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Reigate, Surrey [328]

Reigate, Surrey, England [24]

Redhill, Reigate, Surrey [6]

Reigate, Redhill, Surrey [6]

Reigate Surrey [5]

Reigate Surrey [3]

Reigate,Surrey. [3]

Brockham, Reigate, Surrey [2]

Earlswood, Reigate, Surrey [2]

23 Milby Lane, Reigate, Surrey [1]

Betchworth, Reigate, Surrey [1]

Betchworth, near Reigate, Surrey [1]

Buckland, Reigate, Surrey [1]

Garlands Road, Redhill, Reigate, Surrey [1]

Godstone, Reigate, Surrey [1]

Ironsbottom near Reigate, Surrey [1]

Kingswood, Reigate, Surrey [1]

Lesbourne Road, Reigate, Surrey [1]

London Road, Reigate, Surrey [1]

Mead Vale, Reigate, Surrey [1]

Redhill,Reigate,Surrey. [1]

Reigate registration district, Surrey [1]

Reigate, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Reigate, Surrey, [1]

Reigate, Surrey. [1]

Reigate,Surrey [1]

South Park, Reigate, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [28]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Major [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer (Master At Arms) [1]

Civilian [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Cyclist [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Mechanic [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pensioner [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sergeant Major (Disciplinarian) [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Unit

London Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

HMS Good Hope [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

17th Lancers [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

97th Deccan Infantry [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Friends' War Victims Relief Service [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Powerful [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Cardiff [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

Service

Royal Navy [200]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [104]

British Army [69]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [49]

W [39]

H [31]

P [31]

T [30]

M [29]

S [29]

C [22]

F [21]

A [19]

K [19]

D [14]

G [14]

L [14]

R [12]

J [7]

E [5]

I [5]

N [4]

U [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [362]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

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People [397] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Reigate, Surrey [328] Reigate, Surrey, England [24] Redhill, Reigate, Surrey [6] Reigate, Redhill, Surrey [6] Reigate Surrey [5] Reigate Surrey [3] Reigate,Surrey. [3] Brockham, Reigate, Surrey [2] Earlswood, Reigate, Surrey [2] 23 Milby Lane, Reigate, Surrey [1] Betchworth, Reigate, Surrey [1] Betchworth, near Reigate, Surrey [1] Buckland, Reigate, Surrey [1] Garlands Road, Redhill, Reigate, Surrey [1] Godstone, Reigate, Surrey [1] Ironsbottom near Reigate, Surrey [1] Kingswood, Reigate, Surrey [1] Lesbourne Road, Reigate, Surrey [1] London Road, Reigate, Surrey [1] Mead Vale, Reigate, Surrey [1] Redhill,Reigate,Surrey. [1] Reigate registration district, Surrey [1] Reigate, Croydon, Surrey [1] Reigate, Surrey, [1] Reigate, Surrey. [1] Reigate,Surrey [1] South Park, Reigate, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [28] Second Lieutenant [11] Captain [9] Lieutenant [8] Able Seaman [7] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Major [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy II [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer (Master At Arms) [1] Civilian [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Cyclist [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Mechanic [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pensioner [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Sergeant Major (Disciplinarian) [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Surgeon [1]

Unit

London Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [5] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] HMS Good Hope [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 17th Lancers [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] 97th Deccan Infantry [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Friends' War Victims Relief Service [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Powerful [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Cardiff [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS MALAYA [1]

Service

Royal Navy [200] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [104] British Army [69] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [49] W [39] H [31] P [31] T [30] M [29] S [29] C [22] F [21] A [19] K [19] D [14] G [14] L [14] R [12] J [7] E [5] I [5] N [4] U [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [362] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Henry Harris Wheatley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195016

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Cyril John Woodhouse

Born 1896

Died 1975

Royal Navy J14446 Able Seaman Woolwich - HMS Onslow

Royal Navy J14446 Leading Seaman Woolwich - HMS Onslow

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Harry Ware

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 536

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Mathew Henry Annand

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36085

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Henry James Tuppen

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99600

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Frederick Hutch

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1763

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William John Powell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12356

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Eli Tring

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30064

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Albert William Clarke

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55759

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Richard Edward Winn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197616

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Allan Augustine Cooper

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286626

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William Frank Smith

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Reserve Class B

British Army Household Cavalry Depot

British Army 2602 Trooper Household Cavalry Royal Horse Guards

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William Henry Beckingham

Born 1879

Died 1944

British Army 240949 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR/25290 Pioneer Royal Engineers 337 R.C Coy

British Army 240949 Pioneer Army Reserve

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Edwin Knight

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 372673 Private London Regiment

British Army 372673 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5334 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles Graves

Died 1952

British Army 5330 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Harold Jones

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227045

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Henry Arthur Allberry

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225363

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Frederick Parfitt

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222905

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Frederick Lee

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222807

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Alfred William Bacon

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 28533 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 28533 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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