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London England [15]

Canterbury, Kent [12]

Folkestone, Kent [12]

London, Middlesex, England [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [9]

Bristol, Somerset [9]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [9]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Brighton, Sussex [8]

Bridport, Dorset [7]

Dover, Kent [6]

Dudley, Staffordshire [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Faversham, Kent [5]

Gosport, Hampshire [5]

Whitstable, Kent [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Folkestone, Kent, England [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Wigan, Lancashire [4]

Albany Western Australia [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Canterbury, Kent, England [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Mudgee New South Wales [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Abercarn, Monmouthshire [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Blackburn [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Bowen Queensland [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Bristol [2]

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Canterbury England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Carrieton South Australia [2]

Chard, Somerset [2]

Cobham, Kent [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [2427]

Gunner [284]

Driver [241]

Serjeant [179]

Corporal [176]

Sapper [154]

Lance Corporal [95]

Second Lieutenant [77]

Lieutenant [59]

Captain [48]

Acting Serjeant [38]

Bombardier [34]

Pioneer [34]

Acting Corporal [33]

Staff Serjeant [16]

Rifleman [14]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Acting Bombardier [13]

Major [13]

Guardsman [10]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Worker [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Nurse [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Transport Serjeant [4]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Honorary Lieutenant [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [371]

Royal Engineers [301]

Labour Corps [290]

Army Service Corps [248]

Royal Garrison Artillery [164]

Royal Army Medical Corps [135]

London Regiment [131]

Machine Gun Corps [104]

Royal Fusiliers [95]

East Kent Regiment [89]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [89]

Hampshire Regiment [79]

Manchester Regiment [74]

York and Lancaster Regiment [72]

Liverpool Regiment [71]

Suffolk Regiment [66]

Lancashire Fusiliers [61]

Worcestershire Regiment [59]

Gloucestershire Regiment [56]

South Lancashire Regiment [56]

Royal West Kent Regiment [55]

The Queen's Regiment [55]

Middlesex Regiment [54]

Somerset Light Infantry [53]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [52]

Cheshire Regiment [47]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [47]

Northumberland Fusiliers [47]

Royal Army Service Corps [43]

Essex Regiment [42]

West Yorkshire Regiment [42]

Lincolnshire Regiment [40]

Rifle Brigade [40]

Royal Sussex Regiment [40]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [38]

South Staffordshire Regiment [38]

Dorsetshire Regiment [37]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37]

East Lancashire Regiment [36]

North Staffordshire Regiment [33]

Royal Defence Corps [33]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

East Surrey Regiment [31]

Royal Horse Artillery [31]

Wiltshire Regiment [30]

Welsh Regiment [29]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [29]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

South Wales Borderers [27]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [25]

Service

British Army [3839]

Royal Navy [458]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [276]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [212]

Australian Imperial Force [186]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50]

Indian Army [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [5119]

K [2]

C [1]

H [1]

L [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5007]

