Army
George Benge
Rank: Private
Regiment: 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Parents: Mr & Mrs G Benge
Parent’s Address: Catsfield Green
Other Info: Taken prisoner in France in September and now at Munster. Westphalia.
Published: December 1915
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Army
Alfred Leadbeatter
Rank: Private
Sister: Miss Frances Leadbeatter
Sister’s Address: North Lodge, Milward Road, Hastings
Home Address: 28 Cinque Ports Street, Rye
Other Info: Prisoner of war in Germany.
Published: December 1915
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Army
E Foster
Rank: Private
Regiment: 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
Brother-in-Law & Sister: Mr & Mrs A Butler
Sister’s Address: 11 Castle Gardens, Hastings
Other Info: Wounded at Mons, now prisoner in Germany
Published: December 1915
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Army
Stephen Stevens
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Father: Mr G Stevens
Grandfather: Mr Stephen Stevens
Uncles: William Stevens & Charles Stevens
Cousins: George Frederick Stevens, William Stevens, Charles Stevens & W F Love
Grandfather’s Address: 98 Old London Road, Hastings
Other Info: Prisoner of War at Posen, Germany. Wounded and captured during the battle of Aisne.
Published: October 1915 & March 1917
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Army
William T Spice
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Sent by: Miss Spice
Miss Spice’s Address: 25 Warrior Gardens, St Leonards
Other Info: Prisoner of War in Germany since September 1914.
Published: October 1915
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Army
Herbert L Fry
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Sent by: His sister
Brother: Ernest W Fry
Address: Westfield
Other Info: Guards. Wounded and taken prisoner on 25th January 1915. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: October 1915
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Navy
Mr Buttenshaw
Mother-in-Law: Mrs Willis
Brothers-in-Law: Charles Stephen Stace & John Willis
Address: 59 Castle Hill Road, Hastings
Other Info: Yeoman of Signals. Prisoner of War in Germany. I could find no obvious name match on the Lives of the First World War website. The surname Buttenshaw maybe a misspelling of Burtenshaw. Going by the dress, he may have served in the Royal Naval Division.
Published: September 1915
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Army
Ernest J Page
Rank: Private
Regiment: 3rd Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Sister: Miss B Mabb
Brother: Frederick W Mabb
Address: 54 London Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Wounded and prisoner of war in Germany. Name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
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Published: June 1915
Army
John F Robins
Rank: Private
Regiment: 11th Hussars
Sent by: Miss I Hulford
Miss Hulford’s Address: 20 Alexandra Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Prisoner of War in Germany. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: May 1915
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Navy
Jack Cornford
Service: Deep Sea Fishery Boston
Parents: Mr & Mrs Cornford
Brothers: Frederick E Cornford, A Cornford, T Cornford & W Glazier
Address: 24 Church Street, Ore
Other Info: Prisoner of War. Eight trawlers from Boston, Lincolnshire were sunk by a German flotilla led by light cruisers Rostock and Strassburg on 21st August 1914. The fishing crew were all taken prisoner before the boats were sunk. More information can be viewed here.
Published: May 1915
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