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Brighton, Sussex [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Heathfield, Sussex [2]

Hellingly [2]

Sussex [2]

Bellhurst, Sussex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Chiddingly [1]

Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Cross-in-Hand, Sussex [1]

Denton, Sussex [1]

Durban [1]

Hellingly, Sussex [1]

Jevington, Sussex [1]

Kent England [1]

Lambeth London [1]

Mayfield, Sussex [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Piddinghoe or Piddington, Sussex, England [1]

Plumstead [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Southwark, Surrey [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tunbridge Wells England [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Sussex [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Worthing, England [1]

Yalding [1]

Rank

Private [116]

Driver [10]

Gunner [10]

Sapper [7]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver/Wheeler [1]

First Engineer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Trimmer [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Trainee Driver [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [22]

Army Service Corps [14]

Labour Corps [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Scots Guards [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

2nd Battalion Canadians [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

8th Hussars [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS 'Viknor' [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine, Britannia [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Pioneer Corps [1]

Service

British Army [160]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [212]

Contribution

Military Service [204]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [212] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Heathfield, Sussex [2] Hellingly [2] Sussex [2] Bellhurst, Sussex [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Chiddingly [1] Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Cross-in-Hand, Sussex [1] Denton, Sussex [1] Durban [1] Hellingly, Sussex [1] Jevington, Sussex [1] Kent England [1] Lambeth London [1] Mayfield, Sussex [1] Peckham, London [1] Piddinghoe or Piddington, Sussex, England [1] Plumstead [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Southwark, London [1] Southwark, Surrey [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tunbridge Wells England [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Tunbridge Wells, Sussex [1] Woolwich, London [1] Worthing, England [1] Yalding [1]

Rank

Private [116] Driver [10] Gunner [10] Sapper [7] Corporal 2nd [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver/Wheeler [1] First Engineer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Trimmer [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Trainee Driver [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [22] Army Service Corps [14] Labour Corps [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Essex Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Kent Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Scots Guards [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 2nd Battalion Canadians [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] 8th Hussars [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS 'Viknor' [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine, Britannia [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Pioneer Corps [1]

Service

British Army [160] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [212]

Contribution

Military Service [204] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Sidney Ware Akehurst

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army SD/388 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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James Stephen Akehurst

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army SD/4824 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Hubert Clifford Akehurst

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army G/30410 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army 30410 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Edwin Herbert Akehurst

Born 1866

Died 1916

Other Empire Force First Engineer Mercantile Marine, Britannia

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Albert Henry Akehurst

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army G/25833 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Ernest George Akehurst

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197394

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Stephen Akehurst

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185595

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George Henry Akehurst

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309377

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Alexander James Akehurst

Died 1915

British Army 5/1539 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 1539 Private Sussex Territorials

British Army TF/1539 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Edward James Akehurst

Born 1868

Died 1915

Royal Navy 123194 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS 'Viknor'

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George Frederick Akehurst

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 14570 Private Scots Guards

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James Burn Akehurst

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214719

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Thomas John Akehurst

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/29380 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Edward Akehurst

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 4982 Lance Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army 4982 Corporal 2nd Rifle Brigade 1 Battalion

British Army 4982 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1 Battalion

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William Charles Akehurst

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army TF/1391 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 1/5 Battalion

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John Akehurst

Died 1917

British Army G/20028 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Richard Akehurst

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 18289 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Cecil Edward Akehurst

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103843

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Redvers Baden Akehurst

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156327

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George Cecil Akehurst

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181940

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