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Newington, James

27th December 201521st March 2017
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James Newington

Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves

Ship: HMS Neptune

Sister: Mrs Martin

Sister’s Address: 44 All Saints Street, Hastings

Address: 2 Providence Row, All Saints Street, Hastings

Other Info: HMS Excellent was a land based gunnery school based in Portsmouth.

The text for ‘A Winning Crew’ reads: A crew on board HMS Neptune, winners of the RNR and RNVR race at the squadron regatta, 1915. The man on the left, sitting on the ground is James Newington, brother of Mrs Martin…. Another Hastings man, W Larkins, is third from the left in the second row from the back.

Published: October 1914 & March 1916

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Hutchinson, George J

24th December 201525th February 2018
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George J Seaman

Rank: Leading Seaman

Ship: HMS Lancaster

Parents: Mr James & Mrs Rebecca Hutchinson

Brother: Spencer Hutchinson

Address: 2 Halton Crescent, Hastings

Published: October 1914

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Beaney, Ernest Arthur

24th December 20155th July 2018
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Ernest Arthur Beaney

Rank: Leading Seaman

Ship: HMS Commonwealth

Parents: Mr William James Beaney and Ellen Mary French

Address: 18 Windsor Road, Silverhill

Other Info: Not sure what R.N.B.R means. Date of Birth was 3rd June 1884 in Hollington. He died in 1971 aged 86 years. Ernest was married in 1919 to Dorothea Woodthorpe at Spilsby Registration District, Lincolnshire.

Published: October 1914

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Rolfe, T G

24th December 201519th August 2016
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Thomas George Rolfe

Regiment: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve

Ship: HMS Bayano

Address: Bourne Street, Hastings

Other Info: At Walmer. Was one of the survivors aboard HMS Bayano which was torpedoed on March 11th 1915. He was saved (after clinging to rafts for five hours with other members of the crew) by Captain J Foster and the crew of Balmarino. Mr Rolfe was taken to County Hospital, Ayr with three others. He was most kindly treated. Then he was taken to Portsmouth and from there sent home for 14 days leave. He has now returned to Portsmouth.

Published: October 1914 & April 1915

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Adams, Frank

24th December 201524th December 2015
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Frank Adams

Rank: Leading Stoker

Ship: HMS Victorious

Father: Mr Jas Adams

Address: Ashburnham Road, Hastings

Published: October 1914

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Godden, F

24th December 20159th February 2019
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F Godden

Regiment: 2nd Royal Naval Brigade

Address: 4 Shepherd Street, St Leonards

Published: October 1914

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Carpenter, J H B

22nd December 201529th September 2017
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J H B Carpenter

Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Ship: HMS Motagua

Parents: Mr & Mrs Carpenter

Brother: Richard T B Carpenter

Address: 23 St Andrews Square, Hastings

Other Info: Gasworks Employee

Published: October 1914 & November 1916

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Pilcher, Sydney

20th December 201524th December 2015
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Sydney Jas Pilcher

Ship: HMS Iron Duke

Mother: Mrs Pilcher

Brother: Francis Gordon Pilcher

Address: The Cottage, Val Mascal, Hollington Park, St Leonards

Published: October 1914

Other Info: Their great-grandfather on the father’s side was in the Crimean War at Sevastopol, also in the Indian Mutiny

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Pilcher, Francis Gordon

20th December 201524th December 2015
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Francis Gordon Pilcher

Ship: HMS Blonde

Mother: Mrs Pilcher

Brother: Sydney Jas Pilcher

Address: The Cottage, Val Mascal, Hollington Park, St Leonards

Published: October 1914

Other Info: Their great-grandfather on the father’s side was in the Crimean War at Sevastopol, also in the Indian Mutiny

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Corps, Charles Brown

20th December 201519th January 2019
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Charles Brown Corps

Rank: Petty Officer

Ship: HMS Europa

Mother: Mrs G Corps (Widow)

Brothers: George Thomas Corps & Horace Corps

Address: 13 Salisbury Road, St Leonards

Other Info: Has served in the Navy for 12 years. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.

Published: October 1914

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