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Boxley, Kent [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Weybridge, Surrey [3]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Dallington, Sussex [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

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TUNBRIGDE WELLS KENT [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

Weybridge London, Surrey [1]

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Private [132]

Corporal [16]

Driver [11]

Sapper [10]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [8]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Wheeler Corporal [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic Class I [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Derby Scheme recruit [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Orderly [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Wheeler [1]

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Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers [19]

Labour Corps [15]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

1/10th Gurkha Rifles [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

Training Reserve [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Company of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [200]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [258]

F [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [257]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Boxley, Kent [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Weybridge, Surrey [3] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Dallington, Sussex [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Aylesford, Kent [1] Bradfield, Berkshire [1] Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Brentford [1] Brentford, Midddlesex [1] Brightling, Battle, Sussex [1] Brightling, Hastings, Sussex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brodlands, Kent [1] Cambridge [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Finsbury, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Godalming England [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Horcham, Sussex [1] Horsmonden, Kent, [1] Islington, London [1] Margate, Kent [1] Paddington, London [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Rushlake Green, Sussex [1] Sandgate, Kent [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Silchester, Hampshire [1] Smarden, Ashford, Kent [1] Smarden, Kent [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] St George's Bristol [1] St.Giles Reading,Berkshire. [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Suffolk [1] TUNBRIGDE WELLS KENT [1] Tunbridge Wells [1] Weybridge London, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [132] Corporal [16] Driver [11] Sapper [10] Gunner [8] Serjeant [8] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Wheeler Corporal [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic Class I [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Derby Scheme recruit [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Orderly [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] Royal Engineers [19] Labour Corps [15] London Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] The Queen's Regiment [11] East Kent Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] 1/10th Gurkha Rifles [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Mercantile Marine Reserve [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] Training Reserve [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Company of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [200] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [258] F [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [257] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Percy Charles Buss

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 5th (The Weald of Kent) Battalion (Territorial) attached 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4 Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 294 Private London Regiment 5 (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade) (Territorial Force)

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Percy Horace Buss

Born 1875

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29994

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5902 Derby Scheme recruit Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29994 Air Mechanic Class I RAF

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Prometheus Hilary Buss

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 11660 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 11660 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11660 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry Albert Buss

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275362

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Charles Henry Buss

Died 1917

British Army 5346 Shoeing Smith Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 5346 Regimental Serjeant Major Somerset Light Infantry

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George William Buss

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304368

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Charles Edward Buss

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267636

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Charlie Buss

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161372

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Reginald Ernest Richard Buss

Born 1879

Died 1963

British Army 154305 Driver Royal Field Artillery No 4 Depot

British Army 136725 Wheeler Royal Garrison Artillery 183 Battery

British Army 136725 Wheeler Royal Garrison Artillery 205 Seige Battery

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Walter Edwin Buss

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army G/9686 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/9686 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Frederick Buss

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army GS/36441 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Albert Buss

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282624

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Thomas Albert Buss

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216842

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Harold Edward Buss

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 168882 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Cyril Victor Buss

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/2274 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 8th Battalion

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Hugh Stanley Buss

Born 1894

Died 1979

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 5th

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Albert William Buss

Born 1883

Died 1968

British Army 33285 Private Norfolk Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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Spencer Charles Buss

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army F/2231 Private Middlesex Regiment 23rd Battalion.

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Charles Frederick Buss

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302279

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Harry Buss

Died 1918

British Army 22531 Private Border Regiment

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