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Whitstable, Kent [230]

Whitstable, Kent, England [190]

Whitstable Kent [7]

Blean, Whitstable, Kent [3]

BLEAN, WHITSTABLE, KENT [2]

Seasalter, Whitstable, Kent [2]

Swalecliffe, Whitstable, Kent [2]

Whitstable, Kent, England [2]

Whitstable, Canterbury, Kent [1]

Whitstable,Kent [1]

Rank

Private [12]

Seaman [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Chief Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Deck-Hand [1]

Diver [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Second Mate [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Gunner [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [13]

East Kent Regiment [3]

HMS Natal [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Indian Marine [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifle Battalion British Columbia Regiment [1]

HM Motor Launch 457 [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HM Tug Charm [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Derwent [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Furious [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve: RFA Dapper [1]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Ethelinda" [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hearty [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - SS Eastville [1]

Royal Naval Reserve. HM Drifter 'Majesty' [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

S.S. Maycrest [1]

Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [185]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

British Army [20]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [46]

C [43]

B [40]

S [39]

H [35]

R [32]

A [27]

F [27]

M [25]

G [21]

K [20]

P [17]

D [15]

J [12]

T [10]

N [7]

L [6]

O [6]

E [5]

V [5]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [233]

Merchant Navy [193]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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People [440] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Whitstable, Kent [230] Whitstable, Kent, England [190] Whitstable Kent [7] Blean, Whitstable, Kent [3] BLEAN, WHITSTABLE, KENT [2] Seasalter, Whitstable, Kent [2] Swalecliffe, Whitstable, Kent [2] Whitstable, Kent, England [2] Whitstable, Canterbury, Kent [1] Whitstable,Kent [1]

Rank

Private [12] Seaman [5] Deck Hand [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Chief Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Deck-Hand [1] Diver [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Second Mate [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Gunner [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [13] East Kent Regiment [3] HMS Natal [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Indian Marine [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Army Service Corps [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Canadian Mounted Rifle Battalion British Columbia Regiment [1] HM Motor Launch 457 [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HM Tug Charm [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Derwent [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Furious [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS Victory I [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve: RFA Dapper [1] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Ethelinda" [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hearty [1] Royal Naval Reserve - SS Eastville [1] Royal Naval Reserve. HM Drifter 'Majesty' [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] S.S. Maycrest [1] Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [185] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] British Army [20] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [46] C [43] B [40] S [39] H [35] R [32] A [27] F [27] M [25] G [21] K [20] P [17] D [15] J [12] T [10] N [7] L [6] O [6] E [5] V [5] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [233] Merchant Navy [193]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Frederick Beavan

Born 1897

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Robert James Bartlett

Born 1885

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Harry Blackwell Barton

Born 1892

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George Bartlett

Born 1886

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Jack Barton

Born 1897

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Leonard James Ballands

Born 1877

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Albert Ashby

Born 1884

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John Ashby

Born 1861

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Oswald Langley Allen

Born 1888

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Frederick Edward T Allen

Born 1856

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David Adams

Born 1883

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Albert Adams

Born 1880

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Highmore Charles Newing

Born 1874

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Charles Newing

Born 1857

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George Fred Reeves

Born 1876

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Alfred Reeve

Born 1879

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Alexander Wood

Born 1868

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William Henry Willson

Born 1884

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Claud Wilson

Born 1899

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William Thomas West

Born 1878

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