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Maidstone, Kent [4]

Folkestone, Kent [3]

Leicester England [2]

Ovingham South Australia [2]

Penrith New South Wales [2]

Port Adelaide South Australia [2]

Queenstown South Australia [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Kensington England [1]

Kingsdown, Kent [1]

Leeds, Kent [1]

London England [1]

Maidstone England [1]

Marden, Kent [1]

Milton, Kent [1]

Newington, London [1]

Northfleet, Kent, England [1]

Snodland, Kent [1]

Southborough, Kent [1]

Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Walthamstow, London [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [67]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant ( temporary) [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

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Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Labour Corps [9]

London Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

61 Training Squadron Royal Flying Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/British Column Regiment [1]

Cavalry Depot [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

General List Royal Flying Corps [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS "Boscowen" [1]

HMS "Cumberland" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

Lancers [1]

Life Guards [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [113]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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T [177]

Contribution

Military Service [176]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [4] Folkestone, Kent [3] Leicester England [2] Ovingham South Australia [2] Penrith New South Wales [2] Port Adelaide South Australia [2] Queenstown South Australia [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Kensington England [1] Kingsdown, Kent [1] Leeds, Kent [1] London England [1] Maidstone England [1] Marden, Kent [1] Milton, Kent [1] Newington, London [1] Northfleet, Kent, England [1] Snodland, Kent [1] Southborough, Kent [1] Tonbridge, Kent [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tottenham, Middlesex [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Walthamstow, London [1] Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [67] Gunner [11] Corporal [8] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Driver [3] Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant ( temporary) [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Field Artillery [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Labour Corps [9] London Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] 61 Training Squadron Royal Flying Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion/British Column Regiment [1] Cavalry Depot [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] General List Royal Flying Corps [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS "Boscowen" [1] HMS "Cumberland" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] Household Battalion [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] Lancers [1] Life Guards [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [113] Australian Imperial Force [18] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

T [177]

Contribution

Military Service [176] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Charles Alfred Tolhurst

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army L/7881 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/7881 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Friend Tolhurst

Born 1870

Died 1949

British Army T/425473 Driver Royal Army Service Corps 661st Company att 178th Tunneling Company, Royal Engineers

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Alfred Wilfred Tolhurst

Born 1899

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82146

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Albert Edward Tolhurst

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219459

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John W Tolhurst

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264671

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Edward Henry Tolhurst

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5026 Private London Regiment

British Army 5026 Private London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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George Alfred Frederick Tolhurst

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214459

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John Edward Tolhurst

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244889

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George Tolhurst

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army G/926 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/926 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Harold Edward Tolhurst

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 30876 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Joseph Henry Tolhurst

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 635603 Private London Regiment

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George Tolhurst

Died 1917

British Army 5922 Private London Regiment

British Army 322965 Private London Regiment

British Army 322965 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Herbert James Tolhurst

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73450

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J F Tolhurst

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 772042 Private Acting Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 772042 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Wilfred Tolhurst

Australian Imperial Force 8046

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Frederick Edgar Henry Tolhurst

Australian Imperial Force 2445

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William Tolhurst

Born 1878

British Army 103669 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 103669 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2 Coy

British Army 103669 Acting Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 49 CCS

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Samuel Tolhurst

Born 1886

Died 1948

Royal Navy 222759 Leading Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy 222759 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 222759 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

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Henry John Tolhurst

Australian Imperial Force 11053

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Charles Guy Tolhurst

Australian Imperial Force 5080

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