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Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Nettleham, Lincolnshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Argyllshire [1]

Baltaround, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chatham New South Wales [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Cooktown Queensland [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Fressingfield, Suffolk [1]

Gapton, Sussex, England [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Krambach New South Wales [1]

Kundibakh New South Wales [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lincoln England [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Millbrook, Hampshire [1]

Milton, Kent [1]

Morton England [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Pulham Market (St Mary Magdalen) [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) [1]

Rye, Sussex [1]

Saxmundham, Suffolk [1]

Seaham, Durham, England [1]

Shildon, England [1]

Silverhill, Hastings, Sussex [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

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Private [150]

Serjeant [24]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [15]

Driver [14]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Civilian [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeart [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourers Crew (Prob) [1]

Bandsman [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Hussars [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

8th Contingent [1]

Service

British Army [251]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [343]

A [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [336]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [3] Nettleham, Lincolnshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Argyllshire [1] Baltaround, Shetland, Scotland [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chatham New South Wales [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Cooktown Queensland [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Fressingfield, Suffolk [1] Gapton, Sussex, England [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Islington, London [1] Krambach New South Wales [1] Kundibakh New South Wales [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lincoln England [1] Liverpool England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Margate, Kent [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Millbrook, Hampshire [1] Milton, Kent [1] Morton England [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Pulham Market (St Mary Magdalen) [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) [1] Rye, Sussex [1] Saxmundham, Suffolk [1] Seaham, Durham, England [1] Shildon, England [1] Silverhill, Hastings, Sussex [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [150] Serjeant [24] Gunner [16] Corporal [15] Driver [14] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Civilian [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeart [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourers Crew (Prob) [1] Bandsman [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24] Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] East Kent Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] Hussars [2] Indian Defence Force [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 8th Contingent [1]

Service

British Army [251] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [343] A [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [336] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Eric Yardley Saxby

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1030 Private County of London Yeomanry 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 9th Battalion attached 2nd/5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

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Arthur Saxby

Born 1880

Died 1952

Royal Navy 342820 Armourers Crew (Prob) HMS Wildfire

British Army 5171 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William George Saxby

Born 1883

British Army 525517 Acting Serjeant Labour Corps

British Army 525517 Acting Sergeart Labour Corps City of London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers

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John Warrington Saxby

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52310

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George Arthur Saxby

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48977

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Frederick Albert Saxby

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 15586 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Charles Sidney Saxby

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38376

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Conrad Gordon Saxby

Born 1880

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1534 8th Contingent C Squadron, New Zealand Pioneer Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13/2150 Lieutenant Colonel 8th Contingent C Squadron, New Zealand Pioneer Battalion

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Arthur James Saxby

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92833

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Henry Saxby

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26747

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Charles J Saxby

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army B1948 Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army B1948 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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James Saxby

Born 1911

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Civilian Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent

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Gladys Evelyn Saxby

Born 1909

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Civilian Air Raid Victim. Ramsgate, Kent

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Frank Harry Saxby

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41153

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Thomas Saxby

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8435 Private Coldstream Guards

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George Saxby

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 8344 Bandsman East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8344 Acting Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8344 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Saxby

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 9993 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Saxby

Died 1916

British Army 15792 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Percy Saxby

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 10213 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Gareaway Allan Saxby

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 48561 Sapper Royal Engineers

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