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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]

William Charles Paul Hay Gore

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11982

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Alfred Pelling

Born 1896

Royal Navy J26159

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Harold Herbert Bennett

Born 1897

Royal Navy J33844

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Alfred George Cotman

Born 1899

Royal Navy J50679

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Walter Bristow

Born 1898

Royal Navy J64732

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Albert Linseer

Born 1898

Royal Navy J68319

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Thomas Hudson

Born 1902

Royal Navy J86832

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Leslie Ivor Gordon Raven

Born 1902

Royal Navy J88145

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Ernest Walter Gasston

Born 1893

Royal Navy K15382

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Harry Bish

Born 1890

Royal Navy K18302

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Harold Lelliott

Born 1894

Royal Navy K18696

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Stanley Emery

Born 1895

Royal Navy K19954

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Ernest Alfred Cooper

Born 1888

Royal Navy K29856

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William James Roberts

Born 1886

Royal Navy SS106704

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Frederick George Carver

Born 1898

Royal Navy J30935 Boy 1st Class HMS IRON DUKE

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Walter Cecil Morley Gamage

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218248

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Edmund Richard Meade-Waldo

Born 1881

Died 1964

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army Major Rifle Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Rifle Brigade

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Arthur Ernest Boardman

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 9270 Corporal Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2270 Corporal Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 2270 Corporal Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Thomas Willins

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 7339 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Cecil William Turton

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 6th Battalion

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