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Taylor, Edgar Manfield

10th December 20151st May 2020
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Edgar Manfield Taylor

Rank: Private

Regiment: 5th Somerset Light Infantry

Parents: Mr & Mrs R Taylor

Brother: Mr Taylor

Address: 32 Vale Road, St Leonards

Other Info: Worked for Parrs Bank in Hastings. About to leave for India.

The text of the article reads: “We received the above portraits on Friday, and with them the following letter:- “Guernsey”, Vale Road, St Leonards. Dear Sir, I enclose two photographs if you care to publish them in this week’s Pictorial, one of myself and one of my brother, who is in a football jersey, is a Private in the 2nd Dorset Regiment, and has been taken prisoner with General Townshend’s Force in Kut-el-Amara. He went through all the campaign, and was wounded at Christmas fighting near Baghdad. No news has been heard from him since December, although we believe he is quite safe. He was in Parr’s Bank, Hastings in 1912, and then left for their Bournemouth Branch, and was in the local YMCA football team. The other photograph is of myself, and tomorrow I am leaving to join my Regiment, the London Scottish, so hope to fill his place now he is handicapped for the duration of the war. I am only 18, am also at Parr’s Bank, Hastings.”

The text in ‘Prisoner of War’ from September 1916 reads “Private Taylor was in the Somerset Light Infantry and was wounded in Kut on 30^th December 1915, and taken prisoner with the rest of the British Army. He is now at Yozgad. He has been able to write to his parents. On 12^th July he said: “In perfect health, don’t worry. Allowed four lines. So are you. Do send two packets of pipe ‘bacca’ weekly, also woollen socks, a shirt, pants, liver and kidney pills. Newspapers forbidden.” On 20^th July he wrote again: “longing to be home”. In a further communication he says: “Yozgad in mountains. Warm in summer. Very cold in winter – snow. In perfect health. Always thinking of you all. “ In a further postcard Private Taylor got the better of the Turkish Censor by addressing his communication to “Mrs Taylor, Dowewin, 32 Vale Road, etc. He concludes by asking “How is Uncle Frits getting on? Heard he had an accident at the seaside”. The photograph was taken when Private Taylor was in India previous to going to Kut.”

Published: October 1914, May 1916 & September 1916

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Noakes, Thomas E

10th December 201527th May 2017
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Thomas E Noakes

Rank: Farrier Corporal

Regiment: 20th Hussars

Parents: Mr & Mrs W J Noakes

Brothers: Horatio Nelson Noakes & C W Noakes

Brother-in-Law: J Smith

Address: 48 Paynton Road, Silverhill

Other Info: While slinging horses one of the animals fell upon him, damaging his right arm, which he was unable to use when he arrived at Mons. He had to spend some time in hospital, subsequently being sent to the London Hospital. He returned to his wife at Silverhill for 10 days and is now at Colchester expecting to be sent to the Front. He is seen wearing the South African medal.

Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: October 1914 & June 1916

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Larkin, James

8th December 201528th June 2016
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James Larkin

Rank: Driver

Regiment: Royal Field Artillery

Parents: Mr & Mrs Larkin

Address: 37 Percy Road, Ore

Other Info: Wounded in October, now again at the Front

Published: October 1914 & March 1915

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Penfold, Ernest

8th December 201522nd January 2017
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Ernest Penfold

Rank: Saddler

Regiment: 4th Dragoon Guards

Parents: Mr & Mrs Penfold

Brothers: Archibald Penfold, Arthur Penfold & Bert Penfold

Address: 34 Old London Road, Hastings

Other Info: A prisoner in Germany. Wounded.

Text from the top image reads: ‘This photograph was sent home by Ernest Penfold, a prisoner of war in Germany. It was forwarded to us by his Mother, Mrs Penfold, Mount House, Old London Road, Hastings. Penfold is the Englishman in the centre of the back row’.

Published: September 1914, August 1915 & November 1915

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Elliott, William John

8th December 20151st October 2022
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William John Elliot

Rank: Private

Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Parents: Mr John Robert and Catherine Mrs (Kate) E Elliott (Nee Bolingbroke)

Parents-in-Law: Mr James William & Mrs Eunice Beney

Brothers-in-Law: James George Beney, Ernest Beney, Percy Beney, Arthur Beney, Frederick George Paine & George Holder

Wife: Mrs Eunice Elliot

Address: Old London Road, Ore

Other Info: Wounded.

An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer dated 3rd October 1914 reads: “Private William Elliott, of the Royal Sussex, whose relatives are at Carlisle Villas, Hastings, has been shot in the knee, and is at present at Cambridge.

Private Elliott was about 12 yards away from Captain Slater when that popular officer was killed, and he was wounded in the same battle.

In a letter from the hospital at Trinity College, Cambridge, he says: “I am getting on a well as possible but am still very weak yet, after the terrible times I have been through. God only knows how I came through such an ordeal. A fortnight ago today I never thought I should get back to dear old England again.

