Army
Percy Crampton
Rank: Private
Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Parents: Mr G & Mrs R Crampton
Sent by: Mrs Jarvis
Mrs Jarvis’ Address: 57 Croft Road, Hastings
Other Info: Killed in action on 3rd September 1916. According to CWGC, Percy died aged 24 and is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 5D.
The ‘V’ appears to be either a typo or Percy used his second name regularly.
Published: November 1916
Army
Alfred Padgham
Rank: Private
Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Parents: Mr & Mrs Walter Padgham
Address: Raition Farm, Playden, Rye
Other Info: Killed in action on 3rd September 1916. According to CWGC, Alfred is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 5D.
Published: November 1916
Army
George Morley
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Parents: Mr & Mrs Charles Morley
Wife: Mrs Morley
Address: St Leonards
Other Info: Reported missing and then reported killed on 26th September 1916. According to CWGC, George is remembered at the Loos Memorial, on Panel 15 to 19.
Published: September 1916
Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Army
G Stapley
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Mother: Mrs C Stapley
Brothers: Charles Stapley & Jesse Stapley
Address: 281 Bexhill Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front. Wounded.
Published: August 1916
Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Army
James Samuel Blackman
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1/5th Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Mother: Mrs A Blackman
Sister: Mrs G Sargent
Nephew: S Sargent
Nephew-in-Law: Christopher Alfred Jezzard
Mother-in-Law’s Address: 26 Grove Road, Ore
Home Address: Chennell Cottages, St Michael’s, Tenterden
Other Info: According to CWGC, James died on 21st January 1916. He is remembered at the Basra Memorial on panel 6. Additional information from here.
Published: April 1916
Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Army
William Dann
Rank: Private
Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Father: Mr Dann
Address: 22 Fairlight Road, Ore
Other Info: Prisoner of War.
Published: April 1916
Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Army
G Chapman
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: 8th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Mother: Mrs Chapman
Brother: H Chapman
Address: 5 Royal Terrace, St Leonards
Other Info: Corporal Chapman was buried by a shell explosion near Ypres, and invalided home, but is now again at the Front.
Published: March 1916
Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Army
H Chapman
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: 6th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Mother: Mrs Chapman
Brother: G Chapman
Address: 5 Royal Terrace, St Leonards
Other Info: Lance Corporal Chapman was wounded in the thigh by a grenade near La Basse about 23rd February 1916. He is now in Endell Street Hospital, London. This is the second time he went to the Front and was wounded. His first wound was caused by a machine gun bullet which entered his chest by the right shoulder and was extracted from the lower part of his back.
Published: March 1916
Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Army
Edward Bilsby
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Sister: Mrs H Hodd
Brother: Henry Bilsby
Nephew: Henry Hodd
Sister’s Address: 67 Milward Terrace, Middle Road, Ore
Other Info: At Salonika. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. According to CWGC, Edward died on 1st July 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.
Published: February 1916
Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Army
R Collison
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Sent by: M. Key
M Key’s Address: 10 Anglesea Terrace, St Leonards
Published: January 1916
Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.