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Birchington, Kent [72]

Birchington Kent [2]

Birchington, Kent, England [2]

Birchington, Margate, Kent [2]

Birchington, Thanet, Kent [2]

Birchington on Sea, Kent [1]

Birchington, Canterbury, Kent [1]

Birchington. Kent [1]

Rank

Private [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [3]

General List [2]

HMS Falmouth [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

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

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Indian Marine [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

British Army [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [10]

W [10]

S [8]

P [7]

H [6]

T [6]

F [5]

G [5]

L [5]

R [5]

B [4]

E [4]

C [3]

A [1]

D [1]

J [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [80]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [83] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birchington, Kent [72] Birchington Kent [2] Birchington, Kent, England [2] Birchington, Margate, Kent [2] Birchington, Thanet, Kent [2] Birchington on Sea, Kent [1] Birchington, Canterbury, Kent [1] Birchington. Kent [1]

Rank

Private [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Corporal [1] Gunner [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Petty Officer [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [3] General List [2] HMS Falmouth [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Indian Marine [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] British Army [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [10] W [10] S [8] P [7] H [6] T [6] F [5] G [5] L [5] R [5] B [4] E [4] C [3] A [1] D [1] J [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [80] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Arthur Woodland Erlebach

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 5164 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 57th Sqdn

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Alfred Richard Geering

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army G/4874 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/15509 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/15509 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Alexander Harold Leslie Watson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253822

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Sidney John Maxted

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/441 Private East Kent Regiment

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Leonard Ernest Golder

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13112

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Edward Eustice Erlebach

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps No 45 Squadron

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James Thomas Morris

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy J/12209 Able Seaman

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James Percy Wallis

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 76929 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army T2739 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 541767 Private Royal Engineers 490th Field Coy.

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William Whiddett

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy K2155

Royal Navy K/2155 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Clarence Wesley Rowland

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army G/15674 Corporal East Kent Regiment

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Clarence Arthur Lyon Pemble

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army G/15445 Acting Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Howard Irving Mackay

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7299

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Henry Maxted

Born 1894

Died 1968

Royal Navy SS116021 Stoker 1st Class HMS Falmouth

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Ernest William Maxted

Born 1880

Died 1949

British Army 98502 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick William Prescott

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209202

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Charles Howard Barton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59326

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Frederick Marsh

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268000

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Henry Atkins

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205423

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Frederick Pockinall

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313864

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Sydney William Harris

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46382

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