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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]

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Barking, Middlesex [2]

Barking, Suffolk [2]

Rainham, Barking, Essex [2]

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Barking Essex [1]

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Barking, West Ham, Essex [1]

Barking. [1]

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Dagenham, Barking, Essex [1]

Romford Near Barking, Essex [1]

Upton Park, Barking [1]

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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]

Charles William Coventry

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 11256 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 11256 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 11256 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Henry Edward Phillips

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186801

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Sydney James Phillips

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267964

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Percy Wilfred Douglas Porter

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181721

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Robert Gooding

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284807

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Leonard William Stevens

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157149

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Wilton Harry Howgego

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253629

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Ernest Murphy

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 8775 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8775 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Paddon

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224404

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William Bert Harvey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313114

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Alfred John Guiver

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3/1120 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/1120 Private Essex Regiment

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Percy John Heading

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4496 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

British Army 531911 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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William John Bellamy

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1576 Private Essex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 200229 Private Essex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Henry Erskine Martin

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205805

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Henry Charles Spooner

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209594

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Joseph John Arthur Atherton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226291

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William George Henry Dalton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225801

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Edward Dawson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227470

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George Watson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229702

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Alfred William Jennings

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230892

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