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Hailsham [225]

Hailsham, Sussex [92]

Hailsham England [4]

Horsebridge, Hailsham [3]

Arlington, nr Hailsham [2]

Bodle Street, Hailsham, Sussex [2]

Hailsham, Sussex, England [2]

Magham Down, Hailsham [2]

Wartling, Hailsham, Sussex [2]

Amberstone, Hailsham [1]

Bodle Street, nr Hailsham [1]

Chiddingly, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Hailsham, East Sussex [1]

Hailsham, Norfolk [1]

Harebeating, Hailsham [1]

Heathfield, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Hellingly, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Herstmonceaux, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Ripe, nr Hailsham [1]

Wartling, nr Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Westham, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Windmill Hill, near Hailsham [1]

Rank

Private [137]

Gunner [37]

Driver [24]

Corporal [19]

Lance Corporal [12]

Able Seaman [9]

Bombardier [8]

Boy Sailor [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Serjeant [6]

Stoker [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sapper [4]

Sergeant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Boy [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Signals Boy [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Joiner [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [72]

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Sussex Yeomanry [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corp [2]

Royal Defence Corp [2]

Royal Horse & Field Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Training Reserve [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

14th Hussars [1]

16th Lancers [1]

2/3 Scottish Horse [1]

2nd Sussex Artillery Volunteers [1]

2nd Sussex Vol. Art. [1]

35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

4th Divisional Train [1]

5th Cavalry [1]

6th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [254]

Royal Navy [69]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [44]

B [34]

S [33]

P [31]

H [30]

M [29]

W [29]

G [17]

L [17]

D [16]

R [15]

F [14]

T [8]

K [6]

V [6]

E [5]

J [5]

A [4]

I [2]

N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [309]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [306]

India [9]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

Pakistan [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [347] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hailsham [225] Hailsham, Sussex [92] Hailsham England [4] Horsebridge, Hailsham [3] Arlington, nr Hailsham [2] Bodle Street, Hailsham, Sussex [2] Hailsham, Sussex, England [2] Magham Down, Hailsham [2] Wartling, Hailsham, Sussex [2] Amberstone, Hailsham [1] Bodle Street, nr Hailsham [1] Chiddingly, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Hailsham, East Sussex [1] Hailsham, Norfolk [1] Harebeating, Hailsham [1] Heathfield, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Hellingly, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Herstmonceaux, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Ripe, nr Hailsham [1] Wartling, nr Hailsham, Sussex [1] Westham, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Windmill Hill, near Hailsham [1]

Rank

Private [137] Gunner [37] Driver [24] Corporal [19] Lance Corporal [12] Able Seaman [9] Bombardier [8] Boy Sailor [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Serjeant [6] Stoker [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Sapper [4] Sergeant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Boy [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Petty Officer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Signals Boy [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Second Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Guardsman [1] Joiner [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [72] Royal Field Artillery [50] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Artillery [12] Labour Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Sussex Yeomanry [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS Victory I [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corp [2] Royal Defence Corp [2] Royal Horse & Field Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Training Reserve [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 14th Hussars [1] 16th Lancers [1] 2/3 Scottish Horse [1] 2nd Sussex Artillery Volunteers [1] 2nd Sussex Vol. Art. [1] 35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 4th Divisional Train [1] 5th Cavalry [1] 6th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [254] Royal Navy [69] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [44] B [34] S [33] P [31] H [30] M [29] W [29] G [17] L [17] D [16] R [15] F [14] T [8] K [6] V [6] E [5] J [5] A [4] I [2] N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [309] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [306] India [9] Canada [2] Australia [1] Ireland [1] Pakistan [1] South Africa [1]

David Boniface

Born 1876

British Army SE5129 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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John Butler

Born 1881

British Army 2089 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 192309 Private Royal Army Service Corps 985th Mechanical Transport Coy

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Fred Deacon

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1690 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Bn.(Cinque Ports)

British Army G/12820 Private East Kent Regiment 6th Bn.

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Thomas Coleman

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army SD/568 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/568 Company Sergeant Major Royal Sussex Regiment 12th. Bn.

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Jack Stanley Waters

Born 1896

British Army G/3409 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Bn.

British Army G/3409 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Bn.

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Frederick Matthews

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 180925 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/287488 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 993 Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Bn.

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Alfred William Goldsmith

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 25260 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/42564 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Richard Ernle Harvey

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Highlanders

British Army Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 9th Bn.

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Frank Jabez Firrell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army SD/306 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st Southdown) Bn.

British Army SD/306 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st Southdowns) Bn.

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Charles Jesse Colbran

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 58216 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 217401 Sapper Royal Engineers 504th Field Coy.

British Army 217401 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Thomas Brook

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 6057 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 60572 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Bn.

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Alfred Howard Hastings

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77140

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77140 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry 16th Bn.

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Alfred Barber

Born 1893

British Army 122508 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas E Packham

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army 49527 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army 82828 Battery Sergeant Major Royal Artillery 2nd Battery

British Army 49527 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Louis Lee

Born 1881

British Army 156862 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 160th Siege Battery

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James Uriah Vine

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 212574 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "C" Bty.

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Samuel Ernest Dearing

Born 1890

British Army T/27075 Driver Army Service Corps 661st Company

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Ernest Saunders

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 50631 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Bn.

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William Carver

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army SD/1799 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Walter Carey

Born 1890

British Army 131521 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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