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Ashford, Kent [631]

Ashford, Middlesex [43]

Ashford England [34]

Ashford New South Wales [19]

Willesborough, Ashford, Kent [14]

Ashford, Kent, England [13]

Kennington, Ashford, Kent [8]

Charing Heath, Ashford, Kent [7]

Ashford [6]

West Ashford, Kent [6]

Westwell, Ashford, Kent [6]

Bethersden, Ashford, Kent [5]

Ashford Kent [4]

Egerton, Ashford, Kent [4]

Wye, Ashford, Kent [4]

Ashford, Staines, Middlesex [3]

Charing, West Ashford Kent [3]

Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent [3]

Near Ashford, Kent [3]

Pluckley, Ashford, Kent [3]

Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent [3]

Smarden, Ashford, Kent [3]

South Ashford, Kent [3]

Ashford, Derbyshire [2]

Ashford, Hampshire, England [2]

Ashford, London, Middlesex [2]

Bilsington, Ashford, Kent [2]

East Ashford, Kent [2]

High Halden, Ashford, Kent [2]

Kennington, Ashford [2]

Lydd, Ashford, Kent [2]

Mersham, Ashford, Kent [2]

Sevington, Ashford, Kent [2]

Stone, Ashford, Kent [2]

Tenterden, Ashford, Kent [2]

Warehorne, Ashford, Kent [2]

Ashford Kent [1]

Ashford Carbonal, Herefordshire [1]

Ashford Carbonal, Hertfordshire [1]

Ashford Carbonell [1]

Ashford Common, Middlesex [1]

Ashford Hill Hampshire [1]

Ashford Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashford, Australia [1]

Ashford, Devon [1]

Ashford, England [1]

Ashford, Kent, [1]

Ashford, London [1]

Ashford, Middlesex, England [1]

Ashford, Wicklow [1]

Rank

Private [123]

Gunner [10]

Lance Corporal [10]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Driver [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Captain [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Nurse [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air Mechanic First Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Civilian Hired Skilled Labourer [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corpl. [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Kitchen staff [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [36]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

British Red Cross Society [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

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

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

19th Hussars [2]

HMS Falmouth [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

(RFR/CH/B/5444). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/IC/977). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

19th Alberta Dragoons [1]

3rd (King's Own) Hussars [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

5th Battalion [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Black Watch [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [473]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [200]

British Army [165]

Australian Imperial Force [53]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [129]

S [95]

C [91]

H [88]

W [72]

P [52]

M [49]

R [40]

F [37]

G [36]

T [35]

D [33]

L [32]

A [27]

J [24]

K [22]

E [19]

O [10]

V [10]

N [7]

Q [3]

Y [3]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [880]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

India [3]

Canada [2]

United States [2]

Malaysia [1]

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Place of birth

Ashford, Kent [631] Ashford, Middlesex [43] Ashford England [34] Ashford New South Wales [19] Willesborough, Ashford, Kent [14] Ashford, Kent, England [13] Kennington, Ashford, Kent [8] Charing Heath, Ashford, Kent [7] Ashford [6] West Ashford, Kent [6] Westwell, Ashford, Kent [6] Bethersden, Ashford, Kent [5] Ashford Kent [4] Egerton, Ashford, Kent [4] Wye, Ashford, Kent [4] Ashford, Staines, Middlesex [3] Charing, West Ashford Kent [3] Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent [3] Near Ashford, Kent [3] Pluckley, Ashford, Kent [3] Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent [3] Smarden, Ashford, Kent [3] South Ashford, Kent [3] Ashford, Derbyshire [2] Ashford, Hampshire, England [2] Ashford, London, Middlesex [2] Bilsington, Ashford, Kent [2] East Ashford, Kent [2] High Halden, Ashford, Kent [2] Kennington, Ashford [2] Lydd, Ashford, Kent [2] Mersham, Ashford, Kent [2] Sevington, Ashford, Kent [2] Stone, Ashford, Kent [2] Tenterden, Ashford, Kent [2] Warehorne, Ashford, Kent [2] Ashford Kent [1] Ashford Carbonal, Herefordshire [1] Ashford Carbonal, Hertfordshire [1] Ashford Carbonell [1] Ashford Common, Middlesex [1] Ashford Hill Hampshire [1] Ashford Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashford, Australia [1] Ashford, Devon [1] Ashford, England [1] Ashford, Kent, [1] Ashford, London [1] Ashford, Middlesex, England [1] Ashford, Wicklow [1]

Rank

Private [123] Gunner [10] Lance Corporal [10] Serjeant [10] Corporal [8] Able Seaman [7] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Driver [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Captain [4] Petty Officer [4] Rifleman [4] Chief Petty Officer [3] Leading Stoker [3] Nurse [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air Mechanic First Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Civilian Hired Skilled Labourer [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corpl. [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Kitchen staff [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance-Corporal [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [36] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [11] London Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [9] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Canadian Infantry [5] British Red Cross Society [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] H.M.S. "Formidable." [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 19th Hussars [2] HMS Falmouth [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] (RFR/CH/B/5444). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/IC/977). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] 19th Alberta Dragoons [1] 3rd (King's Own) Hussars [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 5th Battalion [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Black Watch [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [473] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [200] British Army [165] Australian Imperial Force [53] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [129] S [95] C [91] H [88] W [72] P [52] M [49] R [40] F [37] G [36] T [35] D [33] L [32] A [27] J [24] K [22] E [19] O [10] V [10] N [7] Q [3] Y [3] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [880] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [63] India [3] Canada [2] United States [2] Malaysia [1]

Edward Coke

Born 1879

Died 1951

British Army Officer Cadet Officer Cadet Training Unit

British Army Private London Regiment 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles)

British Army Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Rossiter

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 59170 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Henry Cater

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army GS/2178 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 8th (Pioneer) Battalion

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Horace Dungey

Born 1896

Died 1965

British Army 30144 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Horace Janes

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/10701 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/10701 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Joseph Timothy Henneker

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army 1084 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leigh Rigby Coke

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 1614 Private The Buffs, East Kent Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 1/8th (Isle of Wight) Battalion

British Army Temporary Captain Hampshire Regiment 1/8th (Isle of Wight) Battalion

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John Edward 'jack' Hayward

Born 1888

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13246 Private 5th Battalion Western Canada Regiment

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13246 Private Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion

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Arthur Frances King

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army GS/4066 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G 4066 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Battalion

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Robert Wellsted

Born 1886

Died 1951

British Army 19579 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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George William Wood

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 82429 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 82429 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Lionel George Coles

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Scots 16th Battalion

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Charles Bernard Goulden

Born 1879

Died 1953

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force 13th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne,

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Victor Samuel Bellamy

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army L/9977 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9977 Private East Kent Regiment

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William Frederick Curtis

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army L/10030 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Ambrose Rossiter

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/4282 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

British Army G/4282 Private Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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William Thomas Holmes

Born 1874

British Army 8508 Serjeant Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 8508 Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 8508 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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William Courtney Edward Tutt

Born 1874

Died 1918

Royal Navy 155763

Royal Navy 155763 Petty Officer 1st Class H.M.S. "Challenger." (RFR/DEV/4219)

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Sidney East

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army L/10191 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Henley George Washford

Born 1887

Died 1944

British Army 8861 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 8861 Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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