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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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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]

Albert Richard Coombes

Born 1893

Royal Navy J71005 Ordinary Seaman

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Arthur Medhurst

Born 1893

British Army 1407436 Royal Artillery

British Army 36822 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Edward Seymour

Born 1867

British Army 2nd Corporal Commissariat & Transport Corp

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Ernest Holmwood

Born 1895

British Army G/14708 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army T/450710 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Henry Carey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206436

Royal Navy F6436

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Dudley Haslam Golden

Born 1895

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Thomas Wood

Born 1872

British Army 94605 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 94605 Gunner Royal Artillery

British Army 281427 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Richard Coombes

Arthur Medhurst

Arthur Edward Seymour

Ernest Holmwood

Charles Henry Carey

Dudley Haslam Golden

Thomas Wood