George Hesmer Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Address: 30 Stonefield Road, Hastings Parents: Mr & Mrs Hesmer Brother in Law: Fred Stubberfield Other Info: Now lying in the Boscombe General Hospital suffering from a wound in his right lung received on September…
Henry W Duck Rank: Corporal Regiment: ‘B’ Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Address: Robertsbridge Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: October 1914 & January 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can…
Daniel Hodson Ship: HMS Hogue Parents: Mr & Mrs Hodson Address: 22 All Saints Street, Hastings Other Info: According to CWGC, Daniel was aboard HMS Hogue when it was sunk, along with sister ships HMS Aboukir and HMS Cressy, by German submarine U-9 on 22nd…
Thomas E Noakes Rank: Farrier Corporal Regiment: 20th Hussars Parents: Mr & Mrs W J Noakes Brothers: Horatio Nelson Noakes & C W Noakes Brother-in-Law: J Smith Address: 48 Paynton Road, Silverhill Other Info: While slinging horses one of the animals fell upon him,…
Ernest Spray Regiment: Collingwood Brigade, Royal Naval Division Address: 41 Caves Road, St Leonards Mother: Mrs E Spray Other Info: Came from Canada to fight at the Front. For seven weeks he was training at Walmer in ‘Churchill’s Own’ Collingwood Brigade and left…
Ernest Brignall Rank: Rifleman Regiment: 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade Parents: Mr Stephen Burgess Brignall & Mrs Harriet Brignall Brother: Charles Brignall Address: 24 St Mary’s Road, Hastings Other Info: At the Front in October 1914, Killed in action in December 1914. According to CWGC, Ernest was born in…
William Robert Launcelot Calrow Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: ‘C’ Company, 1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Parents: Mr Gerald Walton & Mrs Mabel Selina Calrow Other Info: Lieutenant Calrow is named on Hastings War Memorial, but it is unclear what his…
Charles Arthur Beaney Rank: Petty Officer Stoker Ship: HMS Falcon Parents: Mr William Ford & Mrs Esther Beaney Brother: Albert Edward Beaney Address: 57 Norman Road, St Leonards Other Info: An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer…
Albert Edward Beaney Rank: Able Seaman Ship: HMS Hogue Parents: Mr William Foord & Mrs Esther Beaney Wife: Mrs Mary Jane Beaney Brother: Charles Arthur Beaney Address: 154 Hollington Old Lane, Hollington Parent’s Address: 57 Norman Road, St Leonards Other…
Thomas Mepham Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Address: 3 Mann Street, Hastings Other Info: Wounded at the Aisne on 14th September 1914. The first wounded soldier received at East Sussex Hospital. Additional name information from the Lives of the First…
Thomas F Colbran Rank: Bandsman Regiment: Royal Lancaster Regiment (King’s Own) Father: Mr J Colbran Brothers: George F Colbran, Charles Colbran & J W Colbran Address: Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards Other Info: At the Front. An article published in the Hastings and St Leonards Observer on…
George Henry Cotton Rank: Able Seaman Ship: HMS Hawke Address: 144 Athelstan Road, Clive Vale, Hastings Other Info: Was one of 70 survivors from a crew of 594 aboard HMS Hawke when it was sunk by German submarine U9 on 15th October 1914. His friends…