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Godalming, Surrey [237]

Farncombe, Godalming, Surrey [10]

Godalming, Surrey, England [10]

Godalming, Guildford, Surrey [4]

Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey [3]

Witley, Godalming, Surrey [3]

Chiddingfold, Godalming, Surrey [2]

Elstead, Godalming, Surrey [2]

Godalming, Surrey. [2]

Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey. [1]

Godalming Surrey [1]

Godalming, Witley, Surrey [1]

Hascombe, Godalming, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Able Seaman [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fourth Engineer Officer [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Cooks Mate [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant Captain [1]

Sailor [1]

Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer) [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS BLACK PRINCE [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

London Regiment [3]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

19th Hussars [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S. Europa [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Mohawk [1]

HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine, s.s. British Sovereign [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Artillery Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Louvain" [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [168]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83]

British Army [16]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [39]

S [22]

W [22]

H [18]

M [17]

C [16]

E [15]

G [15]

F [13]

L [13]

P [13]

R [12]

T [12]

D [9]

K [9]

N [7]

A [6]

J [6]

V [6]

I [3]

O [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [264]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Ireland [1]

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People [277] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Godalming, Surrey [237] Farncombe, Godalming, Surrey [10] Godalming, Surrey, England [10] Godalming, Guildford, Surrey [4] Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey [3] Witley, Godalming, Surrey [3] Chiddingfold, Godalming, Surrey [2] Elstead, Godalming, Surrey [2] Godalming, Surrey. [2] Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey. [1] Godalming Surrey [1] Godalming, Witley, Surrey [1] Hascombe, Godalming, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [9] Able Seaman [6] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Sergeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Assistant Paymaster [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Fourth Engineer Officer [1] Gunner [1] Leading Cooks Mate [1] Leading Seaman [1] Midshipman [1] Officer Cadet [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant Captain [1] Sailor [1] Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer) [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS BLACK PRINCE [3] HMS IRON DUKE [3] London Regiment [3] HMS Queen Mary [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 19th Hussars [1] Army Service Corps [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. Europa [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Mohawk [1] HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS SUPERB [1] HMS Victory I [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine, s.s. British Sovereign [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Artillery Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Louvain" [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [168] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83] British Army [16] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [39] S [22] W [22] H [18] M [17] C [16] E [15] G [15] F [13] L [13] P [13] R [12] T [12] D [9] K [9] N [7] A [6] J [6] V [6] I [3] O [2] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [264] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Ireland [1]

Alfred John Carter

Born 1890

Died 1950

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39384

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Gerald James King

Born 1895

Died 1965

British Army Officer Cadet Officer Training Corps Leeds University Contingent

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 3/6th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Equipment Department

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George Edward Smith

Born 1891

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314375

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George Edward Smith

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy 238502

Royal Navy 238502 Petty Officer

Royal Navy Sailor

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Evelyn Henry Lintott

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Sergeant West Yorkshire Regiment 15th (Service) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 15th (Service) Battalion

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Arthur Charles Willis

Died 1915

British Army 1496 Private London Regiment

British Army 1496 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Sidney Gray

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48397

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Bernard Victor Coates

Born 1887

Died 1953

British Army 79779 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alan Holland Knight

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1401

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Harry Tucker

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321261

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Reginald Arthur Witcher

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7843

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Edwin Stedman

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306789

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Herbert Richard Beaven

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266017

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Frank Welland

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260182

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Richard Charles King

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27517

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Harry Spencer

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant Captain Royal Fusiliers

British Army 8564 Colour Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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Robin Harold Pearce

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28183

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Albert Thomas Lewis

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169937

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James Archibald Edginton

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262991

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Frederick William Raynsford

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27419

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