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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]

William Apps

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army G/196 (Incomplete) Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G.1967 Private The Buffs East Kent 6th Batt.

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George Apps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73011

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Ernest Walker Apps

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261885

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Alfred George Apps

Born 1899

Died 1980

Royal Navy F38797 AC2 RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238797 Royal Air Force

Royal Navy F38797 AC2 RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

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John Frederick Apps

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy Clyde 3/1892 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HM Submarine K4

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Jesse Apps

Born 1886

Died 1955

British Army G/2451 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army G/24671 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army G/24671 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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George Graham Apps

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207629

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Clarence Henry Apps

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 32312 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 25994 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Apps

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army G/21577 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/21577 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Charles Major Apps

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 374562 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Richard Peacock Apps

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137125

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Ronald Norman Apps

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77244

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Gordon Frank Mason Apps

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81137

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Alick Apps

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284500

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Alfred Apps

Australian Imperial Force 1504

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George Apps

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army G/6498 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Edward Alfred Apps

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army G/15735 Private East Kent Regiment

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Owen William Apps

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 5758 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Arthur Apps

Died 1915

British Army 8361 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 8361 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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J H Apps

Died 1918

British Army 75454 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion attached Trench Mortar Battery

British Army 75454 Corporal Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery

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