Service Personnel
Name: Alfred Butler
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: 114 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Parents: Mr Richard & Mrs Annie Butler
Wife: Phillis Roma Alice Butler
Address: Hastings
Additional Information: Alfred Butler died aged 22 on 2nd September 1940. The inscription on the grave marker reads: “Your life was a beautiful memory”.
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Civilian
Name: Henry Walter Cook
Died on: Monday, 30th September 1940
Died at: 484 Bexhill Road, St Leonards
Additional Information: Henry Cook, aged 56, was killed at his home address when a lone bomber dropped an HE bomb on or near 484 Bexhill Road.
Henry was the husband of Elsie Elizabeth Maria Cook. I was unable to locate Henry’s grave marker in the main area of WW2 war graves, so he is likely buried else where on site. I will look to find it when I revisit Hastings Cemetery.
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Civilian
Name: William George Sadler
Wounded on: Monday, 30th September 1940
Wounded at: Cambridge Road, Hastings
Additional Information: William Sadler, aged 39, was wounded when a single bomber dropped one HE bomb that hit the Plaza Cinema on Robertson Street, Hastings. William was in Cambridge Road nearby. He died on 3rd October 1940 at Royal East Sussex Hospital. Thirteen other people were killed and thirty five injured, twelve seriously.
William was married to Lilian Sadler and lived at 59 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings.
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Civilian
Name: Ronald Horace Dutton
Died on: Monday, 30th September 1940
Died at: Plaza Cinema, Robertson Street, Hastings
Additional Information: Ronald Dutton, aged 20, was killed when a single bomber dropped one HE bomb that hit the Plaza Cinema on Robertson Street, Hastings. Thirteen other people were killed and thirty five injured, twelve seriously.
Frederick was the son of Mrs E L Dutton, and lived at 42 Hughenden Road, Hastings. I was unable to locate Ronald’s grave marker in the main area of WW2 war graves, so he is likely buried else where on site. I will look to find it when I revisit Hastings Cemetery.
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Civilian
Name: Cecil Ronald Kenneth Hume
Wounded on: Monday, 30th September 1940
Wounded at: Mssrs Plummer and Roddis, 1-2 Robertson Street, Hastings
Additional Information: Cecil Hume, aged 29, was wounded when a single bomber dropped one HE bomb that hit the Plaza Cinema on Robertson Street, Hastings. William was working at department store Plummer & Roddis (now Debenhams) nearby. He died on 1st October 1940 at Royal East Sussex Hospital. Thirteen other people were killed and thirty five injured, twelve seriously.
Cecil, married to Mrs K Hume and the son of Mr & Mrs H Hume, lived at 23 Clive Avenue, Hastings. The inscription on his grave marker reads “The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them”.
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Civilian
Name: William Francis Brown
Wounded on: Monday, 30th September 1940
Wounded at: Plaza Cinema, Cambridge Road, Hastings
Additional Information: William Brown, aged 54, was wounded when a single bomber dropped one HE bomb that hit the Plaza Cinema on Robertson Street, Hastings. William was in Cambridge Road nearby. He died on 1st October 1940 at Royal East Sussex Hospital. Thirteen other people were killed and thirty five injured, twelve seriously.
William was the son of Mr & Mrs W E Brown, and a member of A.M.I.E.E. I was unable to locate William’s grave marker in the main area of WW2 war graves, so he is likely buried else where on site. I will look to find it when I revisit Hastings Cemetery.
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Civilian
Name: Winfred Ada Spencer
Died on: Monday, 30th September 1940
Died at: Plaza Cinema, Robertson Street, Hastings
Additional Information: Winifred Spencer, aged 39, was killed when a single bomber dropped one HE bomb that hit the Plaza Cinema on Robertson Street, Hastings. Thirteen other people were killed and thirty five injured, twelve seriously.
Winifred lived at 12 Alma Crescent, St Leonards and was married to Mr E. C. Spencer. She was the daughter of Mr & Mrs of F T Court of Folkestone. I was unable to locate Winifred’s grave marker in the main area of WW2 war graves, so she is likely buried else where on site. I will look to find it when I revisit Hastings Cemetery.
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Civilian
Name: Frances Southey
Died on: Monday, 30th September 1940
Died at: Plaza Cinema, Robertson Street, Hastings
Additional Information: Frances Southey, aged 61, was killed when a single bomber dropped one HE bomb that hit the Plaza Cinema on Robertson Street, Hastings. Thirteen other people were killed and thirty five injured, twelve seriously.
Frances lived at 172 Queens Road, Hastings. Her husband Albert was also killed during the raid. I was unable to locate Frances’s grave marker in the main area of WW2 war graves, so she is likely buried else where on site. I will look to find it when I revisit Hastings Cemetery.
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Civilian
Name: Albert Henry Southey
Died on: Monday, 30th September 1940
Died at: Plaza Cinema, Robertson Street, Hastings
Additional Information: Albert Southey, aged 61, was killed when a single bomber dropped one HE bomb that hit the Plaza Cinema on Robertson Street, Hastings. Thirteen other people were killed and thirty five injured, twelve seriously.
Albert was in in the Home Guard and lived at 172 Queens Road, Hastings. His wife Frances was also killed during the raid. I was unable to locate Albert’s grave marker in the main area of WW2 war graves, so he is likely buried else where on site. I will look to find it when I revisit Hastings Cemetery.
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Civilian
Name: Frederick George Heppell
Died on: Monday, 30th September 1940
Died at: Plaza Cinema, Robertson Street, Hastings
Additional Information: Frederick Heppell, aged 38, was killed when a single bomber dropped one HE bomb that hit the Plaza Cinema on Robertson Street, Hastings. Thirteen other people were killed and thirty five injured, twelve seriously.
Frederick was the son of Mr and Mrs J E Heppell and lived at 2 Wellington Road, Hastings. I was unable to locate Frederick’s grave marker in the main area of WW2 war graves, so he is likely buried else where on site. I will look to find it when I revisit Hastings Cemetery.
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