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Dabson, Bernard

29th November 20169th December 2017
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Bernard Dabson

Rank: Private

Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Parents: Mr & Mrs W T Dabson

Former Address: ‘Wesley’, Bourne Street, Hastings

Other Info: Wounded for a second time. Now in hospital in Shropshire. Formerly of the Hastings Observer and Pictorial Advertiser.

“… has gained the Military Medal which was presented to him last Sunday morning after Church Parade at Tunbridge Wells, by the Colonel in Command. After Church Parade the Battalion was marched back to the Parade Ground, and Private Dabson called to the front. The Colonel then said that it gave him great pleasure to decorate one of the 5th, and complimented him on his deed. Prior to pinning on the medal he read out what gained it: ‘On several occasions Private Dabson showed great devotion to duty and bravery in rescuing wounded men from No Mans Land under heavy shell fire.’ The Colonel warmly shook hands with Private Dabson, as did all the other officers.

Published: September 1915, November 1916 & March 1917

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Campion, John

29th November 2016
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John Campion

Rank: Private

Regiment: 11th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment

Sent by: Miss Hilton

Miss Hilton’s Address: 18 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings

Other Info: Additional name information from the Royal Sussex – Southdowns website.

Published: September 1915

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Speller, James

27th November 20169th March 2018
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James Speller

Rank: Private

Regiment: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Sisters: Miss Minnie Speller & May Speller

Cousin: Frederick J Speller

Address: 56 Albion Street, Hastings

Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: September 1915

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Morgan, W

26th November 201626th November 2016
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W Morgan

Rank: Private

Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Mother: Mrs J Ross

Brothers: W Ross & Gordon Ross

Mother’s Address: 4 St Thomas’s Road, Hastings

Home Address: 72 Hughenden Road, Hastings

Other Info: At the Front

Published: September 1915

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Hollingsdale, A G

26th November 2016
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A G Hollingsdale

Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Address: 208 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings

Other Info: For Active Service

Published: September 1915

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Hoad, Percy E

26th November 2016
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Percy E Hoad

Rank: Private

Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Mother: Mrs Sarah Parsons

Address: White Cottage, Strand, Rye

Other Info: Killed in France on 28th July 1915. According to CWGC, Percy was aged 17 when he died and is remembered at Labourse Communal Cemetery, grave reference A.6.

Published: September 1915

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Hammond, A E

26th November 201619th January 2019
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A E Hammond

Rank: Private

Regiment: 2nd/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Wife: Mrs Hammond

Address: 22 Horntye Road, St Leonards

Published: September 1915

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Bryant, Unknown First Name

24th November 201624th November 2016
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Mr Bryant

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Wife: Mrs Bryant

Brothers-in-Law: Private Lewis & William G Truebridge

Address: 1 The Tackleway, Old Town, Hastings

Other Info: Home, wounded.

Published: September 1915

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Rich, Thomas A

23rd November 2016
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Thomas A Rich

Rank: Bandmaster

Regiment: 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Wife: Mrs T H Rich

Brothers: Ernest Edward Norbury, T J Norbury & John S Norbury

Other Info: At the Front. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: August 1915

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Glazier, Henry Stephen

20th November 20162nd August 2018
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Henry Stephen Glazier

Rank: Private

Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Mother: Mrs H Glazier

Father: H Glazier

Sister: E Glazier

Address: 18 Broadway, Ore

Other Info: Missing since 9th May 1915. According to CWGC, Henry died aged 20 on 9th May 1915. He is remembered on the Le Touret Memorial on panel 20 and 21.

Published: August 1915

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