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Whitstable, Kent, England [4]

Whitstable, Kent [3]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Elham [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Harrow, Middlesex, England [1]

Highgate, London, Middlesex [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

St Peters England [1]

Tenterden, Kent [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Walmer, Kent [1]

Whitstable Kent [1]

Rank

Private [53]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Observer Lieutenant [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [18]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [6]

Labour Corps [6]

London Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dragoons [1]

Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Order of St John Brigade Hospital [1]

RFA [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [101]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [144]

Contribution

Military Service [132]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [144] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Whitstable, Kent, England [4] Whitstable, Kent [3] Ashford, Kent [1] Elham [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1] Harrow, Middlesex, England [1] Highgate, London, Middlesex [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ramsgate, Kent, England [1] Rochester, Kent [1] St Peters England [1] Tenterden, Kent [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Walmer, Kent [1] Whitstable Kent [1]

Rank

Private [53] Gunner [10] Serjeant [7] Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Driver [5] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Observer Lieutenant [1] Second Corporal [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [18] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [6] Labour Corps [6] London Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dragoons [1] Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Victory I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Order of St John Brigade Hospital [1] RFA [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [101] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [144]

Contribution

Military Service [132] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Jesse William Rigden

Born 1882

Died 1957

British Army 2700 Serjeant East Kent Regiment

British Army 72607 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Thomas Henry Rigden

Born 1886

Died 1949

British Army 49962 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Southwell Rigden

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 6515 Private London Regiment

British Army 533285 Private London Regiment

British Army 533285 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Sydney Gordon Rigden

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy K/34626 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K/34626 (CH) Stoker 1st Class HMS Pembroke

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Herbert Ansell Rigden

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy J72137

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W H Rigden

Died 1918

British Army L/8625 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/8625 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Edward Rigden

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409409

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Hubert Frank Rigden

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65413

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John Harold Rigden

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19661

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Henry Rigden

Died 1917

British Army G/2927 Private East Kent Regiment

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Albert Victor Rigden

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army G/6164 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/6164 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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George James Rigden

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41180 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Iden Ernest Norman Rigden

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 32962 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Frank Rigden

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9070 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 57167 Private Welsh Regiment

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Horace Walter Rigden

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7719

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William Edward Rigden

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155645

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Leonard Mark Rigden

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159369

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Edward John Rigden

Australian Imperial Force 12052

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James William Rigden

Australian Imperial Force N89443

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Frederick S Rigden

Born 1892

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