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Barking, Essex [473]

Barking, Essex, England [84]

Barking, London [70]

Barking England [22]

Barking [12]

Barking Town, Essex [4]

Barking Essex [3]

Barking, ESSEX [2]

Barking, London, Essex [2]

Barking, Middlesex [2]

Barking, Suffolk [2]

Rainham, Barking, Essex [2]

9 Hart Street, Barking, Essex [1]

Barking Essex [1]

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Barking, Sussex, England [1]

Barking, West Ham, Essex [1]

Barking. [1]

Chadwell Barking, Essex [1]

Dagenham, Barking, Essex [1]

Romford Near Barking, Essex [1]

Upton Park, Barking [1]

Rank

Private [44]

Able Seaman [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Corporal [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Serjeant [4]

Driver [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bed Steward [1]

Boy 2c [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Crpl [1]

Greaser [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Musician [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

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Essex Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Mary Rose [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

HMS Yarmouth [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

2nd Dragoons [1]

7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Ajax Chemical Company [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Battalion [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Militia [1]

Europa II - M 33 [1]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler Yeovil (Grimsby) [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HMS Anson [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Ebro [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Laforey [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Queen [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS Sparrowhawk [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS TURBULENT [1]

HMS Triumph [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [429]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

British Army [59]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Other Empire Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [75]

H [72]

S [67]

C [63]

W [60]

M [52]

P [46]

D [30]

G [30]

R [30]

L [29]

K [21]

T [21]

J [20]

A [18]

E [16]

F [12]

N [12]

O [8]

I [5]

V [4]

Y [3]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [603]

Merchant Navy [84]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [2]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [696] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barking, Essex [473] Barking, Essex, England [84] Barking, London [70] Barking England [22] Barking [12] Barking Town, Essex [4] Barking Essex [3] Barking, ESSEX [2] Barking, London, Essex [2] Barking, Middlesex [2] Barking, Suffolk [2] Rainham, Barking, Essex [2] 9 Hart Street, Barking, Essex [1] Barking Essex [1] Barking South End, Essex [1] Barking, Greater London [1] Barking, Kent, England [1] Barking, London England [1] Barking, London, Middlesex [1] Barking, Romford [1] Barking, Romford, Essex [1] Barking, Surrey [1] Barking, Sussex [1] Barking, Sussex, England [1] Barking, West Ham, Essex [1] Barking. [1] Chadwell Barking, Essex [1] Dagenham, Barking, Essex [1] Romford Near Barking, Essex [1] Upton Park, Barking [1]

Rank

Private [44] Able Seaman [8] Lance Corporal [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Corporal [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Serjeant [4] Driver [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bed Steward [1] Boy 2c [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Second Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Crpl [1] Greaser [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Munitions Worker [1] Musician [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Skipper [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [11] Labour Corps [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Mary Rose [2] HMS Vanguard [2] HMS Yarmouth [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 2nd Dragoons [1] 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Ajax Chemical Company [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Battalion [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Militia [1] Europa II - M 33 [1] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler Yeovil (Grimsby) [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HMS Anson [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Ebro [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Laforey [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Queen [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS Sparrowhawk [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS TURBULENT [1] HMS Triumph [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [429] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] British Army [59] Australian Imperial Force [23] Other Empire Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [75] H [72] S [67] C [63] W [60] M [52] P [46] D [30] G [30] R [30] L [29] K [21] T [21] J [20] A [18] E [16] F [12] N [12] O [8] I [5] V [4] Y [3] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [603] Merchant Navy [84]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [2] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Henry Hardy

Born 1888

Died 1952

British Army 15768 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 15768 Private Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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Alfred Howes

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 8790 Essex Militia

British Army 8420 Private Essex Regiment 2nd

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Christopher Albert Salmons

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 10844 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 10844 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10844 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st Battalion

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Job Henry Charles Drain

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army 69960 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Laundon

Born 1885

Died 1974

British Army 238575 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/264669 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Bagshaw

Born 1896

British Army TT/04464 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 6 Labour Battalion

British Army Labour Corps 688 Home Service Employment Company

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Edward Leslie Newman

Born 1902

Died 1946

British Army D/33588 Private 2nd Dragoons

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Alfred Edward White

Born 1885

Died 1955

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208175

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Claude Orlando Todd

Born 1885

Died 1946

British Army 45861 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Joseph Henry Crowe

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 15492 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 15492 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 15492 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

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Alexander Anderson

Born 1891

Died 1970

British Army 22565 Private Royal Fusiliers 32nd (East Ham) Battalion

British Army 70474 Private Machine Gun Corps 124th Company

British Army 70474 Private Machine Gun Corps 220th Company

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William Ernest Jenner

Born 1883

Died 1944

British Army 16821 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Christopher Albert Salmons

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 66539 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 66539 Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 66539 Corporal The Royal Scots (Lothian) Regiment 2/10th Battalion

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William John Coplen

Born 1889

Died 1935

British Army 8742 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edwin James Barnett

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Transport

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Ernest Nears

Born 1885

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/1116 Auckland Infantry Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/1116 Private Auckland Infantry Battalion 16th Coy.

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Samuel A Robey

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 10306 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 210830 Private Labour Corps

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Horace Hunter Wagstaff

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 11377 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John Joseph Hollingsworth

Born 1892

Died 1970

British Army Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 35190 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3436708 Staff Serjeant Madras Guards

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Bert Elmar Williamson

Died 1916

British Army 14166 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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