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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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People [285] Stories Communities

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]

Sydney Sharp Findley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222841

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Jack Saigeman

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS/1717 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Sidney Alfred Holland

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223638

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William Henry Billot

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228324

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Samuel Holman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229135

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Richard Frederick Cross

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234065

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Arthur Oliver Grainger

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180202

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William George Taylor

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy Acting Gunner

Royal Navy 162266 Petty Officer 1st class

Royal Navy Acting Gunner

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Winfred Boswell

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281459

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Herbert Goble

Born 1884

British Army 6474 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 25733 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 6474 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 14th (R)

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Eric Frank Bear

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211181

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Leonard Ernest West

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213767

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Edward John Sanders

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222078

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William Frederick Harper

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224091

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Alan Wilfred Elton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294932

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Charles Westbrook

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305954

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Leslie Thomas Palmer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309225

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William Charles Hurdle

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39395

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Reginald Harry Bowley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45368

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Gerald Westbrook Collins

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10925

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