Army
Clarence Burrows
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs E Burrows
Brothers: A Burrows & K Burrows
Address: 7 Stone Street, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded on 17th October 1916. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War.
Published: March 1917
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Army
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 1917
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Army
Ernest Riddle
Rank: Private
Regiment: Australian Imperial Force
Father: Mr George Phillip Riddle
Father’s Address: Hastings
Other Info: Friend of Alfred Solomon Smith. You can view Ernest’s AIF service papers for free here.
Published: March 1917
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Army
Alfred Solomon Smith
Rank: Private
Regiment: 25th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
Sister-in-Law: Mrs J Smith
Brother: William Smith
Nephew: L A Smith
Brother’s Address: 78 All Saints Street, Hastings
Other Info: Born in Hastings. According to CWGC, Alfred died aged 34 on 2nd September 1918. He is remembered at Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, grave reference IV.L.2.
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Published: March 1917
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Army
L A Smith
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs J Smith
Uncle: Alfred Solomon Smith
Address: 31 North Terrace, Halton, Hastings
Published: March 1917
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Army
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
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Army
Ernest Wellerd
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs Wellerd
Address: 4 Halton Crescent, Hastings
Parents-in-Law: Mr & Mrs Gower
Brother-in-Law: H C Gower
Other Info: In Mesopotamia. An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 3rd October 1914 reads: “News has come to hand that Gunner Ernest Wellerd, Royal Field Artillery has been wounded in the toe. Mr Wellerd is the son of Mr and Mrs Wellerd of 4, Halton Crescent. He is in a German hospital, and writes that they are very kind to him.”
Published: March 1917
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Army
Henry A Voller
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs H Voller
Counsin: Herbert William Voller
Brother-in-Law: Frederick Gillam
Address: Mount Pleasant, Hastings
Other Info: In Mesopotamia. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: March 1917
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Army
Ernest Harry Sims
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Father: Mr J H Sims
Brother: Percy William Sims
Brother-in-Law: Robert Beckett
Address: 50 All Saints Street, Hastings
Published: March 1917
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Navy
Richard (Dick) George Haddon
Service: Royal Navy
Parents: Mr & Mrs G Haddon
Address: 22 Bourne Walk, Hastings
Published: March 1917
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