Army
P A Henbrey
Regiment: Motor Transport, Army Service Corps
Parents: Mr & Mrs Henbrey
Brother-in-Law: H E Foord
Address: The Bungalow, Beaufort Road, Silverhill
Other Info: In Egypt
Published: November 1916
Army
T Otway
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Sent by: A friend
Address: 3 Stevenson Road, Silverhill.
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: November 1916
Army
F Martin
Rank: Drummer
Regiment: Volunteer Training Corps
Mother: Mrs Martin
Aunt: Mrs A Barnes
Brothers: G Martin & W Martin & H Martin
Cousin: E T Barnes
Address: 23 Paynton Road, Silverhill
Other Info: Foreign Service
Published: November 1916
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Army
Ernest Acott
Rank: Private
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps
Aunt: Mrs M E Baker
Brother: Arthur Acott
Aunt’s Address: 19 Duke Terrace, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front
Published: November 1916
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Army
Victor Vidler
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Wife: Mrs Vidler
Nephew: W Field
Address: 14 Silverlands Road, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front. Formerly Hastings Tramway Motorman. Presented with the Military Medal by General Plumer in Italy.
Published: November 1916 & March 1918
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Army
John Cornwall
Rank: Private
Regiment: 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
Parents: Mr James & Mrs Ann Cornwall
Wife: Elizabeth Emma Cornwall
Brother: Charles Cornwall, David Cornwall & George Cornwall
Parent’s Address: 13 Aldborough Road, Bohemia, St Leonards
Home Address: 41 Alma Villas, Silverhill / 74 Willingdon Avenue, Hollington
Other Info: “He was killed in action at the Battle of Arras on 28th April 1917. By his side is the portrait of his daughter, May, found in his pocket on the battlefield. On the right is a photograph of the widow and her six children left to her to bring up. The youngest are twins.
According to CWGC, John died aged 39 on 28th April 1917. He is remembered at the Arras Memorial, Bay 7.
Published: November 1916 & November 1917
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Army
J Upton
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Wife: Mrs Upton
Address: 32 or 38 Alma Villas, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front. Father of nine children who ‘need want some looking after whilst daddy is away’.
Published: October 1916 & September 1917
Army
Alfred E Thompsett
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs G Thompsett
Brothers: William A Thompsett & George Thompsett
Brothers-in-Law: Albert Henry Swain & H Kingsnorth
Address: 27 Duke Street, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front
Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: October 1916
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Army
George Thompsett
Rank: Private
Regiment: Motor Transport, Army Service Corps
Parents: Mr & Mrs G Thompsett
Brothers: William A Thompsett & Alfred E Thompsett
Brothers-in-Law: Albert Henry Swain & H Kingsnorth
Address: 27 Duke Street, Silverhill
Other Info: At Salonika.
Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: October 1916
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Army
Albert E Jamieson
Regiment: Royal Fusiliers
Mother: Mrs A Jamieson
Cousins: Wilfred John East & George Jamieson
Address: 60 Paynton Road, Silverhill
Other Info: At the Front
Published: October 1916
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