Army
L N Wells
Rank: Musician
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifles
Parents: Mr & Mrs J Wells
Address: 114 Milward Road, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded at Vendresse. Now in hospital in Versailles
Published: December 1914
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Army
A Phillips
Rank: Rifleman / Sergeant
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifles
Mother: Mrs Phillips
Address: 85 St Thomas’s Road, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded at Ypres, now in Hospital in Liverpool. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallant and conspicuous bravery during the Battle of the Somme. He has been three times wounded.
Published: December 1914 & March 1917
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Army
H R Hockett
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs H R Hockett
Address: 1 Waterloo Place, Old Lane, Hastings
Other Info: Active Service
Published: December 1914
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Other
Cecil H N Rich
Parents: Bandmaster & Mrs T H Rich
Other Info: Won a Hastings Grammar School Foundation Scholarship from Clive Vale School, passed the Civil Service Examination last June and has received an appointment in the office of the Metropolitan Police, New Scotland Yard, commencing his duties on 2nd December. He has been a member of the Battalion Band, 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment for the past 21/2 years. He has been of great assistance as a 1st clarinet player. All his friends are very pleased to hear of his success.
Published: December 1914
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Army
F Hammond
Regiment: Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Other Info: At the Front. Formerly a Police Constable at Hastings
Published: December 1914
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Army
J Cornelius
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd / 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs Cornelius
Brothers: Frederick Cornelius, W Cornelius & George Cornelius
Address: 417 Old London Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. Wounded, now in hospital in Liverpool.
Published: December 1914, August 1915 & September 1916
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Army
W E Davy
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: 2nd Home Counties Field Company, Royal Engineers
Sent in by: Mrs Pinches
Address: 56 Queens Road, Hastings
Published: December 1914
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Army
S Pinches
Rank: Driver
Regiment: 2nd Home Counties Brigade, 5th Sussex Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Mother: Mrs J E Pinches
Address: 56 Queens Road, Hastings
Published: December 1914
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Navy
Frederick Webster
Ship: HMS Cochrane
Parents: Mr & Mrs Webster
Address: 5 Brewery Cottages, High Street, Hastings
Published: December 1914
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Army
Frank William Franks
Rank: Private
Regiment: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Frank Gilbert & Mrs Sarah Franks
Address: 9 Dorset Place, Hastings
Other Info: According to CWGC, Frank died aged 26 on 2nd January 1916. He is remembered at Bethune Town Cemetery, grave reference IV.G.73.
Published: December 1914
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