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Kent England [810]

Folkestone, Kent, England [351]

Woolwich, Kent, England [274]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [214]

Whitstable, Kent, England [190]

Kent, England [122]

Northfleet, Kent, England [107]

Faversham, Kent, England [90]

Canterbury, Kent, England [88]

Margate, Kent, England [75]

Maidstone, Kent, England [73]

Deal, Kent, England [72]

Sittingbourne, Kent, England [71]

Sheerness, Kent, England [60]

Lewisham, Kent, England [57]

Dartford, Kent, England [42]

Shoreham, Kent, England [42]

Erith, Kent, England [37]

Catford, Kent, England [28]

Bromley, Kent, England [26]

Herne Bay, Kent, England [24]

Swanscombe, Kent, England [24]

Strood, Kent, England [23]

Tonbridge, Kent, England [23]

Broadstairs, Kent, England [22]

Beckenham, Kent, England [21]

Lee, Kent, England [21]

Sandwich, Kent, England [20]

Deptford, Kent, England [18]

Sidcup, Kent, England [18]

Gillingham, Kent, England [17]

Rainham, Kent, England [17]

Rochester, Kent, England [17]

Greenhithe, Kent, England [16]

Sevenoaks, Kent, England [16]

Walmer, Kent, England [16]

Milton Regis, Kent, England [15]

Ashford, Kent, England [13]

Charlton, Kent, England [13]

Crayford, Kent, England [13]

Bexley Heath, Kent, England [12]

Eltham, Kent, England [12]

Gravesend, Kent, England [12]

Greenwich, Kent, England [12]

Plumstead, Kent, England [12]

Dungeness, Kent, England [11]

Chislehurst, Kent, England [10]

Milton, Kent, England [10]

Sandgate, Kent, England [10]

Snodland, Kent, England [10]

Rank

Private [46]

Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [7]

Gunner [6]

Captain [5]

Sapper [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Able Seaman Driver [3]

Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boatswain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver [2]

Able Seaman (Petty Officer Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Cadet [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal ( later reduced to ranks ) [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Fireman [1]

Hon Cpt [1]

Lance Corporal ( later reduced to ranks ) [1]

Master [1]

Master Mariner [1]

Mechanician [1]

Midshipman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Mate [1]

Steward [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wireless Operator [1]

second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Royal Engineers [9]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

HMS Racoon [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

13th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

19th Alberta Dragoons [1]

1st Army Troops Company, Australian Engineers [1]

1st Div 2nd Inf Bde [1]

1st Infantry Brigade [1]

3rd Brigade Mediterranean Expeditionary Force [1]

3rd Division Artillery [1]

6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1]

7th Light Horse Regiment [1]

7th R V S [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

As above [1]

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Bethume's Mounted Infantry [1]

Bethune's Mounted Infantry [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Canadian Chaplain Services [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry, British Columbia Regiment [1]

Citizen Military Force [1]

Colonel Plumer's Matabeleland Refief Force [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Depot Coy. [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [842]

British Army [82]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [422]

S [370]

H [336]

C [317]

M [306]

W [277]

P [198]

G [181]

F [177]

D [164]

L [159]

R [156]

T [141]

A [133]

J [122]

K [101]

E [92]

N [45]

O [38]

I [18]

Y [18]

V [12]

U [10]

Q [3]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [2853]

Military Service [940]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

Canada [7]

