Army
Bert Harmer
Rank: Signaller
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs Harmer
Brothers: Walter J Harmer, William Thomas Harmer, Albert V Harmer & Sidney Maurice Harmer
Address: 16 Fellbrigg Road, East Dulwich, London
Other Info: Born in Hastings. At the Front. You can view Bert’s CEF enlistment papers for free here.
Published: June 1916
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Army
Sidney Maurice Harmer
Regiment: Machine Gun Section, 9th Battalion, Surrey Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs Harmer
Brothers: Walter J Harmer, William Thomas Harmer, Albert V Harmer & Bert Harmer
Address: 16 Fellbrigg Road, East Dulwich, London
Other Info: Born in Hastings. At the Front
Published: June 1916
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Army
Albert V Harmer
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs Harmer
Brothers: Walter J Harmer, William Thomas Harmer, Sidney Maurice Harmer & Bert Harmer
Address: 16 Fellbrigg Road, East Dulwich, London
Other Info: Born in Hastings.
Published: June 1916
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Navy
William Thomas Harmer
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Ship: HMS Juno
Parents: Mr & Mrs Harmer
Brothers: Walter J Harmer, Albert V Harmer, Sidney Maurice Harmer & Bert Harmer
Address: 16 Fellbrigg Road, East Dulwich, London
Other Info: Born in Hastings. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: June 1916
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Navy
Walter J Harmer
Rank: Torpedo Instructor
Ship: HMS Chatham (a training establishment)
Parents: Mr & Mrs Harmer
Brothers: William Thomas Harmer, Albert V Harmer, Sidney Maurice Harmer & Bert Harmer
Address: 16 Fellbrigg Road, East Dulwich, London
Other Info: Born in Hastings. Has been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Published: June 1916
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Army
R E Garner
Rank: Trooper
Regiment: 3/3rd Battalion, County of London Yeomanry
Parents: Mr William & Mrs Charlotte Ann Garner
Brother: William Walter Garner
Address: 41 Moscow Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Published: June 1916
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Army
A M Elliott
Rank: Lieutenenant
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Sent by: Mrs Elliott
Address: ‘Ambleside’, Milward Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front
Published: June 1916
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Army
G Sexton
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: 7th Battalion, South Wales Borderers
Sent by: Mr & Mrs F Eldridge
Mr & Mrs Eldridge’s Address: 8 Earl Street, Hastings
Other Info: On Active Service
Published: June 1916
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Navy
Herbert (Bertie) Eldridge
Rank: Boy, 1st Class
Ship: HMS Queen Mary
parents: Mr Frederick & Mrs Florence V Eldridge
Cousins: Charles F Eldridge, Victor E Eldridge & Thomas Eldridge
Address: 9 Reginald Road, Bexhill
Other Info: Born in Hastings. Went down with the Queen Mary. According to CWGC, Bertie died aged 16 on 31st May 1916 when HMS Queen Mary was sunk during the Battle of Jutland, one of 1,266 men lost with the ship. He is remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial on panel 14.
Published: June 1916
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Army
Thomas Eldridge
Rank: Private
Regiment: 3/9th Battalion, Hampshire Cyclists
Parents: Mr & Mrs F Eldridge
Brothers: Charles F Eldridge & Victor E Eldridge
Cousin: Herbert Eldridge
Address: 8 Earl Street, Hastings
Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: June 1916
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