Navy
James Baker-Burt
Rank: Leading Seaman
Regiment: Royal Naval Battalion
Mother: Mrs F Baker
Brothers: G Baker-Burt, Frank Baker & Fred Baker
Brother-in-Law: W Cramp
Address: Sea View Cottage, Baldslow, Hastings
Other Info: Royal Navy. Now interned in Holland.
Published: December 1914 & July 1917
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Navy
Henry John Reeves
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment: Royal Naval Division
Ship: HMS Laurentic
Mother: Mrs Reeves
Brother: Robert Reeves
Address: 57 Plynlimmon Road, Hastings
Other Info: Henry was aboard HMS Laurentic, an armed merchant cruiser, when she struck two mines on 25th January 1917. Aged 27, he was among 354 passengers and crew that went down with the ship. 121 people were saved. Henry is remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial, panel 27.
Henry is not named on Hastings War Memorial.
Published: December 1914 & March 1917
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Navy
Fred Bannister
Regiment: Royal Naval Brigade
Father: Mr Joseph Bannister
Brothers: George Bannister & Bert Bannister
Address: 15 Courthouse Street, Hastings
Published: November 1914
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Navy
Councillor H W Harris
Rank: Acting Petty Officer
Regiment: 3rd Platoon, Home Battery, Royal Naval Division
Other Info: Section Leader. Was at Antwerp during the bombardment.
Published: October 1914
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Navy
F Godden
Regiment: 2nd Royal Naval Brigade
Address: 4 Shepherd Street, St Leonards
Published: October 1914
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Navy
Ernest Spray
Regiment: Collingwood Brigade, Royal Naval Division
Address: 41 Caves Road, St Leonards
Mother: Mrs E Spray
Other Info: Came from Canada to fight at the Front. For seven weeks he was training at Walmer in ‘Churchill’s Own’ Collingwood Brigade and left last Sunday for France.
Interned in Holland.
Published: October 1914 & April 1916
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Navy
H H Rush
Rank: Petty Officer
Regiment: Royal Naval Brigade
Published: January 1915
Other Info: Formerly of the Hastings Company of the Royal Navy Voluntary Reserve
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