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Ramsgate, Kent [1165]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [214]

Ramsgate, Kent. [86]

Ramsgate. Kent [17]

St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [10]

St. Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [6]

Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent [5]

Northwood. Ramsgate, Kent. [3]

Ramsgate Kent [3]

Haine, Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Northwood. Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Ramsgate. Kent. [2]

St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [2]

11. Ratcliff Sq. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Chilton, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Chilton. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Christchurch, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Cliffs End. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Haine. Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Margate, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Minster (Nr. Ramsgate), Kent [1]

Minster Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Minster, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Minster, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Minster. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Monkton, Nr. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Monkton. Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Northwood, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Northwood/Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Pegwell Bay, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

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

Ramsgate England [1]

Ramsgate Kent England [1]

Ramsgate Kent. [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, Kent [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. England [1]

Ramsgate, kent [1]

Saint Lawrence Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Saint Peters near Ramsgate, Kent [1]

St Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

St Luke's parish, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

St Lukes, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

St Peters, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

St. Lawrence, Ramsgate. Kent. [1]

St. Luke's, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [253]

Deck Hand [111]

Able Seaman [68]

Second Hand [37]

Corporal [33]

Lance Corporal [27]

Sapper [25]

Serjeant [24]

Gunner [23]

Ordinary Seaman [23]

Boy 2nd Class [21]

Boy 1st Class [20]

Driver [20]

Stoker 1st Class [20]

Leading Seaman [17]

Lieutenant [16]

Seaman [16]

Ord. Seaman [15]

Skipper [14]

Petty Officer [13]

Stoker [13]

Boy [12]

Civilian [11]

Signal Boy [11]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Sergeant [9]

Trimmer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [7]

Stoker Petty Officer [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Bombardier [6]

Captain [6]

Chief Petty Officer [6]

Pioneer [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Leading Telegraphist [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Cooks Mate [4]

Petty Officer Mechanic [4]

Signalman [4]

Air Mechanic [3]

Private. [3]

Rifleman [3]

Trimmer Cook [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Acting Ldg. Stoker [2]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [195]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [73]

East Kent Regiment [69]

Royal Engineers [41]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Labour Corps [27]

Army Service Corps [24]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [20]

Royal Air Force [20]

H.M.S. Ganges [19]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [18]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

H.M.S. President II [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [12]

HMS Pembroke I [11]

HMS President II [10]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [9]

HMS Ganges [8]

HMS Pembroke II [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

H.M.S. Victory I [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Civilian War Death. Ramsgate, Kent. [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

H.M.S. Daedalus [4]

H.M.S. Pembroke [4]

H.M.S. Shannon [4]

HMS President [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

Pembroke II [4]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

H.M.S. Ganges II [3]

H.M.S. Impregnable [3]

Service

Royal Navy [774]

British Army [378]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [199]

Other Empire Force [40]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [175]

S [172]

C [137]

H [137]

M [115]

W [103]

P [102]

G [86]

A [75]

D [70]

F [66]

L [60]

T [52]

R [49]

J [35]

K [35]

E [25]

N [24]

O [15]

Y [8]

I [6]

V [6]

U [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1099]

Merchant Navy [240]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [783]

Canada [10]

Australia [8]

Gibraltar [3]

New Zealand [3]

Ireland [2]

Singapore [2]

United States [2]

India [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

Tonga [1]

