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Lingfield, Surrey [3]

Chiddingstone, Kent [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Ardingly, Sussex [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Cheam, Epsom, Surrey [1]

Cheam, Surrey [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, Kent [1]

Cobham, Surrey [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

Crockenhill, Dartford, Kent [1]

East Grimstead, Sussex [1]

East Grinstead [1]

Eden Bridge, Kent [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Gort [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Greenhithe, Kent, England [1]

Hassocks, Sussex [1]

Haywards Heath, Sussex [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Lingfield, Surrey, England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

New Cross, Kent [1]

Paddington, Middlesex [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Reading England [1]

Rusthall, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Saint Leonards, Sussex [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Tadcaster, Yorkshire [1]

Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

Tunbridge, Kent [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

Wivelsfield,Sussex [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Wood Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [127]

Driver [17]

Serjeant [15]

Sapper [14]

Gunner [13]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [11]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting 2nd Class Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic Class III [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Daffadar [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Royal Engineers [19]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

18th Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Irish Guards [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Sussex Yeomanry [2]

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

11th Royal Scots [1]

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

15th Hussars [1]

17/21st Lancers [1]

21st Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [210]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

E [292]

Contribution

Military Service [286]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Lingfield, Surrey [3] Chiddingstone, Kent [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Ardingly, Sussex [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Cheam, Epsom, Surrey [1] Cheam, Surrey [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, Kent [1] Cobham, Surrey [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Crockenhill, Dartford, Kent [1] East Grimstead, Sussex [1] East Grinstead [1] Eden Bridge, Kent [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Gort [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Greenhithe, Kent, England [1] Hassocks, Sussex [1] Haywards Heath, Sussex [1] Highbury, London [1] Lingfield, Surrey, England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] New Cross, Kent [1] Paddington, Middlesex [1] Pimlico, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Reading England [1] Rusthall, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Saint Leonards, Sussex [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Tadcaster, Yorkshire [1] Tonbridge, Kent [1] Tunbridge Wells [1] Tunbridge, Kent [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Williamstown Victoria [1] Wivelsfield,Sussex [1] Wood Green, London [1] Wood Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [127] Driver [17] Serjeant [15] Sapper [14] Gunner [13] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [11] Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting 2nd Class Cook's Mate [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic Class III [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Daffadar [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [22] Royal Engineers [19] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] East Kent Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] 18th Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Irish Guards [2] Kent Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Sussex Yeomanry [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] 11th Royal Scots [1] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 15th Hussars [1] 17/21st Lancers [1] 21st Lancers [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [210] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

E [292]

Contribution

Military Service [286] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

John Ashe Everest

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 22127 Private Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 7th Battalion

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George Peter Nussey Everest

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army 2050 Private Sussex Yeomanry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92450 Air Mechanic Class III Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92450 Private Royal Air Force

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Henry Horace Everest

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1/4/2030 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army TF.200407 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Harry Everest

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202476

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Reginald H Everest

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48415

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Fred Everest

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239422

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George Everest

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115550

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William James Everest

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130473

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Charles Percy Everest

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220385

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George Charles Everest

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222186

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Raymond Everest

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3490 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 3490 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Arthur Edward Everest

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5420 Private East Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

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Ernest Henry Everest

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208167

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Raymond John Everest

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10912

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Reginald George Everest

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J15780 Able Seaman HMS NEPTUNE

Royal Navy J15780 Able Seaman HMS NEPTUNE

Royal Navy J15780 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Arthur Ernest Everest

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248276

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Lawrence Bernard Everest

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277993

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George Edward Everest

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 15110 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 15110 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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James Everest

Died 1917

British Army 41415 Private Manchester Regiment

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Edward Albert Everest

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army G/3991 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/3991 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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