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Sussex [3]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Laughton [2]

Belverdere, Kent [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Chart Sutton, Kent [1]

Detling, Kent [1]

English Bicknor, Gloucestershire [1]

Esher, Surrey [1]

Finchley, Middlesex [1]

Horley, Surrey [1]

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Littlehampton, Sussex, England [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lysted, Kent [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Murrumburrah New South Wales [1]

Northern Detling,Kent,England [1]

Roundhill, Sussex [1]

Rye, East Ssussex [1]

Rye, Sussex [1]

St Pancras, North London [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Three Bridges, Sussex [1]

Worth, Sussex [1]

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Private [71]

Corporal [7]

Gunner [4]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

sapper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

99th Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Hussars of the Line [1]

Infantry Indian Army [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Irish Command ex Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Labour Corps ex Army Service Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Otago Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [100]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [132]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

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People [136] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sussex [3] Ashford, Kent [2] Laughton [2] Belverdere, Kent [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Chart Sutton, Kent [1] Detling, Kent [1] English Bicknor, Gloucestershire [1] Esher, Surrey [1] Finchley, Middlesex [1] Horley, Surrey [1] Kensington London [1] Kent, England [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Littlehampton, Sussex, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lysted, Kent [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Murrumburrah New South Wales [1] Northern Detling,Kent,England [1] Roundhill, Sussex [1] Rye, East Ssussex [1] Rye, Sussex [1] St Pancras, North London [1] Strood, Kent [1] Three Bridges, Sussex [1] Worth, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [71] Corporal [7] Gunner [4] Sapper [4] Serjeant [4] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1] sapper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Labour Corps [8] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] East Kent Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Tank Corps [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 99th Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Hussars of the Line [1] Infantry Indian Army [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Irish Command ex Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Labour Corps ex Army Service Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Otago Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [100] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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T [136]

Contribution

Military Service [132] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Gibraltar [1] India [1]

James Tomsett

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 212702 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 212702 Sapper Royal Engineers 211 Field Coy

British Army sapper Royal Enginees G Depot Coy

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Arthur Tomsett

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army G/10405 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/10405 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Charlie Tomsett

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 290855 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 279403 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 279403 Private London Regiment

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Percy Tomsett

Born 1880

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force A582 Private Canadian Infantry “B” Coy, 1st Battalion

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Albert Samuel Tomsett

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army G/4338 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/4338 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 6th Battalion

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Stephen Tomsett

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 8259 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 4/1st Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army 10144 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 495545 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 82nd (1st/2nd Home Counties) Field Amb.

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William G. Tomsett

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 13633 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Alfred William Tomsett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295447

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Thomas Rowland Tomsett

Died 1917

British Army 385119 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 594689 Rifleman London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

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George Edward Tomsett

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30403

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Ernest Alfred Tomsett

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army G/24664 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Ernest Tomsett

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 29817 Gunner Royal Artillery 324th Siege Battery

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Albert Denis Tomsett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99958

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Henry George Tomsett

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158199

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A E Tomsett

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49693

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Frederick Lawrence Tomsett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8452

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Harry Tomsett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245129

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George Robert Tomsett

Born 1886

Died 1962

British Army 32334 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 32334 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 285 Brigade

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Percy Tomsett

Died 1916

British Army M2/047054 Private Army Service Corps

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John Tomsett

Died 1915

British Army S/6968 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/6968 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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