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Place of birth

Bromley, London [219]

Bromley by Bow, London [196]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [86]

Bromley, London, Middlesex [19]

Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [14]

Bromley By Bow, London [11]

Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [6]

Bromley-By-Bow, London [5]

Bromley Bow, London [4]

Bromley by Bow, East London [3]

Bromley East, London [2]

10 Eggleton road, bromley by bow, London [1]

22 Hancock Road, Bromley, London [1]

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

Bromley London [1]

Bromley London, Essex [1]

Bromley by Bow East London [1]

Bromley by Bow London, Middlesex [1]

Bromley by Bow, Middlesex, London [1]

Bromley, East London [1]

Bromley, Poplar, London [1]

Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London [1]

Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1]

Bromley, South London [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, East London [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, Tower Hamlets, London [1]

Bromley-by-bow, London [1]

London, Bromley-by-Bow [1]

Poplar, Bromley by Bow, London [1]

South Bromley, London [1]

bromley by Bow London [1]

Rank

Private [43]

Able Seaman [24]

Gunner [9]

Rifleman [9]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Corporal [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Armourer [1]

B Sig (Boy Signaller) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy II (Boy 2nd class) [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

First Aircraftman [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Second Aircraftman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant / Flying Officer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sig. Boy (Signal Boy) [1]

Sign. (Signaller) [1]

Steward [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12]

South Wales Borderers [10]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

HMS Vanguard [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambrian [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment "The Buffs" [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment TF [1]

Ganges [1]

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

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

HM Submarine C34 [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Intrepid [1]

Service

Royal Navy [512]

British Army [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [67]

C [56]

H [55]

S [50]

P [45]

M [44]

W [42]

G [28]

L [26]

D [24]

F [21]

R [20]

T [18]

A [17]

N [17]

K [15]

J [13]

E [10]

O [8]

U [4]

I [2]

Q [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [574]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Bromley, London [219] Bromley by Bow, London [196] Bromley-by-Bow, London [86] Bromley, London, Middlesex [19] Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [14] Bromley By Bow, London [11] Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [6] Bromley-By-Bow, London [5] Bromley Bow, London [4] Bromley by Bow, East London [3] Bromley East, London [2] 10 Eggleton road, bromley by bow, London [1] 22 Hancock Road, Bromley, London [1] Botolph Road, Bromley by Bow London, Middlesex, England [1] Bromley London [1] Bromley London, Essex [1] Bromley by Bow East London [1] Bromley by Bow London, Middlesex [1] Bromley by Bow, Middlesex, London [1] Bromley, East London [1] Bromley, Poplar, London [1] Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London [1] Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1] Bromley, South London [1] Bromley-by-Bow, East London [1] Bromley-by-Bow, Tower Hamlets, London [1] Bromley-by-bow, London [1] London, Bromley-by-Bow [1] Poplar, Bromley by Bow, London [1] South Bromley, London [1] bromley by Bow London [1]

Rank

Private [43] Able Seaman [24] Gunner [9] Rifleman [9] Boy 1st Class [4] Corporal [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Leading Stoker [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Armourer [1] B Sig (Boy Signaller) [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy II (Boy 2nd class) [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Cooper [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] First Aircraftman [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Second Aircraftman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant / Flying Officer [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Sig. Boy (Signal Boy) [1] Sign. (Signaller) [1] Steward [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12] South Wales Borderers [10] HMS INFLEXIBLE [5] Essex Regiment [4] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] HMS Vanguard [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Hindustan [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cambrian [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment "The Buffs" [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment TF [1] Ganges [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Natal." [1] HM Submarine C34 [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Ardent [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Intrepid [1]

Service

Royal Navy [512] British Army [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [67] C [56] H [55] S [50] P [45] M [44] W [42] G [28] L [26] D [24] F [21] R [20] T [18] A [17] N [17] K [15] J [13] E [10] O [8] U [4] I [2] Q [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [574] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Canada [1]

J F Parker

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 21554 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 21554 Private Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Reginald Douglas Walker

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 8862 Royal Marine Artillery

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Charles Patten

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 4413 Private London Regiment

British Army 4413 Corporal London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney)

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William Henry Mills

Born 1886

British Army 8825 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8825 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Dilley

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8731 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8731 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Lewis Towner

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army 241 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Clauson

Born 1890

British Army 10067 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10067 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Robert William Attwood

Born 1899

Royal Navy J44847

Royal Navy Boy II (Boy 2nd class) Impregnable

Royal Navy Boy II (Boy 2nd class) Ganges

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William Thomas Goldstone

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 8812 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8812 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Edwin Kinsbury

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 13358 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/13358 Private HMS Goliath

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William Cunningham

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8700 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8700 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Carpenter

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279759

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Thomas Arthur Gardner

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 238110 Leading Seaman HMS Natal

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Thomas Cocks

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271821 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Ardent

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William Moran

Born 1888

Died 1968

British Army 6709 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 6709 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Alfred Gurney

Died 1916

Royal Navy RMA/6795 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Defence

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Charles Edward Goldstone

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 10661 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 13978 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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George Scott Wintle

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247167

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Joseph John Hollington

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5866 Private London Regiment

British Army 202722 Private London Regiment

British Army 202722 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Richard Gifkin

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 190901

Royal Navy 190901 Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. "Natal."

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