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Bury, Lancashire [15]

London [15]

Sittingbourne, Kent [15]

Ramsgate, Kent [13]

Manchester [10]

Margate, Kent [10]

Toronto, Ontario [10]

Dover, Kent [9]

Canterbury, Kent [8]

Montreal, Quebec [8]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [7]

Birmingham [7]

Folkestone [7]

Lambeth, London [7]

Lambeth, Surrey [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Carleton in Craven [6]

Chatham, Kent [6]

Faversham, Kent [6]

London, Ontario [6]

Rochester, Kent [6]

York, Ontario [6]

Beckenham, Kent [5]

Brentford [5]

Folkestone, Kent [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Isleworth, Middlesex [5]

Marylebone, London [5]

Ontario [5]

Quebec City, Quebec [5]

Rainham, Kent [5]

Battersea, Surrey [4]

Birchington, Kent [4]

Bollington, Cheshire [4]

Brixton, Surrey [4]

Camberwell [4]

Doddington, Kent [4]

Dublin [4]

Kensington [4]

Leyton, Essex [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Ottawa, Ontario [4]

Reading [4]

Sheerness, Kent [4]

Victoria, British Columbia [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Brixton [3]

Clerkenwell, London [3]

Rank

Private [801]

Nursing Sister [166]

Captain [76]

Second Lieutenant [76]

Lieutenant [74]

Corporal [70]

Lance Corporal [69]

Gunner [54]

Sapper [42]

Serjeant [34]

Worker [31]

Driver [23]

Sergeant [20]

Able Seaman [19]

Major [17]

Nurse [14]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Staff Nurse [11]

Lieutenant Commander [10]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Probationary Flight Officer [10]

2nd Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Commander [9]

Sister [9]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [7]

Bombardier [6]

Rifleman [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Flight Lieutenant [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Midshipman [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Acting Flight Lieutenant [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Sister [2]

Boy [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain and Honorary Major [2]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [346]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [303]

Canadian Infantry [172]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [158]

Royal Engineers [60]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Lancashire Fusiliers [51]

London Regiment [48]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [36]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Royal Air Force [22]

Royal Flying Corps [22]

Royal West Kent Regiment [19]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [18]

Canadian Engineers [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Naval Air Service [15]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

British Red Cross Society [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

HMS Barham [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

RAF [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

French Red Cross [4]

HMS Hampshire [4]

Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Canadian Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [971]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [568]

Royal Navy [205]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107]

Other Empire Force [14]

Indian Army [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [241]

M [224]

S [144]

C [135]

G [123]

A [118]

H [114]

W [98]

F [95]

T [79]

P [75]

D [72]

R [68]

L [51]

J [46]

K [36]

E [30]

N [23]

O [22]

V [17]

I [13]

Q [5]

Y [5]

Z [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1814]

Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [504]

Canada [41]

China [3]

India [3]

United States [3]

Gibraltar [2]

Hong Kong [2]

Isle of Man [2]

Malaysia [2]

Malta [2]

Australia [1]

Germany [1]

Greece [1]

Jamaica [1]

Singapore [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Sweden [1]

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Place of birth

Bury, Lancashire [15] London [15] Sittingbourne, Kent [15] Ramsgate, Kent [13] Manchester [10] Margate, Kent [10] Toronto, Ontario [10] Dover, Kent [9] Canterbury, Kent [8] Montreal, Quebec [8] Birkenhead, Cheshire [7] Birmingham [7] Folkestone [7] Lambeth, London [7] Lambeth, Surrey [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Carleton in Craven [6] Chatham, Kent [6] Faversham, Kent [6] London, Ontario [6] Rochester, Kent [6] York, Ontario [6] Beckenham, Kent [5] Brentford [5] Folkestone, Kent [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Isleworth, Middlesex [5] Marylebone, London [5] Ontario [5] Quebec City, Quebec [5] Rainham, Kent [5] Battersea, Surrey [4] Birchington, Kent [4] Bollington, Cheshire [4] Brixton, Surrey [4] Camberwell [4] Doddington, Kent [4] Dublin [4] Kensington [4] Leyton, Essex [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Ottawa, Ontario [4] Reading [4] Sheerness, Kent [4] Victoria, British Columbia [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Brixton [3] Clerkenwell, London [3]

