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Beckenham, Kent [305]

Beckenham, Kent, England [21]

Beckenham Kent [11]

Beckenham, Bromley, Kent [10]

Beckenham,Kent [2]

BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Beckenham Kent [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beckenham, Sydenham, Kent [1]

Bromley, Beckenham, Kent [1]

PENGE,BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Rank

Private [44]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [9]

Rifleman [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain (Retd) [1]

Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal / Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Lance-Sergeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Store keeper [1]

Sub Bombardier [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer 1st Class [1]

llieutenant [1]

private [1]

Unit

London Regiment [18]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [3]

HMS MALAYA [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Dragoon Guards [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

1st Pretoria Regiment [1]

1st South African Infantry [1]

6th Dragoons Guards [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps. [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. Aboukir [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS Fortune [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Nubian [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

HMS SHARK [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [156]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [103]

British Army [73]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [38]

H [38]

C [35]

S [31]

W [29]

M [22]

T [22]

P [21]

G [19]

K [14]

R [13]

L [12]

D [11]

A [10]

F [8]

N [8]

J [7]

E [6]

O [3]

I [2]

Q [2]

U [2]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [321]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [51]

India [1]

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People [355] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Beckenham, Kent [305] Beckenham, Kent, England [21] Beckenham Kent [11] Beckenham, Bromley, Kent [10] Beckenham,Kent [2] BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1] Beckenham Kent [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beckenham, Sydenham, Kent [1] Bromley, Beckenham, Kent [1] PENGE,BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Rank

Private [44] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [11] Captain [9] Rifleman [6] Able Seaman [5] Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain (Retd) [1] Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal / Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Lance-Sergeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Store keeper [1] Sub Bombardier [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer 1st Class [1] llieutenant [1] private [1]

Unit

London Regiment [18] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [3] HMS MALAYA [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Dragoon Guards [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] Labour Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 1st Pretoria Regiment [1] 1st South African Infantry [1] 6th Dragoons Guards [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps. [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. Aboukir [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS Fortune [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Nubian [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Racoon [1] HMS SHARK [1] HMS Victory I [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [156] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [103] British Army [73] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [38] H [38] C [35] S [31] W [29] M [22] T [22] P [21] G [19] K [14] R [13] L [12] D [11] A [10] F [8] N [8] J [7] E [6] O [3] I [2] Q [2] U [2] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [321] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [51] India [1]

Thomas George Glen

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227277

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Percival John Crook

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 45246 Private South Wales Borderers

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John Horace Keen

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216525

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William Henry Knight

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199712

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William Jupp

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292143

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James Benjamin Hollman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27475

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Arthur John Beck

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198336

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Charles Edward Smith

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39490

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Percy Vivian Crease

Born 1887

Died 1966

British Army 230 Serjeant Royal West Kent Yeomanry

British Army 245007 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

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Reginald Arthur Roots

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 5917 Private London Regiment

British Army 5917 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 14th (County of London) Battalion

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Percy James Holtham

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235127

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George Henry Eaton

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313985

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Francis Gilbert Bleksley

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 15/83 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

British Army 15/83 Sergeant Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 15th Battalion

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James George Raffell

Born 1900

Died 1916

British Army 23310 Boy Lancashire Fusiliers Depot

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George Henry Obee

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 4677 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 201721 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Alfred Clewley

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy K/24506 Stoker 1st Class HMS Nubian

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Robert John Davis

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214111

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Walter Horlock

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227765

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Frederick Austin Green

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235641

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Frank Oscar Fry

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239328

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