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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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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]

Harry Hooper

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/329 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

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George Frederick Foord

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 169015 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick George Sellen Anstey

Born 1892

Died 1973

Royal Navy Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service

British Army Trumpeter Royal Garrison Artillery

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214073 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force Reserve

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Charles Edward Taylor

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army

British Army PS/10929 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 13th Batt.

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Richard Henry Marsh

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy Leading Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

Royal Navy 228392 Petty Officer HM Tug Fanny

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Alfred James Fright

Born 1898

Died 1991

Royal Navy J28850 H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy J28850 Able Seaman HMS Matchless

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Alfred George Perkins

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214547

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Robert Edward Smith

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299104

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Edward William Baker

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army G/1370 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/1370 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Thomas Henry Harlow

Born 1889

Royal Navy 311600

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Frederick Hoblin

Born 1880

Died 1949

Royal Navy Commissioned Boatswain HMS Agincourt

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John William Harvey Birch

Born 1900

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128278 AM III Royal Flying Corps

British Army 23293 Private Coldstream Guards 5th Battalion

British Army G/388803 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 20th Reserve Battalion posted 24th Bn London Regiment

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John O'freddy

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222010

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Frank Gibson Kent

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 14910 Lance Serjeant Grenadier Guards

British Army 14910 Serjeant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Walter Samuel Wharton.

Born 1862

Royal Navy SA 2556 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy SA 2556 Skipper Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy SA 2556 Skipper Royal Naval Reserve - Q-Ship "Telesia"

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Percival John Davidson

Born 1874

Royal Navy 149650 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 149650 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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John Henry Austin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202297

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John Edward Cozens

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army 200255 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment 1/4th east Battalion

British Army 1731 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment 1/4th east Battalion

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William Henry Sammer

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army S/28405 Rifleman, Private Rifle Brigade B. Company, 10th (Service) Battalion

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Frederick Charles Walter

Born 1891

Royal Navy 236745

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