This tag refers to the town of Hastings in East Sussex where some of the people featured on this website lived.
Victor Albert Groombridge Rank: 1st Class Petty Officer Ship: HMS Hampshire Parents: Mr Joseph & Mrs Mary Groombridge Sister: Mrs G A Dunk Brother-in-Law: George Alfred Dunk Address: Old Town, Hastings Other Info: Recently promoted (as of October 1914). Victor was one of 650 lost when HMS Hampshire…
Sid Gambrill Rank: Ordinary Seaman Ship: HMS Musketeer Brother: Frank Gambrill Address: 198 Queens Road, Hastings Published: May 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Frank Gambrill Rank: Ordinary Seaman Brother: Sid Gambrill Address: 198 Queens Road, Hastings Published: May 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
J Gallop Rank: Driver Regiment: Motor Transport, Army Service Corps Parents: Mr & Mrs J T Gallop Brothers: George Gallop, Frederick Clement Gallop & Albert Gallop Address: 54 North Terrace, Halton, Hastings Other Info: At El Fasha, Sudan. Formerly a local Tramway motorman. Published: June 1916 & May 1917 Please use…
George Gallop Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps Parents: Mr & Mrs J T Gallop Brothers: Albert Gallop, Frederick Clement Gallop & J Gallop Address: 54 North Terrace, Halton, Hastings Other Info: Played the part of Mrs Simmons in “That Brute, Simmons” at the Front in his spare…
Charles Duly Rank: Private / Lance Corporal Regiment: 3rd & 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Father: Mr C Duly Address: 25 All Saints Street, Hastings Other Info: Invalided home, frost bitten from La Bassee. Now in England, wounded for the third time. Wounded for…
Stanley Thomas Collins Rank: Second Lieutenant Regiment: 2/8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment Parents: Mr & Mrs T Collins Address: 142 Emmanuel Road, Hastings Other Info: He enlisted in the Artists Rifles in January 1915 and was gazetted in December. He was wounded whilst on patrol…
G J Collins Rank: Private Regiment: Middlesex Regiment Parents: Mr & Mrs John Collins Brother: John Charles Collins Address: 75 Emmanuel Road, Hastings Other Info: Wounded in January 1917. Now in hospital at Norwich. Published: February 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can…
John Charles Collins Rank: Lance Sergeant Regiment: 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr & Mrs John Collins Brother: G J Collins Address: 75 Emmanuel Road, Hastings Other Info: Killed in action on 12th April 1917. According to CWGC, John died aged 33 and is…
C Carpenter Rank: Bombardier Regiment: 2nd Home Counties, Royal Field Artillery Mother: Mrs Carpenter Brothers: A Carpenter & G Carpenter Cousin: S Martin Address: 163 Queen’s Road, Hastings Other Info: Foreign Service. Published: January 1916 & May 1917 Please use the comments box below if…
William Albert Bulgin Rank: Private Regiment: Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) Grandfather: Mr Alfred Spencer Bulgin Father: Albert Edward Bulgin Uncle: Alfred Spencer Bulgin Address: 35 North Terrace, Halton, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. According to CWGC, William died on 3rd May 1917. He was…
Albert Edward Bulgin Rank: Musician Ship: HMS Roxburgh Father: Mr Alfred Spencer Bulgin Son: William Albert Bulgin Brother: Alfred Spencer Bulgin Address: 35 North Terrace, Halton, Hastings Other Info: Royal Naval Band Published: December 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more…