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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]

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]

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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]

Charles Wallace Saxby

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27675

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J J Saxby

British Army 67148 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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E Saxby

British Army 15545 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Charles Fletcher Argyll-Saxby

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299171

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John F B Hawkins-Saxby

British Army GS/36915 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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