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Bethnal Green, London [2421]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [546]

Bethnal Green, East London [19]

Bethnal Green London [12]

Bethnal Green, London East [10]

Bethnal Green, London. [7]

Bethnal Green,London. [3]

Bethnal Green , London [2]

Bethnal Green, London E [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, London, England [2]

London, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

bethnal green, london [2]

150 Corfield Street, Bethnal Green Road, London [1]

31 Matilda Street, Bethnal Green, London, England [1]

Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green London England [1]

Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green London Middlesex England [1]

Bethnal Green London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, London E. [1]

Bethnal Green, London, England [1]

Bethnal Green, London, England. [1]

Bethnal Green, North London [1]

Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London [1]

Bethnal Green,East London. [1]

Bethnal Green,Greater London, Middlesex, [1]

Bethnal Green,London [1]

Camden St, Bethnal Green, London [1]

London, Bethnal Green [1]

Medhurst Rd, Bethnal Green, London [1]

Saint Peters Bethnal Green, London [1]

St Peter's Vicarage, Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [200]

Rifleman [38]

Stoker 1st Class [38]

Able Seaman [35]

Ordinary Seaman [29]

Boy 1st Class [24]

Gunner [18]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [17]

Driver [15]

Stoker 2nd Class [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Sapper [11]

Leading Seaman [10]

Deck Hand [8]

Leading Stoker [8]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Petty Officer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Boy [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Musician [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sick Berth Attendant [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

AB [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Air Mech 2 [1]

Air Mech. I [1]

Air Mech. II [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [67]

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

South Wales Borderers [18]

Rifle Brigade [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

HMS INDOMITABLE [7]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [5]

HMS Chester [5]

HMS IRON DUKE [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4]

HMS Falmouth [4]

HMS Fearless [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS DEFENCE [3]

HMS Formidable [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Hampshire [3]

HMS Hindustan [3]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Princess Irene [3]

HMS Princess Royal [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [2207]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [557]

British Army [282]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [348]

C [311]

S [307]

H [243]

W [239]

M [207]

D [171]

P [157]

G [149]

R [139]

T [126]

L [112]

A [104]

F [104]

J [82]

K [64]

E [55]

N [41]

O [40]

Y [16]

V [14]

U [9]

I [8]

Q [2]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3028]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [165]

Canada [5]

France [2]

Belgium [1]

Germany [1]

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Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [2421] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [546] Bethnal Green, East London [19] Bethnal Green London [12] Bethnal Green, London East [10] Bethnal Green, London. [7] Bethnal Green,London. [3] Bethnal Green , London [2] Bethnal Green, London E [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex, London, England [2] London, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] bethnal green, london [2] 150 Corfield Street, Bethnal Green Road, London [1] 31 Matilda Street, Bethnal Green, London, England [1] Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green London England [1] Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green London Middlesex England [1] Bethnal Green London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, London E. [1] Bethnal Green, London, England [1] Bethnal Green, London, England. [1] Bethnal Green, North London [1] Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London [1] Bethnal Green,East London. [1] Bethnal Green,Greater London, Middlesex, [1] Bethnal Green,London [1] Camden St, Bethnal Green, London [1] London, Bethnal Green [1] Medhurst Rd, Bethnal Green, London [1] Saint Peters Bethnal Green, London [1] St Peter's Vicarage, Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [200] Rifleman [38] Stoker 1st Class [38] Able Seaman [35] Ordinary Seaman [29] Boy 1st Class [24] Gunner [18] Corporal [17] Serjeant [17] Driver [15] Stoker 2nd Class [15] Lance Corporal [13] Sapper [11] Leading Seaman [10] Deck Hand [8] Leading Stoker [8] Boy 2nd Class [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [6] Petty Officer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Boy [3] Cook's Mate [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Musician [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Petty Officer Telegraphist [2] Sergeant [2] Sick Berth Attendant [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Stoker [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Corporal [1] AB [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Air Mech 2 [1] Air Mech. I [1] Air Mech. II [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [67] Royal Engineers [21] Royal Field Artillery [21] South Wales Borderers [18] Rifle Brigade [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Army Service Corps [10] Essex Regiment [10] Labour Corps [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] HMS INDOMITABLE [7] HMS INFLEXIBLE [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] East Surrey Regiment [5] HMS BLACK PRINCE [5] HMS Chester [5] HMS IRON DUKE [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4] HMS Falmouth [4] HMS Fearless [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS DEFENCE [3] HMS Formidable [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Hampshire [3] HMS Hindustan [3] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Princess Irene [3] HMS Princess Royal [3] HMS Vanguard [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [2207] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [557] British Army [282] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [348] C [311] S [307] H [243] W [239] M [207] D [171] P [157] G [149] R [139] T [126] L [112] A [104] F [104] J [82] K [64] E [55] N [41] O [40] Y [16] V [14] U [9] I [8] Q [2] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3028] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [165] Canada [5] France [2] Belgium [1] Germany [1]

Charles Frederick Hawkins

Born 1896

Royal Navy K22436 Stoker 1st Class HMS BENBOW

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George Alfred James Lyns

Born 1897

Royal Navy K29195 Stoker 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy K29195 Stoker 2nd Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

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John Hayes

Born 1886

Royal Navy K29349 Stoker 2nd Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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John George Walter Faulkner

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS112705 Stoker 1st Class HMS Falmouth

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Joseph Beard

Born 1893

Royal Navy K30613 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Chester

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John Edward Thomas Mason

Born 1896

Royal Navy J31056 Ordinary Seaman HMS Erin

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Arthur Desbois

Born 1883

Royal Navy 207977 Leading Seaman HMS MALAYA

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Charles Edward Reeder

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34009 Boy 1st Class HMS BELLEROPHON

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Robert J Tyler

Born 1891

British Army 2036 Private London Regiment

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Sidney Thomas Poole

Born 1899

Royal Navy F41667

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