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Hailsham, Sussex [92]

Bodle Street, Hailsham, Sussex [2]

Hailsham, Sussex, England [2]

Wartling, Hailsham, Sussex [2]

Chiddingly, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Hailsham, East Sussex [1]

Heathfield, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Hellingly, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Herstmonceaux, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Wartling, nr Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Westham, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Able Seaman [7]

Boy Sailor [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Stoker [4]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Signals Boy [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Driver [1]

Joiner [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Stoker 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegrapher [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Sergeant Tailor [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Squadron Sergeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

HMS Victory I [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Training Reserve [2]

14th Hussars [1]

16th Lancers [1]

2/3 Scottish Horse [1]

2nd Sussex Artillery Volunteers [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Commissariat & Transport Corp [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S. "Flirt." [1]

H.M.S. ʺCleopatra" [1]

HM Submarine E13 [1]

HMS BIRMINGHAM [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS COCHRANE [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Implacable [1]

HMS Minerva [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

London Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

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

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corp [1]

Royal Defence Corp [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Horse & Field Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Navy [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [59]

British Army [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [14]

H [11]

S [11]

L [10]

B [9]

W [9]

P [8]

M [7]

R [5]

D [4]

F [4]

G [3]

I [2]

K [2]

N [2]

E [1]

J [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [82]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [74]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Hailsham, Sussex [92] Bodle Street, Hailsham, Sussex [2] Hailsham, Sussex, England [2] Wartling, Hailsham, Sussex [2] Chiddingly, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Hailsham, East Sussex [1] Heathfield, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Hellingly, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Herstmonceaux, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Wartling, nr Hailsham, Sussex [1] Westham, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [17] Able Seaman [7] Boy Sailor [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Stoker [4] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Petty Officer [2] Signals Boy [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy Second Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Driver [1] Joiner [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Sick Berth Attendant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Stoker 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegrapher [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Sergeant Tailor [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Squadron Sergeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker First Class [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [3] HMS Victory I [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Training Reserve [2] 14th Hussars [1] 16th Lancers [1] 2/3 Scottish Horse [1] 2nd Sussex Artillery Volunteers [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Commissariat & Transport Corp [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Flirt." [1] H.M.S. ʺCleopatra" [1] HM Submarine E13 [1] HMS BIRMINGHAM [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS COCHRANE [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Cyclops [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Implacable [1] HMS Minerva [1] HMS Powerful [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] London Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corp [1] Royal Defence Corp [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Horse & Field Artillery [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Navy [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [59] British Army [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [14] H [11] S [11] L [10] B [9] W [9] P [8] M [7] R [5] D [4] F [4] G [3] I [2] K [2] N [2] E [1] J [1] T [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [82] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [74] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

George Lade

Born 1888

Died 1939

British Army 36179 Private Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army SD/1605 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th (2nd South Downs) Battalion

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Alfred Freeman Knight

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 371255 Private London Regiment

British Army 371255 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3382 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles Henry Knight

Born 1883

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 7259 16th Infantry Bn.

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John Wood

Born 1871

Died 1916

Royal Navy 170070

Royal Navy 170070 Chief Stoker H.M.S. "Flirt."

Royal Navy 170070 Stoker 2nd Class

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Frederick Butler

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy 198254 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Alfred Parsons

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4533 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/15960 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Charles Saunders

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3041

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Frank Hastings

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280420

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William John Vine

Born 1880

British Army Royal Engineers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88392

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Thomas Nicholas Ripley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260587

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William Thomas Boniface

Born 1878

British Army 58992 Training Reserve 103rd Battalion

British Army D/19010 Private 2/3 Scottish Horse

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Thomas Edward Lade

Born 1884

Died 1966

British Army SE/982 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Gilbert Moy Burgess

Born 1899

Died 1920

Royal Navy J/40911 Able Seaman H.M.S. ʺCleopatra"

Royal Navy J40911 Boy 1st Class HMS Calliope

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Percival Charles Colwell

Born 1885

Died 1947

Royal Navy 217153 Petty Officer

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Albert John Emmons

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20965

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Henry Walter Hollibone

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 206 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 6th Provisional Brigade, 6th Provisional Battery

Royal Navy J57195 Ordinary Seaman

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Alfred Frederick French

Born 1885

Died 1921

Royal Navy 214229 Petty Officer HM Submarine E13

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William Samuel Packham

Born 1897

Died 1914

Royal Navy J25175 Boy 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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Vernon Henry Parsons Cole

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J23844 Signals Boy HMS Implacable

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Thomas Henry Smith

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 153300 Private Labour Corps

British Army 82980 Private Middlesex Regiment 39th Battalion

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