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Sittingbourne, Kent [731]

Sittingbourne, Kent, England [71]

Milton, Sittingbourne, Kent [10]

Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent [8]

Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent [5]

Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Kent [4]

Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, Kent [4]

Sittingbourne Kent [4]

Teynham, Sittingbourne, Kent [4]

Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Kent [3]

Near Sittingbourne, Kent [3]

Borden Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Lynsted, Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Milton Regis. Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Milton Sittingbourne Kent [2]

Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Sittingbourne Kent England [2]

St Michaels, Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Stockbury, Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Bapchird, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Borden Sittingbourne Kent [1]

Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Faversham, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Frinsted, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Hysted, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Key Street Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Linstead Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

MILTON, NEAR SITTINGBOURNE, KENT [1]

Milton Regis . Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Milton Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Milton, Sittingbourne, Kent. [1]

Milton, Sittingbourne. Kent [1]

Murston, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

NEWINGTON, MILTON, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT [1]

Newington, nr Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Newnham, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent County [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent. [1]

Sittingbourne, Stockbury, Kent [1]

Sittingbourne,Kent [1]

Upchurch Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Vigo, Near Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Stoker 1st Class [16]

Stoker 2nd Class [13]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker. [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Temporary Army Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Temporary Chaplain [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [14]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [6]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

HMS Chester [3]

HMS INDOMITABLE [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS TURBULENT [2]

Lancers [2]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

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

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th (Prince of Wales) Hussars [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [1]

H.M.S. "Victory I" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Pembroke" [1]

HMS Botha [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Cheerful [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Forward [1]

HMS General Wolfe [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS Hyacinth [1]

HMS Lowestoft. [1]

HMS Nestor [1]

Service

Royal Navy [632]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126]

British Army [56]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [104]

H [100]

C [90]

S [90]

W [71]

M [52]

F [50]

R [47]

G [44]

P [41]

A [32]

K [29]

D [28]

J [26]

T [25]

L [23]

E [13]

N [7]

I [5]

O [4]

V [4]

Y [3]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [812]

Merchant Navy [69]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Sittingbourne, Kent [731] Sittingbourne, Kent, England [71] Milton, Sittingbourne, Kent [10] Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent [8] Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent [5] Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Kent [4] Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, Kent [4] Sittingbourne Kent [4] Teynham, Sittingbourne, Kent [4] Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Kent [3] Near Sittingbourne, Kent [3] Borden Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Lynsted, Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Milton Regis. Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Milton Sittingbourne Kent [2] Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Sittingbourne Kent England [2] St Michaels, Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Stockbury, Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Bapchird, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Borden Sittingbourne Kent [1] Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Faversham, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Frinsted, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Hysted, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Key Street Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Linstead Sittingbourne, Kent [1] MILTON, NEAR SITTINGBOURNE, KENT [1] Milton Regis . Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Milton Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Milton, Sittingbourne, Kent. [1] Milton, Sittingbourne. Kent [1] Murston, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] NEWINGTON, MILTON, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT [1] Newington, nr Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Newnham, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Sittingbourne, Kent County [1] Sittingbourne, Kent. [1] Sittingbourne, Stockbury, Kent [1] Sittingbourne,Kent [1] Upchurch Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Vigo, Near Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [38] Stoker 1st Class [16] Stoker 2nd Class [13] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Leading Stoker [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Able Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Chief Stoker [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Petty Officer Stoker. [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Sergeant [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Stoker 2 [1] Temporary Army Chaplain 4th Class [1] Temporary Chaplain [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [14] HMS INFLEXIBLE [6] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4] Canadian Infantry [3] HMS Chester [3] HMS INDOMITABLE [3] HMS Vanguard [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS TURBULENT [2] Lancers [2] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th (Prince of Wales) Hussars [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [1] H.M.S. "Victory I" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Pembroke" [1] HMS Botha [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Cheerful [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Forward [1] HMS General Wolfe [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS Hyacinth [1] HMS Lowestoft. [1] HMS Nestor [1]

Service

Royal Navy [632] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126] British Army [56] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [104] H [100] C [90] S [90] W [71] M [52] F [50] R [47] G [44] P [41] A [32] K [29] D [28] J [26] T [25] L [23] E [13] N [7] I [5] O [4] V [4] Y [3] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [812] Merchant Navy [69]

Country

United Kingdom [35] India [2] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Ernest Henry Parker

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army SE/2324 Corporal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/2324 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 2324 Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps Depot

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Thomas Henry Jarrett

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy CH/16556 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Alfred Dyson Millen

Born 1881

Died 1938

British Army 2810 Private London Regiment

British Army 2810 Temporary Chaplain Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Temporary Army Chaplain 4th Class ,

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Percy John Jackson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402325

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Edward Copping

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268570

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Charles Armond Couchman

Born 1876

Died 1953

British Army 6739 Colour Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 63053 Colour Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 6739 Private Durham Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Richard Attwater

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 294694 Leading Stoker HMS Cressy

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Robert Antrichan

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy 299884 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cheerful

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William Harland

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 303027

Royal Navy 303027 Stoker 1st Class HMS North Star

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Arthur Alfred Kemp

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237649

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Sidney Albert Dungey

Born 1896

Died 1982

British Army 42920 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Charles Frederick Baldock

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 9904 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 2nd east Battalion

British Army 9904 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd east Battalion

British Army 9904 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Frank G Henham

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2240 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2240 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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Percy Watchus

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army G/5792 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5792 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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David John Baldwin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211618

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Albert Edward Allen

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214718

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Henry Frank Kemp

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186151

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Albert William Court

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J72535 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke"

Royal Navy J72535 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Ernest Alfred Norman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207798

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Sydney Frank Harris

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299884

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