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Deptford, Kent [481]

Deptford, Kent, England [18]

Deptford Kent [2]

Deptford, Kent and Surrey [2]

St Johns, Deptford, Kent [2]

DEPTFORD, Kent [1]

Deptford Kent [1]

Deptford Central, Kent [1]

Deptford Greenwich, Kent and Surrey [1]

Deptford, Greenwich, Kent [1]

Deptford, London, Kent [1]

Saint Pauls Deptford, Kent [1]

St Pauls, Deptford, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [48]

Corporal [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Driver [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner [1]

LAC Fitter Aero Engines [1]

Motor Mechanic [1]

Orderly Room Sergeant [1]

Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Hand [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

London Regiment [5]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [5]

Army Service Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

'HMS Russell' [1]

(RFR/CH/A/1402). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

137th Company, Labour Corps [1]

15th Hussars [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable" [1]

H.M.S. "Hermione" [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Inflexible [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Research [1]

Service

Royal Navy [275]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [160]

British Army [63]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [54]

B [51]

H [44]

M [42]

W [39]

P [31]

F [30]

S [30]

D [27]

R [26]

A [24]

L [24]

G [22]

T [20]

E [12]

J [12]

K [9]

N [8]

O [5]

Y [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [491]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

India [2]

Bermuda [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Deptford, Kent [481] Deptford, Kent, England [18] Deptford Kent [2] Deptford, Kent and Surrey [2] St Johns, Deptford, Kent [2] DEPTFORD, Kent [1] Deptford Kent [1] Deptford Central, Kent [1] Deptford Greenwich, Kent and Surrey [1] Deptford, Greenwich, Kent [1] Deptford, London, Kent [1] Saint Pauls Deptford, Kent [1] St Pauls, Deptford, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [48] Corporal [7] Able Seaman [6] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Driver [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Gunner [1] LAC Fitter Aero Engines [1] Motor Mechanic [1] Orderly Room Sergeant [1] Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Second Hand [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [8] London Regiment [5] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [5] Army Service Corps [3] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Labour Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 'HMS Russell' [1] (RFR/CH/A/1402). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] 137th Company, Labour Corps [1] 15th Hussars [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] H.M.S. "Hermione" [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Inflexible [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Research [1]

Service

Royal Navy [275] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [160] British Army [63] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [54] B [51] H [44] M [42] W [39] P [31] F [30] S [30] D [27] R [26] A [24] L [24] G [22] T [20] E [12] J [12] K [9] N [8] O [5] Y [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [491] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [28] India [2] Bermuda [1] South Africa [1]

Francis George Putt

Born 1894

Died 1942

British Army 1678 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Shaw

Died 1914

British Army L/8260 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Robert Highgate

Died 1915

British Army 10395 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10395 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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William George Willson

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187258

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Joseph George Carter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261024

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Frederick Stephen Daw

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167039

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Edwin Crisp

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403173

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Walter Herbert Edwards

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304601

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Albert Francis Fendley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200063

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George Walter Lock

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296720

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Thomas Dixon

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army L/3628 Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/3628 Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/3628 Company Quartermaster Serjeant The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) "C" Coy. 2nd Bn,

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James Dudley Hill

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278253

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Arthur Henry Potkins

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 8059 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 8059 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John Alfred Rayment

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307930

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Henry Wood

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302591

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Alfred Harry Newton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313190

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Thomas Foy

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138319

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Charles Finnerty

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279258

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Christopher George Bird

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 3894 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 3894 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd/5th Battalion

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Richard George Chave

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4466 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531890 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531890 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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