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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]

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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]

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able seaman [1]

corporal [1]

leading stoker [1]

private [1]

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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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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]

Walter Tom Tiltman

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy B.Z/4814 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/438 Able Seaman RNVR Howe Battalion

Royal Navy Z/438 Able Seaman RNVR "Howe" Batt

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Harold Allan Tiltman

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 65421 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 65421 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 65421 Pte RAMC 36th Field Ambulance

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Thomas Hallaway Stocks

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 49978 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 146580 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 130013 RGA

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Willie Henry Page

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 5/3196 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 3196 Private Royal Sussex Regiment, 1/5th Bat

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Herbert Harry Laurence

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 27400 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 27400 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Batt

British Army G/50893 Royal Fusilliers

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George Thomas Pope

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 44089 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 44089 Pte Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Bat

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Herbert Gordon Gasson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224250

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Joseph Robinson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227345

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Stephen Stonestreet

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239379

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Walter Bray

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294749

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Gordon Gasson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46353

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Horace Amon

Born 1893

Died 1944

British Army 1199 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army 1199 Second Lieutenant Rifles Sussex Regiment

British Army Captain Rifles Sussex Regiment

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George Millgate

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268087

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William Matthew Wilson

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304317

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Frederick Henry Skinner

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194680

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Henry Bourne

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220825

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Samuel Southerden

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229876

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Alfred Stephen Curd

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234328

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Charles Phillips

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251119

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Ernest James Playford

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406149

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