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Bromley, Kent [744]

Bromley Kent [44]

Bromley, Kent, England [26]

Beckenham, Bromley, Kent [10]

Keston, Bromley, Kent [6]

Chislehurst, Bromley, Kent [5]

Orpington, Bromley, Kent [5]

Shortlands Bromley Kent [5]

Bromley, Kent. [4]

Bickley, Bromley, Kent [3]

Cudham Bromley Kent [3]

Cudham, Bromley, Kent [3]

Shortlands, Bromley, Kent [3]

St Mary Cray, Bromley, Kent [3]

BROMLEY, KENT [2]

Bromley Common, Kent [2]

Bromley Kent England [2]

Farnborough, Bromley, Kent [2]

Hayes, Bromley, Kent [2]

South Bromley, Kent [2]

1 Prospect Place Masons Hill Bromley Kent [1]

Anerley Bromley Kent [1]

BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Bromley Kent [1]

Bromley By Bow, Kent [1]

Bromley Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Bromley Common Bromley Kent [1]

Bromley Green, Ashford, Kent [1]

Bromley, Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bromley, Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Bromley, Kent, Middlesex, England [1]

Bromley, Keston, Kent [1]

Bromley,Kent. [1]

Bromley. Kent, England [1]

Chislehurst Bromley, Kent [1]

Cudham, Bromley,Kent [1]

Downe, Bromley, Kent [1]

Homewood Chislehurst Bromley Kent England [1]

MOTTINGHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

North Cray,Sidcup,Bromley,Kent. [1]

Orpington Bromley Kent [1]

PENGE,BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Penge Bromley Kent England [1]

Penge, Bromley, Kent [1]

ST PAULS CRAY, CHISLEHURST, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Sidcup, Bromley, Kent [1]

St Johns, Bromley, Kent [1]

St Paul's Cray, Bromley, Kent [1]

St Pauls Cray, Bromley, Kent [1]

St. Paul's Cray Leesons Bromley Kent [1]

Rank

Private [134]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Captain [28]

Lieutenant [26]

Corporal [17]

Gunner [13]

Sergeant [11]

Serjeant [11]

Rifleman [10]

Able Seaman [8]

Driver [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Major [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Bombardier [3]

Flight Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Sapper [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Member [2]

Midshipman [2]

Signalman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman Class 1 [1]

Aircraftsman Class 2 [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Sailor 2nd Class [1]

Boy Seaman 1st Class [1]

Captain (retired) [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [47]

London Regiment [32]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [30]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

General List [3]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [3]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [3]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Staff [2]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Women's Royal Air Force [2]

Service

Royal Navy [437]

British Army [224]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [206]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [111]

W [90]

H [81]

S [81]

C [64]

P [61]

D [48]

M [48]

G [45]

L [38]

T [36]

A [35]

F [34]

J [29]

R [26]

K [19]

E [18]

N [18]

O [9]

V [8]

I [5]

U [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [858]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [138]

Australia [2]

Canada [2]

Malaysia [2]

Guyana [1]

India [1]

Ukraine [1]

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Place of birth

Bromley, Kent [744] Bromley Kent [44] Bromley, Kent, England [26] Beckenham, Bromley, Kent [10] Keston, Bromley, Kent [6] Chislehurst, Bromley, Kent [5] Orpington, Bromley, Kent [5] Shortlands Bromley Kent [5] Bromley, Kent. [4] Bickley, Bromley, Kent [3] Cudham Bromley Kent [3] Cudham, Bromley, Kent [3] Shortlands, Bromley, Kent [3] St Mary Cray, Bromley, Kent [3] BROMLEY, KENT [2] Bromley Common, Kent [2] Bromley Kent England [2] Farnborough, Bromley, Kent [2] Hayes, Bromley, Kent [2] South Bromley, Kent [2] 1 Prospect Place Masons Hill Bromley Kent [1] Anerley Bromley Kent [1] BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1] Bromley Kent [1] Bromley By Bow, Kent [1] Bromley Chislehurst, Kent [1] Bromley Common Bromley Kent [1] Bromley Green, Ashford, Kent [1] Bromley, Beckenham, Kent [1] Bromley, Chislehurst, Kent [1] Bromley, Kent, Middlesex, England [1] Bromley, Keston, Kent [1] Bromley,Kent. [1] Bromley. Kent, England [1] Chislehurst Bromley, Kent [1] Cudham, Bromley,Kent [1] Downe, Bromley, Kent [1] Homewood Chislehurst Bromley Kent England [1] MOTTINGHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1] North Cray,Sidcup,Bromley,Kent. [1] Orpington Bromley Kent [1] PENGE,BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1] Penge Bromley Kent England [1] Penge, Bromley, Kent [1] ST PAULS CRAY, CHISLEHURST, BROMLEY, KENT [1] Sidcup, Bromley, Kent [1] St Johns, Bromley, Kent [1] St Paul's Cray, Bromley, Kent [1] St Pauls Cray, Bromley, Kent [1] St. Paul's Cray Leesons Bromley Kent [1]

Rank

Private [134] Second Lieutenant [39] Captain [28] Lieutenant [26] Corporal [17] Gunner [13] Sergeant [11] Serjeant [11] Rifleman [10] Able Seaman [8] Driver [8] Lance Corporal [8] Major [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Bombardier [3] Flight Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Sapper [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Signalman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Member [2] Midshipman [2] Signalman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman Class 1 [1] Aircraftsman Class 2 [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Boy Sailor 2nd Class [1] Boy Seaman 1st Class [1] Captain (retired) [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [47] London Regiment [32] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [30] Royal Field Artillery [19] Labour Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Engineers [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Coldstream Guards [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] General List [3] Kent Cyclist Battalion [3] Kent Regiment [3] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [3] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [3] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Staff [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Women's Royal Air Force [2]

Service

Royal Navy [437] British Army [224] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [206] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [111] W [90] H [81] S [81] C [64] P [61] D [48] M [48] G [45] L [38] T [36] A [35] F [34] J [29] R [26] K [19] E [18] N [18] O [9] V [8] I [5] U [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [858] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [138] Australia [2] Canada [2] Malaysia [2] Guyana [1] India [1] Ukraine [1]

Ernest Hoare

Born 1873

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Ronald George Hibbs

Born 1886

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Geoffrey George Hendriks

Born 1892

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Frederick Alfred Eade

Born 1896

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George William Henry Joseph Porteous

Born 1898

Royal Navy F26169

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Alfred John Taylor

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 49160 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Edward Weeden

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army G/3859 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/3859 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Francis Garden Poole

Born 1870

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Major Middlesex Regiment 23rd (Service) Battalion (2nd Football)

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