Hurst War Memorial

Local resident John Terry has been researching the lives of the men named on the Village War Memorial at St Nicholas Church. With the help of Duncan Kendall, this research is being published on a web site (www.warmemorial.org.uk) in memory of the soldiers from Hurst who gave their lives in the two World Wars.

This is work in progress but there are summary details for nearly all of the sixty six Hurst soldiers and biographies for around twenty of them. If you would like to know more about the sailor who trained on HMS Victory and fought at the Battle of Jutland, or the soldier who was in Queen Victoria's Household Cavalry and died in a First World War air raid, then these and other stories of heroism and sacrifice are now on the web.

Hurst soldiers gave their lives in the major campaigns of both wars and died in a dozen different countries across the globe. They were young men, predominantly volunteers in their twenties, who gave their lives gallantly for their country and remain deserving of our remembrance. John would be pleased to hear from anyone who has information, questions or comments regarding this research. You can contact him via the web site www.warmemorial.org.uk.