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Steyning, Sussex [93]

Steyning, Brighton, Sussex [6]

Steyning, Sussex, England [4]

Steyning Sussex [3]

Steyning District,Sussex [2]

Steyning district, Sussex [2]

Steyning, Hove, Sussex [2]

Steyning,Sussex [2]

Annington,Steyning, Sussex [1]

Brighton, Steyning district, Sussex [1]

Brighton,Steyning,Sussex. [1]

Hove, Steyning, Sussex [1]

Hove,Steyning,Sussex. [1]

Portslade, Steyning, Sussex [1]

Preston Park,Brighton,Steyning,Sussex. [1]

Southwick,Steyning,Sussex. [1]

Steyning District, Sussex [1]

Steyning, East Sussex [1]

Steyning,Brighton,Sussex [1]

Steyning,Brighton,Sussex. [1]

Washington, Steyning, Sussex [1]

Wiston, Steyning, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Captain [7]

Major [7]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Midshipman [3]

Commander [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraft Mechanic (Aero Rigger) [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Deputy Veterinary Captain [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Sussex Yeomanry [2]

13th Division Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

13th Division Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

16th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

4th Battalion, Egyptian Army [1]

4th Hussars [1]

63rd Protection Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

75 Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Army Chaplains' Department [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

H.M. Submarine 'VI'.'Alecto' [1]

HM Submarine E6 [1]

HMS Alert [1]

HMS GARLAND [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Indomitable [1]

HMS Maidstone for HM Submarine E24 [1]

HMSs Dolphin, Cormorant HM Submarine B7 [1]

HMSs Hibernia, Dido, Ness, Dreadnought, Formidable, Illustrious [1]

HMSs Lancaster, King George V, Blake for Fury, Dolphin [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [1]

Leinster Regiment Attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

M 33 [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [56]

British Army [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [21]

C [11]

G [11]

S [11]

F [8]

H [8]

M [7]

W [7]

D [6]

E [6]

L [6]

P [6]

T [5]

A [4]

R [4]

J [2]

N [2]

V [2]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [117]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

France [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Steyning, Sussex [93] Steyning, Brighton, Sussex [6] Steyning, Sussex, England [4] Steyning Sussex [3] Steyning District,Sussex [2] Steyning district, Sussex [2] Steyning, Hove, Sussex [2] Steyning,Sussex [2] Annington,Steyning, Sussex [1] Brighton, Steyning district, Sussex [1] Brighton,Steyning,Sussex. [1] Hove, Steyning, Sussex [1] Hove,Steyning,Sussex. [1] Portslade, Steyning, Sussex [1] Preston Park,Brighton,Steyning,Sussex. [1] Southwick,Steyning,Sussex. [1] Steyning District, Sussex [1] Steyning, East Sussex [1] Steyning,Brighton,Sussex [1] Steyning,Brighton,Sussex. [1] Washington, Steyning, Sussex [1] Wiston, Steyning, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [17] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Able Seaman [8] Captain [7] Major [7] Corporal [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Gunner [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Midshipman [3] Commander [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraft Mechanic (Aero Rigger) [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Deputy Veterinary Captain [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Engineers [4] Essex Regiment [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS MALAYA [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Sussex Yeomanry [2] 13th Division Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] 13th Division Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] 16th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] 4th Battalion, Egyptian Army [1] 4th Hussars [1] 63rd Protection Company Royal Defence Corps [1] 75 Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Army Chaplains' Department [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M. Submarine 'VI'.'Alecto' [1] HM Submarine E6 [1] HMS Alert [1] HMS GARLAND [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Indomitable [1] HMS Maidstone for HM Submarine E24 [1] HMSs Dolphin, Cormorant HM Submarine B7 [1] HMSs Hibernia, Dido, Ness, Dreadnought, Formidable, Illustrious [1] HMSs Lancaster, King George V, Blake for Fury, Dolphin [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Yeomanry [1] Leinster Regiment Attached Machine Gun Corps [1] London Regiment [1] M 33 [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [56] British Army [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [21] C [11] G [11] S [11] F [8] H [8] M [7] W [7] D [6] E [6] L [6] P [6] T [5] A [4] R [4] J [2] N [2] V [2] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [117] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [34] France [1] Germany [1] India [1]

George Divall

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 187153 Able Seaman HMS INVINCIBLE

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Herbert Reuben Thomas Mugridge

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215914

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William Redvers Evans

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284670

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Frank Shelson Headon Baldrey

Born 1869

Died 1935

British Army Major 13th Division Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Assistant Deputy Veterinary Captain 13th Division Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 13th Division Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Cyril James Brooke Daubeny

Born 1876

Died 1948

British Army Captain Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Major Essex Regiment essex regiment 57th Battalion

Other Empire Force Major 4th Battalion, Egyptian Army

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William Pelling

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214186

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Samuel Meredith Watson

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment Attached Machine Gun Corps

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Robert Laurence Laurie Needham

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment attached to 1/4th Battalion

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William Percival Bristow

Born 1883

Died 1946

British Army 563268 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T/224 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Johnson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298360

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Harry Edgar Stubbings

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13487

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Arthur John Wadey

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14662

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Walter Leslie Burt

Born 1895

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

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George Lawrence Busk

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 28597 Private 16th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 2nd Home Counties Bde

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Sidney Edwin Anscombe

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army 27485 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 238104 Private Herefordshire Regiment

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Cecil Frederick Joy Holmes

Born 1877

Died 1938

British Army Captain Army Chaplains' Department

British Army Chaplain to the Forces Army Chaplains' Department

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James Gocher

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268919

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Arthur Hope Travers

Born 1875

Died 1938

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Marines

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Grenadier Guards

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Eric Massey Waller Stevens

Born 1895

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Clements

Born 1894

Royal Navy J7974 Able Seaman HMS MALAYA

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