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Gravesend, Kent [8]

Northfleet, Kent [6]

Preston, Lancashire [5]

London [4]

Deptford, London [2]

Acton, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradninch, Exeter [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

Dunmow, Essex [1]

Durham [1]

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Hadleigh, Essex [1]

Higham, Rochester [1]

Highworth Wiltshire [1]

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Ilford, Essex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Leigh on Sea, Essex [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Lighthorne, Warwickshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester [1]

Milton Regis, Kent [1]

Mistley, Essex [1]

New Mills, Manchester [1]

Northfleet nr Gravesend, Kent [1]

Pirton, Hertfordshire [1]

Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, Kent [1]

Rishton, Lancashire [1]

Rosherville, Northfleet nr Gravesend, Kent [1]

Shorne nr Gravesend, Kent [1]

Snodland, Kent [1]

Southfleet, Kent [1]

St. Mary Cray, Kent [1]

St. Thomas [1]

Stifford, Essex [1]

Stone, Dartford [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Swanscombe, Greenhithe, Kent [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Tilbury, Essex [1]

Toddington [1]

Tovil, Kent [1]

Tovil, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Walworth, Surrey [1]

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Private [99]

Serjeant [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Gunner [6]

Corporal [4]

L/Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

L/Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [67]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [8]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

1st Quebec Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Sussex Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [136]

Royal Navy [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

N [16]

B [15]

T [15]

H [12]

C [11]

W [11]

F [9]

S [9]

D [7]

G [7]

L [7]

M [4]

P [4]

R [4]

E [3]

J [3]

A [1]

K [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [139]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Gravesend, Kent [8] Northfleet, Kent [6] Preston, Lancashire [5] London [4] Deptford, London [2] Acton, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradninch, Exeter [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] Dunmow, Essex [1] Durham [1] Essex [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Hadleigh, Essex [1] Higham, Rochester [1] Highworth Wiltshire [1] Holloway, London [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Islington, London [1] Leigh on Sea, Essex [1] Lewisham, London [1] Lighthorne, Warwickshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester [1] Milton Regis, Kent [1] Mistley, Essex [1] New Mills, Manchester [1] Northfleet nr Gravesend, Kent [1] Pirton, Hertfordshire [1] Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, Kent [1] Rishton, Lancashire [1] Rosherville, Northfleet nr Gravesend, Kent [1] Shorne nr Gravesend, Kent [1] Snodland, Kent [1] Southfleet, Kent [1] St. Mary Cray, Kent [1] St. Thomas [1] Stifford, Essex [1] Stone, Dartford [1] Strood, Kent [1] Swanscombe, Greenhithe, Kent [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Tilbury, Essex [1] Toddington [1] Tovil, Kent [1] Tovil, Maidstone, Kent [1] Walworth, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [99] Serjeant [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Gunner [6] Corporal [4] L/Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Driver [1] L/Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [67] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [8] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Service Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] 1st Quebec Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Labour Company [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Sussex Regiment [1] General List [1] Kent Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Training Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [136] Royal Navy [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

N [16] B [15] T [15] H [12] C [11] W [11] F [9] S [9] D [7] G [7] L [7] M [4] P [4] R [4] E [3] J [3] A [1] K [1] O [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [139] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [32] India [1] South Africa [1]

Sidney A. Jordan

Died 1918

British Army 1904 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/41112 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Charles Wilsher

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army G/15042 L/Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion

British Army G/15042 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Edwin Edmonds

Died 1918

British Army G/54220 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Henry Norcross

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 14922 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 378008 Private Manchester Regiment

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William H Norcross

Died 1918

British Army 61118 Private Manchester Regiment

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Ernest Edward Hammond

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/96936 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Henry A. Turner

Died 1918

British Army G/92785 L/Corporal Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

British Army G/92785 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur William Butts

Died 1917

British Army 10740 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10740 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Ivins Treadwell

Died 1918

British Army 351819 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George William Hadler

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army G/12385 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Percy Thomason

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army TF/292649 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Edward Warner

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 55461 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 55461 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James George Bonner

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army T/20320 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/20320 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/20320 Driver Army Service Corps Att. No 8 Field Ambulance

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George Ernest Southgate

Died 1918

British Army G/32479 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Harry C. Spain

Died 1918

British Army G/27365 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Rowland W Cranstone

Died 1918

British Army S/7386 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Francis C Graves

Died 1918

British Army G/54284 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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John Dee

Died 1918

British Army 4687(Incomplete) Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army TF/201544 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Albert Edward Deverell

Died 1918

British Army TF/266779 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Robert Naylor Treadwell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 22nd Sqd. and 9th Battalion. Essex Reg'

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