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Faversham, Kent [3]

Prospect South Australia [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Ascot Vale England [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

East Malling, Kent [1]

Halling, Kent [1]

Hartlepool, County Durham, England [1]

Higham, Kent [1]

Holboro, Kent [1]

Kent England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Milsted, Kent [1]

Milton Sittingbourne Kent [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Sittingbourne Kent [1]

Snodland, Kent, England [1]

Surrey England [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [59]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [5]

Rifleman [4]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major/ Colour Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Labour Corps [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

London Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cavalry Unit [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

East Africa Medical Supplies [1]

East African Military Nursing Service [1]

East African Transport Corps [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

HMS NESSUS [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment Depot [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Navy [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Surrey Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [86]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [133]

Contribution

Military Service [130]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [133] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Faversham, Kent [3] Prospect South Australia [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Ascot Vale England [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] East Malling, Kent [1] Halling, Kent [1] Hartlepool, County Durham, England [1] Higham, Kent [1] Holboro, Kent [1] Kent England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Milsted, Kent [1] Milton Sittingbourne Kent [1] Plumstead, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Sittingbourne Kent [1] Snodland, Kent, England [1] Surrey England [1] Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [59] Gunner [8] Serjeant [7] Corporal [5] Rifleman [4] Captain [2] Driver [2] Sapper [2] Acting Corporal [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Regimental Serjeant Major/ Colour Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11] Labour Corps [8] Army Service Corps [7] London Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Tank Corps [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cavalry Unit [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] East Africa Medical Supplies [1] East African Military Nursing Service [1] East African Transport Corps [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] HMS NESSUS [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment Depot [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Navy [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Surrey Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [86] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [133]

Contribution

Military Service [130] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Jessie Kemsley

Born 1889

British Army 173649 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Henry Kemsley

Born 1883

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2855

Australian Imperial Force 3855 Private 50th Battalion

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Richard Kemsley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 6366 Private London Regiment

British Army 593502 Private London Regiment

British Army 593502 Rifleman London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

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William Charles Henry Kemsley

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2331 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd/1st Home Counties Field Amb.

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Edward Alfred Kemsley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38317

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James Charles Kemsley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17810

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Arthur Kemsley

Died 1914

British Army 66657 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Neville George Mercer Kemsley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 890877 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Kemsley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12658 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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George Kemsley

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 5/4686 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 5/4686 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Frederick Kemsley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260699

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Jack Kemsley

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2200 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 2200 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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William Edward Kemsley

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 20771 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242608 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Ernest William Kemsley

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 7756

Canadian Expeditionary Force 7756 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Phillip Sims Kemsley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162526

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John Dowes Beale Kemsley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184933

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Minnie Sarah Kemsley

Born 1896

Royal Navy G3435

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Charles Kemsley

Australian Imperial Force 7272

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Edward Braughan Kemsley

Australian Imperial Force 2157

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William Kemsley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3131 Private London Regiment

British Army 571095 Rifleman London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney)

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