August 1917 Archives - Page 11 of 11

Army

Chainey, Henry

20th April 201630th April 2018
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Henry Chainey

Rank: Corporal

Regiment: 5th Sussex Service Battery, Royal Field Artillery

Wife: Mrs Chainey

Address: 30 North Terrace, Halton, Hastings

Other Info: In India. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. The top photo shows a view of Moltan where Henry’s regiment was based, and him on his horse.

August 1917 – At Salonika.

Published: January 1915, January 1916 & August 1917

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Army

Chainey, Edward T

19th April 201621st May 2018
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Edward T Chainey

Rank: Sergeant

Regiment: ‘G’ Company, 3rd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifles

Wife: Mrs J Chainey (nee Johnstone)

Address: 55 St Mary’s Road, Hastings

Other Info: At the Front. Married at St Clement’s Church Hastings.

Published: January 1915 & August 1917

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Navy

Swift, W R

1st March 201612th May 2018
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W R Swift

Rank: Stoker / Leading Stoker

Ship: HMS Velox / HMS Bristol

Mother: Mrs Golding

Address: 44 Old London Road, Hastings

Published: December 1914 & August 1917

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Navy

McCarthy, Alfred Denis

27th February 20162nd May 2018
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Alfred Denis McCarthy

Rank: 1st Class Stoker

Ship: HMS Dido & HMS Lightfoot

Parents: Mr & Mrs Dan McCarthy

Brothers: Norman McCarthy & Neville McCarthy

Address: 46 All Saints Street, Hastings / 1 Trafalgar Cottages, Hastings

Published: December 1914 & August 1917

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Army

Brasier, W H

21st February 201614th May 2018
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W H Brasier

Rank: Private

Regiment: ‘H’ Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment / Royal Fusiliers

Parents: Mr & Mrs R Brasier

Address: 31 High Bank, Ore / 75 Ashburnham Road, Clive Vale

Other Info: On Active Service. Wounded, now in hospital at Tavistock.

Published: December 1914, December 1916 & August 1917

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Sims, Reginald

11th January 20169th May 2018
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Reginald Sims

Rank: Gunner

Regiment: 5th Sussex / ‘C’ Battery, 315th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

Parents: Mr & Mrs George William Baker

Address: 17 Alexandra Road, St Leonards

Other Info: Winner of the Military Medal. According to CWGC, Reginald died aged 27 on 4th April 1918. He is remembered at Roye New British Cemetery, grave reference I.AA.1/4.

Published: November 1914 & August 1917

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Navy

Usher, Frank

30th December 201513th July 2018
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Frank Usher

Rank: Able Seaman

Regiment: Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves

Parents: Mr Charles John & Mrs Constance Caroline Usher

Sister: Mrs Alice M Blissett (later Helsdown)

Brother: Harry Usher

Brothers-in-Law: Thomas Blissett & William Blissett

Address: 11 Woods Passage, Hastings

Other Info: Was at the defence of Antwerp. Died of wounds at Malta. According to CWGC, Frank died of wounds aged 19 on 17th July 1915. He is remembered at Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, grave reference: M.10.

Published: October 1914, August 1915, August 1917 & November 1917

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Bumstead, Egbert A

30th November 201523rd May 2018
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Egbert A Bumstead

Rank: Sapper / Second Corporal

Regiment: 55th Company, Royal Engineers

Parent(s): Mr & Mrs Bumstead

Address: Gate Lodge, Barley Lane, Hastings

Other Info: Second Corporal Egbert A Bumstead, R.E., who has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in France. He enlisted in 1913 and went to South Africa. From there he was recalled in 1914, and went straight to France, where he has served ever since continuously in the fighting area. He is a native of Hastings, educated at the Clive Vale School and served an apprenticeship with the Hastings Gas Company.

Published: January 1915 & August 1917

Other Info: At the Front

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