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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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People [96] Stories Communities

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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]

Samuel William Powley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 12785 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert Alfred Noble

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/18215 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/18215 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Oswald Charles Bird Hyde

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4955 Private London Regiment

British Army 4955 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Cyril Bertram Ward

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 74071 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)

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Louis Frederick Aberdeen

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5002 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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John Henry Stone

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army L/22068 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward James Biggs

Born 1899

Royal Navy J33405

Royal Navy BOY 1ST CLASS HMS RUSSELL

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Attwood Alfred Torrens

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Barber

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 136305

Canadian Expeditionary Force 136305 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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John Albert Backhurst

Born 1896

British Army 5831 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

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Martin Walsh

Born 1887

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Nicholas Hughes

Born 1890

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Frederick Gordon Best

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3163 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 24157 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 24157 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred Pett

British Army G 21135 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Henry James Shaxted

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army G 13357 Private THE QUEEN'S ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT A COY 10TH BATTALION

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Percy F Overy

British Army L/15716 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Kathleen Power

Born 1888

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force Nursing Sister Australian Army Nursing Service

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Henry Richard Benge

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 17095 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 17095 Private

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Francis William Oclee

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army G/3033 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army TF/3033 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William R Waters

British Army 25232 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/42561 Private Middlesex Regiment

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