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Lewes, Sussex [317]

Lewes, Sussex, England [37]

East Chiltington, Lewes, Sussex [6]

Lewes Sussex [5]

Plumpton, Lewes, Sussex [4]

Southover, Lewes, Sussex [4]

Barcombe, Lewes, Sussex [3]

Laughton, Lewes, Sussex [3]

Lewes District, Sussex [3]

Lewes, East Sussex [3]

Ditchling,Lewes,Sussex [2]

Lewes,Sussex [2]

Ringmer, Lewes, Sussex [2]

Uckfield, Lewes, Sussex [2]

Bevendean, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Chailey Lewes, Sussex [1]

Chailey Lewes,Sussex. [1]

Crowborough, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Ditchling, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Glynde, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Hadlow Down, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Hill Lodge, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Isfield,Lewes,Sussex. [1]

Lewes . Sussex [1]

Lewes Sussex ENGLAND [1]

Lewes Sussex England [1]

Lewes, Brighton, Sussex [1]

Lewes, Newick, Sussex [1]

Newhaven, Lewes,Sussex. [1]

Newick, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Nutley, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Offham, near Lewes, Sussex [1]

Plumpton,Lewes,Sussex [1]

Ripe, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Rodmell Near Lewes, Sussex [1]

Saint Johns Lewes, Sussex [1]

Saint Michaels Lewes, Sussex [1]

Selmeston, Lewes, Sussex [1]

South Malling, Lewes, Sussex [1]

St Anne's ,Lewes,Sussex [1]

St Johns, Lewes, Sussex [1]

St. John's, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Wivelsfield, Lewes, Sussex [1]

near Lewes, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [35]

Serjeant [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Captain [4]

Gunner [4]

Rifleman [3]

Leading Stoker [2]

Musician [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cadet Serjeant [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Second Class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Engineer [1]

Second Lieutenant Sir [1]

Stoker - 1st Class [1]

Stoker - 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

London Regiment [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Labour Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS Monarch [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

HMS Victory [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

119th Indian Infantry (Mooltan Regiment) [1]

119th Infantry [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Labour Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

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

HM Submarine H6 [1]

HMS 'Jupiter' [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Alert [1]

HMS Attentive 2 [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Brisk [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington 2 [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Genista [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Halcyon [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Inflexible [1]

HMS Iris [1]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [235]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81]

British Army [66]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [53]

H [39]

S [36]

W [33]

P [32]

C [30]

G [24]

M [23]

F [22]

R [22]

T [19]

D [16]

E [16]

L [15]

K [11]

A [7]

J [7]

O [5]

U [4]

V [4]

I [3]

N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [377]

Merchant Navy [36]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Lewes, Sussex [317] Lewes, Sussex, England [37] East Chiltington, Lewes, Sussex [6] Lewes Sussex [5] Plumpton, Lewes, Sussex [4] Southover, Lewes, Sussex [4] Barcombe, Lewes, Sussex [3] Laughton, Lewes, Sussex [3] Lewes District, Sussex [3] Lewes, East Sussex [3] Ditchling,Lewes,Sussex [2] Lewes,Sussex [2] Ringmer, Lewes, Sussex [2] Uckfield, Lewes, Sussex [2] Bevendean, Lewes, Sussex [1] Chailey Lewes, Sussex [1] Chailey Lewes,Sussex. [1] Crowborough, Lewes, Sussex [1] Ditchling, Lewes, Sussex [1] Glynde, Lewes, Sussex [1] Hadlow Down, Lewes, Sussex [1] Hill Lodge, Lewes, Sussex [1] Isfield,Lewes,Sussex. [1] Lewes . Sussex [1] Lewes Sussex ENGLAND [1] Lewes Sussex England [1] Lewes, Brighton, Sussex [1] Lewes, Newick, Sussex [1] Newhaven, Lewes,Sussex. [1] Newick, Lewes, Sussex [1] Nutley, Lewes, Sussex [1] Offham, near Lewes, Sussex [1] Plumpton,Lewes,Sussex [1] Ripe, Lewes, Sussex [1] Rodmell Near Lewes, Sussex [1] Saint Johns Lewes, Sussex [1] Saint Michaels Lewes, Sussex [1] Selmeston, Lewes, Sussex [1] South Malling, Lewes, Sussex [1] St Anne's ,Lewes,Sussex [1] St Johns, Lewes, Sussex [1] St. John's, Lewes, Sussex [1] Wivelsfield, Lewes, Sussex [1] near Lewes, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [35] Serjeant [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Captain [4] Gunner [4] Rifleman [3] Leading Stoker [2] Musician [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cadet Serjeant [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Second Class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Second Engineer [1] Second Lieutenant Sir [1] Stoker - 1st Class [1] Stoker - 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [17] London Regiment [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] Labour Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS Monarch [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] HMS Victory [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 119th Indian Infantry (Mooltan Regiment) [1] 119th Infantry [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Labour Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Monarch" [1] HM Submarine H6 [1] HMS 'Jupiter' [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Alert [1] HMS Attentive 2 [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Brisk [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Duke of Wellington 2 [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Genista [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Halcyon [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Inflexible [1] HMS Iris [1] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [235] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81] British Army [66] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [53] H [39] S [36] W [33] P [32] C [30] G [24] M [23] F [22] R [22] T [19] D [16] E [16] L [15] K [11] A [7] J [7] O [5] U [4] V [4] I [3] N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [377] Merchant Navy [36]

Country

United Kingdom [38] Canada [1] India [1]

William James Avis

Born 1895

Died 1942

British Army 1648 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 1648 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 16930 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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James Frank Treagus

Born 1879

Died 1919

Royal Navy 293328

Royal Navy 293328 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington 2

Royal Navy 293328 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Iris

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Albert Ernest Hewlett

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army G/1970 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/24398 Corporal The Queen's Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Farncombe

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army G/37734 Private The Queen's Regiment 1st Battalion

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Benjamin Cogan Edwards

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy 238694 Leading Seaman Royal Navy H.M. Submarine "E34"

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Edgar Alford Bristol

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106106 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106106 Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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Herbert Scrase

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 140596 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 140596 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 7th Field Company

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Richard William Haffenden

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 371853 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 371853 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4198 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Lee Haydon

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army TF/2446 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Reginald Jenner

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army TF/1858 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Alec Harvey

Died 1918

British Army G/4336 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army G/4336 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George William Povey

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 371576 Private London Regiment

British Army 371576 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3827 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alfred Sutherland Le Maitre

Born 1896

Died 1959

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Cadet Serjeant Officer Training Corps Fettes College Contingent, Junior DIvision

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Frank Barkham

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army RA/92843 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Garrison Artillery 36th Heavy Battery

British Army RA/92843 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 36th Heavy Battery

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George Grafton Currey

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 782 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Hilda Violet Pearse

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army 16647 Wheeler Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Arthur Wilfrid Blaker

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Inflexible

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Frank Sidney Strong

Born 1875

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 690499

Canadian Expeditionary Force 690499 Private Canadian Labour Corps

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Gordon Chapman

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 50440 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

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Walter Harvey

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army SD/318 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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