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Maidstone, Kent [9]

Cambridge [2]

Liverpool [2]

26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London [1]

Acton [1]

Audley, Staffs [1]

Battersea, Wansdsworth, London [1]

Birdham, Chichester, Sussex [1]

Bodle Street [1]

Bow, London [1]

Boyne Hill, Berkshire. [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Cudham Bromley Kent [1]

Deal, Kent, England [1]

Deptford, S E London [1]

Detling, Kent [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Fant, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Framwellgate Moor, Durham [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Halstead, Kent [1]

Harlington [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Holborn [1]

Hornsey [1]

Hounslow [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Jarvis Brook, Kent [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Keymer [1]

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire [1]

Kimpton, Hertfordshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leicester [1]

Lewisham [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

London [1]

Lower Stondon, near Shillington, Bedfordshire [1]

Lubenham, nr Market Harborough, Leics [1]

Maldon [1]

Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1]

Medway, Kent [1]

Mytholmroyd [1]

Rank

Private [1992]

Second Lieutenant [104]

Serjeant [101]

Corporal [84]

Lance Corporal [53]

Lieutenant [39]

Acting Corporal [27]

Captain [27]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Sapper [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Driver [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Transport Serjeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

CQMS [1]

CSM [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Lieutenant Second [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

O R Serjeant [1]

P [1]

Privat [1]

Private (Lance Corporal) [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [2202]

Royal Fusiliers [1454]

Northumberland Fusiliers [362]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [176]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [172]

Labour Corps [163]

London Regiment [78]

Royal Engineers [76]

East Kent Regiment [49]

Army Service Corps [41]

Lancashire Fusiliers [36]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [36]

Middlesex Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [25]

Training Reserve Battalion [21]

Essex Regiment [20]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [13]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Royal Irish Regiment [9]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

West Kent Yeomanry [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Army Pay Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Lancers [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [2253]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [249]

B [242]

S [215]

W [198]

C [180]

M [152]

P [126]

R [113]

G [100]

L [92]

D [88]

F [88]

T [86]

A [71]

K [50]

E [46]

J [46]

N [37]

O [26]

I [17]

V [15]

Y [8]

U [5]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [2253]

Country

United Kingdom [59]

Afghanistan [1]

Australia [1]

Belgium [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Iraq [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [9] Cambridge [2] Liverpool [2] 26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London [1] Acton [1] Audley, Staffs [1] Battersea, Wansdsworth, London [1] Birdham, Chichester, Sussex [1] Bodle Street [1] Bow, London [1] Boyne Hill, Berkshire. [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Cudham Bromley Kent [1] Deal, Kent, England [1] Deptford, S E London [1] Detling, Kent [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Fant, Maidstone, Kent [1] Framwellgate Moor, Durham [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Halstead, Kent [1] Harlington [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Holborn [1] Hornsey [1] Hounslow [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Jarvis Brook, Kent [1] Kensington, London [1] Keymer [1] Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire [1] Kimpton, Hertfordshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leicester [1] Lewisham [1] Lewisham, London [1] London [1] Lower Stondon, near Shillington, Bedfordshire [1] Lubenham, nr Market Harborough, Leics [1] Maldon [1] Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1] Medway, Kent [1] Mytholmroyd [1]

Rank

Private [1992] Second Lieutenant [104] Serjeant [101] Corporal [84] Lance Corporal [53] Lieutenant [39] Acting Corporal [27] Captain [27] Acting Serjeant [23] Sapper [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Driver [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Captain [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Transport Serjeant [4] Colour Serjeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Brevet Colonel [1] CQMS [1] CSM [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Gunner [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Lieutenant Second [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] O R Serjeant [1] P [1] Privat [1] Private (Lance Corporal) [1] Private Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [2202] Royal Fusiliers [1454] Northumberland Fusiliers [362] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [176] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [172] Labour Corps [163] London Regiment [78] Royal Engineers [76] East Kent Regiment [49] Army Service Corps [41] Lancashire Fusiliers [36] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [36] Middlesex Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [32] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [25] Training Reserve Battalion [21] Essex Regiment [20] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Royal Irish Fusiliers [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Defence Corps [13] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [13] Suffolk Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [11] Border Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Royal Irish Regiment [9] Royal Munster Fusiliers [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] West Kent Yeomanry [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Army Pay Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Corps of Lancers [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [2253] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [249] B [242] S [215] W [198] C [180] M [152] P [126] R [113] G [100] L [92] D [88] F [88] T [86] A [71] K [50] E [46] J [46] N [37] O [26] I [17] V [15] Y [8] U [5] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [2253]

Country

United Kingdom [59] Afghanistan [1] Australia [1] Belgium [1] France [1] India [1] Iraq [1] Sri Lanka [1]

John Jones

British Army 23286 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 11832 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 61428 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George W A Bloom

British Army 53966 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 241676 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 316914 Private Scottish Rifles

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Henry Hamley

British Army 11077 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army L/13771 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 5772 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Samuel J Dobson

British Army 24957 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 34996 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 34810 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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William Springett

British Army 6374 Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 73496 Norfolk Regiment

British Army 51072 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Charles Mclaughlin

British Army 3892 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 204076 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 340336 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George H Laycock

British Army G/15521 Acting Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 61876 Acting Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 445770 Acting Corporal Labour Corps

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Arthur J Appleby

British Army 53513 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 35086 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 34752 Private Training Reserve 111 Battalion

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Arthur White

British Army 34697 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army T/306386 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 55792 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John O Parry

British Army 8930 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army T/364170 Private Army Service Corps

British Army G/92217 Private London Regiment

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Herbert John Humphries

British Army 2329 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/21016 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William H Steele

British Army 18592 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 63950 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 50664 Private The Queen's Regiment

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John Williams

British Army T4-174241 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 28264 Driver Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 97243 Driver Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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