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Eastry, Kent [34]

Eastry District, Kent [3]

Eastry, Deal, Kent [3]

Eastry, Sandwich, Kent [3]

Eastry Kent [2]

Eastry, Kent, England [2]

Deal Eastry, Kent [1]

Deal,Eastry,Kent [1]

EASTRY, KENT [1]

Eastry Deal, Kent [1]

Eastry,Kent. [1]

Tilmanstone Eastry, Kent [1]

Worth, Eastry, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [7]

Corporal [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Major General [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Steward [1]

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East Kent Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

10th Hussars [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Cape Police [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

First Reserve Brigade [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Hermione [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Laforey [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

IG Communications, British Armies in France [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

South African Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

THE QUEEN'S ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [28]

British Army [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

South African Services [1]

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S [8]

G [6]

P [6]

C [5]

D [4]

T [4]

F [3]

R [3]

W [3]

A [2]

L [2]

M [2]

B [1]

H [1]

K [1]

N [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [48]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [54] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Eastry, Kent [34] Eastry District, Kent [3] Eastry, Deal, Kent [3] Eastry, Sandwich, Kent [3] Eastry Kent [2] Eastry, Kent, England [2] Deal Eastry, Kent [1] Deal,Eastry,Kent [1] EASTRY, KENT [1] Eastry Deal, Kent [1] Eastry,Kent. [1] Tilmanstone Eastry, Kent [1] Worth, Eastry, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [7] Corporal [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Driver [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant General [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major [1] Major General [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Ship's Cook [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Steward [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] 10th Hussars [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Cape Police [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoon Guards [1] First Reserve Brigade [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Hermione [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Laforey [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Pembroke [1] IG Communications, British Armies in France [1] Labour Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS BELLEROPHON [1] South African Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1] THE QUEEN'S ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [28] British Army [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [8] G [6] P [6] C [5] D [4] T [4] F [3] R [3] W [3] A [2] L [2] M [2] B [1] H [1] K [1] N [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [48] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

James Robert Newing

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS8453

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Henry Edward Port

Born 1888

Royal Navy F353

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Ernest William Richard Goymer

Born 1883

Royal Navy 345075 Ship's Cook HMS MALAYA

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James Solly Lister

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182192

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Henry Edward Port

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200353

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George Ackrill

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238029

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Edwin Friend Pittock

Born 1886

Died 1959

British Army 7003 Corporal Dragoon Guards

British Army 3734 Corporal Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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Robert George J Rawlings

Born 1895

Died 1923

Royal Navy 16517 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Arthur Douglas Spratling

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy J6908 Leading Seaman HMS Laforey

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Henry Twyman

Born 1881

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Herbert John Drayson

Born 1887

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William Frederick Anderson

Born 1900

Royal Navy J49829

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Ernest Alfred Shoobridge

Born 1900

Royal Navy J51841

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Alfred Thomas Smart

Born 1876

Royal Navy Warrant Steward HMS IRON DUKE

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