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Ramsgate, Kent [9]

Margate, Kent [4]

Sittingbourne, Kent [4]

Birchington, Kent [3]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Whitstable, Kent [3]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent [2]

Adisham, Kent [1]

Barham, Kent, England [1]

Battersea [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Borden, Kent [1]

Bristol, Wick, Gloucestershire [1]

Camberwell [1]

Charlton Dover, Kent [1]

Charlton, Nr Dover [1]

Charlton, Nr Dover Kent [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chiswick England [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Dunmore, Waterford [1]

Egerton, Ashford, Kent [1]

Essex [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Faversham [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Greenwich [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hammersmith [1]

Hendon [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Kent England [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Limerick [1]

London England [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Margate, Kent, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Rank

Private [71]

Gunner [14]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Air Mechanic Class 1 [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Air Mechanic Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

PETTY OFFICER STOKER [1]

Second Hand [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20]

London Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hussars [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Military Staff Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery Transport [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

14th Infantry Brigade [1]

6th Cavalry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East African Forces [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Fishing Fleet - Smack "Our Tom" (Ramsgate) [1]

Service

British Army [133]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [221]

Contribution

Military Service [215]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [2]

Malta [2]

Gibraltar [1]

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People [221] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [9] Margate, Kent [4] Sittingbourne, Kent [4] Birchington, Kent [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] Dover, Kent [3] Whitstable, Kent [3] Folkestone, Kent [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent [2] Adisham, Kent [1] Barham, Kent, England [1] Battersea [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Borden, Kent [1] Bristol, Wick, Gloucestershire [1] Camberwell [1] Charlton Dover, Kent [1] Charlton, Nr Dover [1] Charlton, Nr Dover Kent [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chiswick England [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Deal, Kent [1] Dunmore, Waterford [1] Egerton, Ashford, Kent [1] Essex [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Faversham [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Greenwich [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hammersmith [1] Hendon [1] Holloway, London [1] Kent England [1] Lambeth [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Limerick [1] London England [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Margate, Kent, England [1] Marylebone, London [1]

Rank

Private [71] Gunner [14] Driver [11] Serjeant [11] Corporal [9] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Major [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Air Mechanic Class 1 [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Stoker [1] Air Mechanic Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] PETTY OFFICER STOKER [1] Second Hand [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] London Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [9] Labour Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Essex Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hussars [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Military Staff Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery Transport [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 14th Infantry Brigade [1] 6th Cavalry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East African Forces [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Fishing Fleet - Smack "Our Tom" (Ramsgate) [1]

Service

British Army [133] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [221]

Contribution

Military Service [215] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [2] Malta [2] Gibraltar [1]

James William Maxted

Born 1875

Died 1951

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263323

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Henry John Maxted

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army G-8459 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/8459 Corporal The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment 6th Battalion

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Walter George Maxted

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 48178 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 42479 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 42479 Private The Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Charles William Maxted

Born 1898

Died 1986

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59769

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Spencer Edward Maxted

Born 1882

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 94

Australian Imperial Force Chaplain 4th Class 14th Infantry Brigade

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Albert Edward Maxted

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army G/402 Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/402 Corporal The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment 6th Battalion

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Archibald Maxted

Died 1916

British Army 8551 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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George Franklin Maxted

Born 1884

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226384

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Albert William Maxted

Born 1880

Died 1926

British Army S R 576 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

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Jesse Marshall Maxted

Born 1888

Died 1924

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266365

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Ted Maxted

Born 1874

Died 1914

Other Empire Force Second Hand Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Second Hand Fishing Fleet - Smack "Our Tom" (Ramsgate)

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Oscar Dean Maxted

Born 1895

Died 1965

British Army Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Henry Known As Harry Maxted

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K/18376(PO) Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K18376 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hampshire

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Arthur Norman Maxted

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314939

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William Pulford Maxted

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33516

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Ernest Maxted

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118362

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George Thomas Maxted

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37209

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Thomas Edgar Maxted

Born 1897

Died 1985

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9165

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Stanley Bevis Maxted

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army G/7746 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/7746 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Frederick John Maxted

Born 1882

Died 1932

British Army 910731 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 336 Brigade

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