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Faversham, Kent [6]

Whitstable, Kent, England [4]

Brenchley, Kent [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Acton, London [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Battersea Surrey [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Gosport, Hants [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Hartley Wintney Hampshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Isle of Wight [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kent England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melrose South Australia [1]

Milbrook, Cornwall [1]

Molash, Kent [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Summer Hill New South Wales [1]

Warracknabeal Victoria [1]

Whitechapel, East London [1]

Whitstable, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [81]

Driver [9]

Gunner [7]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Disciplinarian [1]

LAC [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Motor Boatman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Depot East Kent Regiment [1]

Depot Suffolk Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Divisional Supply Column/Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Exam Services [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS President [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps/Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [115]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [184]

Contribution

Military Service [170]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Faversham, Kent [6] Whitstable, Kent, England [4] Brenchley, Kent [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Acton, London [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Battersea Surrey [1] Battersea, London [1] Dalston, London [1] Dover, Kent [1] Gosport, Hants [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Hartley Wintney Hampshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Isle of Wight [1] Islington, London [1] Kent England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melrose South Australia [1] Milbrook, Cornwall [1] Molash, Kent [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Summer Hill New South Wales [1] Warracknabeal Victoria [1] Whitechapel, East London [1] Whitstable, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [81] Driver [9] Gunner [7] Sapper [5] Serjeant [5] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Disciplinarian [1] LAC [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Motor Boatman [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Army Service Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Corps of Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Military Foot Police [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Highlanders [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Depot East Kent Regiment [1] Depot Suffolk Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Divisional Supply Column/Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Essex Regiment [1] Exam Services [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS President [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Hussars [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps/Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Royal Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [115] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [184]

Contribution

Military Service [170] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Harry Shilling

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 2267 Private London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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Walter Shilling

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27611

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Lewis James Shilling

Born 1878

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 37326 Corporal /Acting Serjeant Divisional Supply Column/Canadian Army Service Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force 37326 Sergeant Canadian Army Service Corps

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Reginald Frederick Shilling

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236943

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Frank Frederick Shilling

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236915

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Thomas A Shilling

Died 1917

British Army 1948 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 202536 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Richard Shilling

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 13004 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th (Service) Battalion

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George Shilling

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army G/4334 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4334 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Walter Charles Shilling

Born 1897

Royal Navy HMS President

Royal Navy F13787 LAC HMS Egmont

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213787 Disciplinarian

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Richard Harry Shilling

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 16537 Private Essex Regiment

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Algernon C Shilling

Born 1893

Died 1974

British Army 118428 Private Machine Gun Corps

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James Shilling

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 23630 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Ernest Shilling

Died 1918

British Army M/318441 Private Army Service Corps

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William Charles Shilling

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2363 Private London Regiment

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Albert E Shilling

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 95318 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Edward Shilling

Died 1918

British Army 35026 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Charles Shilling

Died 1918

British Army 53401 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 146554 Bombardier/Acting Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 146554 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Shilling

Born 1900

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 853773

Canadian Expeditionary Force 853773 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edwin Shilling

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129667

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Morris Edward Shilling

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115620

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