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Faversham, Kent [729]

Faversham, Kent, England [90]

Faversham England [29]

Faversham [17]

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, Cambs [1]

Faversham, Canterbury, Kent [1]

Faversham, Hertfordshire [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]

Hernhill, Faversham [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]

Rank

Private [59]

Able Seaman [10]

Serjeant [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Corporal [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Gunner [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Civilian [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Driver [3]

Sapper [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineman [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Hand [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Third Hand [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

HMS Vanguard [5]

Labour Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

HMS INDOMITABLE [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Fishing Fleet - Smack "Ophir" (Ramsgate) [2]

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

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [2]

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

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

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

Welsh Regiment [2]

1/21st Punjabis [1]

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 Kent Regiment Depot [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]

Service

Royal Navy [593]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [115]

British Army [85]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Other Empire Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [99]

B [97]

C [83]

S [82]

M [71]

P [61]

W [60]

R [48]

G [39]

A [38]

J [37]

L [36]

F [35]

D [32]

E [30]

T [27]

K [20]

O [14]

I [9]

N [4]

V [4]

Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [803]

Merchant Navy [90]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

Singapore [3]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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People [929] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Faversham, Kent [729] Faversham, Kent, England [90] Faversham England [29] Faversham [17] 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, Cambs [1] Faversham, Canterbury, Kent [1] Faversham, Hertfordshire [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] Hernhill, Faversham [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]

Rank

Private [59] Able Seaman [10] Serjeant [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Corporal [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Gunner [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Civilian [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Driver [3] Sapper [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineman [1] Flying Officer [1] Leading Signalman [1] Master at Arms [1] Munitions Worker [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Reverend [1] Second Hand [1] Signaller [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Third Hand [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7] Royal Engineers [6] HMS Vanguard [5] Labour Corps [5] London Regiment [5] HMS INDOMITABLE [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Kent Cyclist Battalion [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Fishing Fleet - Smack "Ophir" (Ramsgate) [2] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS LION [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 1/21st Punjabis [1] 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 Kent Regiment Depot [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]

Service

Royal Navy [593] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [115] British Army [85] Australian Imperial Force [30] Other Empire Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [99] B [97] C [83] S [82] M [71] P [61] W [60] R [48] G [39] A [38] J [37] L [36] F [35] D [32] E [30] T [27] K [20] O [14] I [9] N [4] V [4] Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [803] Merchant Navy [90] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [41] 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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Albert Millen

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army G/21832 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/21832 Royal West Surrey Regiment 10th Bn

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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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Frank Hurrell

Born 1881

Died 1950

British Army 42947 Private Royal Scots

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Frederick Henry Chambers

Born 1879

Died 1963

British Army 9/5947 Private East Kent Regiment Depot

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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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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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Allan Brenchley

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army S2/015565 Private Army Service Corps

British Army A 204048 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army A/204048 Rifleman Kings Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn

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Horace W Holtum

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 3140 Private London Regiment

British Army 591184 Private London Regiment

British Army 3140, 591184 Private London Regiment

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John Raiman Bunting

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 157269 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ernest Henry Beer

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 62380 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Lewes Linkins

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army G/7666 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/7666 Royal West Surrey Regiment 10th Bn

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John Parton Milum

Born 1882

Died 1952

British Army Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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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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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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