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Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Dover, Kent [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Nowra New South Wales [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Barnet [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Blackburn, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broadstairs England [1]

Canterbury England [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Canterbury, Kent, England [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Eastry, Kent [1]

Finchley, London, Middlesex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England. [1]

Kent [1]

Limerick [1]

London England [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Port Darwin Queensland [1]

Port Darwin South Australia [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Quirindi New South Wales [1]

Ramsgate England [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Saint Thomas, Dublin [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Salisbury South Australia [1]

Sandwich, Kent, England [1]

St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

St. Peter's. Broadstairs, Kent [1]

Surrey [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

Tasmania [1]

Thursday Island Queensland [1]

Vancouver [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Wingham, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [85]

Serjeant [20]

Gunner [16]

Captain [9]

Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bandsman [1]

Carrier [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Civilian [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant and Temporary Captain [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Quartermaster Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

103rd Mahratta Light Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British South African Police [1]

Civilian War Death. Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Service

British Army [164]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [248]

D [6]

Contribution

Military Service [234]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Dover, Kent [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Nowra New South Wales [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Barnet [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blackburn, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broadstairs England [1] Canterbury England [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Canterbury, Kent, England [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Deal, Kent [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] East Ham, London [1] Eastry, Kent [1] Finchley, London, Middlesex [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England. [1] Kent [1] Limerick [1] London England [1] Margate, Kent [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Port Darwin Queensland [1] Port Darwin South Australia [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Quirindi New South Wales [1] Ramsgate England [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Saint Thomas, Dublin [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Salisbury South Australia [1] Sandwich, Kent, England [1] St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [1] St. Peter's. Broadstairs, Kent [1] Surrey [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] Tasmania [1] Thursday Island Queensland [1] Vancouver [1] West Ham, Essex [1] West Ham, London [1] Wingham, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [85] Serjeant [20] Gunner [16] Captain [9] Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bandsman [1] Carrier [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Civilian [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant and Temporary Captain [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Quartermaster Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Artillery [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British South African Police [1] Civilian War Death. Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1]

Service

British Army [164] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [18] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [248] D [6]

Contribution

Military Service [234] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

James Spain

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2403 Private London Regiment

British Army 320666 Private London Regiment

British Army 320666 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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George Spain

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 225424

Canadian Expeditionary Force 225424 Private Canadian Infantry

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Victor Coram Spain

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8484

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John Spain

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122984

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Felix Spain

Australian Imperial Force 3496

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William Spain

Australian Imperial Force 5218

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Alfred Spain

Australian Imperial Force

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Leslie Thomas Spain

Australian Imperial Force 18461

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Edward Sydney Stephen Spain

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy 235099

Royal Navy 235099 Leading Seaman HMS Pathfinder

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Frederick Phillip Spain

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 15611 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20222 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 15611 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Albert F J Spain

Died 1918

British Army 18577 Rifle Brigade

British Army 17994 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 32067 Private Border Regiment

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Thomas Edward Spain

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 151075 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harold Spain

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 60503 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Henry Spain

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427901

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427901 Private Canadian Infantry

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John William Spain

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 796582

Canadian Expeditionary Force 796582 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Bennett Spain

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282944

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Leslie Ormond Spain

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68245

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William John Spain

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104961

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Walter Spain

Born 1895

Died 1918

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William Spain

Australian Imperial Force 5622

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