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Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [546]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [436]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England [38]

Bethnal Green Middlesex [4]

Bethnal Green,Middlesex [4]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, London, England [2]

London, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

2 Carlton Place, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green London Middlesex England [1]

Bethnal Green London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green Middlesex England [1]

Bethnal Green, Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green,Greater London, Middlesex, [1]

Bow, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Nelson Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

South Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [55]

Gunner [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sapper [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mech. I [1]

Air Mech. II [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigade Quarter Master Sergeant (Acting) [1]

Brigade Quarter Master Serjeant (Confirmed) [1]

Captain [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Driver [1]

Fireman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Merchant Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

1st Construction [1]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

55th Training (Manston) Depot [1]

Anson Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Galway Castle [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Honorable Artillery Company [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Royal Rifles Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Rifles [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Merchant Navy SS Minneapolis [1]

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

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [866]

Royal Navy [72]

British Army [68]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [114]

C [108]

S [102]

W [90]

H [74]

M [70]

D [64]

P [56]

G [51]

R [51]

L [43]

T [41]

A [39]

F [37]

J [24]

N [22]

K [20]

E [17]

O [9]

V [7]

I [3]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [998]

Merchant Navy [38]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Canada [2]

France [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

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Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [546] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [436] Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England [38] Bethnal Green Middlesex [4] Bethnal Green,Middlesex [4] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex, London, England [2] London, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] 2 Carlton Place, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green London Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green London Middlesex England [1] Bethnal Green London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green Middlesex England [1] Bethnal Green, Hackney, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green,Greater London, Middlesex, [1] Bow, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Nelson Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] South Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [55] Gunner [3] Rifleman [3] Sapper [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mech. I [1] Air Mech. II [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigade Quarter Master Sergeant (Acting) [1] Brigade Quarter Master Serjeant (Confirmed) [1] Captain [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Driver [1] Fireman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Merchant Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 1st Construction [1] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 55th Training (Manston) Depot [1] Anson Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Labour Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Galway Castle [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS Vivid [1] Honorable Artillery Company [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Royal Rifles Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Rifles [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Merchant Navy [1] Merchant Navy SS Minneapolis [1] Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [866] Royal Navy [72] British Army [68] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [114] C [108] S [102] W [90] H [74] M [70] D [64] P [56] G [51] R [51] L [43] T [41] A [39] F [37] J [24] N [22] K [20] E [17] O [9] V [7] I [3] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [998] Merchant Navy [38]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Canada [2] France [1] Germany [1] India [1]

William Henry Wright

Born 1899

Died 1981

British Army M/300706 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M/300706 Private Army Service Corps 10th Corps Troops

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Edmund Bedwell

Born 1868

Died 1948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1081868

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1081868 Sapper 1st Construction 1st Construction Battalion

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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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Frederick Renny

Born 1880

Died 1938

Royal Navy 8708 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 8708 Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Colossus

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Herbert Spencer Champness

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 6095 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 32308 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323087 Rifleman London Rifles 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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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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John Robert Deathridge

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 35011(Incomplete) Private Essex Regiment

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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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John Henry Rich

Born 1878

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696206 Private Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 31st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696206 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Clements

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 10151 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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George Harvey

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 10728 Private 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 10728 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Albert Henry William Thomas

Born 1865

Died 1940

British Army 51611 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 607694 Company Serjeant Major Labour Corps

British Army 51611 Brigade Quarter Master Sergeant (Acting) Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Amis

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army A/200505 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army 5635 Rifleman London Regiment 8th Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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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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John Sellwood

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army G/664 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 12th Battalion

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John Horace Wyndham Knight-Bruce

Born 1885

Died 1951

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Victor Mark Mendoza

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 024208 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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George Edward French

Born 1898

Died 1978

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215888

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George Alfred Paddock

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279235

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Benjamin James Bennett

Born 1887

Died 1978

British Army Coldstream Guards

British Army 8998 Private Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

British Army Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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