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Boxley, Kent [83]

Boxley, Maidstone, Kent [2]

Weavering Street, Boxley, Kent [2]

Boxley Heath, Kent [1]

Boxley Kent [1]

Boxley near Maidstone, Kent [1]

Forstal, Boxley, Kent [1]

Harbourland, Boxley, Kent [1]

Kemsley Street, Boxley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [52]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Corporal [7]

Driver [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Gunner [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker 1 [2]

Stoker 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Assistant Storekeeper [1]

Boy (Musician) [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Leading Telegrapher [1]

Major [1]

Mech Staff Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Telegrapher [1]

P O Stoker [1]

Provost Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker P O [1]

T/Mech Serjeant Major (WO1) [1]

Telegrapher [1]

Wheeler [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [11]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

HMS "Pembroke II" [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Ammunition Column [1]

Australian Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoons of the Line [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS "Acheron" [1]

HMS "Anemone [1]

HMS "Berwick" [1]

HMS "Ganges" [1]

HMS "Hecla" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Irresistible" [1]

HMS "Juno" [1]

HMS "LAURENTIC" [1]

HMS "Lancaster" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "Repulse" [1]

Howard-de-Walden Hospital, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Hussars [1]

Hussars of the Line [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Infantry Battalion Depot [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [73]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [14]

T [10]

W [10]

C [8]

P [8]

S [8]

M [7]

H [6]

A [4]

F [4]

G [4]

K [3]

D [2]

N [2]

R [2]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Country

United Kingdom [85]

India [3]

Canada [2]

Singapore [2]

Australia [1]

Gibraltar [1]

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People [93] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Boxley, Kent [83] Boxley, Maidstone, Kent [2] Weavering Street, Boxley, Kent [2] Boxley Heath, Kent [1] Boxley Kent [1] Boxley near Maidstone, Kent [1] Forstal, Boxley, Kent [1] Harbourland, Boxley, Kent [1] Kemsley Street, Boxley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [52] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Corporal [7] Driver [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Gunner [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Sapper [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Stoker 1 [2] Stoker 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Assistant Storekeeper [1] Boy (Musician) [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Leading Telegrapher [1] Major [1] Mech Staff Serjeant [1] Ordinary Telegrapher [1] P O Stoker [1] Provost Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker P O [1] T/Mech Serjeant Major (WO1) [1] Telegrapher [1] Wheeler [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [11] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [11] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Kent Cyclist Battalion [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Labour Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] HMS "Pembroke II" [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] Ammunition Column [1] Australian Army Service Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoons of the Line [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS "Acheron" [1] HMS "Anemone [1] HMS "Berwick" [1] HMS "Ganges" [1] HMS "Hecla" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Irresistible" [1] HMS "Juno" [1] HMS "LAURENTIC" [1] HMS "Lancaster" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "Repulse" [1] Howard-de-Walden Hospital, Maidstone, Kent [1] Hussars [1] Hussars of the Line [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Infantry Battalion Depot [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Norfolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [73] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [14] T [10] W [10] C [8] P [8] S [8] M [7] H [6] A [4] F [4] G [4] K [3] D [2] N [2] R [2] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Country

United Kingdom [85] India [3] Canada [2] Singapore [2] Australia [1] Gibraltar [1]

Arthur Benjamin Tomsett

Born 1884

British Army 4859 Lance Serjeant Hussars

British Army Private Hussars of the Line 10th Hussars

British Army Corporal Hussars of the Line 10th Hussars

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George Attwood

Born 1891

British Army 288623 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army SE/22464 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Mary Philippa Trousdell

Born 1898

Other Empire Force Assistant Storekeeper Howard-de-Walden Hospital, Maidstone, Kent

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Charles Bovis

Born 1898

British Army 2406 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2/1st Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army 737185 Driver Royal Field Artillery D Battery 6th Kent A B

British Army 4th/RWK/214 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) DF 4th Battalion

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Maurice Bowley

Born 1897

British Army Royal Engineers

British Army 82013 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Engineers

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Albert Edmund Brooker

Born 1885

Royal Navy 272371

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Helen Mary Hutchinson

Born 1896

British Army 6878 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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William Frederick Turner

Born 1896

British Army L/10957 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 9th Battalion

British Army L/12763 Lance Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army 668139 Private Labour Corps SCLC

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Charles William Brooker

Born 1889

Died 1926

British Army 12362 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 12th Battalion

British Army 12362 Acting Serjeant The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 12th Battalion

British Army 26953 Serjeant The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3/4th Battalion

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Henry Kitchingham

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army 25634 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Frank Stanger

Born 1879

Died 1966

Royal Navy 291094

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William Henry Wisdom

Born 1895

Royal Navy K19272 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K19272 Leading Stoker HMS "Pembroke II"

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Frederick Boyce Corder

Born 1892

Royal Navy K35173

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