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Maidstone, Kent [5]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Tovil, Kent [2]

Barming, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Broadstairs, Kent [1]

Burham, Kent [1]

Camberwell Surrey [1]

Chipping Norton [1]

Diss Norfolk [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Harrietsham, Kent [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Loose, Kent [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Northrepps Norfolk [1]

Poplar [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Snodland, Kent [1]

West Bergholt, Essex [1]

West Ham [1]

Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Windlesham Surrey [1]

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Private [277]

Lance Corporal [15]

Corporal [11]

Serjeant [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Sargent [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Major (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Privat [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sargent [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Serjeant Private [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

private [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [289]

The Queen's Regiment [249]

Labour Corps [46]

The Essex Regiment [44]

Royal Engineers [25]

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

Royal Fusiliers [9]

London Regiment [8]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [8]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

HMS "Impregnable" [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [2]

17th Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment [1]

20th Regiment [1]

5th Regiment [1]

Army Field Artillery [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corp [1]

BEF 38th Brigade, 6 Division [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Calcutta Police [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [326]

Royal Navy [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [37]

B [33]

S [33]

C [26]

W [26]

M [23]

P [23]

D [20]

R [20]

G [15]

F [14]

L [13]

A [11]

T [11]

E [4]

K [4]

O [4]

J [3]

N [3]

I [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [326]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Malta [1]

Singapore [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [5] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Tovil, Kent [2] Barming, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Broadstairs, Kent [1] Burham, Kent [1] Camberwell Surrey [1] Chipping Norton [1] Diss Norfolk [1] Greenwich, London [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Harrietsham, Kent [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Kensington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Loose, Kent [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Northrepps Norfolk [1] Poplar [1] Romford, Essex [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Snodland, Kent [1] West Bergholt, Essex [1] West Ham [1] Winchester, Hampshire [1] Windlesham Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [277] Lance Corporal [15] Corporal [11] Serjeant [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] Gunner [1] Lance Sargent [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Major (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Privat [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sargent [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Serjeant Private [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] private [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [289] The Queen's Regiment [249] Labour Corps [46] The Essex Regiment [44] Royal Engineers [25] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [13] Royal Fusiliers [9] London Regiment [8] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [8] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] Army Service Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] HMS "Impregnable" [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Military Foot Police [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [2] 17th Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment [1] 20th Regiment [1] 5th Regiment [1] Army Field Artillery [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corp [1] BEF 38th Brigade, 6 Division [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Calcutta Police [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [326] Royal Navy [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [37] B [33] S [33] C [26] W [26] M [23] P [23] D [20] R [20] G [15] F [14] L [13] A [11] T [11] E [4] K [4] O [4] J [3] N [3] I [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [326]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Malta [1] Singapore [1]

Wilfred Langston

Born 1898

Died 1960

British Army 252368 Private Essex Regiment

British Army G/8248 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

British Army 7072 Private Essex Regiment 2/5th Battalion

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Baron Hubert Julius De Reuter

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 5053 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers (Service) Battalion (Sportsman's)

British Army Second Lieutenant The Essex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frank Stanley Pinney

British Army Lieutenant The Essex Regiment

British Army Captain The Essex Regiment

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Donald Duke Dellar

British Army 2215 Private The Essex Regiment

British Army 300258 Private The Essex Regiment

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George Edward Haynes

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 39389 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 47699 Private The Essex Regiment

British Army 47699 Private Essex Regiment

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Benjamin Gray

Born 1899

British Army 63555 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 60303 Private Essex Regiment

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Henry Victor Thomas Peters

Born 1895

Died 1921

British Army 3845 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 26076 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

British Army 26076 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

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William Guest Hartley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 4952 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Essex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Percy James Heathorn

Born 1899

British Army L/12281 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 38518 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 50351 Private Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Herbert Denton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 41255 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 68026 Private Labour Corps

British Army 42031 Private Essex Regiment

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Alfred George Hunt

Born 1885

Died 1971

British Army 201386 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

British Army 59700 Private Essex Regiment

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Herbert James Carter

Born 1886

Died 1946

British Army G/9175 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 25931 Drummer Essex Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

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George Edward Thomas Waller

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 44419 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 44419 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 10390 The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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George Arthur Parker

Born 1877

Died 1974

British Army 33305 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

British Army G/23451 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 33305 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

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Reginald A George

British Army 24118 Private The Essex Regiment

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Frederick William Smith

British Army 12227 Private The Essex Regiment

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G C Root

British Army 42734 Private The Essex Regiment

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H Baxter

British Army 2176 Colour Serjeant The Essex Regiment

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A H Sanderson

British Army 1999 Corporal The Essex Regiment

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C Harris

British Army 42823 Private The Essex Regiment

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