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Brighton, Sussex [8]

London England [4]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Hoxton, London, Middlesex [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Burgess Hill Keymer, Sussex [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

East Grinstead [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hurstpierpoint, Sussex [1]

Islington London [1]

Kent [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Litchfield, Staffordshire [1]

Maidstone England [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

Steyning, Sussex [1]

Storrington, Sussex [1]

Tooting, London [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Weymouth, Dorset, England [1]

Wicklewood Norfolk [1]

Woking, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [102]

Driver [12]

Corporal [10]

Gunner [10]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Member [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

London Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Army [2]

Lancers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

36th Sikhs [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Calcutta Volunteer Rifles [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

General Hospital Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

HMS "Blanche" [1]

HMS "Cornflower" [1]

HMS "Ganges II" [1]

HMS "Hogue" [1]

HMS "Minerva" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" [1]

HMS Ariel [1]

HMS Cadmus [1]

Service

British Army [150]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [202]

Contribution

Military Service [199]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Malta [1]

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People [202] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [8] London England [4] Battersea, Surrey [2] Hoxton, London [2] Hoxton, London, Middlesex [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Burgess Hill Keymer, Sussex [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] East Grinstead [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hurstpierpoint, Sussex [1] Islington London [1] Kent [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Litchfield, Staffordshire [1] Maidstone England [1] Margate, Kent [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Roma Queensland [1] Steyning, Sussex [1] Storrington, Sussex [1] Tooting, London [1] Tunbridge Wells [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Weymouth, Dorset, England [1] Wicklewood Norfolk [1] Woking, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [102] Driver [12] Corporal [10] Gunner [10] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] Stoker 1st Class [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Member [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [16] Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [11] Army Service Corps [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] London Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Army [2] Lancers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 36th Sikhs [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Calcutta Volunteer Rifles [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] General Hospital Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] HMS "Blanche" [1] HMS "Cornflower" [1] HMS "Ganges II" [1] HMS "Hogue" [1] HMS "Minerva" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" [1] HMS Ariel [1] HMS Cadmus [1]

Service

British Army [150] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [202]

Contribution

Military Service [199] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Malta [1]

Harry Anscombe

British Army 204902 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Charles Anscombe

British Army 63355 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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