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Folkestone, Kent [812]

Folkestone, Kent, England [351]

Folkestone [103]

Folkestone England [40]

Elham, Folkestone, Kent [8]

St Johns, Folkestone, Kent [7]

Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent [5]

Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent [4]

Folkestone Kent [4]

Eltham, Folkestone, Kent [3]

Lyminge, Folkestone, Kent [3]

St Michaels, Folkestone, Kent [3]

Cheriton, Folkestone [2]

Folkestone, Kent. [2]

Folkestone, kent [2]

Four Cheriton Rd, Folkestone, Kent [2]

Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent [2]

St Peters, Folkestone, Kent [2]

11 Bradstone Avenue, Folkestone, Kent [1]

58 Linden Cresent, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Acrise, near Folkestone [1]

Bridge Street, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Capel, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Capel-le-Ferne Folkestone [1]

Cheriston Folkestone, Kent [1]

Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone [1]

Dover Road, Folkestone [1]

East Cliff, Folkestone [1]

Elham. Folkestone, Kent [1]

Elham. Folkestone, Kent. [1]

Folkestone (?) [1]

Folkestone Kent England [1]

Folkestone, Derbyshire [1]

Folkestone, Dover, Kent [1]

Folkestone, Elham, Kent [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Folkestone,Dover, Kent. [1]

Four Cheriton Rd Folkestone, Kent [1]

Four, Thanet Gardens, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Garden Road, Folkestone [1]

Garden Road, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Guildhall Street, Folkestone [1]

Hythe, Folkestone, Kent [1]

North Street, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Radnor Street, Folkestone [1]

Sandgate, Folkestone [1]

Sellindge, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Ship Street Folkestone Kent [1]

Sidney Street, Folkestone [1]

St John's, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [135]

Corporal [19]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [16]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Driver [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Sapper [8]

Deck Hand [7]

Rifleman [6]

Lance-Corporal [5]

Seaman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Boy [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Trooper [2]

3rd Officer [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmith 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain (TP) [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Farrier Segeant [1]

Farrier Sergeant [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [33]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

21st Lancers [2]

Army Cyclist Corps. [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS Yarmouth [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

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

11th Field Company [1]

12th Lancers [1]

14th King's Hussars [1]

Service

Royal Navy [526]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [245]

British Army [228]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [159]

C [151]

H [142]

M [127]

W [113]

S [110]

P [81]

F [74]

G [72]

A [61]

T [55]

D [54]

R [38]

K [27]

J [24]

L [24]

E [22]

O [15]

N [13]

V [10]

I [8]

U [8]

Y [6]

Contribution

Military Service [1019]

Merchant Navy [350]

Country

United Kingdom [160]

Canada [2]

India [1]

Jersey [1]

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Folkestone, Kent [812] Folkestone, Kent, England [351] Folkestone [103] Folkestone England [40] Elham, Folkestone, Kent [8] St Johns, Folkestone, Kent [7] Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent [5] Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent [4] Folkestone Kent [4] Eltham, Folkestone, Kent [3] Lyminge, Folkestone, Kent [3] St Michaels, Folkestone, Kent [3] Cheriton, Folkestone [2] Folkestone, Kent. [2] Folkestone, kent [2] Four Cheriton Rd, Folkestone, Kent [2] Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent [2] St Peters, Folkestone, Kent [2] 11 Bradstone Avenue, Folkestone, Kent [1] 58 Linden Cresent, Folkestone, Kent [1] Acrise, near Folkestone [1] Bridge Street, Folkestone, Kent [1] Capel, Folkestone, Kent [1] Capel-le-Ferne Folkestone [1] Cheriston Folkestone, Kent [1] Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone [1] Dover Road, Folkestone [1] East Cliff, Folkestone [1] Elham. Folkestone, Kent [1] Elham. Folkestone, Kent. [1] Folkestone (?) [1] Folkestone Kent England [1] Folkestone, Derbyshire [1] Folkestone, Dover, Kent [1] Folkestone, Elham, Kent [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Folkestone,Dover, Kent. [1] Four Cheriton Rd Folkestone, Kent [1] Four, Thanet Gardens, Folkestone, Kent [1] Garden Road, Folkestone [1] Garden Road, Folkestone, Kent [1] Guildhall Street, Folkestone [1] Hythe, Folkestone, Kent [1] North Street, Folkestone, Kent [1] Radnor Street, Folkestone [1] Sandgate, Folkestone [1] Sellindge, Folkestone, Kent [1] Ship Street Folkestone Kent [1] Sidney Street, Folkestone [1] St John's, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [135] Corporal [19] Gunner [18] Serjeant [16] Second Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant [10] Driver [9] Able Seaman [8] Sapper [8] Deck Hand [7] Rifleman [6] Lance-Corporal [5] Seaman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic [2] Boy [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Staff Nurse [2] Telegraphist [2] Trooper [2] 3rd Officer [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Steward [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmith 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain (TP) [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Farrier Segeant [1] Farrier Sergeant [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [33] London Regiment [21] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Naval Reserve [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [11] Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [9] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [7] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [6] Canadian Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] HMS Vanguard [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Kent Cyclist Battalion [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 21st Lancers [2] Army Cyclist Corps. [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS Yarmouth [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] 11th Field Company [1] 12th Lancers [1] 14th King's Hussars [1]

Service

Royal Navy [526] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [245] British Army [228] Australian Imperial Force [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [159] C [151] H [142] M [127] W [113] S [110] P [81] F [74] G [72] A [61] T [55] D [54] R [38] K [27] J [24] L [24] E [22] O [15] N [13] V [10] I [8] U [8] Y [6]

Contribution

Military Service [1019] Merchant Navy [350]

Country

United Kingdom [160] Canada [2] India [1] Jersey [1]

Ernest James Elgar

Died 1917

British Army 17919 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army GS/60453 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lance-Corporal

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Edward Edwin Ashdown

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 548 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 200511 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 200511 Bugler Rifle Brigade

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George Hugh Camburn

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 37132 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 37132 Sergeant North Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 37132 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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John Walter Duncombe

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2570 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Solomon Grinstead

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 3240 Private Royal East Kent Yeomanry

British Army G/17607 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Sidney Charles Hammond

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army G/5001 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/5001 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/5001 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Ralph Zouch Drake-Brockman

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 126931 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 46th Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Charles Prebble

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 030929 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Edward John Goodburn

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 8609 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 8609 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Archibald Spencer Goddard

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Saskatchewan Regiment 5th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion

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Hugh Lewis Hope

Born 1897

Died 1921

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 118 Brigade

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery D/58 Brigade

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Robert Wickenden

Born 1890

Died 1964

British Army S/9599 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Leonard Cosmo Bolles Russell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 3rd, attached to 12th

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 3rd, attached to 12th

British Army Captain (TP) Rifle Brigade 3rd, attached to 12th Battalion

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William Neville Arthur

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 200824 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 275314 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 275314 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 23rd Battalion

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Clive Griffin

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Binfield

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 99 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force

British Army 99 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Charles Ellen

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 24550 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Victor Arthur Clayton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/29622 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/29622 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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William Richard Fagg

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 616314 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 57811 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Harry Charles Baker

Born 1876

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Scottish 16th Battalion

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