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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]

Edward G Mayes

Born 1898

Died 1980

British Army 54386 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 62065 Private Labour Corps

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Percival Ernest Turtle

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321262

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Ernest Leslie Duce

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59751

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William Alfred Beadle

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239537

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George Ribbans

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 17429 Private Grenadier Guards

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Stewart Moreton Cox

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy J43675

Royal Navy J/43675(CH) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Pembroke"

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Thomas George Eastop

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214019

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Harold Munns

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220564

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Frederick Russell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225670

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Lawrence John Wright

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228414

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Charles Henry Cook

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232542

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James Edward Aikenhead

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285793

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Edward Robert Fry

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84395

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Frank Edward Fleming

Born 1891

Died 1958

Royal Navy F5626 Aircraftman lst Class (E) HMS Pegasus

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205626 Sergeant Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service

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Henry William Beacham

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285874

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Charles Edward Spells

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy K20704 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K20704 Stoker 1st Class HMS Yarmouth

Royal Navy K20704 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine E49

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George James Hunter

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307475

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Bertram Keeys

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307966

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Alexander G Masters

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310825

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James Leslie Pickering

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228614

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