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Navy

Kirkby, Bertram James

28th December 20155th July 2018
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Bertram James Kirkby

Rank: 1st Class Writer

Ship: HMS Hawke

Parents: Mr Charles & Mrs Mary Kirkby

Address: 27 St Georges Road, Hastings

Other Info: Was one of 524 officers and men that went down with HMS Hawke when it was sunk by German submarine U9 on 15th October 1914. He was 27 years old with 12 years service in the Navy. Frederick is remembered at the Chatham Naval Memorial on panel 6.

Bertram appears to be recorded on Hastings War memorial as ‘E T Kirby’ – no one of that name appears on the CWGC website.

Published: October 1914

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Navy

Foster, Frederick

28th December 201529th July 2017
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Frederick Foster

Rank: Petty Officer 1st Class

Ship: HMS Hawke

Parents: Mr John Belcher & Ellen Eliza Foster

Address: Hastings

Other Info: Was one of 524 officers and men that went down with HMS Hawke when it was sunk by German submarine U9 on 15th October 1914. He was 32 years old. Employed before the war as second assistant clerk to the Guardians. His father was for many years a tax collector. Frederick is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on panel 6.

Published: October 1914

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Navy

Crouch, John William

28th December 20155th July 2018
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John William Crouch

Rank: Ordinary Seaman

Ship: HMS Hawke

Parents: Mr & Mrs Crouch

Address: 146 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings

Other Info: Was one of 524 officers and men that went down with HMS Hawke when it was sunk by German submarine U9 on 15th October 1914. He was 19 years old. Before the war he was a butcher at Messrs Hickman’s shop in Robertson Street. His Great Grandfather was Mayor of Hastings 8 times. John is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on panel 7.

Published: October 1914

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Army

Champion, A G

28th December 201510th January 2017
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A G Champion

Rank: Gunner

Regiment: 4th Sussex Battalion, Home Counties Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

Mother: Mrs Champion

Brother: Walter S Champion

Address: 71 Priory Road, Hastings

Other Info: Now at Sheerness

Published: October 1914

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Clarke, A

27th December 2015
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A Clarke

Regiment: 3rd Worcestershire Regiment

Mother: Mrs Clarke

Address: Wellington Square, Hastings

Other Info: At the Front

Published: October 1914

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Navy

Newington, James

27th December 201521st March 2017
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James Newington

Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves

Ship: HMS Neptune

Sister: Mrs Martin

Sister’s Address: 44 All Saints Street, Hastings

Address: 2 Providence Row, All Saints Street, Hastings

Other Info: HMS Excellent was a land based gunnery school based in Portsmouth.

The text for ‘A Winning Crew’ reads: A crew on board HMS Neptune, winners of the RNR and RNVR race at the squadron regatta, 1915. The man on the left, sitting on the ground is James Newington, brother of Mrs Martin…. Another Hastings man, W Larkins, is third from the left in the second row from the back.

Published: October 1914 & March 1916

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Hutchinson, George J

24th December 201525th February 2018
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George J Seaman

Rank: Leading Seaman

Ship: HMS Lancaster

Parents: Mr James & Mrs Rebecca Hutchinson

Brother: Spencer Hutchinson

Address: 2 Halton Crescent, Hastings

Published: October 1914

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Rowe, F W

24th December 201525th March 2018
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F W Rowe

Rank: Private

Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps, 12 Battery, Royal Field Artillery

Mother: Ms Rowe

Address: 16 Holmesdale Gardens, Hastings

Other Info: At the Front

Published: October 1914 & June 1917

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Rolfe, T G

24th December 201519th August 2016
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Thomas George Rolfe

Regiment: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve

Ship: HMS Bayano

Address: Bourne Street, Hastings

Other Info: At Walmer. Was one of the survivors aboard HMS Bayano which was torpedoed on March 11th 1915. He was saved (after clinging to rafts for five hours with other members of the crew) by Captain J Foster and the crew of Balmarino. Mr Rolfe was taken to County Hospital, Ayr with three others. He was most kindly treated. Then he was taken to Portsmouth and from there sent home for 14 days leave. He has now returned to Portsmouth.

Published: October 1914 & April 1915

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Adams, Frank

24th December 201524th December 2015
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Frank Adams

Rank: Leading Stoker

Ship: HMS Victorious

Father: Mr Jas Adams

Address: Ashburnham Road, Hastings

Published: October 1914

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