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Hailsham [40]

Hellingly [8]

Eastbourne [7]

Hailsham, Sussex [6]

Polegate [3]

Battle [2]

Brighton [2]

Willingdon [2]

Ashill, Norfolk [1]

Beddingham [1]

Berwick [1]

Brighton England [1]

Broadwater, Worthing [1]

Burgh [1]

Bury St Edmunds [1]

Chiddingly [1]

Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Cuckfield [1]

Cwmbran, Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

East Hoathly [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Fairlight [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Goudhurst, Sussex [1]

Hammersmith, Middlesex [1]

Headcorn [1]

Herstmonceux [1]

Herstmonceux,Sussex. [1]

Hollington, Hastings [1]

Iden [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lewes [1]

Lindfield, Sussex [1]

Little Common, Bexhill [1]

London [1]

Mark, Somerset [1]

Mayfield [1]

Polegate, Sussex [1]

Portslade [1]

Salehurst [1]

Seaford [1]

Shoreham, Kent [1]

Stepney [1]

Sutton, Lancashire [1]

Upton, Devon [1]

Warbleton [1]

Westerham [1]

Rank

Private [79]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [3]

Driver [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Bombardier [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pte [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [48]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Sussex Yeomanry [2]

1st Sussex Yeomanry [1]

36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Infantry, Quebec Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Fort Garry Horse [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Flirt." [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

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

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Light Infantry [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment (Cyclists Corp) [1]

Service

British Army [109]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [13]

S [13]

M [12]

C [11]

H [11]

R [11]

P [9]

W [8]

G [5]

K [5]

L [5]

D [3]

F [3]

J [3]

A [2]

N [2]

T [2]

V [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [110]

Country

United Kingdom [115]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [121] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hailsham [40] Hellingly [8] Eastbourne [7] Hailsham, Sussex [6] Polegate [3] Battle [2] Brighton [2] Willingdon [2] Ashill, Norfolk [1] Beddingham [1] Berwick [1] Brighton England [1] Broadwater, Worthing [1] Burgh [1] Bury St Edmunds [1] Chiddingly [1] Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Cuckfield [1] Cwmbran, Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1] East Hoathly [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Fairlight [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Goudhurst, Sussex [1] Hammersmith, Middlesex [1] Headcorn [1] Herstmonceux [1] Herstmonceux,Sussex. [1] Hollington, Hastings [1] Iden [1] Kensington, London [1] Lambeth [1] Lewes [1] Lindfield, Sussex [1] Little Common, Bexhill [1] London [1] Mark, Somerset [1] Mayfield [1] Polegate, Sussex [1] Portslade [1] Salehurst [1] Seaford [1] Shoreham, Kent [1] Stepney [1] Sutton, Lancashire [1] Upton, Devon [1] Warbleton [1] Westerham [1]

Rank

Private [79] Gunner [9] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [6] Captain [3] Driver [3] Rifleman [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Bombardier [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pte [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [48] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [5] Essex Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS Good Hope [2] Labour Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Sussex Yeomanry [2] 1st Sussex Yeomanry [1] 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Service Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Infantry, Quebec Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Fort Garry Horse [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Flirt." [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marines Light Infantry [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1] Royal Sussex Regiment (Cyclists Corp) [1]

Service

British Army [109] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

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

Contribution

Military Service [110]

Country

United Kingdom [115] Australia [1] Canada [1] France [1] Germany [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

Frank Jabez Firrell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army SD/306 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st Southdown) Bn.

British Army SD/306 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st Southdowns) Bn.

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Ernest Saunders

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 50631 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Bn.

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David Parsons

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 5/974 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 240032 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 240032 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1st/5th Bn.

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William Henry Belcher

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 11307 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/11307 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 55617 Private Liverpool Regiment 24th Works Battalion

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Richard Page

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS119328 Stoker 1st Class

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Charles Hollibone

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army TR/9/6023 Private Army Reserve Infantry Battalion

British Army 43800 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 93337 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Ernest Woodhams

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 154083 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 41st Siege Battery

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Frederick Matthews

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 180925 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/287488 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 993 Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Bn.

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Ernest William Atkins

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army SD/274 Lance Sergeant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Bn.

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Albert E Putland

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army G/1930 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 8th Battalion

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Ambrose Nelson Stenning

Born 1889

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 389 Gunner 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group 55th Siege Battery

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Ernest Maryan

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 7419 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Bn.

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William George Hearsey

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/345 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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George Boniface

Died 1918

British Army 16483 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Bn.

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Alfred Stanley Cousens

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 611 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1/5th Sussex Battery

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Corrie Morse

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army GS50375 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/50375 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Bn.

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John Wood

Born 1871

Died 1916

Royal Navy 170070

Royal Navy 170070 Chief Stoker H.M.S. "Flirt."

Royal Navy 170070 Stoker 2nd Class

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James Uriah Vine

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 212574 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "C" Bty.

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Frederick Alderton

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 104109 Pioneer 48th Bn.

Canadian Expeditionary Force 104109 Pioneer Canadian Infantry 48th Bn.

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Charles Duncan Kerridge

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 763932 Private London Regiment

British Army 763932 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1st/28th Bn.

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