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Strood, Kent [279]

Strood, Kent, England [23]

Strood, Rochester, Kent [17]

Northfleet, Strood, Kent [3]

Strood Kent [3]

Strood Rochester, Kent [2]

Frindsbury Strood, Kent [1]

Frindsbury, Strood, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Halling, Strood, Kent [1]

STROOD KENT [1]

Strood Gravesend, Kent. [1]

Strood kent [1]

Strood, Chatham, Kent [1]

Strood, Rochester, Medway, Kent, England [1]

Upnor Castle,,Rochester,Strood,Kent. [1]

strood kent [1]

strood, county of kent [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Musician [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

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

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

12th (Prince of Wales Royal) Lancers [1]

12th Lancers [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Royal) Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [1]

General Service [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

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

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Falcon [1]

HM Submarine E6 [1]

HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

HMS Aster [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS Derwent [1]

HMS Diligence [1]

HMS Partridge [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Hussars [1]

Infantry [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [210]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

British Army [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [42]

W [32]

H [26]

C [25]

S [25]

D [23]

G [20]

M [20]

R [20]

L [18]

P [16]

T [15]

F [13]

A [12]

J [8]

K [8]

E [4]

V [4]

O [3]

N [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [313]

Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

India [1]

Singapore [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [338] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Strood, Kent [279] Strood, Kent, England [23] Strood, Rochester, Kent [17] Northfleet, Strood, Kent [3] Strood Kent [3] Strood Rochester, Kent [2] Frindsbury Strood, Kent [1] Frindsbury, Strood, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Halling, Strood, Kent [1] STROOD KENT [1] Strood Gravesend, Kent. [1] Strood kent [1] Strood, Chatham, Kent [1] Strood, Rochester, Medway, Kent, England [1] Upnor Castle,,Rochester,Strood,Kent. [1] strood kent [1] strood, county of kent [1]

Rank

Private [24] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] Leading Stoker [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Bandmaster 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] Lance corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Musician [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] 12th (Prince of Wales Royal) Lancers [1] 12th Lancers [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Royal) Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [1] General Service [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Vanguard." [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Falcon [1] HM Submarine E6 [1] HMS 'Vanguard' [1] HMS Aster [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS Derwent [1] HMS Diligence [1] HMS Partridge [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Household Battalion [1] Hussars [1] Infantry [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [210] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] British Army [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [42] W [32] H [26] C [25] S [25] D [23] G [20] M [20] R [20] L [18] P [16] T [15] F [13] A [12] J [8] K [8] E [4] V [4] O [3] N [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [313] Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [22] India [1] Singapore [1] South Africa [1]

Thomas Henry Munn

Born 1880

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Thomas James Holman

Born 1893

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Arthur Wadhams

Born 1890

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George Lancelot Tilford

Born 1892

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Ernest Albert Stone

Born 1872

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Arthur George Wakeling Young

Born 1891

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Albert George Bridges

Born 1872

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Alfred John Booth

Born 1878

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Benjamin Biggs

Born 1853

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Frederick James Baxter

Born 1899

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Tom Bailey

Born 1893

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Thomas Alfred Hill

Born 1883

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Owen Horace Herbert

Born 1903

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William Goddard

Born 1856

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Thomas James Earl

Born 1885

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Hammond Knight Doust

Born 1882

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James Dalton

Born 1872

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Elphinstone D'oyly Aplin

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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