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Hastings, Sussex [2]

West Malling [2]

Batley, York [1]

Bellhurst, Sussex [1]

Blackheath [1]

Broughty Ferry [1]

Canterbury [1]

Cheriton [1]

Clapham [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Halling [1]

Heathfield, Sussex [1]

Jarvis Brook, Kent [1]

Maidstone [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Matham [1]

Oar near Hastings [1]

Sunningdale, Berkshire, England [1]

Sussex England [1]

Tenterden, Kent [1]

Tetbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Wrexham [1]

Yalding, Kent [1]

Yarmouth [1]

west Malling [1]

Rank

Private [30]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [3]

Pte [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

A.M. 2 [1]

AM3 [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Band Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wireless Operator [1]

Wireless Opperator [1]

lance corporal [1]

lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillary [3]

Royal West Kent [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marines [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Reriment [2]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cavalry [1]

Coldstream Gaurds [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

County of London [1]

DragoonGuards [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

King Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Middlesex Reriment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northants Regimentt. [1]

Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

RFC [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [1]

Royal Feild Artillary [1]

Royal Field artillary [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [45]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Royal Navy [6]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [9]

C [7]

R [7]

B [5]

M [5]

P [5]

S [5]

A [3]

J [3]

H [2]

T [2]

E [1]

F [1]

K [1]

N [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

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People [58] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hastings, Sussex [2] West Malling [2] Batley, York [1] Bellhurst, Sussex [1] Blackheath [1] Broughty Ferry [1] Canterbury [1] Cheriton [1] Clapham [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deal, Kent [1] Eastbourne [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Halling [1] Heathfield, Sussex [1] Jarvis Brook, Kent [1] Maidstone [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Matham [1] Oar near Hastings [1] Sunningdale, Berkshire, England [1] Sussex England [1] Tenterden, Kent [1] Tetbury, Gloucestershire [1] Wrexham [1] Yalding, Kent [1] Yarmouth [1] west Malling [1]

Rank

Private [30] Corporal [5] Gunner [3] Pte [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] A.M. 2 [1] AM3 [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic [1] Band Boy [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wireless Operator [1] Wireless Opperator [1] lance corporal [1] lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [6] London Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillary [3] Royal West Kent [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marines [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Reriment [2] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cavalry [1] Coldstream Gaurds [1] Coldstream Guards [1] County of London [1] DragoonGuards [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] King Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Middlesex Reriment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northants Regimentt. [1] Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment [1] RFC [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [1] Royal Feild Artillary [1] Royal Field artillary [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [45] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Royal Navy [6] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [9] C [7] R [7] B [5] M [5] P [5] S [5] A [3] J [3] H [2] T [2] E [1] F [1] K [1] N [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [1]

Arthur William Johnson

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19885

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Alexander Moss

Born 1890

British Army 3692 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 241271 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 241271 Pte East Surrey 3/6th Battalion

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George Elliss

British Army 31406 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 31406 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Trainer

Died 1916

British Army 10926 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 10926 Private King Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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Herbert Victor Pennells

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184317

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Charles Percy Pennells

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 83

Australian Imperial Force 85 Private 16th Battalion

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William Crowhurst Rubie

Born 1886

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Crowhurst Kemp

Born 1902

Royal Navy J83083

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Walter Richard Busbridge

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army C/15563 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army G/15563 Private East Kent Regiment

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Bernard C Bignell

Born 1894

British Army 1639 Pte Royal West Kent Regiment 2/4th

British Army 615037 Pte London Regiment 19th (County of London) Battalion (St.Pancres)

British Army 1639 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 4 Battalion

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Ernest George Rix

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/2827 Royal Naval Division

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Arthur William Johnson

British Army 8447 Serjeant Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 19885 Serjeant Royal Flying Corps

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Edward F Robinson

British Army G/6087 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/6087 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Thomas W Latter

British Army 233767 Private London Regiment

British Army 3363 Private London Regiment

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William Stanley Scott

British Army 7732 Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

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R H Busbridge

British Army 552209 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Frederick Morton

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 33745 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 33745 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 12089 Army Cyclist Corps

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John Moses Crowhurst

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army S/6618 Lance Corporal The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/6618 Warrant Officer Class 2 The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/6618 Company Serjeant Major The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th Battalion

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