Military Service: United Kingdom

ROYAL NAVY

Name	Rank	Number	Age on Enlistment	Date Enlisted	Date Discharged	Notes
Henry Twyman	Sailmaker	unknown	unknown	15th September 1837	23rd April 1861
Thomas Twyman	Stoker	unknown	29 years	9th March 1854	25th November 1862
John Twyman	Ordinary Seaman	16974	15 years	21st November 1854	2nd July 1864	Born in Chatham.
George Twyman	Seaman	18319	21 years	15th January 1855	unknown
William Twyman	Able Seaman	70481	18 years	25th August 1868	4th December 1885
Henry Twyman	Ordinary Seaman	43685	18 years	10th October 1873	22nd May 1877
Arthur Albert Twyman	Boy 2nd Class	118170	18 years	4th January 1882	18th February 1882	Discharged as "medically unfit".
Charles Henry Twyman	Stoker	159451	18 years	30th March 1891	7th April 1904
John Henry Twyman [aka John H. Wood]	Chief Stoker	277604	19 years	17th August 1894	16th February 1919
John Twyman	Able Seaman	170429	18 years	30th August 1895	19th March 1919
Thomas Twyman	Able Seaman	174702	18 years	8th January 1896	6th April 1900	Discharged as "invalided".
William Thomas Twyman	Stoker	284051	18 years	18th November 1896	5th March 1906
George Edward Twyman	Able Seaman	205148	16 years	22nd July 1899	25th August 1905
Alfred Frederick Twyman	Carpenters Crew	343447	20 years	4th June 1900	26th June 1912
Nathaniel Edward Baker Twyman	Leading Seaman	215523	15 years	12th July 1901	14th October 1915	Transferred to the Royal Australian Navy on discharge.
James John Twyman	Dom. 3rd Class	359686	18 years	24th October 1901	28th April 1904
Edwin Alfred Twyman	Ordinary Seaman	219870	16 years	26th March 1902	8th March 1906	Discharged as "invalided".
Edward Twyman	Cook's Mate	346624	18 years	20th April 1904	4th December 1912
Henry William Twyman	Stoker 2nd Class	K/13579	22 years	13th December 1911	20th January 1912
Raymond Sidney Twyman	Able Seaman	J/21818	15 years	3rd January 1913	10th April 1927
Irvine Muirhead Twyman	Sub-Lieutenant	unknown	unknown	unknown [First World War]	unknown
Jeremiah Twyman	Stoker 1st Class	K/30341	19 years	10th January 1916	3rd March 1920	Discharged as "invalided".
Frederick Leslie Twyman	Boy Telegraphist	J/48585	16 years	20th January 1916	1st March 1917 Killed in Action	Recorded on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Percy William Hooper Twyman	Sub-Lieutenant	F/14138	21 years	12th May 1916	Transferred to RAF (see below)	Served in the Royal Naval Air Service.
George Loye Twyman	Shipwright	M/24147	19 years	20th November 1916	12th January 1919
Stanley Herbert Twyman	Able Seaman	J/66133	16 years	6th February 1917	unknown
Sidney George Twyman	Engine Room Artificer	M/32237	20 years	18th June 1918	14th February 1919
William Alexander Arthur Twyman	Able Seaman	J/98996	16 years	14th September 1920	unknown
William Ernest James Twyman	Officers Cook	L/13665	18 years	6th December 1920	5th December 1925
Joseph Terrence Twyman	Able Seaman	J/104924	16 years	17th November 1921	unknown
Thomas Patrick Twyman	Able Seaman	J/104977	17 years	22nd November 1921	unknown
Alfred William Twyman	Ordinary Seaman	unknown	unknown	unknown	5th October 1940	Recorded on the Tower Hill Memorial; son of Stephen Alfred & Daisy Twyman.
John Alfred Twyman	Stoker 1st Class	C/KX93530	unknown	unknown	1st June 1941	Recorded on the Chatham Naval Memorial; son of John Thomas & Amelia Twyman.
