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London [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Plympton, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Bridgerule, Devon [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

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Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Corsham, Wiltshire [1]

Dulverton, Somerset [1]

Fratton, Hampshire [1]

Hamborough, Hampshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Huntsham, Devon [1]

Kittisford, Somerset [1]

Knowstone, Devon [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Minehead, Somerset [1]

Naracoorte South Australia [1]

Nelson [1]

Newton, Porthcawl [1]

Newton, Porthcawl, Glamorgan [1]

Okehampton, Devon [1]

Peckham Rye [1]

Penzance [1]

Plymouth England [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Saint German's, Cornwall [1]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [1]

Saint Marys, Islington, London [1]

Somerset England [1]

South Molton, Devon [1]

Sussex [1]

Torpoint, Cornwall [1]

Two Wells South Australia [1]

Wellington [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Private [86]

Gunner [18]

Sapper [12]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [6]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Deck Boy [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Seaman [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [28]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

London Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal North Devon Yeomanry [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Soldiers Christian Association [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

86th Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Denbighshire Yeomanry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [171]

Royal Navy [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

K [277]

Contribution

Military Service [267]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Canada [1]

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People [277] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Plympton, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Barnstaple, Devon, England [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Bridgerule, Devon [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Corsham, Wiltshire [1] Dulverton, Somerset [1] Fratton, Hampshire [1] Hamborough, Hampshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Huntsham, Devon [1] Kittisford, Somerset [1] Knowstone, Devon [1] Lambeth, London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mile End, London [1] Minehead, Somerset [1] Naracoorte South Australia [1] Nelson [1] Newton, Porthcawl [1] Newton, Porthcawl, Glamorgan [1] Okehampton, Devon [1] Peckham Rye [1] Penzance [1] Plymouth England [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Saint German's, Cornwall [1] Saint Germans, Cornwall [1] Saint Marys, Islington, London [1] Somerset England [1] South Molton, Devon [1] Sussex [1] Torpoint, Cornwall [1] Two Wells South Australia [1] Wellington [1] Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Private [86] Gunner [18] Sapper [12] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [9] Driver [6] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Commander [1] Deck Boy [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Petty Officer [1] Seaman [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [28] Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Engineers [17] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] London Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [6] Labour Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal North Devon Yeomanry [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Soldiers Christian Association [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 86th Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Denbighshire Yeomanry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List [1] Glamorgan Yeomanry [1] Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [171] Royal Navy [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

K [277]

Contribution

Military Service [267] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Canada [1]

Robert Claude Hawker Kingdon

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Richard Kingdon

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 2052 Denbighshire Yeomanry

British Army 24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Battalion

British Army 75494 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Jack Kingdon

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3980 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Herbert James Kingdon

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army 205418 Private Devonshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Thomas Kingdon

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212661

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Robert Kingdon

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94144

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James Kingdon

Born 1885

Died 1921

British Army 2941 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 545103 Private Labour Corps

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Leonard Kingdon

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Percy Kingdon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30957 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 27670 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Jack Kingdon

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3980 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Luther John Kingdon

Born 1889

Died 1951

British Army 25466 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army M/410958 Private Army Service Corps

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Tom Kingdon

Born 1862

Died 1945

British Army 7970 Private Royal Defence Corps

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George Kingdon

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3418A Seaman HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 3418A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3418A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Thomas Kingdon

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299398

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William Stephen Kingdon

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184461

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William George Kingdon

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66431

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Arthur Finlay Kingdon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91818

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Frederick Robert Kingdon

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 286416 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Henry Kingdon

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 5487 Serjeant Coldstream Guards

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Arthur Francis Kingdon

Died 1917

British Army Captain York and Lancaster Regiment

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