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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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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]

Frederick Ernest Charlwood

Born 1883

Royal Navy 203311

203311 Chief Petty Officer (Master At Arms) HMS Cardiff Mediterranean Fleet

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Thomas Hector Hughes

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frank Charles Rugman

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army G/15025 Private The Queen's Regiment 2/5th Battalion

British Army G/15025 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Robert Dolton

Born 1878

Died 1933

British Army 13142 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 46826 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Leonard Puttock

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 2134 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 2134 Private East Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Maynard

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army G/4189 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army G/4189 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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John Percy Agent

Born 1885

Died 1973

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90313

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Sidney Heathcote Habershon

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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Douglas Michael Bowyer

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 1st Battalion

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Noel Herbert Stone

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Fritz Bowyer

Born 1892

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5341 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 9th Squadron

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Charles William Lucas

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 372644 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5303 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Marshall Trevarthen

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 766320 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Henry Neale

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army Major Middlesex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harold Douglas Ford

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army L/10893 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/10893 Lance Corporal Queens Surrey Regiment

British Army L/10893 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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William Thomas Woodman

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 14007 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/13180 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/14007 Royal West Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion

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John Allberry

Born 1881

Died 1952

British Army 184708 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry John Dewey

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 11846 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 18325 Private Grenadier Guards Depot

British Army 11846 Royal Army Medical Corps Tinge Military Hospital, Malta

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George William Rugman

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army S/769 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th (Service) Battalion

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Arthur Edward Kelsey

Born 1865

Died 1918

British Army Surgeon French Red Cross

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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