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Barnet, Hertfordshire [131]

Barnet, Middlesex [53]

New Barnet, Hertfordshire [41]

Friern Barnet, Middlesex [21]

Barnet, London [16]

Barnet [15]

High Barnet, Middlesex [13]

Barnet England [12]

High Barnet, Hertfordshire [12]

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England [10]

Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire [6]

East Barnet, Hertfordshire [6]

New Barnet, Hertfordshire, England [5]

New Barnet, Middlesex [5]

Chipping Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire [4]

High Barnet, London [4]

High Barnet, Middlesex, England [4]

Friern Barnet [3]

Friern Barnet, London, Middlesex [3]

High Barnet [3]

Barnet London Middlesex [2]

Barnet, Herts [2]

Barnet,Hertfordshire [2]

East Barnet, New Barnet, Hertfordshire [2]

Friern Barnet, London [2]

High Barnet England [2]

New Barnet England [2]

New Barnet, London [2]

BARNET, Middlesex [1]

Barnet Hrtfordshire [1]

Barnet Middlesex [1]

Barnet , Hertfordshire [1]

Barnet Castle England [1]

Barnet Castle, Yorkshire [1]

Barnet Chipping, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnet Hertfordshire England [1]

Barnet London [1]

Barnet Middlesex [1]

Barnet registration district [1]

Barnet, Hertforshire [1]

Barnet, Middesex [1]

Barnet, Wiltshire [1]

Chipping Barnet England [1]

District of Barnet, Middlesex [1]

East Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

East Barnet, Hertfordshire, England [1]

East Barnet, London, Hertfordshire [1]

Finchley, Barnet [1]

Finchley, Barnet Borough, London [1]

Finchley, Barnet, London [1]

Rank

Private [49]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lieutenant [12]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Corporal [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Captain [5]

Gunner [5]

Rifleman [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Reverend [2]

Signal Boy [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air Mechanic Class 3rd Class [1]

Apprentice [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Chief Mechanic, Dunkirk Seaplanes [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Field Marshall [1]

General [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant (Emergency) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Unit

London Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

102nd Grenadiers [1]

12th Lancers [1]

16th Cavalry [1]

2nd Regiment South African Infantry [1]

32nd Lancers [1]

48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

69th Training Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Advanced Defences Mesopotamia [1]

Alexandra, Princess of Wales’ Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”) [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

City of London Rifles [1]

Corps: Staff [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S Centurion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [225]

British Army [86]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Other Empire Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [45]

B [44]

C [43]

H [40]

W [36]

G [27]

P [24]

T [22]

F [20]

D [18]

L [18]

M [18]

K [12]

N [11]

R [11]

E [9]

J [9]

A [8]

I [3]

V [3]

Y [3]

O [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [402]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

South Africa [2]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Barnet, Hertfordshire [131] Barnet, Middlesex [53] New Barnet, Hertfordshire [41] Friern Barnet, Middlesex [21] Barnet, London [16] Barnet [15] High Barnet, Middlesex [13] Barnet England [12] High Barnet, Hertfordshire [12] Barnet, Hertfordshire, England [10] Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire [6] East Barnet, Hertfordshire [6] New Barnet, Hertfordshire, England [5] New Barnet, Middlesex [5] Chipping Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire [4] High Barnet, London [4] High Barnet, Middlesex, England [4] Friern Barnet [3] Friern Barnet, London, Middlesex [3] High Barnet [3] Barnet London Middlesex [2] Barnet, Herts [2] Barnet,Hertfordshire [2] East Barnet, New Barnet, Hertfordshire [2] Friern Barnet, London [2] High Barnet England [2] New Barnet England [2] New Barnet, London [2] BARNET, Middlesex [1] Barnet Hrtfordshire [1] Barnet Middlesex [1] Barnet , Hertfordshire [1] Barnet Castle England [1] Barnet Castle, Yorkshire [1] Barnet Chipping, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barnet Hertfordshire England [1] Barnet London [1] Barnet Middlesex [1] Barnet registration district [1] Barnet, Hertforshire [1] Barnet, Middesex [1] Barnet, Wiltshire [1] Chipping Barnet England [1] District of Barnet, Middlesex [1] East Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] East Barnet, Hertfordshire, England [1] East Barnet, London, Hertfordshire [1] Finchley, Barnet [1] Finchley, Barnet Borough, London [1] Finchley, Barnet, London [1]