I have got some awful news to tell you when I do meet you again, about those brutal Germans but, thank God, I have the pleasure, the honour, of killing at least ten of them with my dear old rifle. It did please me to see the drop dead shot by us British boys.”

Mr Elliott’s knee has been very painful, but is better. It will, however, be some little time before he is able to return to Hastings. In his previous letters he described is experiences in the field, and how often being picked up he and his wounded comrades were brought away from the front in trains that ‘nearly shook them to pieces’ which was unavoidable but very painful in their wounded state.

Mr Elliott is a reservist, who served three years with the Colours. He has only been away eight weeks.

Published: September 1914 & January 1915

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Pankhurst, Michael

8th December 201513th July 2016
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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

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Jones, W

8th December 201528th January 2023
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W Jones

Rank: Private

Regiment: E Company, Royal Sussex Regiment

Address: 94 Manor Road, Hastings

Other Info: Wounded in the left arm, which subsequently needed to be amputated. Recovering in hospital at Chatham.

An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 14th November 1914 says: “A young Hastinger, Private W Jones, 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment, of 94 Manor Road, has had the misfortune to lose his hand in the Battle of the Aisne.

‘We had been in the firing line about two hours, and it was getting a bit warm, and one of the German officers showed his handkerchief on a sword for surrender.’ said he. ‘We took their rifles and ammunition from them, when the German Artillery opened up on us. Of course, everybody scattered. A piece of shell caught my rifle and another piece struck my hand. I was a bit dazed and did not know at first that I was wounded.’ Luckily, a comrade bandaged his hand and arm, and he got back to the village hospital.

This was on the 15th September, close to a village called Vailly. Private Jones had been in action once before on the 10th. Vailly is about 3 1/2 miles from the Aisne.

Private Jones described how the Germans would sometimes leave their trenches and run behind haystacks for cover. He shares the opinion of many that the mass formation of the Germans is largely due to the fear that their officers would not otherwise have control of the men, and that too many would surrender. ‘Our Artillery have done good work, and so have our Lancers.’ The cavalry appeared to have been very unselfish on occasion when they would get off their horses and let infantry ride if they were tired out.

‘They are very kind-hearted people’ said he, speaking of the French. ‘They will give you anything’.

Private Jones’ hand and wrist were amputated on the boat, during his voyage back, as it was feared that mortification would set in. Since coming back to England he spent some time as his colonel’s place, at Teston, near Wateringbury.

Published: September 1914

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Kerswell, Ernest L

8th December 20156th November 2022
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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. L. Kerswell, of the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders, A, Lower Ward, Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Gosport, and son of Mrs Kerswell, Devonshire Road, Hastings, writes: – “I have read one or two experiences of local men serving in France in the ‘Observer’ so I thought I would like to relate one of mine.

This occurred on the 14th and 15th of last month. We had a good long march, and arrived at the place where we were to take up position at about 2:30 a.m. We were then told to entrench ourselves. As it happened, I and five other men and an N.C.O. were sent out on covering patrol. Our duty is to keep a look out in case of surprise while the entrenching is going on. On completing the trenches we were called in, and naturally, see that each man had only made sufficient cover for himself, we commenced to entrench ourselves, but were told to leave off at once, and get in where we could between other men. We had only just time to do this before over came a shower of German shells.

I was in the most awkward of position I have ever been in. On my right a drummer had dug a deep hole, and was well down into it, On my left the ground was rather higher and I kept rolling down on to the drummer. I had no cover, so began to scratch up some earth with my hands and so just managed to make a small heap, enough to cover me from view, but not nearly enough to stop a bullet.

Well, the shelling went on the whole day right up until about about 8 p.m., and we were very thankful for the darkness that came, and we were relieved, and put in reserves for the next day. We lost our Colonel, and in our platoon, six dead and several wounded.

The whole regiment lost heavily that day. The following day, being in reserve we had it fairly easy, although shells were whistling overhead all day. In the afternoon I got a very nasty hit in the right arm, and was conveyed to Le Mans Hospital, where they took out my arm a piece weighing 3 ozs. Recovering sufficiently, I was sent home and I hope to see dear old Hastings once more”.

Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: September 1914, October 1914 & October 1915

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Cleverly, David

7th December 201511th September 2016
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David Cleverly

Rank: Signalman

Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Parents: Mr & Mrs Cleverly Mitchell

Brothers: William W Cleverly & John Cleverly

Address: 56 Percy Road, Ore

Other Info: Wounded at the Battle of Mons

Published: September 1914 & May 1915

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Thomas, A E

7th December 201525th June 2017
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A E Thomas

Rank: Private

Regiment: 7th Royal Sussex

Mother: Mrs R A Thomas

Brothers: C Thomas & F Thomas

Address: 33 Southwater Road, St Leonards

Other Info: Age 17. Wounded and in hospital in Bradford.

Published: January 1915

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