Army
A S Hatton
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: 37th Company, Royal Garrison Artillery
Father: Mr F G Hatton
Brothers: C R Hatton, J G Hatton & J D Hatton
Address: 16 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards
Published: December 1914
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Army
E E Manley
Rank: Private
Regiment: Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs E Manley
Address: 11 Spring Street, Bohemia, St Leonards
Published: December 1914
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Navy
Arthur Gutsell
Ship: HMS Achilles
Parents: Mr & Mrs A Gutsell
Address: The Lodge, Lynwood, Silverhill Park
Published: December 1914 & July 1916
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Army
Edmund Dawson
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs Dawson
Address: 33 Caves Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front
Published: December 1914
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Army
C Padgham
Rank: Driver
Regiment: 5th Sussex Reserve Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr George & Mrs Annie Elizabeth Padgham
Brothers: Herbert David Padgham & Alfred George Padgham
Address: 85 Battle Road, St Leonards
Published: December 1914
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Navy
Alfred George Padgham
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves
Ship: HMAS Calyx
Parents: Mr George & Mrs Annie Elizabeth Padgham
Brothers: Herbert David Padgham & C Padgham
Address: 85 Battle Road, St Leonards
Other Info: First names obtained from the Lives of the First World War website. Please note that there is some conflict in the records available and the information supplied to the paper with the photos above. It’s possible that the paper mixed up the photographs with the information sent in with them.
HMAC refers to His Majesty’s Armed Cruiser. HMAC Calyx’s history is as follows: Calypso SS was a 2,876grt British Merchantship built in 1904 by Earle’s SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull and owned by T. Wilson, Sons & Co., Ltd., Hull . There was accommodation for 57-1st, 44-2nd and 863-3rd class passengers.
Taken up by the Admiralty in November 1914, she was renamed HMS CALYX and armed with 8 x 4.7inch and 2 x 3pounder guns. She served with the 10th Cruiser Squadron until 26.6.1915 when she was returned to the Wilson Line.
On the 10th July 1916, in the North Sea when about 15 miles west of Listafjorden, Norway she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by German submarine U-53 when on route from London for Christiania carrying a general cargo. 30 lives lost, including Master. (From this website)
Published: December 1914
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Navy
Herbert David Padgham
Regiment: Royal Naval Division
Parents: Mr George & Mrs Annie Elizabeth Padgham
Brothers: Alfred George Padgham & C Padgham
Address: 85 Battle Road, St Leonards
Other Info: First names obtained from the Lives of the First World War website. According to CWCG Herbert died aged 18 on 4th April 1915. He is remembered at the Port Said War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, grave reference G. 11.
*Please note that there is some conflict in the records available and the information supplied to the paper with the photos above. Herbert served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves according to CWGC. It’s possible that the paper mixed up the photographs with the information sent in with them.
Published: December 1914
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Army
Harry Ben Le Despencer Tree
Rank: Captain
Regiment: 112th Infantry, Indian Army
Parents: Mr Philip H & Mrs Tree
Brothers-in-Law: Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicholl, Reginald Eycott Nicholl & Frederick Alan Benson Nicholl
Address: Leckhampton, St Leonards
Other Info: Signalling Officer, Imperial Service Brigade, Egypt. Son-in-Law of the Rev C & Mrs Nicholl, St Leonards. Additional information from ‘Alumini Cantabrigienses’: Mentioned twice in despatches; Order of the Nile 4th Class.
