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Folkestone, Kent [7]

Dover, Kent [2]

Kent, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Ashford, Kent, England [1]

Battersea [1]

Bearsted, Kent [1]

Bridge, Kent [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Buckland, Hampshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Edmonton [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Elham, Kent [1]

Essex [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gosport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hadlow Down [1]

Harringay, London [1]

Hythe, Kent [1]

Islington [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Northfleet, Kent, England [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

St John's, Margate, Kent [1]

Thumpston, Kent [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

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Private [112]

Gunner [16]

Sapper [13]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [10]

Driver [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Gunner [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Mechanician Electrical Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [18]

Labour Corps [13]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Hussars [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

Lancers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Regiment Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

H.M.S. Bulwark [1]

H.M.S. Cyclops [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [190]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

O [255]

Contribution

Military Service [247]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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People [255] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Folkestone, Kent [7] Dover, Kent [2] Kent, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Ashford, Kent, England [1] Battersea [1] Bearsted, Kent [1] Bridge, Kent [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Buckland, Hampshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Edmonton [1] Edmonton, London [1] Elham, Kent [1] Essex [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Fulham, London [1] Gosport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hadlow Down [1] Harringay, London [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Islington [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Northfleet, Kent, England [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] St John's, Margate, Kent [1] Thumpston, Kent [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [112] Gunner [16] Sapper [13] Serjeant [12] Corporal [10] Driver [9] Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Gunner [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Mechanician Electrical Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23] Royal Field Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [18] Labour Corps [13] East Kent Regiment [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [5] Hussars [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] H.M.S. Pembroke II [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] Lancers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Regiment Central Ontario Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M.S. Bulwark [1] H.M.S. Cyclops [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [190] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

O [255]

Contribution

Military Service [247] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [1]

Arthur H Ovenden

Born 1883

Died 1979

British Army 202917 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 363038 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Alfred Ovenden

Born 1878

Died 1947

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278343

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Edward Henry Ovenden

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3100 Lance Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Percival Harry Ovenden

Born 1894

Died 1975

Royal Navy K16309 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy K.16309 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy K.16309 Leading Stoker H.M.S. Cyclops

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Ernest Thomas Ovenden

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98727

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Frederick William Ovenden

Born 1881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129101

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Henry Ovenden

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192032

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Arthur George Ovenden

Born 1892

Died 1988

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116088 11th Canadian Mounted Regiment

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George Ovenden

Born 1881

Died 1952

British Army 299813 Sapper Royal Engineers 22 Company

British Army 200813 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Percival Alexander Ovenden

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47616

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Harry Ovenden

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225341

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Walter James Ovenden

Born 1892

Died 1943

Royal Navy K7332 H.M.S. Bulwark

Royal Navy Leading Seaman H.M.S. Pembroke II

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Arthur Edwin Richard Ovenden

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army L/11756 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army L/11756 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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John Dalton Ovenden

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244300

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Lawrence Albert Ovenden

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178696

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William Edgar Clawes Ovenden

Born 1895

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Franklin Walter Ovenden

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army G/21416 Private East Kent Regiment

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Arthur William Ovenden

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60244

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Arthur Thomas Ovenden

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190610

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Joseph William Ovenden

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16157

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