Rochester and Borstal in the First World War
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Watkins, Sidney George (1890-1917)

By twocenturies | 25 February 2017

Sidney George Watkins was born in Strood, Rochester in the spring of 1890. Sidney first appears in the 1891 census aged 1, living in Wykeham … Read more

Jesshope, Herbert Leonard (1897-1917)

By twocenturies | 22 February 2017

Herbert Leonard Jesshope was born in Strood, Kent on 22 February 1897 to parents William Jesshope and Louisa Ann Stockbridge.  He has six siblings.  In … Read more

Pattenden, George Ewart (1898-1917)

By twocenturies | 04 November 2016

George Ewart Pattenden was born in Strood in April 1898. He was registered as living with his family at 9 Vicarage Road, Frindsbury. His father … Read more

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