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Ramsgate, Kent, England [6]

Herne Bay, Kent [5]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Birchington [1]

Blean, Kent [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Enfield, London [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Herne Bay, Kent, England [1]

Herne, Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kent England [1]

London England [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Margate, Kent, England [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Ramsgate [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Smeeth, Kent [1]

Snowtown South Australia [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Thanet Kent [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Whitstable, Kent [1]

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Private [53]

Serjeant [15]

Gunner [13]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [8]

Driver [5]

Major [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boatswain [1]

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Captain [1]

Driver /Lance Bombardier [1]

Flight Clerk [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

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Lieutenant [1]

Mate [1]

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Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major/ Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

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Worker [1]

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East Kent Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps/ Staff [1]

Army Veterinary Corps/Staff [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fishing Fleet - "Industry" (Ramsgate) [1]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Eros" (Hull) [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1]

Infantry/ Royal Fusiliers [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Non-Combatant Corps [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [116]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [168]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [155]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [169] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent, England [6] Herne Bay, Kent [5] Canterbury, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Birchington [1] Blean, Kent [1] Deal, Kent [1] Dulwich, London [1] Enfield, London [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Grays, Essex [1] Herne Bay, Kent, England [1] Herne, Herne Bay, Kent [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kent England [1] London England [1] Margate, Kent [1] Margate, Kent, England [1] Peckham, London [1] Ramsgate [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Smeeth, Kent [1] Snowtown South Australia [1] Stepney, London [1] Thanet Kent [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Whitstable, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [53] Serjeant [15] Gunner [13] Corporal [11] Sapper [8] Driver [5] Major [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Driver /Lance Bombardier [1] Flight Clerk [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Mate [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major/ Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Skipper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Field Artillery [9] Labour Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] London Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [4] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps/ Staff [1] Army Veterinary Corps/Staff [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fishing Fleet - "Industry" (Ramsgate) [1] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Eros" (Hull) [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1] Infantry/ Royal Fusiliers [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [116] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [5] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [168] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [155] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Stephen P Holness

British Army 285922 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Eric E T Holness

British Army 6364 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John H Holness

British Army C 3402 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Henry Forker Holness

British Army 950 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 910101 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Holness

British Army 118930 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Holness

British Army 303457 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George E Holness

British Army British Red Cross Society

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William Holness

Born 1890

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Ernest Arthur Marsh

Born 1881

Royal Navy 299597

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