Navy
Frederick Gillam
Regiment: Royal Navy Air Service
Wife: Mrs Jessie E Gillam (nee Voller)
Parents-in-Law: Mr & Mrs H Voller
Brother-in-Law: Henry A Voller
Address: Brighton
Other Info: The ceremony was performed at Blacklands Church, Hastings on 16th August 1916.
Published: September 1916 & March 1917
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Navy
F Barnes
Rank: 1st Class Petty Officer
Regiment: Royal Naval Air Service
Uncle: H Gasson
Address: 23 Sedlescombe Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: June 1916
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Royal Air Force
T Key
Rank: 1st Class Air Mechanic
Regiment: Royal Naval Air Service
Sent by: M Key
M Key’s Address: 10 Anglesea Terrace, St Leonards
Published: January 1916
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Royal Air Force
Arthur Sawyer Winser
Regiment: Royal Naval Air Service
Grandfather: Mr Winser
Brother or Cousin: Arthur Winser
Grandfather’s Address: 33 Horntye Road, St Leonards
Published: December 1915
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Royal Air Force
William George Stace
Rank: First Air Mechanic
Regiment: Royal Naval Air Service
Parents: Mr & Mrs Stace
Wife: Dorothea Violet Stace
Parents’ Address: Wandsworth Cottage, Croft Road, Hastings
Other Info: Additional information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: December 1915
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Royal Air Force
Arthur Winser
Regiment: Royal Naval Air Service
Grandfather: Mr Winser
Grandfather’s Address: 33 Horntye Road, St Leonards
Brother or Cousin: Arthur Sawyer Winser
Other Info: Foreign Service
Published: October 1915
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Navy
Reginald Eycott Nicholl
Rank: Sub Lieutenant
Regiment: Royal Navy Air Service
Parents: Rev. & Mrs C Nicholl
Brothers: Frederick Alan Benson Nicholl & Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicholl
Brother-in-Law: Harry Ben Le Despencer Tree
Address: 10 Charles Road, St Leonards
Additional Info:
29/1/1896 – Born St Leonards, Hastings, East Sussex. Son of Rev Charles Alfred Samuel and Henrietta Catherine (née Jacomb) Nicoll
Brother of Lieutenant Charles A J Nicoll, Royal Indian Marines and Lieutenant Frederick A B Nicoll, 3rd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
1901 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings [(as Reginal E Nicholl)]
1911 census – Student: Sait Edward’s School, Woodstock Road, Summerville, Oxford
7/9/1914 – Confirmed as rank of Flight Sub-Lieutenant following probationary period
21/10/1914 – Qualified for Aviators certificate flying a Maurice Farmn Biplane at Central Flying School, Upavon (as Flight Sub- Lieutenant , Royal Naval Air Service)
28/7/1916 – Promoted from Flight Lieutenant to Flight Commander
31/12/1917 – Promoted from Flight Commander to Squadron Commander
29/10/1920 – Granted short term commissionn as Flight Lieutenant from Squadron Leader
11/5/1925 – Royal Air Force: 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
11/5/1925 – Disembarked SS Khyber at London from Port Said
15/10/1925 – Transferred to Reserve, Class C
6/11/1926 – Married Eva Delahunty at 34 Sorauren Avenue, York, Ontario, Canada
15/10/1929 – Relinquished commission on completion of service
4/4/1986 – Died at Grayshott Nursing Home, Boundary Road, Grayshott, Hindhead, Surrey
Thank you to Rae Taylor for this information.
Published: December 1914
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