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Ramsgate, Kent [840]

Thanet, Kent [298]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [199]

Ramsgate, Kent. [86]

Ramsgate [17]

Ramsgate. Kent [17]

Thanet, Kent. [16]

Dublin [10]

Folkestone, Kent [10]

Islington, London [8]

Maidstone, Kent [8]

Margate, Kent [8]

Whitstable, Kent [8]

Hastings, Sussex [7]

London [7]

Broadstairs, Kent [6]

Eastbourne, Sussex [6]

Kensington, London [6]

Faversham, Kent [5]

Fulham, London [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent [5]

St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [5]

St. Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [5]

St. Peter's. Broadstairs, Kent [5]

Chatham, Kent [4]

Deal, Kent [4]

Dover, Kent [4]

Eastry, Kent [4]

Gillingham, Kent [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [4]

Sittingbourne, Kent [4]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Minster In Thanet, Kent [3]

Minster in Thanet, Kent [3]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [3]

Sandwich, Kent [3]

Whitechapel, London [3]

Woolwich, London [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Birchington, Kent [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cambridge [2]

Charing, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [721]

Deck Hand [140]

Lieutenant [121]

Able Seaman [115]

Captain [111]

Sapper [110]

Second Lieutenant [110]

Serjeant [88]

Corporal [86]

Gunner [83]

Lance Corporal [56]

Major [50]

Driver [49]

Seaman [49]

Second Hand [46]

Stoker 1st Class [43]

Ordinary Seaman [40]

Boy 2nd Class [31]

Boy 1st Class [29]

Leading Seaman [25]

Skipper [24]

Stoker [24]

Civilian [22]

Trimmer [22]

Stoker 2nd Class [21]

Petty Officer [20]

Pioneer [17]

Rifleman [16]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [15]

Ord. Seaman [15]

Sergeant [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [13]

Boy [13]

Engineman [13]

Leading Stoker [12]

Deck-Hand [11]

Signal Boy [11]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Bombardier [9]

Chief Petty Officer [9]

Petty Officer Stoker [9]

Temporary Captain [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Mate [6]

Reverend [6]

Signalman [6]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [311]

Royal Engineers [179]

East Kent Regiment [163]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [122]

Royal Field Artillery [102]

Labour Corps [84]

Royal Garrison Artillery [61]

Army Service Corps [59]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [56]

HMS Pembroke [48]

London Regiment [48]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Royal Fusiliers [37]

Royal West Kent Regiment [36]

Royal Air Force [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [29]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [26]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [24]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [23]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [21]

Royal Naval Air Service [20]

H.M.S. Ganges [19]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

H.M.S. President II [17]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Royal Flying Corps [16]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

Canadian Infantry [15]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

HMS Alert [14]

Grenadier Guards [13]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [13]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

HMS Ganges [12]

HMS President II [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [10]

Service

British Army [1253]

Royal Navy [1026]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [186]

Other Empire Force [97]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [63]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

Indian Army [20]

Canadian Navy [9]

South African Services [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [297]

B [292]

H [263]

M [217]

C [210]

W [210]

P [168]

G [142]

A [119]

R [119]

T [112]

F [111]

D [103]

L [90]

J [58]

K [55]

N [53]

E [49]

O [35]

V [24]

Y [13]

I [11]

U [8]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1835]

Merchant Navy [235]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1127]

Canada [14]

Australia [11]

India [9]

Ireland [9]

South Africa [6]

Gibraltar [3]

New Zealand [3]

United States [3]

Malaysia [1]

Malta [1]

Singapore [1]

Sudan [1]

Tonga [1]

Yemen [1]

