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Ashtead, Surrey [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Burnley Victoria [2]

Chertsey, Surrey [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Toodyay Western Australia [2]

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Walworth, London [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Weybridge, Surrey [1]

Wollar New South Wales [1]

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Private [151]

Serjeant [20]

Driver [17]

Corporal [15]

Gunner [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Agent [2]

Colonel [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Forewoman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Private /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

London Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

9th Lancers [3]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

3rd Hussars [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Company of Dragoons [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

General Headquarters Staff [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Intelligence Department [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [251]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

C [323]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [321]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Ashtead, Surrey [2] Battersea, London [2] Burnley Victoria [2] Chertsey, Surrey [2] London, Middlesex [2] Toodyay Western Australia [2] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Betchworth, Surrey [1] Bombay [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Chichester [1] Chichester England [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Climping, Sussex [1] Clymping, Sussex [1] Dulwich, London [1] Ewhurst [1] Hackney, London [1] Hextable, Kent [1] Highgate,St.Pancras,Middlesex,London. [1] Islington, London [1] Kentish Town [1] Lee, Kent [1] Lewisham [1] Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Littlehampton, Sussex, England [1] London England [1] Manchester England [1] Marazion, Cornwall [1] Molesey, Surrey [1] Penge [1] Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Richmond England [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Surrey [1] Sussex [1] Swanley, Kent [1] Tintaldra Victoria [1] Tooting, London [1] Walworth, London [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Weybridge, Surrey [1] Wollar New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [151] Serjeant [20] Driver [17] Corporal [15] Gunner [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Agent [2] Colonel [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Forewoman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Private /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26] Royal Engineers [24] Royal Field Artillery [23] The Queen's Regiment [18] Army Service Corps [17] London Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] 9th Lancers [3] Auckland Infantry Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] West Riding Regiment [3] 3rd Hussars [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Company of Dragoons [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] General Headquarters Staff [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Intelligence Department [2] Kent Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [251] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

C [323] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [321] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] India [1]

Alfred Charles Chitty

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 765923 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 765923 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1st/28th Battalion

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Charles Ambrose Chitty

Born 1888

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain Royal Engineers

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Ernest Edward Chitty

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116051

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Percy Albert Chitty

Born 1893

Died 1975

Royal Navy K18189

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Charles Henry Chitty

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48181

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Frederick Bevan Chitty

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6991

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James Malcolm Chitty

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

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Frederick William Chitty

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57270

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Archibald Harry Chitty

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198174

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John Chitty

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 276401 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 276401 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 547477 Private Labour Corps 547th Agricultural Company

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Walter Chitty

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army G/1705 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1705 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1705 Serjeant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Percy Chitty

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 15905 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 12957 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward James Chitty

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212645

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Edwin George Fordham Chitty

Born 1898

Died 1966

British Army 3319 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 148500 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 229662 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William Walter Chitty

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80278

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Frederick George Chitty

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 32023 Private Welsh Regiment

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William George Chitty

Died 1915

British Army SS/13982 Private Army Service Corps

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William Squire Chitty

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 11044 Private East Surrey Regiment 2nd east Battalion

British Army 11044 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Herbert Henry Chitty

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army L/10910 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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John Walter Chitty

Born 1894

Died 1992

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 4th Bn

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