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Folkestone, Kent [4]

Leyton, Essex [4]

Dover, Kent [3]

Dymchurch, Kent [3]

Sittingbourne, Kent [3]

Chilham England [2]

Chilham, Kent [2]

Deal, Kent, England [2]

Faversham, Kent, England [2]

Kent [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Brenchley, Kent [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Graveney, Kent [1]

Guston, Kent, England [1]

Halling Kent [1]

Halling, Kent [1]

Hythe, Kent [1]

Ightham, Kent, England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Malling, Kent [1]

Meopham, Kent [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ripple, Walmer, Dover [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Sandwich, Kent [1]

Sandwich, Kent, England [1]

Stelling Minnis, Kent [1]

Stelling, Minnis, Kent [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

Upper Halling, Kent [1]

Waltham, London [1]

Whitstable, Kent, England [1]

Whittington, Staffordshire [1]

Willesden, London [1]

Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [91]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [9]

Driver [8]

Serjeant [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Guardsman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Assistant Forewoman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant and Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Mechanist Telegraphist [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hussars [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

Lancers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Indian Army Telegraph Department [1]

Labour Corps Agricultural Company ex Queen Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [134]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [213]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [203]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [214] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Folkestone, Kent [4] Leyton, Essex [4] Dover, Kent [3] Dymchurch, Kent [3] Sittingbourne, Kent [3] Chilham England [2] Chilham, Kent [2] Deal, Kent, England [2] Faversham, Kent, England [2] Kent [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Brenchley, Kent [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Graveney, Kent [1] Guston, Kent, England [1] Halling Kent [1] Halling, Kent [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Ightham, Kent, England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Malling, Kent [1] Meopham, Kent [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ripple, Walmer, Dover [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Romford, Essex [1] Sandwich, Kent [1] Sandwich, Kent, England [1] Stelling Minnis, Kent [1] Stelling, Minnis, Kent [1] Tunbridge Wells [1] Upper Halling, Kent [1] Waltham, London [1] Whitstable, Kent, England [1] Whittington, Staffordshire [1] Willesden, London [1] Willesden, Middlesex [1] Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [91] Gunner [11] Corporal [9] Driver [8] Serjeant [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Guardsman [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Assistant Forewoman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant and Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Mechanist Telegraphist [1] Signal Boy [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [7] London Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hussars [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] Lancers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Border Regiment [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Indian Army Telegraph Department [1] Labour Corps Agricultural Company ex Queen Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [134] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [213] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [203] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Cecil Frank Wraight

Born 1900

Died 1963

Royal Navy DA 22182 Signal Boy Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 22182 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Albert Bourne Wraight

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army G/13383 Private East Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

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Wyles George Wraight

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army L/6991 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/6991 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Stanley Sidney Wraight

Born 1899

Died 1978

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187895

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Henry Nibett Wraight

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64959

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Archibald Mackett Wraight

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99573

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Leslie Cecil Wraight

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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George Frederick Harold Wraight

Born 1885

Died 1975

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 18th Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Irish Rifles) 18th Battalion (Royal Irish Rifles)

British Army Captain London Regiment (Irish Rifles) 18th (London Irish Rifles)

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Alfred William Wraight

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206664

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Morris Wraight

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236728

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George Abraham Wraight

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army S/352 Private Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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George Abraham Wraight

Born 1876

British Army S/352 Private East Kent Regiment

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Oswald Shiloh Wraight

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 4477 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 531901 Corporal London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Wilfred Wraight

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69916

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Charles H Wraight

Died 1918

British Army CMT/1366 Private Army Service Corps

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Herbert Victor Wraight

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 7602 Private Border Regiment

British Army 7602 Serjeant Border Regiment

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Percy John Wraight

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy J5531

Royal Navy J/5531 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Thomas Reginald Wraight

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216660

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William John Wraight

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227309

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Frederick Wraight

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238098

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