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Minster, Kent [77]

Minster Sheppey, Kent [11]

Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [10]

Minster, Sheerness, Kent [8]

Minster in Sheppey, Kent [7]

Minster Sheerness, Kent [5]

Minster in Thanet, Kent [5]

Minster, Thanet, Kent [4]

Minster In Thanet, Kent [3]

Minster, Sheppey, Kent [3]

Minster Thanet, Kent [2]

Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Ebbs Fleet. Minster. Thanet, Kent [1]

Minster (Nr. Ramsgate), Kent [1]

Minster Isle of Sheppey, Kent [1]

Minster Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Minster Sheppy, Kent [1]

Minster Stepney, Kent [1]

Minster in Thanet, Kent. [1]

Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Minster near Sheerness, Kent [1]

Minster on Sea, Kent [1]

Minster on Sheppey, Kent [1]

Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent [1]

Minster, Isle of Thanet, Kent [1]

Minster, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Minster, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Minster-in-Thanet, Kent. [1]

Minster. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ponces Farm. Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ponces, Nr. Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [1]

South Minster, Kent [1]

West Minster, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [16]

Able Seaman [12]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Petty Officer [2]

AM III [1]

Act. Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Chief Skipper [1]

Civilian [1]

Commissioned Boatswain [1]

Driver [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Ord. Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Rifleman [1]

Rifleman, Private [1]

Second Hand [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Skipper [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Wardmaster [1]

boys under training [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [2]

Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Antrim [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Dolphin [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Ganges [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M. Submarine K.10. [1]

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

H.M.S. Antrim [1]

H.M.S. Ganges [1]

H.M.S. Hecla [1]

H.M.S. Iphigenia [1]

H.M.S. Sentinel [1]

HM Tug Fanny [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Lord Nelson [1]

HMS Matchless [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

HMS Undaunted [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [118]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

British Army [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [24]

B [15]

H [14]

C [13]

F [12]

M [11]

G [10]

P [8]

A [7]

K [7]

D [6]

O [5]

T [5]

W [5]

J [4]

L [4]

E [3]

N [3]

R [3]

Contribution

Military Service [150]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

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People [159] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Minster, Kent [77] Minster Sheppey, Kent [11] Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [10] Minster, Sheerness, Kent [8] Minster in Sheppey, Kent [7] Minster Sheerness, Kent [5] Minster in Thanet, Kent [5] Minster, Thanet, Kent [4] Minster In Thanet, Kent [3] Minster, Sheppey, Kent [3] Minster Thanet, Kent [2] Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [2] Ebbs Fleet. Minster. Thanet, Kent [1] Minster (Nr. Ramsgate), Kent [1] Minster Isle of Sheppey, Kent [1] Minster Ramsgate, Kent [1] Minster Sheppy, Kent [1] Minster Stepney, Kent [1] Minster in Thanet, Kent. [1] Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent [1] Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Minster near Sheerness, Kent [1] Minster on Sea, Kent [1] Minster on Sheppey, Kent [1] Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent [1] Minster, Isle of Thanet, Kent [1] Minster, Ramsgate, Kent [1] Minster, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Minster-in-Thanet, Kent. [1] Minster. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ponces Farm. Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ponces, Nr. Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [1] South Minster, Kent [1] West Minster, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [16] Able Seaman [12] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Petty Officer [2] AM III [1] Act. Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Chief Skipper [1] Civilian [1] Commissioned Boatswain [1] Driver [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Seaman [1] Master At Arms [1] Ord. Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Rifleman [1] Rifleman, Private [1] Second Hand [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Skipper [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Wardmaster [1] boys under training [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [2] H.M.S. Pembroke II [2] Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Antrim [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Dolphin [1] Essex Regiment [1] Ganges [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M. Submarine K.10. [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. Antrim [1] H.M.S. Ganges [1] H.M.S. Hecla [1] H.M.S. Iphigenia [1] H.M.S. Sentinel [1] HM Tug Fanny [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Lord Nelson [1] HMS Matchless [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] HMS Undaunted [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [118] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] British Army [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [24] B [15] H [14] C [13] F [12] M [11] G [10] P [8] A [7] K [7] D [6] O [5] T [5] W [5] J [4] L [4] E [3] N [3] R [3]

Contribution

Military Service [150]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Lewis Fright

Born 1895

Died 1964

Royal Navy boys under training Shotley

Royal Navy J11090 Ganges

Royal Navy J11090 Ordinary Seaman Antrim

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Bertram Victor Sparkes

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy 16534 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/16534 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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John David Setterfield

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 535492 Private Labour Corps 572nd Agricultural Company

British Army 8982 Private East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Edward Hayward

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army G/932 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/932 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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John Foster Anderson

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187834

British Army Sir Roger Manwood's Grammar School Officer Training Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187834 Private Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion

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William Thomas Darby

Born 1892

Died 1983

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406893

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Charles Henry Pettman

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy 226607

Royal Navy 226607 Petty Officer HMS Pathfinder

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Herbert Hook

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26700

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Arthur Robert Benefield

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189197

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Henry John Wellard Foad

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 51173 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battery

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Alfred Annan Studham

Born 1887

Died 1974

Royal Navy K38955 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy K38955 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Iphigenia

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Cecil Packer

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 12179 Private Coldstream Guards

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Albert Edward Gibbens

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 31230 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 51231 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion.

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Ernest Court

Born 1866

Died 1916

British Army T/20213 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Henry Thomas Saffery

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 14720 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division HMS Tipperary

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Thomas William Bushell

Born 1877

Died 1950

British Army 267870 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 202879 Private Essex Regiment

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Robert Allison

Born 1866

Died 1914

Royal Navy 119411 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS Aboukir

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Sydney Charles Baker

Born 1896

Died 1919

Royal Navy J21831 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J21831 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J21831 Ordinary Seaman HMS Formidable

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Frederick Thomas Albert Edward Huntley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226868

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Percival Jim Southgate

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227821

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