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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]

Montague Baker

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3540 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 25239 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Ernest Farley

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472968

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lance-Corporal

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472968 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Albert Ross Ames

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 2089 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 2089 Private East Kent Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army TF 2089 Private East Kent Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Herbert Keeler

Born 1884

British Army 31220 Shoeing Smith Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 31220 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 31220 Farrier Segeant

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W W Banks

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army L/7809 Serjeant East Kent Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army L/7809 Acting Colour Serjeant East Kent Regiment 6th east Battalion

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Edward Albert Beer

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 24295 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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George William Baldock

Died 1917

British Army 394165 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 315002 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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Arthur Alfred Puttee

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 6277 Private London Regiment

British Army 593441 Private London Regiment

British Army 593441 Lance Corporal London Irish Rifles 1st/18th Battalion

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Edward George F H J Barden

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army G/18137 Private East Kent Regiment 8th east Battalion

British Army G/18137 Lance-Corporal Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Charles Anderson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army M2/176979 Private Army Service Corps

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Harold Bromley

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 3430 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 3430 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Percy Victor Amos

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3811 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 302289 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 302289 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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George Crumby Ellis

Died 1916

British Army G/5325 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5325 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Frank Dale Court

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/293 Lance-Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/293 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William Anderson

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1753 Private East Kent Regiment

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George Milner Birch

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army M2/045621 Private Army Service Corps

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Frederick William Croucher

Died 1915

British Army 4570 Acting Serjeant Major Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

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William James Galbraith

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 1479 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 326074 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 326074 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harold Elgar

Died 1917

British Army B/19537 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion

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Bert James Court

Died 1915

British Army S/10338 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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