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Ashford, Kent [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Hellingly [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Birchington, Kent [2]

East Dean, near Eastbourne [2]

Hastings Sussex [2]

Hastings Sussex [2]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Westham, Sussex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albion Queensland [1]

Alciston [1]

Alfriston [1]

Arrowtown [1]

Ash, Kent [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Brighton England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury New South Wales [1]

Chatham [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chingford England [1]

Chipping Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Cliffe, Kent [1]

East Dean, Sussex [1]

Findon South Australia [1]

Forest Hill, Lewisham, London [1]

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Franyston, Dorset, England [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

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Heathfield [1]

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Kennington, Kent [1]

Kent [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Malton, Yorkshire [1]

Margate, Kent, England [1]

Minster Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Minster, Kent [1]

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Private [155]

Gunner [18]

Sapper [14]

Driver [13]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Reverend [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Elec Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant/Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Temporary Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Sussex Regiment [27]

Royal Engineers [21]

Labour Corps [18]

East Kent Regiment [14]

London Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

HMS BULWARK [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

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

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

34th Division [1]

8th Division [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [247]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [343]

Contribution

Military Service [330]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

India [1]

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People [343] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ashford, Kent [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Hellingly [3] Battersea, London [2] Birchington, Kent [2] East Dean, near Eastbourne [2] Hastings Sussex [2] Hastings Sussex [2] Ramsgate, Kent, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Westham, Sussex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albion Queensland [1] Alciston [1] Alfriston [1] Arrowtown [1] Ash, Kent [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Brighton England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury New South Wales [1] Chatham [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chingford England [1] Chipping Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Cliffe, Kent [1] East Dean, Sussex [1] Findon South Australia [1] Forest Hill, Lewisham, London [1] Framfield, Uckfield, Sussex [1] Franyston, Dorset, England [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Hampshire [1] Hamsey, Sussex [1] Hastings [1] Hastings, St Leonards, Sussex [1] Heathfield [1] Herstmonceux [1] Kennington, Kent [1] Kent [1] London, Middlesex [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Malton, Yorkshire [1] Margate, Kent, England [1] Minster Ramsgate, Kent [1] Minster, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [155] Gunner [18] Sapper [14] Driver [13] Serjeant [13] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [7] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Reverend [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Elec Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant/Acting Sub Conductor [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Corporal [1] Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Temporary Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Sussex Regiment [27] Royal Engineers [21] Labour Corps [18] East Kent Regiment [14] London Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Royal West Surrey Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] HMS BULWARK [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 34th Division [1] 8th Division [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [247] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [343]

Contribution

Military Service [330] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31] India [1]

Noel James Egginton Foord

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class 34th Division

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class 8th Division

British Army Reverend 8th Division

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Walter David Foord

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army G/2592 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 8th Battalion

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John Mordaunt Foord-Kelcey

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 703 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 703 Lance Corporal Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment

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