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Worthing, Sussex [508]

Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex [11]

Worthing, Sussex, England [5]

West Worthing, Sussex [4]

Worthing, West Sussex [3]

West Tarring, Worthing, Sussex [2]

Worthing Sussex [2]

Angmering, Worthing, Sussex [1]

Clapham, Worthing, Sussex [1]

Coate, Durrington, near Worthing, Sussex [1]

Durrington, Worthing, Sussex [1]

East Preston, Worthing, Sussex [1]

East Worthing, Sussex, England [1]

Findon, Worthing, Sussex [1]

Littlehampton,Worthing,Sussex. [1]

Sompting, Worthing, Sussex [1]

Storrington, Worthing, Sussex [1]

Tarring Worthing, Sussex [1]

Tarring, Worthing, Sussex [1]

Washington, Worthing, Sussex [1]

West Perring Worthing, Sussex [1]

Worthing, Brighton, Sussex [1]

Worthing, East Sussex [1]

Worthing,Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Gunner [3]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Major [2]

Serjeant [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain and Assistant Quartermaster General [1]

Captain and General Staff Officer [1]

Colonel [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanician [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [5]

HMS BULWARK [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS FORTUNE [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1]

Advanced Supply Depot Cologne [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

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

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

HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Boscawen III [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS Ganges I [1]

HMS Glasgow [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Iron Duke [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Scott [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS Sutlej [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

New Zealand Army Service Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [413]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95]

British Army [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [71]

S [60]

C [52]

W [39]

H [38]

M [38]

L [37]

P [37]

G [33]

D [21]

F [21]

R [21]

T [19]

A [17]

N [11]

J [9]

K [9]

O [8]

E [6]

I [2]

U [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [542]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Worthing, Sussex [508] Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex [11] Worthing, Sussex, England [5] West Worthing, Sussex [4] Worthing, West Sussex [3] West Tarring, Worthing, Sussex [2] Worthing Sussex [2] Angmering, Worthing, Sussex [1] Clapham, Worthing, Sussex [1] Coate, Durrington, near Worthing, Sussex [1] Durrington, Worthing, Sussex [1] East Preston, Worthing, Sussex [1] East Worthing, Sussex, England [1] Findon, Worthing, Sussex [1] Littlehampton,Worthing,Sussex. [1] Sompting, Worthing, Sussex [1] Storrington, Worthing, Sussex [1] Tarring Worthing, Sussex [1] Tarring, Worthing, Sussex [1] Washington, Worthing, Sussex [1] West Perring Worthing, Sussex [1] Worthing, Brighton, Sussex [1] Worthing, East Sussex [1] Worthing,Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [17] Second Lieutenant [7] Able Seaman [6] Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Gunner [3] Bombardier [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Driver [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Signalman [2] Major [2] Serjeant [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Carpenter [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Cadet [1] Captain and Assistant Quartermaster General [1] Captain and General Staff Officer [1] Colonel [1] Drummer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanician [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Sister [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [5] HMS BULWARK [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS FORTUNE [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Lancers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1] Advanced Supply Depot Cologne [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Achilles" [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Boscawen III [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS Ganges I [1] HMS Glasgow [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Iron Duke [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Scott [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS Sutlej [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] New Zealand Army Service Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [413] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95] British Army [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [71] S [60] C [52] W [39] H [38] M [38] L [37] P [37] G [33] D [21] F [21] R [21] T [19] A [17] N [11] J [9] K [9] O [8] E [6] I [2] U [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [542] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Ronald James Poland

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242128

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William George Puttick

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28757

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Edward Ernest Tadd

Born 1881

Died 1977

British Army S4/055504 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 44881 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army S4/055504 Private Army Service Corps

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Walter Brown

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148518

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Alfred William Holland

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299381

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Ernest William Sparks

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224735

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Walter Dale

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1142 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Edwin Guy Parsons

Died 1915

British Army L/5926 Corporal Lancers

British Army Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

British Army 5926 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Robert Cooper

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196561

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Arthur Moore Lyne

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281493

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Arthur Willoughby Greenfield

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200927

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Frederick Robert Swan

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS119354 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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Arthur Hayler

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219314

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William George Wells

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220170

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George James Skinner

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230298

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Archie William Whyborn

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238769

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Harold F Linfield

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army G/1295 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Marcus Loveland

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS119377 Stoker 2nd Class Stoker 2nd Class

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Fred Butler

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199666

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Walter James Drummond

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268540

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