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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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People [160] Stories Communities

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]

Fred Porter

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757764

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Alder Helfill Fisher

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army R/16614 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Michael John Glasse

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 19037 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 19037 Private Princess Charlotte Of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Cyril Douglas

British Army 18143 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 18143 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1045928 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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James Edward Colston

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3048 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 681239 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 681239 Private London Regiment

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George Frederick Long

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 684108 Private London Regiment

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Edward Fuller

British Army 1784 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 265391 Private Scottish Rifles

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Charles L Thomas

British Army 315630 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 622817 Private Labour Corps

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Henry Kitson

British Army 315615 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas A Southwood

British Army 1642 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 240369 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Joseph Kinsella

British Army 20900 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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John Lloyd

British Army 315616 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Clifford Whiteside

Died 1918

British Army M/319614 Private Army Service Corps

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Foulk R Williams

British Army 3760 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 266276 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Sidney J Finnimore

British Army 7857 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Patrick Lanham

British Army 22311 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Reginald Troake

British Army 315979 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army WR29163 Private Royal Engineers

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William John Kethero

Born 1894

Died 1966

British Army 13591 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 22370 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Altamont Fraser

British Army 1935 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Edwin Kethero

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 22372 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 22372 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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