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Midhurst, Sussex [133]

Stedham, Midhurst, Sussex [4]

Midhurst, Sussex, England [3]

Midhurst, Chichester, Sussex [2]

Near Midhurst, Sussex [2]

Bepton, Midhurst, West Sussex [1]

Chithurst, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Cocking, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Cocking, Midhurst, Sussex, England [1]

Eastbourne, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Graffham, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Iping, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Midhurst Sussex [1]

Midhurst Sussex England [1]

Midhurst, Brighton, Sussex [1]

Midhurst, Fernhurst, Sussex [1]

Midhurst,Sussex [1]

Rogate, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

South Harting, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

West Lavington, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Woolbeding, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [8]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitters Mate [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Unit

HMS MALAYA [3]

H.M.S. Impregnable [2]

HMS ONSLAUGHT [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

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

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

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

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Hercules [1]

HM Submarine E17 [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS CAROLINE [1]

HMS Defender [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS FORTUNE [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1 [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [118]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

British Army [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [20]

C [20]

H [18]

P [14]

W [13]

T [10]

D [9]

G [9]

S [9]

L [8]

M [7]

A [5]

E [5]

R [4]

K [3]

O [2]

F [1]

I [1]

J [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [154]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [160] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Midhurst, Sussex [133] Stedham, Midhurst, Sussex [4] Midhurst, Sussex, England [3] Midhurst, Chichester, Sussex [2] Near Midhurst, Sussex [2] Bepton, Midhurst, West Sussex [1] Chithurst, Midhurst, Sussex [1] Cocking, Midhurst, Sussex [1] Cocking, Midhurst, Sussex, England [1] Eastbourne, Midhurst, Sussex [1] Graffham, Midhurst, Sussex [1] Iping, Midhurst, Sussex [1] Midhurst Sussex [1] Midhurst Sussex England [1] Midhurst, Brighton, Sussex [1] Midhurst, Fernhurst, Sussex [1] Midhurst,Sussex [1] Rogate, Midhurst, Sussex [1] South Harting, Midhurst, Sussex [1] West Lavington, Midhurst, Sussex [1] Woolbeding, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [8] Stoker 1st Class [6] Able Seaman [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy II [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitters Mate [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1]

Unit

HMS MALAYA [3] H.M.S. Impregnable [2] HMS ONSLAUGHT [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Albacore." [1] H.M.S. "Canada." [1] H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Hercules [1] HM Submarine E17 [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS CAROLINE [1] HMS Defender [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS FORTUNE [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Victory I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1 [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [118] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] British Army [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [20] C [20] H [18] P [14] W [13] T [10] D [9] G [9] S [9] L [8] M [7] A [5] E [5] R [4] K [3] O [2] F [1] I [1] J [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [154] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Reginald Arthur Jack Bowyer

Born 1900

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188409 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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George Allin

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 290013 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army TF/290013 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Stephen George Rook

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5607

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Horace Percival Rudwick

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2682

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William Whiting

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293150

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Thomas Tribe

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6422

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Arthur Glazier

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293355

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Lincoln William Boxall

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy J48316 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. Impregnable

Royal Navy J48316 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Impregnable

Royal Navy J48316 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Hercules

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Frederick James Aylwin

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8111 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Jesse Cayley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army T-925 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 202174 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Henry Knott

Born 1878

Died 1914

Royal Navy 354781 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Good Hope

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William Tribe

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163292

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Frederick James Hellyer

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 718

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Mervyn Henry Gordon

Born 1872

Died 1953

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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Francis John Tallant

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887169

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887169 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter Cayley

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 311839 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Alfred Luff

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) SR11

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William Standing

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188010

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James Leonard Gumbrell

Born 1896

Died 1963

British Army 4/1725 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 332349 Fitters Mate

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William Henry Stevens

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy J8831

Royal Navy J/8831(Dev) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Albacore."

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