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Battersea, London [2466]

East Battersea, London [36]

West Battersea, London [36]

Battersea London [16]

Battersea, South West London [11]

Battersea, South London [9]

Battersea, Wandsworth, London [7]

Battersea, London, England [5]

Battersea London [4]

Battersea, London, Surrey [3]

Battersea,Wandsworth,London. [3]

Salvin Street, Battersea, London [3]

BATTERSEA LONDON [2]

Battersea, Wandsworth. London [2]

North West Battersea, London [2]

37 lockington Road, Battersea, London, Surrey, England [1]

62 Shillinton Street, Battersea, London [1]

Battersea London [1]

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Battersea Park, London [1]

Battersea, London South [1]

Battersea, London South East [1]

Battersea, London South West [1]

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Battersea, Wandsworth, London, Surrey [1]

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Newington Battersea London [1]

Sabine Road Battersea London [1]

Saint Battersea, London [1]

Salvin Street, Clapham, Battersea, London [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

West Battersea, London South West [1]

battersea,london [1]

Rank

Private [154]

Able Seaman [51]

Rifleman [34]

Stoker 1st Class [33]

Ordinary Seaman [28]

Serjeant [25]

Boy 1st Class [22]

Gunner [20]

Lance Corporal [16]

Corporal [15]

Leading Stoker [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Sapper [10]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Deck Hand [6]

Driver [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Leading Seaman [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Signal Boy [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

CERA 2c [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chaplain [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Mechanician [2]

Musician [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

300667 [1]

3rd Writer [1]

A/Corporal [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting CERA 2c [1]

Acting CERA2c [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [60]

Royal Engineers [16]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [13]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Naval Reserve [9]

HMS INDOMITABLE [8]

HMS INVINCIBLE [8]

HMS IRON DUKE [8]

HMS QUEEN MARY [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

HMS NEPTUNE [5]

HMS Vanguard [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Air Service [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [4]

HMS BELLEROPHON [4]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [4]

HMS Erin [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS BOADICEA [3]

HMS BULWARK [3]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Pembroke I [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [2387]

British Army [232]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [318]

C [241]

S [226]

H [216]

W [213]

M [185]

P [170]

R [137]

G [130]

L [117]

D [109]

T [106]

F [91]

A [72]

E [63]

J [58]

K [57]

N [48]

O [27]

V [15]

Y [12]

U [8]

I [7]

Q [4]

Contribution

Military Service [2606]

Country

United Kingdom [156]

Canada [6]

India [2]

Turkey [2]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Battersea, London [2466] East Battersea, London [36] West Battersea, London [36] Battersea London [16] Battersea, South West London [11] Battersea, South London [9] Battersea, Wandsworth, London [7] Battersea, London, England [5] Battersea London [4] Battersea, London, Surrey [3] Battersea,Wandsworth,London. [3] Salvin Street, Battersea, London [3] BATTERSEA LONDON [2] Battersea, Wandsworth. London [2] North West Battersea, London [2] 37 lockington Road, Battersea, London, Surrey, England [1] 62 Shillinton Street, Battersea, London [1] Battersea London [1] Battersea London England [1] Battersea London, Surrey [1] Battersea Park, London [1] Battersea, London South [1] Battersea, London South East [1] Battersea, London South West [1] Battersea, London, Middlesex [1] Battersea, Wandsworth, London, Surrey [1] Battersea, Wansdsworth, London [1] Battersea, West London [1] Battersea,London [1] Battersea,Mile End Old Town,London. [1] Battersea. London [1] Cross Street, Battersea, London [1] East Battersea, Wandsworth, London [1] Near Battersea, London [1] Newington Battersea London [1] Sabine Road Battersea London [1] Saint Battersea, London [1] Salvin Street, Clapham, Battersea, London [1] Wandsworth, London [1] West Battersea, London South West [1] battersea,london [1]

Rank

Private [154] Able Seaman [51] Rifleman [34] Stoker 1st Class [33] Ordinary Seaman [28] Serjeant [25] Boy 1st Class [22] Gunner [20] Lance Corporal [16] Corporal [15] Leading Stoker [13] Lieutenant [10] Sapper [10] Boy 2nd Class [8] Deck Hand [6] Driver [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Leading Seaman [5] Petty Officer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Signal Boy [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Serjeant [2] CERA 2c [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chaplain [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Mechanician [2] Musician [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 300667 [1] 3rd Writer [1] A/Corporal [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting CERA 2c [1] Acting CERA2c [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [60] Royal Engineers [16] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [13] South Wales Borderers [13] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [13] East Surrey Regiment [11] HMS INFLEXIBLE [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Army Service Corps [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Naval Reserve [9] HMS INDOMITABLE [8] HMS INVINCIBLE [8] HMS IRON DUKE [8] HMS QUEEN MARY [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] HMS NEPTUNE [5] HMS Vanguard [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Air Service [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] H.M.S. "Formidable." [4] HMS BELLEROPHON [4] HMS BLACK PRINCE [4] HMS Erin [4] HMS Good Hope [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS BOADICEA [3] HMS BULWARK [3] HMS COLLINGWOOD [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Pembroke I [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [2387] British Army [232] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [318] C [241] S [226] H [216] W [213] M [185] P [170] R [137] G [130] L [117] D [109] T [106] F [91] A [72] E [63] J [58] K [57] N [48] O [27] V [15] Y [12] U [8] I [7] Q [4]

Contribution

Military Service [2606]

Country

United Kingdom [156] Canada [6] India [2] Turkey [2] Australia [1] Egypt [1] France [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Herbert Bertie Anstey

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army R4/095883 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 42465 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 42465 Lance Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 2

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Harry Allen

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 10166 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10166 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10166 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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James Dobinson

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 6304 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Ernest Chesney Allen

Born 1894

Died 1982

British Army 23120 Acting Serjeant 21st Lancers

British Army 9th Lancers

British Army G/19773 Acting Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment 10th Battalion

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Arthur Pearse Dicksee

Born 1889

Died 1931

British Army 562015 Sergeant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Frederick Alfred Arnold

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 30199 Pioneer Royal Engineers Postal Section

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William Frederick Dobinson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 385130 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 594596 Rifleman London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

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Edward Ernest John Dunklin

Born 1898

Died 1958

British Army C3430 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 19th Battalion

British Army TR13/73515 Rifleman 109th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 35949 Private County of London Yeomanry 2/3rd Battalion

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William George Bedwin

Born 1884

Died 1952

Royal Navy F21957

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Thomas William Chick

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 13737 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 13737 Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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Harry Crook

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 6747 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6747 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frederick G Coxen

Born 1887

Died 1960

British Army 39776 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 43rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant and Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army 39776 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 55th Battery

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Wilfred John Harding

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 43130 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 43130 Chaplain Royal Army Medical Corps

Other Empire Force 43130 Chaplain 4th Class Army Chaplains' Dept attached Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Altimus Charles Miles

Born 1893

Died 1957

British Army 163875 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 46990 Reserve Household Batn

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Cecil Arthur Toms

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 375586 Private London Regiment

British Army 375586 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James Burchell

Born 1893

British Army 68088 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 32nd Brigade

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William Henry Devis Kenney

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 375325 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Stanley Kemp Lambert

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army C/3957 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 17th Btn.

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Victor Henry Thompson Boyton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 289th Siege Battery

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Oliver Bert Capon

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 20070 Private Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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