Acting Bombardier / Sergeant
Regiment: 9th Reserve Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Wife: Mrs Daisy Austen (nee Busby)
Address: Mogridge Villas, 2 All Saints Street, Hastings
Other Info: Formerly member of St Clements FC.
Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: May 1915 & April 1917
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Army
W Roper
Rank: Bandsman
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Father: Mr J Roper
Address: 24 Priory Street, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front
Published: May 1915
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