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Maidstone, Kent [7]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Putney, Surrey [2]

Swan Hill Victoria [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birregurra Victoria [1]

Bishops Stortford, Essex [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Canning Town, Essex, England [1]

Chichester, Sussex, England [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Cooktown Queensland [1]

Crowthorne England [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Dartford, Kent, England [1]

Ewell Surrey [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Helensburgh New South Wales [1]

Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Horsmonden, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Iden, Rye, Sussex [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Lugnnmouth England [1]

Minster, Kent [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Newhaven England [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Paddockwood, Kent [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Preston England [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Rye, Sussex [1]

Seven Oaks England [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

St Leonards England [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [192]

Gunner [27]

Driver [18]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [12]

Pioneer [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

ACM II [1]

AM II [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/ Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Royal Engineers [27]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Lancers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Bedford Yeomanry [2]

Border Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [311]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [427]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [414]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [7] Dartford, Kent [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Putney, Surrey [2] Swan Hill Victoria [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birregurra Victoria [1] Bishops Stortford, Essex [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Canning Town, Essex, England [1] Chichester, Sussex, England [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Cooktown Queensland [1] Crowthorne England [1] Croydon, London [1] Dartford, Kent, England [1] Ewell Surrey [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Helensburgh New South Wales [1] Herne Bay, Kent [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Horsmonden, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Iden, Rye, Sussex [1] Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Lugnnmouth England [1] Minster, Kent [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Newhaven England [1] Old Ford, London [1] Paddockwood, Kent [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Preston England [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Rye, Sussex [1] Seven Oaks England [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] St Leonards England [1] Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [192] Gunner [27] Driver [18] Corporal [17] Serjeant [17] Sapper [12] Pioneer [8] Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Staff Serjeant [2] ACM II [1] AM II [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/ Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [33] Royal Field Artillery [31] Royal Engineers [27] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Lancers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Kent Cyclist Battalion [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Tank Corps [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Bedford Yeomanry [2] Border Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [311] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [427] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [414] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Herbert Nelson Standen

Born 1881

Died 1971

British Army 6203 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165976 Royal Air Force

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William Charles Standen

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299691

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Percy Standen

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54360

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Reginald George Standen

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244367

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William Harold Standen

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300313

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Frederick Alfred Standen

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123134

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William John Standen

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82868

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Samuel Ernest Standen

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86293

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George John Standen

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24989

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Albert Edward Standen

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265562

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Frederick Standen

Born 1888

Died 1956

Royal Navy F17062 ACM II RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F17062 AM II RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217062 Royal Air Force

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William Henry Standen

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206083

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Noel Rupert Standen

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99179

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Horace Leonard Standen

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226515

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Henry Standen

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233756

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Frank George Standen

Born 1896

British Army 69520 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 69520 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 69520 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Herbert Alfred Standen

Born 1881

Died 1962

British Army P/550 Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major Military Mounted Police

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Albert Frederick Standen

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238475

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Ernest Standen

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142597

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Harold Leonard Standen

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159207

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