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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]

Christopher W Brenchley

British Army 281382 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/506568 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Brenchley

British Army G13736 Private Middlesex Regiment middlesex regiment 5th Battalion

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Percy Brenchley

British Army 2100 Private East Kent Regiment 1/4th east Battalion

British Army 200436 Private East Kent Regiment 1/4th east Battalion

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Harold Brenchley

British Army 2432 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 2432 Serjeant London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 610268 Serjeant London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

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William H Brenchley

British Army 243657 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 54635 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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G Brenchley

British Army 2652 Private East Kent Regiment

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James Brenchley

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3884

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B A W Brenchley

British Army G/2495 Private East Kent Regiment

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R D Brenchley

British Army G/2043 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Henry Jos Brenchley

British Army 194882 Gunner Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 396th Battalion

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William Walter Brenchley

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

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Ernest Brenchley

British Army 1371 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Bertie G Brenchley

British Army R/32872 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas Henry Brenchley

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 64775

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Charles Brenchley

British Army TF/1524 Private East Kent Regiment

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Regd W Brenchley

British Army 205395 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army L/13905 Acting Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 6336001 Acting Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

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M C H Brenchley

British Army 2331 Private East Kent Regiment 1/4th east Battalion

British Army 200567 Private East Kent Regiment 1/4th east Battalion

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John Brenchley

British Army 8825 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 8825 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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George Brenchley

British Army M2/201494 Private Army Service Corps

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Percy Jao Brenchley

British Army 65458 Private Suffolks Regiment

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