Army
James Foster
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Other Info: Cook at the Military Hospital, Devonport
Published: October 1914
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Army
Wallace Butler
Rank: Private / Sergeant
Regiment: 8th Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Wife: Mrs Ethel Butler
Parents: Mr John J & Mrs Mary Butler
Address: 47 Bohemia Road, St Leonards
Other Info: According to CWGC, Wallace was killed in action on 3rd September 1916 aged 36. He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 5d. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
The Friends of Hastings Cemetery website provides this additional information from the Hastings Observer; “In our last issue we referred briefly to the death of Sergeant W. Butler, second son of Mr J. J. Butler of Hastings which took place while in action. An officer, in a letter to the widow, says he was sniped crossing an open space. ‘’He was’,” says the writer of the letter, ‘’largely responsible for the splendid attack we made that day. I cannot speak too highly for the splendid work he has always done, whether in the trenches or behind the line. In a previous attack some three weeks ago he was very strongly recommended for bravery in the German trench, and was certainly responsible for the capture of a machine gun and several prisoners. We shall never forget him, and my great fear is that we shall never replace him. He died most nobly, and was buried with due honours, and a cross was erected to his memory near the spot where he fell.’’
Published: October 1914 & January 1915
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Navy
Percy W Sims
Rank: Able Seaman
Ship: HMS Laurel & HMS Magnolia
Father: Mr J H Sims
Brother: Ernest Harry Sims
Brother-in-Law: Robert Beckett
Address: 50 All Saints Street, Hastings
Published: October 1914 & March 1917
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Army
B W Evans
Rank: Bombardier
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Wife: Mrs B W Evans
Address: Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. Called up from the Kent County Constabulary.
Published: October 1914
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Army
Archibald A Stunt
Rank: Lance Corporal / Sergeant
Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs F Foster
Cousin: A Foster
Address: Chapel Cottages, Westfield
Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. The text from ‘A Close Escape’ reads: The picture shows a tattered and torn knapsack. It was reduced to this conditional by a shell, which blew it off the back of Corporal A Stunt of the 8th Royal Sussex Pioneers as he was leaving the trenches about October 30th. He was not injured. The knapsack is now in the possession of Miss A Davis, 77 St Thomas’ Road, Hastings by whom it was brough to us to be photographed.
Awarded the Military Medal on 31st July 1917 for gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field. He has been wounded twice, and has seen over two years active service.
Published: October 1914, January 1916, May 1916 & November 1917
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Army
F Button
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Mother: Mrs Button
Address: 10 Bourne Street, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front
Published: October 1914
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Army
B Walker
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Parents: Mr & Mrs Walker
Brothers: Frederick Charles Walker, F Walker & P Walker
Address: 52 Old London Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front
Published: October 1914 & October 1916
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Navy
Frank Beaton
Rank: Able Seaman
Ship: HMS Royal Arthur
Parents: Mr & Mrs Beaton
Brother: Bert Beaton
Address: 58 Gensing Gardens, St Leonards
Other Info: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves
Published: October 1914
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Army
Bert Beaton
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs Beaton
Brother: Frank Beaton
Address: 58 Gensing Gardens, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front
Published: October 1914
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Army
W E Piper
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Sister: Miss A Piper
Brother: J H Piper
Address: 21 Emmanuel Road, West Hill, Hastings
Published: October 1914
Other Info: Maxim Gun Section
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