Friends of Hastings Cemetery
- Abraham, Robert, lived locally; family grave, died in action, WW1 1917
- Arbuthnott, Hugh Hamilton -
killed in action, buried in what is now Iraq, WW1- 1915 - The Austin Brothers, Eric Mannington and Frank Ernest -
- Balcombe, Charles Edward local; died WW1, 1917
- Balcombe, Edward John William -
KIA, WW1 1917 - local family - Bannister, Frederick William -
local family; Frederick killed in action, WW1 - 1917 - Beaney, Charles Arthur and Albert Edward, both in the Navy, lost within six weeks of each other in 1914
- Beck, William Crabbe (Grandson) Major, died WW1 1918
- Boreham, Harry Pendry -
- Bowser, Ida Thekla -
WW1; journalist, author, VAD nurse - died 1919 - Breeds, Edgar -
WW1 naval, lost with ship - 1915, aged 18 - Bridgeland Carrots -
Hastings family, three sons and a son- in- law killed in WW1
Hubert -1915, aged 20; Arthur - 1916 aged 21; John - 1918; Arthur Martin - 1918 - Briggs, William James, (WW1 casualty) -
, 1918family lived locally for many years - Bumstead, Stephen J -
local, serving with the 5th Royal Sussex, died aged 16. WW1- 1914 - Burgess, Philip John -
local; died WW1, 1920, aged 18 - Burgess, Reginald T -
local; died WW1 1918 - Butler, Wallace -
DCM died in France, WW1 1916; local family - Catt, Jack (Joseph) Bertram Hastings born, died in WW1, 1916
- Cox, Charles William George -
died of tuberculosis on 11th May 1919. WW1 - Creed, Henry -
died WW1, 1918 - local family - Davis, W E; died (Cooden Camp) WW1 1916
- Dennet, Thomas Frank Preston Thwaites -
killed in action in WW1, 1917 - RFC; local family - Dunbar, John Thomas -
local; died from illness contracted while serving; WW1, 1916 - Dyer, Edward Arnold -
- Evans, Kingsley Alan -
a private in the 48th Battalion Canadian Infantry; uncle lived locally; died WW1, pneumonia 1915 - Farrier Family -
three sons killed in WW1, seven family members in forces. Thomas Matthew Farrier - Unmarked grave - Thomas - 1915; Walter, 1917; Albert, 1917 aged 19. - Felton-
Smith, William -Local; Chief Petty Officer, in the Royal Naval Volunteers and died 20 February 1915 of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis at Stockwell Hospital. - Foster Cyril Lambert (served as Lambert) died from sickness, 1919 relating to WW1 service.
- Foster, Herbert Knollys -
local connections, Herbert was KIA, WW1 1914, just a month before his 20th birthday. - Foster, Percy George local; WW1, 1916
- Fuller, Henry Arthur, local; WW1 casualty, 1918
- Gale, Frank -
local; died WW1 1917 - Galloway, Cecil Hinds Arthur -
Corporal, WW1 wounded, died in Military Hospital, 1915 - Garnier, Captain John Warren -
lived locally for some years; casualty WW1, 1915 - Gibson, Thomas Barton -
local, teacher, died of wounds received in action, WW1 1917 - Green, Horace Salkeld -
born locally; Major (acting Lieutenant Colonel) KIA WW1, 1917 - Hanby, Edward Wrey -
born in India, WW1 related death from tuberculosis, 1917 - Hatton, Frederick W -
died WW1, 1917 - remembered on grave of F.G. Hatton, father - Heritage, Audrey -
from Bexhill; VAD Nurse, died aged 17; WW1, 1918 - Hickman, Jack -
KIA WW1 1917 - Hill, Frederick J -
from local family, serving with Canadian forces, WW1, died in hospital, 1916 - Hook, Sidney Herbert -
WW1, 1916 - presumably died of wounds, an accident or illness as his death was registered locally and he is buried in the cemetery in a family grave - Howell, Herbert Edgar -
local family; died in WW1, 1915 - Jarvis, William Le Roy -
an American from Florida serving with the Canadians, stationed in St Leonards, married a local girl. Died WW1, 1917 - Jinks, Alfred Newman -
local; son of Sarah & William; KIA WW1, 1916 - Jones, Sydney Edward -
local; killed in action, WW1, aged 18, 1918 - Kearne, Hubert Lindsey ‘YOUNG MAN’S SAD DEATH, 1921 – in France in WW1, he received severe wounds, was blown up, contracted trench fever, and suffered from shell shock.
