Navy
E Glanville
Rank: Signalman
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves
Ship: HMS Emperor of India
Home Address: 25 St Mary’s Road, Hastings
Other Info: Formerly Clerk on the Railway at Hastings Station. At Malta, previously on HMS Triumph
Published: November 1914 & November 1915
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Navy
G Bugden
Ship: HMS Hibernia
Father: Mr S G Bugden
Address: 76 All Saints Street, Hastings
Other Info: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Published: October 1914
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Navy
Percy George King
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves
Mother: Mrs G King
Brothers: W R King & Henry King
Address: 77 Southwater Road, St Leonards
Other Info: According to CWGC, Percy died on 15th March 1917 when his ship SS Bray Head was attacked by German submarine U-44 and sunk with the loss of 21 lives. Percy is remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial, panel 28.
Published: October 1914
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Navy
Frank Usher
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment: Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves
Parents: Mr Charles John & Mrs Constance Caroline Usher
Sister: Mrs Alice M Blissett (later Helsdown)
Brother: Harry Usher
Brothers-in-Law: Thomas Blissett & William Blissett
Address: 11 Woods Passage, Hastings
Other Info: Was at the defence of Antwerp. Died of wounds at Malta. According to CWGC, Frank died of wounds aged 19 on 17th July 1915. He is remembered at Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, grave reference: M.10.
Published: October 1914, August 1915, August 1917 & November 1917
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Navy
William James White
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves
Parents: Mr & Mrs White
Brothers: Joseph Carter White, Frederick James White & Arthur George White
Address: 1 Stanford’s Cottages, Bourne Walk, Hastings
Published: October 1914
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Navy
James Newington
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves
Ship: HMS Neptune
Sister: Mrs Martin
Sister’s Address: 44 All Saints Street, Hastings
Address: 2 Providence Row, All Saints Street, Hastings
Other Info: HMS Excellent was a land based gunnery school based in Portsmouth.
The text for ‘A Winning Crew’ reads: A crew on board HMS Neptune, winners of the RNR and RNVR race at the squadron regatta, 1915. The man on the left, sitting on the ground is James Newington, brother of Mrs Martin…. Another Hastings man, W Larkins, is third from the left in the second row from the back.
Published: October 1914 & March 1916
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Navy
Thomas George Rolfe
Regiment: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
Ship: HMS Bayano
Address: Bourne Street, Hastings
Other Info: At Walmer. Was one of the survivors aboard HMS Bayano which was torpedoed on March 11th 1915. He was saved (after clinging to rafts for five hours with other members of the crew) by Captain J Foster and the crew of Balmarino. Mr Rolfe was taken to County Hospital, Ayr with three others. He was most kindly treated. Then he was taken to Portsmouth and from there sent home for 14 days leave. He has now returned to Portsmouth.
Published: October 1914 & April 1915
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Navy
J H B Carpenter
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Ship: HMS Motagua
Parents: Mr & Mrs Carpenter
Brother: Richard T B Carpenter
Address: 23 St Andrews Square, Hastings
Other Info: Gasworks Employee
Published: October 1914 & November 1916
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Army
John James Ball
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves
Parents: Mr & Mrs Ball
Brother: Arthur C C Ball
Address: 5 Tackleway, Hastings
Other Info: Doing his 15 year’s service
Published: October 1914
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Navy
Frank Hughes
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves
Other Info: Officer commanding the Hastings Company.
Published: October 1914
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