Army
Fredrick Stewart Swain
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1st King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Parents: Mr George & Mrs E Swain
Brother: Gilbert Charles Swain & G Swain
Address: 9 Emmanuel Road, Hastings
Other Info: Killed in action aged 23 on October 26th 1914. He is remembered at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial on panel 51 and 53.
Published: December 1914
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Navy
Edward Arthur Vinall
Rank: Able Seaman
Ship: HMS Good Hope
Wife: Mrs Agnes Vinall
Address: 2 Carisbrooke Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Edward died aged 27 on 1st November 1914 when HMS Good Hope was sunk during the Battle of Coronel with the loss of all hands, totalling 919 men. He is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Panel 2. CWGC has Mrs Vinall living at Knockalton, Quarry Hill, St Leonards
Published: December 1914
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Navy
George Albert Rummery
Rank: 2nd Class Ship’s Corporal
Ship: HMS Bulwark
Parents: Mr William & Mrs Sarah Rummery
Address: Woodsdale Cottage, Battle Road, Mountfield
Other Info: He died aged 31, along with over 750 other seamen, when HMS Bulwark exploded due to an internal explosion on 26th November 1914. George is remembered at All Saints Church in Mountfield, East Sussex.
Published: December 1914
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Army
Thomas Henry Relfe
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: Rifle Brigade
Parents: Mr Thomas & Mrs Rachel Relfe
Address: 28 Windsor Road, Silverhill
Other Info: Killed in action on 1st December 1914. Thomas was aged 20 when he died and is remembered at Le Touret Memorial on panel 44.
Published: December 1914
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Army
Francis Albert Martin
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Parents: Mr W & Mrs Jane Martin
Address: Gamekeepers Lodge, Brede, Sussex
Other Info: As of December 1914 missing since the Battle of the Aisne in October 1914. According to CWGC, Francis died aged 23 on 20th October 1914. He is remembered at Ploegsteert Memorial on panel 2.
Published: December 1914
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Army
Alfred Alexander Brand
Rank: Bombardier / Acting Sergeant
Regiment: 30th / 31st Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Sent by: Mrs Brand
Parents: Mr William & Mrs Jane Brand
Parent’s Address: 9 Battle Road, St Leonards
Address: Silverlands Road, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front. According to CWGC, Alfred died aged 28 on 7th October 1916. He is remembered at Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, grave reference I.G.23.
Published: December 1914
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Navy
Bertram Charles Bashford
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves
Ship: HMS Emperor of India, HMS Lysander & SS Galway Castle
Parents: Mr Bertram & Mrs Emily Jane Bashford
Brother: Reg Bashford
Address: 35 Horntye Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Saw much service in the North Sea, and was shipwrecked three times. Died in hospital in Durban, South Africa. According to CWGC, Bertram died aged 26 on 3rd February 1918.He is remembered at Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery, grave reference F.90.
Published: December 1914, July 1915 & February 1918
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Army
Sidney Charles Ratcliff
Rank: Driver
Regiment: 14th Battery, 4th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs R J Ratcliff
Brother: J J Ratcliff
Address: 38 Alexandra Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front. Died of Typhus at Amara Hospital, Mesopotamia. According to CWGC, Sidney died aged 24 on 16th May 1917. He is remembered at Amara War Cemetery in Iraq, grave reference XIII.G.9.
Published: December 1914 & June 1917
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Army
Frederick Herbert Wickens
Rank: Private
Regiment: 48th King’s Canadian Highlanders
Parents: Mr Frederick Aston & Mrs Emma Wickens
Brothers: F A Wickens & E F Wickens
Address: 42 Old London Road, Hastings
Other Info: Killed near Ypres. Frederick died aged 24 on 22nd April 1915. He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, panel 18-24-26-30. His parents are given as living at 108 Emmanuel Road, Hastings on CWGC.
Published: December 1914 & May 1915
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Army
Norman Catt
Rank: Private
Regiment: 4th Reserve Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Parents: Mr Edwin & Mrs Charlotte Catt (Nee Wilmshurst)
Brothers: Bernard Catt, Albert Catt & Percival Catt
Sister: Amy Dawson (50 Alma Terrace, St Leonards)
Address: 1 Lower South Road, Bohemia, St Leonards
Other Info: Killed in action. According to CWGC, Norman died aged 19 on 16th September 1916. He is remembered at the Guards Cemetery Lesboeufs, grave reference XIII.S.7.
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Published: December 1914 & October 1916
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