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Bexley, Kent [106]

Bexley Heath, Kent [79]

Bexley New South Wales [29]

Bexley Heath, Kent, England [12]

Bexley Heath, London [8]

Bexley England [7]

Bexley Heath England [6]

Bexley, Kent, England [6]

Bexley [5]

Bexley Heath [2]

Bexley Heath Kent [2]

Bexley, London [2]

Bexley, Maidstone, Kent [2]

4 Yeates Cottages, Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

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Bexley East England [1]

Bexley Erith, Kent [1]

Bexley Heath, Dartford [1]

Bexley Heath, Dartford, Kent [1]

Bexley Hill New South Wales [1]

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Bexley on Sea, Sussex [1]

Bexley, Dartford, Kent [1]

Bexley, Derbyshire [1]

Bexley, Norfolk [1]

Bexley-Heath, Kent [1]

Bexleyheath, Bexley, Kent [1]

Blendon, Bexley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [20]

Able Seaman [7]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Driver [5]

Rifleman [5]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Gunner [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Dresser [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Probationer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Victualling Chief Petty Officer [1]

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London Regiment [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS Powerful [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

* error in CWGC records [1]

15th Hussars (The King's) [1]

1st Division [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

City of London Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East York Attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS COLOSSUS [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Haden Guest Unit, Hospital Hotel Majestic, Paris [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1]

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

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [171]

British Army [46]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [30]

H [29]

W [26]

S [24]

M [20]

C [18]

P [16]

F [15]

R [14]

E [12]

D [11]

K [10]

T [10]

A [9]

L [7]

O [6]

J [5]

N [5]

V [5]

G [4]

U [3]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

India [2]

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Bexley, Kent [106] Bexley Heath, Kent [79] Bexley New South Wales [29] Bexley Heath, Kent, England [12] Bexley Heath, London [8] Bexley England [7] Bexley Heath England [6] Bexley, Kent, England [6] Bexley [5] Bexley Heath [2] Bexley Heath Kent [2] Bexley, London [2] Bexley, Maidstone, Kent [2] 4 Yeates Cottages, Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Bexley Dartford [1] Bexley East England [1] Bexley Erith, Kent [1] Bexley Heath, Dartford [1] Bexley Heath, Dartford, Kent [1] Bexley Hill New South Wales [1] Bexley Kent [1] Bexley on Sea, Sussex [1] Bexley, Dartford, Kent [1] Bexley, Derbyshire [1] Bexley, Norfolk [1] Bexley-Heath, Kent [1] Bexleyheath, Bexley, Kent [1] Blendon, Bexley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [20] Able Seaman [7] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Driver [5] Rifleman [5] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Gunner [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Dresser [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Signal Boy [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Probationer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Victualling Chief Petty Officer [1]

Unit

London Regiment [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Engineers [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS Powerful [2] King's African Rifles [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] * error in CWGC records [1] 15th Hussars (The King's) [1] 1st Division [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] City of London Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East York Attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS COLOSSUS [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Haden Guest Unit, Hospital Hotel Majestic, Paris [1] Kent Regiment [1] King Edward's Horse [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [171] British Army [46] Australian Imperial Force [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [30] H [29] W [26] S [24] M [20] C [18] P [16] F [15] R [14] E [12] D [11] K [10] T [10] A [9] L [7] O [6] J [5] N [5] V [5] G [4] U [3] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [260] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [27] India [2]

John Gordon Newell

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 282 Private London Regiment

British Army 282 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 5th Bn

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Phillip Michael Huggins

Born 1893

Died 1974

British Army Second Lieutenant King's African Rifles

British Army Temporary Captain King's African Rifles

British Army Captain King's African Rifles

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Frederick Weller

Born 1873

British Army WR/207777 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Sidney Herbert Bloomfield

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy J8083 Able Seaman HMS Pathfinder 8th Destroyer Flotilla

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Thomas Allinson Stacey

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72317

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Marguerite Atkins

Born 1887

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Claude Douglas Fenelin De La Mothe

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

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Herbert John Tearle

Born 1898

Died 1960

British Army 4021 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur Sidney Missions

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 354133 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 354133 Lance Corporal London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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Herbert George Hope

Born 1894

Died 1971

Royal Navy K15883

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Frederick Scott Maller

Born 1888

Died 1963

British Army 170 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Essex Regiment

British Army 275013 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Essex Regiment

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Stanley Ladler

Died 1916

British Army 1684 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

British Army 1684 Corporal London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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John Sheffield Holroyde

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant East York Attached Royal Flying Corps 55 Squadron

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James George Harvey

Born 1898

British Army B/200262 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

British Army B/200262 Private Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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Frederick Richard Sell

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J15717 Able Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Samuel Charles Kimpton

Born 1878

Died 1953

Royal Navy 177382 Victualling Chief Petty Officer HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy 177382 Victualling Chief Petty Officer Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy 177382 Victualling Chief Petty Officer Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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George Sydney Redsell

Australian Imperial Force 2

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William G Slade

Born 1894

Died 1953

British Army 66189 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 66189 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Donald Colin Coutts

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 966 Acting Corporal Gordon Highlanders 3rd Battalion.

British Army 966 Corporal Gordon Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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La Bere Richard St John De

Australian Imperial Force 6805

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