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Absent Voters' List
The Representation of the People Act, passed by Parliament on 6 February
1918, allowed servicemen over the age of 21 serving away from home to
register in order to obtain a vote in the constituency of their home
address. The first lists were published on 15 October 1918 from details
supplied by the men themselves before the closing date for applications
of 18 August 1918. Note that any servicemen under the qualifying age
do not appear in the register.
The 1918 Absent Voters' List for Woodchurch contains 89 names, which are transcribed here directly from an original bound copy held at the Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Kent. The original contains a number of errors (e.g. 'Havlackenden' rather than 'Harlackenden') which remain uncorrected in this online version.
If you need any help with the abbreviations of military units, please contact me.
| No | Name | First Names | Address | Service No | Rank | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6088 | ARTHUR | Henry James Barman | Mayshaves | 1010 | R.A.M.C. | |
| 6089 | ARTHUR | Charles James | Mayshaves | 142004 | Pte. | 6th M.G.C. |
| 6090 | AVERY | Aubrey Edward | The Pavement | 24949 | Spr. | 2nd Coy., R.E. |
| 6091 | BACK | Harold Nelson | Hengherst Cottage | 134286 | Spr. | 419th F. Coy., R.E. |
| 6092 | BACK | Reginald | Village | 11040 | Hampshires | |
| 6093 | BACK | Henry Thomas | Near Church | 242712 | Pte. | 5th Buffs |
| 6094 | BAILEY | Percy | Benchill | 241360 | Pte. | 5th Buffs |
| 6095 | BARTON | Ernest Percival | Lower Green | 514121 | Pte. | 988th Lab. Btn. |
| 6096 | BAXTER | William | Baldshaves | 152100 | Pte. | 390th Labour Co. |
| 6097 | BESLEE | Leonard Eric | Village | 2649 | 7th Buffs | |
| 6098 | BESLEE | Horace | Hay Cross | 466963 | Pte. | H. S. Emp. Co. |
| 6099 | BLIGH | Frederick | Shirkoak | 41994 | Pte. | 15th London Rgt. |
| 6100 | BLIGH | E. H. | Shirkoak | 2nd Buff | ||
| 6101 | BOORMAN | Harry Albert | Stonebridge Inn | 293662 | Pte. | 10th Middlesex |
| 6102 | BOURNE | Hedley Victor | Mill Cottage | 29577 | 4th East Yorks. | |
| 6103 | BOURNE | Percy Edward | Mill Cottage | 327218 | 1st Cambridgeshires Trans. | |
| 6104 | BOURNE | Herbert | Mill Cottage | 45867 | Pte. | 15th Suffolks |
| 6105 | BOURNE | Henry Joseph | Mill Cottage | 203430 | 4th Buffs | |
| 6106 | BOURNE | Alfred | Parish Farm | 240246 | Pte. | 5th Buffs |
| 6107 | BOURNE | Arthur | Lower Green | 120174 | Pte. | 77th Siege Bty. |
| 6108 | BOURNE | Harry | Lower Green | 111817 | Bdr. | R.G.A. |
| 6109 | BOURNE | William | Frogs Hole | 275525 | Pte. | 1st Somerset L.I. |
| 6110 | BOURNE | Ernest William | Drayson House | 243022 | Pte. | 5th Buffs |
| 6111 | BOURNE | William Charles | Drayson House | 31592 | Pte. | 8th R. Welsh Fus. |
| 6112 | BOOTHROYD | Albert Haffenden | Brook St. | 527321 | Cpl. | R.A.M.C. |
| 6113 | BRIDGER | Harold | Lower Green | 15513 | Sgt. | 10th R. West Kents |
| 6114 | BURGESS | Allen | Village | 36697 | Pte. | 12th Bedfords. |
| 6115 | BURGESS | Arthur James | Village | 22035 | L/Cpl. | 1st Essex |
| 6116 | BUCKMAN | Charles Herbert | Wesley Cottage | 42875 | L/Cpl. | 16th Y. & Lancs. |
| 6117 | BUNN | Edward Geoffrey | The Cot | 240044 | Sgt. | 5th Buffs |
| 6118 | BUTTER | George | Wistaria Cottage | 106013 | Pte. | 1st Herts. Yeo. |
| 6119 | CHAPLING | Charles Richard | Brickiln | 27635 | 198th Co. | |
| 6120 | CHAPLING | Edward Thomas | Brickiln | 203200 | Pte. | 4th Buffs |
| 6121 | CHAPLING | Stephen John | Newhurst | 13772 | Pte. | 1st Buffs |
| 6122 | CHAPLIN | Philip | Redbrook St. | 242718 | Pte. | 5th Buffs |
| 6123 | CHASMAR | Cyril John | Church Gates | 63505 | L/Cpl. | 6th Q.R.W. Surreys |
| 6124 | CHOWN | George Capon | Mount Pleasant | 80281 | L/Cpl. | Essex Yeo. |
| 6125 | CRANMER | Abraham | Lower Green | 245177 | Pte. | 1st W. Kents |
| 6126 | DEVONSHIRE | John Henry | Lower Green | 453906 | Pte. | Agric. Lab. Corps |