Rank

Private [49] Second Lieutenant [17] Lieutenant [12] Ordinary Seaman [8] Corporal [7] Able Seaman [6] Captain [5] Gunner [5] Rifleman [5] Lance Corporal [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Deck Hand [3] Sapper [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Reverend [2] Signal Boy [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air Mechanic Class 3rd Class [1] Apprentice [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Boy Sailor [1] Boy Servant [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Chief Mechanic, Dunkirk Seaplanes [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Field Marshall [1] General [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant (Emergency) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Signalman [1]

Unit

London Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] Labour Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] 102nd Grenadiers [1] 12th Lancers [1] 16th Cavalry [1] 2nd Regiment South African Infantry [1] 32nd Lancers [1] 48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 69th Training Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Advanced Defences Mesopotamia [1] Alexandra, Princess of Wales’ Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”) [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] City of London Rifles [1] Corps: Staff [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S Centurion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [225] British Army [86] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] Australian Imperial Force [18] Other Empire Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [45] B [44] C [43] H [40] W [36] G [27] P [24] T [22] F [20] D [18] L [18] M [18] K [12] N [11] R [11] E [9] J [9] A [8] I [3] V [3] Y [3] O [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [402] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [42] South Africa [2] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Frank Edward Boyce

Born 1874

Died 1920

British Army 4676 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 38888 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Douglas Lavington Little

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force No 1 Training Depot Station, RAF Wittering

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96624 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps Reserve Depot

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Thomas Joseph Kelly

Born 1889

Died 1917

Indian Army Lieutenant Mysore Lancers

Indian Army

Indian Army 2nd Lieutenant IARO Cavalry

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Aubrey Hampden Barrington-Kennett

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2 Battalion

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Oscar Horace Stanley Linkson

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army F/1723 Private Middlesex Regiment - Duke of Cambridge's Own 17th Battalion

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Alfred James Robert C. Claridge

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2833 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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) (baron) Julian Hedworth George Byng

Born 1862

Died 1935

British Army General Corps: Staff

British Army Field Marshall Staff

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William Leslie Booth

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Captain London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army Captain London Regiment 6th ( City Of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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G C Spain

Born 1895

Died 1954

British Army 2217 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 2217 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry James Bristoll

Born 1891

Died 1975

British Army 15077 Colour Serjeant Alexandra, Princess of Wales’ Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”) 8th (Service) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion seconded to the Royal Air Force

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Albert Francis Anstey

Born 1894

Died 1965

British Army DM2/137663 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 33283 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5

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John Dudley Fram

Born 1895

Died 1950

British Army 14069 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 306376 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/275715 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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Robert Dillon Trinder Lowe

Born 1886

Died 1959

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Monmouth Royal Engineers

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Henry Geradine

Born 1890

Died 1958

British Army 2319 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lance Corporal

British Army 2319 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 3rd Batt.

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William George Walsh

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 2574 Private London Regiment 14th (County of London) Battalion(London Scottish)

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Herbert Edwin Field

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 5964 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 235602 Private Leicestershire Regiment 8th Bn.

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S Phyllis Mary Making

Born 1891

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Civilian Passenger on SS Maloja

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Arthur Thompson

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 450617 Private London Regiment 11th (County of London) Battalion (Finsbury Rifles)

British Army 450617 Rifleman London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)

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Sidney Walter Froome

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army GS/3662 Private The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th (Service) Battalion

British Army G/3662 Lance Corporal The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th (Service) Battalion

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Percival James Swann

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226358

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