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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Hollingbourne, Kent [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Sherborne, Dorset [2]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Angmering, Sussex, England [1]

Ashford England [1]

Barkly Victoria [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Brighton [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Caterham, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Chailey, Sussex [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

Clapton Park, London [1]

Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

East Chiltington, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Essex [1]

Farncombe, Godalming, Surrey [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gomshall, Surrey [1]

Higham, Kent [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

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Kirdford, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Lenham, Kent [1]

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London, Middlesex [1]

Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Loxwood, West Sussex [1]

Malling [1]

Marden, Kent [1]

Maylands South Australia [1]

New Brompton, Kent, England [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire, England [1]

Port Pirie South Australia [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Pulborough, Sussex [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [157]

Corporal [21]

Gunner [18]

Sapper [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Driver [10]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Captain [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36]

Labour Corps [27]

London Regiment [25]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

East Kent Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Training Reserve [3]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Engineers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

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

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

15th Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [261]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [369]

Contribution

Military Service [360]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Bermondsey, London [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Hollingbourne, Kent [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Sherborne, Dorset [2] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Angmering, Sussex, England [1] Ashford England [1] Barkly Victoria [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Brighton [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Caterham, Croydon, Surrey [1] Chailey, Sussex [1] Charing, Kent [1] Clapton Park, London [1] Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] East Chiltington, Lewes, Sussex [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Essex [1] Farncombe, Godalming, Surrey [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gomshall, Surrey [1] Higham, Kent [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kent [1] Kings Town [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Kirdford, Horsham, Sussex [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Lenham, Kent [1] Liverpool England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Loxwood, West Sussex [1] Malling [1] Marden, Kent [1] Maylands South Australia [1] New Brompton, Kent, England [1] Oswestry, Shropshire, England [1] Port Pirie South Australia [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Pulborough, Sussex [1] Rochester, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [157] Corporal [21] Gunner [18] Sapper [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Driver [10] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Captain [7] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sister [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Flight Officer [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36] Labour Corps [27] London Regiment [25] Royal Field Artillery [18] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [17] East Kent Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Essex Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Kent Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Training Reserve [3] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Engineers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 15th Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [261] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [369]

Contribution

Military Service [360] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

David Cheesman

Born 1890

Died 1955

British Army G/2235 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G2235 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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Robert St Clair Cheesman

Born 1870

Australian Imperial Force 212

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Reginald Cheesman

Born 1898

British Army G/13604 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/13604 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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John James Cheesman

Born 1890

Died 1951

British Army 307002 Corporal Tank Corps

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Frank Louis Cheesman

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192184

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Alfred Cheesman

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 14464 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 14464 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Natal

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Anthony Alfred Cheesman

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion (Cit of London Regiment)

British Army 6814 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion (City of London Regiment)

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Frederick William Cheesman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41624

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Arthur Edwin Cheesman

Died 1916

British Army Captain East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Leonard Cheesman

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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George Cheesman

Born 1894

British Army G/2236 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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John William Cheesman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1497

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Albert Cheesman

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5678

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Harry Cheesman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319368

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Gerald Percy Cheesman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241752

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Arthur George Cheesman

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69234

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Charles Cheesman

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214885

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Samuel Cheesman

Born 1874

Died 1931

British Army 1107 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 1107 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 1107 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Albert Edward Cheesman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98460

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Edward Ernest Cheesman

Born 1882

Died 1960

British Army 177189 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

British Army 177189 Sapper Royal Engineers

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