Private TF/2005, 1st/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 9 May 1915 in France and Flanders. Born and enlisted Bexhill. Member of the "Bexhill Chronicle" reporting staff. No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 20 and 21.

Extract from Bexhill-on-Sea Chronicle - Saturday 22 May 1915, page 5:

DEATH OF A FORMER "CHRONICLE" REPORTER.

The father of Pte. Hugh Kendall, late member of the “Chronicle” reporting staff, received the news, we regret to say, yesterday of his death, in the fight, we presume, to which Lieut.-Colonel Langham Alludes. He was in the 5th Sussex.

Pte. Kendall's letters from the Front frequently appeared in the “Chronicle,” and the sad loss of such a bright young life is a matter of the deepest regret, though he gave it up freely for his country.

Petty Officer Stoker 298725, H.M.S. Formidable, Royal Navy. Killed when his ship was sunk by torpedo from German submarine U24 off Portland Bill, in the English Channel, 1 January 1915. Born 27 July 1883 in St. Pancras, London. Husband of Naomie F (nee Stubberfield) Horance, of 3, Devonshire Cottages, Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent, married October to December Quarter 1910 in Battle Registration District, Sussex. Prior to enlistment he was a Labourer. Enlisted 25 October 1901 for 12 years then from 25 October 1913 to completion. height 5 feet 3½ inches, dark hair, brown eyes, dark complexion. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 11.

Note: HMS "Formidable" sunk by torpedo from German submarine U24 off Portland Bill, in the English Channel, on 1st January 1915. Formidable battleship, 15,000 tons. Launched 17 November 1898, Portsmouth. Heaviest gun, 12 in, 50 tons.

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Private G/68659, 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. 2nd Division. Died of wounds 26 April 1918. Son of Frederick George and Florence Henrietta King of 32, St. Leonards Road, Bexhill. Born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent and enlisted in Hastings. Buried in DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION NO.1, Somme, France. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 59.