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Maidstone, Kent [37]

Tunbridge Wells [10]

London [5]

Hollingbourne, Kent [4]

Loose, Kent [3]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Harrietsham, Kent [2]

Lenham, Kent [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Allerford, Somerset [1]

Arpinge, Newington, Kent [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Bearsted, Kent [1]

Beckenham Kent [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bexleyheath [1]

Bobbing, Kent [1]

Brenchley [1]

Brighton [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

East Sutton, Kent [1]

Eaton Square, London [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Edmonton [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Grantchester, Cambridgeshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hailsham [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hellingly [1]

Hornsey [1]

Huish Episcopi, Somerset [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kent [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Linslade [1]

Llanfyllin, Wales [1]

Lydd, Kent [1]

Maidstone [1]

Milcombe, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [897]

Second Lieutenant [214]

Serjeant [124]

Corporal [107]

Lieutenant [106]

Lance Corporal [79]

Captain [47]

Sapper [19]

Acting Corporal [13]

Major [13]

Trooper [13]

Pioneer [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Farrier Serjeant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant Major [4]

Trumpeter [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Driver [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brigade Major [2]

Cadet [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Gunner [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Surgeon Major [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Adjutant Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Unit

West Kent Yeomanry [1064]

East Kent Regiment [317]

Royal West Kent Regiment [130]

Middlesex Regiment [105]

Corps of Hussars [104]

West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [82]

Royal Engineers [79]

Machine Gun Corps [64]

Royal Field Artillery [58]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [44]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Air Force [30]

Army Service Corps [25]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [23]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [21]

Sussex Yeomanry [18]

Royal West Kent Yeomanry [16]

Royal Flying Corps [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Suffolk Yeomanry [13]

Rifle Brigade [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

East Kent Yeomanry [8]

Imperial Camel Corps [8]

Surrey Yeomanry [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [6]

County of London Yeomanry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Military Mounted Police [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [1263]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Royal Navy [2]

Last name first letter

S [138]

H [131]

B [122]

W [107]

C [104]

M [90]

P [87]

T [73]

D [60]

R [58]

G [53]

L [44]

J [37]

F [34]

A [30]

E [28]

N [18]

K [17]

O [15]

I [5]

Y [5]

Q [3]

V [3]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1261]

Country

United Kingdom [128]

France [2]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

United States [1]

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People [1263] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [37] Tunbridge Wells [10] London [5] Hollingbourne, Kent [4] Loose, Kent [3] Bromley, Kent [2] Harrietsham, Kent [2] Lenham, Kent [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Allerford, Somerset [1] Arpinge, Newington, Kent [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Barming, Kent [1] Bearsted, Kent [1] Beckenham Kent [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bexleyheath [1] Bobbing, Kent [1] Brenchley [1] Brighton [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Charing, Kent [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Deptford, Kent [1] East Sutton, Kent [1] Eaton Square, London [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Edmonton [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Fulham, London [1] Grantchester, Cambridgeshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, London [1] Hailsham [1] Hampshire [1] Hellingly [1] Hornsey [1] Huish Episcopi, Somerset [1] Islington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kent [1] Lewisham, London [1] Linslade [1] Llanfyllin, Wales [1] Lydd, Kent [1] Maidstone [1] Milcombe, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [897] Second Lieutenant [214] Serjeant [124] Corporal [107] Lieutenant [106] Lance Corporal [79] Captain [47] Sapper [19] Acting Corporal [13] Major [13] Trooper [13] Pioneer [11] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Farrier Serjeant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant Major [4] Trumpeter [4] Acting Captain [3] Driver [3] Sergeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brigade Major [2] Cadet [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Gunner [2] Serjeant Major [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Surgeon Major [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Adjutant Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Mechanic [1]

Unit

West Kent Yeomanry [1064] East Kent Regiment [317] Royal West Kent Regiment [130] Middlesex Regiment [105] Corps of Hussars [104] West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [82] Royal Engineers [79] Machine Gun Corps [64] Royal Field Artillery [58] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [44] Labour Corps [32] Royal Air Force [30] Army Service Corps [25] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [23] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [21] Sussex Yeomanry [18] Royal West Kent Yeomanry [16] Royal Flying Corps [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] London Regiment [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Suffolk Yeomanry [13] Rifle Brigade [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] East Kent Yeomanry [8] Imperial Camel Corps [8] Surrey Yeomanry [8] Tank Corps [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal West Surrey Regiment [6] County of London Yeomanry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Military Mounted Police [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [1263] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Royal Navy [2]

Last name first letter

S [138] H [131] B [122] W [107] C [104] M [90] P [87] T [73] D [60] R [58] G [53] L [44] J [37] F [34] A [30] E [28] N [18] K [17] O [15] I [5] Y [5] Q [3] V [3] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1261]

Country

United Kingdom [128] France [2] Canada [1] India [1] Ireland [1] United States [1]

Albert Edward Hills

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 2527 Private West Kent Yeomanry C Squadron

British Army GS/7259 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Cyril Ram

Born 1889

British Army 270820 Serjeant East Kent Regiment

British Army 1684 Private West Kent Yeomanry 1/1st Battalion

British Army 1684 Private West Kent Yeomanry 3/1st Battalion

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Charles Hervey Hoare

Born 1875

Died 1955

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Imperial Yeomanry

British Army Captain Glamorganshire Imperial Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant West Kent (Queen's Own) Yeomanry

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Charles William Scott

Born 1888

British Army 1970 Private West Kent Yeomanry 1/1st

British Army 270928 Private East Kent Regiment 10th Battalion

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Charles Edward Ponsonby

Born 1879

Died 1976

British Army Lieutenant West Kent Yeomanry

British Army Major West Kent Yeomanry

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Donald Swinton Campbell

Born 1891

Died 1973

British Army Lieutenant West Kent Yeomanry

British Army Captain West Kent Yeomanry

British Army Captain East Kent Regiment

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Bertrand Stewart

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Captain West Kent Yeomanry

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William Murray Dobie

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant West Kent Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment 3 Battalion (attached 1 Battalion)

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Arthur Thomas Francis

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1533 Private West Kent Yeomanry 1st Battalion

British Army G/7737 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alexander George Beechey

Born 1883

British Army 731 Colour Sergeant West Kent Yeomanry 1/1st Battalion

British Army 270546 Company Quarter Master Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

British Army 731 Private West Kent Yeomanry

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Edward Combley

Born 1886

British Army 35 Squadron Serjeant Major West Kent Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant West Kent Yeomanry 3rd Battalion

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Reginald Gordon Mcmurray

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 1067 Private West Kent Yeomanry

British Army 1067 Private West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Harold Laver Woodhouse

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 1806 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 2573 West Kent (Q.O.) Yeomanry

British Army 1806 Trooper Household Battalion Reserve

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Joseph Benjamin Peasland

Born 1899

British Army G/30819 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 1931 Northamptonshire Yeomanry B Squadron

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Robert Vere Buxton

Born 1883

Died 1953

British Army Second Lieutenant West Kent Yeomanry

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel Imperial Camel Corps

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Robert John Cork

Born 1883

Died 1947

British Army 1174 Saddler/Serjeant West Kent Yeomanry

British Army 916271 Saddler/Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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John Charles Pratt

Born 1872

Died 1943

British Army Major West Kent Yeomanry

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Richard Oswell Peate

Born 1895

Died 1953

British Army 792 Private West Kent Yeomanry

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Thomas Allnutt Brassey

Born 1863

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Colonel West Kent Yeomanry

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Frank Septimus Holyer

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army GS/7655 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1857 Private West Kent Yeomanry Transport Section

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