| 6127 | DITTON | Reginald | Lower Green | 240202 | Pte. | 5th Buffs |
| 6128 | DUNSTER | Charles Richard | Lower Green | 165682 | Pte. | A.R.S., R.A.F. |
| 6129 | FULLAGER | Alfred Gilbert | Brick Wall | J/34844 | Tel. | H.M.S. "Roberts" |
| 6130 | FULLAGER | Gerald | Brick Wall | 202494 | Pte. | 4th R. W. Kents |
| 6131 | FULLAGAR | Walter Thomas | White House Lands | 79391 | Cpl. | 290th S. Bty., R.G.A. |
| 6132 | GEORGE | Edward Bachelor | Hillside | 495171 | Pte. | 82nd F. Am., R.A.M.C. |
| 6133 | GEORGE | Hedley John | Hillside | 492042 | L/Cpl. | R.A.M.C. |
| 6134 | GOODSELL | John | Lower Green | 240509 | Sgt. | 4th Res. Buffs |
| 6135 | HALL | Richard Henry | Forge House | 2155 | Staff/Sgt. | A.O.C. |
| 6136 | HART | Frank | Jasmine Cottage | G/61528 | Pte. | 6th Middlesex |
| 6137 | HART | Charles | Jasmine Cottage | 495474 | Pte. | R.A.M.C. |
| 6138 | HART | Fred | Lower Green | 258350 | Pte. | Remount Depot |
| 6139 | HART | William Goode | Brick Wall | 202500 | Pte. | 4th R.W. Kents |
| 6140 | HART | Frederick | Shirk Oak | 64198 | Bdr. | C. Anti-Aircraft By. |
| 6141 | HART | Ernest John Victor | Jasmine Cottage | 33964 | Pte. | 6th Y. & Lancs. |
| 6142 | HOMEWOOD | Albert Edward | Thorn House | 23305 | L/Cpl. | Gren. Gds. |
| 6143 | HOOK | William Henry | Stonebridge Farm | 270363 | Pte. | 10th East Kent Yeo. |
| 6144 | HOWE | Warren Stuart | Lower Green | 137424 | Pte. | Labour Co. |
| 6145 | HYDER | Alfred | Appledore Rd. | 202332 | Pte. | 5th Buffs |
| 6146 | JEFFREY | Percy | Westwell House | 490686 | Sgt. | 13th London Rgt. |
| 6147 | JENNER | Ernest Frank William | Coldblow | 497438 | L/Cpl. | 443rd Agric. Lab. Corps |
| 6148 | KENWARD | James Frederick | Church Gates | 265758 | Pte. | 1st R.W. Kents |
| 6149 | LINDRIDGE | Charles | Village | 205087 | Pte. | 17th Essex |
| 6150 | MARCHANT | Francis Oliver | Boldshaves | Capt. | 5th Buffs | |
| 6151 | MARSHALL | Donald Wesley | Village | 138943 | Sig. | R.G.A. |
| 6152 | MARSHALL | Hugh Duncan | Village | 101033 | Pte. | R.A.M.C. |
| 6153 | MEDHURST | Thomas Gordon Henry | Great Engham | 2nd Lieut. | 1st R.E. Kent Yeo. | |
| 6154 | MILTON | Raymond | Bonny Cravat | 265823 | Pte. | 1st R.W. Kents |
| 6155 | NEWMAN | Albert Henry | Lower Green | 243729 | Pte. | 5th Q.R.W. Surreys |
| 6156 | ORPIN | Charles Robert | Havlackenden | 265530 | Cpl. | 1st R.W. Kents |
| 6157 | ORPIN | Percy | Havlackenden | 155247 | Spr. | R.E. |
| 6158 | PARSONS | Ernest | Pound Cottage | 240160 | Pte. | 5th Buffs |
| 6159 | PARSONS | Albert | May Farm | M2/106201 | Pte. | M. T. Co. |
| 6160 | PELLETT | Arthur James | Lower Green | 162033 | Pte. | 51st Durham L.I. |
| 6161 | POPE | Alfred | Village | 43980 | Pte. | 13th Middlesex |
| 6162 | PRIOR | Arthur Charles | Little Lackenden | 25517 | Pte. | Grenadier Gds. |
| 6163 | PRIOR | George Thomas | Boldshaves | 240595 | Pte. | 5th Buffs |
| 6164 | PRIOR | John Charles | Boldshaves | 50899 | 5th Middlesex | |
| 6165 | PRYER | Frederick Thomas | Lower Green | 98786 | Cpl. | R.A.M.C. |
| 6166 | RHODES | Stephen | Village | 495374 | Pte. | 697th Agric. Co. |
| 6167 | RICKARD | Frank Rupert | The Stables, Hengherst | 39587 | Dvr. | R.F.A. |
| 6168 | RUBIE | William David | Village | 109916 | Sgt. | A.S.C. |
| 6169 | RUSSELL | Dawyel Louis | The Stores | 270808 | 11th West Kents | |
| 6170 | SAMSON | Henry Franklin | Village | 76257 | Pte. | 12th Hvy. Bty. R.G.A. |
| 6171 | SAMSON | Curtis William Edward | Village | 25478 | Pte. | R.W. Kents |
| 6172 | TANTON | Lewis Edward | The Mills | Lieut. | 5th Lancs. | |
| 6173 | THOMAS | William Ernest Watson | Melrose | 2nd Lieut. | R.W. Kents | |
| 6174 | WEST | John Cornelius | Millands | Q.M.S. | 256th Inf. Bn., Norwich | |
| 6175 | WILLIS | Percy | Lower Green | 241875 | Pte. | 6th R.W. Kents |
| 6176 | WILLIS | William Thomas | Lower Green | 32117 | Pte. | 9th East Surreys |
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