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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]

Stanley Walker

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 61021 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 14 Brigade

British Army Royal Artillery 68th Battery

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Victor George Stanton

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 551891 Private 34 Fort Garry Horse Service Squadron

Canadian Expeditionary Force 551891 Private Fort Gary Horse Reserve Regiment A Squadron

British Army Second Lieutenant Observer Royal Flying Corps 62 Squadron

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John Henry Brigden

Born 1898

Died 1972

Royal Navy F 22266 Aircraftsman Class 2 Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace

Royal Navy F 22266 Aircraftsman Class 2 Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell

Royal Navy F 22266 Aircraftsman Class 2 Royal Naval Air Service Calshot

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George Clive Brench

Born 1902

Died 1981

Royal Navy J91930 Boy II Royal Naval Training Establishment Ganges II

Royal Navy J91930 Boy I Royal Naval Training Establishment Ganges II

Royal Navy J91930 Boy I HMS Lowestoft

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Raymond Seaton Taylor

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 625918 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 625918 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company

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Herbert Matthew Bates

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106077

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106077 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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George Warren Pocknall

Born 1888

Died 1940

British Army 533629 Private London Regiment

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Rowland Sidney Casemore

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 9103 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 9103 Company Sergeant Major Prince Of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Douglas Tosetti

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Major Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Norman Edward Baldwin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 9701 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1/5th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Edward Lewis Adams

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 49918 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 184883 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 49918 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Bert Lovell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G-21123 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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William Stanton

Born 1890

Died 1954

British Army 6296 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 647100 Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 6296 Cpl. London Regiment 10 lond Battalion

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Duncan William Grinnell-Milne

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 7th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Seconded to Royal Flying Corps

British Army Flight Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Leonard William Vernon Wilkinson

Born 1897

Died 1977

British Army 4067 Private London Regiment

British Army 531606 PRIVATE London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531606 Private London Regiment

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Ernest Thomas Bell

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy 16167 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/16167 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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John Kekewich

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain East Kent Regiment 8th Battalion

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Alfred Walter Henham-Barrow

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army S/13191 Private Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion

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Bertram Jennings

Born 1899

Died 1936

British Army 46700 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 575391 Private London Regiment

British Army 10803 Private Royal West Kent

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Frank Gordon Crittell

Born 1889

Died 1950

British Army 71883 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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