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Fathers, Edward

22nd May 2021
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Edward Fathers

Rank: Quarter Master Sergeant

Regiment: 8th Battalion, South Wales Borderers

Other Info: The text reads: ‘Group photograph sent by Mrs Breeds, Providence House, Tackleway, Hastings. The soldiers shown in the picture were billeted with her. The are: Quartermaster-Sergeant Jas. Wright, age 55, service 38 years; Quartermaster-Sergeant C. Spillman, age 50, service 32 years; Sergeant Major E. Fathers. age 57, service 33 years. They belong to the 8th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, and have all passed fit for the Front at any moment. The sender of the photograph asks: “Can this be beaten in any one billet in Hastings?”.’

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

Published: April 1915

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Montague, Archibald

8th May 20218th May 2021
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Archibald Montague

Rank: Private

Service: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Parents: Mr Edward & Mrs Susanna Montague

Home Address: 7 Manor Road, Hastings

Other Info: Archibald Montague died aged 24 on 9th September 1916. He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, pier and face 7C. He is also remembered on a family grave at Hastings Cemetery. He is not named on Hastings War Memorial.

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Creed, Harry

24th April 2021
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Harry Creed

Rank: Sapper

Service: 25 Division, Signal Company, Royal Engineers

Parents: Mr Richard & Harriet Creed

Parents Address: 14 Waterworks Road, Queens Road, Hastings

Other Info: Harry Creed died aged 27 on 17th April 1918. He is buried at Abeele Aerodrome Military Cemetery, grave reference I.D.2. He is also remembered on a family grave at Hastings Cemetery.

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Wynhall, Charles Benjamin

5th April 202110th April 2021
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Charles Benjamin Wynhall

Rank: Private

Service: 1st Garrison Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment

Wife: Mrs Edith Kate Wynhall

Home Address: 6 Hughenden Road, Hastings

Other Info: Charles Wynhall died aged 51 on 10th October 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave says “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven”. Charles is not remembered on Hastings War Memorial.

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Navy

Turk, George Thomas

1st January 20213rd January 2021
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George Thomas Turk

Rank: Signalman

Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves

Ship: HMS Seafire

Wife: Elizabeth Turk

Father: James H Turk

Brother in Law: Albert V Crowhurst

Address: 67 Hardwicke Road, Halton, Hastings

Other Info: George Thomas died aged 27 on 17th August 1921. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. Additional name information from the Hastings & Rother Family History website. The inscription on his grave says “Gone but not forgotten. From his sorrowing wife and children”.

Published: December 1914

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Sadler, Frederick Harold T

7th November 2020
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Frederick Harold T Sadler

Rank: Private

Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry

Other Info: Frederick Sadler died aged 27 on 27th October 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. He was born in Hastings but is not named on either Hastings or Ore war memorials. Additional information from the Lives of the First World War website.

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Leslie, Walter

23rd August 202026th August 2020
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Walter Leslie

Rank: Sapper

Regiment: Royal Engineers

Wife: Amelia Mary Leslie

Address: 117 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings

Other Info: Walter Leslie died aged 48 on 12th February 1918. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “Peace, perfect peace”. Walter is not named on Hastings War Memorial.

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Lainey, Arthur Raymond

15th August 2020
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Arthur Raymond Lainey

Rank: Bombardier

Regiment: 475th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Parents: Mr Peter Francis & Mrs Elizabeth Lainey

Parent’s Address: Trinity, Jersey

Wife: Maggie May Lainey

Address: 9 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings

Other Info: Arthur Lainey died aged 25 on 2nd December 1917. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “Treasured Memories”.

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Hebb, Francis Harold

28th June 2020
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Francis Harold Hebb

Rank: Private

Regiment: 2nd / 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Parents: Mr Edwin & Mrs Fanny Hebb

Home Address: 31 Cornwallis Street, Hastings

Other Info: Francis Hebb died aged 26 on 12th February 1919. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave marker reads “Lead Kindly Light”.

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Heard, William Charles

27th June 2020
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William Charles Heard

Rank: Petty Officer

Regiment: H. M. Coastguard

Parents: Mr Henry C & Mrs Francis Heard

Wife: Eliza Heard

Home Address: 11 Coastguard Station, Hastings

Other Info: William Heard died aged 47 on 12th February 1920. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The inscription on his grave reads “With Christ, which is far better. Philippians 1.23”.

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