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Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Kerang Victoria [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Buckland Dover, Kent [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chillenden, Kent [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

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Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Fratton, Hampshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

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Hastings, Sussex [1]

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Liverpool [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Petham, Kent [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rogate, Sussex [1]

Sandwich, Kent [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

Sussex England [1]

Tarnagulla Victoria [1]

Upper Hardres, Kent [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Welling, Kent [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

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Private [84]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

AM I (E) [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Cook [1]

Captain [1]

Commissary [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal Of Horse [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lance-Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Life Guards [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Indian Miscellaneous List [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Otago Infantry Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Unit/Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Militia [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.H.S Llandovery Castle [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Miscellaneous List/Indian Army [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [142]

Royal Navy [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [217]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [213]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

India [1]

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People [218] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [2] Dover, Kent [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Kerang Victoria [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Bendigo Victoria [1] Buckland Dover, Kent [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chillenden, Kent [1] Deal, Kent [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Dover [1] Dublin [1] Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Fratton, Hampshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Kent [1] Liverpool [1] London, Middlesex [1] Midhurst, Sussex [1] Petham, Kent [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Rogate, Sussex [1] Sandwich, Kent [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] Sussex England [1] Tarnagulla Victoria [1] Upper Hardres, Kent [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Welling, Kent [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [84] Gunner [14] Corporal [12] Sapper [11] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] AM I (E) [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Cook [1] Captain [1] Commissary [1] Conductor [1] Corporal Of Horse [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lance-Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Staff Nurse [1] Sub Conductor [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [12] East Kent Regiment [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Hampshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Life Guards [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Indian Miscellaneous List [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Otago Infantry Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Unit/Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Militia [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.H.S Llandovery Castle [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] Hussars [1] Indian Miscellaneous List/Indian Army [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [142] Royal Navy [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [217] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [213] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3] India [1]

William Henry Pay

Born 1876

Died 1947

British Army 8486 Quarter Master Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 8486 Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Private East Kent Militia 3rd Battalion

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Henry Edward Pay

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 33308 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 33308 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Ernest Edward Pay

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3052 Private London Regiment

British Army 12/44766 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 44766 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 12th Battalion

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George Walter Pay

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187386

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Arthur Reginald Pay

Born 1897

Died 1990

Royal Navy F28261 AM I (E) RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F28261 AM I (E) RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228261 Royal Air Force

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Roland Pay

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 115881 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 33783 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Benjamin Joseph Pay

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265392

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William Huson Pay

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/1717 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Leonard John Pay

Born 1894

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Assistant Cook Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Assistant Cook Mercantile Marine: HMHS LLandovery Castle (London)

Royal Navy Assistant Cook H.M.H.S Llandovery Castle

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Henry George Pay

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243951

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George Thomas Pay

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251098

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Edward Pay

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 9387 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 9387 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Pay

Died 1915

British Army 15890 Private Grenadier Guards

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James H. Pay

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 12138 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert Pay

Died 1918

British Army M2/131447 Private Army Service Corps

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Wilfred E Pay

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 30233 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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John Pay

Born 1883

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477708

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477708 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Archie Douglas Pay

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4365

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Frederick Alfred Eugene Pay

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89304

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Charles Pay

Australian Imperial Force 1683

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