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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]

Frederick James Marsh

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241911

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William Marsh

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246874

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Gilbert Howe Maxwell Marsh

Born 1882

Died 1914

Indian Army Captain 41st Dogras

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Samuel Marsh

Born 1889

British Army 8647 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 8647 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 3903066 Company Quarter Master Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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Edward Waters Harbin Marsh

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Captain 13th Rajputs

British Army Captain 13th Rajputs (Shekhawati Regiment)

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Cecil Marsh

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75615

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Richard George Marsh

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299677

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Edward Marsh

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69187

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Charles Marsh

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203656

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James Marsh

Born 1879

Died 1936

British Army 29754 Shoeing Smith Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 29754 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 29754 Farrier Sergeant

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Reginald Percy Rudd Marsh

Born 1896

Died 1980

British Army 203919 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 205787 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 47477 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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George Richard Thomas Marsh

Born 1898

Died 1979

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Hopton Eliott Marsh

Born 1865

British Army Lieutenant Regular Army

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Marsh

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy K15052 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

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Thomas Henry Marsh

Died 1917

British Army 7342 Private (Acting Corporal) South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7342 Lance Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Edwin William Marsh

Born 1884

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57834 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57834 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force 25 Squadron

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Walter Marsh

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy 16716 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/16716 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Christopher Francis Marsh

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177419

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Frederick George Marsh

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16896

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Harold Ashton Marsh

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53066

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