This tag refers to the town of Hastings in East Sussex where some of the people featured on this website lived.
James Helsdown Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment Mother: Mrs Butler Brother: Thomas James Helsdown Address: 15 Woods Passage, All Saints Street Other Info: In Palestine. Was formerly sent home with gas and trench fever. Mentioned in dispatches for getting food to his camp under…
Alfred Parker Rank: Corporal Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery Wife: Mrs Alice Parker (Nee Button) Address: 11 Hurrell Road, Hastings Other Info: Married at the Hastings Registry Office on January 15th 1917. Published: February 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information…
Percy Clout Rank: Corporal Regiment: Army Service Corps Father: Mr W J Clout Brother: J Clout Wife: Mrs Eva Emily Clout (nee Cole) Nephew: Harold Clout Father’s Address: Priory Road, Hastings Other Info: The marriage took place at Christ Church, Ore. Published: March 1917 & November…
Angus Daniel MacLeod Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force Mother: Mrs Annabel MacLeod Wife: Mrs Ethel Florence MacLeod Address: 9 Prospect Place, Cambridge Road, Hastings Other Info: Reported missing on 30th October 1917. According to CWGC, Angus died on…
A E Hawkins Rank: Sergeant Regiment: London Rifle Brigade Father: Mr A G Hawkins Brother: Cyril F Hawkins Address: 16 Milward Road, Hastings Additional Info: Wounded at Armentieres on April 24th. Published: May 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information…
Cyril F Hawkins Rank: Rifleman Regiment: London Rifle Brigade Father: Mr A G Hawkins Brother: A E Hawkins Sister: Miss E M Hawkins Address: 16 Milward Road, Hastings Additional Info: Wounded. Now in hospital in Colchester. Published: December 1917 Please use the comments box below if…
William Alfred Douch Rank: Private Regiment: Northamptonshire Regiment / 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment Mother: Mr & Mrs W Douch Address: 2 Gladstone Terrace, West Hill, Hastings Other Info: Killed in action aged 21. According to CWGC, William died on 26th October 1917. He is remembered…
Thomas Lamb Ship: HMS Celtic Mother: Mrs Lamb Brother: James Lamb Address: 96 All Saints Street, Hastings Other Info: Thomas Lamb’s RNR record is available from National Archives, BT 377 He joined RNR in 1910 and was invalided while on board HMS Celtic…
A E Bourne Rank: Trooper Regiment: 2nd Life Guards Mother: Mrs Bourne Address: 3 Broomgrove Road, Hastings Other Info: Gassed, now in a convalescent camp at the Front. Published: March 1917 & November 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can provide…
Harry Usher Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr Charles John & Mrs Constance Caroline Usher Brother: Frank Usher Brothers-in-Law: Thomas Blissett & William Blissett Address: 11 Woods Passage, Hastings Published: October 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can…
Frank Usher Rank: Able Seaman Regiment: Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves Parents: Mr Charles John & Mrs Constance Caroline Usher Sister: Mrs Alice M Blissett (later Helsdown) Brother: Harry Usher Brothers-in-Law: Thomas Blissett & William Blissett Address: 11 Woods Passage, Hastings Other Info: Was…
Thomas Blissett Rank: Gunner Regiment: ‘B’ Battery, 123rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Parents: Mr Edward & Mrs Elizabeth Blissett Wife: Mrs Alice M Blissett (later Helsdown) Brother: William Blissett Brothers-in-Law: Frank Usher & Harry Usher Address: 25 All Saints Street, Hastings Other Info:…