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Heathfield, Sussex [66]

Heathfield, Sussex, England [4]

Heathfield, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Heathfield Sussex [1]

Heathfield, Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Heathfield, Uckfield, Sussex [1]

Horeham Road, Heathfield, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Able Seaman [4]

Boy Sailor [2]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Labour Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS North Star [1]

HMS Tipperary [1]

HMS Victory [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Australian Navy [1]

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Encounter [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Susex regiment [1]

Royal Sussex [1]

Royal West Kent [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [36]

British Army [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [11]

B [10]

H [7]

L [7]

M [6]

A [5]

C [5]

D [5]

S [4]

W [4]

E [3]

F [3]

O [3]

G [1]

R [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

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People [76] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Heathfield, Sussex [66] Heathfield, Sussex, England [4] Heathfield, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Heathfield Sussex [1] Heathfield, Hailsham, Sussex [1] Heathfield, Uckfield, Sussex [1] Horeham Road, Heathfield, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [18] Able Seaman [4] Boy Sailor [2] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Labour Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS North Star [1] HMS Tipperary [1] HMS Victory [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Australian Navy [1] Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Encounter [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Susex regiment [1] Royal Sussex [1] Royal West Kent [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [36] British Army [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [11] B [10] H [7] L [7] M [6] A [5] C [5] D [5] S [4] W [4] E [3] F [3] O [3] G [1] R [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [69] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Gilbert Mockford

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209268

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Aubrey Oliver

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253634

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John George Adams

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269539

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Francis James English

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J7209 Signalman HMS Tipperary

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Sydney Frank Maskell

Born 1891

Royal Navy Boy Sailor

Royal Navy 239596 Able Seaman

Other Empire Force 5114 Leading Seaman Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Encounter

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Sidney Herbert Waters

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211659

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George William Redstall

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163518

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Duncan William Anderson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204642

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William Baldwin

Born 1873

British Army SD/69 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 45711 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Defence Corps

British Army 45711 Acting Warrant Officer Royal Sussex

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Arthur George Dann

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/8225 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army G/8225 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Harry Richard Sutton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 45454 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Fred Farmer

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303429

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Harold Victor Waters

Born 1889

Royal Navy F27049

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227049 Royal Air Force

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Bertram Abel Sinden

Born 1896

British Army 27721 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 609070 Private Labour Corps

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Harold Victor Waters

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227049

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Wilfred Gerald T Pettitt

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25034

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Cecil Edward Clifford

Born 1898

Royal Navy J35666

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Aubrey Oliver

Born 1900

Royal Navy F53660

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Frederick Samuel Gurr

Born 1895

Royal Navy J16322

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William Barrow

Born 1892

Royal Navy K12711

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