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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Mackay Queensland [3]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Goudhurst, Kent [2]

Kent England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1]

Bombay [1]

Bramley, Guildford, Surrey [1]

Bramley, Surrey [1]

Brede Sussex [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Burham Kent [1]

Burham, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Folkestone [1]

Gravesend England [1]

Hailsham [1]

Hendon, London, Middlesex [1]

Horsmonden, Kent [1]

Hythe, Kent [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Luton Chatham, Kent [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manningtree, Essex [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

New Romney, Kent [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Northfleet, Kent [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Romford England [1]

Rye, Sussex [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Smeeth, Kent [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Stanley St, Pimlico, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [209]

Gunner [38]

Driver [22]

Sapper [21]

Corporal [16]

Serjeant [14]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [8]

Bombardier [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Temporary Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

AC I [1]

AC II [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lance Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39]

Labour Corps [35]

Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

East Kent Regiment [21]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Tank Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [338]

Royal Navy [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [458]

Contribution

Military Service [456]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Brighton, Sussex [3] Mackay Queensland [3] Bega New South Wales [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Goudhurst, Kent [2] Kent England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1] Bombay [1] Bramley, Guildford, Surrey [1] Bramley, Surrey [1] Brede Sussex [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Burham Kent [1] Burham, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Folkestone [1] Gravesend England [1] Hailsham [1] Hendon, London, Middlesex [1] Horsmonden, Kent [1] Hythe, Kent [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Luton Chatham, Kent [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manningtree, Essex [1] Margate, Kent [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] New Romney, Kent [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Northfleet, Kent [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Romford England [1] Rye, Sussex [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Smeeth, Kent [1] Southwark, London [1] Stanley St, Pimlico, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [209] Gunner [38] Driver [22] Sapper [21] Corporal [16] Serjeant [14] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [8] Bombardier [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [5] Captain [4] Temporary Captain [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] AC I [1] AC II [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Signal Boy [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lance Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39] Labour Corps [35] Army Service Corps [32] Royal Field Artillery [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] East Kent Regiment [21] London Regiment [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Essex Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Tank Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Kent Cyclist Battalion [3] Kent Regiment [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Australian Infantry [2] Berkshire Yeomanry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [338] Royal Navy [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [17] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [458]

Contribution

Military Service [456] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Clifford Harry Ashdown

Born 1890

British Army 947 Private London Regiment 1/16th lond Battalion

British Army 550044 Serjeant London Regiment 1/16th lond Battalion

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Edward Edwin Ashdown

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 548 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 200511 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 200511 Bugler Rifle Brigade

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Alfred James Ashdown

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2052 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 240581 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army T.240581 Private Buffs East Kent 5th Btn.

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Lloyd Ashdown

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136181

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Joseph Ewart Ashdown

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126397

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Harry Ashdown

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55734

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Albert Ashdown

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army G/378 Corporal Kent Regiment 6th royal west Battalion

British Army GS/378 Serjeant Kent Regiment 6th royal west Battalion

British Army G/378 Serjeant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Ivor Owen Ashdown

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 41845 Private Welsh Regiment

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Frederick Ashdown

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army G/2780 Private Kent Regiment 8th royal west Battalion

British Army GS/2780 Private Kent Regiment 8th royal west Battalion

British Army G/2780 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Edmond Arthur Ashdown

Born 1881

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1819 Private Australian Infantry 13th Battalion

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Cecil Parker Ashdown

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 5363 Sapper Australian Engineers 14th Field Company

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Edward James Ashdown

Born 1896

Died 1918

South African Services 3053 Private 2nd South African Infantry Wounded at Delville Wood

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Frederick Ashdown

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46637

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Thomas Augustas Ashdown

Born 1884

Died 1941

British Army 14294 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 14294 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 2 Coy

British Army 14294 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 2 Coy

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Percy T Ashdown

Died 1918

British Army G/19620 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Edward Ashdown

Died 1917

British Army 6849 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Ivan Fredrick Ashdown

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 142183 Driver Royal Engineers

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John Thomas Ashdown

Born 1897

Died 1980

Royal Navy F29580 AC II RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F29580 AC I HMS "Icarus"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229580 Royal Air Force

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Frank William Ashdown

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army 209904 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army WR/261377 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Traffic Establishment

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William Gustave Ashdown

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200698

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