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Hastings, Sussex [6]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Chislehurst, Kent [3]

Hawkhurst, Kent [3]

Edinburgh, Scotland [2]

Hastings [2]

Hastings England [2]

78th Street, Chicago, Illinois [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bulverhythe, Sussex [1]

Canterbury England [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Catsfield, Sussex [1]

Chistlehurst, Kent [1]

Egham Surrey [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [1]

Hastings Victoria [1]

Hawkhurst, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Henfield, Sussex [1]

LIverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Milton, Kent [1]

Ore, Sussex [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Sandiacre, Derbyshire [1]

Semaphore, South Australia [1]

Southborough, Kent [1]

St Leonards on Sea, Sussex [1]

St. Asaph [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [65]

Gunner [16]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [5]

Driver [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal [2]

Signaller [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

3rd Writer [1]

???? [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic I [1]

Air Mechanic II(E) [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class (Fitter AE) [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Car Crew [1]

Chief Cooper [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cooper [1]

First Class Air Machanic [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Greaser [1]

IOM [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Marine [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Crystal Palace [2]

Dispersal Centre Wimbledon [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Victory VI [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

RND [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1 BTD [1]

1/129th Baluchis; 1/129th Baluchistan Infantry [1]

17th Lancers [1]

2 Field Artillery Brigade [1]

22 Squadron [1]

221 Squadron (South Russia) [1]

3 Squadron [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

5th Royal Highlanders [1]

62 Wing (Batoum, South Russia) [1]

APC [1]

Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [102]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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C [135]

Contribution

Military Service [124]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Canada [3]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

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People [135] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hastings, Sussex [6] Maidstone, Kent [5] Chislehurst, Kent [3] Hawkhurst, Kent [3] Edinburgh, Scotland [2] Hastings [2] Hastings England [2] 78th Street, Chicago, Illinois [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bulverhythe, Sussex [1] Canterbury England [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Catsfield, Sussex [1] Chistlehurst, Kent [1] Egham Surrey [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [1] Hastings Victoria [1] Hawkhurst, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Henfield, Sussex [1] LIverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Milton, Kent [1] Ore, Sussex [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Sandiacre, Derbyshire [1] Semaphore, South Australia [1] Southborough, Kent [1] St Leonards on Sea, Sussex [1] St. Asaph [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [65] Gunner [16] Second Lieutenant [6] Able Seaman [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Sapper [5] Serjeant [5] Driver [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Bombardier [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal [2] Signaller [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 3rd Writer [1] ???? [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic I [1] Air Mechanic II(E) [1] Aircraftman 1st Class (Fitter AE) [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Car Crew [1] Chief Cooper [1] Chief Writer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cooper [1] First Class Air Machanic [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Greaser [1] IOM [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Marine [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [3] HMS Ganges [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Crystal Palace [2] Dispersal Centre Wimbledon [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Victory VI [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Mercantile Marine Reserve [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] RND [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1 BTD [1] 1/129th Baluchis; 1/129th Baluchistan Infantry [1] 17th Lancers [1] 2 Field Artillery Brigade [1] 22 Squadron [1] 221 Squadron (South Russia) [1] 3 Squadron [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 5th Royal Highlanders [1] 62 Wing (Batoum, South Russia) [1] APC [1] Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [102] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [135]

Contribution

Military Service [124] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Canada [3] United States [2] Australia [1]

Alice Kate Cruttenden

Born 1898

Royal Navy G2740 Steward RAF Grain

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Bertie Henry Cruttenden

Born 1900

Royal Navy Z/8550 Ordinary Telegraphist Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z8550 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory VI

Royal Navy Z8550 Ordinary Telegraphist Research (Lord Knollys)

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Arthur George Cruttenden

Born 1899

British Army Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106818 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Dispersal Centre Wimbledon

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106818 Air Mechanic 3rd Class 22 Squadron

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Albert Dunstan Cruttenden

Born 1879

Died 1940

British Army 07539 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Charles Archer Cruttenden

Born 1893

Died 1956

British Army 1348 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 1/3 Kent Coy

British Army 149775 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 124 Siege Battery

British Army 149775 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Heavy Artillery Woolwich

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Albert Wilfred Cruttenden

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2110099

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5th Royal Highlanders Montreal (3 years)

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2110099 Private Infantry A.M.C. Training Depot No. 13

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John Edward Cruttenden

Born 1903

Royal Navy J97707 Able Seaman HMS Excellent

Royal Navy J97707 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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Robert Cruttenden

Born 1878

Royal Navy 811 Sapper Royal Marine Divisional Engineers: Deal

British Army Royal Engineers

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Harold Arthur Cruttenden

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 4/1344 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 4/1344 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Frank Henry Cruttenden

Australian Imperial Force 6778

Australian Imperial Force 6778A Private Infantry 22nd Battalion

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Frederick John Cruttenden

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252959

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Thomas Cruttenden

Born 1896

Died 1970

British Army 6639 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion (Artists Rifles)

British Army 761425 Private London Regiment 2/28th Battalion (Artists Rifles)

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Albert Edward Cruttenden

Born 1902

Royal Navy 216831 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 16831 Private Royal Marine Artillery

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William Newman Cruttenden

Died 1917

British Army 104212 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 104212 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 172nd Siege Battery

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Arthur Clement Cruttenden

Australian Imperial Force 3387

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William Cruttenden

Died 1917

British Army GS/27095 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 27095 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Albert Charles Cruttenden

Born 1901

Royal Navy K56207

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Charles William Cruttenden

Born 1896

British Army 23765 Private Grenadier Guards 5th Reserve Battalion

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William Charles Cruttenden

Born 1852

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W. T. Cruttenden

Born 1898

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