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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]

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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People [128] Stories Communities

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 Edward Leeson

Born 1893

Died 1977

British Army 32216 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Arthur Kildonan Pratt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176944

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Edwin Bolton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15918

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Reginald Lyddon Pillin

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army M2/156105 Private Army Service Corps 6th Anti Aircraft Battery.

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George Finch

Born 1879

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Ernest William Cuckney

Born 1871

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William Thomas Dann

Born 1900

British Army 2765 Private Sussex Yeomanry

British Army G/22527 Private The Queen's Regiment 10th Royal West Surrey

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Charles Thomas

Born 1883

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