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Eastbourne, Sussex [838]

Eastbourne Sussex [4]

Eastbourne, East Sussex [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex, England [3]

Arlington, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Eastbourne,Sussex. [2]

Heathfield, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Old Town, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Pevensey, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Waldron, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Willingdon, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

2 Lime Kiln Cottages. Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Christchurch Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

East Dean, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Eastbourne Sussex [1]

Eastbourne District, Sussex [1]

Eastbourne Exmouth, Sussex [1]

Eastbourne Sussex England [1]

Eastbourne, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Eastbourne,Sussex [1]

Friston near Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Langney, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Meads, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Tideswell Road Eastbourne Sussex [1]

West Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Westham, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [54]

Able Seaman [21]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [13]

Corporal [12]

Gunner [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Serjeant [7]

Major [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Sergeant [3]

Air Mechanic [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Writer [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Air mechanic Class 1 [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic I [1]

Aircraftman [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain Rev [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

HMS MALAYA [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

London Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Sussex Yeomanry [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2]

RNVR [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1]

1st Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Reserves [1]

Attached Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

British Women's Royal Air Force Service [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Drafting Unit [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [557]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [214]

British Army [116]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [122]

B [84]

W [83]

C [70]

M [64]

S [61]

G [58]

P [55]

R [42]

D [39]

T [36]

F [34]

A [22]

L [22]

J [18]

E [17]

K [16]

V [15]

O [7]

N [6]

U [3]

Y [3]

I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [858]

Country

United Kingdom [85]

India [3]

Canada [1]

Sudan [1]

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Place of birth

Eastbourne, Sussex [838] Eastbourne Sussex [4] Eastbourne, East Sussex [3] Eastbourne, Sussex, England [3] Arlington, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Eastbourne,Sussex. [2] Heathfield, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Old Town, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Pevensey, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Waldron, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Willingdon, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] 2 Lime Kiln Cottages. Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Christchurch Eastbourne, Sussex [1] East Dean, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Eastbourne Sussex [1] Eastbourne District, Sussex [1] Eastbourne Exmouth, Sussex [1] Eastbourne Sussex England [1] Eastbourne, Midhurst, Sussex [1] Eastbourne,Sussex [1] Friston near Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Langney, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Meads, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Tideswell Road Eastbourne Sussex [1] West Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Westham, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [54] Able Seaman [21] Lieutenant [17] Captain [13] Corporal [12] Gunner [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Ordinary Seaman [7] Serjeant [7] Major [6] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Sergeant [3] Air Mechanic [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Driver [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Signalman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Writer [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Air mechanic Class 1 [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic I [1] Aircraftman [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy II [1] Boy Sailor [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain Rev [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [16] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [4] HMS MALAYA [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Naval Air Service [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] HMS BLACK PRINCE [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] London Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Sussex Yeomanry [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2] RNVR [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1] 1st Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Reserves [1] Attached Monmouthshire Regiment [1] British Women's Royal Air Force Service [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Drafting Unit [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [557] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [214] British Army [116] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [122] B [84] W [83] C [70] M [64] S [61] G [58] P [55] R [42] D [39] T [36] F [34] A [22] L [22] J [18] E [17] K [16] V [15] O [7] N [6] U [3] Y [3] I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [858]

Country

United Kingdom [85] India [3] Canada [1] Sudan [1]

James Lestock Ironside Reid

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles

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Herbert Pattenden

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army SD/1429 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Edward Godden

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 218270 Leading Signalman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Otto Frederick G Gatland

Born 1895

Died 1984

British Army 10302 Private Coldstream Guards

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James Hewlett Hunnisett

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285073

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Robert Alfred Vickers

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65692

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Thomas Henry Wren

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209145

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Edward Victor Sutton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147537

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Charles Stevens

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262691

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Henry Benjamin House

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202334

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Walter Bradford

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288335

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Harry Hookman

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213386

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George Herbert Charles Winchester

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21412

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Claude Ernest Medhurst

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 372046 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4463 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Albert Edward Breach

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203068

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Charles Harris

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29908

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Francis Robert Thomas Pattenden

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18882

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Herbert Wood

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296091

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William George Arthur Synge Whitter

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253180

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Sefton Thomas Hollingsworth

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141750

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