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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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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]

Alfred Francis

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103309

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John Frost

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197580

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William Fortnam

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1584

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George Rowland Huddle

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37169

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James Henry Jessie Reeves

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195230

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Thomas James Bird

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41387

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Arthur Tickner

Born 1893

Royal Navy J52494

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Joseph Rossiter

British Army G/4986 Private East Kent Regiment

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Frederick Brooker

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189395

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Sidney Bearman

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy L5218 Officer's Cook 3rd Class HMS Vanguard

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Victor Knight

Born 1897

Royal Navy SS6719 Ordinary Seaman HMS Chester

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Herbert Percy Coomber

Born 1882

Royal Navy 298107 Leading Stoker Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 298107 Leading Stoker Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 298107 Leading Stoker HMS Vindictive

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Albert John Ralph

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 5014 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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George Walter Allen

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G23228 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G23228 Private Queens Own (Royal West Kent regiment) 1 Battalion

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Lester William Huddle

Born 1884

British Army Cadet Artists Rifles attached Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Artists Rifles attached Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant British West Indies Regiment

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Leonard Gaster Pinnell

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176114

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Clement Taylor Golding

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 5071 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 5071 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Suffolk Cyclists

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Leslie Frank Hoad

Born 1898

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Charles William Pearless

Born 1872

Died 1940

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel South Wales Borderers

British Army Brigadier General South Wales Borderers

British Army Major South Wales Borderers

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Arthur William Terville Francis

Born 1895

Died 1914

Royal Navy K21439 Stoker 2nd Class HMS BULWARK

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