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London England [3]

Brixton, Surrey [2]

Erith, Kent [2]

Halstead, Essex [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Port Lincoln South Australia [2]

Stratford, Essex [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Talbot Victoria [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chedburgh, Suffolk [1]

Chingford, Essex [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Derby [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Essex [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Forest Hill, Kent [1]

Forest Hill, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Great Yeldham, Nr Halstead [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Haverhill, Suffolk [1]

High Onger, Essex [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kent [1]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, Brixton, Surrey [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesex [1]

Mile End, London, Middlesex [1]

New Brighton, Cheshire, England [1]

Plaistow, London [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Sheerness, Kent, England [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Southend, Essex [1]

Southwold, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [166]

Gunner [20]

Driver [15]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Mechanic [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Corporal Paid Lance Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Driver Acting Pioneer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Acting Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26]

Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Royal Engineers [19]

London Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

General List [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [253]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [342]

Contribution

Military Service [334]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

London England [3] Brixton, Surrey [2] Erith, Kent [2] Halstead, Essex [2] Hampstead, London [2] Port Lincoln South Australia [2] Stratford, Essex [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Talbot Victoria [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Chedburgh, Suffolk [1] Chingford, Essex [1] Clapton, London [1] Derby [1] Edmonton, London [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Essex [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Forest Hill, Kent [1] Forest Hill, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Grays, Essex [1] Great Yeldham, Nr Halstead [1] Greenwich, London [1] Haverhill, Suffolk [1] High Onger, Essex [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kent [1] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1] Lambeth, Brixton, Surrey [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesex [1] Mile End, London, Middlesex [1] New Brighton, Cheshire, England [1] Plaistow, London [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Sheerness, Kent, England [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Southend, Essex [1] Southwold, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [166] Gunner [20] Driver [15] Serjeant [9] Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [5] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Mechanic [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Corporal Paid Lance Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Driver Acting Pioneer [1] Guardsman [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Acting Corporal [1] Sister [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26] Army Service Corps [25] Royal Field Artillery [23] Royal Engineers [19] London Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Suffolk Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] General List [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Labour Corps [1] Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [253] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [342]

Contribution

Military Service [334] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

James Arthur Argent

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army 57917 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 57917 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles William Argent

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 11232 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/11232 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Queen Mary

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Edgar Joseph William Martin Argent

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 17310 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 45129 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Walter Argent

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284908

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Alfred Edward Argent

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83708

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George Argent

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 23581 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Albert Arthur Argent

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167260

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Arthur Edward Argent

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197977

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John Argent

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 28623 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Edwin John Argent

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281870

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George Argent

Died 1917

British Army 7086 Middlesex Regiment

British Army 45008 Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 33108 Private Border Regiment

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F S Argent

Died 1918

British Army TR8/21549 Private Hampshire Regiment 53rd Battalion

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Thomas Richard Argent

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225092

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William Arthur Argent

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307322

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Edwin Argent

Died 1917

British Army G/6961 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/6961 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Frederick Argent

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 17349 Private Essex Regiment

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George W Argent

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 13216 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Albert Edward Argent

Died 1918

British Army 33962 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 24049 Private Labour Corps

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John William Argent

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 235104 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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John William Argent

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4299 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 156294 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 156294 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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