Published: December 1914
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Navy
Reginald Eycott Nicholl
Rank: Sub Lieutenant
Regiment: Royal Navy Air Service
Parents: Rev. & Mrs C Nicholl
Brothers: Frederick Alan Benson Nicholl & Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicholl
Brother-in-Law: Harry Ben Le Despencer Tree
Address: 10 Charles Road, St Leonards
Additional Info:
29/1/1896 – Born St Leonards, Hastings, East Sussex. Son of Rev Charles Alfred Samuel and Henrietta Catherine (née Jacomb) Nicoll
Brother of Lieutenant Charles A J Nicoll, Royal Indian Marines and Lieutenant Frederick A B Nicoll, 3rd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
1901 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings [(as Reginal E Nicholl)]
1911 census – Student: Sait Edward’s School, Woodstock Road, Summerville, Oxford
7/9/1914 – Confirmed as rank of Flight Sub-Lieutenant following probationary period
21/10/1914 – Qualified for Aviators certificate flying a Maurice Farmn Biplane at Central Flying School, Upavon (as Flight Sub- Lieutenant , Royal Naval Air Service)
28/7/1916 – Promoted from Flight Lieutenant to Flight Commander
31/12/1917 – Promoted from Flight Commander to Squadron Commander
29/10/1920 – Granted short term commissionn as Flight Lieutenant from Squadron Leader
11/5/1925 – Royal Air Force: 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
11/5/1925 – Disembarked SS Khyber at London from Port Said
15/10/1925 – Transferred to Reserve, Class C
6/11/1926 – Married Eva Delahunty at 34 Sorauren Avenue, York, Ontario, Canada
15/10/1929 – Relinquished commission on completion of service
4/4/1986 – Died at Grayshott Nursing Home, Boundary Road, Grayshott, Hindhead, Surrey
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Published: December 1914
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Navy
Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicholl
Rank: Sub Lieutenant
Regiment: Royal Indian Marines
Ship: RIMS Dalhousie
Parents: Rev. & Mrs C Nicholl
Brothers: Frederick Alan Benson Nicholl & Reginald Eycott Nicholl
Brother-in-Law: Harry Ben Le Despencer Tree
Address: 10 Charles Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Serving with the Royal Navy
23/5/1889 – Born StreetLeonards, Hastings, East Sussex. Son of Rev Charles Alfred Samuel and Henrietta Catherine (née Jacomb) Nicoll
Brother of Lieutenant Frederick A B Nicoll, 3rd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment and Reginald E Nicoll, Royal Naval Air Service
1891 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
1901 census – 10 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings [(as Charles J Nicholl)]
20/7/1909 – Qualified to fulfil the duties of second mate of a foreign going ship
25/2/1915 – Appointed Lieutenant in the Royal Indian Marine
24/8/1916 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General p lake, Commanding, Indian Expeditionary Force “D”
11/8/1917 – Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
May 1918 – Gazetted Lieutenant in Royal Indian Marines
15/4/1918 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General W R Marshall, Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
8/11/1918 – Promoted to Lieutenant
11/11/1918 – Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant General W R Marshall, Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
Jul-Sep 1919 – Married Olive Laura Grant in Bedford
23/7/1920 – Awarded Companion of the Most eminent Order of the Star of India for meritorious services during the Kuki operations (Assam and Burma)
29/7/1920 – Birth of son, Charles Alexander Jacomb Nicoll in Bedfordshire
c.1922 – Birth of daughter Olive D Nicoll
22/9/1923 – Lieutenant Commander: 21 Charles Road, StreetLeonards, Hastings
22/9/1923 – Embarked SS Sardinia at London for Aden, Yemen
3/8/1924 – To be temporary Commander without pay from Lieutenant Commander while commanding RMIS Minto
21/5/1926 – Disembarked SS Narkunda at London from Bombay, India (accompanied by wife, Laura Olive Nicoll; son,Charles A Nicoll and daughter Olive D Nicoll
14/5/1927 – Birth of son, Michael John Jacomb Nicoll at Rye, Sussex
1930 – Birth of son, Peter Raymond Nicoll in Fulham, London
3/8/1924 – To be temporary Commander with pay
23/7/1928 – To be temporary Commander without pay while officiating as Deputy Conservator of Port, Madras
19/5/1932 – To be temporary Commander with pay
21/10/1932 – Promoted Commander from Lieutenant Commander (temporary Commander)
1936 to 1937 – 153 Shooter’s Hill Road, Greenwich
1/6/1937 – To be temporary Captain (without pay) from Commander while officiating as Captain Superintendant of His Majesties Indian Naval Dockyard, Bombay
15/1/1938 – Promoted to Captain from Commander (temporary Captain)
1938 – 36 Glenshiel Road, Woolwich London SE9
29/1/1960 – Flat 1, 21 Magdelen Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex
29/1/1960 – Died at Battle, Sussex
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Published: December 1914
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