This tag refers to the town of Hastings in East Sussex where some of the people featured on this website lived.
Benjamin Mitchell Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: 11th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr Benjamin & Elizabeth A Mitchell Address: 288 Priory Road, Halton, Hastings Other Info: Died on 24th July 1915. According to CWGC, Benjamin was 24 when he died. He is remembered at…
Samuel Ernest Dixie Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps Sister: Miss Dixie Address: 34 Plynlimmon Road, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: December 1914 Please use the comments box below…
S Halls Rank: Bombardier Regiment: 5th Sussex Service Battery, Royal Field Artillery Address: 18 Plynlimmon Road, Hastings Other Info: In India Published: April 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Fred Elvins Rank: Musician Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment Mother: Mrs C Elvins Address: 12 Plynlimmon Road, Hastings Other Info: Wounded, but since returned to his Regiment Published: November 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Herbert Coleman Rank: Gunner Regiment: 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force Father: Guardian J Coleman Address: 48 Plynlimmon Road, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Australia Remembers website, where Herbert’s full service record can be viewed here. Published: May…
Henry John Reeves Rank: Able Seaman Regiment: Royal Naval Division Ship: HMS Laurentic Mother: Mrs Reeves Brother: Robert Reeves Address: 57 Plynlimmon Road, Hastings Other Info: Henry was aboard HMS Laurentic, an armed merchant cruiser, when she struck two mines on 25th January 1917. Aged 27, he…
Thomas James Birmingham Rank: Private Regiment: Mechanical Transport, Canadian Expeditionary Force Mother: Mrs Mary Jane Birmingham Brothers: Frederick W Birmingham, David Henry Birmingham & Percival Arthur Birmingham. Brother-in-Law: A James Address: 84 St George’s Road, Hastings Other Info: Now in France. Thomas is the first…
W Richardson Rank: Driver Regiment: Royal Field Artillery Father: Mr W Richardson Cousins: A J Richardson, Frederick Richardson & William Richardson Address: 2 St Thomas’s Road, West Hill, Hastings Published: February 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
A J Richardson Rank: Sapper Regiment: 2nd Home Counties Field Company, Royal Engineers Father: Mr W Richardson Cousins: W Richardson, Frederick Richardson & William Richardson Address: 2 St Thomas’s Road, West Hill, Hastings Published: February 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more…
David Fair Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Brother: Edward H Fair & W Fair Address: 107 Manor Road, Hastings Other Info: In hospitalin Brighton. Discharged from the Army. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: March 1917 Please use the…
Edward H Fair Rank: Sergeant Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment / King’s Own Scottish Borderers Sent by: W Fair Brother: David Fair & W Fair Address: 147 Emmanuel Road, Hastings Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World…
G Fellows Rank: Private Regiment: Army Service Corps Wife: Mrs Fellows Address: 132 Emmanuel Road, Hastings Published: January 1916 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.