The tag named Navy has been allocated to the individuals featured on this site that served in the Navy during WW1.
Harold E Reilly Rank: Sub Lieutenant Ship: HMS Vivid Mother: Mrs E Reilly Brother: Clifford F Reilly Address: 39 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings Other Info: On Active Service. HMS Vivid appears to have been a shore based Navy training base. Published: May 1915 Please use the comments box…
T Cornford Service: Deep Sea Fishery Boston Parents: Mr & Mrs Cornford Brothers: Frederick E Cornford, A Cornford, Jack Cornford & W Glazier Address: 24 Church Street, Ore Other Info: Prisoner of War. Eight trawlers from Boston, Lincolnshire were sunk by a German flotilla led by light cruisers Rostock…
Jack Cornford Service: Deep Sea Fishery Boston Parents: Mr & Mrs Cornford Brothers: Frederick E Cornford, A Cornford, T Cornford & W Glazier Address: 24 Church Street, Ore Other Info: Prisoner of War. Eight trawlers from Boston, Lincolnshire were sunk by a German flotilla led by light cruisers Rostock and…
Robert Foster Service: Boston Fishing Fleet Aunt: Mrs L Drury Address: 94 Church Street, Ore Other Info: Prisoner of War. Eight trawlers from Boston, Lincolnshire were sunk by a German flotilla led by light cruisers Rostock and Strassburg on 21st August 1914. The fishing crew…
Fred Wingfield Ship: HM Trawler Indian Empire Mother: Mrs H Wingfield Brother: H Wingfield Address: 18 Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings & 3 Scrivens Buildings, Hastings Other Info: The ‘Indian Empire’ went to the rescue of passengers aboard the Lusitania. Published: December 1914 Please use the comments box below if…
George H Riddle Ship: HMS Celtic Wife: Mrs Riddle Address: 17 Rock-a-Nore, Hastings Published: May 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
F J Almond Rank: Gunner Regiment: Royal Marine Artillery Sent by: Mr Johnson Address: Hastings Published: May 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Thomas George Rolfe Regiment: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve Ship: HMS Bayano Address: Bourne Street, Hastings Other Info: At Walmer. Was one of the survivors aboard HMS Bayano which was torpedoed on March 11th 1915. He was saved (after clinging to rafts for five…
Clement Godden Ship: HMS Impregnable Mother: Mrs H Godden Address: 48a All Saints Street, Hastings Other Info: HMS Impregnable was a Royal Navy Training ship Published: April 1915
Ernest William Coppard Ship: HMS Dominion Aunt: Mrs Walter Holland Cousins: H Holland, Albert Holland, George Holland, J Dickson & A Wilding Aunt’s Address: Netherfield Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: April 1915
F Pilgrim Rank: Able Seaman Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves Address: Formerly of Hastings Other Info: In the Anti Aircraft Corps Published: April 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
F E James Rank: Chief Writer Ship: HMS Jason Parents: Chief Officer & Mrs James Brother in Law: H H Blacklocks Address: 43 Milward Road, Hastings Other Info: Torpedo boat HMS Jason was sunk on 7th April 1917 when she hit a mine. F E…