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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]

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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]

Frederick Pearce

Born 1887

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 7085 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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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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William Thomas Marion

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 226286 Private Labour Corps

British Army 118221 Private Labour Corps

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Ewart Victor Green

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 5050 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 303088 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 2nd/5th Bn.

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William Charles Dumbrell

Born 1893

British Army 2032 Sussex Yeomanry

British Army 320211 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 16th Bn.

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Arthur Leonard Levett

Born 1896

British Army 1031760 Driver Royal Artillery

British Army 905829 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Richard William Gibson

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Army Reserve

British Army L/8124 Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/8124 Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Duncan Kerridge

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 763932 Private London Regiment

British Army 763932 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1st/28th Bn.

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Gordon Crowhurst

Born 1888

British Army 723580 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 84 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 723580 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Artillery

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Samuel Smith

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 30098 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Hubert Josiah White

Born 1885

Died 1968

British Army S4/218479 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Arthur Beeney

Born 1879

British Army SD/573 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64744

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Wilfred James Maryan

Born 1891

Died 1922

British Army 226263 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Elphick

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army SD/3566 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/6354 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Bn.

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John Saunders

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 52182 Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 52182 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery "B" Bty.

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Henry Jesse Richardson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 6373 Private London Regiment

British Army 493179 Private London Regiment 13th (Kensington) Bn.

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Edgar Rigelsford

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 5/2604 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army TF/2604 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Frank Charles Smith

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army T/649 Driver Army Service Corps Home Counties Division

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George John Funnell

Born 1882

British Army M/350162 Private Army Service Corps

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Herbert Leonard Funnell

Born 1873

Died 1920

British Army 9800 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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