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Eastbourne, Sussex [838]

Eastbourne [171]

Eastbourne England [54]

East Dean, near Eastbourne [8]

Eastbourne Sussex [4]

Eastbourne, East Sussex [3]

Eastbourne, Lancashire [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex, England [3]

Arlington, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Christchurch Eastbourne [2]

Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Eastbourne Essex [2]

Eastbourne, Surrey [2]

Eastbourne,Sussex. [2]

Heathfield, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Old Town, Eastbourne [2]

Old Town, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Pevensey, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Waldron, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Westham, nr Eastbourne [2]

Willingdon, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

eastbourne [2]

2 Lime Kiln Cottages. Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Christchurch Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Christchurch, Eastbourne [1]

Colwy Bay Eastbourne [1]

East Dean, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Eastbourne Sussex [1]

Eastbourne District, Sussex [1]

Eastbourne Exmouth, Sussex [1]

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Eastbourne, Kent [1]

Eastbourne, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

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Friston near Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Langney, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Meads, Eastbourne [1]

Meads, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Tideswell Road Eastbourne Sussex [1]

Trevin Towers, Gaudick Road, Eastbourne [1]

West Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Westham, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [140]

Lieutenant [31]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Gunner [23]

Able Seaman [21]

Captain [20]

Corporal [16]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [14]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [10]

Major [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sergeant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Flight Cadet [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Nurse [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

1st Writer [1]

Acting Air mechanic Class 1 [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic I [1]

Aircraftman [1]

Airman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [66]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

London Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Sussex Yeomanry [6]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Dragoon Guards [4]

HMS MALAYA [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Reserve [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

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

RNVR [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

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

1st Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [596]

British Army [268]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [222]

Australian Imperial Force [55]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [156]

B [110]

W [100]

C [86]

M [84]

S [81]

P [75]

G [71]

D [54]

R [51]

F [46]

T [45]

A [37]

L [27]

K [25]

E [24]

V [19]

J [18]

N [9]

O [7]

U [4]

I [3]

Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1102]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [203]

Canada [3]

India [3]

Hong Kong [1]

Sudan [1]

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Eastbourne, Sussex [838] Eastbourne [171] Eastbourne England [54] East Dean, near Eastbourne [8] Eastbourne Sussex [4] Eastbourne, East Sussex [3] Eastbourne, Lancashire [3] Eastbourne, Sussex, England [3] Arlington, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Christchurch Eastbourne [2] Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Eastbourne Essex [2] Eastbourne, Surrey [2] Eastbourne,Sussex. [2] Heathfield, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Old Town, Eastbourne [2] Old Town, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Pevensey, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Waldron, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Westham, nr Eastbourne [2] Willingdon, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] eastbourne [2] 2 Lime Kiln Cottages. Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Christchurch Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Christchurch, Eastbourne [1] Colwy Bay Eastbourne [1] East Dean, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Eastbourne Sussex [1] Eastbourne District, Sussex [1] Eastbourne Exmouth, Sussex [1] Eastbourne Sussex England [1] Eastbourne, England [1] Eastbourne, Essex [1] Eastbourne, Kent [1] Eastbourne, Midhurst, Sussex [1] Eastbourne,Sussex [1] Eastbourne. [1] Friston near Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Langney, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Meads, Eastbourne [1] Meads, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Tideswell Road Eastbourne Sussex [1] Trevin Towers, Gaudick Road, Eastbourne [1] West Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Westham, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [140] Lieutenant [31] Second Lieutenant [26] Gunner [23] Able Seaman [21] Captain [20] Corporal [16] Serjeant [16] Driver [14] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [10] Major [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Rifleman [4] Sergeant [4] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Flight Cadet [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Signalman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Nurse [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] 1st Writer [1] Acting Air mechanic Class 1 [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic I [1] Aircraftman [1] Airman 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy II [1] Boy Sailor [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [66] Royal Field Artillery [31] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] London Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Sussex Yeomanry [6] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Dragoon Guards [4] HMS MALAYA [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Naval Air Service [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Reserve [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] HMS BLACK PRINCE [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] King Edward's Horse [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2] RNVR [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1] 1st Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [596] British Army [268] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [222] Australian Imperial Force [55] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [156] B [110] W [100] C [86] M [84] S [81] P [75] G [71] D [54] R [51] F [46] T [45] A [37] L [27] K [25] E [24] V [19] J [18] N [9] O [7] U [4] I [3] Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1102] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [203] Canada [3] India [3] Hong Kong [1] Sudan [1]

Nelson Victor Carter

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 4 Company Sergeant Major Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 4 Acting Regimental Sergeant Major Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Albert Gordon Medhurst

Born 1884

Died 1960

British Army 328075 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William George Durrant

Born 1881

Died 1952

British Army 4285 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 2DG/4285 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 4285 Lance Corporal Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

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Humphry Thomas Tollemache Bart.

Born 1897

Died 1990

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marines

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marines

Royal Navy Captain Royal Marines

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John Turley Parish

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army G/54369 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army 5245 Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 40027 Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Vera Lois Mockett

Born 1896

Died 1989

British Army 35867 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Claude Alexander Huskisson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Frederick Gravett Reed

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy 5370 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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Isaac Leonard Read

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 12819 Private Leicestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 12819 Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd (reserve) battalion

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John Albert Thomas Allfrey

Born 1883

Died 1939

Royal Navy 13658 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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John Frederick Aldridge

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army SD/2391 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Herbert George Huskisson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Second Imperial Light Horse

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Cecil Gordon Bignell

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army A/3049 Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps 36th Comoany (Weedon)

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Benjamin Shadwell

Born 1875

Died 1949

British Army Army Reserves

British Army Private The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army G/26615 Private The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st (Home Service) Garrison Battalion

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Frank Victor Jacoby

Born 1887

Died 1965

British Army GS/19614 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Wilfred Froome

Born 1892

Died 1922

British Army T327742 Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport Depot Bulford [Salisbury Plain]

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Sidney Ware Akehurst

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army SD/388 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Martha Vine

Born 1896

British Army 30972 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Charles Ridgway

Born 1880

Died 1956

British Army SE7630 Serjeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Ernest William Verrell

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army WR/337865 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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