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Ramsgate, Kent [1165]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [214]

Ramsgate, Kent. [86]

Ramsgate [36]

Ramsgate England [19]

Ramsgate. Kent [17]

St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [10]

St. Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [6]

Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent [5]

Northwood. Ramsgate, Kent. [3]

Ramsgate Kent [3]

Ramsgate Tasmania [3]

Haine, Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Northwood. Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Ramsgate New South Wales [2]

Ramsgate, England [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 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 [1]

St Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

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

Rank

Private [264]

Deck Hand [112]

Able Seaman [69]

Second Hand [38]

Corporal [34]

Lance Corporal [28]

Sapper [27]

Gunner [25]

Serjeant [25]

Ordinary Seaman [23]

Boy 2nd Class [21]

Driver [21]

Boy 1st Class [20]

Stoker 1st Class [20]

Lieutenant [18]

Leading Seaman [17]

Seaman [16]

Ord. Seaman [15]

Skipper [14]

Petty Officer [13]

Stoker [13]

Boy [12]

Civilian [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Sergeant [12]

Signal Boy [11]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [8]

Trimmer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Captain [7]

Stoker Petty Officer [7]

Bombardier [6]

Chief Petty Officer [6]

Mate [6]

Pioneer [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Leading Telegraphist [5]

Rifleman [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Cooks Mate [4]

Petty Officer Mechanic [4]

Private. [4]

Signalman [4]

Air Mechanic [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Boatswain [3]

Trimmer Cook [3]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [196]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [74]

East Kent Regiment [73]

Royal Engineers [44]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [27]

Army Service Corps [26]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [20]

London Regiment [20]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [20]

Royal Air Force [20]

H.M.S. Ganges [19]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

H.M.S. President II [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

HMS Pembroke I [11]

HMS President II [10]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [10]

HMS Ganges [8]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

HMS Pembroke II [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

H.M.S. Victory I [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Civilian War Death. Ramsgate, Kent. [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]

Tank Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

Royal Navy [777]

British Army [402]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [201]

Other Empire Force [52]

Australian Imperial Force [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [180]

S [178]

H [143]

C [141]

M [127]

W [111]

P [106]

G [89]

A [78]

D [71]

F [70]

L [61]

R [52]

T [52]

K [36]

J [35]

E [27]

N [24]

O [15]

Y [8]

I [6]

V [6]

U [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1147]

Merchant Navy [240]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [800]

Canada [10]

Australia [9]

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 [36] Ramsgate England [19] Ramsgate. Kent [17] St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [10] St. Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [6] Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent [5] Northwood. Ramsgate, Kent. [3] Ramsgate Kent [3] Ramsgate Tasmania [3] Haine, Ramsgate, Kent [2] Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [2] Northwood. Ramsgate, Kent [2] Ramsgate New South Wales [2] Ramsgate, England [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 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 [1] St Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [1] St Luke's parish, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Rank

Private [264] Deck Hand [112] Able Seaman [69] Second Hand [38] Corporal [34] Lance Corporal [28] Sapper [27] Gunner [25] Serjeant [25] Ordinary Seaman [23] Boy 2nd Class [21] Driver [21] Boy 1st Class [20] Stoker 1st Class [20] Lieutenant [18] Leading Seaman [17] Seaman [16] Ord. Seaman [15] Skipper [14] Petty Officer [13] Stoker [13] Boy [12] Civilian [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Sergeant [12] Signal Boy [11] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Air Mechanic 1st Class [8] Trimmer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Captain [7] Stoker Petty Officer [7] Bombardier [6] Chief Petty Officer [6] Mate [6] Pioneer [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Leading Stoker [5] Leading Telegraphist [5] Rifleman [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Cooks Mate [4] Petty Officer Mechanic [4] Private. [4] Signalman [4] Air Mechanic [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Boatswain [3] Trimmer Cook [3]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [196] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [74] East Kent Regiment [73] Royal Engineers [44] Royal Field Artillery [35] Labour Corps [27] Army Service Corps [26] H.M.S. Pembroke I [20] London Regiment [20] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [20] Royal Air Force [20] H.M.S. Ganges [19] H.M.S. Pembroke II [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] H.M.S. President II [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] HMS Pembroke I [11] HMS President II [10] Kent Cyclist Battalion [10] HMS Ganges [8] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] HMS Pembroke II [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] H.M.S. Victory I [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Civilian War Death. Ramsgate, Kent. [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] Tank Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

Royal Navy [777] British Army [402] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [201] Other Empire Force [52] Australian Imperial Force [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Canadian Navy [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [180] S [178] H [143] C [141] M [127] W [111] P [106] G [89] A [78] D [71] F [70] L [61] R [52] T [52] K [36] J [35] E [27] N [24] O [15] Y [8] I [6] V [6] U [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1147] Merchant Navy [240] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [800] Canada [10] Australia [9] Gibraltar [3] New Zealand [3] Ireland [2] Singapore [2] United States [2] India [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1] Tonga [1]

William George Greenway

Born 1896

Died 1980

British Army 200200 Serjeant East Kent Regiment 4th east Battalion

British Army 1590 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4th

British Army 1590 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4th

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Frederick George Jennings

Born 1887

Died 1956

British Army 4264 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 373704 Private Labour Corps

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Paul Sydney Bedford Schooling

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Private King Edward's Horse Reserve

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers 13th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 9th Battn.

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Harold Lohmann

Born 1892

Died 1978

British Army 569 Private Kent Cyclist Battalion

British Army 265074 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 265074 Private (Lance Corporal) Kent Cyclist Battalion

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Frederick Woodward

Born 1890

Died 1964

British Army 8384 Private East Kent "The Buffs"

British Army L/8982 Sergeant East Kent Regiment

British Army L/11597 Sergeant East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion "The Buffs"

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Percival John Miller

Born 1894

Died 1949

Canadian Expeditionary Force 83468

Canadian Expeditionary Force 83468 Gunner 4th Canadian Field Artillery Brigade 13th Battery

Canadian Expeditionary Force 83468 Bombadier 4th Canadian Field Artillery Brigade 13th Battery

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Henry Bushell

Born 1869

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Mate Fishing Fleet - Trawler "Impulse" (Ramsgate)

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William Revell

Born 1874

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Fourth Hand Fishing Fleet - Trawler "Impulse" (Ramsgate)

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Stephen Frederick Avery

Born 1886

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Spare Hand Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Eros" (Hull)

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Charles Benjamin Sutton

Born 1879

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Third Hand Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Third Hand Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Rosedale" (Grimsby)

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William Harry Mancktelow

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2528 Private London Regiment 23rd (County of London) Battalion.

British Army 2528 Private London Regiment 1/23rd Reserve Battalion

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Francis James Scoates

Born 1881

Died 1959

Royal Navy 359014 H.M.S. Wildfire

Royal Navy 359014 H.M.S. Wildfire

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John Alfred Stupples

Born 1872

Died 1936

Royal Navy SD 799 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy SA 2105 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Walter Henry Wesley

Born 1874

Died 1944

Royal Navy DA 19085 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Charles Arthur White

Born 1877

Died 1959

Royal Navy DA 17959 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Stephenson Priestley

Born 1881

Died 1951

Royal Navy F44422 Act. Air Mechanic 1st Class H.M.S. President II

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244422

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Herbert Weeks

Born 1885

Died 1975

British Army 72990 Sapper Royal Engineers Signal Company

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George Henry Whorlow

Born 1884

Died 1959

Royal Navy DA 18476 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Alfred John Coomber

Born 1862

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent

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Arthur Charles Edwin Kettle

Born 1898

Died 1959

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402132

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