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William Frederick Parris
Rank: Private
Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Richard & Alice Parris
Address: 8 Duke Street, Silverhill
Other Info: William Parris died aged 27 on 31st October 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.
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William Kent
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd / 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs M A Kent
Home Address: 45 Winchelsea Road, Ore
Other Info: William Kent, who served in the South African Campaign, died aged 42 on 14th October 1919. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. William is not named on either Hastings or Ore War Memorials.
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Francis Harold Hebb
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd / 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Edwin & Mrs Fanny Hebb
Home Address: 31 Cornwallis Street, Hastings
Other Info: Francis Hebb died aged 26 on 12th February 1919. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads “Lead Kindly Light”.
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Reginald Arthur Fuller
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs E Fuller
Other Info: Reginald Fuller, born in Hastings, died aged 26 on 29th October 1920. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on the grave marker reads “Blest are the pure in heart”.
It’s possible that this person is the same individual, however I don’t have enough information to confirm: http://www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk/index.php/2017/02/fuller-r-2/
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Henry George Campbell
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: ‘B’ Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Wife: Mrs Phyllis Campbell
Home Address: 73 New Street, Horsham
Other Info: Henry died aged 35 on 6th October 1920. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads ‘Rest in Peace’.
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Stephen James Bumstead
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr John & Mrs Sarah Bumstead
Home Address: 30 Scrivens Buildings, Crown Lane, Hastings
Other Info: Stephen died aged 16 on 19th December 1914. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads ‘Rest in Peace, though death divides, fond memories cling’.
Private Bumstead’s funeral was reported in the Hastings & St Leonards Pictorial Advertisor in December 1914. The text reads: “… the mortal remains of Private Stephen James Bumstead, aged 16 years, a young territorial of the 5th Royal Sussex Regiment, were laid to rest at Hastings Borough Cemetery, being accorded full military honours. About one hundred of his comrades followed under the command of Colonel Lloyd.”
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Arthur Reginald Deane
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment: 2/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr Frederick & Mrs Alice M Deane
Brother: Bernard Frederick Deane
Address: 4 Mornington Mansions, Wellington Square, Hastings
Other Info: Arthur was killed in action on the 14th of November 1917. According to CWGC, Arthur died aged 22 and is remembered at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, grave reference XIII.C.17.
Arthur is not named on Hastings War Memorial.
Arthur’s brother served in the same battalion and survived the war. He was killed during RAF training in 1921.
Thanks to Firmin Lanoix for the information and Bootham School for the photograph.
Published: submitted to the site via the ‘Add a Soldier’ page in January 2019
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Walter F Brabon
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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Mr Balcombe
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: ‘B’ Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Address: Robertsbridge
Published: October 1914
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J Duck
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: ‘B’ Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Address: Robertsbridge
Published: October 1914
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