Army
J H Francis
Rank: Private
Regiment: 8th Battalion, South Wales Borderers
Sent by: Miss Rose Adams
Miss Adams’ Address: 34 Albion Street, Halton, Hastings
Other Info: Billeted at Hastings last year (1915), now in Hospital in Cardiff.
Published: September 1915 & August 1916
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Army
Albert G Dine
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Wife: Mrs Dine
Brothers: Henry J Dine & Fred A Dine
Address: 24 Newgate Road, Bohemia, St Leonards
Other Info: In France. Wounded on 9th July 1916, now in hospital in London.
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Published: September 1915 & March 1916
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Army
R Martin
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs Martin
Brothers: F J Martin, J Martin & A Martin
Sent by: Mrs Sinden, Aunt
Address: 15 Cinque Ports Street, Rye
Other Info: Wounded, in hospital at Gloucester. Mentioned in Dispatches. Formerly of Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings
Published: September 1915
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Army
F J Martin
Rank: Bombardier
Parents: Mr & Mrs Martin
Brothers: R Martin, J Martin & A Martin
Sent by: Mrs Sinden, Aunt
Address: 15 Cinque Ports Street, Rye
Other Info: Wounded, in hospital at Bournemouth. Won the Distinguished Service Medal. Formerly of Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings
Published: September 1915
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Army
Edwin H Kent
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: 2nd, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs Kent
Address: 48 Harold Road, Clive Vale, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded in the ankle.
Published: September 1915
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Army
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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Navy
F Richings
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment: Royal Naval Division
Sent by: Mrs Potter
Address: 208 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded at the Dardanelles
Published: September 1915
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Army
John J Peddlesden
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: 2/2nd Company, Royal Engineers
Wife: Mrs Peddlesden
Son: John C Peddlesden
Son-in-Law: Edward W Britt
Address: 70 Stonefield Road, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded on 26th June 1915. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: November 1914 & September 1915
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Army
John D Fairbairn
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Signal Depot, Royal Engineers
Parents: Mr & Mrs Fairbairn
Address: 8 Waterworks Road, Hastings
Other Info: The paper article reads: “… I am sending a photograph of myself and comrades, also two Indians who are attached to the Indian Cavalry Corps. I am the only son of Mr & Mrs Fairbairn … and am standing with the cycle on the extreme left of the photograph. My chum, also with a cycle is on the extreme right. My chum, Sapper A W Heath, and I were both employees of the G.P.O. Engineering Department in Hastings. We are in the Signal Service of the Royal Engineers doing linesman duties, sometimes on cycles and sometimes on horses, according to the state of the weather and roads. This is a very dangerous occupation under shell fire.”
Wounded on 30th November 1917.
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Published: September 1915, April 1916 & December 1917
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Army
F Bumstead
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Address: Wallbrook Cottage, Croft Road, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded. Now in convalescent home in France.
Published: September 1915
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