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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]

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Place of birth

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]

Frederick Creasy

Born 1893

Royal Navy J5908 Able Seaman HMS PORPOISE

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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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George Thomas Boniface

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J32313 Boy 1st Class HMS VALIANT

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Arthur Roland Foord

Born 1897

British Army 395942 Private Labour Corps

British Army SD/177 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

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Frederick George Kingbrooks

Born 1889

Royal Navy 347781

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William George Boniface

Born 1900

Royal Navy J71495

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Thomas Roberts

Born 1901

Royal Navy Ss123958

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Charles Cuthbert

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223499

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William Pope

Born 1892

British Army M/378939 Private Royal Army Service Corps 613th Mechanical Transport Company

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Horace John Elliott

Born 1892

British Army 1411586 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 76190 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Steward Earl

Born 1892

British Army 48049 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frederick Stepney

Born 1877

British Army L/4890 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Battalion

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David Herbert Foord

Born 1894

British Army SD/176 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

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Herbert Henry Breach

Born 1890

British Army Army Reserve

British Army Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No1 Depot

British Army 82584 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 144th Siege Battery

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James Joseph Stephen Barden

Born 1899

Royal Navy J68643

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