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Ramsgate, Kent [840] Thanet, Kent [298] Ramsgate, Kent, England [199] Ramsgate, Kent. [86] Ramsgate [17] Ramsgate. Kent [17] Thanet, Kent. [16] Dublin [10] Folkestone, Kent [10] Islington, London [8] Maidstone, Kent [8] Margate, Kent [8] Whitstable, Kent [8] Hastings, Sussex [7] London [7] Broadstairs, Kent [6] Eastbourne, Sussex [6] Kensington, London [6] Faversham, Kent [5] Fulham, London [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent [5] St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [5] St. Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [5] St. Peter's. Broadstairs, Kent [5] Chatham, Kent [4] Deal, Kent [4] Dover, Kent [4] Eastry, Kent [4] Gillingham, Kent [4] Hackney, London [4] Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [4] Sittingbourne, Kent [4] Canterbury, Kent [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Minster In Thanet, Kent [3] Minster in Thanet, Kent [3] Ryde, Isle of Wight [3] Sandwich, Kent [3] Whitechapel, London [3] Woolwich, London [3] Aberdeen [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Birchington, Kent [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cambridge [2] Charing, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [721] Deck Hand [140] Lieutenant [121] Able Seaman [115] Captain [111] Sapper [110] Second Lieutenant [110] Serjeant [88] Corporal [86] Gunner [83] Lance Corporal [56] Major [50] Driver [49] Seaman [49] Second Hand [46] Stoker 1st Class [43] Ordinary Seaman [40] Boy 2nd Class [31] Boy 1st Class [29] Leading Seaman [25] Skipper [24] Stoker [24] Civilian [22] Trimmer [22] Stoker 2nd Class [21] Petty Officer [20] Pioneer [17] Rifleman [16] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [15] Ord. Seaman [15] Sergeant [15] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Acting Corporal [13] Air Mechanic 1st Class [13] Boy [13] Engineman [13] Leading Stoker [12] Deck-Hand [11] Signal Boy [11] Company Serjeant Major [10] Bombardier [9] Chief Petty Officer [9] Petty Officer Stoker [9] Temporary Captain [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Mate [6] Reverend [6] Signalman [6]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [311] Royal Engineers [179] East Kent Regiment [163] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [122] Royal Field Artillery [102] Labour Corps [84] Royal Garrison Artillery [61] Army Service Corps [59] Royal Marine Light Infantry [56] HMS Pembroke [48] London Regiment [48] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Royal Fusiliers [37] Royal West Kent Regiment [36] Royal Air Force [30] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [29] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [26] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [24] Rifle Brigade [23] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [23] Middlesex Regiment [22] H.M.S. Pembroke I [21] Royal Naval Air Service [20] H.M.S. Ganges [19] H.M.S. Pembroke II [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Naval Division [18] H.M.S. President II [17] The Queen's Regiment [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Royal Flying Corps [16] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] Canadian Infantry [15] Kent Cyclist Battalion [15] Essex Regiment [14] HMS Alert [14] Grenadier Guards [13] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [13] East Surrey Regiment [12] HMS Ganges [12] HMS President II [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Norfolk Regiment [12] Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Mercantile Marine Reserve [11] Royal Horse Artillery [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [10]

Service

British Army [1253] Royal Navy [1026] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [186] Other Empire Force [97] Canadian Expeditionary Force [63] Australian Imperial Force [38] Indian Army [20] Canadian Navy [9] South African Services [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [297] B [292] H [263] M [217] C [210] W [210] P [168] G [142] A [119] R [119] T [112] F [111] D [103] L [90] J [58] K [55] N [53] E [49] O [35] V [24] Y [13] I [11] U [8] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1835] Merchant Navy [235] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1127] Canada [14] Australia [11] India [9] Ireland [9] South Africa [6] Gibraltar [3] New Zealand [3] United States [3] Malaysia [1] Malta [1] Singapore [1] Sudan [1] Tonga [1] Yemen [1]

Robert Wickenden

Born 1890

Died 1964

British Army S/9599 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Francis James Scoates

Born 1881

Died 1959

Royal Navy 359014 H.M.S. Wildfire

Royal Navy 359014 H.M.S. Wildfire

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Henry Frederick Ingham

Born 1900

Died 1961

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149746

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Howard Primrose Cooper Knight

Born 1881

Died 1956

British Army 68074 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army WR/500087 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 68074 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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Alfred Lee Lloyd

Born 1883

Died 1950

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77978

Royal Navy Domestic Navy Man HMS Excellent

Royal Navy 358832

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Bertram Henry Morris

Born 1881

Died 1963

Royal Navy F844 Petty Officer Mechanic HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy F844 Petty Officer Mechanic HMS President

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Alfred Charles Valentine

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 326198 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 4358 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 260158 Private Seaforth Highlanders 5th Battalion.

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Thomas Wiggett

Born 1883

Died 1926

Australian Imperial Force 1445

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Thomas John Stead

Born 1869

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Shipwright H.M. Dockyard

Royal Navy Shipwright H.M. Dockyard Sheerness H.M.S. Princess Irene

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Arthur George Emburey

Born 1892

Died 1957

British Army 6702 Private Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

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Joseph Richard Inkerman Wigley

Born 1880

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Shipwright H.M. Dockyard

Royal Navy Shipwright H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness H.M.S. Princess Irene

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Graham Lilburne Abram

Born 1878

Died 1931

Royal Navy F.3021 Petty Officer Mechanic HMS Pmbroke

Royal Navy F.3021 Petty Officer Mechanic. HMS President II

British Army M2/120786 Private Army Service Corps

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Abraham George Watson

Born 1884

Died 1953

Royal Navy F5750 AM 1 (G) HMS. President II

Royal Navy F5750 Ldg. Mechanic HMS President II

Royal Navy F5750 Ldg. Mechanic HMS President (Croydon Hospital)

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Charles Henry Selfe Matthews

Born 1873

Died 1961

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Frederick William Moxey Johncock

Born 1899

Died 1974

Royal Navy SD 1119 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Charles Edward Cribbens

Born 1895

Died 1949

Royal Navy DA 12931 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Harold William Church

Born 1889

Died 1962

Royal Navy A 3964 Royal Naval Reserve

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Alfred John Goldsmith

Born 1872

Died 1949

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266598

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John Mure Danton

Born 1874

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199249

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Cyril George Read

Born 1899

Died 1986

British Army GS/77198 Private Royal Fusiliers

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