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HACKNEY [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Alvechurch, Worcestershire [1]

Anerley, Croydon, Surrey [1]

BALHAM SURREY [1]

BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

BLEAN, WHITSTABLE, KENT [1]

BRIXTON SURREY [1]

BRLOMLEY KENT [1]

BROCKLEY, LEWISHAM [1]

BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burham, Kent [1]

CHISWICK, MIDDLESEX [1]

CHRISTCHURCH, HAMPSHIRE [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

DARTFORD KENT [1]

DEPTFORD [1]

EARLSFIELD,SURREY [1]

EASTRY, KENT [1]

EDMONTON ENFIELD MIDDLESEX ENGLAND [1]

East Dulwich Camberwell London [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

FULHAM, MIDDLE SEX (NOW GREATER LONDON) [1]

Godstone, Chelsham, Surrey [1]

Grove Park, Lee, Lewisham ,Kent [1]

HAMMERSMITH, MIDDLESEX [1]

HENLEY, OXFORDSHIRE [1]

HOUGHAM KENT [1]

HOXTON MIDDLESEX [1]

Hoo, Kent [1]

Hythe, Kent [1]

IGHTHAM, MALLING, WROTHAM, KENT [1]

ISLINGTON [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Kingston, Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

LEICESTER LEICESTERSHIRE [1]

LEWISHAM, KENT [1]

LITTLEBOURNE, KENT [1]

Little Chart [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

MALLING, SHOREHAM, KENT, EMGLAND [1]

MILTON, NEAR SITTINGBOURNE, KENT [1]

MOTTINGHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Melbourne [1]

NEW MALDEN SURREY [1]

Rank

Private [57]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [5]

Rifleman [5]

Captain [4]

Gunner [4]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

BOY 1ST CLASS [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

CHIEF GUNNER [1]

CORPORAL [1]

Chief [1]

Colonel [1]

LANCE SERJEANT [1]

LEADING SIGNALMAN [1]

LEADING STOKER [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

PETTY OFFICER STOKER [1]

SIGNALMAN [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

VAD [1]

leading stoker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

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

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

HMS RUSSELL [2]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

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

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

ARMY SERVICE CORPS [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Australian Army Nursing Service [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Corps of Hussars (Acting Quartermaster Sergeant) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M. S/M 'E.18' [1]

HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

HMS Derwent [1]

HMS EDEN [1]

HMS Philomel [1]

HMS RAGLAN [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

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

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [77]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [14]

B [12]

C [11]

P [8]

W [8]

F [6]

G [6]

H [6]

T [4]

K [3]

L [3]

M [3]

O [3]

A [2]

E [2]

D [1]

I [1]

J [1]

N [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [59]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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HACKNEY [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Alvechurch, Worcestershire [1] Anerley, Croydon, Surrey [1] BALHAM SURREY [1] BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1] BLEAN, WHITSTABLE, KENT [1] BRIXTON SURREY [1] BRLOMLEY KENT [1] BROCKLEY, LEWISHAM [1] BROMLEY, KENT [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burham, Kent [1] CHISWICK, MIDDLESEX [1] CHRISTCHURCH, HAMPSHIRE [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] DARTFORD KENT [1] DEPTFORD [1] EARLSFIELD,SURREY [1] EASTRY, KENT [1] EDMONTON ENFIELD MIDDLESEX ENGLAND [1] East Dulwich Camberwell London [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] FULHAM, MIDDLE SEX (NOW GREATER LONDON) [1] Godstone, Chelsham, Surrey [1] Grove Park, Lee, Lewisham ,Kent [1] HAMMERSMITH, MIDDLESEX [1] HENLEY, OXFORDSHIRE [1] HOUGHAM KENT [1] HOXTON MIDDLESEX [1] Hoo, Kent [1] Hythe, Kent [1] IGHTHAM, MALLING, WROTHAM, KENT [1] ISLINGTON [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Kilkenny [1] Kingston, Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] LEICESTER LEICESTERSHIRE [1] LEWISHAM, KENT [1] LITTLEBOURNE, KENT [1] Little Chart [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] MALLING, SHOREHAM, KENT, EMGLAND [1] MILTON, NEAR SITTINGBOURNE, KENT [1] MOTTINGHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Melbourne [1] NEW MALDEN SURREY [1]

Rank

Private [57] Second Lieutenant [11] Corporal [5] Rifleman [5] Captain [4] Gunner [4] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] BOY 1ST CLASS [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1] CHIEF GUNNER [1] CORPORAL [1] Chief [1] Colonel [1] LANCE SERJEANT [1] LEADING SIGNALMAN [1] LEADING STOKER [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] PETTY OFFICER STOKER [1] SIGNALMAN [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Stoker First Class [1] VAD [1] leading stoker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] HMS RUSSELL [2] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2] Kent Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] ARMY SERVICE CORPS [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Australian Army Nursing Service [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Corps of Hussars (Acting Quartermaster Sergeant) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M. S/M 'E.18' [1] HMS 'Vanguard' [1] HMS Derwent [1] HMS EDEN [1] HMS Philomel [1] HMS RAGLAN [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles) [1] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [77] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [14] B [12] C [11] P [8] W [8] F [6] G [6] H [6] T [4] K [3] L [3] M [3] O [3] A [2] E [2] D [1] I [1] J [1] N [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [59] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Frederick Percival Maurice Church

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army B/19664 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion

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Henry Charles Fryer

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 2393 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Depot

British Army 2135 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 231 Field Ambulance

British Army Royal Army Medical Corps Base Depot

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Richard Percy Gardner

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 6400 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 761331 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 761331 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Robert Igglesden

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 435252

Canadian Expeditionary Force 435252 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Percy Horsfall Marshall

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 7582 Private London Regiment

British Army 7582 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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George David Collins

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/2893 Private Kent Regiment 8th royal west Battalion

British Army GS/2893 Private Kent Regiment 8th royal west Battalion

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Oliver John Stone

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 4th (Wessex) Bde. att. 2nd Bty. 41st Bde.

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Frank Albert Chidley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army G/14142 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/14142 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Alfred Robert Charles

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180172

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180172 Private Canadian Infantry 19TH BATTALION

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Cyril Alfred George Fearn

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3913 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 471269 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

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Arthur Knowles

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy SIGNALMAN

Royal Navy J5144 LEADING SIGNALMAN HMS EDEN

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Bert Alfred Grayland

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army GS/8126 LANCE SERJEANT Royal West Kent Regiment 10TH BATTALION

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Ernest Alfred Stokes

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army C/6292 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frederick Parrott

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army TF/240435 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Alfred Saunders

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 993 Staff Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Percy George Essex

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5907 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry James Smithers

Born 1881

Died 1916

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Charles Grosch

British Army PW/2871 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Richard Walsh

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS116273

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Ernest Lloyd

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army S/16612 Private Rifle Brigade

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