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Maidstone, Kent [9]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Brighton Victoria [3]

Detling, Kent [3]

Guildford, Surrey [3]

Wrotham, Kent [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Kent [2]

Lincoln [2]

Pirbright, Surrey [2]

Reading, Berkshire, England [2]

Shoreham, Kent [2]

Southgate, London, Middlesex [2]

Strood, Kent [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Watton, Norfolk [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Aldershot England [1]

Balham, London [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Beddington, Surrey [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Brentford, London [1]

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Canterbury England [1]

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Cliff at Hoo, Kent [1]

Dorton Thame, Oxon [1]

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East Malling, Kent [1]

East Molesey, Surrey [1]

East Peckham, Kent [1]

Eccles, Aylesford, Kent [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Epsom England [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Essex England [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

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Private [341]

Sapper [32]

Gunner [31]

Corporal [27]

Driver [24]

Lance Corporal [19]

Serjeant [19]

Pioneer [10]

Bombardier [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper /Lance Corporal Temporary Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Now Second Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [50]

Army Service Corps [40]

London Regiment [39]

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal West Kent Regiment [23]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Kent Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

20th Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [503]

Royal Navy [68]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

South African Services [1]

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C [685]

Contribution

Military Service [678]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Canada [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [9] Brighton, Sussex [4] Brighton Victoria [3] Detling, Kent [3] Guildford, Surrey [3] Wrotham, Kent [3] Battersea, London [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Kent [2] Lincoln [2] Pirbright, Surrey [2] Reading, Berkshire, England [2] Shoreham, Kent [2] Southgate, London, Middlesex [2] Strood, Kent [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Watton, Norfolk [2] Westminster, London [2] Aldershot England [1] Balham, London [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent [1] Beddington, Surrey [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Brentford, London [1] Brentford, London, Middlesex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury England [1] Carngham Victoria [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Cliff at Hoo, Kent [1] Dorton Thame, Oxon [1] East Ham, Essex [1] East Ham, London [1] East Malling, Kent [1] East Molesey, Surrey [1] East Peckham, Kent [1] Eccles, Aylesford, Kent [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Epsom England [1] Erith, Kent [1] Essex England [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [341] Sapper [32] Gunner [31] Corporal [27] Driver [24] Lance Corporal [19] Serjeant [19] Pioneer [10] Bombardier [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sapper /Lance Corporal Temporary Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Now Second Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [50] Army Service Corps [40] London Regiment [39] Labour Corps [35] Royal Field Artillery [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal West Kent Regiment [23] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] The Queen's Regiment [16] East Kent Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Hampshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Kent Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] 20th Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [503] Royal Navy [68] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [685]

Contribution

Military Service [678] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Canada [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

Alfred Cheeseman

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 74783 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery "Q" Battery

British Army Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 74783 Driver Royal Horse Artillery attached Tank Corps attached Command Depot

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Howard George Cheeseman

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10441 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 10441 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10441 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2 Battalion

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Cecil Cheeseman

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army G/22429 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Richard Cheeseman

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 23790 Private South Wales Borderers 12th Battalion

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Mabel Jane Cheeseman

Born 1897

Died 1988

Royal Navy G4643

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20902

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William Edward Cheeseman

Died 1916

British Army SD/3555 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Edward George Cheeseman

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37089

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Charles Cheeseman

Died 1917

British Army TF/3431 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/24432 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/24432 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Percy George John Cheeseman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90399

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Frank Noel Cheeseman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69817

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Ernest Joseph Cheeseman

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157425

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Percy Edwin Cheeseman

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228777

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George Henry Cheeseman

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265718

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Arthur Cheeseman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55424

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Walter Harry Cheeseman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227081

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Stanley Conrad Cheeseman

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227922

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William Frederick Cheeseman

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 5819 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Thomas Henry Cheeseman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6935

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Thomas Edward Cheeseman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63090

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Albert George Cheeseman

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195249

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