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Ashford, Kent [61]

Willesborough, Ashford, Kent [12]

Folkestone, Kent [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Mersham, Kent [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

High Halden [1]

High Halden, Kent [1]

Kent [1]

Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent [1]

Leytonstone, London [1]

London [1]

Lower Hadres, Kent [1]

Lydd, Kent [1]

Lympne, Kent [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Nova Scotia [1]

Scotland [1]

Sevington, Ashford, Kent [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

South Ashford, Kent [1]

West Derby, Lancashire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Wye, Kent [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [104]

Lance Corporal [8]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Driver [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boy [1]

Chaplain 4th Class Reverend [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corpl. [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Sergeant Major [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [36]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

London Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

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

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Kent Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Company [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

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

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Paragon [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [126]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [25]

H [17]

F [14]

W [12]

M [11]

S [11]

C [9]

P [7]

R [7]

D [6]

G [5]

L [5]

E [3]

V [3]

A [2]

J [2]

K [2]

T [2]

Y [2]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [141]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [146] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ashford, Kent [61] Willesborough, Ashford, Kent [12] Folkestone, Kent [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Mersham, Kent [2] Battersea, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Charing, Kent [1] Dover, Kent [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] High Halden [1] High Halden, Kent [1] Kent [1] Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent [1] Leytonstone, London [1] London [1] Lower Hadres, Kent [1] Lydd, Kent [1] Lympne, Kent [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Nova Scotia [1] Scotland [1] Sevington, Ashford, Kent [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] South Ashford, Kent [1] West Derby, Lancashire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Wye, Kent [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [104] Lance Corporal [8] Sapper [6] Serjeant [6] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Driver [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Army Service Corps [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boy [1] Chaplain 4th Class Reverend [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corpl. [1] Guardsman [1] L/Cpl [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Sergeant Major [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [36] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] London Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Kent Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Essex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Buffs (East Kent Regiment [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Canadian Machine Gun Company [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Otranto." [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Paragon [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [126] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [25] H [17] F [14] W [12] M [11] S [11] C [9] P [7] R [7] D [6] G [5] L [5] E [3] V [3] A [2] J [2] K [2] T [2] Y [2] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [141]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Frank Claude Barton

Born 1889

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210297 Serjeant

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George William Wood

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 82429 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 82429 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Henry Cyril Maynard

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army G/18997 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 18997 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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William Henry Soundie

Born 1890

Died 1959

British Army 55364 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 55364 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 66364 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Bertie Heritage

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army L/6746 Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant Royal West Surrey Regiment 9th

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George Lewis Foam

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army G/6258 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/6258 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Reginald George William Holder

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2642 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George William Veness

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 1354 Private Hussars

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Leonard William Martin

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 9202 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 203616 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Robert Roberts

Born 1900

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244301 Leading Aircraftman

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John Thomas Blaskett

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army G/13021 Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/13021 Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William Thomas Beaney

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 9176 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 57178 Private Welsh Regiment

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David William Collins

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 73516 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Frederick George Paine

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/30516 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Archibald William Mcalpine

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army L/8871 Private East Kent Regiment

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Franklin Walter Ovenden

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army G/21416 Private East Kent Regiment

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Leonard Philip Maris

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army G56 Private East Kent Regiment

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Frank Watson

Born 1861

Died 1919

British Army 1523 Army Service Corps

British Army S2/02600 Staff Sergeant Major Royal Army Service Corps

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Edwin Henry Riddles

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army S/10006 Private East Kent Regiment 6th

British Army S/10006 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th

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Charles George Francis

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 15546 Sapper Royal Engineers

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