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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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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]

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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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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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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