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Elham, Kent [42]

Elham, Folkestone, Kent [8]

Elham Kent [4]

Elham, Canterbury, Kent [4]

Elham, Hythe, Kent [2]

Elham,Kent [2]

Elham district Kent [1]

Elham, Sellindge, Kent [1]

Elham. Folkestone, Kent [1]

Elham. Folkestone, Kent. [1]

Folkestone, Elham, Kent [1]

SHORNCLIFFE, Elham, Kent [1]

Seabrook, Elham, Kent [1]

Stilling, Elham, Kent [1]

Uphill,Elham,Folkestone,Kent. [1]

Rank

Private [16]

Captain [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Major [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain and Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly's Horse) [1]

23rd Tank Battalion [1]

69th Punjabis [1]

9th Lancers [1]

A.D.C. to Major-General W. P. Campbell, C.B. (on secondment from KRRC) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society of Personnel [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Deccan Horse [1]

Egyptian Labour Corps [1]

GOC 226th Brigade [1]

GOC 85th Brigade [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Boadicea [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Indomitable [1]

HMS Morris [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [1]

HMS Vulcan [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Scottish Rifles attached Berkshire Regiment [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [15]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [9]

W [7]

B [6]

C [6]

H [6]

M [6]

D [5]

P [5]

K [4]

T [4]

L [3]

R [3]

E [2]

F [2]

G [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [66]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

India [1]

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People [71] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Elham, Kent [42] Elham, Folkestone, Kent [8] Elham Kent [4] Elham, Canterbury, Kent [4] Elham, Hythe, Kent [2] Elham,Kent [2] Elham district Kent [1] Elham, Sellindge, Kent [1] Elham. Folkestone, Kent [1] Elham. Folkestone, Kent. [1] Folkestone, Elham, Kent [1] SHORNCLIFFE, Elham, Kent [1] Seabrook, Elham, Kent [1] Stilling, Elham, Kent [1] Uphill,Elham,Folkestone,Kent. [1]

Rank

Private [16] Captain [7] Lieutenant [7] Major [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Brigadier General [2] Driver [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain and Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Midshipman [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly's Horse) [1] 23rd Tank Battalion [1] 69th Punjabis [1] 9th Lancers [1] A.D.C. to Major-General W. P. Campbell, C.B. (on secondment from KRRC) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society of Personnel [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Deccan Horse [1] Egyptian Labour Corps [1] GOC 226th Brigade [1] GOC 85th Brigade [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Boadicea [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Indomitable [1] HMS Morris [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [1] HMS Vulcan [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Irish Guards [1] King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Scots Guards [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Scottish Rifles attached Berkshire Regiment [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [15] Indian Army [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [9] W [7] B [6] C [6] H [6] M [6] D [5] P [5] K [4] T [4] L [3] R [3] E [2] F [2] G [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [66]

Country

United Kingdom [14] India [1]

Charles Henry Blackford

Born 1895

Royal Navy J18685

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Ernest Stephen Sharp

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS113536

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Edmund Louis Bertrand Lart

Born 1898

British Army Lieutenant Captain Dorsetshire Regiment

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Harold Exton Turner

Born 1896

Royal Navy Commander (Retd)

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS NEPTUNE

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Frederick George West

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243270

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John Philip Mcleavey

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61462

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Charles Frederick Harmer

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207046

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Henry Foreman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290481

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Henry Thomas Milton

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army T/200642 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army 200642 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Robert James Morton

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army L/7474 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Albert Daniels

Born 1869

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Chief Gunner HMS Morris

Royal Navy Chief Gunner Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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