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Bow, London, Middlesex [259]

Bow, Middlesex [97]

Bow, Middlesex, England [32]

Bromley by Bow, Middlesex [13]

Bow London, Middlesex [4]

Bromley, Bow, Middlesex [3]

Bromley-by-Bow, Middlesex [3]

Bromley By Bow, Middlesex [2]

London, Bow, Middlesex [2]

146 Malmesbury Rd, Bow, Middlesex [1]

BROMLEY-BY-BOW, MIDDLESEX [1]

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

Bow Common, Middlesex [1]

Bow Common, Middlesex, England [1]

Bow, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bow, Bromley, Middlesex [1]

Bow, Poplar Middlesex [1]

Bow, Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Bow, Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Bow, Stratford, London, Middlesex [1]

Bromley by Bow London, Middlesex [1]

Bromley by Bow, Middlesex, London [1]

Bromley-By-Bow, Middlesex [1]

Bromley-by-Bow Middlesex [1]

Mile End, Bow, Middlesex [1]

Old Ford Bow Poplar East London Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Staff Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrent Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

GOC 14th Infantry Brigade [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

HMS ENGADINE [1]

HMS LION [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [303]

Royal Navy [62]

British Army [34]

Last name first letter

B [56]

H [43]

S [33]

C [32]

P [32]

W [31]

M [29]

R [25]

D [24]

A [22]

G [18]

F [16]

J [14]

L [14]

N [10]

E [9]

T [8]

K [5]

I [4]

O [3]

U [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [393]

Merchant Navy [33]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Bow, London, Middlesex [259] Bow, Middlesex [97] Bow, Middlesex, England [32] Bromley by Bow, Middlesex [13] Bow London, Middlesex [4] Bromley, Bow, Middlesex [3] Bromley-by-Bow, Middlesex [3] Bromley By Bow, Middlesex [2] London, Bow, Middlesex [2] 146 Malmesbury Rd, Bow, Middlesex [1] BROMLEY-BY-BOW, MIDDLESEX [1] Botolph Road, Bromley by Bow London, Middlesex, England [1] Bow Common, Middlesex [1] Bow Common, Middlesex, England [1] Bow, Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bow, Bromley, Middlesex [1] Bow, Poplar Middlesex [1] Bow, Poplar, Middlesex [1] Bow, Stepney, Middlesex [1] Bow, Stratford, London, Middlesex [1] Bromley by Bow London, Middlesex [1] Bromley by Bow, Middlesex, London [1] Bromley-By-Bow, Middlesex [1] Bromley-by-Bow Middlesex [1] Mile End, Bow, Middlesex [1] Old Ford Bow Poplar East London Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [24] Bombardier [2] Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Staff Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrent Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] Army Pay Corps [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] GOC 14th Infantry Brigade [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS ENGADINE [1] HMS LION [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [303] Royal Navy [62] British Army [34]

Last name first letter

B [56] H [43] S [33] C [32] P [32] W [31] M [29] R [25] D [24] A [22] G [18] F [16] J [14] L [14] N [10] E [9] T [8] K [5] I [4] O [3] U [2] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [393] Merchant Navy [33]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Augustus George Nelson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 180489 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Training Battalion

British Army 180489 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 2nd Battalion

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Robert James Hayes

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 242955 Corporal Hampshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 206716 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

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George Albert Giles

Born 1883

Died 1924

British Army P/112 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army P/112 Sergeant Rifle Brigade

British Army Sergeant Rifle Brigade 16 Battalion

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George Hardington

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army R/22679 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Norman Fuller

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 9658 Drummer Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd 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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Fredrick Tinmouth

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 5429 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army 5429 Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army 421306 Corporal Labour Corps

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Walter Gauler

Born 1889

Died 1937

British Army 23633 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Albert Gatward

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 49779 Pioneer Royal Engineers 83rd Field Company

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Henry Percival Hine

Born 1869

Died 1949

British Army 466 Staff Serjeant Major Middlesex Regiment

British Army 466 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army 466 Regimental Staff Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Bert Reeves

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7077

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George William Lawrence Mathews

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2938

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Alfred Charles Smith

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198295

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Frederick George Wallbridge

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10798

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Reginald Charles Bradley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7558

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William Robert Atkins

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281318

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Edward Martin

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 34874 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion.

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William Albert Acton

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 9952 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Joseph Pearl

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10714 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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William Edward Tallowin

Died 1917

British Army 20382 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 20382 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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