Australia [5]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Kent England [810] Folkestone, Kent, England [351] Woolwich, Kent, England [274] Ramsgate, Kent, England [214] Whitstable, Kent, England [190] Kent, England [122] Northfleet, Kent, England [107] Faversham, Kent, England [90] Canterbury, Kent, England [88] Margate, Kent, England [75] Maidstone, Kent, England [73] Deal, Kent, England [72] Sittingbourne, Kent, England [71] Sheerness, Kent, England [60] Lewisham, Kent, England [57] Dartford, Kent, England [42] Shoreham, Kent, England [42] Erith, Kent, England [37] Catford, Kent, England [28] Bromley, Kent, England [26] Herne Bay, Kent, England [24] Swanscombe, Kent, England [24] Strood, Kent, England [23] Tonbridge, Kent, England [23] Broadstairs, Kent, England [22] Beckenham, Kent, England [21] Lee, Kent, England [21] Sandwich, Kent, England [20] Deptford, Kent, England [18] Sidcup, Kent, England [18] Gillingham, Kent, England [17] Rainham, Kent, England [17] Rochester, Kent, England [17] Greenhithe, Kent, England [16] Sevenoaks, Kent, England [16] Walmer, Kent, England [16] Milton Regis, Kent, England [15] Ashford, Kent, England [13] Charlton, Kent, England [13] Crayford, Kent, England [13] Bexley Heath, Kent, England [12] Eltham, Kent, England [12] Gravesend, Kent, England [12] Greenwich, Kent, England [12] Plumstead, Kent, England [12] Dungeness, Kent, England [11] Chislehurst, Kent, England [10] Milton, Kent, England [10] Sandgate, Kent, England [10] Snodland, Kent, England [10]

Rank

Private [46] Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [7] Gunner [6] Captain [5] Sapper [5] Deck Hand [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Able Seaman Driver [3] Major [3] Sergeant [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Boatswain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver [2] Able Seaman (Petty Officer Coast Guard) [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Assistant Steward [1] Cadet [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal ( later reduced to ranks ) [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Fireman [1] Hon Cpt [1] Lance Corporal ( later reduced to ranks ) [1] Master [1] Master Mariner [1] Mechanician [1] Midshipman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Mate [1] Steward [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wireless Operator [1] second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Royal Engineers [9] East Kent Regiment [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Army Service Corps [5] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Australian Infantry [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Labour Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] HMS Racoon [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] Merchant Navy [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 13th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 19th Alberta Dragoons [1] 1st Army Troops Company, Australian Engineers [1] 1st Div 2nd Inf Bde [1] 1st Infantry Brigade [1] 3rd Brigade Mediterranean Expeditionary Force [1] 3rd Division Artillery [1] 6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1] 7th Light Horse Regiment [1] 7th R V S [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] As above [1] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Bethume's Mounted Infantry [1] Bethune's Mounted Infantry [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Canadian Chaplain Services [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry, British Columbia Regiment [1] Citizen Military Force [1] Colonel Plumer's Matabeleland Refief Force [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Depot Coy. [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [842] British Army [82] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [422] S [370] H [336] C [317] M [306] W [277] P [198] G [181] F [177] D [164] L [159] R [156] T [141] A [133] J [122] K [101] E [92] N [45] O [38] I [18] Y [18] V [12] U [10] Q [3]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [2853] Military Service [940]

Country

United Kingdom [56] Canada [7] Australia [5] India [1] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Henry Albert Franklin Price

Born 1887

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2888 Trooper 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron

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William George Malone

Born 1859

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/1039 Lieutenant Colonel Wellington Infantry Battalion

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John Augustus Wilson

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army G/5875 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/5875 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Ernest Johnson

Born 1871

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Steward Mercantile Marine. S.S. Ruel (Cardiff)

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John William Andrews

Born 1889

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6959 Private Australian Infantry 16th Battalion

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Thomas Walter John Catt

Born 1901

Died 1982

Royal Navy K62284 H.M.S. Pembroke II

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Vincent Allen Brett Huckstep

Born 1896

Died 1970

Australian Imperial Force 876

Australian Imperial Force 876 Private Depot Coy. 28th Battalion

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George Gordon Anderson

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 2041 Corporal Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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Henry Thomas Murr

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1042 Private 1st Infantry Brigade 4th Battalion

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William Ernest Fishenden

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 781585

Canadian Expeditionary Force 781585 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sidney Harrold Bridger

Australian Imperial Force 1802

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Frederick Dewhurst Smith

Born 1890

Died 1930

Australian Imperial Force 594

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Charles Frederick Chandler

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1521

Australian Imperial Force 1521 Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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John Albert Rapley

Born 1889

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1171

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James Fredrick Smith

Born 1894

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7083 Private 14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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George Henry Ashenden

Australian Imperial Force 734

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Stanley Major

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army PS/1768 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Alexander Boyd Foott

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Special Reserve

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Osborne Charles Stroud

Born 1889

Royal Navy DA 5890 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Walter Grumbridge

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 22786 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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