Service Personnel
Name: Gustav Nelson
Rank: Sergeant
Service: Luftwaffe
Additional Information: Gustav Nelson was born on 21st June 1913 and died on 25th September 1940. He was part of a crew flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 which was shot down by RAF fighters and crashed near Beaulieu Farm, Hastings. Information from Air Crew Remembered here.
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Service Personnel
Name: Paul Krings
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Luftwaffe
Additional Information: Paul Krings was born on 2nd August 1915 and died on 21st December 1940. The date of death is different on his grave, however CWGC records state the correct date. Part of a crew flying a Dornier 17z-3 which was shot down over the sea near Eastbourne by Spitfires. He was washed ashore on Hastings beach. Information from Air Crew Remembered here.
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Service Personnel
Name: Josef Butz
Rank: Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Service: Luftwaffe
Additional Information: Josef Butz was born on 25th January 1914 and died on 22nd December 1940. Part of a crew flying a Dornier 17z-3 which was shot down over the sea near Eastbourne by Spitfires. He was washed ashore on Hastings beach. Information from Air Crew Remembered here.
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Service Personnel
Name: Joseph Carter White
Rank: Seaman
Service: Royal Naval Patrol Service
Ship: HM Trawler Botanic
Parents: William James & Mary Louisa White
Wife: D White
Address: Hastings
Additional Information: Joseph White died aged 35 on 15th September 1940. The inscription on his grave reads “Time heals, but we still remember son. Mum and Dad.” Information about Joseph White can be read on the Sussex History Forum here.
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Service Personnel
Name: Albert Alfred Wenman
Rank: Trooper
Regiment: 4th Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps
Address: Hastings
Additional Information: Albert Wenman died on 3rd November 1942. More information about Albert can be read on the Sussex History Forum here.
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Service Personnel
Name: Alfred Henry Weeks
Rank: Seaman
Service: Royal Naval Patrol Service
Parents: Alfred & Emma Louisa Weeks
Address: Fulham, London
Additional Information: Alfred Weeks died aged 32 on 6th September 1945. The inscription on his grave reads “Peacefully sleeping, free from pain. Dearly loved. Mum, dad, sisters and brothers.”
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Service Personnel
Name: Kenneth Charles Albert Watson
Rank: Signalman
Regiment: Royal Corps of Signals
Parents: William Henry & Emma S Watson
Address: Hastings
Additional Information: Kenneth Watson died aged 19 on 13th January 1942. The inscription on his grave reads “Weep not my brethren, for I go to my Father who is in heaven.”
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Service Personnel
Name: Robert Edward Wareham
Rank: Ordinary Telegraphist
Ship: HMS Sweet Briar
Parents: Mr & Mrs G R Wareham
Address: St Leonards
Additional Information: Robert Wareham died aged 18 on 9th March 1945. The inscription on his grave reads “Deep in our hearts a memory is kept of a dear son at rest. Mum and Dad.”
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Service Personnel
Name: James Venables
Rank: Captain
Regiment: Royal Army Pay Corps
Parents: Mr & Mrs Thomas Venables
Wife: Maude Venables
Address: St Leonards
Additional Information: James Venables died aged 59 on 8th May 1941. He was a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal. The inscription on his grave reads “Faithful through all things to all things.”
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Service Personnel
Name: David Ronald Starkey
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Parents: Henry & Sarah Starkey
Address: Ore
Additional Information: David Starkey died aged 22 on 29th June 1947. The inscription on his grave reads “Free from sorrow, free from pain, your pleasant smile we will see again.”
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