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Selsey, Sussex [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Worthing, Sussex [6]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Islington, London [4]

Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Yeovil, Somerset [4]

Camberwell, London [3]

Holborn, London [3]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

East Preston, Sussex [2]

Emsworth, Hampshire [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Notting Hill, London [2]

Rustington, Sussex [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Westbourne, Sussex [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Apuldram, Sussex [1]

Barnsley, Lancashire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Brighton Sussex [1]

Broad Chalke, Wiltshire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Clapham, Sussex [1]

Coxley, Somerset [1]

Cumbraes, Monmouthshire [1]

Docking, Norfolk [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshier [1]

Durrants, Havant, Hampshire [1]

Earnley, near Chichester, Sussex [1]

Esther, Surrey [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Green Lane, Portfield, Oving, Sussex [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hackney, Dalston, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Havant, Hampshire, England [1]

Ipswich [1]

Ipswich England [1]

Isle of Dogs, London, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [90]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [5]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

L/Cpl [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Ord Art 1st [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Royal Engineers [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

12th Battalion [1]

15th Hussars [1]

1st Welsh Horse [1]

3rd Battalion [1]

5th Division [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

98th Battalion [1]

98th Overseas Battalion [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Service

British Army [130]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [27]

G [14]

H [14]

W [13]

S [11]

B [10]

F [8]

K [8]

R [8]

C [7]

D [7]

E [7]

M [6]

L [5]

A [4]

P [4]

J [3]

N [2]

O [2]

Contribution

Military Service [159]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

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Place of birth

Selsey, Sussex [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Worthing, Sussex [6] Brighton, Sussex [4] Islington, London [4] Winchester, Hampshire [4] Yeovil, Somerset [4] Camberwell, London [3] Holborn, London [3] Chelsea, London [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] East Preston, Sussex [2] Emsworth, Hampshire [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Kensington, London [2] Marylebone, London [2] Notting Hill, London [2] Rustington, Sussex [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Westbourne, Sussex [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Apuldram, Sussex [1] Barnsley, Lancashire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Brighton Sussex [1] Broad Chalke, Wiltshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Clapham, Sussex [1] Coxley, Somerset [1] Cumbraes, Monmouthshire [1] Docking, Norfolk [1] Doncaster, Yorkshier [1] Durrants, Havant, Hampshire [1] Earnley, near Chichester, Sussex [1] Esther, Surrey [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Green Lane, Portfield, Oving, Sussex [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, Dalston, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Havant, Hampshire, England [1] Ipswich [1] Ipswich England [1] Isle of Dogs, London, Middlesex [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [90] Serjeant [10] Gunner [9] Corporal [5] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] L/Cpl [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Sergeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Ord Art 1st [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Royal Engineers [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Labour Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Army Service Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] 12th Battalion [1] 15th Hussars [1] 1st Welsh Horse [1] 3rd Battalion [1] 5th Division [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] 98th Battalion [1] 98th Overseas Battalion [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Service

British Army [130] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [27] G [14] H [14] W [13] S [11] B [10] F [8] K [8] R [8] C [7] D [7] E [7] M [6] L [5] A [4] P [4] J [3] N [2] O [2]

Contribution

Military Service [159] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [43] Australia [1] Canada [1] Germany [1]

William George Tadd

Born 1893

Died 1970

British Army 3634 Private London Regiment

British Army 451336 Private London Regiment

British Army 3634 Private London Regiment 11th (County of London) Battalion

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Alfred Tadd

Born 1886

Died 1973

British Army 3170 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 6468 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 64259 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Thomas Francis Greenstock

Born 1890

Died 1972

British Army 8298 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 8298 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 8298 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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William Crees

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army L/6574 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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James Alfred Alford

Born 1874

Died 1939

British Army TR/10/8031 Lance Corporal Training Reserve 23rd Battalion

British Army 8031 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 8031 L/Cpl Royal Sussex Regiment

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Frank William Bacon

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 25362 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Sidney Robert Ford Tadd

Born 1893

Died 1953

British Army 5049 Private London Regiment

British Army 511493 Private London Regiment

British Army 5049 Private London Regiment County of London Battalion

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Henry Clover Tadd

Born 1896

Died 1993

British Army S4/058565 Private Army Service Corps

British Army G/25411 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Edwin James Tadd

Born 1890

Died 1967

British Army 3916 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army D/3916 Private Dragoon Guards

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Henry Jaquest

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army A/1049 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 602630 Private London Regiment

British Army S/75575 Private Royal Fusiliers

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David Josiah Eve

Born 1889

Died 1942

British Army L/25941 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Charles Mundy

Born 1883

Died 1957

British Army 9306 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Percy James Beaty

Born 1892

Died 1980

British Army 799 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 045493 Private RAOC

British Army 799 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Lennox Collins

Born 1888

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150753

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Aaron Cohen

Born 1884

Died 1929

British Army C/4280 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Jack Newstead

Born 1898

Died 1978

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145000

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Joseph Peter Hof

Born 1886

British Army G/489 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Joseph Edward Woodward

Born 1886

Died 1949

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227186

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Samuel Walter Dance

Born 1899

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250591

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Charles Walter Ransom

Born 1889

Died 1959

British Army 1545 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 955510 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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