John William Twyman	Leading Stoker	P/KX94771	unknown	unknown	9th June 1941	Buried in Khayat Beach War Cemetery.

MILITIA

Name	Rank	Number	Age on Enlistment	Date Enlisted	Date Discharged	Notes
Stephen Richard Twyman	Private	2225	19 years 9 months	22nd February 1887	21st February 1893	Served in the 4th Battalion of the East Kent Regiment; born in Deal.
Herbert Nicholson Twyman	Private	3258	17 years 5 months	30th October 1899	14th October 1900	Served in the 3rd Battalion of the East Kent Regiment; born in Margate.
Alfred Twyman	Private	6152	20 years	19th November 1900	28th July 1902	Served in the 3rd Battalion of The Buffs Regiment; born in Margate.
Charles John Twyman	Private	7368	21 years 1 month	7th November 1904	19th February 1906	Served in The Buffs; born in Birchington.
Edward Twyman	Private	2172	43 years 4 months	9th June 1905	8th June 1909	Served in the 4th Border Regiment; born in Oldham.

MERCHANT NAVY

Name	Rank/Rating	Number	Age on Enlistment	Date Enlisted	Date Discharged	Notes
Sidney John Twyman	Third Mate	unknown	unknown	date unknown	10th June 1913	Born in Portsmouth.
Joseph Bryant Twyman	Marconi Operator	202456	22 years	December 1918	May 1919	Born in London.
Edward Twyman	Fireman	375444	22 years	6th December 1918	March 1921	Born in London.
George Robert Twyman	Trimmer	407881	18 years	2nd January 1919	25th May 1921	Born in London.
Henry Thomas Twyman	Able Seaman	420099	unknown	date unknown	date unknown	Born in Ramsgate.
Arthur John Twyman	Boson	459186	30 years	26th November 1919	2nd December 1926	Born in Canterbury.
Sidney George Twyman	Junior Engineer	130526	21 years	December 1919	November 1920	Born in Hampshire.
Michael Twyman	Fireman	485641	28 years	21st March 1921	July 1921	Born in London.
William Twyman	Boson	unknown	unknown	date unknown	24th April 1922	Born in Eastry; record notes he was "lost on SS Persistant".
Robert Twyman	Steward	unknown	unknown	date unknown	20th June 1922	Born in Belfast.
George William Twyman	Trimmer	unknown	unknown	date unknown	21st December 1922	Born in London.
Arthur Lawrence Twyman	Stoker	unknown	26 years	20th February 1923	8th March 1923	Born in London.
Edwin Alfred Twyman	Trimmer	unknown	unknown	date unknown	22nd October 1923	Born in Portsmouth.
Henry William Twyman	Able Seaman	452736	57 years	1st July 1936	date unknown	Born in Eastry.
Ronald James Lewis Twyman	Ponllion?	unknown	22 years	28th July 1937	date unknown	Born in London.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Name	Rank	Number	Age on Enlistment	Date Enlisted	Date Discharged	Notes
Percy William Hooper Twyman	Captain	PT41651	33 years	29th May 1918	16th June 1919	Born 23rd Feb 1885; husband of Mrs. J. Twyman.

BRITISH ARMY

Name	Rank	Number	Age on Enlistment	Date Enlisted	Date Discharged	Notes
John Twyman	Private	174	28 years	4th December 1813	29th October 1835	Served in the Coldstream Guards; born in Canterbury. Is noted as being at Waterloo.
John Twyman	Private	207	21 years	3rd February 1824	26th November 1849	Served in the 15th Hussars; born in Sturry.
William Twyman	Private	214	22 years	11th May 1824	31st December 1849	Served in the 15th Hussars; born in Sturry.
William Freeman Twyman	Sergeant Major	1987	16 years 1 month	28th October 1848	7th December 1872	Served in the 10th Hussars; born in Burnley.
