A member of the armed services or support services that living in or around Hastings and St Leonards during WW2
Name: William Horace Richman Rank: Private Regiment: 6th Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment Address: Hastings or St Leonards Additional Information: William Richman died on 12th September 1940. If you can provide more information about this person, please comment below or contact me here.
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: John Herbert Povey Rank: Flying Officer Regiment: Royal Air Force Parents: Charles Herbert & Elsie Marion Povey Address: St Leonards-on-Sea Additional Information: John Povey, a Bomb Aimer, died aged 20 on 24th November 1944. More information about him can be read in the Sussex History Forum here. If you can provide more information about this … Read more
Name: Ernest Neville Pitt Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves Wife: Winifred Esther Pitt Parents: Ernest Jasper & Charlotte Elizabeth Pitt Address: Sedlescombe Additional Information: Ernest Pitt died aged 30 on 16th August 1940. The inscription on his grave reads “With tender love and deep regret, those who love him will never … 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: Ronald Frank Paine Rank: Driver Regiment: Royal Corps of Signals Parents: Alexander & Kathleen Paine Wife: Iris May Paine Address: Hastings Additional Information: Ronald Paine died aged 22 on 30th August 1947. The inscription on his grave reads ‘Thou art with Christ, and Christ is with me.’ If you can provide more information about this … Read more
Name: Herbert John Nethercott Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Parents: William & Sarah Jane Nethercott Address: Binfield Heath, Oxfordshire Additional Information: Herbert Nethercott died aged 32 on 17th April 1946. He is named on Hastings War Memorial. The inscription on his grave reads ‘Deep in our hearts his memory is kept, we loved him … Read more
Name: George Henry McLean Rank: Stoker 2nd Class Regiment: Royal Navy Patrol Service Station: HMS Europa (a shore establishment) Address: Lived in Hastings or St Leonards Additional Information: George McLean died on 8th March 1945. If you can provide more information about this person, please comment below or contact me here.
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