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Dartford, Kent [3]

Greenwich [3]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Brighton [2]

Brockley [2]

Brockley, Kent [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Jersey [2]

Reading [2]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Barton Regis Bristol England [1]

Bath Somerset [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Brockley, London SE [1]

Buffalo, New York [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Chatteris Cambridgeshire [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Faversham [1]

Gravesend [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Halling, Kent [1]

Hastings [1]

Hatherop, Gloucestershire [1]

Hendon [1]

Holybourne [1]

Islington [1]

Kettleburgh, Suffolk [1]

Leicester [1]

Leominster Herefordshire [1]

Lingfield, Surrey [1]

Lingfield, Tandridge, Surrey [1]

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Pakefield, Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Penge [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Poplar [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rogate, Sussex [1]

Shipley, Yorkshire [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Small Heath, Birmingham [1]

Wells Somerset [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Westminster, London [1]

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Private [73]

Corporal [10]

Driver [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Gunner [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pilot Officer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [7]

Labour Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Life Guards [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Household Battalion [1]

1st Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps [1]

53rd Brigade, Supply & Transport Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cyclist Corp [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps Eastern Command ex Royal Field Artillery [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [110]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [19]

A [13]

B [13]

S [12]

P [11]

C [10]

R [9]

G [8]

W [7]

M [6]

T [5]

E [4]

F [3]

J [3]

L [3]

D [2]

N [2]

K [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [126]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [133] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dartford, Kent [3] Greenwich [3] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Brighton [2] Brockley [2] Brockley, Kent [2] Holborn, London [2] Jersey [2] Reading [2] Alton, Hampshire [1] Barton Regis Bristol England [1] Bath Somerset [1] Bermondsey [1] Brockley, London SE [1] Buffalo, New York [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Chatteris Cambridgeshire [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Faversham [1] Gravesend [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Halling, Kent [1] Hastings [1] Hatherop, Gloucestershire [1] Hendon [1] Holybourne [1] Islington [1] Kettleburgh, Suffolk [1] Leicester [1] Leominster Herefordshire [1] Lingfield, Surrey [1] Lingfield, Tandridge, Surrey [1] Middlesex [1] Pakefield, Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Penge [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Poplar [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Rogate, Sussex [1] Shipley, Yorkshire [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Small Heath, Birmingham [1] Wells Somerset [1] West Ham, London [1] Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Private [73] Corporal [10] Driver [8] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Gunner [4] Rifleman [4] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commander [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Munitions Worker [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pilot Officer [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [13] London Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [7] Labour Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Engineers [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Grenadier Guards [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Life Guards [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Household Battalion [1] 1st Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps [1] 53rd Brigade, Supply & Transport Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cyclist Corp [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Household Battalion [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps Eastern Command ex Royal Field Artillery [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [110] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [19] A [13] B [13] S [12] P [11] C [10] R [9] G [8] W [7] M [6] T [5] E [4] F [3] J [3] L [3] D [2] N [2] K [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [126] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Cecil Harding

British Army W/3026 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army W/3026 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney J Wood

British Army S/17527 Private Rifle Brigade

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Patrick Redington

British Army 327201 ex 29618 Serjeant Labour Corps Eastern Command ex Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney Robert Rye

British Army L/8258 Private East Kent Regiment

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Bertie Gildersleeves

British Army 41290 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Harold Charles Self

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 22057 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Joseph Gildersleeve

British Army 5331 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 572460 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

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Walter J Gildersleeve

British Army 5462 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 352340 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

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John Robert William Gildersleeve

British Army 134286 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Edwards

British Army 45055 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army 70814 Corporal Labour Corps

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Lily Maud Truphet

Born 1899

Died 1991

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Woolwich Arsenal

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Thomas W Newnham

Died 1916

British Army S/20900 Private Rifle Brigade

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Donald Hendry Bruce

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy 15881 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK

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