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Hastings, Sussex [1131]

Hastings [153]

Hastings England [121]

Hastings Victoria [46]

Hastings Tasmania [18]

Hastings River New South Wales [8]

Hastings Sussex [8]

Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire [8]

Battle, Hastings, Sussex [6]

Hastings,Sussex [6]

St Leonards, Hastings, Sussex [6]

Hastings Tas Tasmania [5]

Hastings, East Sussex [5]

Hastings, Ontario [5]

Hollington, Hastings, Sussex [5]

Hastings NZ [4]

Hastings, Kent [4]

Blacklands, Hastings, Sussex [3]

Burwash, Hastings, Sussex [3]

Hastings, Essex [3]

Hastings, Sussex, England [3]

Northiam, Hastings, Sussex [3]

Ore Hastings, Sussex [3]

All Saints, Hastings, Sussex [2]

Etchingham, Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hastings Sussex [2]

Hastings New South Wales [2]

Hastings, England [2]

Hastings, ON [2]

Hastings,Sussex. [2]

Hollington, Hastings [2]

Leamington Hastings, Warwickshire [2]

Saint Mary in the Castle Hastings, Sussex [2]

Silverhill, Hastings, Sussex [2]

St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, Sussex [2]

3 East Hill, Hastings [1]

47 Albion Street, Halton, Hastings, Sussex [1]

Addington Township, Hastings County, Ontario [1]

All Saints, Hastings , East Sussex [1]

Battle, Hastings [1]

Beckley, Hastings, Sussex [1]

Brightling, Hastings, Sussex [1]

Burton Hastings, Warwickshire [1]

Eaton Hastings, Berkshire [1]

Fairlight Hastings [1]

Fairlight Hastings, Sussex [1]

Flaxmere, Hastings [1]

Halton, Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hastings , Sussex [1]

Hastings Hawks Bay [1]

Rank

Private [142]

Able Seaman [24]

Captain [21]

Lieutenant [17]

Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Gunner [14]

Lance Corporal [14]

Seaman [14]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [10]

Petty Officer [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Major [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Deck Hand [7]

Leading Seaman [7]

Sergeant [7]

Driver [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Rifleman [4]

Trooper [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Able Seaman Driver [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Cadet [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Drummer [2]

Musician [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

9935 [1]

???? [1]

A.M. 2 [1]

AB [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [43]

Royal Naval Reserve [21]

Royal Engineers [16]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

HMS IRON DUKE [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

HMS Castor [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

HMS BULWARK [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS NEPTUNE [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

1st Life Guards [2]

52nd Battalion [2]

93rd Battalion [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Reserve [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

HM Submarine E10 [2]

HMS Caroline [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [847]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [304]

Australian Imperial Force [228]

British Army [226]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Other Empire Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [210]

C [146]

H [143]

S [135]

W [134]

M [115]

P [91]

D [79]

R [78]

F [77]

G [74]

T [68]

A [58]

L [47]

K [43]

E [38]

J [36]

V [21]

N [19]

O [12]

U [8]

Y [7]

I [4]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1607]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [116]

Canada [6]

India [4]

New Zealand [3]

Australia [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Hastings, Sussex [1131] Hastings [153] Hastings England [121] Hastings Victoria [46] Hastings Tasmania [18] Hastings River New South Wales [8] Hastings Sussex [8] Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire [8] Battle, Hastings, Sussex [6] Hastings,Sussex [6] St Leonards, Hastings, Sussex [6] Hastings Tas Tasmania [5] Hastings, East Sussex [5] Hastings, Ontario [5] Hollington, Hastings, Sussex [5] Hastings NZ [4] Hastings, Kent [4] Blacklands, Hastings, Sussex [3] Burwash, Hastings, Sussex [3] Hastings, Essex [3] Hastings, Sussex, England [3] Northiam, Hastings, Sussex [3] Ore Hastings, Sussex [3] All Saints, Hastings, Sussex [2] Etchingham, Hastings, Sussex [2] Hastings Sussex [2] Hastings New South Wales [2] Hastings, England [2] Hastings, ON [2] Hastings,Sussex. [2] Hollington, Hastings [2] Leamington Hastings, Warwickshire [2] Saint Mary in the Castle Hastings, Sussex [2] Silverhill, Hastings, Sussex [2] St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, Sussex [2] 3 East Hill, Hastings [1] 47 Albion Street, Halton, Hastings, Sussex [1] Addington Township, Hastings County, Ontario [1] All Saints, Hastings , East Sussex [1] Battle, Hastings [1] Beckley, Hastings, Sussex [1] Brightling, Hastings, Sussex [1] Burton Hastings, Warwickshire [1] Eaton Hastings, Berkshire [1] Fairlight Hastings [1] Fairlight Hastings, Sussex [1] Flaxmere, Hastings [1] Halton, Hastings, Sussex [1] Hastings , Sussex [1] Hastings Hawks Bay [1]

