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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]

Herbert Stanley Back

Born 1894

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 406 Private Australian Infantry

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Harold Herbert Back

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy Civilian Hired Skilled Labourer H.M. Dockyard Sheerness, H.M.S. "Princess Irene"

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Arthur Back

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217263

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Robert John Fearon Back

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217829

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Willie Stockley Back

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278487

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George Philip Back

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J40179 Telegraphist HMS Lucia

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Erroll William Alfred Back

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army R/15680 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Thompson Back

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118726

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Victor Back

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294759

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Harold James Gillingham Back

Born 1890

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 2/15th lond Battalion

British Army Captain London Regiment 15th (county of lond Battalion

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Frederick Back

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 7113 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 613066 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 613066 Private London Regiment

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John Albert Back

Died 1916

British Army L/10474 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Edward Back

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 23768 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles William Back

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 19195 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 19195 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Harry Thomas Back

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army G/11967 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 35778 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Warren John Back

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92875

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Bernard Robert Back

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182047

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Courtenay Douglas Back

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Sub Lieutenant Royal Indian Marine

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John Richard Back

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 199592. (R.F.R. Ch. B.2843.) (CH) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Cressy"

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Robert Miles Back

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213531

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