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Thanet, Kent [330]

Thanet, Kent. [16]

Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [10]

Isle of Thanet, Kent [8]

Minster in Thanet, Kent [5]

Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent [5]

Minster, Thanet, Kent [4]

Thanet Kent [4]

Minster In Thanet, Kent [3]

Acol, Thanet [2]

Birchington, Thanet, Kent [2]

Minster Thanet, Kent [2]

Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Minster, Isle of Thanet [2]

Saint Peters Thanet, Kent [2]

Birchington on Sea, Isle of Thanet [1]

Chelmsford,Thanet,Kent. [1]

Ebbs Fleet. Minster. Thanet, Kent [1]

Four, Thanet Gardens, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Isle of Thanet [1]

Isle of Thanet, Margate, Kent [1]

Kent , Thanet. [1]

Kent, Thanet [1]

Margate, Thanet, Kent [1]

Minster in Thanet, Kent. [1]

Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Minster, Isle of Thanet, Kent [1]

Minster, Thanet [1]

Minster,Thanet. [1]

Minster-in-Thanet, Kent. [1]

Monkton, Thanet, Kent [1]

Ponces Farm. Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ponces, Nr. Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [1]

Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, Kent [1]

St. Peter's in Thanet, Kent [1]

St. Peter's, Broadstairs. Thanet, Kent [1]

THANET [1]

Thanet [1]

Thanet Registration District, Kent [1]

Thanet, kent [1]

Thanet,Kent [1]

Thanet,Kent. [1]

WESTGATE-ON-SEA, ISLE OF THANET, KENT [1]

Westgate on Sea, Thanet, Kent [1]

thanet kent [1]

Rank

Private [212]

Gunner [34]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [29]

Sapper [25]

Driver [17]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Trooper [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Act. Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Marshal [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Baling Hand [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 2 [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Skipper [1]

Civilian [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Fourth Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lt [1]

Lt Col [1]

Major [1]

Major. Special Services Officer (attached) [1]

Midshipman [1]

Musician [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [86]

Royal Engineers [57]

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [13]

London Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Essex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Household Battalion [3]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Dorset Yeomanry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [2]

HMS Aboukir [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

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

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [371]

Royal Navy [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [57]

S [48]

H [44]

W [31]

C [30]

P [28]

M [25]

F [24]

R [20]

A [18]

T [17]

L [16]

D [15]

G [15]

K [9]

J [8]

N [8]

E [7]

O [5]

V [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [416]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

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Place of birth

Thanet, Kent [330] Thanet, Kent. [16] Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [10] Isle of Thanet, Kent [8] Minster in Thanet, Kent [5] Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent [5] Minster, Thanet, Kent [4] Thanet Kent [4] Minster In Thanet, Kent [3] Acol, Thanet [2] Birchington, Thanet, Kent [2] Minster Thanet, Kent [2] Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [2] Minster, Isle of Thanet [2] Saint Peters Thanet, Kent [2] Birchington on Sea, Isle of Thanet [1] Chelmsford,Thanet,Kent. [1] Ebbs Fleet. Minster. Thanet, Kent [1] Four, Thanet Gardens, Folkestone, Kent [1] Isle of Thanet [1] Isle of Thanet, Margate, Kent [1] Kent , Thanet. [1] Kent, Thanet [1] Margate, Thanet, Kent [1] Minster in Thanet, Kent. [1] Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent [1] Minster in Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Minster, Isle of Thanet, Kent [1] Minster, Thanet [1] Minster,Thanet. [1] Minster-in-Thanet, Kent. [1] Monkton, Thanet, Kent [1] Ponces Farm. Minster in Thanet. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ponces, Nr. Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [1] Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, Kent [1] St. Peter's in Thanet, Kent [1] St. Peter's, Broadstairs. Thanet, Kent [1] THANET [1] Thanet [1] Thanet Registration District, Kent [1] Thanet, kent [1] Thanet,Kent [1] Thanet,Kent. [1] WESTGATE-ON-SEA, ISLE OF THANET, KENT [1] Westgate on Sea, Thanet, Kent [1] thanet kent [1]

Rank

Private [212] Gunner [34] Serjeant [33] Corporal [29] Sapper [25] Driver [17] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Trooper [4] Able Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Petty Officer [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Act. Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Marshal [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Baling Hand [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 2 [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Skipper [1] Civilian [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Flight Commander [1] Fourth Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Lt [1] Lt Col [1] Major [1] Major. Special Services Officer (attached) [1] Midshipman [1] Musician [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [86] Royal Engineers [57] Labour Corps [40] Royal Field Artillery [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [14] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [13] London Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Essex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Household Battalion [3] Kent Cyclist Battalion [3] Kent Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Dorset Yeomanry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] H.M.S. Pembroke II [2] HMS Aboukir [2] Hussars [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [371] Royal Navy [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [57] S [48] H [44] W [31] C [30] P [28] M [25] F [24] R [20] A [18] T [17] L [16] D [15] G [15] K [9] J [8] N [8] E [7] O [5] V [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [416] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

Percy Warden

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 77372 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Arthur Francis Lambert

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army G/3020 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/3020 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Ernest Edward Hammond

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/96936 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Albert Henry Buddle

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/68361 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 68361 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th

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John Longley

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 15396 Private Grenadier Guards

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Edwin Percy Spratt

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army DM2/129650 Private Army Service Corps

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Percy John Burton

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 49588 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Walter H Horne

Born 1886

Died 1950

British Army 1156 Private Lancers

British Army P/5531 Private Military Mounted Police

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William George Pinder

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 33976 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frank William Stroud

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army L/8046 Serjeant East Kent Regiment

British Army L/8046 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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John Alfred Thearle

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3109 Private London Regiment

British Army 27498 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Charles William Snowden

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army GS/50866 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Hammon Robert Thomas Fassam

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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James John Comber

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 6594 Private 2nd West Riding Regiment

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Arthur George Chidwick

Born 1881

Other Empire Force Civilian Faversham Gunpowder Mill

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The Honourable Thomas Horatio Arthur Ernest Cochrane

Born 1857

Died 1951

British Army Sub-Lieutenant 1st Royal Lanark Militia

British Army Sub-Lieutenant (Supernumerary) 2nd or North Durham Militia

British Army Lieutenant Royal Jersey Field Artillery Militia

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John Edward Clark

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army G/5934 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5934 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Albert Edwin Butler

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army G/9607 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/9607 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Walter Henry Goodwin

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 184785 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Walter Bond

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 67836 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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