Hastings Archives - Page 185 of 223

Navy

Brasier, Leonard

2nd March 2016
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Leonard Brasier

Rank: Chief Petty Officer

Ship: HMS Good Hope

Father: Mr George & Mrs Elizabeth Brasier

Wife: Eveline I G Brasier

Aunt: Miss Brasier

Address: East Parade, Hastings

Other Info: Leonard died aged 32 on 1st November 1914 when HMS Good Hope was sunk during the Battle of Coronel with the loss of all hands, totalling 919 men. He is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Panel 1.

Published: December 1914

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Army

Butler, Percy Thomas

1st March 201621st October 2017
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Percy Thomas Butler

Rank: Trooper

Regiment: Royal Horse Guards

Mother: Mrs J Butler

Sister: Miss R F Butler

Brothers: A C Butler & J H Butler

Address: 7 Mount Pleasant Crescent, Hastings

Other Info: Aged 18. At the Front. Height 6ft 4ins.

Published: December 1914 & December 1916

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Army

Burtenshaw, F

1st March 2016
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F Burtenshaw

Rank: Sapper

Regiment: 2nd Home Counties Brigade, Royal Engineers

Sent in by Mrs Fitch

Address: 91 Manor Road, Hastings

Published: December 1914

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Army

Gillham, G

1st March 2016
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G Gillham

Regiment: 6th Sussex Service Battery, Royal Field Artillery

Sent by: Mrs Gillham

Address: 136 Queen’s Road, Hastings

Published: December 1914

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Navy

Swift, W R

1st March 201612th May 2018
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W R Swift

Rank: Stoker / Leading Stoker

Ship: HMS Velox / HMS Bristol

Mother: Mrs Golding

Address: 44 Old London Road, Hastings

Published: December 1914 & August 1917

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Navy

Standen, F J

1st March 201622nd March 2016
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F J Standen

Rank: Signalman

Regiment: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves

Ship: HMS Kent

Father: Mr W Standen

Address: 15 Alpine Road, Hastings

Published: December 1914

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Army

Wells, Clifford O

29th February 201625th August 2018
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Clifford O Wells

Rank: Driver

Regiment: Royal Field Artillery

Parents: Mr & Mrs H Wells

Brother: H G Wells

Cousin: Thomas George Wells

Address: 99 Beaconsfield Road, Hastings

Other Information: At Machine Gun School, General Headquarters, France

Published: December 1914 & February 1916

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Army

Wells, H G

29th February 201625th August 2018
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H G Wells

Rank: Private

Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Parents: Mr & Mrs H Wells

Wife: Sarah Wells

Brother: Clifford O Wells

Cousin: Thomas George Wells

Address: 99 Beaconsfield Road, Hastings

Other Info: Wounded, now in Northampton General Hospital. Married at the Parish Church of Alciston. Victor Hallett gave the bride away and Gilbert Wren Acted as best man.

Published: December 1914, July 1915, February 1916 & February 1918

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Army

White, A C

28th February 2016
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A C White

Rank: Driver

Regiment: 5th Service Battery, Royal Field Artillery

Parents: Mr & Mrs White

Address: 6 Wellington Square, Hastings

Other Info: Foreign Service

Published: December 1914

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Navy

Seymour, Herbert Victor

28th February 20169th January 2019
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Herbert Victor Seymour

Ship: HMS Greyhound

Mother: Mrs A Seymour

Address: 15 Pelham Street, Hastings

Other Info: One of the Hastings Gas Company Staff

Published: December 1914

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