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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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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]

Sidney Arthur Stanlake

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 535321 Private London Regiment

British Army 535321 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Frank Walter Eagle

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Reginald James Hutchings

Born 1876

Died 1964

Royal Navy F40624

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William Frederick Horne

Born 1894

Royal Navy J6275

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Harry Alfred William Powell

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304218 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force Recruits Depot

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William Richard Cook

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy 7088 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/7088 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery 3rd R.M. Battalion

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Thomas Henry Mizen

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 202018

Royal Navy 202018 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Natal."

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Constant Wells Ponder

Born 1880

Died 1955

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Alfred Duckett

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy L2428

Royal Navy L/2428 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Kent

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William Biggs

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy SS111180 Stoker 1st Class HMS Anzac

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Stanley Hall

Died 1916

British Army 2255 Private London Regiment 1/6th lond Battalion

British Army 550419 Private London Regiment 1/6th lond Battalion

British Army 2255 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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Charles Sydney Eldred

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4213 Private London Regiment

British Army 471476 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

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Harold William Jarrett

Died 1916

British Army 3383 Private London Regiment

British Army 550948 Private London Regiment

British Army 3383 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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Harold Leslie St J Wontner

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1921 Private London Regiment

British Army 1921 Rifleman London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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John Henry Wright

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3944 Private London Regiment

British Army 3944 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 3rd (City of London) Battalion

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Edward Albert Garrett

Died 1918

British Army 548095 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 548095 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Reginald Max William Kullman

Born 1899

Died 1953

British Army 19475 Acting Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army 19475 Acting Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Victor Herbert Wright

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy CH/17864 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

Royal Navy 17864 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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George Stanley Shergold

Born 1893

Died 1940

Royal Navy SS110805

Royal Navy 926 Stoker II H.M.S, Vivid II

Royal Navy K59671 Stoker

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Alfred Patterson Cole

Born 1897

Died 1940

Royal Navy J23863 Boy II H.M.S. Impregnable

Royal Navy J23863 Able Bodied Seaman H.M.S. Pembroke I

Royal Navy Royal Fleet Reserve

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