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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]

Frederick Stanley Noakes

Died 1918

British Army 21774 Private Coldstream Guards

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Frank Lamdin Mbe

Born 1892

Died 1931

British Army 798 Sergeant Major Royal Flying Corps

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Alfred Hull

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314616

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John Richard Creasey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181035

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Henry Albert Buss

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275362

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Henry George Ballard

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168581

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Harold White

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287592

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Thomas Archer

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278377

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Benjamin Carey

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266250

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Frederick Charles Clifton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65147

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Percy Sholto Douglas

Born 1887

Died 1965

British Army Captain Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Charles Stephen Crouch

Born 1897

Died 1975

Royal Navy K30348 Stoker 1st Class HMS Tiger

Royal Navy K30348 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Tiger

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Herbert Ernest Hobden

Born 1889

Died 1968

Royal Navy K44559

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George Albert Rummery

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 208425 Ship's Corporal 2nd Class HMS BULWARK

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Frederick Joseph Freaks

Born 1891

Royal Navy 15622 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Thomas John Jesson

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 97836 Saddler Royal Field Artillery

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Jesse Christian

Born 1880

British Army 119095 Acting Fitter Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 4304 Shoeing Smith Army Veterinary Corps

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Charles Frederick Potter

Born 1882

Died 1968

British Army 358546 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Sydney Potter

Born 1892

Died 1967

British Army S4/093849 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/093849 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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John Henry Cook

Born 1882

Died 1934

Royal Navy F46190 Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246190

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