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Littlehampton, Sussex [207]

Littlehampton, Sussex, England [58]

Wick, Littlehampton, Sussex [4]

Arundel, Littlehampton, Sussex [2]

Littlehampton, West Sussex [2]

Wick Littlehampton, Sussex [2]

18 River Road, Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

27, Pier Road, Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

Angmering, Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

Littlehampton Sussex [1]

Littlehampton, Arundel, Sussex [1]

Littlehampton,Sussex [1]

Littlehampton,Worthing,Sussex. [1]

Lyminster, Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

Rustington, Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

Wick, Littlehampton, West Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Able Seaman [7]

Leading Stoker [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1c [2]

Stoker 2c [2]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Captain [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer 1st class [1]

Sapper [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

HMS NEPTUNE [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

HMS BULWARK [3]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

14th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

County of London Rifles [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HM Submarine D3 [1]

HMS Ambuscade [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS India [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Sparrowhawk [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Victory 1 [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Indefatigable [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Scots Guards [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Vivid 1; Centurion; Excellence; Renown [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [165]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

British Army [14]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [42]

C [41]

M [27]

S [26]

G [23]

P [17]

H [16]

R [16]

W [14]

F [9]

D [8]

T [8]

A [6]

E [5]

J [5]

K [5]

N [4]

V [4]

L [3]

I [2]

O [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [225]

Merchant Navy [58]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Littlehampton, Sussex [207] Littlehampton, Sussex, England [58] Wick, Littlehampton, Sussex [4] Arundel, Littlehampton, Sussex [2] Littlehampton, West Sussex [2] Wick Littlehampton, Sussex [2] 18 River Road, Littlehampton, Sussex [1] 27, Pier Road, Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Angmering, Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Littlehampton Sussex [1] Littlehampton, Arundel, Sussex [1] Littlehampton,Sussex [1] Littlehampton,Worthing,Sussex. [1] Lyminster, Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Rustington, Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Wick, Littlehampton, West Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [9] Able Seaman [7] Leading Stoker [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1c [2] Stoker 2c [2] Acting Carpenter [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Stoker [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Sailor [1] Captain [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Petty Officer 1st class [1] Sapper [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

HMS NEPTUNE [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] HMS BULWARK [3] HMS Princess Royal [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 14th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] County of London Rifles [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HM Submarine D3 [1] HMS Ambuscade [1] HMS Ardent [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS India [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Sparrowhawk [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Victory 1 [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Indefatigable [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Scots Guards [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Vivid 1; Centurion; Excellence; Renown [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [165] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] British Army [14] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [42] C [41] M [27] S [26] G [23] P [17] H [16] R [16] W [14] F [9] D [8] T [8] A [6] E [5] J [5] K [5] N [4] V [4] L [3] I [2] O [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [225] Merchant Navy [58]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Fred Finn

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2856

Australian Imperial Force 2856 Lance Corporal Australian Infantry 48th Battalion

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James Fredrick Grimbley

Born 1893

Died 1968

British Army 74082 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 16771 Private County of London Rifles

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Cecil James Brown

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army SD/1275 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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William Henry Charles Goble

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 4307 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/15913 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Charles Alan Slatford

Born 1896

Died 1961

British Army 126876 Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Walter Gordon Bryan

Born 1883

Died 1954

British Army Lieutenant 14th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Clifton Cooper Sewell

Born 1890

Died 1965

Royal Navy M6631

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Joseph Daniel Creese

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 31831 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 40490 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 11th Battalion

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Harry Frank Crawford

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12993

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Frederick Randall

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28381

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Osmond Lewis Moore

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196952

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Frederick Arthur Clarke

Born 1882

Died 1969

Royal Navy 344476

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Francis John Butler

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33105

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James Ernest Davis

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30102

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Reginald Arthur Pritchard

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289850

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Gerald Buchanan

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1000

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James Pengelly

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy Boy Sailor

Royal Navy 205236 Leading Seaman

Royal Navy 205236 Leading Seaman HMS India

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Leonard George Moore

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 5751 Private Scots Guards

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Cyril Frederick Vines

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227030

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Aubrey Francis Courcier

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314984

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