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| Surname | Rank | Forename | Regiment | Number | Death | Source | Notes |
| Bailey | gunner | Albert Edward | RGA | ACS | born Folkestone | ||
| Bailey | pte | Charles Vincent | D Coy 4th Royal Fusiliers | 21638 | August 17, 1916 | ABC | native of Folkestone son of sgt maj WR Bailey 13th Royal Fusiliers of 34 Wiverton Rd, Sydenham, London |
| Bailey | lance cpl | Edward William | RE | AC | |||
| Bailey | pte | Christopher George William | 10th Essex | 42841 | April 26, 1918 | ABCS | age 19 son of Mr & Mrs W Bailey of 26 Ethelbert Rd born Folkestone |
| Baker | sct | F | RASC | C | |||
| Baker | F | H | |||||
| Baker | Frank | ASC | F | ||||
| Baker | Frederick | S | Born Folkestone | ||||
| Baker | pte | GF | Buffs | C | |||
| Baker | capt | Harry Charles | 16th Canadian Scottish (Manitoba) | 26 Sep 1916 | ABCD | age 40, born Folkestone 20 Aug 1876, veteran of SA war, enlisted 28 Aug 1915, resident Calgary, husband of Erie Stewart Baker | |
| Baker | pte | Joseph Claud | 9th btn Notts & Derby | 71047 | November 29, 1916 | ABS | age 28 son of Joseph & Emma Baker of 45 Chart Rd born Barham |
| Baker | pte | Montague | 6th btn Royal Berks | 25239 | July 1, 1916 | ABCS | age 20 son of Mrs E A Waddell of 77 Linden Crescent born Folkestone |
| Baldock | rifleman | George William | 1st/5th Lnd regt, London Rifle Bde | 315002 | May 3, 1917 | BCS | age 39 son of William & Mary Baldock of Folkestone, husband of Frances Baldock of 30 Hanover Rd, Brondesbury Park, London born Folkestone |
| Banks | coy qmaster sgt | Walter Wildred | 6th btn Buffs | L/7809 | January 3, 1916 | BCES | Born Folkestone lived Folkestone |
| Bannell | Michael William | S | Born Folkestone lived Canterbury | ||||
| Banting | pte | Henry Harry | 7th Buffs | G/22702 | October 12, 1917 | BCS | age 30 son of Mr & Mrs William Banting of Folkestone born Aldershot |
| Barden | lance cpl | Edward George | 3rd Buffs | AC | |||
| Barden | George | S | Born Folkestone lived Hythe | ||||
| Barranger | pte | George | 1st Buffs | L/7149 | October 18, 1914 | BC | age 40 son of the late George & Emma Barranger and husband of Alice Robinson formerly Barranger of 25 Alma Rd, Ramsgate |
| Barker | maj | Godfrey | Drake btn RM (LI?) RN | April 29, 1915 | ABC | son of the late Col Francis Barker Kt and of Lady Barker of 27 Kite St, Chelsea age 32 | |
| Barranger | George | S | Born Sittingbourne lived Folkestone | ||||
| Barrett | Albert | S | Born Folkestone | ||||
| Barrett | 2nd lieut | Cecil Roy | C bty 113 bde RFA | June 25, 1917 | ABCF | Military Cross age 26 son of William Peard Barrett & Marian Elliott Barrett of Millfield House, 35 Cheriton Gardens | |
| Barrett | pte | Robert | 1st btn Royal Fusiliers | G/40 | April 15, 1918 | ABC | age 22 husband of Lydia S Barrett of 2 Trimworth Rd, native of Longton Staffs |
| Barron | 2nd lieut | Leslie | RAF | July 24, 1918 | ABC | age 22 son of Sidney & Mercy E Barron of 12 Beachborough Villas served from Aug 1914 | |
| Barton | coy quarter master sgt | Alonzo | 7th btn Leinster | 1917 | 3 Sep 1916 | BS | age 36, born Folkestone, son of Julia Barton (nee Monger) of 144 Hydethorpe Rd, Balham, London & the late Joseph Jones Barton late Coy QM Sgt ASC at Shorncliffe. Contact researcher Barrie Thompson [email protected] |
| Barton | pte | Arthur Owen | 6th btn RW Surrey | 67562 | May 13, 1918 | ABCS | age 19 son of Henry & Mary Barton of 16 Garden Rd born Folkestone |
| Barton | pte | D | AIF | C | |||
| Barton | seaman/cnr | Edward | SS Cambric RNR | 2135A | October 31, 1917 | BC | son of Frederick & Alice Barton of Folkestone, husband of Emily H Barton of 114 Guildhall St |
| Barton | Ernest Edward | S | Born Folkestone lived Folkestone | ||||
| Barton | Frederick Horace | S | Born Folkestone lived Hawkinge | ||||
| Barwick | J B | S | Born Folkestone lived Dover | ||||
| Bateman | George Harry | S | Born London lived Folkestone | ||||
