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Melbourne Victoria [3]

Sheerness, Kent [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Eastbourne England [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Luton Chatham, Kent [1]

Luton, Chatham, Kent [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Milton, Kent [1]

Minmi New South Wales [1]

Mutley, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Petersham New South Wales [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Sheerness, Kent, England [1]

Woodgreen, London [1]

Wyong New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [40]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Gunner [2]

Sapper [2]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Civilian Hired Skilled Labourer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

O.S. [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

17th Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

6th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness, H.M.S. "Princess Irene" [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Ordnance Department Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [60]

Royal Navy [18]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

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A [96]

Contribution

Military Service [94]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [96] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [3] Sheerness, Kent [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Chatham, Kent [2] Poplar, London [2] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Eastbourne England [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Luton Chatham, Kent [1] Luton, Chatham, Kent [1] Margate, Kent [1] Milton, Kent [1] Minmi New South Wales [1] Mutley, Plymouth, Devon [1] Petersham New South Wales [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Sheerness, Kent, England [1] Woodgreen, London [1] Wyong New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [40] Serjeant [5] Corporal 2nd [4] Lieutenant [3] Gunner [2] Sapper [2] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Civilian Hired Skilled Labourer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] O.S. [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] East Kent Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 17th Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 6th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 7th Hussars [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness, H.M.S. "Princess Irene" [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Ordnance Department Royal Engineers [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [60] Royal Navy [18] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [96]

Contribution

Military Service [94] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Harry Thomas Akhurst

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army G/5015 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5015 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Frank Akhurst

Born 1900

Died 1973

Other Empire Force O.S. Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

Royal Navy SS122089 Stoker 1

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John William Akhurst

Died 1917

British Army G/13343 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/13343 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Cecil Francis Akhurst

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202257

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Norman Walter Akhurst

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 6865 Corporal 2nd Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Alfred Ernest Akhurst

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42464

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Charles Ernest Akhurst

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 41806 Private Manchester Regiment

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George Akhurst

Died 1914

British Army 45086 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 34th Brigade

British Army 45086 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Luther Akhurst

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 745322

Canadian Expeditionary Force 745322 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sydney George Akhurst

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211680

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Thomas James Akhurst

Australian Imperial Force 2777

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Edgar Victor Akhurst

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203368

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James Henry Akhurst

Died 1918

British Army 40837 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Arthur Albert Akhurst

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy Civilian Hired Skilled Labourer H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness, H.M.S. "Princess Irene"

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Oscar James Akhurst

Australian Imperial Force 3104

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Cyril Wilton Akhurst

Australian Imperial Force 2990

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Amos Ambrose Akhurst

Australian Imperial Force 89749

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Thomas Alan Akhurst

Australian Imperial Force 4052

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Albert Edward Akhurst

Australian Imperial Force

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Herbert Gordon Akhurst

Australian Imperial Force 5293

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