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Faversham, Kent [5]

Dover, Kent [3]

Langley, Kent [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Tumut New South Wales [3]

Essex England [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Hamilton ON [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Norfolk [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wye, Kent [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aysham, Norfolk [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Brentford,Middlesex. [1]

Brentwood [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Buckfastleigh, Devon [1]

Canning Town England [1]

Charlton, Dover, Kent [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Chudleigh, Devon [1]

Coolac New South Wales [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Devonshire England [1]

Dover [1]

East Dereham Norfolk [1]

East Ham, Essex, England [1]

Erith, Kent, England [1]

Essex [1]

Fersfield Norfolk [1]

Folkestone England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gilmore New South Wales [1]

Gingin Western Australia [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [161]

Gunner [24]

Corporal [16]

Driver [15]

Sapper [15]

Serjeant [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [10]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Midshipman [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

11th Corporal [1]

11th Pioneer [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Acting Warrant Steward [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Civilian Hired Skilled Labourer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Dresser [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major; Honourable Lieutenant Colonel Reserve Volunteers [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Royal Engineers [26]

Army Service Corps [22]

London Regiment [17]

East Kent Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

1st Life Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

1/6th River Yeomanry [1]

2nd Belgian Unit [1]

35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Cyclists Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Service

British Army [287]

Royal Navy [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [410]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [400]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Gibraltar [1]

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People [411] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Faversham, Kent [5] Dover, Kent [3] Langley, Kent [3] London, Middlesex [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Tumut New South Wales [3] Essex England [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Hamilton ON [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Norfolk [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wye, Kent [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Aysham, Norfolk [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Brentford,Middlesex. [1] Brentwood [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brixton, London [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Buckfastleigh, Devon [1] Canning Town England [1] Charlton, Dover, Kent [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chiswick, London [1] Chudleigh, Devon [1] Coolac New South Wales [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Devonshire England [1] Dover [1] East Dereham Norfolk [1] East Ham, Essex, England [1] Erith, Kent, England [1] Essex [1] Fersfield Norfolk [1] Folkestone England [1] Fulham, London [1] Gilmore New South Wales [1] Gingin Western Australia [1] Greenwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [161] Gunner [24] Corporal [16] Driver [15] Sapper [15] Serjeant [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [10] Captain [9] Lieutenant [7] Bombardier [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Midshipman [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major [2] Naval Cadet [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] 11th Corporal [1] 11th Pioneer [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Acting Warrant Steward [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Civilian Hired Skilled Labourer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Dresser [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major; Honourable Lieutenant Colonel Reserve Volunteers [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31] Royal Engineers [26] Army Service Corps [22] London Regiment [17] East Kent Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Labour Corps [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Norfolk Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Rifle Brigade [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 1st Life Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Kent Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 1/6th River Yeomanry [1] 2nd Belgian Unit [1] 35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Cyclists Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Field Artillery Brigade [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Service

British Army [287] Royal Navy [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Australian Imperial Force [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [410] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [400] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Gibraltar [1]

Gilbert Andrew Duncan Back

Born 1879

Died 1935

British Army M/315312 Private Army Service Corps

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Eric Percy Coventry Back

Born 1870

Died 1915

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Alexandria

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS Alexandria

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Frederick Percy Back

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 4759 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 322086 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 4759, 322086 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion ( Rifles)

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Geoffrey Robert Bensly Back

Born 1894

Died 1941

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Frederick Robert Back

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 12663 Private Army Cyclists Corps

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Charles Henry Back

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 4002 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st/3rd H.C. Field Company

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John Back

Born 1860

Died 1915

Royal Navy 93284 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Frederick William Back

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263264

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Cecil Arthur Back

Born 1895

Died 1926

British Army 27245 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Benjamin Back

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403739

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Percy William Back

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88229

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Hatfield Arthur William Back

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy Chaplain HMS Vanguard

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George Harry Back

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88130

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Terence Hugh Back

Born 1895

Died 1968

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Columbine

Royal Navy Captain HMS Bermuda

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Glorious

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William Octavius Back

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130272

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Herbert Back

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198980

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Henry Back

Born 1886

Died 1948

British Army 20670 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army G/23686 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 3/4th Battalion

British Army G/23686 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Charles Henry Back

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army G/20828 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/20828 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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John Francis Henry Back

Born 1870

Died 1916

British Army 21 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Harry Back

Died 1918

British Army 30549 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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