| Bates | cpl | Albert Henry | 6th Howitzer bde Canadian Field Artillery | 85266 | February 15, 1916 | ABC | son of George & Annie of 4 Thanet Gardens age 27 |
| Baxter | Arthur Gordon | S | born Wanstead lived Folkestone | ||||
| Beal | Frank | S | Born Folkestone lived Cheriton | ||||
| Bean | Charles | S | Born Folkestone lived Whitfield | ||||
| Beldon | pte | James | 2nd btn KRRC | 9171 | October 17, 1918 | ABCS | att signals 2nd bde born Gateshead lived Folkestone |
| Bell | Robert | S | Born Blackburn lived Folkestone | ||||
| Bell | leading seaman | William John | RNR | AC | |||
| Belsey | William Thomas Arthur | S | Born Folkestone | ||||
| Bennett | Herbert | S | Born Folkestone lived Folkestone | ||||
| Berridge | 2nd lieut | William Eric | 6th Somerset Light Infantry | August 20, 1916 | ABC | age 22 son of William Alfred & Beatrice Berridge of 7 Raddnor Park West born Redhill Surrey | |
| Bettey | George James | S | Born Plymouth lived Folkestone | ||||
| Binfield | rifleman | Herbert | London Rifle Brigade | ACS | Born Canterbury lived Folkestone | ||
| Binfield | gunner | Joseph | 24th Heavy bty RGA | 99 | February 6, 1916 | ABCS | son of John Butler Binfield & Clara Jane Binfield of 40 Dover St age 22 born Folkestone |
| Birch | pte | George Milner | 62nd Mechanical Transport Coy RASC | M2/045621 | September 18, 1915 | ABCHS | age 23 son of Mr RJ & Gertrude Birch of 225 Dover Rd born Folkestone |
| Black | Charles | S | Born High Seas lived Folkestone | ||||
| Black | cpl | Lewis Alfred | 1st/1st Kent Cyclists | 265455 | November 8, 1918 | BCS | Born Folkestone |
| Blackall | lt col | Charles Walter | 3rd Buffs (commanding 4th Sth Staffordshire) | 24 Mar 1918 | BF | age 42 son of Maj Robert Blackall, husband of Alice Eveline Blackall of 64 Bouverie Rd - served South African war | |
| Blackford | act bombadier | Herbert | 390th bty 191st bde RFA | 235230 | October 6, 1919 | B | buried Folkestone |
| Blake | John Henry | S | Born Hythe lived Folkestone | ||||
| Blane | commander | Charles Rodney Bart (sir) | HMS Queen Mary RN | 31 May 1916 | BF | ||
| Blane | cpt | Hugh S | 19th Bengal (Lancers)(Fane's Horse) | 31 Oct 1914 | BF | Indian | |
| Blane | cpt | James Pitcairn | 8th Kings Royal Rifle Corps | 23 Nov 1915 | BF | son of Capt Rodney Blain & Mary Georgina Blain of 44 Montpelier St, Kensington, London, native of Norwich | |
| Blogg | dvr | Charles George | RGA | 142349 | January 8, 1917 | BCS | age 37 son of Anne Smith Blogg of 45 Alexandra St and the late James Blogg born Canterbury |
| Boddam- Whatham | lt col | Arthur Courtenay | HQ Middle East RAF | 22 Jun 1919 | BF | DSO, age 35 son of John W & Harriett Boddam-Whatham of Kirklington Hall, Notts & Folkestone, husband of May Grace Boddam-Whatham of 14 Abingdon Villas, Kensington, London | |
| Boddam-Whatham | capt | Cecil | 3rd btn Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 14 Dec 1914 | BF | son of Col A T Boddam-Whatham (Royal Welsh Fusiliers), husband of Mrs M G Boddam-Whetham of "The Red Gables", Canford Cliffs, Dorset | |
| Boddy | James Herbert Barker | S | Born Cheriton | ||||
| Bodker | lieut | John George | West Riding regt | November 20, 1917 | AB | att 2nd/5th btn | |
| Boland | lance cpl | Harold George | 2nd btn South Lancashire | 6811 | September 20, 1914 | AB | |
| Boneham | Herbert | S | Born Birmingham lived Folkestone | ||||
| Borthwick | 2nd lieut | Arthur Pollok Sym | 58th coy MGC | April 15, 1918 | BC | age 30 son of William & Agnes Borthwick of Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, husband of Caroline Borthwick of 60 Bank Rd, Bootle, Liverpool | |
| Bosher | pte | George Thomas | 1st Coy MGC (inf) | 42936 | August 19, 1916 | ABC | age 24 son of Ellen Bosher of 26a Stade St, Hythe and the late Thomas Bosher |
| Bowe | pte | CG | Buffs | C | |||
| Bowe | pte | George James | 6th btn Buffs | G/13628 | September 7, 1918 | ABS | age 21 son of Mr & Mrs JJ Bowe of 7 Denmark St born Chelsea |
