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Bow, London [1140]

Bow, London, Middlesex [259]

Bromley by Bow, London [196]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [86]

Bow, East London [15]

Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [14]

Bow, London East [12]

Bromley By Bow, London [11]

Old Ford, Bow, London [11]

Bow London [6]

Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [6]

Bromley-By-Bow, London [5]

Bow London, Middlesex [4]

Bromley Bow, London [4]

Bow, Tower Hamlets, London [3]

Bow,Poplar, London [3]

Bromley by Bow, East London [3]

Bow Common, London [2]

London, Bow, Middlesex [2]

Poplar Bow, London [2]

bow,london [2]

10 Eggleton road, bromley by bow, London [1]

35 Morris Rd, Bow, London [1]

Botolph Road, Bromley by Bow London, Middlesex, England [1]

Bow London [1]

Bow , London [1]

Bow Common Lane, Bow, London [1]

Bow East London [1]

Bow End, London [1]

Bow London England [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, East London, England [1]

Bow, Mile End, London [1]

Bow, Poplar District, London [1]

Bow, Stratford, London, Middlesex [1]

Bow,Lambeth,London. [1]

Bramley by Bow, London [1]

Bromby by Bow, London [1]

Bromby-by-Bow, London [1]

Bromley by Bow East London [1]

Bromley by Bow London, Middlesex [1]

Bromley by Bow, Middlesex, London [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, East London [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, Tower Hamlets, London [1]

Bromley-by-bow, London [1]

London, Bow [1]

London, Bromley-by-Bow [1]

Maverton Road, Old Ford, Bow, London [1]

North Bow, London [1]

Old Ford Bow Poplar East London Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [141]

Rifleman [34]

Able Seaman [28]

Stoker 1st Class [17]

Gunner [13]

Lance Corporal [13]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [10]

Driver [7]

Leading Stoker [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Sapper [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer Mechanic [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Cpl DCM [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [53]

South Wales Borderers [19]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Engineers [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Naval Air Service [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

HMS INDOMITABLE [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

HMS BENBOW [3]

HMS BULWARK [3]

HMS Hindustan [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS CHESTER [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS Hercules [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS Northampton [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1360]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [263]

British Army [194]

Other Empire Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [182]

H [165]

S [161]

C [147]

W [146]

M [129]

P [126]

G [85]

R [85]

D [82]

A [79]

L [78]

F [77]

J [56]

K [46]

E [45]

N [42]

T [40]

O [15]

V [11]

I [9]

U [7]

Y [6]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1792]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [111]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Bow, London [1140] Bow, London, Middlesex [259] Bromley by Bow, London [196] Bromley-by-Bow, London [86] Bow, East London [15] Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [14] Bow, London East [12] Bromley By Bow, London [11] Old Ford, Bow, London [11] Bow London [6] Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [6] Bromley-By-Bow, London [5] Bow London, Middlesex [4] Bromley Bow, London [4] Bow, Tower Hamlets, London [3] Bow,Poplar, London [3] Bromley by Bow, East London [3] Bow Common, London [2] London, Bow, Middlesex [2] Poplar Bow, London [2] bow,london [2] 10 Eggleton road, bromley by bow, London [1] 35 Morris Rd, Bow, London [1] Botolph Road, Bromley by Bow London, Middlesex, England [1] Bow London [1] Bow , London [1] Bow Common Lane, Bow, London [1] Bow East London [1] Bow End, London [1] Bow London England [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, East London, England [1] Bow, Mile End, London [1] Bow, Poplar District, London [1] Bow, Stratford, London, Middlesex [1] Bow,Lambeth,London. [1] Bramley by Bow, London [1] Bromby by Bow, London [1] Bromby-by-Bow, London [1] Bromley by Bow East London [1] Bromley by Bow London, Middlesex [1] Bromley by Bow, Middlesex, London [1] Bromley-by-Bow, East London [1] Bromley-by-Bow, Tower Hamlets, London [1] Bromley-by-bow, London [1] London, Bow [1] London, Bromley-by-Bow [1] Maverton Road, Old Ford, Bow, London [1] North Bow, London [1] Old Ford Bow Poplar East London Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [141] Rifleman [34] Able Seaman [28] Stoker 1st Class [17] Gunner [13] Lance Corporal [13] Serjeant [13] Corporal [10] Driver [7] Leading Stoker [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Acting Corporal [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Petty Officer [4] Sapper [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2] Major [2] Petty Officer Mechanic [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer [1] Assistant Steward [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Chief Writer [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Cpl DCM [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [53] South Wales Borderers [19] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Engineers [9] Essex Regiment [8] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Naval Air Service [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Labour Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] HMS INDOMITABLE [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4] HMS BENBOW [3] HMS BULWARK [3] HMS Hindustan [3] HMS Vanguard [3] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS CHESTER [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS Hercules [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS Northampton [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1360] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [263] British Army [194] Other Empire Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [182] H [165] S [161] C [147] W [146] M [129] P [126] G [85] R [85] D [82] A [79] L [78] F [77] J [56] K [46] E [45] N [42] T [40] O [15] V [11] I [9] U [7] Y [6] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1792] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [111] Australia [1] Canada [1] India [1] Turkey [1]

William Arthur Arch

Born 1884

Died 1935

British Army 164289 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport 1st Base MT Depot

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve of Officers

British Army 2378 Private /Rifleman London Regiment 1st 16th County of London Battalion - 1st Queen's Westminster Rifles

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Stephen Henry Westley

Born 1899

Died 1960

British Army 16949 Private Essex Regiment

16949 Private Essex Regiment 3rd Batallion

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Thomas George Lincoln

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 203644 Private East Kent Regiment "The Buffs" D

British Army 203644 Private East Kent Regiment "The Buffs" 2/4

British Army 203644 Private East Kent Regiment "The Buffs" 38 Infantry Base Depot

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Arthur Christopher Castle

Born 1895

Died 1965

British Army 1384 Private The London Regiment 4th Battalion

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George Henry Seffens

Born 1895

Died 1968

British Army 16994 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 1st

British Army 16994 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 16994 Private Coldstream Guards

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Charles Mccloud

Born 1883

Died 1920

British Army G/10520 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Albert Joseph Samuel Youl

Born 1895

Died 1975

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 41699

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 14699 Started as Private. Ended as Warrant Officer (Sargent Major) Otago Regiment 2nd Battlion

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Thomas Henry Foulsham

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 324346 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Alfred Henry Ellis

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 7323 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 12th Battalion

British Army 7323 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Edwin Samuel Fryer

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 2902 Rifleman London Regiment 1st/9th Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Walter Edward Field Tipper

Born 1899

Died 1960

Royal Navy J87289 Ordinary Seaman

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Hubert Gallant Welton

Born 1878

Died 1957

British Army Captain Intelligence Corps

British Army Interpreter H.M. Transport "Royal Edward"

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant

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John Walter Scogings

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 18744 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 18744 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

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Harry Harding Crane

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2848 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2848 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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James Lincoln

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 22160 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 53620 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Glasgow)

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George Henry Perry

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy K1245

Royal Navy K1245 Leading Stoker HMS Cressey

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Sidney Charles Thorne

Born 1894

Died 1954

Royal Navy J15663

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George Bonner

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10065 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10065 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10065 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Charles Arthur Hone

Born 1877

Died 1959

British Army 35362 Private Northamptonshire Regiment No. 6 Labour Company

British Army 86019 Private Labour Corps 144th Labour Company

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George Henry Humberstone

Born 1884

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Z/1539 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve London Division

Royal Navy Deal/1368/S Sapper Royal Marine Engineers Detachment

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