John Twyman	Gunner	1981	18 years	18th October 1849	25th April 1871	Served in the Royal Artillery; born in Fordwich. Awarded the 'Crimea Medal' for service during the Crimean War.
John Twyman	Private	1560	12 years 4 months	4th April 1850	29th January 1878	Served in the 3rd Hussars; born in Leeds. Awarded the 'Indian Mutiny Medal' for service in India during the mutiny.
William Twyman	Private	4315	26 years	25th November 1854	20th September 1856	Served in the Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade; born in Ickham.
Freeman Twyman	Private	531	15 years	27th August 1859	30th October 1865	Served in the 17th Lancers; born in Fordwich.
George Twyman	Private	240	16 years 5 months	14th September 1859	9th September 1870	Served in the 1st Battalion 21st Regiment of Fusiliers; born in Canterbury.
John Twyman	Drummer	435	15 years	7th March 1861	28th March 1882	Served in the 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers; born in Canterbury.
William Twyman	Private	1121	19 years	10th January 1865	24th February 1885	Served in the 31st Foot Regiment; born in Preston-next-Wingham.
Frank Twyman	Gunner	25180	20 years 2 months	28th November 1871	26th December 1882	Served in the Royal Artillery; born in Ramsgate.
Edwin Twyman	Sapper	11491	18 years	25th January 1872	12th February 1877	Served in the Royal Engineers; born in Ramsgate.
John Twyman	Private	333	24 years 4 months	24th May 1876	10th October 1882	Served in the 46th Foot Regiment; born in Preston-Next-Wingham.
Frederick Twyman	Colour Sergeant	1066	18 years 6 months	18th July 1876	19th July 1897	Served in the 49th Foot Regiment; born in Marylebone. Was awarded the 'Queen's Sudan Medal' for service in the Sudan during the 'Mahdist War'.
James Twyman	Private	948	18 years 1 month	28th November 1876	4th December 1888	Served in the Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade; born in Canterbury.
Harry James Twyman	Private	2280	18 years 4 months	9th March 1878	10th March 1890	Served in the 60th Rifles; born in Portsmouth. Was awarded the 'South Africa Medal' for service during the Zulu War. Was awarded the 'Egypt Medal' for service during the 'Mahdist War'.
Alfred Ernest Twyman	Private	393	18 years 3 months	11th June 1883	10th June 1895	Served in the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles; born in Dover.
Edward Twyman	Private	1861	19 years 8 months	12th May 1884	8th April 1890	Served in the King's Royal Rifles; born in Margate.
William Horace Twyman	Driver	20470	18 years 4 months	26th February 1887	25th February 1899	Served in the Royal Engineers; born in Portsea.
Charles Edward Twyman	Private	3917	19 years 11 months	4th October 1890	3rd October 1902	Served in the 19th Hussars; born in Walworth. Was awarded the 'Queen's South Africa Medal' and 'Kings South Africa Medal' for service during the Boer War.
Stephen Twyman	Private	3349	18 years 1 month	19th September 1891	18th September 1903	Served in the Middlesex Regiment; born in Chelsea.
John Thomas Twyman	Gunner	95191	19 years	10th January 1893	9th May 1919	Served in the Royal Artillery; born in the North of Wales.
Charles Twyman	Private	3908	19 years	13th December 1893	17th September 1895	Served in the 17th Lancers; born in Sydenham.
William Robert Twyman	Gunner	10037	19 years	22nd June 1895	14th July 1911	Served in the Royal Artillery; born in Luton.
William Ernest Twyman	Sergeant	10720/F	15 years 11 months	19th August 1896	21st May 1919	Served in the Royal Welsh Fusileers; born in Eastry.
Henry Thomas Twyman	Private	5286	20 years 8 months	23rd June 1897	23rd June 1909	Served in The Buffs (East Kent Regiment); born in Ramsgate.
William Henry Marsh Twyman	Lance Corporal	5257	20 years 5 months	27th January 1900	15th June 1901	Served in the 1st Volunteer Battalion East Kent Regiment; born in Caterham. Was awarded the 'Queen's South Africa Medal' for service during the Boer War.
