Navy
Frederick Breeds
Service: Royal Navy
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Breeds
Brothers: Thomas Breeds, Richard Breeds & William Breeds
Address: 38 Harold Road, Hastings
Other Info: Belonged to the Navy before the war broke out.
Published: October 1914
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Navy
William Breeds
Ship: HMS Grafton
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Breeds
Brothers: Thomas Breeds, Richard Breeds & Frederick Breeds
Address: 16 Old Humphrey Avenue, Hastings
Other Info: Belonged to the Navy before the war broke out.
Published: October 1914
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Navy
Richard Breeds
Ship: HMS Hindustan
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Breeds
Brothers: Thomas Breeds, William Breeds & Frederick Breeds
Address: 38 Harold Road, Hastings
Other Info: Belonged to the Navy before the war broke out.
Published: October 1914
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Navy
Edward Alfred Frank Bevis
Rank: Boy, 1st Class
Ship: HMS Hawke
Parents: Mr & Mrs Edward Alfred Bevis
Address: 25 Croft Road, Hastings
Other Info: Was one of 524 officers and men that went down with HMS Hawke when it was sunk by German submarine U9 on 15th October 1914. According to CWGC, Edward died aged 17 and is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on panel 3.
Published: October 1914
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Army
Christopher Stephen Castle
Rank: Private
Regiment: 15th Platoon, ‘D’ Company, 8th Battalion,Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr James & Mrs Edith Castle
Sister: Mrs Bailey
Brother-in-Law: E J Bailey
Brother: Frederick J Castle
Address: 64 Alexandra Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front. Killed in action. According to CWGC, Christopher died aged 22 on 13th September 1917. He is remembered at Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery, grave reference I.C.29.
Published: October 1914, April 1917 & September 1917
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Army
C E Thomas
Rank: Sergeant Major
Regiment: ‘B’ Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr John & Mrs Ellen Thomas
Wife: Mrs Thomas
Brothers: Arthur Cecil Thomas & J H Thomas
Address: 6 Virgins Croft, Battle
Published: October 1914 & April 1916
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Navy
Thomas Breeds
Rank: Leading Seaman
Ship: HMS Cochrane
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Breeds
Wife: Mrs Breeds
Brothers: Richard Breeds, William Breeds & Frederick Breeds
Address: 16 Old Humphrey Avenue, Hastings
Other Info: One of five brothers with the Fleet in the North Sea.
Published: October 1914 & December 1915
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Army
Frederick Cruttenden
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Florence Jessie Cruttenden (nee Lennard)
Brother-in-Law: Alfred Lennard & Ernest H Lennard
Address: 25 Salisbury Road, Bohemia, St Leonards
Other Info: Married at Chris Church, Ore in October 1914.
The text reads: Dear Sir, I am writing you a few lines for which I believe you will allow me space in your paper as a native of Hastings an belong to the good old ‘Iron Regiment’ or the 2nd Sussex. I have just got home after twelve months’ experience of actual fighting each time the Regiment fought; and I can tell you I am just calling myself one of the lucky boys. I have had some very near shaves, and have seen a number of Sussex boys fall.The worst I can remember was during the last winter, but I am more than pleased to get a glimpse of our ‘Pictorial Advertiser’.
We very often see a mate fall, but cannot feel certain he is dead until the ‘Pictorial’ or ‘Observer’ helps one to find out by seeing a photo of the one you might be looking for.I call your Roll of Honour a great help to those at home and to the troops in the trenches. You may help to show the Sussex Boy’s appreciation of the cigarettes they have received from somewhere in Hastings by expressing it in your Pictorial. for they cannot always write and thank their friends at home. It is always the cry: “Oh , we will do all that when we get home!”
It was when we were making the advance to Loos that I received my wound, but, lucky enough, I was sent sent even though the wound wasn’t bad. I went to hospital in Norwich, then to a Convalescent Home at Bilney, Norfolk where a very great kindness was shown to all. I enclose a photograph which was taken in the garden, being a gentleman’s house given up for Red Cross purposes. Now I am home, as happy as a sandboy, and thankful to be here once more with my wife and people. I also enclose a photo of myself. Yours truly, Private F Cruttenden, Machine Gunner, 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment.
Published: October 1914 & November 1915
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Army
Charles Willard
Rank: Private
Regiment: ‘B’ Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Sent by: Miss E McCann
Miss McCann’s Address: 16 Braybrooke Road, Hastings
Home Address: Robertsbridge
Other Info: On Active Service
Published: October 1914 & September 1915
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Army
Thomas Veness
Rank: Private
Regiment: 8th Battalion (Pioneers), Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs Veness
Brother: Frederick William Veness
Address: Vinehall Street, Robertsbridge
Other Info: In France.
Published: October 1914 & September 1915
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