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Burgess Hill, Sussex [76]

Burgess Hill, Brighton, Sussex [4]

Burgess Hill, Sussex, England [3]

Burgess Hill Sussex [2]

Burgess Hill,Sussex [2]

Burgess Hill Keymer, Sussex [1]

Burgess Hill, Keymer, Sussex [1]

Burgess Hill, near Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burgess Hill. Sussex [1]

Clayton, Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Cuckfield, Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Keymer Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Keymer, Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Siding Cottage, Burgess Hill, Sussex, England [1]

Sussex, Burgess Hill [1]

Rank

Private [11]

Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

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Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

RN Gunnery School Whale Island (HMS Excellent) [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Engineers, Roads and Quarries [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Sussex Yeomanry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

British Army [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [11]

M [9]

S [9]

W [9]

A [7]

G [7]

L [7]

C [5]

N [5]

H [4]

P [4]

T [4]

E [3]

J [3]

O [3]

R [3]

F [2]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [94]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [97] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Burgess Hill, Sussex [76] Burgess Hill, Brighton, Sussex [4] Burgess Hill, Sussex, England [3] Burgess Hill Sussex [2] Burgess Hill,Sussex [2] Burgess Hill Keymer, Sussex [1] Burgess Hill, Keymer, Sussex [1] Burgess Hill, near Brighton, Sussex [1] Burgess Hill. Sussex [1] Clayton, Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Cuckfield, Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Keymer Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Keymer, Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Siding Cottage, Burgess Hill, Sussex, England [1] Sussex, Burgess Hill [1]

Rank

Private [11] Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Acting Corporal [1] Gunner [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant [1] Signal Boy [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [5] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS CANADA [1] Kent Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] RN Gunnery School Whale Island (HMS Excellent) [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Engineers, Roads and Quarries [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Sussex Yeomanry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] British Army [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [11] M [9] S [9] W [9] A [7] G [7] L [7] C [5] N [5] H [4] P [4] T [4] E [3] J [3] O [3] R [3] F [2] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [94] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Charles Henry Burchell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army SD/3529 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Frederick Charles Anscombe

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51134 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion

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John Barnett

Born 1879

Died 1947

British Army 82450 Sapper Royal Engineers T.C. Newark

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Henry Manville

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army L/8529 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Richard Nye

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army SE/3515 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/3515 Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps Attached "C" Battery 87th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Rowland

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197959

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Edward William Comben

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161308

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Thomas W Godsmark

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403834

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Frank Muddle

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 103505 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ronald Victor Burnett

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208812

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George Allen Bingham

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308629

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Albert Marchant

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29767

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Harold William Pickett

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 78980 Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 3266 Lance Sergeant Sussex Yeomanry

British Army 78980 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Charles Coleman

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288338

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Percy Blanchard

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33945

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Albert Oram

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5831

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Arthur William Gravett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219258

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Sidney Whatmore

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221716

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Henry Oram

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222568

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George Foster

Born 1894

British Army G/1553 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/1553 Private Royal Sussex Regiment Depot

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