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Erith, Kent [329]

Erith, Kent, England [37]

Erith Kent [5]

Erith, Woolwich, Kent [5]

Belvedere, Erith, Kent [3]

Erith, Dartford, Kent [3]

Bexleyheath, Erith, Kent [2]

Northumberland Heath, Erith, Kent [2]

Abbey Wood, Erith, Kent [1]

Bexley Erith, Kent [1]

Crayford, Erith, Kent [1]

Erith, Kent, England [1]

Erith,Dartford,Kent. [1]

Slades Green Erith, Kent [1]

Slades Green, Erith, Kent [1]

The Elms Lodge, Erith, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [16]

Able Seaman [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Corporal [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Aircraftman lst Class (E) [1]

Aircraftsman II [1]

Armourer [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chaplain Reverend [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Skipper [1]

Wireman 1st Class [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Army Chaplain's Department attached Suffolk Regiment [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Royal Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Pembroke" [1]

HM Submarine E49 [1]

HMS Blonde [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Lightning [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Renown [1]

HMS Resolution [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Hms Indefatigable [1]

Hussars [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

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

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Air Force: Prawle Point [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve HMTrawler Agamemnon II [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [245]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [87]

British Army [24]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [53]

H [45]

S [38]

C [36]

M [30]

W [30]

R [20]

A [17]

E [17]

P [16]

T [16]

D [15]

G [13]

F [12]

L [12]

J [11]

K [6]

I [2]

N [2]

O [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [353]

Merchant Navy [39]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

India [1]

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People [394] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Erith, Kent [329] Erith, Kent, England [37] Erith Kent [5] Erith, Woolwich, Kent [5] Belvedere, Erith, Kent [3] Erith, Dartford, Kent [3] Bexleyheath, Erith, Kent [2] Northumberland Heath, Erith, Kent [2] Abbey Wood, Erith, Kent [1] Bexley Erith, Kent [1] Crayford, Erith, Kent [1] Erith, Kent, England [1] Erith,Dartford,Kent. [1] Slades Green Erith, Kent [1] Slades Green, Erith, Kent [1] The Elms Lodge, Erith, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [16] Able Seaman [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Corporal [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Aircraftman lst Class (E) [1] Aircraftsman II [1] Armourer [1] Captain [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chaplain Reverend [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Skipper [1] Wireman 1st Class [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Army Chaplain's Department attached Suffolk Regiment [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Royal Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Pembroke" [1] HM Submarine E49 [1] HMS Blonde [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Lightning [1] HMS Pegasus [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Renown [1] HMS Resolution [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Victorious [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Hms Indefatigable [1] Hussars [1] Kent Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Air Force: Prawle Point [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve HMTrawler Agamemnon II [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [245] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [87] British Army [24] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [53] H [45] S [38] C [36] M [30] W [30] R [20] A [17] E [17] P [16] T [16] D [15] G [13] F [12] L [12] J [11] K [6] I [2] N [2] O [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [353] Merchant Navy [39]

Country

United Kingdom [12] India [1]

Lennard Pelling

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 78325 Private Tank Corps

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Theodore Jack Harrington

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 8798 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 8798 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

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David Stenhouse

Born 1898

Died 1953

Royal Navy J33625 Boy 1st Class HMS COLLINGWOOD

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William Gardiner Elder

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment

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Harry James Elijah Orsler

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army G/2292 Private East Kent Regiment

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Alfred Ribbans

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army S/6285 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Charles Pierrepont Edwards

Born 1864

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Army Chaplain's Department attached Suffolk Regiment

British Army Chaplain Reverend Attached Royal Artillery

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George John Page

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 81084 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Henry Legg

Died 1916

British Army 4922 Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Sydney Francis Richards

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245437 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force: Prawle Point

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245437 Aircraftsman II Royal Air Force

Royal Navy 45437 Aircraftsman II

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Henry Fleming

Born 1895

Died 1962

British Army 770517 Royal Artillery

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189918

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George Robert Luck

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267857

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Herbert Leslie Thornton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406228

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Leonard Gower

Born 1893

Died 1988

British Army 60831 Acting Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Bowles

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army L/6582 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6582 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Thomas Arthurs

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263270

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John Edward Button

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227480

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Lionel Richard Sidney Harper

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253920

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William Henry Herring

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229806

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Donald William

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246244

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