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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]

Charles Marsh

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114613

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Loftus James Marsh

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188505

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Herbert William Marsh

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37912

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William Charles Edward Marsh

Born 1896

Died 1942

British Army T4/038410 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/812 Driver Army Service Corps Kent Brigade Company att 2nd HCFA RAMC

British Army T4/038410 Driver Army Service Corps 97th Coy

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Frank Stephen Marsh

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72760

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Arthur Frederick Marsh

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190863

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William Marsh

Died 1918

British Army L/34364 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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George William Marsh

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67638

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William Marsh

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army 20747 Private Worcestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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John William Marsh

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21551

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Henry John Marsh

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266552

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Edward Marsh

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108721

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Thomas Marsh

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39180

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Walter Marsh

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1760

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Christopher Marsh

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 40450 Private Royal Scots

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Albert Victor Marsh

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army SD/2975 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Harold Marsh

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 305335 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Harry Charles Marsh

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 5212 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 241838 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Henry Herbert Stanley Marsh

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army Major Royal Engineers Transport

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Isaiah Marsh

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 203103 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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