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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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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]

Frances Amelia Hannah Cordier

Born 1891

Died 1961

Royal Navy G976 Steward HMS Pembroke I

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Joshua Frederick Bishop Lester

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 6706 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 373598 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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David Gillett

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 375711 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 375711 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Henry Alfred Walton

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 9345 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9345 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Philip Fred John Bissagar

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 17569 Acting Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army GS/32510 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Fusiliers 37th Labour Battalion

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Daniel Christopher Collin

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army SS/5717 Private Army Service Corps

British Army SS/5717 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army SS/5717 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps 1st New Army Infantry Section

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Albert Leslie Pyman

Born 1898

Died 1959

British Army 146445 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George William Allen

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 33612 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 41239 Private Essex Regiment

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Joseph Peck

Died 1917

British Army 17089 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 17089 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery

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Ernest Benjamin Francis

Born 1878

Died 1942

Royal Navy 178395 Petty Officer HMS Queen Mary

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Henry John Amson

Born 1880

Royal Navy 8803 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 8803 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy Royal Fleet Reserve

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Charles Lincoln

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army GS/4794 Private Royal Fusiliers 12th

British Army 4794 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 4th

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Henry James Stockwell

Born 1887

Died 1947

British Army 17749 Private Royal Scots 15th Btn

British Army 333165 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th Btn

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Henry William Michael Cannon

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 737 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 737 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 737 Acting Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Robert Reuben Charles Lowne

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 240455 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Reginald Charles St Clair Emmerson

Born 1896

Died 1969

British Army 4336 Private London Regiment

British Army 12303 Private Army Pay Corps

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Herbert Joseph Hill

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 6871 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 738081 Private London Regiment 24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's)

British Army 373747 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Albert Henry Rowland

Born 1880

Died 1952

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 35th (Labour) Battalion

British Army Private Middlesex Regiment 29th (Works) Battalion

British Army 198043 Private Labour Corps 5th (Labour) Battalion

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Percy George Layzell

Born 1900

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10 Driver Canadian Field Artillery

Canadian Expeditionary Force "C" Battalion

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Frederick Alexander Trufitt

Born 1869

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3865 Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/3865 (RFR/612) Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Battalion, R.N. Division

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