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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]

Henry William Vallins

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army TF/1979 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 240466 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Henry Charles Smith

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1311 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 240127 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 240127 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st/ 5th Battalion

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Cecil Arthur Speyer

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 833 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant City of London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) "C" Company 4th Battalion

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William Beasley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army GS/393 Private Kent Regiment 6th royal west Battalion

British Army G/393 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Daniel Alfred Hodges

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

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Adrian George Hubbard

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1845 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment 9th Bn. attd. 8th Bn.

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Geoffrey Saxton White

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy Naval Cadet Britannia

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Aboukir

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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Ernest James Walker

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304342

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Fred Paxton

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289886

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Frederick William Osborn

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305701

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Richard Thomas Marrable

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28245

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Eric John Wingate

Born 1896

Died 1971

British Army 1378, 320137 Serjeant London Regiment 6th (City of London ) Battalion (Rifles)

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John Henry Townsend

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 169938 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 3rd Siege Battery.

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Edward George Adams Dunn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166934

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James Horace Bloomfield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231052

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Walter Ware

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293128

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Archer William Balcombe

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15620 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/15620 Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Calliope

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Frederick Norman Ayles

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 10026 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10026 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John William Prebble

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 335 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 1st/5th Battalion

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Thomas Frederick Butler

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army G/5745 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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