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Rye, Sussex [159]

Rye, Sussex, England [87]

Rye, East Sussex [22]

Rye, East Sussex, [9]

Rye Harbour, Sussex, England [4]

Rye. East Sussex [3]

Iden, Rye, Sussex [2]

Peasmarsh, Rye, Sussex [2]

Beckley Rye, Sussex [1]

Beckley, Rye, Sussex [1]

Bickley Rye, Sussex [1]

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Icklesham, (Rye) East Sussex [1]

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Iden,Rye, Sussex, [1]

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Rye East sussex [1]

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Rye, Hastings, Sussex [1]

Rye, Rye Harbour, Sussex [1]

Winchelsea, Rye, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [39]

Pte [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Gunner [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

SERGT [1]

Second Lietenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Shipwright 2nd class [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

able seaman [1]

corporal [1]

leading stoker [1]

private [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Royal Sussex Reg't [6]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment, [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Hampshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

14th Australian Field Artillery [1]

1st Provisional Coy [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Reg overseas volunteers [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

East Sussey Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General List [1]

HMS Bayano [1]

HMS Derwent [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Royal Sovereign [1]

HMS Volage [1]

Inns of Court Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Reg't [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Reg't [1]

Service

Royal Navy [124]

British Army [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [43]

S [35]

C [30]

P [28]

F [25]

W [22]

H [18]

M [18]

T [18]

G [15]

A [11]

E [8]

R [7]

J [6]

L [6]

D [5]

K [4]

V [3]

I [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [206]

Merchant Navy [91]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Rye, Sussex [159] Rye, Sussex, England [87] Rye, East Sussex [22] Rye, East Sussex, [9] Rye Harbour, Sussex, England [4] Rye. East Sussex [3] Iden, Rye, Sussex [2] Peasmarsh, Rye, Sussex [2] Beckley Rye, Sussex [1] Beckley, Rye, Sussex [1] Bickley Rye, Sussex [1] Brede, Rye, East Sussex [1] Brede, Rye, Sussex [1] Icklesham, (Rye) East Sussex [1] Icklesham, Rye, Sussex [1] Iden,Rye, Sussex, [1] RYE. East Sussex [1] Rye East sussex [1] Rye Harbour, Sussex [1] Rye Sussex [1] Rye, East Sussex England [1] Rye, East Sussex. [1] Rye, Hastings, Sussex [1] Rye, Rye Harbour, Sussex [1] Winchelsea, Rye, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [39] Pte [6] Able Seaman [5] Lance Corporal [5] Gunner [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] SERGT [1] Second Lietenant [1] Serjeant [1] Shipwright 2nd class [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] able seaman [1] corporal [1] leading stoker [1] private [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Royal Sussex Reg't [6] East Kent Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment, [3] Army Service Corps [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Vivid [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Hampshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 14th Australian Field Artillery [1] 1st Provisional Coy [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Reg overseas volunteers [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] East Sussey Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General List [1] HMS Bayano [1] HMS Derwent [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Royal Sovereign [1] HMS Volage [1] Inns of Court Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Reg't [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Reg't [1]

Service

Royal Navy [124] British Army [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [43] S [35] C [30] P [28] F [25] W [22] H [18] M [18] T [18] G [15] A [11] E [8] R [7] J [6] L [6] D [5] K [4] V [3] I [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [206] Merchant Navy [91]

Country

United Kingdom [42] Canada [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Herbert Mortley Allen

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 140856 Sapper Royal Engineers 286th A T Co

British Army 140856 Sapper 1st Provisional Coy Royal Engineers

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Charles Tiltman

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 24901 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 24903 Pte Royal Hampshire Regiment 14th Batt

British Army incorrect on this evidence

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Herbert G Sutton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army S/112 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/112 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Reg't 11th Battalion

British Army

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David Bone

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army L/7608 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7608 Lance Corporal The Buffs, East Kent Reg't 2nd batt

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Alfred Barnes

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 102145 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 102145 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 195th Siege Battery

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William Edward Tiltman

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K9997

Royal Navy leading stoker

Royal Navy K/9997 Leading Stoker HMS Derwent

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Frederick Charles Welfare

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army M2/050089 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/050089 Lance Corporal RASC 35th Petrol Coy

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William Tiltman

Born 1867

Died 1915

Royal Navy 140134 Shipwright 2nd class HMS Bayano

Royal Navy 140134 Shipwright 2nd class HMS Bayano

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William Rubie Caister

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402469

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Fredrick K. Phillips

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1251001

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1251001 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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William Fairhall Curd

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy K17857

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Frank Mushett

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 5/1730 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 1730 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion

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Albert Victor Sellens

Born 1894

Died 1941

British Army 23814 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 343991 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 1855505 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Horace Curd

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army L/8500 Staff Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 8500 Royal Sussex Regiment 36th Signal Company

British Army L/8500 SERGT Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick George Stocks

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283373

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Walter Harry Baker

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88186

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George Livermore

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210096

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Thomas Gannon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28887

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Nelson Luther Bryant

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 8094 corporal Leicestershire Regiment 1st Batt

British Army G/4327 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Edward Tiltman

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army G/5528 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army R/5528 Pte Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Batt

British Army G/5528 Pte Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Batt

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