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Tonbridge, Kent [531]

Tonbridge, Kent, England [23]

Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent [8]

Tonbridge Wells, Kent [8]

Horsmonden, Tonbridge, Kent [5]

Southborough, Tonbridge, Kent [5]

High Brooms, Tonbridge, Kent [4]

Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent [4]

Rusthall, Tonbridge, Kent [4]

St Johns, Tonbridge, Kent [4]

St Peters, Tonbridge, Kent [4]

Edenbridge, Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Hawkhurst, Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Near Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Pembury, Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Speldhurst, Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Capel, Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Cowden, Tonbridge, Kent [2]

East Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Leigh, Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Plaxtol, Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Shipbourne, Tonbridge, Kent [2]

2 Victoria Road,TONBRIDGE WELLS Kent, England [1]

Chiddingstone, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

East Peckham near Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Lamberhurst, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Marden, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Matfield, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Park Road Tonbridge Kent [1]

Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Shipbourne Tonbridge, Kent, England [1]

Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Kent, England [1]

St John's, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

TONBRIDGE, KENT [1]

Tonbridge Kent [1]

Tonbridge Wells, Kent, England [1]

Tonbridge, kent [1]

Tonbridge,Kent [1]

Tonbridge,Kent. [1]

Tudeley, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [23]

Able Seaman [6]

Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major (Hon Lt Col QM)) [1]

Midshipman [1]

Motor Mechanic [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Labour Corps [3]

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

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Training Reserve [3]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

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

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS ITCHEN [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Nomad [1]

HMS Orion [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Map Section General Headquarters Royal Engineers [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.C.M.B. "33A." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pasley [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [305]

Royal Navy [282]

British Army [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [77]

B [71]

W [63]

C [51]

H [49]

M [43]

P [40]

L [33]

T [30]

G [29]

R [29]

F [22]

A [20]

D [18]

K [18]

N [16]

E [12]

O [6]

V [6]

J [5]

U [4]

I [3]

Q [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [624]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Tonbridge, Kent [531] Tonbridge, Kent, England [23] Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent [8] Tonbridge Wells, Kent [8] Horsmonden, Tonbridge, Kent [5] Southborough, Tonbridge, Kent [5] High Brooms, Tonbridge, Kent [4] Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent [4] Rusthall, Tonbridge, Kent [4] St Johns, Tonbridge, Kent [4] St Peters, Tonbridge, Kent [4] Edenbridge, Tonbridge, Kent [3] Hawkhurst, Tonbridge, Kent [3] Near Tonbridge, Kent [3] Pembury, Tonbridge, Kent [3] Speldhurst, Tonbridge, Kent [3] Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent [2] Capel, Tonbridge, Kent [2] Cowden, Tonbridge, Kent [2] East Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent [2] Leigh, Tonbridge, Kent [2] Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent [2] Plaxtol, Tonbridge, Kent [2] Shipbourne, Tonbridge, Kent [2] 2 Victoria Road,TONBRIDGE WELLS Kent, England [1] Chiddingstone, Tonbridge, Kent [1] East Peckham near Tonbridge, Kent [1] Lamberhurst, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Marden, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Matfield, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Park Road Tonbridge Kent [1] Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Shipbourne Tonbridge, Kent, England [1] Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Kent, England [1] St John's, Tonbridge, Kent [1] TONBRIDGE, KENT [1] Tonbridge Kent [1] Tonbridge Wells, Kent, England [1] Tonbridge, kent [1] Tonbridge,Kent [1] Tonbridge,Kent. [1] Tudeley, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [23] Able Seaman [6] Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Air Mechanic [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major (Hon Lt Col QM)) [1] Midshipman [1] Motor Mechanic [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [4] Labour Corps [3] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Training Reserve [3] HMS Vanguard [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS ITCHEN [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Nomad [1] HMS Orion [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Map Section General Headquarters Royal Engineers [1] Military Foot Police [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.C.M.B. "33A." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pasley [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [305] Royal Navy [282] British Army [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [77] B [71] W [63] C [51] H [49] M [43] P [40] L [33] T [30] G [29] R [29] F [22] A [20] D [18] K [18] N [16] E [12] O [6] V [6] J [5] U [4] I [3] Q [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [624] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Canada [1]

Albert Edward Pettitt

Born 1876

Died 1975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106489

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106489 Lieutenant Canadian Mounted Rifles, 12th Manitoba Dragoons

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Albert George Roland Killick

Born 1881

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162573

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Edgar Aldersley

Born 1897

Died 1986

Canadian Expeditionary Force 625027

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Robert Harry Pilbeam

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army 69644 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 69644 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 69644 Corporal Royal Horse Artillery 2 CAVALRY DIVISION: `D' BATTERY

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George Edwin Lambert

Born 1871

British Army 392 Colour Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion (Cinque Ports)

British Army 392 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion (Cinque Ports)

British Army 392 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion (Cinque Ports)

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Harry Shoebridge

Died 1917

British Army G-18868 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army G-18868 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Percy Alford

Died 1916

British Army SD/2035 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Robert Baker

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army L/10031 Private Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frank Louis Cheesman

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192184

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George Chapman Springate

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197458

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George Thomas Sisley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294269

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William Lynch

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35331

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William John Wheeler

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199528

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Benjamin Gibbs

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265651

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Robert Claude Haynes

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4440

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Benjamin Wallace Brooman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207824

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Francis Victor Nye

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204112

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Arthur Charles Chandler

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70523

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Frank Tooth Rogers

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6863

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William Stone

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49664

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