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Worthing, Sussex [4]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Guildford, Surrey, England [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Barraba New South Wales [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

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Camberwell, London [1]

Cherry Tree, Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Chorley [1]

Cong, Mayo [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hassocks, Sussex [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Heywood, Lancashire [1]

Hunton, Kent [1]

Indian Head, Saskatchewan [1]

Jullundar [1]

Kensington, London [1]

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Lancashire [1]

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Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Putney, Surrey [1]

Scarborough [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

Southborough, Kent [1]

Sussex [1]

Sydenham, London [1]

Rank

Private [226]

Gunner [31]

Driver [20]

Corporal [17]

Lance Corporal [13]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [9]

Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

AM2 Fitter [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Assistant Principal Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Inspector Ordnance Machinery 3rd Class Acting Inspector 2nd Class and Honorary Captain [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Trumpeter Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Sussex Regiment [25]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Hussars [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [342]

Royal Navy [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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S [460]

Contribution

Military Service [448]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Worthing, Sussex [4] Brighton, Sussex [2] Colne, Lancashire [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Guildford, Surrey, England [2] Liverpool England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Arundel, Sussex [1] Barraba New South Wales [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cherry Tree, Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Chorley [1] Cong, Mayo [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Dover, Kent [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hassocks, Sussex [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Heywood, Lancashire [1] Hunton, Kent [1] Indian Head, Saskatchewan [1] Jullundar [1] Kensington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire [1] Leyton England [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lower Bingara New South Wales [1] Midhurst, Sussex [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Putney, Surrey [1] Scarborough [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1] Southborough, Kent [1] Sussex [1] Sydenham, London [1]

Rank

Private [226] Gunner [31] Driver [20] Corporal [17] Lance Corporal [13] Serjeant [11] Sapper [9] Bombardier [6] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] AM2 Fitter [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Assistant Principal Chaplain to the Forces [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Inspector Ordnance Machinery 3rd Class Acting Inspector 2nd Class and Honorary Captain [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] Trumpeter Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [33] Royal Field Artillery [31] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Sussex Regiment [25] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] The Queen's Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Hussars [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lancers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [342] Royal Navy [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [460]

Contribution

Military Service [448] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Canada [1]

John Standing

Born 1896

Died 1970

British Army 3598 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201223 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion TF

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Edwin Standing

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army G/22355 Private West Surrey Regimen Depot

British Army G/22355 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment 10th Battallion

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Thomas Richard Standing

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army TF/240026 Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 153 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 240026 Sergeant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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George Standing

Born 1875

Died 1966

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Assistant Principal Chaplain to the Forces Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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William Standing

Born 1870

Died 1919

British Army 95475 Private Royal Defence Corps

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John William Standing

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281375

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William Ernest Standing

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80614

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Joseph Benjamin Standing

Born 1893

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81560 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Henry John Standing

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306288

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Archibald Standing

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army L/1572 Private Lancers

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Victor Ernest Cotterill Standing

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111603

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Joseph Standing

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223807

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Thomas William Standing

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236811

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Frank Standing

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 60873 Driver Royal Engineers

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George Thomas Standing

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 4494/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4494/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve HM Paddle Minesweeper 'Marchioness of Bute

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John Edward Standing

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42953

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Thomas George Standing

Born 1899

Died 1942

Air Force (RAF/RFC) F53077 and 253758 AM2 Fitter Royal Naval Air Service and 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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Frank Richard Standing

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50161

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William Standing

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81597

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James W Standing

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 202041 Private Tank Corps

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