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London England [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Mount Gambier South Australia [4]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Inverell New South Wales [3]

Kent England [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Chiddingstone, Kent [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Killarney Queensland [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

7 Campden Hill Square, Kensington, London [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Boxley [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brasted, Kent [1]

Bridgen, Kent [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelsfield, Kent, England [1]

Chislet, Kent [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Denman New South Wales [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glencoe South Australia [1]

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Holborn, London, Middlesex [1]

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Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Lilydale Victoria [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Martindale New South Wales [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moree New South Wales [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Northfleet, Kent [1]

Northfleet, Kent, England [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Otham Langley Kent [1]

Rank

Private [147]

Gunner [24]

Driver [22]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

AM3 Driver [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal West Kent Regiment [24]

Labour Corps [23]

Army Service Corps [19]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Australian Artillery [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Hussars [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Canadian Dragoons [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [240]

Royal Navy [42]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [356]

H [2]

Contribution

Military Service [345]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

London England [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Mount Gambier South Australia [4] Chatham, Kent [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Inverell New South Wales [3] Kent England [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] Chiddingstone, Kent [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Holborn, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Killarney Queensland [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] 7 Campden Hill Square, Kensington, London [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Barming, Kent [1] Boxley [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brasted, Kent [1] Bridgen, Kent [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelsfield, Kent, England [1] Chislet, Kent [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Dalston, London [1] Denman New South Wales [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glencoe South Australia [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hellingly [1] Holborn, London, Middlesex [1] Kilburn, London [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Lilydale Victoria [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Martindale New South Wales [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moree New South Wales [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Northfleet, Kent [1] Northfleet, Kent, England [1] Old Ford, London [1] Otham Langley Kent [1]

Rank

Private [147] Gunner [24] Driver [22] Serjeant [11] Sapper [9] Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Transport Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] AM3 Driver [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Squadron Leader [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal West Kent Regiment [24] Labour Corps [23] Army Service Corps [19] London Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Essex Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Australian Artillery [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Hussars [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Canadian Dragoons [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [240] Royal Navy [42] Australian Imperial Force [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [356] H [2]

Contribution

Military Service [345] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Albert Gordon Medhurst

Born 1884

Died 1960

British Army 328075 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edwin Medhurst

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 2969 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 5577 Private Leinster Regiment

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Edward Stanley Medhurst

Born 1892

Died 1968

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Claude Ernest Medhurst

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 372046 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4463 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Thomas Medhurst

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31205

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James Harry Medhurst

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29513

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Alfred John Medhurst

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208160

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William H Medhurst

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 193035 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 193035 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 126 Heavy Battery

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Walter Medhurst

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy K28625 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K28625 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Vanguard"

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Robert Medhurst

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116717 AM3 Driver 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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John Arthur Medhurst

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 146264 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Thomas Medhurst

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215795

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John Medhurst

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34953

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Charles Edward Hastings Medhurst

Born 1896

British Army Squadron Leader Royal Air Force

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

British Army Major Royal Air Force

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John Alfred Medhurst

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army G/10572 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army S/10572 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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George Henry Medhurst

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135280

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Thomas Medhurst

Born 1887

Died 1954

British Army 1838 Private West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) 3/1st Battalion

British Army 270859 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

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William Medhurst

Born 1884

Died 1967

British Army T/19556 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/19556 Driver Army Service Corps A Reserve

British Army T/19556 Driver Army Service Corps 1 Co 4 Div Train

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John T Medhurst

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409608

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Arthur Medhurst

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148136

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