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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]

George William Dove

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220895

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Frederick Robinson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301892

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Robert Azevedo

Born 1900

Died 1989

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168269

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Alfred Maynard

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army S/9712 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 19737 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19737 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Robert Edward Dennant

Born 1885

Died 1963

British Army 267808 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 15196 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Alfred Thomas Boreham

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9446

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Sidney West

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282642

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William James Goldsmith

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55865

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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 Alfred Jones

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215832

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Edward John Phillips

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162418

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James Richard Pritchard

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284215

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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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William Lucas

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277437

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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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Percy Haywood

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30745

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