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Whiting, Charles

5th December 201617th January 2018
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Charles Whiting

Rank: Ship’s Corporal First Class

Ship: HMS Pathfinder

Mother: Mrs Whiting

Brothers: Albert Whiting & William Whiting

Address: 47 St Georges Road, Hastings

Other Info: Lost his life on HMS Pathfinder on 5th September 1914. According to CWGC, Albert was aged 35 when he died. HMS Pathfinder was torpedoed by German submarine U-21 and sank with the loss of 259 men. Albert is remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial on panel 6.

Published: September 1914 & September 1915

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Whiting, Albert

5th December 20165th December 2016
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Albert Whiting

Rank: First Class Stoker

Ship: HMS Formidable

Mother: Mrs Whiting

Brothers: Charles Whiting & William Whiting

Address: 47 St Georges Road, Hastings

Other Info: Lost his life on HMS Formidable on 1st January 1915. According to CWGC, Albert was aged 32 when he died. HMS Formidable was torpedoed twice by German submarine U-24 and sank with the loss of 547 men. Albert is remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial on panel 12.

Published: September 1915

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Veness, Harry

4th December 201631st December 2017
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Harry Veness

Rank: Signalman

Regiment: Royal Naval Division

Ship: HMS MacBeth

Parents: Mr & Mrs Veness

Brothers: J Veness & Glencoe Veness

Address: 4 Swaine’s Passage, All Saints Street, Hastings

Published: September 1915 & March 1917

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Veness, Glencoe

4th December 20164th December 2016
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Glencoe Veness

Ship: Warspite Training Ship

Parents: Mr & Mrs Veness

Brothers: J Veness & Harry Veness

Address: 4 Swaine’s Passage, All Saints Street, Hastings

Published: September 1915

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Ross, Frederick Curtis

3rd December 201617th November 2017
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Frederick Curtis Ross

Rank: Able Seaman

Regiment: 1st Benbow Battalion, Royal Naval Division

Parents: Mr G Frederick & Mrs Ellen Ross

Parent’s Address: 49 Havelock Road, Hastings

Home Address: 2 Bank Buildings, Hastings

Other Info: According to CWGC, Frederick died aged 18 on 13th November 1916. He was serving with Hawke Battalion, attached to 189th Machine Gun Company. Frederick is remembered at Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel, grave reference III.C.59.

Published: September 1915 & February 1917.

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Butler, William

29th November 201624th March 2019
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William Butler

Rank: First Class Stoker

Ship: HMS India

Mother: Mrs Johnston

Address: 25 Perth Road, Silverhill

Other Info: Lost on 8th August 1915. The SS India, an armed merchant cruiser, was torpedoed by the German submarine U-22 off the coast of Norway. 160 crew were lost and 141 saved. William is remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial on panel 6.

William is not named on Hastings War Memorial.

Published: September 1915

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Tooker, Jeremiah William

27th November 201629th May 2018
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Jeremiah William Tooker

Rank: Leading Signalman

Ship: HMS Invincible

Parents: Mr John & Mrs Sarah Mary Tooker

Brother: James A Tooker & John Patrick Martin Tooker

Address: 44 Vicarage Road, West Hill, Hastings

Other Info: HMS Invincible was sunk during the Battle of Jutland on 31st May 1916. Jeremiah was not aboard at the time and survived the war. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: September 1915

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Richings, F

27th November 2016
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F Richings

Rank: Able Seaman

Regiment: Royal Naval Division

Sent by: Mrs Potter

Address: 208 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings

Other Info: Wounded at the Dardanelles

Published: September 1915

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Griffin, C F

20th November 2016
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C F Griffin

Ship: HMS Excellent (A training establishment)

Parents: Mr & Mrs A Griffin

Brother: George William Griffin

Address: 4 Market Passage, St Leonards

Published: August 1915

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Griffin, George William

20th November 201620th November 2016
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George William Griffin

Rank: Able Seaman

Ship: HMS Lynx

Parents: Mr & Mrs A Griffin

Brother: C F Griffin

Address: 4 Market Passage, St Leonards

Other Info: Lost on HMS Lynx. According to CWGC, George died aged 25 on 9th August 1915 when HMS Lynx struck a mine of the Moray Firth. He was among 70 men lost. George is remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial on panel 7.

Published: August 1915

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