The Fallen of The Great War 1914 - 1918

ABEL, ANDREW, (A). Private in the 16th Bn. Canadian Infantry. Died on February 15 1917, aged 18. SON OF WILLIAM SIMPSON ABEL AND ELSIE ABEL, OF ROCK CREEK, BRITISH COLUMBIA. BORN AT NEW ABERDOUR, FRASERBURGH, SCOTLAND. Remembered in HASTINGS CEMETERY, SUSSEX

ADAMS, , (J). Corporal in the (Calshot) Royal Air Force. Died on December 18 1919, aged . Remembered in HASTINGS CEMETERY, SUSSEX

ADAMS, Albert. Private G/465, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds 15th October 1915 with the British Expeditionary Force. Born St Stephen’s, Sussex, enlisted Bexhill. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 69 to 73. - See also Bexhill-on-Sea - St Mary Magdelene. Remembered in BEXHILL ON SEA , SUSSEX - WAR MEMORIAL

ADAMS, Alfred Stephen. Private G/89200, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment. Died of wounds 6th January 1918 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Bexhill, enlisted Chichester. Buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium B.18. Remembered in BEXHILL ON SEA , SUSSEX - WAR MEMORIAL

ADAMS, Charles F. Sergeant G.131, 7th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 12th Division. Killed in action near Arras 25 July 1917. Aged 27. Brother of Miss D. Adams of 18 Bradford Street Old Town Eastbourne. Born in Bexhill and enlisted in Hastings. Resident of Ewhurst. Name included on Ewhurst and Staplecross War Memorials. Commemorated on The Arras Memorial MR. 20. Remembered in BEXHILL ON SEA , SUSSEX - WAR MEMORIAL

ADAMS, CHARLES RICHARD, (C R). Deck Hand in the H.M.S. “Island Prince.” Royal Naval Reserve. Died on February 10 1919, aged 42. SON OF ROBERT AND MARY ADAMS; HUSBAND OF ROSE REBECCA ADAMS, OF 6, WOODS PASSAGE, ALL SAINTS ST., HASTINGS. BORN AT HASTINGS. Remembered in HASTINGS CEMETERY, SUSSEX

ADAMS, Charles. Sergeant, G121, B Coy, 7th Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 25th July 1917. Battle of Arras. Born Bexhill 7-7-1890. Next of kin Miss M.D. Adams 18 Bradford St, Old Town, Eastbourne. Killed in enemy raid on Long Trench, body lost. Listed on Arras Memorial, Faubourg-d’Amiens Cemetery.. Remembered in EWHURST GREEN WAR MEMORIAL

ADAMS, Joseph. Second Lieutenant 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division. Killed in action on the Somme 23 July 1916. Son of Mr & Mrs J. Adams of Rye. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.. Remembered in RYE WAR MEMORIAL

ADEANE, Henry Robert Augustus. Captain. 1st Battalion, The Coldstream Guards. 1st Division. Joined with a draft of 80 men on the 1 November 1914. Killed in action near Veldhoek near the Menin Road during a German attack 2 November 1914. Aged 32. Son of Admiral Edward & Lady Edith Adeane. Husband of Victoria Eugenie Adeane of Westminster. Born in Middlesex. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial Ypres, Belgium. See alsoBrabraham, Cambridgeshire, war memorial. Remembered in SEDLESCOMBE WAR MEMORIAL

ADES, Alfred. Private 14805, 1st Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. 33rd Division. Died of wounds during the March retreat 21 March 1918. Aged 39. Husband of Mrs Emily Ades of 6, Hylands Yard, Rye. Born in Bexley and enlisted in Rye. Buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery Poperinghe, Belgium.. Remembered in RYE WAR MEMORIAL

AERS, Frank Ernest. Able Seaman 142921, HMS “India”, Royal Navy. Lost when the Armed Merchant Cruiser was torpedoed by a submarine off Norway 8th August 1915. Aged 43. Husband of Mrs Edith Aers of 9, Frith Road, Dover, Kent. Buried in Narvick Cemetery Norway.. Remembered in RYE HARBOUR WAR MEMORIAL

AITKEN, James Samuel. Private G/562, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 12th Division. Killed in action at Arras 3 May 1917. Aged 29. Son of Robert & Cecilia Aitken of 5, Wellington Terrace, Military Road, Rye. Born in Hammersmith and enlisted in Hastings. Commemorated on Arras Memorial.. Remembered in RYE WAR MEMORIAL

AKEHURST, Henry William Alexander. [Henry Alexander AKEHURST on SDGW] Private 37993, 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action 25th January 1917 in Mesopotamia. Born and enlisted Hastings, resident Robertsbridge. Formerly 8569, Royal Sussex Regiment. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Grave XIX. L. 18. See also Salehurst. Remembered in ROBERTSBRIDGE - Roll of Honour

ALDRIDGE, , (A P). Officer’s Steward 2nd Class in the H.M.S. “Caterham.” Royal Navy. Died on February 01 1920, aged . Remembered in HASTINGS CEMETERY, SUSSEX

ALESBERRY, R. . Remembered in CATSFIELD ROLL OF HONOUR AND WAR MEMORIAL

ALEXANDER, Walter Lorenzo. Lieutenant Colonel 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment 7th Division. Killed in action near Festubert 14th May 1915. Buried in Le Touret Military Cemetery. Remembered in BECKLEY WAR MEMORIAL

ALGEO, , (L). Corporal in the 11th Bn. Canadian Infantry. Died on December 21 1916, aged . Remembered in HASTINGS CEMETERY, SUSSEX

ALLCORN, Alan. Private G/18040, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 12th Division. Died of wounds in base hospital at Etaples 18th October 1916. Aged 34. Son of Henry & Mary Allcorn of “The Chestnut” Herstmonceux. Born in Hailsham & enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery F. 40. Remembered in HERSTMONCEUX WAR MEMORIAL

ALLCORN, George. Private 47619 13th. Battalion The Inniskilling Fusiliers 40th. Division Killed in action 31. 7.18 aged 22 Son of George & Mercy Allcorn of Brightling Born Eridge and enlisted in Chichester Formerly Middlesex Regiment Buried in Borre British Cemetery. Remembered in BRIGHTLING PARISH CHURCH WAR MEMORIAL

ALLCORN, MM, Alfred. Private 27761, 2nd Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment. 3rd Division. Died of wounds 23rd August 1918. Aged 19. Son of Mr. & Mrs. G. H. Allcorn of Chapel Row, Herstmonceux. Born in Herstmonceux & enlisted in Hastings. Formerly with the Middlesex Regiment. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Commemorated on The Vis en Artois Memorial MR. 16.. Remembered in HERSTMONCEUX WAR MEMORIAL

ALLEN, HENRY JOHN, (H J). Serjeant in the “A” Coy. 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment. Died on July 15 1916, aged 31. HUSBAND OF G. EVERSHED (FORMERLY ALLEN), OF 11, ORFORD ST., COPPER CLIFF, ONTARIO, CANADA. Remembered in HASTINGS CEMETERY, SUSSEX

ALLEN, Herbert Mortley. Sapper 140856, 286th A. T. Company, Royal Engineers. Died at home 14 February 1916. Aged 31. Son of Mr & Mrs Charles Robert Allen of 8, Church Square, Rye. Husband of Beatrice Allen of 11, Ruskin Street, Belvedere, Kent. Born in Rye and enlisted in Hastings. Buried in Fort Pitt Military cemetery, Rochester, Kent. Remembered in RYE WAR MEMORIAL