At 1pm on Sunday the 23rd May 1943, German fighter bombers, probably Focke Wulf 190s, swept across Hastings and St Leonards in a ‘tip and run’ raid. They dropped 25 high explosive bombs and sprayed machine gun fire indiscriminately. The raid was the second worst for the town in terms of casualties, with 25 … Read more
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 … Read more
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. If you can provide more information about this person, please comment below or contact me here.
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.” If you can provide … Read more
Name: Thomas F K Stanley Rank: Sergeant Regiment: 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) Parents: William and Elizabeth Stanley Address: Hastings Additional Information: Thomas Stanley died aged 28 on 27th October 1942. The inscription on his grave reads “Not just today, but every day in silence we remember. Some day we will understand.” If … Read more
Name: Alfred William Richardson Rank: Driver Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps Parents: Alfred Henry & Mary Richardson Address: Hastings Additional Information: Alfred Richardson died aged 20 0n 16th June 1940. The inscription on his grave reads “Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends”. If you can … Read more
Name: Rex Proctor Rank: Sapper Regiment: 47 Bomb Disposal Section, Royal Engineers Parents: Alfred Henry & Freda Clare Proctor Address: Hastings Additional Information: Rex Proctor died aged 21 on 13th September 1944. The inscription on his grave reads “Also in memory of his friend Sapper Reg Playford R.E., killed in Italy 11th August 1944 aged 23. … Read more
Name: James Phillips Rank: Fisherman Regiment: Fishing Fleet Wife: Catherine Agnes Phillips Address: Hastings Additional Information: Ronald Paine died aged 69 on 1st January 1942. James served in the Royal Sussex Regiment during WW1. The inscription on his grave reads ‘O hear us when we cry to thee, for those in peril on the sea’ If … Read more
Name: Edward Arthur Marchant Rank: Sergeant Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves Wife: Betty Marjorie Marchant Parents: Edward Arthur & Mercy Merchant Address: Lived in Hastings Additional Information: Edward Marchant died aged 30 on 30th November 1942. The inscription on his grave reads “Gone but not forgotten. Always in our thoughts”. More information about Edward can … Read more
Name: Frank Koley Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment Wife: Mrs E M Koley Address: Hastings Additional Information: Frank Koley died aged 57 on 29th January 1942. The inscription on the grave marker reads: “In loving memory of my dear husband Frank. Gone but not forgotten. Rest in peace”. If you can provide more information about this … Read more