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Maidstone, Kent [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Horsham, Sussex [3]

Lyminster, Sussex [2]

Ashington, Sussex [1]

Aston Clinton [1]

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Saint John's Brighton, Sussex [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

Sidlesham, Sussex [1]

Surrey [1]

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Private [62]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [5]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

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Stoker 1st Class [1]

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Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Labour Corps [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Attached Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Boomerang [1]

HMS Cormorant [1]

HMS Crescent [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Euryalus [1]

HMS Firequeen [1]

HMS Firequeen II [1]

HMS King Edward VI [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS Royal Arthur [1]

HMS Swiftsure [1]

HMS Venus [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Wallaroo [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [88]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [109]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Maidstone, Kent [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Horsham, Sussex [3] Lyminster, Sussex [2] Ashington, Sussex [1] Aston Clinton [1] Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Saint John's Brighton, Sussex [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1] Sidlesham, Sussex [1] Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [62] Gunner [8] Corporal [5] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trooper Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Labour Corps [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Attached Warwickshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Boomerang [1] HMS Cormorant [1] HMS Crescent [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Euryalus [1] HMS Firequeen [1] HMS Firequeen II [1] HMS King Edward VI [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS Royal Arthur [1] HMS Swiftsure [1] HMS Venus [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Wallaroo [1] Hussars [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [88] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [110]

Contribution

Military Service [109] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Albert Henry Woolven

Born 1881

Died 1915

Royal Navy 302856 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 302856 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 302856 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Firequeen

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Albert Woolven

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83839

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Harry William Woolven

Born 1885

British Army PS/2328 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frank Arthur Woolven

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86266

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Sidney Albert Woolven

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army L/10502 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Richard Woolven

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26003

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Walter John Woolven

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239070

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Alfred Henry Woolven

Australian Imperial Force 2983

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William George Hugh Woolven

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158839

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Frederick Woolven

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army T/265960 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/265960 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Alfred J Woolven

Died 1916

British Army 19306 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 19306 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers Depot

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Thomas Woolven

Died 1918

British Army PS/3457 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Oliver Woolven

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 576728 Private London Regiment

British Army 576728 Rifleman London Regiment

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James Woolven

Died 1916

British Army G/17399 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/17399 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Sidney Robert Woolven

Born 1895

Died 1927

British Army 293908 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1st Reserve Brigade

British Army 2874 Private Army Cyclist Corps 1/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 291474 Private Army Cyclist Corps 1/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

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George Woolven

Born 1886

British Army T/21211 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/21211 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/21211 Driver Army Service Corps Army Reserve

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Hubert Harold Woolven

Born 1883

Royal Navy 11848 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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George Harry Woolven

Australian Imperial Force 2244

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Edward John Woolven

Born 1891

Died 1967

British Army 103424 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 103424 Sapper Royal Engineers 107 Field Coy

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Frederick Woolven

Born 1901

Royal Navy J58174

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