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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]

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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Alfred David Duncombe

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 3986 Private London Regiment

British Army 3986 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William James Bedwell

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 574315 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 505059 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 505059 Private London Regiment

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John Robert Deathridge

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 35011(Incomplete) Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur Burchell

Born 1888

Died 1957

British Army 25723 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Bomber Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Charles Frederick Fryer

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 242921 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Montier

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4974 Private London Regiment

British Army 322212 Private London Regiment

British Army 322212 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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William Frederick Childs

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 6779 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323577 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323577 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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George Gillett

Born 1883

Died 1963

British Army 75678 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 312371 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 75678 Driver Royal Field artillery

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Thomas Beazley

Born 1881

Died 1945

British Army S/3429 Private Rifle Brigade

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Albert Chick

Born 1886

Died 1969

British Army 6800 Brigade Serjeant Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battallion

British Army

British Army 6800 Brigade Serjeant Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Percy Alfred Baker

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/14467 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/14467 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (Prince Consorts Own) 8th Battalion

British Army S/14467 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Edwin Wenman

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 52948 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Benjamin Montier

Born 1888

Died 1949

British Army 252953 Private London Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 6144 Private London Regiment 4/3rd Battalion

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John Edward Marriott M M

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 57969 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frederick Charles Fletcher

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st

British Army 8708 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8708 Private North Staffordshire 1st

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William Henry Rawlins

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 40563 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 7th Siege Battery

British Army 40563 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery attached Tank Corps attached Command 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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Robert Henry Tolliday

Born 1894

Died 1974

British Army 6336 Private Lancers

British Army 41919 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 6336 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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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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