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Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [546]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, London, England [2]

London, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green London Middlesex England [1]

Bethnal Green London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green,Greater London, Middlesex, [1]

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Private [5]

Gunner [2]

Air Mech. I [1]

Air Mech. II [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Merchant Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

55th Training (Manston) Depot [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [546]

British Army [8]

Royal Navy [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

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C [65]

B [58]

S [58]

M [42]

W [41]

H [39]

D [33]

P [33]

R [29]

G [28]

L [27]

T [20]

A [18]

F [18]

J [13]

K [10]

E [9]

N [7]

O [5]

V [3]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [554]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [557] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [546] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex, London, England [2] London, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green London Middlesex England [1] Bethnal Green London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green,Greater London, Middlesex, [1]

Rank

Private [5] Gunner [2] Air Mech. I [1] Air Mech. II [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Merchant Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

55th Training (Manston) Depot [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Labour Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Merchant Navy [1] Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [546] British Army [8] Royal Navy [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [65] B [58] S [58] M [42] W [41] H [39] D [33] P [33] R [29] G [28] L [27] T [20] A [18] F [18] J [13] K [10] E [9] N [7] O [5] V [3] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [554] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

George William Hollick

Born 1894

Died 1942

British Army 26615 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 18th Battalion (2nd London Welsh Battalion)

British Army 3750 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Alfred Capes

Born 1886

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213323 Air Mechanic 1st Class 55th Training (Manston) Depot

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Theodore James Auvache

Born 1890

Died 1972

Royal Navy 224425 Air Mech. II

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224425 Air Mech. I

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Charles Bunyan

Born 1885

Died 1960

British Army 283426 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 154366 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army WR/21929 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Victor Mark Mendoza

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 024208 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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George Alfred Paddock

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279235

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Frederick Robinson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301892

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Alfred Thomas Boreham

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9446

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Thomas Snelling

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233577

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Henry James Dean

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28767

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Edward John Phillips

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162418

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Frederick Oscar Fryer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29259

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Frederick Alfred Ball

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264197

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Edward Levoir

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98763

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Alfred Marsh

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286478

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William Savill

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219174

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Ernest William Pye

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260494

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Frederick David Leigh

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104500

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James Fomes

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407784

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Frederick Ashford

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33083

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