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Cheriton, Kent [28]

Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent [4]

Four Cheriton Rd, Folkestone, Kent [2]

Four Cheriton Rd Folkestone, Kent [1]

Shorncliffe Camp, Cheriton, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [8]

Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Captain [1]

Captain RMLI [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

2nd Leinster Regiment [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Brigade Imperial Army [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Goshawk [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [20]

British Army [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

B [9]

C [5]

A [4]

M [4]

P [3]

E [2]

F [2]

H [2]

D [1]

J [1]

K [1]

S [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [35]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [36] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cheriton, Kent [28] Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent [4] Four Cheriton Rd, Folkestone, Kent [2] Four Cheriton Rd Folkestone, Kent [1] Shorncliffe Camp, Cheriton, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [8] Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Captain [1] Captain RMLI [1] Chief Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] 2nd Leinster Regiment [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Brigade Imperial Army [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Goshawk [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [20] British Army [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

B [9] C [5] A [4] M [4] P [3] E [2] F [2] H [2] D [1] J [1] K [1] S [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [35]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

John Lyonel Lukin Johnston

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 77401 Private Canadian Infantry Brigade Imperial Army Joined 7th Battalion sailed with 30th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment

British Army Captain 2nd Leinster Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Lewis Frederick Bowles

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army G-8648 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Thomas Theodore Hunt

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 40132 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Frederick Mount

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 43609 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 1046 Kent Cyclist Battalion

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Sidney Harold Bailey

Born 1890

British Army 8592 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8592 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frederick John Eller

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206676

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William Thomas Fisher

Died 1916

British Army L/6265 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/6265 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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George Amos Holtum

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 80038 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick James Robert Harry Bateman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86644

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John Thomas Bailey

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199663

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William James Froud

Born 1887

Royal Navy 224737 Able Seaman HMS INFLEXIBLE

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George Thomas Cork

Born 1884

British Army 24557 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 245571 Sapper Royal Engineers H Q D of Stores

British Army 41602 Private Royal Irish Rifles 11th Battalion

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William Apps

Born 1898

Royal Navy J32256

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William Cecil Port

Born 1899

Royal Navy J51276

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Harry Edward Allen

Born 1901

Royal Navy J67550

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Harold Aldington Parks

Born 1893

Royal Navy J5189

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Charles Vincent Carter

Born 1895

Royal Navy J12399

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Francis John Ames

Born 1890

Royal Navy K28666

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Edward Robert Simmonds

Born 1880

Royal Navy L11510

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William Francis Mount

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS8449

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