Merchant Navy [82]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [80]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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London England [15] Canterbury, Kent [12] Folkestone, Kent [12] London, Middlesex, England [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [9] Bristol, Somerset [9] Sheffield, Yorkshire [9] Sydney New South Wales [9] Brighton, Sussex [8] Bridport, Dorset [7] Dover, Kent [6] Dudley, Staffordshire [6] London, Middlesex [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Faversham, Kent [5] Gosport, Hampshire [5] Whitstable, Kent [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Folkestone, Kent, England [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Wigan, Lancashire [4] Albany Western Australia [3] Battersea, London [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Canterbury, Kent, England [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Mudgee New South Wales [3] Southwark, London [3] Abercarn, Monmouthshire [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Blackburn [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Bowen Queensland [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Bristol [2] Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [2] Canterbury England [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Carrieton South Australia [2] Chard, Somerset [2] Cobham, Kent [2] Deal, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [2427] Gunner [284] Driver [241] Serjeant [179] Corporal [176] Sapper [154] Lance Corporal [95] Second Lieutenant [77] Lieutenant [59] Captain [48] Acting Serjeant [38] Bombardier [34] Pioneer [34] Acting Corporal [33] Staff Serjeant [16] Rifleman [14] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Acting Bombardier [13] Major [13] Guardsman [10] Lance Serjeant [10] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Colour Serjeant [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] Corporal 2nd [9] Worker [9] Able Seaman [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Nurse [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Lance Bombardier [5] Leading Seaman [4] Nursing Sister [4] Transport Serjeant [4] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Honorary Lieutenant [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Shoeing Smith Corporal [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [371] Royal Engineers [301] Labour Corps [290] Army Service Corps [248] Royal Garrison Artillery [164] Royal Army Medical Corps [135] London Regiment [131] Machine Gun Corps [104] Royal Fusiliers [95] East Kent Regiment [89] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [89] Hampshire Regiment [79] Manchester Regiment [74] York and Lancaster Regiment [72] Liverpool Regiment [71] Suffolk Regiment [66] Lancashire Fusiliers [61] Worcestershire Regiment [59] Gloucestershire Regiment [56] South Lancashire Regiment [56] Royal West Kent Regiment [55] The Queen's Regiment [55] Middlesex Regiment [54] Somerset Light Infantry [53] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [52] Cheshire Regiment [47] King's Royal Rifle Corps [47] Northumberland Fusiliers [47] Royal Army Service Corps [43] Essex Regiment [42] West Yorkshire Regiment [42] Lincolnshire Regiment [40] Rifle Brigade [40] Royal Sussex Regiment [40] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [38] South Staffordshire Regiment [38] Dorsetshire Regiment [37] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37] East Lancashire Regiment [36] North Staffordshire Regiment [33] Royal Defence Corps [33] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] East Surrey Regiment [31] Royal Horse Artillery [31] Wiltshire Regiment [30] Welsh Regiment [29] Yorkshire Light Infantry [29] Durham Light Infantry [28] South Wales Borderers [27] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [25]

Service

British Army [3839] Royal Navy [458] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [276] Canadian Expeditionary Force [212] Australian Imperial Force [186] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50] Indian Army [5] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [5119] K [2] C [1] H [1] L [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5007] Merchant Navy [82] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [80] Canada [1] India [1]

Henry Marsh

Born 1875

Died 1942

British Army T/12648 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army T/12648 RASC 20th Company

British Army T/12648 Corporal Army Service Corps

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John Marsh

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 2361 Private The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (The Worcestershire Yeomanry) 1/1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (The Worcestershire Yeomanry) 1/1st Battalion

British Army First Lieutenant The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (The Worcestershire Yeomanry) 1/1st Battalion

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Edwin John Marsh

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 6457 Acting Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 6457 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6457 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Harold Alfred Marsh

Born 1895

Died 1956

British Army 307511 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army 6382 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 1352 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 7th Battalion (Robin Hoods)

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John Marsh

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 39254 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 39254 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd (Garrison) Battalion

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Gershom Marsh

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 17081 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 17081 Private Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

British Army 17081 Private Grenadier Guards 3rd battalion

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Sidney Addison Marsh

Born 1888

Died 1940

Other Empire Force St Phillip’ s Church, Parkholme Road, Hackney

Other Empire Force Chaplain Army Chaplain's Department

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Cecil Herbert Marsh

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 372148 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4607 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ernest Albert Marsh

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army L/11232 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery. 51st Brigade.

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Archibald Fred Marsh

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army G/14457 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/14457 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Arthur C Marsh

Born 1891

Died 1950

British Army 355406 Acting Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Joseph Edward Marsh

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 371774 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Francis Courtenay Marsh

Born 1867

Died 1915

British Army Border Regiment

British Army Major Border Regiment 6th Battalion, Served in the Waziristan Campaign 1894 - 95.

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William Marsh

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 19457 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Henry Marsh

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army G/376 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/376 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/376 Private The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment 6th Battalion

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Harry Clifford Marsh

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 201374 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 2nd/4th Battalion

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William Marsh

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 11612 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11612 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 6th

British Army 11612 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 11th

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Bert Marsh

Born 1890

Died 1977

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654366

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Sargeant

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Frank Marsh

Died 1914

British Army 10773 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Ethelbert Henry B Marsh

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 783 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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