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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]

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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]

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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]

Fred Drury

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3840 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 201269 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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James Bartlett

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army G/3841 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/3841 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Sussex Regiment 17th Battalion

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Ernest Arthur Deacon

Died 1916

British Army G/5428 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Henry Bignell

Died 1916

British Army SD/5033 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 5033 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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George Evenden

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army G/14380 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Richard Neville Abadie

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert French

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army TF/4250 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 4250 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

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Abel Mankellow

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 101 Driver Royal Field Artillery 3rd Home Counties

British Army 902 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2nd Home Counties Brigade, 2/5th Sussex Battery

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Gordon Victor Carter

Born 1891

Died 1970

British Army DM2/165241 Private Army Service Corps

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Leonard Charles Alfred Holland

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 13543 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 13543 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Gibbs

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 4487 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 228160 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 228160 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 1st Battalion (att. 13th Battalion)

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Ernest Sydney Foster Abery

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 29017 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 29017 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

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James Edward Arundel

Died 1917

British Army 3144 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/16616 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Herbert Drury

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1001022

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1001022 226th Overseas Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1001022 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Henry Habgood

Born 1882

Died 1978

British Army Captain No.9 Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel No.9 Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Potter

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 265662 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Ernest Jonathan Douch

Born 1883

Died 1955

British Army 98 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Ernest Phillips

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23309

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Frederick Charles Watson

Born 1888

Royal Navy 1381 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal Battalion

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Herbert Alfred Henty

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army SD/1360 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th (2nd South Downs) Battalion

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