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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]

Reginald Walter Nutkins

Born 1896

Died 1974

British Army 116288 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Alfred Worth

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS106472

Royal Navy SS 106472 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Cressy

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Edwin Dunmow

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy J4405 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J/4405 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party

Royal Navy J4405 Able Seaman HMS Hercules

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Frederick Baker

Born 1891

British Army 10083 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10083 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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James William Thomas Hall

Born 1889

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 5th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301370 Acting Corporal Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301370 Acting Serjeant Royal Air Force

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Richard Henry Collin

Born 1889

Died 1934

Royal Navy 235604

Royal Navy 235604 Able Seaman

Royal Navy 235604 Naval Assistant to 3rd Sea Lord

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Victor George Tunks Clarke

Born 1884

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Assistant Steward Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Assistant Steward Mercantile Marine - HMHS 'Llandovery Castle' (London)

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Arthur J Worth

Died 1918

British Army 058876 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 42156 Private Worcestershire Regiment 14th Battalion

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James Edward Paulin

Born 1882

British Army G/7056 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Harold Frederick Golton

Born 1887

Died 1968

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208881

Royal Navy 230200 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable Training Vessel

Royal Navy 230200 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable Training Vessel

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Edwin John Adams

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 702812 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 702812 Private London Regiment 23rd (County of London) Battalion

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Harold Neale

Died 1917

British Army 38755 Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army 38755 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 38755 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Henry William Knock

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 7964 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 146533 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 58th Battalion

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Alexander John Murdoch

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2010 Private London Regiment

British Army 2010 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 2010 Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Benjamin Alfred Hurley

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2417 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/2417/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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Percy Nancarrow

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 32041 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 24519 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 32041 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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James Henry Ashlin

Born 1873

Died 1940

British Army 42071 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 3-5026 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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John Alfred Tansley

Born 1890

British Army 56993 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 56993 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 92nd Battery

British Army 56993 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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N F Wright

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army 275890 Private Labour Corps

British Army 42027 Private Essex Regiment

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Sidney Albert Marrable

Born 1895

Died 1973

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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