Navy
James Oak
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment: Royal Naval Division
Father: Mr James Oak
Address: 35 St Mary’s Terrace, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: April 1917
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Navy
William Felton Smith
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Regiment: Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division
Wife: Mrs Annie E Felton-Smith
Address: 20a Milward Road, Hastings
Other Info: Councillor for St. Clements Ward, Hastings. Member of Education Committee, Lifeboat Committee, and Shipwrecked Mariners. According to CWGC, William died aged 51 on 20th February 1915. He is remembered at Hastings Cemetery, grave reference M.B.04.
Published: September 1914
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Navy
James Ernest Bishop
Rank: Able Seaman
Ship: HMS Pathfinder
Parents: Mr William & Mrs Annie Bishop
Brother: Thomas Edmund Bishop & William Bishop
Address: 6 Bourne Walk, Hastings
Other Info: Lost his life on HMS Pathfinder on 5th September 1914. According to CWGC, James was aged 27 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 2.
Published: September 1914 & November 1918
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Navy
Wallace Diton
Service: Royal or Merchant Navy
Father: Mr Henry Diton
Brother: Harry Diton & Jack Diton
Address: 13 Woods Passage, All Saints Street, Hastings
Other Info: Eldest grandson of Councilor Dighton (sic). *The spelling of the surname ‘Diton’ corresponds with Navy records.
Published: April 1917
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Navy
J McPhail
Ship: HMS Antrim
Sister: Mrs P Edwards
Brother-in-Law: P Edwards
Sister’s Address: 77 Bohemia Road, St Leonards
Published: April 1917
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Navy
J T Hambly
Ship: HMS Courageous
Mother: Mrs Hambly
Address: 5 Shepherd Street, St Leonards
Published: April 1917
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Navy
Leslie C Smallwood
Rank: First Deck Hand
Service: HM Motor Launches
Sent by: his Mother
Address: 21 George Street, Hastings
Published: March 1917
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Navy
Thomas Crampton Colegate
Regiment: Royal Naval Air Service
Address: Oakhurst, Pett
Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: March 1917
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Navy
Robert Becket
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Regiment: Royal Naval Air Service
Father-in-Law: Mr J H Sims
Brothers-in-Law: Percy William Sims & Ernest Harry Sims
Father-in-Law’s Address: 50 All Saints Street, Hastings
Published: March 1917
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Navy
Richard (Dick) George Haddon
Service: Royal Navy
Parents: Mr & Mrs G Haddon
Address: 22 Bourne Walk, Hastings
Published: March 1917
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