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Croydon, Surrey [3]

Ewell, Surrey [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [2]

London England [2]

Pambula New South Wales [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Surrey England [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Bedford [1]

Bedford, London [1]

Berkshire England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Burham, Kent [1]

Caterham, Surrey [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Craighurst, Simcoe Co. , Ontario [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Granby, Quebec [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hale, Farnham, Surrey [1]

Haslemere, Surrey [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Llanymynech, on the borders of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longfield, Kent [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Melrose South Australia [1]

Mount Egerton Victoria [1]

Oakdale New South Wales [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Plaistow, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Portslade, Sussex [1]

Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire [1]

Sandgate, Kent, England [1]

South Norwood, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [237]

Gunner [33]

Driver [22]

Corporal [18]

Sapper [16]

Serjeant [16]

Lance Corporal [11]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Temporary Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal/Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Waggoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38]

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

The Queen's Regiment [27]

London Regiment [24]

Army Service Corps [22]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Hussars [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

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

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Service

British Army [382]

Royal Navy [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [508]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [3] Ewell, Surrey [3] London, Middlesex [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [2] London England [2] Pambula New South Wales [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Surrey England [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Bedford [1] Bedford, London [1] Berkshire England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bow, London [1] Brixton, London [1] Burham, Kent [1] Caterham, Surrey [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Craighurst, Simcoe Co. , Ontario [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Ealing, London [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Granby, Quebec [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hale, Farnham, Surrey [1] Haslemere, Surrey [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Homerton, London [1] Llanymynech, on the borders of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longfield, Kent [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Melrose South Australia [1] Mount Egerton Victoria [1] Oakdale New South Wales [1] Oxfordshire [1] Plaistow, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Portslade, Sussex [1] Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire [1] Sandgate, Kent, England [1] South Norwood, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [237] Gunner [33] Driver [22] Corporal [18] Sapper [16] Serjeant [16] Lance Corporal [11] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Temporary Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal/Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Waggoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38] Labour Corps [33] Royal Field Artillery [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] The Queen's Regiment [27] London Regiment [24] Army Service Corps [22] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Hussars [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2]

Service

British Army [382] Royal Navy [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [512]

Contribution

Military Service [508] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

Robert Hudson Spencer Longhurst

Born 1883

Died 1920

British Army 330889 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Reginald Hector Longhurst

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132954 Private 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada 73rd Battalion

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William Gordon Longhurst

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101110

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101110 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Longhurst

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 4605 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 4605 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Gerald Fortescue Longhurst

Born 1882

Died 1921

Royal Navy Commander

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Sydney Longhurst

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44184

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Thomas Frank Longhurst

Born 1885

Died 1956

British Army S/407334 Private Royal Army Service Corps RSP Depot

British Army S/407334 Private Royal Army Service Corps 6th Field Bakery

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Harold Frederick Longhurst

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75186

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Alfred Henry Longhurst

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 69391 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 69391 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Frank Longhurst

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J20239 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Percy Longhurst

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98238

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Frank Thomas Longhurst

Born 1882

Died 1963

British Army 8865 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Percy Harold Longhurst

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2771

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Ernest George Longhurst

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216315

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Richard John Longhurst

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228854

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Claud Arthur Longhurst

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205521

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William Longhurst

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 11850 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 55261 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Mark Longhurst

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army SD/2958 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Joseph Longhurst

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59

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Richard Arthur Longhurst

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52230

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