Rank

Private [801] Nursing Sister [166] Captain [76] Second Lieutenant [76] Lieutenant [74] Corporal [70] Lance Corporal [69] Gunner [54] Sapper [42] Serjeant [34] Worker [31] Driver [23] Sergeant [20] Able Seaman [19] Major [17] Nurse [14] Stoker 1st Class [12] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Staff Nurse [11] Lieutenant Commander [10] Ordinary Seaman [10] Probationary Flight Officer [10] 2nd Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [9] Commander [9] Sister [9] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [7] Bombardier [6] Rifleman [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Flight Lieutenant [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Midshipman [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Captain [3] Cook's Mate [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Acting Flight Lieutenant [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Sister [2] Boy [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain and Honorary Major [2]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [346] Canadian Army Medical Corps [303] Canadian Infantry [172] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [158] Royal Engineers [60] Royal Field Artillery [59] Lancashire Fusiliers [51] London Regiment [48] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [36] Voluntary Aid Detachment [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Royal Air Force [22] Royal Flying Corps [22] Royal West Kent Regiment [19] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [18] Canadian Engineers [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] Middlesex Regiment [16] Labour Corps [15] Royal Naval Air Service [15] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Border Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] British Red Cross Society [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] HMS Barham [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] RAF [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] French Red Cross [4] HMS Hampshire [4] Kent Regiment [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Canadian Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [971] Canadian Expeditionary Force [568] Royal Navy [205] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107] Other Empire Force [14] Indian Army [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [241] M [224] S [144] C [135] G [123] A [118] H [114] W [98] F [95] T [79] P [75] D [72] R [68] L [51] J [46] K [36] E [30] N [23] O [22] V [17] I [13] Q [5] Y [5] Z [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1814] Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [504] Canada [41] China [3] India [3] United States [3] Gibraltar [2] Hong Kong [2] Isle of Man [2] Malaysia [2] Malta [2] Australia [1] Germany [1] Greece [1] Jamaica [1] Singapore [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1] Sweden [1]

William Henry Farriss

Born 1896

Died 1989

British Army 36597 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Francis John Marriott

Born 1893

Died 1954

British Army 1891 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 530283 Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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Jesse Marshall Maxted

Born 1888

Died 1924

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266365

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Ferdinand Henry Phillips

Born 1892

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20760

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Helen Kynaston Greg

Born 1893

Died 1984

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Charles Taylor Tilley

Born 1878

Died 1967

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242021

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Sidney Lane Foster St Barbe

Born 1895

Died 1939

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117693

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Arthur George Elgar

Born 1885

Died 1970

British Army R4/095498 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas William Wickham

Born 1878

Died 1943

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235001

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Norah Isabel Gilhespie

Born 1898

Died 1985

Royal Navy G2013

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Charles William Maxted

Born 1898

Died 1986

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59769

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Ernest Guy Richard Lloyd

Born 1890

Died 1987

British Army Commander The Loyal Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Acting Major Kings Shropshire Light Infantry

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Ernest William Greg

Born 1862

Died 1934

British Army Colonel Reserve of Officers and Special List

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 14th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps.

British Army Captain The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 2nd Volunteer Battalion

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Benjamin Dobson Stuart

Born 1892

Died 1978

Royal Navy J71013

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Roy Klinzing

Born 1897

Died 1981

Canadian Expeditionary Force 474027 Private Canadian Infantry 65th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 474027 Private 46th Canadian Infantry Battalion

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Hamlet George

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army G/746 Private East Kent Regiment

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John William Stuart

Born 1896

Died 1945

British Army M2/048508 Private Army Service Corps

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Henry Andrew Richard Hay

Born 1894

Died 1920

British Army 201937 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Geoffrey Winthrop-Young

Born 1876

Died 1958

British Army British Red Cross Society

Other Empire Force Friends' Ambulance Unit

Other Empire Force Friends' Ambulance Unit Italian Unit

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Edward Walter Glendinning

Born 1896

Died 1983

British Army 1852 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 17 Corps

British Army S/212023 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S/212023 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

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