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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]

Alfred Gausden

Born 1884

Royal Navy 211261 Able Seaman HMS MALAYA

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Thomas Joseph Coppard

Born 1878

British Army 5997 Private

British Army RA/12988 Private

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William Huggett

Born 1877

Royal Navy J66863 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy DA 15655 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Benjamin Fry

Born 1894

Royal Navy K18720 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K18270 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Fearless

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Thomas Matthews

Born 1883

Royal Navy 210800 Able Seaman HMS CHESTER

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Samuel Henry Barnard

Born 1896

Royal Navy J18781 Able Seaman HMS Warrior

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Henry Hollobone

Born 1889

Royal Navy K15364 Leading Stoker HMS AMBUSCADE

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Ernest William Dicker

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/272 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Sussex Division

Royal Navy Z/272 Able Seaman RNVR Sussex - HMS Tiger

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Cyril Frederick Walker

Born 1897

Royal Navy J22300 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J22300 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J22300 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agicourt

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Thomas Burrows Osman

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240957

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John Sharpe

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1901

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Edwin Kenneth Mitchell Drew

Born 1898

Royal Navy F27467 Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227467

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Frank Richardson

Born 1883

British Army 627 Royal Sussex Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147540 Corporal

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George Thomas Boniface

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J32313 Boy 1st Class HMS VALIANT

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Charles W Alger

Born 1898

British Army 1980 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 534605 Sapper Royal Engineers 491st ( Home Counties ) Field Company

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Frederick Steward Earl

Born 1892

British Army 48049 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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James Joseph Stephen Barden

Born 1899

Royal Navy J68643

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Frederick George Kingbrooks

Born 1889

Royal Navy 347781

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Charles Cuthbert

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223499

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