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Place of birth

Hythe, Kent [191]

Hythe, Kent, England [7]

New Hythe, Kent [3]

Saltwood, Hythe, Kent [3]

Aldington, Hythe, Kent [2]

Elham, Hythe, Kent [2]

Newington, Hythe, Kent [2]

Bonnington, Nr. Hythe, Kent [1]

Hythe Kent [1]

Hythe Kent England [1]

Hythe, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Kent Hythe [1]

Lyminge, Hythe, Kent [1]

Lympne, Hythe, Kent [1]

Near Hythe, Kent [1]

New Hythe, Larkfield, Kent [1]

Saltwood North Hythe, Kent [1]

Sellinge near Hythe, Kent [1]

Small Hythe, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy Bugler [1]

Boy Soldier [1]

Boy Soldier Musician [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Sjt CQMS [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

122 Labour Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS CHESTER [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Own Scottish Battalion attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment and Royal Flying Corps [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [150]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

British Army [34]

Last name first letter

B [41]

H [23]

D [20]

W [19]

S [16]

C [15]

F [12]

G [12]

P [10]

M [9]

R [8]

T [8]

A [7]

J [5]

E [3]

N [3]

I [2]

K [2]

L [2]

U [2]

V [2]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [213]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [222] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hythe, Kent [191] Hythe, Kent, England [7] New Hythe, Kent [3] Saltwood, Hythe, Kent [3] Aldington, Hythe, Kent [2] Elham, Hythe, Kent [2] Newington, Hythe, Kent [2] Bonnington, Nr. Hythe, Kent [1] Hythe Kent [1] Hythe Kent England [1] Hythe, Folkestone, Kent [1] Kent Hythe [1] Lyminge, Hythe, Kent [1] Lympne, Hythe, Kent [1] Near Hythe, Kent [1] New Hythe, Larkfield, Kent [1] Saltwood North Hythe, Kent [1] Sellinge near Hythe, Kent [1] Small Hythe, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [17] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [2] Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Boy Bugler [1] Boy Soldier [1] Boy Soldier Musician [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Sjt CQMS [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 122 Labour Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Connaught Rangers [1] East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS CHESTER [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Own Scottish Battalion attached Royal Flying Corps [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment and Royal Flying Corps [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Scottish Rifles [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [150] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] British Army [34]

Last name first letter

B [41] H [23] D [20] W [19] S [16] C [15] F [12] G [12] P [10] M [9] R [8] T [8] A [7] J [5] E [3] N [3] I [2] K [2] L [2] U [2] V [2] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [213] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

John Richard Taylor

Born 1886

Royal Navy 217538

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Francis John Day

Born 1886

Royal Navy 217523

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George Henry Woodwards

Born 1886

Royal Navy 217158

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Leonard John Baptist Hargrave Smith

Born 1885

Royal Navy 218880

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Arthur Philip Howett

Born 1885

Royal Navy 219719

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George Richard Barber

British Army 21051 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Howland

Born 1883

Royal Navy 206363 Petty Officer HMS CHESTER

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Richard Dray

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244404

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Edward George Bell

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265983

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Aaron Masters

Born 1879

British Army 271 Colour Serjeant East Kent Regiment

British Army TF/271 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army 271 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 5th Battalion

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Henry Cheeseman

Born 1889

Died 1950

British Army 8651 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 17172 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 17172 Driver Royal Engineers

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Ernest Albert Brown

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4962

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Albert William Humphreys

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army R2455 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Daniel Staples

Born 1880

Royal Navy 204002

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Frederick Thomas Sharp

Born 1892

Royal Navy K9940

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Newton Wynne Van Cortland

Born 1888

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Edwin Dearman

Born 1862

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Norman Henry Middleton

Born 1900

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Frank Cecil James

Born 1879

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John Edward Foreman

Born 1888

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