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Gravesend, Kent [958]

Milton, Gravesend, Kent [18]

Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent [16]

Gravesend, Kent, England [12]

Gravesend Kent [9]

Northfleet Gravesend, Kent [5]

Swanscombe, Gravesend, Kent [4]

Gravesend,Kent [2]

Gravesend,Kent. [2]

Greenhithe, Gravesend, Kent [2]

Rosherville, Gravesend, Kent [2]

Denton, Gravesend, Kent [1]

GRAVESEND KENT [1]

Gravesend, Kent, UK [1]

Gravesend, Milton, Kent [1]

Gravesend, kent [1]

Higham near Gravesend Kent [1]

Higham, Gravesend, Kent [1]

Kent. Gravesend [1]

Meopham, Gravesend, Kent [1]

Meopham, near Gravesend, Kent [1]

Milton Gravesend, Kent [1]

Near Gravesend, Kent [1]

Norfield Gravesend, Kent [1]

Northfleet ,Gravesend, Kent [1]

Northfleet nr Gravesend, Kent [1]

Northfleet, Strood, Kent [1]

Rosherville, Northfleet nr Gravesend, Kent [1]

Saint James Gravesend, Kent [1]

Shorne nr Gravesend, Kent [1]

Shorne, Gravesend, Kent [1]

Shorne,Gravesend, Kent [1]

Southfleet, Gravesend, Kent [1]

Strood Gravesend, Kent. [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Gunner [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Deck Hand [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Leading Trimmer [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Constable [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Joined as Gunner, killed as A/Bombardier appt 4/2/1917 [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman (Probationary) [1]

Officer's Cook 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class. [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signalman [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

HMS INDOMITABLE [4]

HMS Pembroke I [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Falmouth [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

1st Quebec Regiment [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

Gravesend Post Office [1]

H.M. Boarding Tug 'Charm' [1]

H.M.S. Fisgard [1]

HM Submarine E17 [1]

HM Submarine E6 [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

Service

Royal Navy [757]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [179]

British Army [86]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [122]

H [108]

S [99]

C [81]

W [79]

P [78]

M [62]

G [59]

L [49]

D [47]

F [42]

R [42]

T [40]

A [33]

E [28]

K [24]

J [23]

O [15]

N [9]

Y [5]

I [3]

V [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1019]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [51]

Australia [1]

Jersey [1]

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Place of birth

Gravesend, Kent [958] Milton, Gravesend, Kent [18] Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent [16] Gravesend, Kent, England [12] Gravesend Kent [9] Northfleet Gravesend, Kent [5] Swanscombe, Gravesend, Kent [4] Gravesend,Kent [2] Gravesend,Kent. [2] Greenhithe, Gravesend, Kent [2] Rosherville, Gravesend, Kent [2] Denton, Gravesend, Kent [1] GRAVESEND KENT [1] Gravesend, Kent, UK [1] Gravesend, Milton, Kent [1] Gravesend, kent [1] Higham near Gravesend Kent [1] Higham, Gravesend, Kent [1] Kent. Gravesend [1] Meopham, Gravesend, Kent [1] Meopham, near Gravesend, Kent [1] Milton Gravesend, Kent [1] Near Gravesend, Kent [1] Norfield Gravesend, Kent [1] Northfleet ,Gravesend, Kent [1] Northfleet nr Gravesend, Kent [1] Northfleet, Strood, Kent [1] Rosherville, Northfleet nr Gravesend, Kent [1] Saint James Gravesend, Kent [1] Shorne nr Gravesend, Kent [1] Shorne, Gravesend, Kent [1] Shorne,Gravesend, Kent [1] Southfleet, Gravesend, Kent [1] Strood Gravesend, Kent. [1]

Rank

Private [46] Second Lieutenant [12] Stoker 1st Class [12] Ordinary Seaman [11] Gunner [10] Lieutenant [10] Deck Hand [9] Able Seaman [8] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver [2] Leading Stoker [2] Leading Trimmer [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Constable [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Joined as Gunner, killed as A/Bombardier appt 4/2/1917 [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman (Probationary) [1] Officer's Cook 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class. [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Rifleman [1] Signalman [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [14] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] London Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] HMS INDOMITABLE [4] HMS Pembroke I [4] Royal Engineers [4] H.M.S. "Formidable." [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Mercantile Marine Reserve [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Falmouth [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Victory I [2] Labour Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 1st Quebec Regiment [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 7th Hussars [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] Gravesend Post Office [1] H.M. Boarding Tug 'Charm' [1] H.M.S. Fisgard [1] HM Submarine E17 [1] HM Submarine E6 [1] HMS Ajax [1]

Service

Royal Navy [757] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [179] British Army [86] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [122] H [108] S [99] C [81] W [79] P [78] M [62] G [59] L [49] D [47] F [42] R [42] T [40] A [33] E [28] K [24] J [23] O [15] N [9] Y [5] I [3] V [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1019] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [51] Australia [1] Jersey [1]

Horace Edgar Kirk

Born 1887

Died 1954

British Army T/26644 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army Driver Army Service Corps

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Cyril Norman Gegan

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 36676 Private East Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion

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Frank Percy Goodyear, Msm

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army P404 Serjeant Military Mounted Police

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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Ernest Robert Edwards

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 46361 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Alan Gates Sandford

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3238 Private London Regiment

British Army 3238 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Alfred Charles Kirk

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army L/9506 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army 8155 Private Royal West Kent 3rd Battalion

British Army L/9506 Private East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) 1st Battalion

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Dudley Coryndon Boger

Born 1865

Died 1935

British Army Major Cheshire Regiment

British Army Captain Infantry of the Line

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William G Strong

Born 1894

British Army 95865 Gunner RFA Depot

British Army 19770 Private Scottish Rifles 4th Battalion

British Army 19770 Private Scottish Rifles 9th Battalion

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Howard George Crittenden

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K39087

Royal Navy K39087 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K39087 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II (Foyle)

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Neville Linton Bridgland

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment att. 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

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Ernest Edward Lewin

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army G/7354 Colour Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/7354 Company Serjeant Major Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Ernest Lovell

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers 62nd Field Company

British Army Lieutenant The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Robert Stanley Dennis

Born 1870

Died 1945

British Army TS/991 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Henry King

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 38260 Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery

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Charles Nigel Gordon Walker

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment attached Manchester Regiment

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Henry Warner

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army L/8270 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army L/8270 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Joseph Bartlett Woodin

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army SPTS/299 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 23rd Battalion.

British Army 299 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John F W Smith

Died 1918

British Army F/363 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 16th Battalion

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Victor Edward Osborne

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1729 Private Sussex Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry attached Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Sydney Russell

Died 1917

British Army TF/2978 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 203353 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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