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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [41]

East Farleigh, Kent [3]

Lambeth, London [2]

Barming, Kent [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Dalgety, Fifeshire [1]

Didsbury, Lancashire [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Flitwick, Bedfordshire [1]

Frinsted, Kent [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Hunton, Kent [1]

Islington, London [1]

Leeds, Kent [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Loose, Kent [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Salisbury, Rhodesia [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

St Michaels, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Staplehurst, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Tyne Dock, South Shields, Durham [1]

Wouldham, Kent [1]

Rank

AC II [11]

AM I (E) [11]

AC I [10]

ACM II [6]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [6]

LM [6]

AM I [4]

AM1(c) [4]

Acting AM I [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

AC2 [2]

AM II [2]

AM II(C) [2]

AM1 [2]

Acting AM1(c) [2]

Leading Mechanic [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sergeant Mechanic [2]

Stoker 1 [2]

Stoker 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

A.C.1 [1]

A.C.2 [1]

ABMH [1]

ACM [1]

AM I(E) [1]

AM II (SD) [1]

AM II(E) [1]

AM II(EL) [1]

AM II(e) [1]

AMII(C) [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting A M E [1]

Acting AME [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Crafts Man [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1 Grade [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class (Carpenter) [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Boy [1]

Boy ... [1]

CPO 2 G [1]

CPO Mech III [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal [1]

Cyclist [1]

Flying Officer [1]

LAC [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Air Force [51]

RNAS HMS "Daedalus" [48]

RNAS HMS "President II" [48]

HMS Daedalus [10]

HMS President II [7]

HMS "Daedalus" [4]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

HMS "President II" [3]

HMS "Pembroke II" [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Air Service HMS President II [1]

Amesbury [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Cranwell Airfield [1]

Crystal Palace [1]

Dover [1]

Grain [1]

H.M.S. President II (Westgate) [1]

HMS "Acheron" [1]

HMS "Daedalus" (Cranwell) [1]

HMS "Dominion" [1]

HMS "King Edward VII" [1]

HMS "Pathfinder" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "President" [1]

HMS "Victory II" [1]

HMS Boscawen III [1]

HMS Daedalus (Cranwell) [1]

HMS Daedalus (Dover) [1]

HMS Daedalus (Dunkirk) [1]

HMS Daedalus (Manston) [1]

HMS Daedalus (Portsmouth) [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS President [1]

HMS President I [1]

HMS President II (Dunkirk) [1]

HMS President II (Eastbourne) [1]

HMS President II (Vendome) [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

Polegate [1]

RAF Polegate [1]

RAF Reserve [1]

RAF Reserve (Class G) [1]

RNAS Daedalus [1]

RNAS HMS "Daedalous" [1]

RNAS HMS Daedalus [1]

RNAS Stonehenge [1]

Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [69]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60]

British Army [5]

Last name first letter

B [17]

H [9]

W [9]

P [6]

A [5]

G [5]

L [4]

C [3]

D [3]

S [3]

M [2]

N [2]

K [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [70]

Country

United Kingdom [58]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [41] East Farleigh, Kent [3] Lambeth, London [2] Barming, Kent [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Dalgety, Fifeshire [1] Didsbury, Lancashire [1] Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Flitwick, Bedfordshire [1] Frinsted, Kent [1] Highgate, London [1] Hunton, Kent [1] Islington, London [1] Leeds, Kent [1] Limehouse, London [1] Loose, Kent [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Peckham, London [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Salisbury, Rhodesia [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] St Michaels, Maidstone, Kent [1] Staplehurst, Maidstone, Kent [1] Tyne Dock, South Shields, Durham [1] Wouldham, Kent [1]

