Ernest L Kerswell Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders Father: Mr H J Kerswell Other Info: Mr H J Kerswell was Headmaster of Sandown School, Ore. An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 17th October 1914 reads: “Private E.…
Charles W Lynch Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr E C J & Mrs A C Lynch Brother: Percy Alexander Lynch Brother-in-Law: Thomas William Veness Address: 95a Hughenden Road, Hastings Other Info: Shot in the leg at the Battle of…
Charles Beartup Ship: HMS Hogue Address: 172 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings Other Info: Charles was formerly in the local postal service. Was one of the men saved from HMS Hogue when it was sunk, along with sister ships HMS Cressy and HMS Aboukir, by German submarine…
Joseph (Joe) Herbert Gale Rank: Corporal Regiment: Canadian Naval Reserve / 39th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Parents: Mr & Mrs Joseph Gale Wife: Mrs Ada Mary Ann Gale Brothers: A Gale , Frank Gale & G Jones Brothers-in-Law: Frederick John Henry…
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…
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.