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Sevenoaks, Kent [400]

Sevenoaks, Kent, England [16]

Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent [6]

Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent [5]

Shoreham, Sevenoaks, Kent [5]

Westerham, Sevenoaks, Kent [4]

Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent [4]

Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent [3]

Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent [3]

Borough Green, Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Brasted, Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Ightham, Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Sevenoaks Kent [2]

Sevenoaks,Kent [2]

St Johns, Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Chelsfield, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Chiddingstone Sevenoaks kent [1]

Crouch, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Cudham, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Dunton Green. Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Eden Bridge,Sevenoaks,Kent. [1]

Edenbridge, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Fawkham, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Fordcombe, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Heald Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Kippington, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Knockholt, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Leal near Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Leigh, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Leigh, Sevenoaks, Kent. [1]

Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Plaxtol near Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

SEVENOAKS KENT [1]

Seal Chart, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Sevenoaks Kent [1]

Sevenoaks RD, Kent [1]

Sevenoaks Weald, Kent [1]

Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Sevenoaks, kent [1]

St John's, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Sundridge Sevenoaks Kent [1]

Wildernesse, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

sevenoaks, kent [1]

Rank

Private [44]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Major [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Clerk [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Orderly [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Plumbers mate [1]

Rifleman [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Royal Air Force [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Non-Combatant Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

H.M.S. "Formidable" [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

HMS WARSPITE [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1]

3rd Battalion attached 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

4th Hussars [1]

7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

82nd Punjabis [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps (Motor Transport) [1]

Artists Rifles attached Royal Fusiliers [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society 4th Boulogne Unit [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HMS "Acheron" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Victory I" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [281]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117]

British Army [75]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [65]

S [48]

C [44]

H [40]

W [35]

P [33]

T [33]

L [29]

R [22]

F [20]

D [19]

M [18]

A [16]

G [15]

K [15]

J [9]

E [7]

O [7]

N [6]

I [3]

Q [3]

U [2]

V [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [465]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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People [491] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sevenoaks, Kent [400] Sevenoaks, Kent, England [16] Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent [6] Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent [5] Shoreham, Sevenoaks, Kent [5] Westerham, Sevenoaks, Kent [4] Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent [4] Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent [3] Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent [3] Borough Green, Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Brasted, Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Ightham, Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Sevenoaks Kent [2] Sevenoaks,Kent [2] St Johns, Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Chelsfield, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Chiddingstone Sevenoaks kent [1] Crouch, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Cudham, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Dunton Green. Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Eden Bridge,Sevenoaks,Kent. [1] Edenbridge, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Fawkham, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Fordcombe, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Heald Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Kippington, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Knockholt, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Leal near Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Leigh, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Leigh, Sevenoaks, Kent. [1] Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Plaxtol near Sevenoaks, Kent [1] SEVENOAKS KENT [1] Seal Chart, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Sevenoaks Kent [1] Sevenoaks RD, Kent [1] Sevenoaks Weald, Kent [1] Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Sevenoaks, kent [1] St John's, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Sundridge Sevenoaks Kent [1] Wildernesse, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] sevenoaks, kent [1]

Rank

Private [44] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Major [5] Able Seaman [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Leading Stoker [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Clerk [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Orderly [1] Petty Officer [1] Plumbers mate [1] Rifleman [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Royal Air Force [6] Army Service Corps [5] London Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [3] Non-Combatant Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] Australian Infantry [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] H.M.S. "Formidable" [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] HMS WARSPITE [2] Labour Corps [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1] 3rd Battalion attached 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 4th Hussars [1] 7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 82nd Punjabis [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps (Motor Transport) [1] Artists Rifles attached Royal Fusiliers [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society 4th Boulogne Unit [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HMS "Acheron" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Victory I" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [281] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117] British Army [75] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [65] S [48] C [44] H [40] W [35] P [33] T [33] L [29] R [22] F [20] D [19] M [18] A [16] G [15] K [15] J [9] E [7] O [7] N [6] I [3] Q [3] U [2] V [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [465] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [41] India [2] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Redvers Baden Akehurst

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156327

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Walter Jack Morgan

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180840

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Bernard Leslie Sears

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202434

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Charlie Simmons

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313530

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Henry Charles Hursey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3196

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Alfred Brown

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60869

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Sidney Price

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 310378 Leading Stoker HMS Queen Mary

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Maurice Frederic Ingram

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208797

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Frank Sydney Thorogood

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219894

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Alexander Arthur Dyett

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219972

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Wilfred Harry Neave

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234471

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Ernest Fensome

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240726

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Rowland Gorringe Killick

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278827

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Arthur William Wilcox

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293121

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Ebenezer Clarke

Born 1886

Died 1963

British Army 19280 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 19280 Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 19280 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 10th

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John Farrier

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1419 Private Kent Cyclist Corps 2/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion

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Herbert John Dearing

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278146

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George Sewell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297351

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James Belton

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army R14/065783 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 34046 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion Enlisted ex RASC Shirehampton Remount

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Horace Frank Wood

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301960

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