The tag Prisoner has been allocated to each of the service personnel featured on this website who were taken prisoner during WW1.
Ernest W Buckland Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: Royal Irish Dragoon Guards Father: Mr H Buckland Brother: Edward J Buckland Father’s Address: 23 Alexandra Road, St Leonards Other Info: Reported wounded and missing. Prisoner of war in Boeberitz, Germany. Published: October 1914 & November 1915 Please use…
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…
S Turner Rank: Private Regiment: Middlesex Regiment Father: P. C. Martin Address: 11 Hardwicke Road, Halton, Hastings Other Info: An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 20th July reports that Private S Turner, aged 19, was reported…
John H Bumstead Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment Sent by: Miss Reed Home Address: 18 Hardwicke Road, Halton, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 20th July reports that ‘Jack’ Bumstead was reported…
W H Martin Rank: Private Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Mr & Mrs Martin Address: 33 Hardwicke Road, Halton, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 20th July reports that Private…
Frank Simes Rank: Corporal Regiment: Middlesex Regiment Father: Mr W F Simes Address: 43 St Georges Road, Hastings Other Info: An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 20th July 1918 reads; “prisoner of war in Germany.…
William Kenward Rank: Private Regiment: 18th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Parents: Mr George & Mrs Jane Kenward Address: 13 Berlin Road, Clive Vale, Hastings Other Info: An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 29th June…
George N Fuller Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Fusiliers Wife: Mrs Fuller Address: 113 West Hill, St Leonards Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. According to an article published in the Hastings and St…
Charles Edward Riddle Rank: Private Regiment: 1st Brigade, Benbow Battalion, Royal Naval Division Father: Mr George P Riddle Address: 8 Starrs Cottages, All Saints Street, Hastings Other Info: Now prisoner in Germany. Additional info from Lives of the First World War website. Published: December 1914 Please…
Edgar Manfield Taylor Rank: Private Regiment: 5th Somerset Light Infantry Parents: Mr & Mrs R Taylor Brother: Mr Taylor Address: 32 Vale Road, St Leonards Other Info: Worked for Parrs Bank in Hastings. About to leave for India. The text of the article reads: “We…
John F Robins Rank: Private Regiment: 11th Hussars Sent by: Miss I Hulford Miss Hulford’s Address: 20 Alexandra Road, St Leonards Other Info: Prisoner of War in Germany. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: May 1915 Please use the comments…
William T Spice Rank: Rifleman Regiment: 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade Sent by: Miss Spice Miss Spice’s Address: 25 Warrior Gardens, St Leonards Other Info: Prisoner of War in Germany since September 1914. Published: October 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about…