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Eccles, Kent [37]

Eccles, Maidstone, Kent [4]

Eccles Aylesford Kent [3]

Eccles, Aylesford, Kent [3]

Aylesford (Eccles), Kent [1]

Eccles Maidstone, Kent [1]

Eccles near Maidstone, Kent [1]

Eccles, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Gunner [4]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

AC I [1]

AC II [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cooks Mate [1]

Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [4]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

Labour Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Duke of Edinburgh Wiltshire [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS "Ganges II" [1]

HMS "Icarus" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

London Regiment [1]

Lothians & Border Horse [1]

Northamptonshire [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

RNAS HMS "President II" [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

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

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [21]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Last name first letter

T [7]

G [6]

B [5]

C [5]

H [4]

A [3]

D [3]

M [3]

L [2]

N [2]

O [2]

P [2]

S [2]

W [2]

E [1]

I [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [50]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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People [51] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Eccles, Kent [37] Eccles, Maidstone, Kent [4] Eccles Aylesford Kent [3] Eccles, Aylesford, Kent [3] Aylesford (Eccles), Kent [1] Eccles Maidstone, Kent [1] Eccles near Maidstone, Kent [1] Eccles, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [18] Gunner [4] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [2] AC I [1] AC II [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Cooks Mate [1] Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [4] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4] Army Service Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] Labour Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [1] Duke of Edinburgh Wiltshire [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS "Ganges II" [1] HMS "Icarus" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS Calliope [1] London Regiment [1] Lothians & Border Horse [1] Northamptonshire [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] RNAS HMS "President II" [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [21] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Last name first letter

T [7] G [6] B [5] C [5] H [4] A [3] D [3] M [3] L [2] N [2] O [2] P [2] S [2] W [2] E [1] I [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [50] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

John Frederick Wakefield

Born 1887

Died 1968

British Army 1387 Lance Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army 1387 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army Corporal Labour Corps 600 Employment Coy

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Walter Cheeseman

Born 1891

Died 1974

British Army 2166 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 3064 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1/14th Battalion

British Army 200683 Lance Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1/4th Battalion

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Charles Edward Tupper

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army G/389 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G.389 Private East Kent Regiment 6th Btn.

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Arthur Henry Twort

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 17817 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 17817 Private Duke of Edinburgh Wiltshire 6th btn

British Army

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William Knight

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 19123 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 19123 Private Northamptonshire 7th Service Batt.

British Army 98851 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Daniel Holmes

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313126

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Albert George Cheeseman

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195249

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Stanchill George Goodger

Born 1882

Royal Navy 305367

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William Thomas Thwaites

Born 1885

Royal Navy 305553

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Sydney Alexander Nebbs

Born 1889

Royal Navy 312444

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Albert Sales

Born 1887

Royal Navy 312432

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Aaron Durling

Born 1888

Royal Navy 312294

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Thomas Ivell

Born 1889

Royal Navy K57

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Cecil William Bridges

Born 1898

Royal Navy K33667

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Herbert Durling

Born 1884

Royal Navy SS100612

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Leonard George Allard

Born 1896

Royal Navy J49324

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Thomas Edwin Gouldstone

Born 1897

Royal Navy F13050

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Friend Bernard Tobin

Born 1887

Royal Navy K397

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Mark Mace

Born 1884

Royal Navy K30071

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Frederick John Tupper

Born 1897

Royal Navy K33698

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