- Kember, John William -
lived locally; KIA, WW1 1914 - Kent, Herbert -
local, killed in action, WW1, 1917 - Kinnis, John McGregor -
Sergeant, MM and Bar - local, remembered on the grave of his grandparents, John and Mary; KIA, WW1, 1918 - aged 21 - Land, Edgar Hubert Lovack -
WW1, 1917, (See also Lovack- Land) - Lake, Frank Gilbert -
died at Ypres, WW1 1915 - Lake, Geoffrey -
died in Canada, WW1 - on active service' 1918 - Lovack-
Land , Claude Frederick, WW1 1917; William, WW1, 1918 (see also Land) - Mathews, Arthur William Henry -
died of injuries received in the WW1 - in 1930 - Meech, William Samuel -
KIA WW, 1916 - Montague, Archie -
born Melbourne, WW1, KIA 1916 - Moon, Richard -
local; Richard KIA 1917 - Nquza, Jabez -
South African Native Labour Corps; washed ashore after shipwreck. WW1, 1917 - Philcox, William John -
lived locally, WW1 KIA, 1918 - Pickrell, Leslie John -
remembered on aunt's grave. Died WW1 1918 - Polis, Jospeh -
Belgian, died locally; WW1 1916 - Pollard, James -
local family; died 1925 of tubercular encephalitis, presumably contracted during war service - Pratt, Peter James -
Lance corporal, KIA WW1, 1916 aged 21 - Family grave - Rensch, Arthur Charles -
lived locally; killed in the Balkans Campaign 1917 WW1 - Riddle, Edward -
local; WW1 casualty, 1917 - Riley, Harry Leslie -
local, died WW1, 1916 - Riley, Robert James -
local; accidentally killed in Salonica on 8th June 1916 whilst going to help a colleague; WW1 - Ross, Percy T -
Sergeant - author, artist, sportsman. KIA, WW1, 1915 - Russell, George Edward -
died WW1 1918. (Served under alias, Longley) - Salter, Archibald -
- Samways, Alexander, local; died WW1 1916
- Sewell, Edward John Leppingwell -
died of wounds, WW1, 1918 - Seymour, Ernest -
(KIA WW1, 1917), local - Wallis, William -
died in 1920 as result of being gassed in WW1 - Shaw, Cuthbert Frank -
born locally; WW1, KIA, 1914 aged 21 - Slow Family -
local family; two sons died in WW1, 1916, 1918 (one mystery, or possibly two) - Smith, W. G. Lance Corporal 14th Winnipeg Rifles died in France 12th August 1918 aged 37
- Smith, William Hiram -
lived locally; died of wounds - WW1, 1916 - Stamp, Douglas B -
(KIA WW1, 1916) - Stevens, George -
KIA WW1, 1915 - local - Stone , William John Brancton -
Local; WW1 Died in Military Hospital, 1916 - Strickland, Herbert Slade WW1, 1918; , on family grave
- Stroud, George Edward Bracey -
local; serving with the Royal Navy on HMS Albemarle when he was accidentally drowned 1915. WW1 - Strutt, Frederick Victor -
emigrated to Canada, MIA, presumed killed, 1918 - Summers, Cyril Henry Gerald -
commemorated on the grave of his grandfather Henry Summers. KIA WW1, 1917 - Sutton, John, -
local; WW1 KIA, 1915, aged 20 - remembered on his parents' grave - John and Phoebe - Sutton, Louis Victor -
WW1 casualty, died from wounds, 1918 aged 19 (a later addition to grave above, his brother & parents) - Tassell, Edward Victor, -
local; WW1, 1918 - Teed, Major Edmund -
SOLDIERS' AND FREE MASONS' TRIBUTES - Not for years has Hastings witnessed a military funeral of such imposing character …….. WW1, 1914, on Screen Wall - Thorburn, Charles Edward Angus -
WW1 casualty; local - Todd, Arthur Charles -
local boy, lied about his age to join up - WW1, KIA 1916 - Todman Brothers -
Archibald,(WW1 KIA, 1917) Francis (WW1, 1920)-both died as a result of WW1 service and Ernest, 1925, probably as a result of WW1 service - Tompkins, Edgar James -
Quartermaster Sergeant, regular soldier, served in South Africa and India. Wife’s grave - Edith Mary - KIA, WW1, 1914 - Toogood, Charles Frank -
lived locally; KIA WW1, 1915 - Truscott, Francis George -
won Military Cross. Shot down (RFC) and died from wounds, 1917. WW1, aged 22 - Turner, Artie -
KIA, WW1, 1918; family grave - Tyrrell, Frank Cecil -
local family; on the grave of his parents, Frederick & Annie - WW1 KIA, 1916 - Ventris, Alan Favell -
from a Services family - killed in Action, WW1, 1915, aged 18 - Weeks, Percy -
KIA, WW1,1918 - on memorial with his wife, Maud - White, Alfred -
lived locally; died during WW1 while captaining on board S S Strombus, 1916 - Willis, Edgar Reginald -
KIA, WW1, 1916 - family grave - Winebloom, Edward St Clair -
died of wounds, WW1, 1917
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the past year and more FoHC members, especially Judith Dean, have been recording the stories of those people who gave their lives as a result of World War One (the Great War) who are recorded in the common wield, not in the CWG areas.
Some particularly interesting stories from the CWG areas have however been included.
A linked list of the people so far recorded is below.
Where people are buried or remembered in overseas cemeteries, there is a link to photos and basic information. (The idea originally was to see how many people from Hastings were buried in each cemetery, but this has not proved practicable.)
Each listed cemetery is linked to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery information.
If you know of others, or have more to add to a story please let FoHC know at info(at)friendsofhastingscemetery.org.uk [please substitute @ for at -
