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Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Colchester [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Market Overton, Oakham, Rutland [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Claines, Worcestershire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian) [1]

Dorset Tasmania [1]

Dublin [1]

Durham England [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Harborne, Staffordshire [1]

Helidon Queensland [1]

Hempton, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Layer-de-la-Haye, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lydgate, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Milawa Victoria [1]

Minster, Kent [1]

Nafed, Glamorgan [1]

New Bilton, Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

New Bradwell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Northwich [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Oakham, Rutland [1]

Oakham,Rutland [1]

Offham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [277]

Driver [37]

Corporal [33]

Gunner [31]

Sapper [20]

Lance Corporal [17]

Serjeant [16]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Rifleman [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier Wheeler [1]

Conductor now Lieutenant [1]

Corporal Wheeler [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker I [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Royal Engineers [43]

Labour Corps [32]

London Regiment [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lancers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Service

British Army [450]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Royal Navy [40]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

K [570]

Contribution

Military Service [560]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Grantham, Lincolnshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Colchester [2] Islington, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Market Overton, Oakham, Rutland [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Claines, Worcestershire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian) [1] Dorset Tasmania [1] Dublin [1] Durham England [1] Edmonton, London [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1] Grays, Essex [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Harborne, Staffordshire [1] Helidon Queensland [1] Hempton, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Layer-de-la-Haye, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lydgate, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Milawa Victoria [1] Minster, Kent [1] Nafed, Glamorgan [1] New Bilton, Rugby, Warwickshire [1] New Bradwell, Buckinghamshire [1] Northwich [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Oakham, Rutland [1] Oakham,Rutland [1] Offham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [277] Driver [37] Corporal [33] Gunner [31] Sapper [20] Lance Corporal [17] Serjeant [16] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Corporal [5] Rifleman [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier Wheeler [1] Conductor now Lieutenant [1] Corporal Wheeler [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Stoker I [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46] Royal Engineers [43] Labour Corps [32] London Regiment [24] Army Service Corps [23] Cheshire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lancers [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3]

Service

British Army [450] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Royal Navy [40] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

K [570]

Contribution

Military Service [560] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Ireland [1]

Clark Samuel Kettle

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 2671 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200874 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200874 Private Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) 1/4th Battalion

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Arthur Charles Edwin Kettle

Born 1898

Died 1959

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402132

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Thomas Michael Kettle

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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George Henry Kettle

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 34988 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Leonard John Kettle

Born 1896

Died 1975

Royal Navy K31191 Stoker I

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Frederick Adams Kettle

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25106

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Edward Kettle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 365889

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Henry John Kettle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191618

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Thomas John Kettle

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86520

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Alfred Kettle

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29802

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Arthur Charles Kettle

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46113

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James Kettle

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55923

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Robert Henry Kettle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20378

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James Henry Kettle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41716

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Francis Kettle

Born 1895

Died 1985

British Army 11747 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Wilfred Kettle

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204649

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Albert Kettle

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 24209 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Kettle

Born 1868

Died 1920

British Army 67984 Private Royal Defence Corps

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James Kettle

Died 1917

British Army 12632 Bombardier Wheeler Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12632 Acting Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12632 Corporal Wheeler Royal Field Artillery A/58 Brigade

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George Henry Kettle

Born 1897

Died 1930

Royal Navy J24103

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