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Margate, Kent [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brockley, Kent [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Canterbury England [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Faversham [1]

Haine. Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Islington [1]

Littlehampton England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Northam, Northants [1]

Northwood. Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Saint Peters Thanet, Kent [1]

Saint Peters, Kent [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Skelmersdale, Lancashire [1]

St Peter's Broadstairs, Kent [1]

Sturry, Kent [1]

Surrey [1]

Twickenham, London [1]

Weymouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Gunner [9]

Sapper [7]

Corporal [6]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic class 2 [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoke 2nd Classr [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

5th Lancers [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

11th Infantry Brigade [1]

16th Lancers [1]

5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1]

7th Liverpool Regiment [1]

8th Battalion West York's Regiment [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Yorks Regt [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Battalion [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable" [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Q12 [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King Edwards Horse [1]

King's Royal Rifles [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Kings Royal Rifles [1]

Labour Corps Western Command ex Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [111]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [158]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [156]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Australia [1]

Singapore [1]

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People [159] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Margate, Kent [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brockley, Kent [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Canterbury England [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Faversham [1] Haine. Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Islington [1] Littlehampton England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Northam, Northants [1] Northwood. Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Poplar, London [1] Saint Peters Thanet, Kent [1] Saint Peters, Kent [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Skelmersdale, Lancashire [1] St Peter's Broadstairs, Kent [1] Sturry, Kent [1] Surrey [1] Twickenham, London [1] Weymouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [73] Gunner [9] Sapper [7] Corporal [6] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic class 2 [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoke 2nd Classr [1] Temporary Corporal [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [11] Army Service Corps [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Labour Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] 5th Lancers [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 11th Infantry Brigade [1] 16th Lancers [1] 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1] 7th Liverpool Regiment [1] 8th Battalion West York's Regiment [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Yorks Regt [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Battalion [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Q12 [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] Kent Regiment [1] King Edwards Horse [1] King's Royal Rifles [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1] Kings Royal Rifles [1] Labour Corps Western Command ex Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [111] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [158] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [156] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Australia [1] Singapore [1]

John Brenchley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Trooper Natal Carbineers

British Army 8127 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Albert Edward Brenchley

Born 1887

Royal Navy F28125

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228125 Air Mechanic class 2

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Alfred Frederick Brenchley

Australian Imperial Force

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J E Brenchley

Died 1915

British Army G/4948 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4948 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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George A Brenchley

Died 1917

British Army 35587 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 72071 Private Labour Corps

British Army 35587 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Henry William Brenchley

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 442 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 43389 Private Manchester Regiment 11th manchest Battalion

British Army 29762 Private Border Regiment

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James George Brenchley

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 9293 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 9293 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Alexander George Brenchley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178152

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George Walter Brenchley

Born 1897

Australian Imperial Force 129 Private 11th Infantry Brigade 41st Infantry Battalion

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Herbert William Brenchley

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy J3649

Royal Navy J/3649 Leading Seaman H.M.S. "Formidable"

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Thomas Brenchley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307488

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George Samuel Brenchley

Australian Imperial Force 7453

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Arthur William Brenchley

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156212

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Albert Osborne Brenchley

Born 1886

Royal Navy 15181 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Richard Thomas Brenchley

Born 1895

British Army 118710 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Gregson Bolton Brenchley

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 24043

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William John Brenchley

Born 1881

Royal Navy F6970

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George Brenchley

Born 1880

Royal Navy F17204

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William Austin Brenchley

Born 1900

Royal Navy F45455

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Arthur Thomas Henry Brenchley

Born 1880

Royal Navy F51023

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