Rank

AC II [11] AM I (E) [11] AC I [10] ACM II [6] Air Mechanic 1st Class [6] LM [6] AM I [4] AM1(c) [4] Acting AM I [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] AC2 [2] AM II [2] AM II(C) [2] AM1 [2] Acting AM1(c) [2] Leading Mechanic [2] Petty Officer [2] Sergeant Mechanic [2] Stoker 1 [2] Stoker 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] A.C.1 [1] A.C.2 [1] ABMH [1] ACM [1] AM I(E) [1] AM II (SD) [1] AM II(E) [1] AM II(EL) [1] AM II(e) [1] AMII(C) [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting A M E [1] Acting AME [1] Admiral [1] Air Crafts Man [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1 Grade [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class (Carpenter) [1] Aircraftsman [1] Boy [1] Boy ... [1] CPO 2 G [1] CPO Mech III [1] Commander [1] Corporal [1] Cyclist [1] Flying Officer [1] LAC [1] Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Air Force [51] RNAS HMS "Daedalus" [48] RNAS HMS "President II" [48] HMS Daedalus [10] HMS President II [7] HMS "Daedalus" [4] Royal Naval Air Service [4] HMS "President II" [3] HMS "Pembroke II" [2] Royal Engineers [2] Air Service HMS President II [1] Amesbury [1] Army Service Corps [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Cranwell Airfield [1] Crystal Palace [1] Dover [1] Grain [1] H.M.S. President II (Westgate) [1] HMS "Acheron" [1] HMS "Daedalus" (Cranwell) [1] HMS "Dominion" [1] HMS "King Edward VII" [1] HMS "Pathfinder" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "President" [1] HMS "Victory II" [1] HMS Boscawen III [1] HMS Daedalus (Cranwell) [1] HMS Daedalus (Dover) [1] HMS Daedalus (Dunkirk) [1] HMS Daedalus (Manston) [1] HMS Daedalus (Portsmouth) [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS President [1] HMS President I [1] HMS President II (Dunkirk) [1] HMS President II (Eastbourne) [1] HMS President II (Vendome) [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] Polegate [1] RAF Polegate [1] RAF Reserve [1] RAF Reserve (Class G) [1] RNAS Daedalus [1] RNAS HMS "Daedalous" [1] RNAS HMS Daedalus [1] RNAS Stonehenge [1] Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [69] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60] British Army [5]

Last name first letter

B [17] H [9] W [9] P [6] A [5] G [5] L [4] C [3] D [3] S [3] M [2] N [2] K [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [70]

Country

United Kingdom [58] Malta [1]

Rowland Charles Behn

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy F14634 Boy ... HMS Daedalus (Cranwell)

Royal Navy F14634 Boy ... HMS President II

Royal Navy F14634 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service HMS Daedalus (Cranwell)

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Robert Thomas Kennett

Born 1884

Died 1943

Royal Navy 307899 Stoker 2 HMS "Acheron"

Royal Navy 307899 P O Stoker RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy 307899 P O Stoker RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

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Charles Stanley Bourne

Born 1888

Royal Navy F30200 AC II RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230200 Royal Air Force

Royal Navy F30200 AC I RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

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William Harold Ware

Born 1891

Royal Navy F7996 AM I (E) RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F7996 LM RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F7996 LM RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

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Frank William Witcombe

Born 1894

Died 1963

Royal Navy F40757 ACM II RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F40757 ACM II RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240757 Royal Air Force

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Charles Herbert Brown

Born 1890

Royal Navy L8266

Royal Navy L8266 Officers Steward III HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy L8266 Officers Steward 1 HMS "Daedalus" att RAF

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John Allan

Born 1895

Royal Navy F6670 Air Mechanic 1st Class HMS President II (Eastbourne)

Royal Navy F6670 Air Mechanic 1st Class HMS President II (Vendome)

Royal Navy F6670 Air Mechanic 1st Class HMS Daedalus (Dunkirk)

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Edward Charles Avery

Born 1896

Died 1972

Royal Navy F15956 Royal Naval Air Service

British Army 935 Cyclist Kent Cyclist Battalion

British Army MT 247 2nd Corporal Army Service Corps No 3 Kent Brigade Coy

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George Alan Holdsworth

Born 1879

Royal Navy F28962 Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy F28962 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS President II

Royal Navy F28962 Petty Officer Crystal Palace

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Charles Frederick Rubie

Born 1889

British Army 1911 Private Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles 1/1st Battallion

Royal Navy F15220 AM I (E) RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F15220 AM I (E) RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

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