A member of the armed services or support services that living in or around Hastings and St Leonards during WW2
Name: Frederick Herbert Lyon Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Address: Lived in the Hastings area. Additional Information: Frederick Lyon died aged 20 on 9th December 1940. If you can provide more information about this person, please comment below or contact me here.
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
Name: Charles Jary Rank: Driver Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps Additional Information: Charles Jary died on 11th March 1946. If you can provide more information about this person, please comment below or contact me here.
Name: Dulcie Winifred Hubble Rank: Leading Aircraftwoman Regiment: Women’s Auxillary Air Force Parents: Mr & Mrs Hubble Sisters: Mrs E Booker, Vera Hubble & Betty Hubble Address: 20 St Paul’s Road, St Leonards Additional Information: Dulcie Hubble died on 5th September 1945. Additional information from here. If you can provide more information about this person, please comment … Read more
Name: Hilda Jane Holland Rank: Aircraftwoman 1st Class Regiment: Women’s Auxillary Air Force Parents: Mr Ronald Raymond & Mrs Edith Olive Holland Address: Hastings Additional Information: Hilda Holland died aged 21 on 7th January 1941. The inscription on the grave marker reads: “To the world she was only a part, to us she was all the … Read more
Name: Henry Victor Henham Rank: Private Regiment: 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) Parents: Mr Frederick James & Mrs Angela Henham Address: Hastings Additional Information: Harry Henham died aged 26 on 25th May 1940. The inscription on the grave marker reads: “You have not left me, my dearest son, nor have you travelled … Read more
Name: William Owen Haddon Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Parents: Mr Benjamin Thomas & Mrs Elizabeth Haddon Address: St Leonards-on-Sea Additional Information: William Haddon died aged 21 on 3rd October 1940. His brother Henry James Haddon also died on active service. The inscription on the grave marker reads: “Peace, Perfect Peace”. More information … Read more
Name: Lionel Kitchener Howard Goodwin Rank: Lance Bombardier Regiment: Royal Artillery Parents: Mr Lionel James Albert & Mrs Minnie Goodwin Wife: Mrs A R Goodwin Died on: Saturday, 5th October 1940 Address: Hastings Additional Information: Lionel Goodwin, aged 25, died at the Bedford Public House when a lone bomber dropped 12 HE bombs on Hastings. The … Read more
Name: Frederick B Gill Rank: Petty Officer Service: Royal Navy Parents: Mr Albert Charles & Mrs Alice Gill Address: St Leonards-on-Sea Additional Information: Frederick Gill died aged 25 on 26th February 1945, whilst serving aboard HMS Victory. The inscription on the grave marker reads: “With a cheery wave of the hand, our loved one’s gone … Read more
Name: William Albert Stanley Eveson Rank: Gunner Regiment: 4 A.A. “Z” Regiment, Royal Artillery Parents: Mr & Mrs Eveson Wife: Mrs Dorothy Eveson Address: Hastings Additional Information: William Eveson died aged 33 on 18th April 1942. The inscription on the grave marker reads: “Thoughts drift back to bygone days, life goes on but memory stays.” … Read more