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Folkestone [65]

Folkestone, Kent [36]

London [8]

Hythe, Kent [6]

Maidstone, Kent [6]

Sevenoaks, Kent [6]

Gravesend, Kent [5]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [5]

Beckenham, Kent [4]

Canterbury, Kent [4]

Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bromley, Kent [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Dartford, Kent [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Faversham, Kent [3]

Northfleet, Kent [3]

Norwood, London [3]

Rochester, Kent [3]

Canterbury [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Cobham, Kent [2]

Croydon [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Elham, Kent [2]

Erith [2]

Folkestone Kent [2]

Four Cheriton Rd, Folkestone, Kent [2]

Margate [2]

Newlyn, Cornwall [2]

Staplehurst, Kent [2]

11 Bradstone Avenue, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Acrise, near Folkestone [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Barcombe, Sussex [1]

Barham [1]

Barry Dock, Glamorganshire [1]

Bathampton, Somerset [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishopton, Stockton on Tees [1]

Borstal, Rochester, Kent [1]

Bow London [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brenchley, Kent [1]

Bridge Street, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Bridle Path Cottage, Tupwood, Caterham Valley, Surrey [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [196]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Corporal [29]

Serjeant [26]

Lance Corporal [17]

Sapper [16]

Gunner [15]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [14]

Driver [11]

Lance-Corporal [6]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Sergeant [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

1st Class Air Mechanic [1]

2nd. Lieutenant [1]

3rd Class Air Mechanic [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Cpl. [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Gnr. [1]

L/Bdr. [1]

L/Cpl. [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [47]

Royal West Kent Regiment [34]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Engineers [23]

Non-Combatant Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [6]

Kent Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6]

Non Combatant Corps [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [4]

21st Lancers [3]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

9th Lancers [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Service

British Army [387]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [104]

C [92]

D [45]

A [44]

H [34]

F [26]

G [26]

S [23]

W [21]

E [17]

P [13]

R [11]

M [10]

L [7]

J [6]

T [6]

K [4]

N [2]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [351]

Conscientious Objector [108]

Country

United Kingdom [389]

New Zealand [4]

Ireland [3]

Canada [2]

Jersey [1]

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Place of birth

Folkestone [65] Folkestone, Kent [36] London [8] Hythe, Kent [6] Maidstone, Kent [6] Sevenoaks, Kent [6] Gravesend, Kent [5] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [5] Beckenham, Kent [4] Canterbury, Kent [4] Ramsgate, Kent [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bromley, Kent [3] Camberwell, London [3] Dartford, Kent [3] Dover, Kent [3] Faversham, Kent [3] Northfleet, Kent [3] Norwood, London [3] Rochester, Kent [3] Canterbury [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Cobham, Kent [2] Croydon [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Elham, Kent [2] Erith [2] Folkestone Kent [2] Four Cheriton Rd, Folkestone, Kent [2] Margate [2] Newlyn, Cornwall [2] Staplehurst, Kent [2] 11 Bradstone Avenue, Folkestone, Kent [1] Acrise, near Folkestone [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Barcombe, Sussex [1] Barham [1] Barry Dock, Glamorganshire [1] Bathampton, Somerset [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Birmingham [1] Bishopton, Stockton on Tees [1] Borstal, Rochester, Kent [1] Bow London [1] Bow, London [1] Brenchley, Kent [1] Bridge Street, Folkestone, Kent [1] Bridle Path Cottage, Tupwood, Caterham Valley, Surrey [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brighton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [196] Second Lieutenant [37] Corporal [29] Serjeant [26] Lance Corporal [17] Sapper [16] Gunner [15] Captain [14] Lieutenant [14] Driver [11] Lance-Corporal [6] Rifleman [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Sergeant [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 1st Class Air Mechanic [1] 2nd. Lieutenant [1] 3rd Class Air Mechanic [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bugler [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Cpl. [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Gnr. [1] L/Bdr. [1] L/Cpl. [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [47] Royal West Kent Regiment [34] London Regiment [29] Royal Engineers [23] Non-Combatant Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Royal Field Artillery [20] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [16] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Fusiliers [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] The Queen's Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [7] Essex Regiment [6] Kent Cyclist Battalion [6] Kent Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6] Non Combatant Corps [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Air Force [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [4] 21st Lancers [3] Army Pay Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] 9th Lancers [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment (London Scottish) [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Military Foot Police [2]

Service

British Army [387] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [104] C [92] D [45] A [44] H [34] F [26] G [26] S [23] W [21] E [17] P [13] R [11] M [10] L [7] J [6] T [6] K [4] N [2] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [351] Conscientious Objector [108]

Country

United Kingdom [389] New Zealand [4] Ireland [3] Canada [2] Jersey [1]

Albert James Williams

Born 1899

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Stanley Victor Basill

Born 1898

British Army G23849 Private East Kent Regiment

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Francis Coleman

British Army 9967 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Leslie C Wise

British Army 93247 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Guy Gordon Downing

Born 1890

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Herbert Hanson Style

Born 1882

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/1671 Private Wellington Infantry Battalion

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Frederick Morris Dimmick

Born 1869

Died 1915

Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. Victory II

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13/157 Serjeant Auckland Mounted Rifles

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William Kerr Ames

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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W W Banks

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army L/7809 Serjeant East Kent Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army L/7809 Acting Colour Serjeant East Kent Regiment 6th east Battalion

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Piers Acton Eliot Warburton

Born 1885

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Sapper

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/63A Sapper New Zealand Engineers, British Section

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Herbert Edward Fishenden

Born 1893

Died 1980

British Army SD/307 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/307 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Vernon Cyril Bourne

British Army S4/109881 Private Army Service Corps

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George Edward Philpott

Born 1901

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent

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