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Sydney New South Wales [15]

Melbourne Victoria [12]

London, Middlesex [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Lambeth, London [7]

Brighton, Sussex [6]

Hastings, Sussex [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

London England [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Sandown, Isle of Wight [5]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Fulham, London [4]

Swindon, Wiltshire [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Birmingham [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Lara Victoria [3]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Mt Gambier South Australia [3]

Rugeley, Staffordshire [3]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [3]

Shoreditch, London [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alexandra Victoria [2]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Berwick Victoria [2]

Beverley, Yorkshire [2]

Bloxwich, Staffordshire [2]

Bournemouth England [2]

Brighton England [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bromley by Bow, London [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Calstock, Cornwall [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Darenth, Kent, England [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Egham, Surrey [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Kennington, London [2]

Rank

Private [1426]

Gunner [158]

Corporal [120]

Serjeant [118]

Driver [109]

Sapper [106]

Lance Corporal [59]

Lieutenant [55]

Second Lieutenant [50]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Captain [23]

Acting Corporal [22]

Pioneer [15]

Bombardier [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Major [9]

Rifleman [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Corporal 2nd [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Conductor [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Drummer [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Commander [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [195]

Royal Field Artillery [178]

Labour Corps [148]

Army Service Corps [145]

London Regiment [120]

Royal Garrison Artillery [90]

Royal Army Medical Corps [76]

Machine Gun Corps [62]

Royal Fusiliers [52]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [48]

Middlesex Regiment [48]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [46]

Royal Sussex Regiment [46]

Hampshire Regiment [40]

Manchester Regiment [40]

Suffolk Regiment [38]

Northumberland Fusiliers [35]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [34]

Lincolnshire Regiment [34]

Rifle Brigade [34]

Essex Regiment [31]

The Queen's Regiment [30]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29]

Wiltshire Regiment [28]

Bedfordshire Regiment [27]

Norfolk Regiment [26]

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [24]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

North Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Dorsetshire Regiment [22]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Defence Corps [21]

Army Veterinary Corps [20]

East Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Hussars [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Somerset Light Infantry [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

West Riding Regiment [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [16]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2227]

Royal Navy [285]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [210]

Australian Imperial Force [162]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [161]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

Last name first letter

K [3133]

P [3]

A [1]

E [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3067]

Merchant Navy [51]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [57]

Canada [2]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [15] Melbourne Victoria [12] London, Middlesex [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Lambeth, London [7] Brighton, Sussex [6] Hastings, Sussex [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] London England [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Sandown, Isle of Wight [5] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Fulham, London [4] Swindon, Wiltshire [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Birmingham [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Islington, London [3] Lara Victoria [3] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Mt Gambier South Australia [3] Rugeley, Staffordshire [3] Saint Austell, Cornwall [3] Shoreditch, London [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alexandra Victoria [2] Ararat Victoria [2] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Berwick Victoria [2] Beverley, Yorkshire [2] Bloxwich, Staffordshire [2] Bournemouth England [2] Brighton England [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bromley by Bow, London [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Calstock, Cornwall [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Darenth, Kent, England [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Egham, Surrey [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Kennington, London [2]

Rank

Private [1426] Gunner [158] Corporal [120] Serjeant [118] Driver [109] Sapper [106] Lance Corporal [59] Lieutenant [55] Second Lieutenant [50] Acting Serjeant [23] Captain [23] Acting Corporal [22] Pioneer [15] Bombardier [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Major [9] Rifleman [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Corporal 2nd [8] Able Seaman [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Conductor [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Worker [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Drummer [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Commander [2] Deck Hand [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [195] Royal Field Artillery [178] Labour Corps [148] Army Service Corps [145] London Regiment [120] Royal Garrison Artillery [90] Royal Army Medical Corps [76] Machine Gun Corps [62] Royal Fusiliers [52] King's Royal Rifle Corps [48] Middlesex Regiment [48] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [46] Royal Sussex Regiment [46] Hampshire Regiment [40] Manchester Regiment [40] Suffolk Regiment [38] Northumberland Fusiliers [35] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [34] Lincolnshire Regiment [34] Rifle Brigade [34] Essex Regiment [31] The Queen's Regiment [30] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29] Wiltshire Regiment [28] Bedfordshire Regiment [27] Norfolk Regiment [26] Worcestershire Regiment [25] Devonshire Regiment [24] Durham Light Infantry [24] Royal Berkshire Regiment [24] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] North Staffordshire Regiment [23] Dorsetshire Regiment [22] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Royal Defence Corps [21] Army Veterinary Corps [20] East Yorkshire Regiment [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [19] Hussars [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Somerset Light Infantry [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Leicestershire Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] West Riding Regiment [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [16] Cheshire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2227] Royal Navy [285] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [210] Australian Imperial Force [162] Canadian Expeditionary Force [161] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

Last name first letter

K [3133] P [3] A [1] E [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3067] Merchant Navy [51] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [57] Canada [2] South Africa [1]

Douglas Braund Kent

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 2068 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Edwin Kent

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 18255 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Charles Harold Kent

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 340159 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 340159 Wheeler Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 340159 Wheeler Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Essex and Suffolk

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Ernest James Kent

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army M2/149516 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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William Edward Kent

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 7434 Private Hussars

British Army 8887 Private 19th (QAOR) Hussars A Squadron

British Army 8887 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Albert James Kent

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 11003 L/CPL Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Alfred Kent

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 7364 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7364 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Bernard Kent

British Army 138 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 135997 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 138 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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James Kent

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army SD/3154 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 3154 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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George Herbert Stanton Kent

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 28130 Corporal Cavalry Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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William James Kent

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment attached Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Percy Kent

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army G/18080 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/18080 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Frederick John Kent

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 7569 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7569 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7569 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edith Kathleen Kent

Born 1898

Royal Navy G4364 Victualling Store Assistant Women's Royal Naval Service HMS Apollo [former cruiser converted to mine-layer]

Royal Navy G5364 Victualling Store Assistant Women's Royal Naval Service HMS Vivid [Navy barracks at Devonport Plymouth]

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Charles Kent

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 10707 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10107 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10107 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Mark Kent

Born 1897

Died 1964

British Army 225101 Private North Devonshire Hussars

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Henry James Kent

Born 1899

Died 1950

British Army TR7/10493 Private Training Reserve Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 52nd (Gradulated) Battalion

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Albert James H Kent

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 65108 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Benjamin Rowley George Kent

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1148 Temporary Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Otranto."

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Arthur William Kent

Born 1888

Died 1959

British Army 3607 Private London Regiment

British Army 371411 Private London Regiment

British Army Rifleman London Regiment Post Office Rifles

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