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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]

John Richard Creasey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181035

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Philip Samuel Morris

Australian Imperial Force 1509

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Harry Winchester

Australian Imperial Force Q24760

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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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Samuel Thomas Kemp

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 775

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Frederick William Farley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269614

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John Bayden White Peach

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227180

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James Veness

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/1380 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Harold G Waters

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army SD/2002 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/2002 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Batt

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Percy Sholto Douglas

Born 1887

Died 1965

British Army Captain Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Percy Moore

Australian Imperial Force 2989

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William Mclaren Riley

Australian Imperial Force 124

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Albert William Stemp

Australian Imperial Force 2728

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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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Albert Thomas Abrey

Australian Imperial Force 1101

Australian Imperial Force 1170

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Alfred Barton

Australian Imperial Force 3006

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