Ethel Bray Rank: Nurse Father: Mr John Bray Siblings: John Bray & Cicely Evelyn Bray Address: Collonade, St Leonards Other Info: With the British Army in France. Much more information about Ethel can be read here. Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you…
William Eli Burt Barham Rank: Private Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards Parents: Mr Edward & Maud Barham Brother: H Barham Address: 5 St Mary’s Road, Hastings Other Info: Died from a scalp wound received in action on August 26th 1914. According to the CWGC,…
A Ballard Rank: Chief Yeoman of Signals Ship: HMS Highflyer Address: 4 Croft Road, Hastings Other Info: HMS Highflyer sank the German armed liner Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse on August 27th 1914. A Ballard has served 25 years in the Navy and eight years in…
Victor A BalchinRank: Rifleman Regiment: 18th Battalion, London Irish Rifles Address: 92 Milward Road, Hastings Other Info: Winner of the Bantam Weight Boxing Championship. Published: September 1914 & March 1915 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this…
Michael Pankhurst Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Mother: Mrs Pankhurst Brothers: T Pankhurst & J Pankhurst Brother in Law: J Lee Address: 47 Percy Road, Ore Other Info: Wounded at the Battle of Aisne Published: September 1914 & March 1915 Please use…
William Thomas Saxby Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Ship: HMS Edgar Address: 46 St Thomas’ Road, Hastings Other Info: According to the National Archives, William Saxby was born on 1st August 1892 and his service number was 5 Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box…
Cicely Evelyn Bray Rank: Nurse Father: Mr John Bray Siblings: John Bray & Ethel Bray Address: Collonade, St Leonards Other Info: At the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich. Much more information about Cicely can be read here. Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you…
P F Holliwell Rank: Bandsman Regiment: 5th Royal Sussex Regiment Address: 9 Lennox Street, Halton, Hastings Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.
Harold Lane Rank: Private / Drummer Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: Charles & Ada Lane Address: 34 Horntye Road, St Leonards Other Info: At the Front. Wounded in 1915. Published: September 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide…
William Lewis Hoadley Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents: PC William & Mrs Hagar Hoadley Address: 24a Milward Road, Hastings Other Info: According to CWGC, William died aged 19 on 19th October 1915. William is buried at Bethune Town Cemetery, grave…
Ernest L Kerswell Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders Father: Mr H J Kerswell Other Info: Mr H J Kerswell was Headmaster of Sandown School, Ore. An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 17th October 1914 reads: “Private E.…
Charles Beartup Ship: HMS Hogue Address: 172 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings Other Info: Charles was formerly in the local postal service. Was one of the men saved from HMS Hogue when it was sunk, along with sister ships HMS Cressy and HMS Aboukir, by German submarine…