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Henry Stephen Glazier
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs H Glazier
Father: H Glazier
Sister: E Glazier
Address: 18 Broadway, Ore
Other Info: Missing since 9th May 1915. According to CWGC, Henry died aged 20 on 9th May 1915. He is remembered on the Le Touret Memorial on panel 20 and 21.
Published: August 1915
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Mercantile Marine
Walter James Farrier
Rank: Trimmer
Ship: SS India
Parents: John Thomas Matthew Farrier and Sarah Ann Ramkin
Brother: Thomas Frederic Farrier, Albert Edward Farrier & Percy H Farrier
Brother-in-Law: G Pepper
Address: 97 St Georges Road, Hastings
Other Info: Lost on HMS India. According to CWGC Walter died on 8th August 1915. HMS India was sunk by German submarine U22 with the loss of 160 crew. Walter is remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial on Panel 9.
Published: August 1915 & August 1916
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Army
William G Tester
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Parents: Mr & Mrs J Tester
Brothers: Albert Tester, John Tester & Leonard Tester
Address: 403 Battle Road, Hollington
Other Info: At the Front. According to CWGC, William died aged 21 on 22nd January 1919. He is remembered at Haidar Pasha Memorial on screen wall panel 15 and is buried at Tiflis British Cemetery.
Published: August 1915 & July 1917
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Army
Charles Smith
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Address: 150 Church Street, Ore
Other Info: Invalided home and died on 25th August 1915, leaving a widow and five children. According to CWGC, Charles is remembered at Hastings Cemetery, grave reference L.D.L27
Published: August 1915
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Army
Albert Vincent Osborne
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Albert & Mrs Kate Osborne
Brother: John Osborne
Address: Water Mill, Guestling
Other Info: Died of wounds received on 24th May 1915. Aged 21 years. According to CWGC, Albert is remembered at Manchester Southern Cemetery, screen wall reference Q.398.
Published: August 1915
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Army
Charles William Oakman
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs Sarah Ann Oakman
Brothers: William S Oakman & Sidney Oakman
Brothers-in-Law: Alf Dawkins & H Dawkins
Address: 1 North Street, Lewes
Other Info: According to CWGC, Charles died aged 43 on 6th June 1920 to an illness contracted whilst on war service. He had moved to the 7th Battalion and achieved the rank of Lance Corporal when invalided out of the army in September 1917. Information from here. Charles is remembered at Lewes Cemetery, grave reference Western II.YQ.18.
Published: August 1915
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Army
Sidney Oakman
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment – attached to 107th Field Company, Royal Engineers
Wife: Mrs Phillis Oakman
Brothers: William S Oakman & Charles William Oakman
Brothers-in-Law: Alf Dawkins & H Dawkins
Address: 63 London Road, Bognor
Other Info: At the Front. According to CWGC, Sidney died on 18th August 1916. He is remembered at Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, grave reference I.JA.4.
Published: August 1915
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Army
Luther Martin
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr William & Eliza Martin
Address: Ewhurst
Sister’s Address: Cleveland House, Dane Road, St Leonards
Other Info: According to CWGC, Luther died aged 30 on 20th November 1916. He is remembered at Stump Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, grave reference A24. This webpage provides the following further info: Born and bred in Ewhurst Luther was another pioneer killed in no-mans-land on the Somme battlefield. His company was tasked with digging a communications trench between Regina Trench and Desire Trench both of which were former German trenches. Killed along with 4 others by shellfire just as winter forced a halt to operations on the Somme Luther’s body lay out in no-mans-land for a number of months. He was finally recovered in the spring of 1917 and buried in Stump Road Cemetery within 100 yards of where he was found. At the time the burials were made in a former German trench and Luther shares a headstone with another fallen comrade.
Published: August 1915
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Navy
Charles H Manser
Rank: 1st Class Stoker
Ship: HMS Juno
Mother: Mrs Manser
Address: 2 Laurel Cottages, Frederick Road, Ore
Other Info: According to CWGC, Charles died on 18th July 1916. The ship’s records the cause of death as an illness. He is remembered at Tehran War Cemetery, grave reference II.B.2
Published: August 1915
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Army
Arthur Lloyd
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Ernest Ludger & Mrs Elizabeth Ann Lloyd
Address: 22 Norman Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Wounded and missing since 9th May 1915. Now reported killed in action on that date. According to CWGC, Arthur was 23 when he died and is remembered at Le Touret Memorial on Panel 20 & 21.
Arthur was an tailor assistant to his father, and the family previously lived at 55 King’s Road, St Leonards as per the 1901 and 1911 census.
Additional information provided by David Gosling.
Published: August 1915
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