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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]

Barking South End, Essex [1]

Barking, Greater London [1]

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Barking, London England [1]

Barking, London, Middlesex [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]

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]

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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 Joseph Dover

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy J46578

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Mary Rose

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Jack Ryan Fairweather

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy K40836

Royal Navy K. 40836. (Ch)

Royal Navy K40836 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Mary Rose

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Joseph Daniel Dowsett

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6116 Private London Regiment

British Army 472704 Private London Regiment

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George Alfred Wells

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 8744 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8744 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8744 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Charles Oudnie

Born 1894

Died 1973

British Army 40810 Acting Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 40810 Private Essex Regiment 3 Battalion

British Army 40810 Private Yorkshire Regiment 17 Battalion

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Matthew Albert Tuckwood

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 409075

Canadian Expeditionary Force 409075 Private Canadian Infantry 42nd Battalion

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Frederick John Gobell

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1465 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

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Charles Joseph Hamilton

Born 1865

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Deck Hand Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Deck Hand Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler Yeovil (Grimsby)

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George Edward Mundy

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 17368 (incomplete) Private Essex Regiment

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Frank James Spurgeon

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3/2319 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 3/2319 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Frederick Saunders

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139573

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Alfred Lowsett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169716

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Frederick James Chapman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189884

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Alfred Bellamy

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1456

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Albert William Tavener

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163920

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Edward Palmer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253646

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Henry Herbert Knight

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 871

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Robert Richards

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/9241 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/9241 Rifleman Rifle Brigaden (The Prince Consort's Own) 7th Battalion

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Patrick Morrisay

Died 1919

British Army 46294 Private Northamptonshire Regiment Depot

British Army Reserve (Derby Scheme)

British Army 47148 Private Labour Corps 20th Company

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Joseph Edward Wood

Born 1875

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 895086

Canadian Expeditionary Force 895086

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