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Battle, Sussex [116]

Battle, Hastings, Sussex [6]

Battle, Sussex, England [3]

Battle Sussex England [2]

Catsfield, Battle, Sussex [2]

Crowhurst, Battle, Sussex [2]

Whatlington, Battle, Sussex [2]

Asburnham, Battle, Sussex [1]

Battle Road, Dallington, Sussex [1]

Battle Sussex [1]

Brightling, Battle, Sussex [1]

Burwash, Battle, Sussex [1]

Ewhurst, Battle, East Sussex [1]

Ewhurst, E Sussex: registration in Battle, East Sussex [1]

Hooe, Battle, Sussex [1]

Mountfield, Battle, Sussex [1]

Penshurst, near Battle, Sussex [1]

Salehurst, Battle, Sussex [1]

Staplecross, Battle, Sussex [1]

Westfield Battle, Sussex [1]

Westfield, Battle, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [15]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Fitter Corporal [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Nurse Orderly [1]

Nurse orderly [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS King George V [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Serbian Relief Fund French Red Cross [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Wounded Allies Relief Committee [1]

Service

Royal Navy [73]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

British Army [27]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [25]

B [20]

C [14]

M [11]

P [11]

S [10]

F [8]

W [7]

T [6]

A [5]

E [5]

L [5]

R [4]

D [3]

G [3]

K [3]

J [2]

V [2]

N [1]

O [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [147] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Battle, Sussex [116] Battle, Hastings, Sussex [6] Battle, Sussex, England [3] Battle Sussex England [2] Catsfield, Battle, Sussex [2] Crowhurst, Battle, Sussex [2] Whatlington, Battle, Sussex [2] Asburnham, Battle, Sussex [1] Battle Road, Dallington, Sussex [1] Battle Sussex [1] Brightling, Battle, Sussex [1] Burwash, Battle, Sussex [1] Ewhurst, Battle, East Sussex [1] Ewhurst, E Sussex: registration in Battle, East Sussex [1] Hooe, Battle, Sussex [1] Mountfield, Battle, Sussex [1] Penshurst, near Battle, Sussex [1] Salehurst, Battle, Sussex [1] Staplecross, Battle, Sussex [1] Westfield Battle, Sussex [1] Westfield, Battle, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [15] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [2] Driver [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Fitter Corporal [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Nurse Orderly [1] Nurse orderly [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant Major [1] Ship's Cook [1] Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS King George V [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Tiger [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Serbian Relief Fund French Red Cross [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Wounded Allies Relief Committee [1]

Service

Royal Navy [73] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] British Army [27] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [25] B [20] C [14] M [11] P [11] S [10] F [8] W [7] T [6] A [5] E [5] L [5] R [4] D [3] G [3] K [3] J [2] V [2] N [1] O [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Alfred Clifton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406652

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Charles Henry George Kemp

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28086

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David Hyland

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army SD/3140 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Henry Stephen Batehup

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army G/4483 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/16350 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/16350 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Francis Albert Martin

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army L/9781 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9781 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9781 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Edward Henry Marchant

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162332

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Frank Highwood

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207979

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William George Hyland

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221119

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Edwin Sambert Elphick

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224670

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Frank Charles Spray

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228055

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Charles Macgregor Tutt

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242967

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Frederick Charles Eldridge

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242989

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Thomas Blackman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282656

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Henry James Vitler

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army G-21137 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/21137 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion

British Army 2446 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Thomas Nelson Hughes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206162

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Robert Victor Baker

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221138

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William Stephen Blundell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227192

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Noel Stanley Clifton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237711

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Frank Anderson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242985

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Frederick Charles Morris

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253612

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