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Ashford, Kent [631]

Willesborough, Ashford, Kent [14]

Ashford, Kent, England [13]

Kennington, Ashford, Kent [8]

Charing Heath, Ashford, Kent [7]

West Ashford, Kent [6]

Westwell, Ashford, Kent [6]

Bethersden, Ashford, Kent [5]

Ashford Kent [4]

Egerton, Ashford, Kent [4]

Wye, Ashford, Kent [4]

Charing, West Ashford Kent [3]

Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent [3]

Near Ashford, Kent [3]

Pluckley, Ashford, Kent [3]

Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent [3]

Smarden, Ashford, Kent [3]

South Ashford, Kent [3]

Bilsington, Ashford, Kent [2]

East Ashford, Kent [2]

High Halden, Ashford, Kent [2]

Lydd, Ashford, Kent [2]

Mersham, Ashford, Kent [2]

Sevington, Ashford, Kent [2]

Stone, Ashford, Kent [2]

Tenterden, Ashford, Kent [2]

Warehorne, Ashford, Kent [2]

Ashford Kent [1]

Ashford, Kent, [1]

Ashford, Wye, Kent [1]

Ashford, kent [1]

Bethersden Ashford, Kent [1]

Bonnington, Ashford, Kent [1]

Boughton Lees, Ashford, Kent [1]

Brabourne Ashford, Kent [1]

Brabourne, Ashford, Kent [1]

Bromley Green, Ashford, Kent [1]

Brookland, Ashford, Kent [1]

Charing , West Ashford , Kent England [1]

Charing Heath, Nr Ashford, Kent [1]

Charing, Ashford, Kent [1]

Charing, West Ashford District, Kent [1]

Cranbrook, Ashford, Kent [1]

Eastling Ashford, Kent [1]

Elmsted, Ashford, Kent [1]

Frittenden, Ashford, Kent [1]

Hastingleigh, Ashford, Kent [1]

Hawkhurst, Ashford, Kent [1]

Headcorn, Ashford, Kent [1]

Hothfield, Ashford, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [110]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Captain [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Driver [3]

Nurse [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air Mechanic First Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Civilian Hired Skilled Labourer [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corpl. [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Kitchen staff [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [34]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

British Red Cross Society [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

19th Hussars [2]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

HMS Falmouth [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

(RFR/CH/IC/977). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

19th Alberta Dragoons [1]

3rd (King's Own) Hussars [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

5th Battalion [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Black Watch [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [434]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [187]

British Army [145]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [111]

S [77]

H [76]

C [75]

W [60]

P [45]

M [43]

F [35]

G [31]

L [31]

R [31]

T [29]

D [27]

A [26]

J [21]

K [18]

E [17]

O [10]

V [10]

N [6]

Q [3]

Y [3]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [758]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

Canada [2]

India [2]

United States [2]

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Place of birth

Ashford, Kent [631] Willesborough, Ashford, Kent [14] Ashford, Kent, England [13] Kennington, Ashford, Kent [8] Charing Heath, Ashford, Kent [7] West Ashford, Kent [6] Westwell, Ashford, Kent [6] Bethersden, Ashford, Kent [5] Ashford Kent [4] Egerton, Ashford, Kent [4] Wye, Ashford, Kent [4] Charing, West Ashford Kent [3] Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent [3] Near Ashford, Kent [3] Pluckley, Ashford, Kent [3] Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent [3] Smarden, Ashford, Kent [3] South Ashford, Kent [3] Bilsington, Ashford, Kent [2] East Ashford, Kent [2] High Halden, Ashford, Kent [2] Lydd, Ashford, Kent [2] Mersham, Ashford, Kent [2] Sevington, Ashford, Kent [2] Stone, Ashford, Kent [2] Tenterden, Ashford, Kent [2] Warehorne, Ashford, Kent [2] Ashford Kent [1] Ashford, Kent, [1] Ashford, Wye, Kent [1] Ashford, kent [1] Bethersden Ashford, Kent [1] Bonnington, Ashford, Kent [1] Boughton Lees, Ashford, Kent [1] Brabourne Ashford, Kent [1] Brabourne, Ashford, Kent [1] Bromley Green, Ashford, Kent [1] Brookland, Ashford, Kent [1] Charing , West Ashford , Kent England [1] Charing Heath, Nr Ashford, Kent [1] Charing, Ashford, Kent [1] Charing, West Ashford District, Kent [1] Cranbrook, Ashford, Kent [1] Eastling Ashford, Kent [1] Elmsted, Ashford, Kent [1] Frittenden, Ashford, Kent [1] Hastingleigh, Ashford, Kent [1] Hawkhurst, Ashford, Kent [1] Headcorn, Ashford, Kent [1] Hothfield, Ashford, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [110] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Gunner [7] Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Able Seaman [4] Captain [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Driver [3] Nurse [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Captain [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Leading Stoker [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air Mechanic First Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Civilian Hired Skilled Labourer [1] Colonel [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corpl. [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Kitchen staff [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Officer Cadet [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [34] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] British Red Cross Society [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 19th Hussars [2] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] HMS Falmouth [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] (RFR/CH/IC/977). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] 19th Alberta Dragoons [1] 3rd (King's Own) Hussars [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 5th Battalion [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Black Watch [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [434] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [187] British Army [145] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [111] S [77] H [76] C [75] W [60] P [45] M [43] F [35] G [31] L [31] R [31] T [29] D [27] A [26] J [21] K [18] E [17] O [10] V [10] N [6] Q [3] Y [3] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [758] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [54] Canada [2] India [2] United States [2]

Sidney Charles Hills

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14912 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 92114 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery d/110th Battalion

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Harry Cooper Heyman

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167128

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Herbert Wood

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287198

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Raymond Ralph Hyder

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7923

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Arthur Picton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410115

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William Robert King

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96833

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James Archibald Willis

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93717

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Charles Mummery

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39405

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Percy George Edwards

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167131

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Stephen Albert Cook

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192469

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Harris Henry Moore

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268262

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Walter John Harrowing

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279701

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John James Perkins

Born 1884

British Army SR/848 Private East Kent Regiment

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Reginald George William Holder

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2642 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Hanness

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167033

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George Alfred Jones

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167126

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Reginald Lucas

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 4395 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 55063 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Harry Daw

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211863

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Frank Sydney Foord

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4750

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Albert Edward Chittenden

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126298

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