This tag refers to the town of Hastings in East Sussex where some of the people featured on this website lived.
Fred Barr Rank: Leading Seaman Ship: HMS Queen Mother: Mrs Barr Brother: Arthur G Barr & W Barr Address: 115 St Georges Road, Hastings Other Info: In the Dardanelles. Published: May 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
W Barr Regiment: Royal Flying Corps Mother: Mrs Barr Brothers: Fred Barr & Arthur G Barr Address: 115 St Georges Road, Hastings Published: July 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Charles E Ball Rank: Lance Sergeant Regiment: 13th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment Sent by: His Brother Brother’s Address: 73 Castle Hill Road, Hastings Other Info: Killed in action. Winner of the Military Medal for bravery in holding a German trench. According to CWGC,…
Harry K Thurgar Rank: Private Regiment: Suffolk Yeomanry Parents: Mr & Mrs J Thurgar Address: Bunger Hill Farm, Hastings Other Info: In Egypt. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: July 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can…
C Tapp Rank: Driver Regiment: Royal Field Artillery Wife: Mrs Tapp Address: 19 Percy Road, Ore Other Info: At Salonika. Published: July 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
George W Selden Rank: Corporal Regiment: Royal Flying Corps Sent by: A friend and well wisher. Address: Hastings Other Info: At the Front since April 1915. Is a Hastings Grammar School Old Boy. Published: July 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can provide…
Ernest J Scott Rank: Sergeant Regiment: 12th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment Sent by: Miss M Mugeridge Address: Hastings Other Info: Wounded on 30th June 1916, died on 11th July 1916. According to CWGC, Ernest is remembered at Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, grave…
Russell Clair Quick Rank: Sergeant Regiment: 2nd Command Depot, Canadian Expeditionary Force Father: Mr W H Quick Parents-in-Law: Mr & Mrs Loates Wife: Florence Amy Quick (nee Loates) In-law’s Address: Icklesham House, Waterworks Road, Hastings Other Info: The wedding took place at St Andrew’s Church,…
Mr McConnell Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Sent by: Mrs McConnell Address: 68 Hughenden Road, Hastings Published: July 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Harry C Hastings Rank: Driver Regiment: 2nd Home Counties Field Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Mother: Mrs Hastings Uncles: William Lake & P Loader Cousin: E Hastings Address: 48 Stonefield Road, Hastings Other Info: In India. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World war…
Arthur Harman Rank: Private Regiment: 11th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr George Richard & Mrs Alice Address: 271 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings Other Info: Reported missing on 3rd September, now reported killed on that date. According to CWGC, Arthur was 19 when…
Frederick (Fred) Sargent Rank: Private Regiment: Signaller, Canadian Expeditionary Force Mother: Mrs Ada Sargent Father: Frederick John Henry Sargent Uncles: Joseph Herbert Gale, A Gale & William Hewitt Address: Prince George, British Columbia Other Info: In Training. Born in Hastings. Frederick’s CEF enlistment papers can be…