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G W Ellis
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs Ellis
Address: 4 Sandown Road, Ore
Other Info: Foreign Service
Published: March 1915 & May 1916
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G Ray
Rank: Driver
Regiment: 5th Sussex Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Mother: Mrs Ray
Brothers-in-Law: W Ward , Albert Edward Dengate, William Henry Ward & A Ward
Address: 87 Alfred Road, Hastings
Other Info: In India
Published: March 1915 & May 1916
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Frank Albert Vidler
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs F Vidler
Cousins: Edward Francis Smith, A Smith, Alfred Smith & Ernest Sellens
Address: 12 Old Church Road, Hollington
Published: February 1915, May 1916 & January 1918
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E G Reed
Rank: Gunner / Corporal
Regiment: 2nd Home Counties, Royal Field Artillery
Mother: Mrs Reed
Grandparents: Mr & Mrs Roberts
Address: 8 Alma Terrace, St Leonards
Other Info: For foreign service. In Mesopotamia
Published: February 1915 & May 1916
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Alfred Etheridge
Rank: Private
Regiment: 13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Parents: Mr & Mrs Etheridge
Brother: Arthur J Etheridge
Sent by: Mr G Etheridge
Address: 25 Milward Road, Hastings
Parent’s Address: 18 Whitefriars Road, Hastings
Other Info: According to CWGC, Alfred died aged 23 at the rank of Lance Corporal on 19th April 1916. He is remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, panel 24-26-28-30.
Grammar School Roll of Honour reads: “Lance Corporal Alfred Etheridge, Machine Gun Section, 13th Canadian Battalion, who was killed in action on 19th April. He was well known in Hastings prior to emigrating to Canada. He attended Hastings Grammar school for about three years, successfully passing the Senior Cambridge Local. Upon relinquishing his position as a pupil teacher at Priory Road School he left for Canada in June 1910, joining the staff at the Bank of Ottawa at Cobolt (Ontario).
Subsequently he was transferred to Regina (Sask.), and later to the same branch at Vancouver, B.C. He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in November 1914, and took part in the memorable engagements around Fostubert in June 1915. He was slightly wounded in January last. After recently undergoing a special course of machine gun training he rejoined his Battalion and was killed while in charge of his gun during a terrific bombardment. A letter has been received from the officer commanding stating that he stuck to his gun cool and collected to the last. He was the fourth son of Mr A G Etheridge, 18 Whitefriars Road, Hastings.
Published: February 1915, September 1915 & May 1916
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T Carrick
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs Carrick
Sent by: Miss J Burgess
Address: 15 Oak Terrace, Ore
Other Info: For Foreign Service
Published: January 1915 & May 1916
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Charlie A Bristow
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Father: Police Sergeant Bristow
Address: 67 Southwater Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Wounded on April 30th, now in hospital at the base.
Text reads: “…Two of the Tower Road School ‘old boys’. They have recently been home on seven days leave, after fourteen months at the Front with the 5th Royal Sussex. They returned to the front about a month ago.
Published: December 1914, May 2015 & May 1916
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Archibald J Murdoch
Rank: Corporal / Sergeant
Regiment: Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Father: Mr William Murdoch
Wife: Mrs Beatrice Murdoch
Aunt: Mrs Thomas Till
Brothers: C A Murdoch, William Henry Murdoch, J Murdoch, Frank Murdoch & Frederick Murdoch
Cousins: Thomas Archibald Till, William H Till & Frederick G Till
Address: 21 Lancaster Mews, Lewes
Aunt’s Address: 7 Paynton Road, Silverhill
Other Info: On Active Service. According to CWGC, Archibald died 36 on 12th September 1917. He was a recipient of the Military Medal and is remembered at Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, grave reference I.V.32.
*Archibald’s name is spelt ‘Murdock’ on CWGC and Hastings War Memorial.
Published: December 1914, May 1916 & October 1917
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W Miller
Rank: Bugler
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs L Miller / Akehurst
Address: 3 Western Road, St Leonards
Published: November 1914, December 1914 & May 1916
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A H Brown
Rank: Driver
Regiment: 5th Sussex Service Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Sent in by: Mrs Brown
Address: 21 North Street, St Leonards
Other Info: In India.
Published: November 1914 & May 1916
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