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Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [15]

Sittingbourne, Kent [9]

Chatham, Kent [7]

Alfriston [5]

Gillingham, Kent [5]

Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [5]

Rainham, Kent [5]

Chatham Kent [3]

Hartlip, Kent [3]

Headcorn, Kent [3]

London [3]

Rainham Kent [3]

Rochester, Kent [3]

St Saviour Southwark [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birmingham [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Milton Sittingbourne Kent [2]

Ramsgate, Kent. [2]

Sittingbourne Kent [2]

26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London [1]

Alfriston, England [1]

Alfriston, Sussex [1]

Allam Bridge Mill, Alveley, Bridgnorth Shropshire [1]

Alveley Shropshire [1]

Alverley Shropshire [1]

Anerley Bromley Kent [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Ashburnham [1]

Ballincollig, County Cork [1]

Barnet [1]

Bedford Bedfordshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Beer Devon [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green London [1]

Bewdley, Worcestershire [1]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Bishopwearmouth, County Durham [1]

Bombay [1]

Borden Sittingbourne Kent [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bredhurst, Kent [1]

Brighton [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burnham on Crouch, Essex [1]

Burnlane, Devon [1]

Buxted [1]

Camberwell [1]

Rank

Private [235]

Sapper [30]

Corporal [26]

Serjeant [26]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [21]

Captain [19]

Gunner [15]

Major [13]

Driver [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Pioneer [11]

Rifleman [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Able Seaman [5]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Captain [2]

Midshipman [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombadier [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Buglar Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Bugler Boy [1]

C Serjt. Major [1]

CPL [1]

Captain (Rtd) [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Cinematographer [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [55]

East Kent Regiment [49]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [22]

Royal West Kent Regiment [21]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

London Regiment [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

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

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

HMS Pembroke [2]

Hussars [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [2]

Service

British Army [372]

Royal Navy [65]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [56]

C [50]

H [37]

W [33]

M [32]

S [31]

D [27]

R [25]

F [24]

A [23]

P [23]

G [22]

L [21]

K [20]

E [11]

J [11]

T [11]

N [8]

O [5]

V [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [458]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [229]

India [3]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [15] Sittingbourne, Kent [9] Chatham, Kent [7] Alfriston [5] Gillingham, Kent [5] Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [5] Rainham, Kent [5] Chatham Kent [3] Hartlip, Kent [3] Headcorn, Kent [3] London [3] Rainham Kent [3] Rochester, Kent [3] St Saviour Southwark [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birmingham [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Milton Sittingbourne Kent [2] Ramsgate, Kent. [2] Sittingbourne Kent [2] 26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London [1] Alfriston, England [1] Alfriston, Sussex [1] Allam Bridge Mill, Alveley, Bridgnorth Shropshire [1] Alveley Shropshire [1] Alverley Shropshire [1] Anerley Bromley Kent [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Ashburnham [1] Ballincollig, County Cork [1] Barnet [1] Bedford Bedfordshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Beer Devon [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green London [1] Bewdley, Worcestershire [1] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Bishopwearmouth, County Durham [1] Bombay [1] Borden Sittingbourne Kent [1] Bow, London [1] Bredhurst, Kent [1] Brighton [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burnham on Crouch, Essex [1] Burnlane, Devon [1] Buxted [1] Camberwell [1]

Rank

Private [235] Sapper [30] Corporal [26] Serjeant [26] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [21] Captain [19] Gunner [15] Major [13] Driver [12] Lance Corporal [11] Pioneer [11] Rifleman [8] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Able Seaman [5] Sergeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Commander [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Captain [2] Midshipman [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Bombadier [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sister [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Buglar Boy [1] Bugler [1] Bugler Boy [1] C Serjt. Major [1] CPL [1] Captain (Rtd) [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Cinematographer [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [55] East Kent Regiment [49] Royal Field Artillery [22] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [22] Royal West Kent Regiment [21] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] London Regiment [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Labour Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] HMS Pembroke [2] Hussars [2] Kent Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [2]

Service

British Army [372] Royal Navy [65] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [56] C [50] H [37] W [33] M [32] S [31] D [27] R [25] F [24] A [23] P [23] G [22] L [21] K [20] E [11] J [11] T [11] N [8] O [5] V [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [458] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [229] India [3] South Africa [2] Australia [1] New Zealand [1]

Ambrose Anderson

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 5378 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 32665 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 32665 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Eric Henry Goodwin Leggett

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Walderne St Clair Tisdall

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy London 10/3076 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion

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William Richard Bernard Cotter

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 6707 Private East Kent Regiment

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John Thomas Nutton

Born 1892

Died 1929

Royal Navy L3351

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James Thomas Byford Mccudden

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 892 Serjeant Royal Flying Corps

British Army 892 Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major Royal Air Force 60th Squadron

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Ronald Niel Stuart

Born 1886

Died 1954

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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Edward Carter

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8564 Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Battalion

British Army 8564 Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Eric Stuart Dougall

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 127027 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Edwin Claud Toke Dooner

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant and Adjutant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Captain and Adjutant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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The Honourable Julian Henry Francis Grenfell

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

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Alexander Malins Lafone

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army Major Middlesex Hussars (County of London Yeomanry) 1st Battalion

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Alfred Foord

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army L/6210 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Thomas Riversdale Colyer-Fergusson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1021 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Acting Captain Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 1021 Captain Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Reginald Leonard Haine

Born 1896

Died 1982

British Army 1496 Corporal Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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