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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]

William Henry Wood

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army G/3940 Private Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

British Army G/3940 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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John Tottman

Born 1871

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266630

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George John Haffenden

Born 1874

Died 1914

Other Empire Force Third Hand Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Third Hand Fishing Fleet - Smack "Our Tom" (Ramsgate)

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Graham Lilburne Abram

Born 1878

Died 1931

Royal Navy F.3021 Petty Officer Mechanic HMS Pmbroke

Royal Navy F.3021 Petty Officer Mechanic. HMS President II

British Army M2/120786 Private Army Service Corps

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Abraham George Watson

Born 1884

Died 1953

Royal Navy F5750 AM 1 (G) HMS. President II

Royal Navy F5750 Ldg. Mechanic HMS President II

Royal Navy F5750 Ldg. Mechanic HMS President (Croydon Hospital)

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Richard Ernest Baker

Born 1879

Died 1955

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213967

Royal Navy F13967 Air Mechanic President II (White City)

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Cecil Ernest Marks

Born 1895

Died 1950

Royal Navy M7775 Plumber's Mate HMS Phaeton

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Hugh Francis Bradshaw Garrett

Born 1894

Died 1940

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army 9731 Major 7th Royal Tank Regiment

British Army Major Machine Gun Corps.

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Walter Gore

Born 1883

Died 1947

British Army 20583 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Frederick James Ansell

Born 1899

Died 1940

Royal Navy CJ 41191 Petty Officer H.M.S. Keith

Royal Navy J 41191 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J 41191 Able Seaman H.M.S. Caesar

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Frederick Robert Barrett

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 4720 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 491829 Private London Regiment

British Army 491829 Private London Regiment 13th (County of London) Battalion

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Albert Edward Hope

Born 1874

Died 1949

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268620

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Frederick William Moxey Johncock

Born 1899

Died 1974

Royal Navy SD 1119 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Horace Percy Odell

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army M/412539 Private Royal Army Service Corps 21st G.H.Q. Reserve M.T. Coy.

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Alfred Ernest Jenkinson

Born 1877

Died 1972

Royal Navy F. 20771 Air Mechanic HMS President II

Royal Navy F. 20771 Air Mechanic HMS President II (Felixstowe)

Royal Navy F. 20771 Air Mechanic 1st Class HMS President II

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Alfred George Rothwell

Born 1886

Died 1943

Royal Navy 359847 Domestic (under 18) H.M.S. Duke of Wellington I

British Army Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army L/7830 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Albert Victor Newby

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455240

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455240 Private Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 21st Bn.

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Charles Edward Cribbens

Born 1895

Died 1949

Royal Navy DA 12931 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Frederick Charles Stroud

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 359013 H.M.S. Wildfire

Royal Navy 359013 H.M.S. Endymion

British Army G.8677 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th

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Albert Arthur Horne

Born 1875

Died 1958

Royal Navy DA 16075 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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