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Anerley, Surrey [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Clacton On Sea, Essex, England [1]

Clacton on Sea, Essex [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Derrimut Victoria [1]

Durban [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Highbury Hill, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Laughton [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Nutley, Sussex [1]

Putney, London [1]

Salisbury South Australia [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

Shoreham, Kent [1]

Shoreham, Kent, England [1]

St Peter's, Brighton, Sussex [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Sussex England [1]

The Dicker, Sussex [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Wallington, Surrey, England [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire, England [1]

Williamstown South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [70]

Corporal [7]

Gunner [6]

Driver [5]

Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Sapper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Aircraftman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

London Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

13th Hussars [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Hussars [1]

Labour Corps Western Command [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Non-Combatant Corps [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Railway Supply Detachment Army Service Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [100]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

V [147]

Contribution

Military Service [138]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Turkey [1]

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People [147] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Anerley, Surrey [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Clacton On Sea, Essex, England [1] Clacton on Sea, Essex [1] Deal, Kent [1] Derrimut Victoria [1] Durban [1] Eastbourne [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Highbury Hill, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Laughton [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Margate, Kent [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Nutley, Sussex [1] Putney, London [1] Salisbury South Australia [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] Shoreham, Kent [1] Shoreham, Kent, England [1] St Peter's, Brighton, Sussex [1] Streatham, London [1] Sussex England [1] The Dicker, Sussex [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Wallington, Surrey, England [1] Walsall, Staffordshire, England [1] Williamstown South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [70] Corporal [7] Gunner [6] Driver [5] Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Sapper [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Aircraftman [1] Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [9] London Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Engineers [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS Good Hope [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 13th Hussars [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] Hussars [1] Labour Corps Western Command [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Railway Supply Detachment Army Service Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [100] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

V [147]

Contribution

Military Service [138] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Turkey [1]

Charles Vinall

Australian Imperial Force 7577

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Frank Saunders Vinall

Born 1896

British Army 317 Non-Combatant Corps

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William Jesse Vinall

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K8055 Leading Stoker HMS QUEEN MARY

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Edward Arthur Vinall

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS1184 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Lawrence Eric Vinall

Born 1891

British Army 2393 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Arthur Burgess Vinall

Born 1895

Royal Navy 18223 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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George William Vinall

Born 1897

Royal Navy 1073 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Alice Louisa Vinall

Royal Navy G639

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Albert Edward Vinall

Australian Imperial Force 3635

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Henry Victor Vinall

Australian Imperial Force 2451

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Frederick Thomas Vinall

Australian Imperial Force 7724

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Gustav Claude Vinall

Australian Imperial Force 3947

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Hedley Vinall

Born 1891

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Frank Vinall

Born 1882

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William Charles Vinall

Born 1872

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Joseph William Vinall

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/3701 Royal Naval Division

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William Joseph Vinall

Born 1880

Royal Navy R/1434 Royal Naval Division

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Reginald Herbert Vinall

Born 1895

British Army G/2265 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Edward Vinall

Born 1884

Canadian Expeditionary Force 850687

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Frank Walter Vinall

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 513616

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