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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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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]

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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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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Amos Maxted

Born 1882

Died 1956

British Army M2/153061 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Edward Horn

Born 1889

Died 1984

British Army 7938 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William George Pepper

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 242524 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 1st/5th

British Army 242524 Acting Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st/5th

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Ernest Hayles

Born 1883

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Second Hand Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Second Hand Fishing Fleet - Smack "Ophir" (Ramsgate)

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Frederick Boorman

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy B 4386 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4386B Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - Ketch "Janet."

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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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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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