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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]

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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]

Walter O'brien Rigden

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/1165 Royal Naval Division

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Bert Reginald Rigden

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS9511

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Mears Rigden

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 15584

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Horace Walter Rigden

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Alfred George Rigden

Born 1891

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William Rigden

Born 1896

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Thomas Rigden

Born 1852

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Thomas Rigden

Born 1859

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Harry Rigden

Born 1899

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Ida Ellen Rigden

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16399

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John Henry Rigden

British Army T2/014997 Company Serjeant Major Royal Army Service Corps

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William R Rigden

British Army 123195 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred G Rigden

British Army 34431 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 42214 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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E W Rigden

British Army L/10400 Private East Kent Regiment

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Alec William Rigden

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William A Rigden

British Army 168549 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Rigden

British Army 32114 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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William Rigden

British Army M2/134081 Private Army Service Corps

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Percy Alfred Avery Rigden

British Army M2/182856 Private Army Service Corps

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Cecil A Rigden

British Army S/29107 Private Rifle Brigade

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