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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]

John Bawley Quested

Born 1893

Died 1948

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Major Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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George Pollington

Born 1885

Died 1973

Royal Navy 304788

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Percy Harry Thorpe

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy M16987 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class H.M.S. Tyne

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George Raymond Jones

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12952

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Albert Bourne

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219927

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James Jesse Mills

Born 1878

Died 1963

British Army Captain Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Colonel Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Frederick Preston Aspin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212695

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Amos Alfred Smith

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283617

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Arthur Stevens

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262633

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Archibold Bailey Mills

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204658

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Henry Leggett

Born 1879

Died 1956

British Army 2614 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army 2614 Lance Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3/4th Battalion

British Army 2614 Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

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William Thomas Beaney

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 9176 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 57178 Private Welsh Regiment

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Charles William Jemmett

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 1564 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Charles Mcgee

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army S/39 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army SR/39 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4636 Royal West Kent Regiment

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Guy Bracher

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 115 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Herbert Reginald Elms

Died 1914

British Army 1815 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Henry Swain Richardson

Born 1889

Died 1980

British Army 1662 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army Acting Captain Rajputs Indian Army

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Gordon Evylin Hyder

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434365

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434365 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Payne

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314694

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Frederick George Moorman

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army L/8656 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/8656 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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