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…
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…
Name: Albert Victor Sellens Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Address: St Leonards Additional Information: Albert Sellens died on 31st August 1941. More information about Robert can be read on the Sussex History Forum here. He also served in the Royal Engineers…
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…
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.…
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…
Name: Martha May Thompsett Died on: Sunday, July 16th 1944 Died at: Old Church Road, Hollington Old Lane, St Leonards Additional Information: Martha Thompsett, aged 48, was killed when a V1 Rocket hit Old Church Road, Hollington, St Leonards. Two…
Name: Henry William Colbran Died on: Sunday, July 16th 1944 Died at: Old Church Road, Hollington Old Lane, St Leonards Additional Information: Henry Colbran, aged 43, was killed when a V1 Rocket hit Old Church Road, Hollington, St Leonards. Two…
Name: Ethel Twist Died on: Sunday, 23rd May 1943 Died at: Marine Court, St Leonards Additional Information: Ethel Twist, aged 28, was killed when a number of fighter bombers dropped 25 HE Bombs on The Albany Hotel, Warrior House Hotel, Swan…
Name: Albert Henry Reader Died on: Sunday, 23rd May 1943 Died at: Warrior House Hotel, Warrior Square, St Leonards Additional Information: Albert Reader, aged 61, was killed when a number of fighter bombers dropped 25 HE Bombs on The Albany Hotel,…