Rank

Private [142] Able Seaman [24] Captain [21] Lieutenant [17] Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [15] Boy 1st Class [14] Gunner [14] Lance Corporal [14] Seaman [14] Serjeant [14] Sapper [10] Petty Officer [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Major [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Boy 2nd Class [7] Deck Hand [7] Leading Seaman [7] Sergeant [7] Driver [6] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Rifleman [4] Trooper [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Leading Stoker [3] Able Seaman Driver [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Cadet [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Cook's Mate [2] Drummer [2] Musician [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Telegraphist [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 9935 [1] ???? [1] A.M. 2 [1] AB [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [43] Royal Naval Reserve [21] Royal Engineers [16] Royal Field Artillery [16] London Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [9] East Kent Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] HMS IRON DUKE [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Labour Corps [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] HMS Castor [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] HMS BULWARK [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS NEPTUNE [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 1st Life Guards [2] 52nd Battalion [2] 93rd Battalion [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Reserve [2] Australian Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] HM Submarine E10 [2] HMS Caroline [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [847] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [304] Australian Imperial Force [228] British Army [226] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Other Empire Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [2] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [210] C [146] H [143] S [135] W [134] M [115] P [91] D [79] R [78] F [77] G [74] T [68] A [58] L [47] K [43] E [38] J [36] V [21] N [19] O [12] U [8] Y [7] I [4] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1607] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [116] Canada [6] India [4] New Zealand [3] Australia [1] Turkey [1]

Albert Beale

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 5/1744 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army TF/1744 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Thomas B Gibson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army PS/2344 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 2344 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

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Alfred N Jinks

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1806 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 293164 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Charles Ernest Campany

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 9558 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Lindsey Soan

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army 9961 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/9961 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Herbert Edgar Howell

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1109 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1109 Private The London Regiment 28th (City of London) Battalion

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Albert George Wettle

Born 1899

Died 1921

British Army GS/67795 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/67795 Private Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army GS/67795 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Frank Thomas Greenland

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 211 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 211 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 503052 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick Adams

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army L/10699 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Henry Arthur Fuller

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 956 Sapper Home Countries Signal Company

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Royal Engineers 490th Field Co.

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Edward John William Balcombe

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army L/10727 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Hubert Edward Bridgeland Carrott

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 11478 Private Coldstream Guards

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Reginald Thomas Burgess

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 30290 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 30290 Private Machine Gun Corps Infantry

British Army 5302 Royal Sussex Regiment

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Ernest Selwyn Gigg

Born 1894

Died 1960

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 39983

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Albert Beney

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 553 Corporal Royal Engineers 1/2nd (Home Counties) Field Coy TF.

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Percy Thomas Ross

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 2038 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 2038 Sergeant London Regiment 23rd (County of London) Battalion

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Herbert Kent

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army SD/2388 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/6389 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Gilbert Edward Benjamin Fitt

Born 1888

Died 1925

British Army 7155 Company Quarter Master Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edward Elgar Field

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army General Staff Officer Grade 3 General Staff General Head Quarters Intelligence

British Army Captain Royal Engineers and Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutanant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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James Walter Streeter

Born 1877

Died 1960

British Army 13th Hussars

British Army Army Reserve

British Army Territorial Force

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