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Bute South Australia [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Tring, Herts [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Anglegrove South Australia [1]

Banbury Town, London [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Brighton [1]

Brinckworth South Australia [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Crompton near Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Downend, Gloucestershire [1]

Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire [1]

Grays England [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Harefield [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Jersey, Channel Island [1]

Kadina South Australia [1]

Kent [1]

Knightsbridge, London [1]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1]

Lewisham [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maesbury, Shropshire [1]

Magill South Australia [1]

Malsbury Marsh, Oswestry [1]

North Cadbury, Somerset [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Silvertown, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

St Hilda Victoria [1]

Surrey England [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Tring, Hertfordshire [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [138]

Driver [14]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [12]

Gunner [11]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Stoker [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant Temporary 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Royal Engineers [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

London Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

12th Pioneers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [217]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

K [287]

Contribution

Military Service [281]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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People [287] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bute South Australia [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Tring, Herts [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Anglegrove South Australia [1] Banbury Town, London [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Brighton [1] Brinckworth South Australia [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Crompton near Oldham, Lancashire [1] Dagenham, Essex [1] Downend, Gloucestershire [1] Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire [1] Grays England [1] Grays, Essex [1] Harefield [1] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Jersey, Channel Island [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Kent [1] Knightsbridge, London [1] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1] Lewisham [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maesbury, Shropshire [1] Magill South Australia [1] Malsbury Marsh, Oswestry [1] North Cadbury, Somerset [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Plumstead, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Silvertown, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] St Hilda Victoria [1] Surrey England [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Tring, Hertfordshire [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [138] Driver [14] Corporal [13] Serjeant [12] Gunner [11] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Stoker [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant Temporary 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Field Artillery [20] Royal Engineers [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] London Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Australian Light Horse Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 12th Pioneers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [217] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

K [287]

Contribution

Military Service [281] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Harold Kempster

British Army 30645 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Kempster

British Army T/309163 Driver Army Service Corps

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Richard Kempster

British Army 87995 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Charles F Kempster

British Army 22045 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 338824 Private Royal Engineers

British Army WR/205500 Private Royal Engineers

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J C Kempster

British Army Captain Auxiliary Forces India

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A C Kempster

British Army Lieutenant 12th Pioneers

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Rev I T Kempster

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