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Place of birth

Worthing, Sussex [508]

Worthing [39]

Worthing England [32]

Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex [11]

Worthing, Surrey [7]

Worthing, Sussex, England [5]

West Worthing, Sussex [4]

Worthing, Essex [3]

Worthing, West Sussex [3]

West Tarring, Worthing, Sussex [2]

Worthing Norfolk [2]

Worthing Sussex [2]

Worthing, Norfolk [2]

Angmering near Worthing [1]

Angmering, Worthing, Sussex [1]

Broadwater, Worthing [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]

Holy Trinity, Worthing [1]

Littlehampton,Worthing,Sussex. [1]

Salvington, Worthing [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]

West Tarring, Worthing [1]

Worthing, Brighton, Sussex [1]

Worthing, East Sussex [1]

Worthing, England [1]

Worthing, Kent [1]

Worthing,Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Gunner [6]

Corporal [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Serjeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Captain [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Major [2]

Signalman [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [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]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Mechanician [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [27]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

HMS BULWARK [3]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS FORTUNE [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

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

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Advanced Supply Depot Cologne [1]

Attached Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Battalion Training Division [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [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]

Service

Royal Navy [433]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

British Army [78]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [82]

S [73]

C [63]

M [46]

L [44]

P [44]

H [43]

W [43]

G [39]

R [24]

F [23]

T [22]

D [21]

A [20]

N [15]

J [10]

K [10]

E [8]

O [8]

I [2]

V [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [631]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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Place of birth

Worthing, Sussex [508] Worthing [39] Worthing England [32] Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex [11] Worthing, Surrey [7] Worthing, Sussex, England [5] West Worthing, Sussex [4] Worthing, Essex [3] Worthing, West Sussex [3] West Tarring, Worthing, Sussex [2] Worthing Norfolk [2] Worthing Sussex [2] Worthing, Norfolk [2] Angmering near Worthing [1] Angmering, Worthing, Sussex [1] Broadwater, Worthing [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] Holy Trinity, Worthing [1] Littlehampton,Worthing,Sussex. [1] Salvington, Worthing [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] West Tarring, Worthing [1] Worthing, Brighton, Sussex [1] Worthing, East Sussex [1] Worthing, England [1] Worthing, Kent [1] Worthing,Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [38] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Able Seaman [6] Gunner [6] Corporal [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Serjeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Captain [3] Deck Hand [3] Lance Corporal [3] Bombardier [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Signalman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Major [2] Signalman [2] Sister [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [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] Colour Sergeant [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Mechanician [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Signaller [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [27] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [4] HMS BULWARK [3] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS FORTUNE [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancers [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Advanced Supply Depot Cologne [1] Attached Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Battalion Training Division [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [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]

Service

Royal Navy [433] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] British Army [78] Australian Imperial Force [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [82] S [73] C [63] M [46] L [44] P [44] H [43] W [43] G [39] R [24] F [23] T [22] D [21] A [20] N [15] J [10] K [10] E [8] O [8] I [2] V [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [631] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

James William Canham

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 10/21090 Private Border Regiment

British Army 18494 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 307216 Private Royal Engineers

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Arthur Skinner

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 4/1258 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 200068 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Henry Brutton Also Known As Jack Kenderdine

Born 1899

Died 1960

British Army Cadet University of London Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battlion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battlion

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Ernest Leggatt

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 200794 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 8847 Private Coldstream Guards 2nd Battalion

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William Martin Riddles

Born 1885

British Army SD/3439 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Percy Edwin Lock

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 44615 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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David Buckler

Born 1885

British Army 920310 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert James Tadd

Born 1884

Died 1967

British Army 15546 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 195780 Private Royal Garrison Artillery 182 Support Battery

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Wilfred Stanley Richmond

Born 1882

Died 1962

British Army Colonel Royal Engineers

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Stanley Henry Haylor

Died 1915

British Army 8474 Guardsman Scots Guards

British Army 8474 Private Scots Guards 1st Battalion

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Cyril Spartali

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Duncan Gavin Ramsay

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment attached Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment attached Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Thomas William Marley

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army G/50580 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Leslie Paine

Born 1880

Died 1933

British Army 96514 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Alexander Cumberland Wilcox

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Charles Henry Lawson

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 53134 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Fusiliers

British Army L/5936 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/5936 Company Serjeant Major Royal Sussex Regiment

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Arthur Frank Henty

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Reginald Smith

Born 1883

British Army 185 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 14193 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Martin Wallis Pinker

Born 1893

British Army Second Lieutenant Attached Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers attached West Riding Regiment

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Sidney Moses Colbourne

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G/21602 Private The Queen's Regiment

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