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Battle, Sussex [116]

Battle England [10]

Battle [9]

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 Bridge, Durham [1]

Battle Creek, Michigan, United States of America [1]

Battle Road, Dallington, Sussex [1]

Battle Sussex [1]

Battle, Hastings [1]

Battle, Surrey [1]

Brightling, Battle, Sussex [1]

Burwash, Battle, Sussex [1]

Crowhurst, near Battle [1]

Ewhurst, Battle, East Sussex [1]

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

Hooe, Battle, Sussex [1]

Mountfield, Battle, Sussex [1]

New Battle, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Penshurst, near Battle, Sussex [1]

Salehurst, Battle, Sussex [1]

Staplecross, Battle, Sussex [1]

West Battle, Somersetshire [1]

Westfield Battle, Sussex [1]

Westfield, Battle, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [25]

Lance Corporal [5]

Driver [3]

Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Fitter Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [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 [8]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

London Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Ganges II" [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS King George V [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

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

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [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 [77]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

British Army [39]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [27]

B [21]

C [16]

M [16]

P [12]

S [12]

F [9]

W [9]

R [7]

T [7]

A [6]

E [6]

D [5]

L [5]

K [4]

G [3]

J [3]

V [2]

N [1]

O [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [166]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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Place of birth

Battle, Sussex [116] Battle England [10] Battle [9] 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 Bridge, Durham [1] Battle Creek, Michigan, United States of America [1] Battle Road, Dallington, Sussex [1] Battle Sussex [1] Battle, Hastings [1] Battle, Surrey [1] Brightling, Battle, Sussex [1] Burwash, Battle, Sussex [1] Crowhurst, near Battle [1] Ewhurst, Battle, East Sussex [1] Ewhurst, E Sussex: registration in Battle, East Sussex [1] Hooe, Battle, Sussex [1] Mountfield, Battle, Sussex [1] New Battle, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Penshurst, near Battle, Sussex [1] Salehurst, Battle, Sussex [1] Staplecross, Battle, Sussex [1] West Battle, Somersetshire [1] Westfield Battle, Sussex [1] Westfield, Battle, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [25] Lance Corporal [5] Driver [3] Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Fitter Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [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 [8] Royal Field Artillery [4] London Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Ganges II" [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS King George V [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Tiger [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [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 [77] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] British Army [39] Australian Imperial Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [27] B [21] C [16] M [16] P [12] S [12] F [9] W [9] R [7] T [7] A [6] E [6] D [5] L [5] K [4] G [3] J [3] V [2] N [1] O [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [166] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Abraham Ripley

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army GS/51313 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 51313 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 7th Bn.

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Thomas Davis

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 30336 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 30336 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Sydney Clarence Meppem

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6192 Private London Regiment

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Jabez Juina Parks

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 6773 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 267435 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 267435 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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William Dyer

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army SD/585 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

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Frank Albert Hoad

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army SD/429 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

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Charles Frank Funnell

Born 1888

Died 1971

British Army M/321319 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Thomas Albert Sargent

Born 1881

British Army 33287 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 42751 Private Manchester Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 31959 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Robert George Raper

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army Major South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Richard Caleb George Moon

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 203280 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Percy Honeysett

Born 1890

British Army 48454 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1401266 Royal Artillery

British Army 48454 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Stapley Jempson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army SD/3611 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/3611 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Bernard George Anderson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 5/1162 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 5/1162 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 1162 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion

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Harold Lancelot Cruttenden

Born 1886

Died 1942

British Army T2/14019 Driver Royal Army Service Corps Attached to 2 Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/96597 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army T2/14019 Driver Army Service Corps

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Olive Mary Aldridge

Born 1867

Died 1950

Other Empire Force Nurse orderly Wounded Allies Relief Committee Vodena Hospital

Other Empire Force Nurse Orderly Serbian Relief Fund French Red Cross Mrs Stobart's Unit

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Reginald Avery Evershed

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28406

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John William Peters

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265536

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Edward Harris

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40659

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Henry William Pennells

Born 1900

Died 1984

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244911

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Robert Herbert De Mussenden Leathes

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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