Joseph Swaine Rank: Private Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr Frederick & Mrs Rose Swaine Address: Beaconsfield Road, Hastings Other Info: Member of the Blacklands Church Lads’ Brigade. Now at Dover Castle learning to be good soldiers. In the preliminary training…
James R Spilsted Rank: Private Regiment: ‘B’ Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Address: Robertsbridge Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. James sent a couple of letters home, which were published in the Hastings and St…
Kerol Edward Wrenn Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: ‘D’ Company, 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment Address: 8 Hughenden Place, Hastings Parents: Mr & Mrs Edwin Wrenn Brother: Alexander Wrenn Other Info: According to CWGC, Kerol died on 20th October 1914. He is remembered at Le Touret Memorial, panels 34…
Robert Horace Abraham Rank: Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Regiment: 1st / 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr Robert & Mrs Annie Abraham Address: St Neot’s, 17 Old London Road, Hastings Other Info: According to CWGC, Robert died aged 32 on 28th August 1917. He…
Thomas J Carlton Rank: Private Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Cousins: George Carlton, M Carlton, H Collins & William Ernest Carlton Brother-in-Law: W Buchanan Address: 83 Hughenden Road, Hastings Other Info: Member of the Blacklands Church Lads’ Brigade. Now at Dover Castle learning…
George Boston Whiteman Rank: Gunner / Sergeant Regiment: 5th Sussex Service Battery, Royal Field Artillery / 47th Engineers Field Park, Royal Engineers Parents: Mr Albert & Mrs Katherine Mary Whiteman Brothers: L A Whiteman & B Whiteman Address: 14 St John’s Road, St Leonards Other…
F J Wells Rank: Nursing Orderly / Private Regiment: St John Ambulance / Royal Army Medical Corps Address: Hastings Other Info: At Devonport Military Hospital. The poem below by Private Wells was found in the diary of nurse Daisy Bettison who…
Albert Catt Rank: Able Seaman Ship: HMS Sutlej Address: 32 Norman Road, St Leonards Published: October 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Harry Funnell Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Marine Light Infantry Mother: Mrs Funnel Address: Clifton Road, Ore Other Info: On HMS Hannibal Published: October 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Albert Catt Rank: Able Seaman Ship: HMS Prince of Wales Parents: Mr Edwin & Mrs Charlotte Catt (Nee Wilmshurst) Brothers: Bernard Catt & Percival Catt & Norman Catt Sister: Amy Dawson (50 Alma Terrace, St Leonards) Address: 1 Lower South Road, Bohemia, St Leonards Published:…
Lionel Woodhams Schneider Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: 5th Sussex Service Battery, Royal Field Artillery Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: October 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this…
Cecil Hinds Arthur Galloway Rank: Corporal Regiment: No. 1 ‘A’ Reserve Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Parents: Mr Albert & Mrs Agnes Galloway Parent’s Address: Bexley Cottage, Coburg Place, Hastings / 2 Vicarage Road, Hastings Other Info: Cecil Galloway died aged…