SearchCurrently displaying: 17 results. Clear the search. You can also search our Questions and Answers.You've searched for:Categories: "Military" xCategories: "Topics" x Search term Filter by Categories City Insights (2)Tours (1)Where they lived (1) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Victor Richardson M.C. Featured in ‘Testament of Youth‘ I am currently researching the life of Hove officer Lieutenant Victor Richardson, who died of wounds ... Frank Romaine: ARP Moulsecoomb Frank Romaine lived with his family of eight children at 144 Birdham Road, East Moulsecoomb. He served during WWI, seeing ... 1914: Frank Romaine and Christmas in the trenches The 1891 census shows that Frank Romaine was born at Brighton in 1888. Exactly where in the town is not ... Researching war service Late father’s records For many years now I have been busy researching my late Father’s wartime service. Recently my younger Sister ... Ernest Edward Thomas:famous WWI soldier A 14 year old drummer boy Ernest Edward Thomas was born at the Tower of London on 16th December 1884, one ... John James Crowe: Brighton's second VC Awarded in 1918 In late June 1918, a little over a week after a meeting of Brighton Council at which the ... Cercle Français de Brighton et Hove centenary Plight of Belgian refugees In the dark days of August 1914, the population of Brighton and Hove was taking to its ... Leonard Devereux: WWI conscientious objector Do you know these soldiers? Remembering the fallen I am a member of Brighton Unitarian Church and have been researching the men whose names appear on ... Old Contemptible George R Powell Born in Clermont Road My father George Robert Powell was born in 1887 at 14 Clermont Road Brighton, to George R ... Alfred W N Langrish, Sussex Division RNVR When war broke out in 1914 Alf was in his late twenties. Being a member of the RNVR he was ... Kathleen Maud Bailey in the Land Army In 1943 on my seventeenth birthday it was suggested by my father (recently pensioned out of the British Army) that ... 2nd Lt. Ernest Frederick Beal V.C. 27 January 1883 - 22 March 1918 This week the city of Brighton & Hove paid tribute to one of its brave sons who lost his life ... Brighton SeaCadets/GNTC Brighton SeaCadets/GNTC Brighton Girls Nautical Training Corps was launched at Brighton Sea Cadet unit at the Benson Memorial Hall – Tuesday ... In the Wrens in WWII Introduction Sadly, Miss Laurie Hollands died in June 2006. She was the last of the ‘old village’ community. Although Laurie had humble ... Blue plaque: Captain Theodore Wright VC Theodore Wright b1883 d1914 This week a blue plaque was unveiled in memory of Captain Theodore Wright who was awarded the ... Roy Carmine Fontana Amerena Born in 1923 Roy Amerena was born in 1923 into one of the oldest Italian families in Brighton. He was actually ...