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Amersham, Buckinghamshire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Gravesend, Kent [4]

Hailsham [3]

Arlington [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Gumeracha South Australia [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Terowie South Australia [2]

Alesford England [1]

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Faversham, Kent, England [1]

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Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Halling [1]

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Hastings, Sussex [1]

Haversham, Kent [1]

Hellingly, Sussex, England [1]

Herne Hill, London [1]

Homerton, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Marylebone England [1]

Mildura Victoria [1]

Milton, Kent [1]

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Oar near Hastings [1]

Oxton, Cheshire [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Plymouth England [1]

Ponders End, London, Middlesex [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

Rockley New South Wales [1]

Rye, Sussex, England [1]

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Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Southfleet, Kent, England [1]

Staplehurst, Kent [1]

Stepney South Australia [1]

Stoke Newington [1]

Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Sussex [1]

Tomingley New South Wales [1]

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Private [163]

Gunner [32]

Driver [23]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [15]

Corporal [14]

Lance Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

A.M. 2 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

lance corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [36]

London Regiment [22]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Kent Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Military Provost Staff Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Volunteer Maxim Gun Company [2]

13th Royal Defence Corps [1]

15th (The King's) Hussars [1]

15th Hussars [1]

18th Hussars [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [284]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [376]

Contribution

Military Service [367]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Gravesend, Kent [4] Hailsham [3] Arlington [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Gumeracha South Australia [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Terowie South Australia [2] Alesford England [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Burnham, Somerset [1] Croydon [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Faversham, Kent, England [1] Gravesend [1] Hackney, London [1] Hailsham, Sussex [1] Halling [1] Hastings [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Haversham, Kent [1] Hellingly, Sussex, England [1] Herne Hill, London [1] Homerton, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Marylebone England [1] Mildura Victoria [1] Milton, Kent [1] Northfleet, Kent, England [1] Oar near Hastings [1] Oxton, Cheshire [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Plymouth England [1] Ponders End, London, Middlesex [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, London, Middlesex [1] Rockley New South Wales [1] Rye, Sussex, England [1] Seven Oaks, Kent [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Southfleet, Kent, England [1] Staplehurst, Kent [1] Stepney South Australia [1] Stoke Newington [1] Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Sussex [1] Tomingley New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [163] Gunner [32] Driver [23] Serjeant [17] Sapper [15] Corporal [14] Lance Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] A.M. 2 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] lance corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [36] London Regiment [22] Labour Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Sussex Regiment [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Essex Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Kent Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Military Provost Staff Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Volunteer Maxim Gun Company [2] 13th Royal Defence Corps [1] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 15th Hussars [1] 18th Hussars [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [284] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [376]

Contribution

Military Service [367] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Canada [1]

Claude Custins Crowhurst

Born 1897

Died 1979

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45204

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45204 A.M. 2 RFC No 42 Squardron and No 4 Squardron

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Walter James Crowhurst

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army G/15327 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army g/15327 lance corporal royal west kent 10th battalion

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Archie Arthur Crowhurst

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy K8223

Royal Navy K8223 Stoker Petty Officer Mary Rose

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John Moses Crowhurst

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army S/6618 Lance Corporal The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/6618 Warrant Officer Class 2 The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/6618 Company Serjeant Major The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th Battalion

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William Albert Henry Crowhurst

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army G/23567 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Bertie Walter Crowhurst

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 8898 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 8898 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles William Thomas Crowhurst

Died 1918

British Army 279087 Private London Regiment

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Charles Crowhurst

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106240

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Gordon Crowhurst

Born 1888

British Army 723580 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 84 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 723580 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Artillery

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Francis Crowhurst

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6373

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William Alfred Crowhurst

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121095

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Frank John Crowhurst

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115988

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Victor Henry Crowhurst

Born 1892

British Army 80277 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 80277 Gunner Royal Field Artillary

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James Henry Crowhurst

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119907

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Ernest John Crowhurst

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106456

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William Edwin Crowhurst

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277480

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Alfred Laurence Crowhurst

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221969

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Walter Guthrie Crowhurst

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2374 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Albert Edward Crowhurst

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 33390 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 63320 Private Labour Corps

British Army 41247 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 12th Battalion

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Arthur Crowhurst

Died 1917

British Army 201400 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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