Army
M Williams
Rank: Private
Regiment: ‘B’ Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Address: Robertsbridge
Published: October 1914
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Army
William Pont
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.
Published: October 1914
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Army
Albert Collins
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Sent by: Miss Stone
Address: Robertsbridge
Published: February 1918
Army
George Henry Osborne
Rank: Private
Regiment: 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs G A A M Osborne
Parents: Mr James & Mrs Ellen Osborne
Address: 18 High Street, Robertsbridge
Other Info: Died of wounds at a dressing station in Belgium on 6th September 1917. According to CWGC, George died age 36 and is remembered at Lijssenhoek Military Cemetery, grave reference XVIII.H.5.
Published: October 1917
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Other
Minnie Sargent
Service: Munitions Worker
Address: Robertsbridge
Published: January 1917
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Other
Alice Weeks
Service: Mill Worker
Other Info: The text reads: “To release a man for active service, Mrs Alice Weeks has taken charge of an engine as well as corn crushing and mixing plant and Messrs. Burgess’ Mill at Robertsbridge. The picture shows her just leaving the engine shed after effecting an adjustment.”
Published: November 1916
Army
J E Mewett
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Parents: Mr & Mrs J Mewett
Sent by: His sister
Address: 4 Bishops Road, Robertsbridge
Published: August 1916
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Army
James Selmes
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Wife: Mrs Selmes
Brother-in-Law: Charles Lewis Goodsell
Address: River Hall, Mountfield, Robertsbridge
Other Info: ‘A Narrow Escape’ reads: “… had a very narrow escape while on his way to Gallipoli. He was on HMS Hythe, which was in collision with another ship in the Aegean Sea on 28th October 1915. He was in the water some time (his brother-in-law C Goodsell lost his life), but was rescued. After a rest he resumed his journey, and he stayed in Gallipoli until the evacuation of the Dardanelles. From there he went to Egypt, and now lies in hospital suffering with fever. He has 14 nephews serving his country (one having been killed and two wounded), one brother–in-law drowned, one brother and a brother-in-law with one of the Derby groups.
Published: March 1916
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Army
Charles Turner
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Parents: Mr & Mrs Turner
Address: Vinehall Post Office, Robertsbrige
Other Info: In France
Published: December 1915
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Army
Harry Osborne
Rank: Private
Regiment: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Mother: Mrs J Osborne
Mother’s Address: Robertsbridge
Sister: Mrs J Wilkinson
Sister’s Address: 34 Milward Crescent, Hastings
Other Info: Killed in action on 25th September 1915. According to CWGC, Harry is remembered at Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, grave reference II.A.16.
Published: November 1915
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