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Hastings [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Battle [1]

Devon [1]

Dulwich [1]

Kensington London [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Saint Leonards, Sussex [1]

Skeffington, Leicestershire [1]

St Leonards, Sussex [1]

Staines, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [29]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Flight Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Trimmer [1]

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Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

London Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Buckinghamshire Hussars [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

HMS Falcon [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

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

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Clan McNaughton [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

South African Native Labour Corps [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

British Army [40]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [14]

T [9]

M [5]

L [4]

R [4]

B [3]

D [3]

P [3]

W [3]

F [2]

V [2]

A [1]

H [1]

J [1]

N [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [50]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [57] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hastings [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Battle [1] Devon [1] Dulwich [1] Kensington London [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Saint Leonards, Sussex [1] Skeffington, Leicestershire [1] St Leonards, Sussex [1] Staines, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [29] Second Lieutenant [6] Gunner [5] Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Flight Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] London Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Army Service Corps [1] Buckinghamshire Hussars [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] HMS Falcon [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancers [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Clan McNaughton [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] South African Native Labour Corps [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

British Army [40] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [14] T [9] M [5] L [4] R [4] B [3] D [3] P [3] W [3] F [2] V [2] A [1] H [1] J [1] N [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [50]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Eric Mennington Austin

Born 1893

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/339 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Harold Vincent

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army M2/019020 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M/019020 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Cyril Francis Lambert

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204203

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Edmund Teed

Born 1852

Died 1914

British Army Rifle Brigade

British Army Major Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion

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George Edward Bracey Stroud

Born 1887

Royal Navy 221919

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Herbert Slade Strickland

Born 1885

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

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Archibald Bernard Todman

Born 1892

Royal Navy Z/114 Royal Naval Division

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Frank C Tyrrell

British Army 25044 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William J Philcox

British Army GS/52096 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur Turner

British Army 10/950 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur C Rensch

British Army 27453 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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George F Stevens

British Army 9891 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C460 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frederick Mackellow

British Army 438537 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Audrey Heritage

Born 1901

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Percy Thomas Ross

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 2038 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 2038 Sergeant London Regiment 23rd (County of London) Battalion

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Edgar Reginald Willis

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Edward St. Clair Winebloom

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 775789 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Seymour

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army S/33186 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/33186 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Archibald Montague

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/11260 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Douglas B. Stamp

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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