Alfred Twyman	Gunner	12817	18 years 11 months	13th October 1900	12th October 1912	Served in the Royal Horse Artillery; born in Wickhambreaux.
James Twyman	Private	5908	18 years 6 months	3rd April 1902	2nd April 1914	Served in the 7th Dragoon Guards; born in Canterbury.
William Gray Epps Twyman	Sergeant	M2/227159	20 years	27th April 1903	8th June 1917 Killed in Action	Served in the Royal Field Artillery; born in Eltham. Buried in Bucquoy Road Cemetery.
William John Henry Twyman	Private	6760	19 years	11th October 1905	7th January 1909	Served in the Dragoons of the Line.
George Alfred Twyman	Private	1354	17 years 8 months	28th April 1911	29th April 1913	Served in the 12th London Battalion "The Rangers"; born in St. Pancras.
Albert Twyman	Private	6280083	23 years	9th December 1913	19th August 1921	Served in the East Kent Regiment; born in Ramsgate
William Twyman	Private	2617	18 years 3 months	4th January 1914	10th February 1919	Served in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
John James Twyman	Lance Corporal	L/7968	unknown	12th August 1914	30th October 1914 Killed in Action	Served in the Royal Sussex Regiment. Recorded on the Menin Gate.
Leonard William Twyman	Sergeant	20565	17 years	21st August 1914	7th July 1919	Served in the Army Pay Corps.
Arthur Percy Twyman	Private	4070	unknown	28th August 1914	25th May 1916	Served in the Royal Lancashire Regiment.
Percy Gedge Twyman	Lieutenant	STK/555	29 years	29th August 1914	15th April 1917 Killed in Action	Served in the 10th Battalion Royal Fusileers; born in Cheshunt. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery.
Albert Twyman	Private	G/5262	19 years 6 months	31st August 1914	22nd February 1919	Served in the East Kent Regiment; born in Ickham.
John Crowe Twyman	Lieutenant	1811	24 years	2nd September 1914	unknown	Served in the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles.
Alexander Wetherelt Twyman	Lieutenant	203274	33 years	2nd September 1914	11th June 1918	Served in the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles; born in Canterbury.
Harold Albert Twyman	Rifleman	304377	18 years	10th September 1914	20th December 1917	Served in the 7th Reserve Battalion Middlesex Regiment.
Harold Carr Twyman	Rifleman	Z/2932	20 years 1 month	12th September 1914	1st July 1916 Killed in Action	Served in the 5th Rifle Brigade; born in Islington. Recorded on the Thiepval Memorial.
George Charles Twyman	Saddler	TS/3846	35 years 4 months	26th October 1914	15th June 1919	Served in the Army Service Corps; born in Pancras.
John Henry Twyman	Private	20820	34 years	28th October 1914	19th March 1919	Served in the Royal West Kent Regiment.
Walter Henry George Twyman	Lance Corporal	4254	22 years 10 months	6th November 1914	11th May 1919	Served in the East Kent Regiment.
Arthur Henry Twyman	Lieutenant	25530	23 years	19th November 1914	unknown	Served in the 5th Battalion Middlesex Regiment.
Reginald Alfred Twyman	Private	M2/021821	unknown	10th December 1914	4th June 1917	Served in the Army Service Corps.
George Hills Twyman	Gunner	5550	36 years 8 months	5th January 1915	15th August 1916	Served in the Royal Garrison Artillery.
Thomas Twyman	Private	G/4651	unknown	6th March 1915	3rd May 1915 Killed in Action	Served in the East Kent Regiment. Recorded on the Menin Gate.
Ernest John Twyman	Corporal	M2/048734	29 years	9th February 1915	24th July 1916	Served in the Army Service Corps.
Herbert William George Twyman	Private	M2/647452	22 years	10th February 1915	19th June 1919	Served in the Army Service Corps.
