Army
A C T Smith
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Parents: Mr & Mrs Smith
Address: Earl Street, Hastings
Published: January 1917
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Army
E E Weeks Pearson
Rank: Lance Corporal / Sergeant
Parents: Mr & Mrs W Pearson
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Address: 22 Whitefriars Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. He has been awarded the Military Medal for most conspicuous gallantry and good leading in the Battle of Ypres on July 31st and August 1st and 2nd. He rendered valuable assistance in organising ammunition, water and ration parties, and bringing them up a road heavily sniped by the enemy. He made five journeys for this purpose and succeeded in getting rations, etc, to his Company. He has since been promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
Published: January 1917 & October 1917
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Army
H Alesworth
Regiment: Middlesex Regiment
Mother: Mrs Agnes Alesworth
Brothers: Frank McNaughton Alesworth & Frederick W Alesworth
Address: 130b Queen’s Road, Hastings
Published: January 1917
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Army
Frederick W Alesworth
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps
Mother: Mrs Agnes Alesworth
Brothers: Frank McNaughton Alesworth & H Alesworth
Address: 130b Queen’s Road, Hastings
Other Info: At Salonika. Has been awarded the Military Medal for devotion to duty while in danger.
Published: January 1917, July 1917 & January 1918
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Army
Frederick Henry Prior
Rank: Private
Regiment: Pioneer, Australian Imperial Force
Mother: Mrs Charlotte Prior
Address: 117 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings
Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
You can view Frederick’s AIF service papers for free here.
Published: January 1917
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Army
F Mills
Rank: Private
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Father: Mr F Mills
Address: 34 Middle Street, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front.
Published: January 1917
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Mercantile Marine
William John Foord
Rank: Captain
Ship: Steam Trawler Margaret Colebrooke
Wife: Mrs Elizabeth S Foord (nee Berry)
Address: 25 Mann Street, Hastings
Other Info: Mr Foord was the skipper of the steam trawler ‘Margaret’ which foundered (she struck a mine) in the Channel on 18th December 1916. and he and five of the hands on board went down with the ship. He left a wife and six children, all shown in the group. Mrs Foord is the daughter of Mr Berry, a well-known fisherman of 38 All Saints Street, Hastings.
The full story of the sinking of the Margaret can be read here.
According to CWGC, William died aged 40 on 17th December 1916. He is remembered at Tower Hill Memorial.
Published: January 1917
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Army
F J Morris
Rank: Private
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps
Mother: Mrs Morris
Father: J Morris
Address: 84 Manor Road, Hastings
Other Info: For Foreign Service
Published: December 1916
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Army
J Morris
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Wife: Mrs Morris
Son: F J Morris
Address: 84 Manor Road, Hastings
Published: December 1916
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Army
Percy Weeks
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
Parents: Mr Thomas & Mrs Esther Weeks
Wife: Mrs Maud Weeks
Brothers: F Weeks, A Weeks, H Weeks, Thomas Weeks & Frederick G Weeks
Brother-in-Law: W Wise
Address: 1 Wilmington Road, St Helen’s Down, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. Convalescent at Birmingham.
According to CWGC, Percy died aged 31 on 23rd August 1918. He is remembered at Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, grave reference III.F.4.
Published: December 1916 & December 1917