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Horsham Victoria [734]

Horsham, Sussex [441]

Horsham England [28]

Horsham [12]

Horsham, Surrey [10]

West Horsham, Sussex [4]

Horsham Sussex [3]

Horsham, Essex [3]

Cowfold, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Crawley, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Kirdford, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Place of birth - Horsham Victoria [2]

Roffey, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Rudgwick, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Shipley, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Wisborough Green, Horsham, Sussex [2]

Balcombe, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Billingshurst, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Cowfold, near Horsham, Sussex [1]

Faygate, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Horsham New England [1]

Horsham New South Wales [1]

Horsham Plains Victoria [1]

Horsham West Sussex [1]

Horsham, Dorset [1]

Horsham, Hampshire [1]

Horsham, Northamptonshire [1]

Horsham, Sussex, England [1]

Horsham, Victoria [1]

Horsham, West Sussex [1]

Horsham,Sussex [1]

Itchingfield, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Lower Beeding, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Loxwood, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Manning's Heath, near Horsham, West Sussex [1]

Near Horsham, Surrey [1]

Near Horsham, Sussex [1]

Nuthurst, Horsham, West Sussex [1]

Partridge Green, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Pulborough, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Rudgwick Horsham, Sussex [1]

Rusper, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Slaugham, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Slinfold, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Southwater, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Tenchford, Horsham, Sussex [1]

The Carfax, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Warnham, Horsham, Sussex [1]

West Grinstead, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [49]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Able Seaman [8]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Bugler [1]

Bugler (Pte) [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Lance Segeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Private (Bugler) [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private, Acting Corporal [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 1st Class [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, The Reverend [1]

Trooper [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [6]

London Regiment [6]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS Nestor [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Training Reserve [2]

(RFR/CH/B/3534). H.M. Trawler "Princess Beatrice." [1]

10th Australian Light Horse Corps [1]

14th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1]

17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade [1]

1st Ox and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H M S "Hampshire" [1]

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

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

H.M.S. 'Goliath' [1]

HM Submarine E20 [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Acasta [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Genista [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [768]

Royal Navy [346]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [112]

British Army [59]

Last name first letter

S [128]

M [121]

B [119]

C [108]

W [97]

H [90]

L [87]

F [63]

D [57]

R [57]

T [57]

P [56]

G [54]

E [34]

A [32]

J [28]

K [25]

N [22]

O [14]

I [10]

Y [9]

Q [6]

V [6]

U [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1277]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Horsham Victoria [734] Horsham, Sussex [441] Horsham England [28] Horsham [12] Horsham, Surrey [10] West Horsham, Sussex [4] Horsham Sussex [3] Horsham, Essex [3] Cowfold, Horsham, Sussex [2] Crawley, Horsham, Sussex [2] Kirdford, Horsham, Sussex [2] Place of birth - Horsham Victoria [2] Roffey, Horsham, Sussex [2] Rudgwick, Horsham, Sussex [2] Shipley, Horsham, Sussex [2] Wisborough Green, Horsham, Sussex [2] Balcombe, Horsham, Sussex [1] Billingshurst, Horsham, Sussex [1] Cowfold, near Horsham, Sussex [1] Faygate, Horsham, Sussex [1] Horsham New England [1] Horsham New South Wales [1] Horsham Plains Victoria [1] Horsham West Sussex [1] Horsham, Dorset [1] Horsham, Hampshire [1] Horsham, Northamptonshire [1] Horsham, Sussex, England [1] Horsham, Victoria [1] Horsham, West Sussex [1] Horsham,Sussex [1] Itchingfield, Horsham, Sussex [1] Lower Beeding, Horsham, Sussex [1] Loxwood, Horsham, Sussex [1] Manning's Heath, near Horsham, West Sussex [1] Near Horsham, Surrey [1] Near Horsham, Sussex [1] Nuthurst, Horsham, West Sussex [1] Partridge Green, Horsham, Sussex [1] Pulborough, Horsham, Sussex [1] Rudgwick Horsham, Sussex [1] Rusper, Horsham, Sussex [1] Slaugham, Horsham, Sussex [1] Slinfold, Horsham, Sussex [1] Southwater, Horsham, Sussex [1] Tenchford, Horsham, Sussex [1] The Carfax, Horsham, Sussex [1] Warnham, Horsham, Sussex [1] West Grinstead, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [49] Stoker 1st Class [11] Able Seaman [8] Boy 1st Class [6] Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Ordinary Seaman [5] Lance Corporal [4] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Bugler [1] Bugler (Pte) [1] Captain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Lance Segeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Private (Bugler) [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private, Acting Corporal [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 1st Class [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, The Reverend [1] Trooper [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [6] London Regiment [6] HMS IRON DUKE [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2] Australian Infantry [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS Nestor [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Training Reserve [2] (RFR/CH/B/3534). H.M. Trawler "Princess Beatrice." [1] 10th Australian Light Horse Corps [1] 14th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1] 17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade [1] 1st Ox and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H M S "Hampshire" [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] H.M.S. 'Goliath' [1] HM Submarine E20 [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Acasta [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Genista [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Good Hope [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [768] Royal Navy [346] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [112] British Army [59]

Last name first letter

S [128] M [121] B [119] C [108] W [97] H [90] L [87] F [63] D [57] R [57] T [57] P [56] G [54] E [34] A [32] J [28] K [25] N [22] O [14] I [10] Y [9] Q [6] V [6] U [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1277] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Australia [1] India [1]

John Henry Russell

Born 1885

Died 1954

British Army 143227 Driver Army Service Corps Horse Transport

British Army T4/143227 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 55089 Private Essex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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William James Blatchford

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3279

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George Dinnage

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1568

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William Andrew Anscombe

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 305726 Stoker 1st Class HMS Genista

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John Roberts Bargent

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J92233 HMS Powerful

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Jack Eason

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS119350 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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Alfred Boorer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212159

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Reginald Thomas Etherton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227688

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Robert Crisp

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231542

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Alfred Henry Scott

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234723

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James Henry Leppard

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236336

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Alfred Greenfield

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1530 Lance Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1530 Serjeant London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1530 Serjeant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Seth William George Spooner

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army L/9185 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/9185 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Sidney Richard Vellacott Thorne

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 10660 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 10660 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

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John Frederick Attwater

Died 1916

British Army 11009 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Laraway

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13173

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Herbert James Bailey

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy M1019

Royal Navy M1019 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Acasta

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Thomas Gratwick

Born 1884

Royal Navy RFR/B/4136 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth

Royal Navy SS102609 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion

Royal Navy SS102609 Stoker 1st Class Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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Harry Browning

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J15337 Able Seaman HMS HAMPSHIRE

Royal Navy J/15337(PO) Able Seaman H M S "Hampshire"

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Thomas Tusler

Born 1897

Died 1922

Royal Navy J/24729 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J24729 Able Seaman

Royal Navy J24729 Able Seaman HMS Erin

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