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Hastings, Sussex [4]

Loose, Kent [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Bobbing, Kent [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Acton [1]

Ainsley Heath, Surrey [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blindley Heath, Surrey [1]

Borden, Kent [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Brabourne, Kent [1]

Bredgar, Kent [1]

Bredhurst, Hartlip, Kent [1]

Brookland, Kent [1]

Burham Kent [1]

Burham, Kent [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Captains Flat New South Wales [1]

Charlton, London [1]

Cheriton, Kent [1]

Chidham, Sussex [1]

Condobolin New South Wales [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deal, Kent, England [1]

Durham, Kent [1]

Frant, Sussex [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Jerrara New South Wales [1]

Kent [1]

Kingston Portsmouth [1]

Kingston, Surrey, England [1]

London England [1]

Lydd, Kent [1]

Maidstone,Kent [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Millers Forest New South Wales [1]

New South Wales [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Sale hurst [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [165]

Gunner [24]

Driver [17]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

AC2 [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bombardier Corporal [1]

Boy II [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Boatswain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Trooper [1]

Volunteer [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [25]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

London Regiment [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Essex Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Engineers [2]

Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [251]

Royal Navy [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [348]

B [5]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [351]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Hastings, Sussex [4] Loose, Kent [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Battersea, London [2] Bobbing, Kent [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Acton [1] Ainsley Heath, Surrey [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blindley Heath, Surrey [1] Borden, Kent [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Brabourne, Kent [1] Bredgar, Kent [1] Bredhurst, Hartlip, Kent [1] Brookland, Kent [1] Burham Kent [1] Burham, Kent [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Captains Flat New South Wales [1] Charlton, London [1] Cheriton, Kent [1] Chidham, Sussex [1] Condobolin New South Wales [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deal, Kent, England [1] Durham, Kent [1] Frant, Sussex [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Jerrara New South Wales [1] Kent [1] Kingston Portsmouth [1] Kingston, Surrey, England [1] London England [1] Lydd, Kent [1] Maidstone,Kent [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Millers Forest New South Wales [1] New South Wales [1] Paddington, London [1] Plumstead, London [1] Sale hurst [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [165] Gunner [24] Driver [17] Corporal [13] Sapper [10] Serjeant [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] 2nd Corporal [1] AC2 [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier Corporal [1] Boy II [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Boatswain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engineer Captain [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Trooper [1] Volunteer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [25] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] London Regiment [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Essex Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Engineers [2] Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [251] Royal Navy [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [348] B [5] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [351] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

John Apps

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887424

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887424 Private Canadian Infantry

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Herbert David Apps

Born 1890

Died 1947

British Army T4/0383 (Incomplete) Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/800 Driver Army Service Corps No 3 Kent Brigade Coy

British Army T4/38373 Driver Army Service Corps 97th Coy

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Alfred Apps

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army S/1047 (Incomplete) Private East Kent Regiment

British Army S/10477 Private The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sidney Harold Apps

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 302965 Private London Regiment

British Army 4887 Private London Regiment

British Army 349975 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Ernest Apps

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army T/4/233 (Incomplete) Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 1/4727 (Incomplete) Driver Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 47275 Driver The Royal Irish Rifles 1st Battalion

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William Joseph Apps

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169172

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Albert Apps

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37334

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Ernest Apps

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135072

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Harry Apps

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190765

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Joseph Apps

Born 1892

Died 1941

Royal Navy J1907 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy Gunner

Royal Navy Gunner H.M.S. Excellent

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Sidney Montague Apps

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army TF/266725 Private Kent Cyclist Battalion

British Army 266725 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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John Henry Apps

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75454 Corporal Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery 6th Battalion

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Ernest Apps

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235247

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Reginald Denman Apps

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Ernest John Apps

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 227722

Canadian Expeditionary Force 227722 Private Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion

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Albert George Apps

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy K16660 Leading Stoker HMS VANGUARD

Royal Navy K16660 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K16660 Stoker Petty Officer HMS 'Vanguard'

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Robert Edward Apps

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy 20937 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division - HMS Louvain

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Sam Apps

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 20398 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Edward Apps

Born 1857

Died 1939

British Army Staff Serjeant West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

British Army Private West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

British Army 1318 Private Army Service Corps London

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Jack Henry Mason Apps

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 9085/7630 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

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