| Bradford | 2nd lieut | James Barker | C coy 18th btn Durham Light Infantry | May 14, 1917 | B | age 27 son of Mrs Bradford of Milbanke, Ravenlea Rd & the late George Bradford, husband of Annie Bradford | |
| Bradley | William Charles Morton | S | Born Folkestone | ||||
| Bramble | Harold Leslie | S | Born Folkestone | ||||
| Brann | able seaman | William Edwin | HMS Defence RN | J/15340 | May 31, 1916 | ABC | age 21 son of George & Kate Brann of Timber Lodge, Lower Sandgate Rd |
| Brice | pte | James George | posted to 2nd/10th London Regiment | B/201078 | March 12, 1918 | ABCS | Born St Peter's Kent lived Folkestone |
| Bridger | pte | Alexander William John | 15th btn Royal Warwick | 33210 | October 26, 1917 | ABCS | age 34 husband of Alice Annie Bridger of Hollywood, 67 St Mary's Rd, Tonbridge born Folkestone |
| Bridger | Henry Edward | S | Born Folkestone | ||||
| Bridges | pte | Frederick John | 2nd Royal Sussex | 17615 | January 24, 1918 | ABC | son of Albert William & Margaret Ann Bridges of Martello Hotel, native of Folkestone |
| Bridgland | Frederick | S | Born Kensington lived Folkestone | ||||
| Brine | cpl | Fred Ronald | 34th btn MGC inf | 10812 | March 21, 1918 | BC | |
| Brissenden | Frank | S | Born Folkestone | ||||
| Brockway | G | Hussars | C | ||||
| Brodrick | Thomas Richard | S | Born Cheriton lived Buckland Newton, Dorset | ||||
| Bromley | pte | Harold | 1st/14th London Scottish | 3430 | September 25, 1915 | ABC | age 29 son of Clara A Bromley of Dunkery, Welson Rd and the late Andrew Bromley |
| Bromley | pte | William | 3rd (4th?) btn AIF | 1473 | July 24, 1916 | ABC | age 27 son of William & Susanna Charlotte Bromley of Ivy Farm, Capel |
| Brooks | Joseph Ernest | S | Born Folkestone lived Footscray | ||||
| Bull | 1st class PO (stoker) | Albert Edward | HMTB 31 RN | 291175 | March 29, 1916 | ABC | age 39 son of John & Mary A Bull of Lympne |
| Bull | sgt | Harold Joyce | 9th btn Australian Infantry | 1922 | August 25, 1918 | ABC | DCM |
| Bull | sgt | Thomas Henry | 15th btn Australian Infantry | May 29, 1915 | ABC | age 21 son of Thomas & Eleanor of 4 Cheriton Rd | |
| Bunce | cpl | Herbert William | 707th coy ASC | M2/192719 | November 4, 1918 | BC | age 31 eldest son of William John & Annie Isabella Bunce of 87 Albert Rd, South Norwood, London |
| Burden | Cyril Adolphus | S | Born Folkestone lived New Southgate, Middlesex | ||||
| Burgess | Cyril Douglas William | S | Born Folkestone lived Henley on Thames, Berkshire | ||||
| Burrows | chief PO | Albert Ernest | HMS Surprise RN | 169898 | December 23, 1917 | ABC | DSM age 42 husband of Nellie Nora Burrows of 72 Burnt Oak Terrace, Gillingham |
| Burrows | pte | Frederick | 8th Buffs | AC | |||
| Burrows | Fred | S | Born Folkestone lived Folkestone | ||||
| Burstow | gunner | Horace William | 52nd mobile sect AA "P" mobile anti aircraft bty RGA | 358344 | February 14, 1917 | ABC | |
| Burton | George William | S | Born Cheriton lived Herne Bay | ||||
| Burvill | pte | Edward Henry | 9th btn Royal Innniskilling Fusiliers | 44103 | 6 Oct 1918 | BS | Born Folkestone, enlisted Stratford (formerly 9006 Royal Fusilers) age 20 son of Edward & Clara Burvill of 69 Victoria Dock Rd, Canning Town |
| Bushell | cpl | Arthur | 2nd York & Lancaster | ACS | Born Folkestone | ||
| Butcher | Edward John | S | Born Cheriton lived Cheriton | ||||
| Butcher | pte | Frederick Charles | 7th Buffs | G/18469 | August 27, 1918 | ABC | age 26 son of Mrs E Butcher of 24a Park St |
| Butcher | George Henry | S | Born Folkestone lived Plumstead | ||||
| Butler | pte | Henry George | 7th btn Queens | G/68497 | April 26, 1918 | BCS | age 18 son of Henry & Emily Kate Butler of Toronto, Somerset Rd, Cheriton born Dover |
| Butler | Herbert Frank | S | Born Cranbrook lived Lyminge | ||||
| Byrne | lance cpl | Arthur Thomas | 2nd btn Oxford & Bucks LI | 8012 | September 8, 1915 | ABC | age 27 son of Thomas & Elizabeth Byrne of 56 Marshall St |
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