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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]

Geoffrey Robert Basil Smyth Or Homewood

Born 1899

Died 1945

Royal Navy Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force Redcar- 212 TDS (Instructor), Vendome

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer Royal Air Force

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Bernard Exton Pilcher

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army Second Lieutenant Labour Corps

British Army Captain Labour Corps

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Waterman William Abel Hope Mummery

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288505

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George Wright

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268404

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Thomas Edward Beaney

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215755

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Thomas William Eley

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197942

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William Payne

Born 1899

Royal Navy K42837

Royal Navy HMS Lancaster

Royal Navy Pembroke II

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Percy Stanley Inge

Born 1892

Died 1973

Royal Navy J1840 Petty Officer HMS Intrepid

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Edward William Jones

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306433

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John Franklin Etherdon

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199102

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Edwin Richard Stevenson

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408180

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Arthur Henry Chambers

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227890

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Charles Austen

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194149

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Alfred George Holmans

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army G/4996 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/4996 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/4996 Private 6th Battalion

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Douglas Victor Lyons

Born 1882

Died 1934

British Army G/15732 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 9th Battalion

British Army TR/10/5518 Private Training Reserve 22nd Battalion

British Army 52763 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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William Stephen Edwin Amos

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 30483 Private Grenadier Guards

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Charles Stone

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208218

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Harry Forwood. O.b.e.

Born 1890

Died 1941

British Army 9265 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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William John Owen

Died 1918

British Army 317211 Signaller Royal Garrison Artillery Home Counties (Kent) Heavy Battery

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Ernest Albert Hills

Died 1916

British Army G/6240 Lance Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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