Edward John Twyman	Sergeant	SE/4907	26 years	2nd March 1915	21st April 1919	Served in the Royal Veterinary Corps.
Frederick Herbert Twyman	Colour Sergeant	2680	unknown	4th March 1915	unknown	Served in the North Staffs Regiment.
Sidney Twyman	Private	3318	18 years	21st April 1915	15th July 1916	Served in the 4th Battalion of The Buffs.
William Henry Twyman	Private	301647	36 years	20th April 1915	4th March 1919	Served in the Army Labour Corps.
George Patrick Twyman	Gunner	I/4575	19 years 1 month	26th April 1915	7th August 1915	Served in the Royal Field Artillery.
Alfred Stephen Twyman	Private	SS/9730	unknown	29th April 1915	18th January 1916	Served in the Royal Army Service Corps.
Thomas George Twyman	Private	412703	33 years 11 months	7th May 1915	18th February 1919	Served in the Army Service Corps.
Cyril Twyman	Private	104696	20 years 5 months	6th June 1915	29th March 1919	Served in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment; born in Margate.
Harold William Twyman	Private	SS/12841	unknown	24th June 1915	unknown	Served in the Royal Army Service Corps.
Stephen Jarvis Twyman	Sergeant	M2/104327	unknown	1st July 1915	unknown	Served in the Army Service Corps.
Frederick James Twyman	Driver	T3/024341	unknown	19th July 1915	unknown	Served in the Royal Army Service Corps.
William Frank Alfred Twyman	Private	G/9266	19 years 10 months	25th July 1915	2nd April 1919	Served in the Royal West Kent Regiment.
Ernest Twyman	Private	2632	unknown	22nd August 1915	9th April 1919	Served in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
George Henry Twyman	Private	G/5140	unknown	24th August 1915	17th November 1916 Killed in Action	Served in the East Kent Regiment. Recorded on the Dorian Memorial.
Peter Twyman	Gunner	70454	unknown	29th August 1915	unknown	Served in the Royal Horse Artillery.
Frederick Ernest Twyman	Sergeant	90057	unknown	7th October 1915	unknown	Served in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
P. C. Twyman	Private	G/5070	unknown	7th October 1915	29th January 1916	Served in the East Kent Regiment. Buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
John Twyman	Pioneer	125194	41 years	20th October 1915	26th March 1919	Served in the Royal Engineers.
John Carter Charles Twyman	Driver	T4/160625	19 years 3 months	20th November 1915	24th May 1919	Served in the Army Service Corps.
Arthur Twyman	Private	25651	31 years 9 months	9th December 1915	30th June 1916	Served in the 11th Royal Berks Regiment; born in Ickham.
William Twyman	Private	220705	33 years 8 months	9th December 1915	25th July 1919	Served in the Army Service Corps.
Henry William Twyman	Private	157666	31 years	11th December 1915	24th March 1919	Served in the Machine Gun Corps.
Algernon Edward Twyman	Gunner	656668	unknown	11th January 1916	14th January 1919	Served in the Royal Field Artillery.
Ernest Edward Twyman	Private	143432	23 years 6 months	12th February 1916	27th August 1918	Served in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Cecil Herbert Twyman	Private	G/9329	24 years	26th February 1916	14th July 1916 Killed in Action	Served in The Buffs. Recorded on the Thiepval Memorial. Previously served in The Buffs between 24th March and 12th November 1914.
Charlie Twyman	Private	38734	37 years 1 month	7th June 1916	21st March 1919	Served in the Army Labour Corps; born in Chelsea.
Ernest Edward Twyman	Private	G/57511	17 years 9 months	8th September 1916	28th May 1918 Killed in Action	Served in the Middlesex Regiment. Recorded on the Soissons Memorial.
Frederick William Twyman	Private	137277	33 years 11 months	17th October 1916	25th January 1920	Served in India in the Queen's Corps; brother of Rosina Cosworth May.