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Ramsgate, Kent [1165] Ramsgate, Kent, England [214] Ramsgate, Kent. [86] Ramsgate. Kent [17] St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [10] St. Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [6] Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent [5] Northwood. Ramsgate, Kent. [3] Ramsgate Kent [3] Haine, Ramsgate, Kent [2] Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [2] Northwood. Ramsgate, Kent [2] Ramsgate. Kent. [2] St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [2] 11. Ratcliff Sq. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Chilton, Ramsgate, Kent [1] Chilton. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Christchurch, Ramsgate, Kent [1] Cliffs End. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Haine. Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Margate, Ramsgate, Kent [1] Minster (Nr. Ramsgate), Kent [1] Minster Ramsgate, Kent [1] Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent [1] Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Minster, Ramsgate, Kent [1] Minster, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Minster. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Monkton, Nr. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Monkton. Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Northwood, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Northwood/Ramsgate, Kent [1] Pegwell Bay, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Ponces Farm. Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ramsgate England [1] Ramsgate Kent England [1] Ramsgate Kent. [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, Kent [1] Ramsgate, Kent. England [1] Ramsgate, kent [1] Saint Lawrence Ramsgate, Kent [1] Saint Peters near Ramsgate, Kent [1] St Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [1] St Luke's parish, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] St Lukes, Ramsgate, Kent [1] St Peters, Ramsgate, Kent [1] St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] St. Lawrence, Ramsgate. Kent. [1] St. Luke's, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [253] Deck Hand [111] Able Seaman [68] Second Hand [37] Corporal [33] Lance Corporal [27] Sapper [25] Serjeant [24] Gunner [23] Ordinary Seaman [23] Boy 2nd Class [21] Boy 1st Class [20] Driver [20] Stoker 1st Class [20] Leading Seaman [17] Lieutenant [16] Seaman [16] Ord. Seaman [15] Skipper [14] Petty Officer [13] Stoker [13] Boy [12] Civilian [11] Signal Boy [11] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Sergeant [9] Trimmer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Air Mechanic 1st Class [7] Stoker Petty Officer [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Bombardier [6] Captain [6] Chief Petty Officer [6] Pioneer [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Leading Stoker [5] Leading Telegraphist [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Cooks Mate [4] Petty Officer Mechanic [4] Signalman [4] Air Mechanic [3] Private. [3] Rifleman [3] Trimmer Cook [3] Worker [3] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Acting Ldg. Stoker [2]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [195] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [73] East Kent Regiment [69] Royal Engineers [41] Royal Field Artillery [32] Labour Corps [27] Army Service Corps [24] H.M.S. Pembroke I [20] Royal Air Force [20] H.M.S. Ganges [19] H.M.S. Pembroke II [18] London Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] H.M.S. President II [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [12] HMS Pembroke I [11] HMS President II [10] Kent Cyclist Battalion [9] HMS Ganges [8] HMS Pembroke II [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] H.M.S. Victory I [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent [4] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Civilian War Death. Ramsgate, Kent. [4] Grenadier Guards [4] H.M.S. Daedalus [4] H.M.S. Pembroke [4] H.M.S. Shannon [4] HMS President [4] HMS Vivid I [4] Pembroke II [4] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] H.M.S. Ganges II [3] H.M.S. Impregnable [3]

Service

Royal Navy [774] British Army [378] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [199] Other Empire Force [40] Australian Imperial Force [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [175] S [172] C [137] H [137] M [115] W [103] P [102] G [86] A [75] D [70] F [66] L [60] T [52] R [49] J [35] K [35] E [25] N [24] O [15] Y [8] I [6] V [6] U [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1099] Merchant Navy [240] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [783] Canada [10] Australia [8] Gibraltar [3] New Zealand [3] Ireland [2] Singapore [2] United States [2] India [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1] Tonga [1]

Henry Edward Solly

Born 1878

Died 1950

Royal Navy DA 18118 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Edwin John Bown

Born 1881

Died 1961

Royal Navy DA 18082 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Albert Edward Miller

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army R/19203 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 19203 Rifleman Kings Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army R/19203 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

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Ernest James Kent

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army M2/149516 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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Bertram Henry Morris

Born 1881

Died 1963

Royal Navy F844 Petty Officer Mechanic HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy F844 Petty Officer Mechanic HMS President

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George William Baker

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 217831 Leading Seaman H.M.S. Ursa

Royal Navy 217831 Able Seaman HMS ONSLOW

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Stephen Edward Hobday

Born 1878

Died 1947

Royal Navy 9698 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Frederick John Heyburn

Born 1880

Died 1921

Royal Navy DA 18955 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Henry Richard Latter

Born 1893

Died 1975

British Army S/10159 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army Private The Buffs Special Reserve 3rd Battalion

British Army S/10159 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Richard Wallace Reading

Born 1879

Died 1918

Royal Navy SA 2690 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2690SA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Cleon."

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Thomas James Adams

Born 1872

British Army T4/211511 Royal Army Service Corps 667th Company

British Army 322 Army Service Corps 3/1st South Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance

British Army 316 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 2/1st South Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance

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James Goodbourn

Born 1888

Died 1969

British Army G/41655 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/18714 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army M/395875 Army Service Corps. Clearing Office

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George Richard Stirups.

Born 1891

Died 1970

British Army 8177 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4571 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 8177 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Henry John Springett

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2332 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T2332 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 548425 Corporal Royal Engineers 255th Tunnelling Company.

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William Thomas Verrion

Born 1880

Died 1930

British Army G/3987 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/3987 Lance Corporal. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Royal Navy SD 4006 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Ernest Fenwick

Born 1873

Died 1928

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262403

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Harry Thomas Norman Rose

Born 1880

Died 1963

Royal Navy M9840 Junior Reserve Attendant H.M.S. Pembroke I

Royal Navy M9840 Junior Reserve Attendant Retired Sailor's Home - Chatham

Royal Navy M9840 Senior Reserve Attendant Retired Sailor's Home - Chatham

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Joseph Richard Inkerman Wigley

Born 1880

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Shipwright H.M. Dockyard

Royal Navy Shipwright H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness H.M.S. Princess Irene

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Frank William Henry Gee

Born 1897

Died 1938

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1160 Flight Sergeant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1160 Chief Mechanic Royal Air Force

British Army 1160 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Ronald Charles Filmer

Born 1902

Died 1942

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157023

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