This tag refers to the town of St Leonards in East Sussex, which falls within the Hastings Borough, where some of the people featured on this website lived.
Andrew George Rusconi Rank: Private Regiment: 95th Saskatchewan Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force Parents: Mr Aldo & Mrs Louisa Rusconi Brother: Alberto Rusconi & Aldo Rusconi Address: 28 London Road, St Leonards Other Info: Andrew’s CEF service papers can be viewed for free here. Published: November 1914 Please use…
Aldo Rusconi Rank: Private Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment Parents: Mr Aldo & Mrs Louisa Rusconi Brother: Alberto Rusconi & Andrew George Rusconi Address: 28 London Road, St Leonards Other Info: Additional information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: November 1917 Please use the comments…
William Parker Rank: Private / Lance Corporal Regiment: No 2 Company, Machine Gun Corps, New Zealand Expeditionary Force Mother: Mrs Parker Brother: Vic Parker Address: 30 Gensing Road, St Leonards Other Info: Met his brother in Belgium after a parting of over five years. Invalided…
Victor H Eddy Rank: Driver Regiment: Sussex Royal Field Artillery Parents: Mr & Mrs D J Eddy Brother: Cyril J Eddy Address: 27 King’s Road, St Leonards Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: August 1916 &…
Cyril J Eddy Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Parents: Mr & Mrs D J Eddy Brother: Victor H Eddy Address: 27 King’s Road, St Leonards Other Info: Awarded the Military Medal. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: November 1917…
Charles Edward Cuthbert Rank: Gunner Regiment: Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force Mother: Mrs Cuthbert Brother: Frederick R Cuthbert Address: 66 Alexandria Road, St Leonards Other Info: At the Front. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery in the field. Wounded for a second time,…
Roger Assheton Young Rank: 2nd Lieutenant Regiment: 2nd / 3rd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers Parents: Mr Archibald Edward & Mrs Cicely Young Address: 3 The Green, St Leonards Other Info: At the Front. According to CWGC, Roger died aged 20 on 22nd December 1914. He…
B Whiteman Rank: Gunner Regiment: Divisional Headquarters Staff, Royal Field Artillery Parents: Mr Albert & Mrs Katherine Mary Whiteman Brothers: L A Whiteman & George Boston Whiteman Address: 14 St John’s Road, St Leonards Published: October 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more…
L A Whiteman Rank: Gunner Regiment: 5th Sussex Service Battery, Royal Field Artillery Parents: Mr Albert & Mrs Katherine Mary Whiteman Brothers: George Boston Whiteman & B Whiteman Address: 14 St John’s Road, St Leonards Published: October 1914 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more…
Henry William Harvey Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: 2nd Home Counties Field Company, Royal Engineers Parents: Mr Henry Cornelius and Mrs Emily Harvey Wife: Mabel Harvey Address: 1 Lower South Road, St Leonards Other Info: Stationed at Canterbury. According to CWGC, Henry died aged 23…
Percy George King Rank: Able Seaman Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves Mother: Mrs G King Brothers: W R King & Henry King Address: 77 Southwater Road, St Leonards Other Info: According to CWGC, Percy died on 15th March 1917 when his ship SS Bray Head was attacked by German submarine…
Emily Jane Meredith Rank: Nurse Regiment: Territorial Field Nursing Service Parents: Mr & Mrs John Henry Meredith Address: 133 Marina, St Leonards Other Info: She was amongst the ladies recently awarded the Royal Red Cross decoration by the King for valuable service in connection…