Drury, H
H Drury
Rank: Leading Seaman
Ship: HMS Agincourt
Address: Mount Street, Battle
Other Info: At the Front
Published: December 1914
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Pratt, William James
William James Pratt
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Ship: HMS Viknor
Parents: Mr Walter William & Mrs Charlotte Rebecca Pratt
Address: 97 Bulverhythe Road, West St Leonards
Other Info: According to CWGC, William died aged 20 on 13th January 1915 when HMS Viknor struck a mine and sunk with the loss of all 295 men. William is remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial, panel 10.
Published: December 1914
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Barnes, J H
J H Barnes
Rank: Able Seaman
Ship: HMS St Vincent
Mother: Mrs Barnes
Address: 3 Dane Road, St Leonards
Other Info: At the Front
Published: December 1914
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Larkins, William Frederick
William Frederick Larkins
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Mother: Mrs Barnes
Address: 40 All Saints Street, Hastings
Published: December 1914
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Tilden, John Henry
John (Jack) Henry Tilden
Rank: Leading Stoker / Petty Officer Stoker
Parents: Mr George Thomas & Mrs Elizabeth Jane Tilden
Brothers: George T Tilden & William Tilden
Address: 101 Beaconsfield Road, Hastings
Other Info: Sister to Miss Tilden of 37 Old Top, Middle Road, Ore.
According to CWGC, John died aged 39 on 29th October 1918. He is remembered at Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, grave reference E.36.6.
Published: December 1914
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Tilden, William
William Tilden
Rank: Leading Seaman
Ship: HMS Monarch
Parents: Mr George Thomas & Mrs Elizabeth Jane Tilden
Brothers: George T Tilden & John Henry Tilden
Address: 101 Beaconsfield Road, Hastings
Other Info: Sister to Miss Tilden of 37 Old Top, Middle Road, Ore
Published: December 1914
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Tilden, George T
George T Tilden
Rank: Ship’s Corporal
Ship: HMS Victorian
Parents: Mr George Thomas & Mrs Elizabeth Jane Tilden
Brothers: William Tilden & John Henry Tilden
Address: 101 Beaconsfield Road, Hastings
Other Info: Sister to Miss Tilden of 37 Old Top, Middle Road, Ore
Published: December 1914
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Colbran, George F
George F Colbran
Rank: Able Seaman
Ship: HMS Bulwark
Father: Mr J Colbran
Brothers: Charles Colbran, Thomas F Colbran & J W Colbran
Brothers-in-Law: Frederick H Neville, Ernest A Neville, Albert Edward Neville, Sidney C Neville, George F Colbran, & John Henry Tidey & R J Coles
Address: Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards
Other Info: He died aged 31, along with over 750 other seamen, when HMS Bulwark exploded due to an internal explosion on 26th November 1914. He is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Panel 2. According to CWGC George was married to Minnie Kate Colbran and living at ‘Niton’, 8 Spencer Hill, Wimbledon, London.
Published: December 1914
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Jacobs, Thomas Wilfred
Thomas Wilfred Jacobs
Rank: Able Seaman
Service: Royal Navy
Father: Mr Thomas William Jacobs
Address: 21 Silchester Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Of the London Police. Has rejoined the Navy after some years absence. His father was late of the 6th Dragoon Guards. Additional rank information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: December 1914
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Brasier, Leonard
Leonard Brasier
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Ship: HMS Good Hope
Father: Mr George & Mrs Elizabeth Brasier
Wife: Eveline I G Brasier
Aunt: Miss Brasier
Address: East Parade, Hastings
Other Info: Leonard died aged 32 on 1st November 1914 when HMS Good Hope was sunk during the Battle of Coronel with the loss of all hands, totalling 919 men. He is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Panel 1.
Published: December 1914
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