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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]

Albert Edmund Bedwell

Born 1888

Died 1980

British Army 35879 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 87035 Private Labour Corps 8th Battalion

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John Richard Finch

Born 1897

Died 1989

British Army R21460 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R21460 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R21460 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion "In the Field"

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Albert Sidney Deboise

Born 1882

Died 1961

British Army 271 Private London Regiment

British Army 4953 Private City of London (Rifles) TF 3rd Battalion

British Army 271 Private London Regiment TF 7th (City of London) Battalion

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Frank Collins

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army 528 Serjeant 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 528 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 528 Serjeant Monmouthshire Regiment 2 Battalion

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Thomas William Ames

Born 1885

Died 1973

British Army 7375 Private Border Regiment

British Army

British Army 7375 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Henry Dismon

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412707 Private Canadian Infantry 39th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412707 Private Canadian Infantry 21st Battalion

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George Auvache

Born 1881

Died 1950

British Army GS/3627 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/12333 Private Corps Of Dragoons

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Austin William Wakefield

Born 1887

Died 1950

British Army 12087 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William Hammond Boddy

Born 1888

Died 1961

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76313 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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James Alexander Tilbury

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 8057 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 374042 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alfred Bedwell

Born 1890

Died 1947

British Army 3126 Private 17th Battalion London regiment, Poplar & Stepney Rifles

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86983

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James William Auvache

Born 1893

Died 1938

British Army 534939 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 549610 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Kenneth George Davies

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army 54292

British Army Corporal

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Theodore James Auvache

Born 1890

Died 1972

Royal Navy F24425 Air Mech 2

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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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William Thomas Brown

Born 1879

Died 1951

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 329135 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 329135 Corporal (10898B)

Royal Navy RFR/B/3334 Signalman Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

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Stephen Bedwell

Born 1884

Died 1969

British Army 5740 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 572771 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 572771 Rifleman London Regiment 17th Battalion London regiment, Poplar & Stepney Rifles

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Joseph Henry Blackhurst

Born 1899

Died 1958

British Army 33945 Private 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment

British Army Private Training Reserve (Infantry) 100th Battalion

British Army Private Training Reserve (Infantry) 97th 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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Alfred Hilliard

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army S/20853 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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