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Broadstairs, Kent [3]

Bentley, Suffolk [1]

Collingham, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

South Hales, Norfolk [1]

South Walsham, Norfolk [1]

Weybread, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [41]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [4]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corp [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Household Battalion [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

RAF Reserve [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery, Salonika Field Force [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [4]

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T [70]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

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United Kingdom [4]

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People [70] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Broadstairs, Kent [3] Bentley, Suffolk [1] Collingham, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] South Hales, Norfolk [1] South Walsham, Norfolk [1] Weybread, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [41] Corporal [5] Gunner [4] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corp [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Household Battalion [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] RAF Reserve [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery, Salonika Field Force [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [4]

Last name first letter

T [70]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Walter Thirkettle

British Army 19122 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 669769 Private Labour Corps

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Henry Thirkettle

British Army 203440 Private London Regiment

British Army 376033 Private Labour Corps

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Harry George Thirkettle

British Army 2390 Private London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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George J W Thirkettle

British Army 205139 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John A Thirkettle

British Army 40599 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Ernest Samuel Thirkettle

British Army 145446 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Thirkettle

British Army 34351 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Thirkettle

British Army 47498 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 636192 Private Labour Corps

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William Thirkettle

British Army 1558 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 548229 Driver Royal Engineers

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Harry Thirkettle

British Army 13375 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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