The tag named Navy has been allocated to the individuals featured on this site that served in the Navy during WW1.
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.…
William Whiting Rank: Leading Seaman Ship: HMS Campania Mother: Mrs Whiting Brothers: Albert Whiting & Charles Whiting Address: 47 St Georges Road, Hastings Published: September 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
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 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
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 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Henry James Hoile Rank: Petty Officer Regiment: Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division Parents: Mr & Mrs Hoile Address: 38 De Cham Road, St Leonards Other Info: Additional name info from the Lives of the First World War website. Died of Enteric in…
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…
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 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Sholto Fitzgerald Newman Rank: Lieutenant Commander Regiment: Royal Naval Division Father: Reverend Sholto Newman Address: Emmanuel Church Vicarage, Emmanuel Road, Hastings Other Info: Promoted on his return from the Dardanelles Published: August 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information…
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…
F Hoyler Rank: Musician Ship: HMS Ajax Sister: Miss Hoyler Address: 393 Priory Road, Hastings Other Info: LRAM appears to be an abbreviation for Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music. Published: August 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information…
J F Fry Rank: Petty Officer Ship: HMS Princess Royal Mother: Mrs Fry Brother: Thomas A Fry Address: 37 Bexhill Road, St Leonards Published: August 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
F W Barker Rank: Ship’s Corporal Ship: HMS Cornwallis Wife: Mrs Barker Address: Linden Cottage, Augustine Road, Minster Other Info: HMS Cornwallis sank after being torpedoed on 9th January 1917 with the loss of fifteen men. Corporal Barker was not one of those lost.…