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West Malling, Kent [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Essex [2]

Glanville South Australia [2]

Moore Twp., Lambton, Ontario [2]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bow, London [1]

Calgary, Alberta [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Crowborough, Sussex [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Great Yarmouth England [1]

Greenwich England [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Maidstone, Kent, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Milbank, Ontario [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Perth County, Ontario [1]

Quirindi New South Wales [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Southampton England [1]

Stroud, Kent [1]

Waterford [1]

Wool, Dorset [1]

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Private [46]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [8]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Serjeant Drummer [2]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1 [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Ordnance Department [2]

Irish Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Military Provost Staff Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

12 Squadron RNAS [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

2nd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

5th Royal Irish Regiment [1]

7th Reserve Brigade [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS "Blanche" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMT Kingfisher [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps 552nd Company ex King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Yeomanry [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [83]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [153]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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West Malling, Kent [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Essex [2] Glanville South Australia [2] Moore Twp., Lambton, Ontario [2] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bow, London [1] Calgary, Alberta [1] Clapton, London [1] Crowborough, Sussex [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Great Yarmouth England [1] Greenwich England [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Maidstone, Kent, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Milbank, Ontario [1] Mile End, London [1] Perth County, Ontario [1] Quirindi New South Wales [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Southampton England [1] Stroud, Kent [1] Waterford [1] Wool, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [46] Serjeant [9] Driver [8] Second Lieutenant [5] Sapper [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Serjeant Drummer [2] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant [1] Midshipman [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Stoker 1 [1] Stoker 2 [1] Sub Conductor [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10] Royal Field Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [6] Labour Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Ordnance Department [2] Irish Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Military Provost Staff Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 12 Squadron RNAS [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] 2nd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 5th Royal Irish Regiment [1] 7th Reserve Brigade [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Australian Engineers [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS "Blanche" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMT Kingfisher [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps 552nd Company ex King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Yeomanry [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [83] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [153] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Henry William Allingham

Born 1896

Died 2009

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208317 Air Mechanic 2nd Class RAF Dunkirk

Royal Navy F8317 Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class 12 Squadron RNAS

Royal Navy F8317 Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class RNAS Dunkirk

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Maxwell William George Allingham

Born 1893

Died 1952

British Army 640 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 640 Driver Royal Engineers 1st London District

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Sidney Allingham

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 290744 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 290744 Devonshire Regiment 2nd Bn

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John Andrew Allingham

Born 1871

Canadian Expeditionary Force 844018

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Fred Allingham

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 290285 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Christopher Lawrence Allingham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317910

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Percy James Allingham

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190999

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Samuel Russell Allingham

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73291

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Henry William Allingham

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208317

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Allan Allingham

Born 1884

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25425 Private New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

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Alfred John Allingham

Australian Imperial Force N56497

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Walter Allingham

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 9782 Acting Colour Serjeant 2nd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 75377 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 75377 Serjeant Tank Corps

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William Mcchesney Allingham

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 281076 Acting Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

British Army 202198 Acting Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 202198 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Edward V Allingham

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 11433 Private Irish Guards

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Sidney Allingham

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 425

Canadian Expeditionary Force 425 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Gerald Allingham

Born 1894

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18641

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18641 Private Canadian Infantry

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Hugh Carter Allingham

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81010

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81010 Private Canadian Infantry

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John R E Allingham

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20741

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20741 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Walter Musgrove Allingham

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144082

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Frederick George Allingham

Died 1915

British Army G/1004 Corporal 2nd Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/1004 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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