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Brixton, London [784]

Brixton, Lambeth, London [7]

Brixton, South West London [6]

Brixton Hill, London [3]

Brixton London [3]

Brixton London [2]

Brixton, London SW [2]

Brixton, London, England [2]

Brixton, London, Middlesex [2]

Brixton,London [2]

9 Solon New Road, West Brixton, Lambeth, London [1]

Barodene Rd, Brixton, London [1]

Brixton London England [1]

Brixton, London S W [1]

Brixton, London South East [1]

Brixton, London South West [1]

Brixton, London, South West [1]

Brixton, London, Sussex [1]

Brixton,Lambeth,London [1]

Brixton,Wandsworth,London. [1]

Brixton. London [1]

East Brixton, London [1]

Lambeth Brixton, London [1]

North Brixton, London [1]

Waterlane, Brixton, London [1]

West Brixton, London [1]

Rank

Private [62]

Able Seaman [15]

Rifleman [13]

Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Gunner [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Able Bodied Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Musician [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting 2nd Class Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st. Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Cadet [1]

Clerk 1st Class [1]

Clerk 2nd Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1]

Cooper [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Garment Mender [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

London Regiment [35]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [4]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

2nd Quebec Regiment [1]

44 Wing (Camp Borden, north of Toronto, Canada) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Cadet Wing, Long Branch, Toronto, Canada [1]

City of London Imperial Volunteers [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [725]

British Army [89]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [87]

B [86]

S [82]

H [75]

M [68]

C [61]

G [58]

P [55]

D [34]

J [31]

L [28]

A [27]

T [26]

F [22]

E [21]

R [21]

K [12]

N [11]

O [9]

I [5]

V [5]

Y [5]

Contribution

Military Service [820]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

France [1]

Mozambique [1]

Pakistan [1]

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Place of birth

Brixton, London [784] Brixton, Lambeth, London [7] Brixton, South West London [6] Brixton Hill, London [3] Brixton London [3] Brixton London [2] Brixton, London SW [2] Brixton, London, England [2] Brixton, London, Middlesex [2] Brixton,London [2] 9 Solon New Road, West Brixton, Lambeth, London [1] Barodene Rd, Brixton, London [1] Brixton London England [1] Brixton, London S W [1] Brixton, London South East [1] Brixton, London South West [1] Brixton, London, South West [1] Brixton, London, Sussex [1] Brixton,Lambeth,London [1] Brixton,Wandsworth,London. [1] Brixton. London [1] East Brixton, London [1] Lambeth Brixton, London [1] North Brixton, London [1] Waterlane, Brixton, London [1] West Brixton, London [1]

Rank

Private [62] Able Seaman [15] Rifleman [13] Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Ordinary Seaman [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Gunner [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Leading Seaman [4] Able Bodied Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Musician [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting 2nd Class Cook's Mate [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st. Class [1] Boy II [1] Cadet [1] Clerk 1st Class [1] Clerk 2nd Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1] Cooper [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Garment Mender [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

London Regiment [35] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [4] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Army Service Corps [3] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] H.M.S. Pembroke [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS TIGER [2] London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] 2nd Quebec Regiment [1] 44 Wing (Camp Borden, north of Toronto, Canada) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Cadet Wing, Long Branch, Toronto, Canada [1] City of London Imperial Volunteers [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [725] British Army [89] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [87] B [86] S [82] H [75] M [68] C [61] G [58] P [55] D [34] J [31] L [28] A [27] T [26] F [22] E [21] R [21] K [12] N [11] O [9] I [5] V [5] Y [5]

Contribution

Military Service [820]

Country

United Kingdom [63] Australia [1] Canada [1] France [1] Mozambique [1] Pakistan [1]

William Francis Eve

Born 1894

Died 1981

British Army 2442 Rifleman London Regiment 1/16th london regiment (queen's west Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 3/6th lond Battalion

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George Percival Yorke Mascall

Born 1881

Died 1964

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st Battalion

Royal Navy 9483 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 9483 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Alfred Allan Waldron

Born 1867

Died 1921

British Army 3079 TF Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 4th Bn

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Hubert George Garratt

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 5217 Corporal London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 391990 Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 391990 Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Willie Opperman

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 2906 Private London Regiment 24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's)

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Wilfrid Thomas Chaning-Pearce

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Attd. 18th The King's (Liverpool) Regiment

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Frederick Edward Turley

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 231386

Royal Navy 231386 Leading Telegraphist HMS Shark

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Charles Gilbert Andree Wylde

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2220 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 2220 Lance Sergeant Worcestershire Regiment 1st / 8th Battalion

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Frederick Charles Abbott

Born 1885

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20738

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20738 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Horace Anstey

Born 1875

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48202 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48202 Clerk 1st Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48202 Acting Corporal Royal Air Force

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Frederick Harry Bedloe Moore

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 1739 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 541090 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Frank Ruffle Jeffery

Born 1867

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant City of London Imperial Volunteers

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry Imperial Reservists

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Maurice L Grouse

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army G/7829 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment 11th battalion royal west Battalion

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John Gustav Adolph Frederick Caesar Kaye

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 5081 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6955 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 293066 Private Royal Highlanders

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Walter Brazier

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force D-3159678 Private 2nd Quebec Regiment 2nd Depot Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173576 Cadet Cadet Wing, Long Branch, Toronto, Canada

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173576 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Recruits Depot, Toronto, Canada

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Stuart Morrison Billing

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 3085 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 3085 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 230967 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd (City of London) Battalion

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Claude Russell Allen

Born 1886

Died 1973

Royal Navy 219004

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Harold Moreton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2476 Private London Regiment

British Army 650633 Private London Regiment

British Army 650633 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Battalion

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Arthur William Storer

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS8555

Royal Navy SS8555 Ordinary Seaman Pembroke I

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Thomas Frederick Amery

Born 1894

British Army 1216 Private Royal Fusiliers 22nd (Service) Battalion

British Army 148947 Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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