Arthur Twyman	Private	203542	32 years 5 months	18th October 1916	15th June 1919	Served in the Northamptonshire Regiment; was a POW at Lindern from May to December 1918.
Thomas Twyman	Private	232604	unknown	unknown	13th May 1917	Served in the 2nd Land Regiment. Buried in Vraucourt Copse Cemetery.
George William Twyman	Corporal	1975	unknown	unknown	23rd December 1917	Served in the Household Brigade. Buried in Duisans British Cemetery.
Frederick James Twyman	Captain	unknown	unknown	January 1917	unknown	Served in the Essex Yeomanry.
Alfred Twyman	Private	77851	34 years 9 months	28th February 1917	23rd March 1919	Served in the Labour Corps; born in Ramsgate.
George Edward Twyman	Private	M/318238	33 years 9 months	5th May 1917	9th April 1920	Served in the Army Service Corps.
Alfred Lewis Twyman	Private	17585	37 years 6 months	12th May 1917	10th September 1918	Served in the 301st Depot Labour Corps.
Stanley George Twyman	Gunner	198761	39 years 7 months	18th February 1918	16th April 1919	Served in the Royal Garrison Artillery; born in Margate.
Cecil Rhodes Twyman	Private	Y/5900295	18 years 5 months	21st June 1918	1st March 1920	Served in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps; born in Margate.
Charles Everard Twyman	Private	768947	45 years 1 month	29th July 1918	12th February 1919	Served in the Artists Rifles C.T.C.
Arthur Laurence Twyman	Private	2478	unknown	unknown [First World War]	unknown	Served in the 24th London Regiment.
Edwin Alfred Twyman	Private	14188	unknown	unknown [First World War]	unknown	Served in the Hampshire Regiment.
William Herbert Twyman	Lance Corporal	321005	unknown	unknown	31st August 1918	Served in the 6th Land Regiment. Buried in Hen Farm Military Cemetery.
Stephen Alfred Twyman	Private	G/35584	unknown	unknown	30th October 1918	Served in the Queens Regiment. Buried in Bermerain Communal Cemetery.
Geoffrey Raistrick Twyman	Private	13858	unknown	unknown	16th November 1918	Buried in Southend-on-Sea Cemetery.
William Ernest James Twyman	Driver	732499	18 years	26th October 1920	6th December 1920	Served in the 59th Brigade Royal Field Artillery; born in Wrexham. Discharged on consequence of having enlisted in the Royal Navy (see above).
George John Twyman	Private	46147	20 years	10th April 1921	5th July 1921	Served in the 4th Buffs Defence Force.
C. E. Twyman	Lance Corporal	772204	unknown	unknown	unknown	Served in The Buffs. Was awarded the 'General Service Medal' for service in India during the early 1930s.
Percival Frederick Twyman	Private	780247	unknown	unknown	unknown	Served in The Buffs. Was awarded the 'General Service Medal' for service in India during the early 1930s.
Alfred Lambert Thomas Twyman	Private	5495595	unknown	unknown	unknown	Served in the 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment. Was awarded the 'India General Service Medal' for service in India in 1936.
David Thomas Twyman	Private	7884207	unknown	unknown	unknown	Served in the 1st Light Tank Company. Was awarded the 'India General Service Medal' for service in India in 1936-1937.
Frank Twyman	Fusileer	6291759	unknown	unknown	4th May 1944	Buried in the Kohima War Cemetery; died in Burma; son of John Thomas & Bertha Twyman; husband of Vera Twyman.
Harold Arthur Twyman	Private	5437660	unknown	unknown	3rd August 1944	Buried in the St. Charles de Percy Cemetery; died in Western Europe.
Arthur Harold Twyman	Lance Corporal	5390075	unknown	unknown	14th August 1944	Buried in the Banneville-la-Champagne Cemetery; died in Western Europe; son of Arthur & May Twyman; husband of Daisy Violet Twyman.

Last Updated: 8th November 2011