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Faversham, Kent [729]

Faversham, Kent, England [90]

Faversham Kent [6]

Selling, Faversham, Kent [5]

Boughton Lees, Faversham, Kent [2]

Boughton, Faversham, Kent [2]

Eastling, Faversham, Kent [2]

Hernhill, Faversham, Kent [2]

Near Faversham, Kent [2]

Ospringe, Faversham, Kent [2]

Battlesmore Faversham, Kent [1]

Boughton Faversham Kent [1]

Boughton Faversham, Kent [1]

Boughton near Faversham, Kent [1]

Boughton,Faversham,Kent. [1]

Dunkirk Faversham, Kent [1]

Dunkirk, Faversham, Kent [1]

Dunkirk, Faversham, Kent, England [1]

Faversham Kent England [1]

Faversham, Boughton Lees, Kent [1]

Faversham, Canterbury, Kent [1]

Faversham, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Faversham,Kent [1]

Faversham. Kent [1]

Herne Hill Faversham, Kent [1]

Hernhill Faversham Kent [1]

Hernhill, Boughton, Faversham Kent [1]

Kent Faversham [1]

Leaveland, Faversham, Kent [1]

Leaveland, Nr. Faversham. Kent [1]

Lynstead, Faversham, Kent [1]

Molash Faversham, Kent [1]

Norton, Nr Faversham, Kent, England [1]

Oare Faversham, Kent [1]

Oare, Faversham, Kent [1]

Oare, nr Faversham, Kent [1]

Ospring Street Faversham, Kent [1]

Ospringe Faversham, Kent [1]

Ospringe, nr Faversham, Kent [1]

Preston next Faversham, Kent [1]

Preston, Faversham, Kent [1]

Selling, Nr Faversham, Kent [1]

St Mary Cray, Faversham, Kent [1]

Teynham, Faversham, Kent [1]

Throwley, Faversham, kent [1]

Uplees near Faversham, Kent [1]

West Faversham, Kent [1]

Wormshill, Faversham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [49]

Able Seaman [10]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Gunner [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Civilian [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Driver [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineman [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

HMS Vanguard [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

HMS INDOMITABLE [4]

London Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [3]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry, British Columbia Regiment [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Civilian War Death. Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Engineers [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Faversham Gunpowder Mill [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

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

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

HM Submarine E15 [1]

HMS "Impregnable" & HMS "Lion" [1]

HMS "Vanguard" [1]

HMS ABDIEL [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS Erin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [591]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [115]

British Army [70]

Other Empire Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [92]

B [91]

C [79]

S [77]

M [64]

P [58]

W [58]

R [46]

G [39]

J [37]

A [36]

F [34]

L [33]

D [32]

E [28]

T [25]

K [20]

O [13]

I [7]

N [4]

V [4]

Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [757]

Merchant Navy [90]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Singapore [3]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Faversham, Kent [729] Faversham, Kent, England [90] Faversham Kent [6] Selling, Faversham, Kent [5] Boughton Lees, Faversham, Kent [2] Boughton, Faversham, Kent [2] Eastling, Faversham, Kent [2] Hernhill, Faversham, Kent [2] Near Faversham, Kent [2] Ospringe, Faversham, Kent [2] Battlesmore Faversham, Kent [1] Boughton Faversham Kent [1] Boughton Faversham, Kent [1] Boughton near Faversham, Kent [1] Boughton,Faversham,Kent. [1] Dunkirk Faversham, Kent [1] Dunkirk, Faversham, Kent [1] Dunkirk, Faversham, Kent, England [1] Faversham Kent England [1] Faversham, Boughton Lees, Kent [1] Faversham, Canterbury, Kent [1] Faversham, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Faversham,Kent [1] Faversham. Kent [1] Herne Hill Faversham, Kent [1] Hernhill Faversham Kent [1] Hernhill, Boughton, Faversham Kent [1] Kent Faversham [1] Leaveland, Faversham, Kent [1] Leaveland, Nr. Faversham. Kent [1] Lynstead, Faversham, Kent [1] Molash Faversham, Kent [1] Norton, Nr Faversham, Kent, England [1] Oare Faversham, Kent [1] Oare, Faversham, Kent [1] Oare, nr Faversham, Kent [1] Ospring Street Faversham, Kent [1] Ospringe Faversham, Kent [1] Ospringe, nr Faversham, Kent [1] Preston next Faversham, Kent [1] Preston, Faversham, Kent [1] Selling, Nr Faversham, Kent [1] St Mary Cray, Faversham, Kent [1] Teynham, Faversham, Kent [1] Throwley, Faversham, kent [1] Uplees near Faversham, Kent [1] West Faversham, Kent [1] Wormshill, Faversham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [49] Able Seaman [10] Stoker 1st Class [9] Serjeant [8] Corporal [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Gunner [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Civilian [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Driver [2] Major [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineman [1] Flying Officer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Master at Arms [1] Munitions Worker [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Signaller [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] HMS Vanguard [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] HMS INDOMITABLE [4] London Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Kent Cyclist Battalion [3] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS LION [2] HMS VALIANT [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry, British Columbia Regiment [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Civilian War Death. Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Engineers [1] Essex Regiment [1] Faversham Gunpowder Mill [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Campania." [1] H.M.S. "Vanguard." [1] HM Submarine E15 [1] HMS "Impregnable" & HMS "Lion" [1] HMS "Vanguard" [1] HMS ABDIEL [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Cyclops [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Erin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [591] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [115] British Army [70] Other Empire Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [92] B [91] C [79] S [77] M [64] P [58] W [58] R [46] G [39] J [37] A [36] F [34] L [33] D [32] E [28] T [25] K [20] O [13] I [7] N [4] V [4] Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [757] Merchant Navy [90] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Singapore [3] Canada [1] India [1]

Lionel Mackinder

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army 11539 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 11539 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Philip Neame

Born 1888

Died 1978

British Army Major Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Ernest William Hall

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1015429 Corporal Canadian Infantry, British Columbia Regiment 72nd Battalion

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James Moses Simpson

Born 1866

Died 1947

British Army 111068 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 290492 Private Labour Corps

British Army 290492 Royal Engineers

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Albert Edward French

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy 234666

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Mary Rose

Royal Navy 234666. (Ch)

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Isaac Charles Judges

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 145156 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st Reserve Battalion

British Army 145156 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 1st Reserve Battalion

British Army 40494 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 6th Btn.

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James Philip Barnes

Born 1844

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian Civilian War Death. Ramsgate, Kent.

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Frederick Thomas Cruttenden

Born 1885

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79382 Sapper Engineers 6th Field Company

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79382 Infantry 31st Battalion

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Arthur John Hickson

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army L/8326 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/8326 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Albert James Biggs

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army PS./1390 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 16th Battalion

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Arthur Edwin Todd

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 9079 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Percy John Plant

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army G/2272 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Jenkins

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 3354 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 3354 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 7th Coy. (Devon)

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Frederick Feaver

Born 1895

Died 1980

British Army 51171 Private Manchester Regiment

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George Arnold

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 46847 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 46847 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 13th Battalion

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Albert Alfred Earnest Lidlow

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy K4686

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Sydney Charles Leslie Hickson

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army L/8970 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/8970 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/8970 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William Harris Saunders

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy J/5200 Petty Officer 1st Class

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Andrew Cecil Telfer

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army Middlesex Regiment Public Schools' Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 11th

British Army Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment 6th (Home Service)

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John Coxhedge

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy K/35770 Stoker 1st Class HMS North Star

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