Rochester and Borstal in the First World War
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Woodgate, Lionel Streatfeild (1888-1914)

By twocenturies | 29 November 2016

Lionel Streatfield Woodgate was born on 11 June 1888 in Rochester, on Star Hill the home of his parents, Ernest and Edith.  Ernest Woodgate worked … Read more

Fuggle, Percy (1899-1918)

By twocenturies | 29 November 2016

Percy Edward Fuggle was born in Colaba, India in 1898, and lived in Frindsbury at the time of his enlistment and death.  His older brother, … Read more

Fuggle, James Sidney (1898-1916)

By twocenturies | 29 November 2016

James Sidney Fuggle was born in Bombay, India in 1898, and lived in Frindsbury at the time of his enlistment and death.  He died on … Read more

Dyer, Francis John (1893-1915)

By twocenturies | 25 November 2016

Francis John Dyer served in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) as a Lance-corporal with the East Kent regiment (the ‘Buffs’). His father had been a … Read more

Phillips, Joseph (1892-1915)

By twocenturies | 07 October 2016

Joseph (Joe) Phillips was born in Strood in the early months of 1892.  According to the 1901 census, his father, William was a brickfield labourer … Read more

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