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Bethnal Green, London [2421]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [546]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [436]

Bethnal Green [72]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England [38]

Bethnal Green, East London [19]

Bethnal Green England [12]

Bethnal Green London [12]

Bethnal Green, London East [10]

Bethnal Green, London. [7]

Bethnal Green Middlesex [4]

Bethnal Green,Middlesex [4]

Bethnal Green registration district [3]

Bethnal Green,London. [3]

Bethnal Green , London [2]

Bethnal Green, Essex [2]

Bethnal Green, London E [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England [2]

Bethnal Green, MDX [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, London, England [2]

London, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

bethnal green, london [2]

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

2 Carlton Place, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

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

59 temple street bethnal green [1]

BETHNAL GREEN [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 Middlesex England [1]

Bethnal Green, [1]

Bethnal Green, Cheshire [1]

Bethnal Green, England [1]

Bethnal Green, Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, Kent [1]

Bethnal Green, Lancashire [1]

Bethnal Green, Lodon [1]

Bethnal Green, London E. [1]

Bethnal Green, London, England [1]

Bethnal Green, London, England. [1]

Bethnal Green, Middx [1]

Bethnal Green, North London [1]

Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets [1]

Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London [1]

Bethnal Green,East London. [1]

Bethnal Green,Greater London, Middlesex, [1]

Bethnal Green,London [1]

Rank

Private [306]

Rifleman [49]

Able Seaman [39]

Stoker 1st Class [38]

Ordinary Seaman [31]

Corporal [28]

Boy 1st Class [25]

Gunner [25]

Serjeant [23]

Driver [22]

Sapper [19]

Lance Corporal [16]

Stoker 2nd Class [15]

Deck Hand [10]

Leading Seaman [10]

Leading Stoker [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Bombardier [3]

Boy [3]

Captain [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Musician [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [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 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [91]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Royal Engineers [30]

Rifle Brigade [24]

South Wales Borderers [21]

Essex Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Air Force [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

HMS INDOMITABLE [7]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [5]

HMS Chester [5]

HMS IRON DUKE [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

HMS Falmouth [4]

HMS Fearless [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

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

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS DEFENCE [3]

HMS Formidable [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Hampshire [3]

HMS Hindustan [3]

Service

Royal Navy [2287]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [878]

British Army [428]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [6]

Last name first letter

B [419]

C [360]

S [357]

W [294]

H [288]

M [243]

D [210]

P [197]

G [177]

R [165]

T [148]

L [135]

A [130]

F [128]

J [94]

K [75]

E [64]

N [58]

O [45]

V [18]

Y [16]

I [11]

U [10]

Q [3]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3576]

Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [219]

Canada [8]

France [3]

Germany [2]

Belgium [1]

India [1]

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Bethnal Green, London [2421] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [546] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [436] Bethnal Green [72] Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England [38] Bethnal Green, East London [19] Bethnal Green England [12] Bethnal Green London [12] Bethnal Green, London East [10] Bethnal Green, London. [7] Bethnal Green Middlesex [4] Bethnal Green,Middlesex [4] Bethnal Green registration district [3] Bethnal Green,London. [3] Bethnal Green , London [2] Bethnal Green, Essex [2] Bethnal Green, London E [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England [2] Bethnal Green, MDX [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex, London, England [2] London, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] bethnal green, london [2] 150 Corfield Street, Bethnal Green Road, London [1] 2 Carlton Place, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] 31 Matilda Street, Bethnal Green, London, England [1] 59 temple street bethnal green [1] BETHNAL GREEN [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 Middlesex England [1] Bethnal Green, [1] Bethnal Green, Cheshire [1] Bethnal Green, England [1] Bethnal Green, Hackney, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, Kent [1] Bethnal Green, Lancashire [1] Bethnal Green, Lodon [1] Bethnal Green, London E. [1] Bethnal Green, London, England [1] Bethnal Green, London, England. [1] Bethnal Green, Middx [1] Bethnal Green, North London [1] Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets [1] Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London [1] Bethnal Green,East London. [1] Bethnal Green,Greater London, Middlesex, [1] Bethnal Green,London [1]

Rank

Private [306] Rifleman [49] Able Seaman [39] Stoker 1st Class [38] Ordinary Seaman [31] Corporal [28] Boy 1st Class [25] Gunner [25] Serjeant [23] Driver [22] Sapper [19] Lance Corporal [16] Stoker 2nd Class [15] Deck Hand [10] Leading Seaman [10] Leading Stoker [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Boy 2nd Class [7] Lieutenant [6] Petty Officer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Sergeant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Bombardier [3] Boy [3] Captain [3] Cook's Mate [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Bandsman [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Musician [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Petty Officer Telegraphist [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [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 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [91] Royal Field Artillery [31] Royal Engineers [30] Rifle Brigade [24] South Wales Borderers [21] Essex Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] Middlesex Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Air Force [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] HMS INDOMITABLE [7] HMS INFLEXIBLE [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] HMS BLACK PRINCE [5] HMS Chester [5] HMS IRON DUKE [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] HMS Falmouth [4] HMS Fearless [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS DEFENCE [3] HMS Formidable [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Hampshire [3] HMS Hindustan [3]

Service

Royal Navy [2287] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [878] British Army [428] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [6]

Last name first letter

B [419] C [360] S [357] W [294] H [288] M [243] D [210] P [197] G [177] R [165] T [148] L [135] A [130] F [128] J [94] K [75] E [64] N [58] O [45] V [18] Y [16] I [11] U [10] Q [3] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3576] Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [219] Canada [8] France [3] Germany [2] Belgium [1] India [1]

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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William Polston

Born 1898

Died 1944

British Army R/2352 Able Seaman Royal Nobel Volunteer Reserve

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Charles Thomas Alfred Gaze

Born 1870

Died 1919

British Army M2/098687 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army M2/098687 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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George Alabaster

Born 1876

British Army 4977 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 4977 Lance Sergeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 38037 Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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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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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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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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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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Henry Holton

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1483 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Alfred Thomas Ritta

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 30197 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 7th Battalion

British Army 18564 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas William Hyatt

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 36053 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John William Pharo

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army T/2844 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2/4th Battalion

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William Baker

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army G/9722 Private Middlesex Regiment

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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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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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