Dowling, Jesse
Jesse Dowling Rank: Chief Stoker Address: Hastings Other Info: On submarines, Harwich Division Published: October 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Tag Hastings
This tag refers to the town of Hastings in East Sussex where some of the people featured on this website lived.
Bishop, F E
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…
Hull, A
A Hull Rank: Private Regiment: ‘C’ Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Address: 17 Russell Street, Hastings Other Info:With the Expeditionary Force Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Woods, R B
R B Woods Rank: Sapper Regiment: 62nd Company, Royal Engineers Address: 7 West Street, Hastings Mother: Mrs Woods Brother: F Woods Other Info: At Stanhope Lines, Aldershot Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Saxby, William Thomas
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…
Holliwell, P F
P F Holliwell Rank: Bandsman Regiment: 5th Royal Sussex Regiment Address: 9 Lennox Street, Halton, Hastings Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Ballard, A
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…
Heasman, F H
F H Heasman Rank: Corporal Regiment: 2nd HC Field Company, Royal Engineers Father: Mr J Heasman Address: 130d Queens Road, Hastings Other Info: At the Front Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.…
Murray, W
W Murray Rank: Private Regiment: National Reserves, 2nd, Royal Sussex Regiment Photo sent in by: Mrs Murray Address: 89 Beaconsfield Road, Hastings Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Oak, Arthur
Arthur Oak Rank: 1st Class Petty Officer Ship: HMS Venerable Other Info: An old Hastings boy Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Ross, J
J Ross Ship: HMAC Calyx Parents: Mr & Mrs Ross Address: 4 St Thomas’s Road, West Hill, Hastings Published: January 1915 Other Info: HMAC refers to His Majesty’s Armed Cruiser. HMAC Calyx’s history is as follows: Calypso SS was a 2,876grt British Merchantship…
Eldridge, T W
T W Eldridge Rank: Private Regiment: 3rd Royal Sussex Mother: Mrs Eldridge Address: 268 Priory Road, Hastings Other Info: Formally a Lieutenant in St Peter’s Church Lads Brigade. On Active Service. Published: January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more…