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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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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]

Edward Percy Keys

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27780

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James Barnett Evans

Born 1898

Died 1986

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8239

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Henry Thomas Temple

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198109

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George William Still

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237773

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Arthur Alfred Bodkin

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165355

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Frederic Henlow Harris

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200628

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James Witham Hermitage

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283567

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Ernest Swinward Tearall

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194196

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Leonard Pankhurst

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118949

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Edwin Albert Walton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318172

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Frank Cecil Stevens

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231465

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Ernest Thomas Farmer

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282816

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Albert John Muggridge

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194821

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Herbert James Hancock

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13248

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George William Churchill

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278344

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Harry Hamilton Fuller

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190714

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William Alfred Skinner

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76878

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Fred Peerless

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297604

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Lewis Charles Thorpe

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227616

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George William Wyer

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243172

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