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Camberwell, London [2322]

Camberwell, South London [23]

Peckham, Camberwell, London [21]

Camberwell London [18]

Camberwell,London. [8]

Camberwell, London, England [5]

Camberwell Green, London [3]

Camberwell, London, Middlesex [3]

Dulwich, Camberwell, London [3]

East Dulwich, Camberwell, London [3]

North Camberwell, London [3]

Nunhead, Camberwell, London [3]

Peckham Camberwell London [3]

Camberwell London [2]

Camberwell South London [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Camberwell, London, Surrey [2]

Camberwell, South East London [2]

Camberwell,London [2]

22 Wyndham Road, Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell London England [1]

Camberwell Middlesex London [1]

Camberwell South East London [1]

Camberwell Southwark South London [1]

Camberwell Surrey London [1]

Camberwell, Lambeth, London [1]

Camberwell, London South East [1]

Camberwell, London, [1]

Camberwell, London, Middx. [1]

Camberwell, London. [1]

Camberwell, Middlesex, London [1]

Camberwell. County: Greater London, London, Surrey [1]

Camberwell. London [1]

Dulwich Camberwell London [1]

Dulwich,Camberwell, London [1]

East Dulwich Camberwell London [1]

Forest Hill, Camberwell, London [1]

Grummant Rd, Camberwell, SE London [1]

Honor Oak, Camberwell, London [1]

London, (Camberwell) [1]

North Camberwell, South London [1]

Peckham, Camberwell, London. [1]

Peckham,Camberwell,London. [1]

Peckham. Camberwell, London [1]

Saint Giles, Camberwell, London [1]

Upper Norwood,Camberwell,London. [1]

camberwell London [1]

camberwell, london [1]

Rank

Private [221]

Rifleman [57]

Able Seaman [37]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Gunner [26]

Corporal [25]

Ordinary Seaman [21]

Lance Corporal [18]

Stoker 1st Class [18]

Serjeant [16]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Lieutenant [14]

Leading Seaman [13]

Boy 2nd Class [11]

Driver [11]

Deck Hand [10]

Captain [8]

Petty Officer [8]

Sapper [7]

Leading Stoker [5]

Musician [5]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Signal Boy [3]

Signalman [3]

AB [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Chief Motor Mechanic [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Junior Reserve Attendant [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Pioneer [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Ship's Steward Assistant [2]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombadier [1]

Unit

London Regiment [97]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Air Force [17]

South Wales Borderers [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Naval Reserve [12]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [6]

HMS Impregnable [6]

HMS NEPTUNE [6]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

HMS Pembroke I [5]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS BENBOW [3]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

HMS Victory I [3]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Service

Royal Navy [2099]

British Army [333]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

South African Services [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [286]

S [236]

H [228]

C [224]

W [193]

M [157]

P [141]

G [113]

R [113]

F [109]

D [106]

L [104]

A [90]

T [90]

K [54]

J [52]

N [49]

E [44]

O [25]

Y [19]

V [13]

I [7]

Q [3]

U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [2423]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [246]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Camberwell, London [2322] Camberwell, South London [23] Peckham, Camberwell, London [21] Camberwell London [18] Camberwell,London. [8] Camberwell, London, England [5] Camberwell Green, London [3] Camberwell, London, Middlesex [3] Dulwich, Camberwell, London [3] East Dulwich, Camberwell, London [3] North Camberwell, London [3] Nunhead, Camberwell, London [3] Peckham Camberwell London [3] Camberwell London [2] Camberwell South London [2] Camberwell, London [2] Camberwell, London, Surrey [2] Camberwell, South East London [2] Camberwell,London [2] 22 Wyndham Road, Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell London England [1] Camberwell Middlesex London [1] Camberwell South East London [1] Camberwell Southwark South London [1] Camberwell Surrey London [1] Camberwell, Lambeth, London [1] Camberwell, London South East [1] Camberwell, London, [1] Camberwell, London, Middx. [1] Camberwell, London. [1] Camberwell, Middlesex, London [1] Camberwell. County: Greater London, London, Surrey [1] Camberwell. London [1] Dulwich Camberwell London [1] Dulwich,Camberwell, London [1] East Dulwich Camberwell London [1] Forest Hill, Camberwell, London [1] Grummant Rd, Camberwell, SE London [1] Honor Oak, Camberwell, London [1] London, (Camberwell) [1] North Camberwell, South London [1] Peckham, Camberwell, London. [1] Peckham,Camberwell,London. [1] Peckham. Camberwell, London [1] Saint Giles, Camberwell, London [1] Upper Norwood,Camberwell,London. [1] camberwell London [1] camberwell, london [1]

Rank

Private [221] Rifleman [57] Able Seaman [37] Second Lieutenant [28] Gunner [26] Corporal [25] Ordinary Seaman [21] Lance Corporal [18] Stoker 1st Class [18] Serjeant [16] Boy 1st Class [14] Lieutenant [14] Leading Seaman [13] Boy 2nd Class [11] Driver [11] Deck Hand [10] Captain [8] Petty Officer [8] Sapper [7] Leading Stoker [5] Musician [5] Sergeant [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Signal Boy [3] Signalman [3] AB [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Cadet [2] Chief Motor Mechanic [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Junior Reserve Attendant [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Pioneer [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Ship's Steward Assistant [2] Ship's Steward's Assistant [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombadier [1]

Unit

London Regiment [97] Royal Field Artillery [28] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Air Force [17] South Wales Borderers [14] Labour Corps [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Naval Reserve [12] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] HMS INFLEXIBLE [6] HMS Impregnable [6] HMS NEPTUNE [6] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] HMS Pembroke I [5] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] H.M.S. "Formidable." [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS BENBOW [3] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3] HMS Vanguard [3] HMS Victory I [3] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Service

Royal Navy [2099] British Army [333] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [5] South African Services [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [286] S [236] H [228] C [224] W [193] M [157] P [141] G [113] R [113] F [109] D [106] L [104] A [90] T [90] K [54] J [52] N [49] E [44] O [25] Y [19] V [13] I [7] Q [3] U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [2423] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [246] Canada [1] India [1]

Charles Arthur Griggs

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 375345 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 375345 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles James E Watts

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 49505 Sapper Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 43382 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edwin Percy Hockey

Born 1894

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 898

Australian Imperial Force 898 Lance Corporal

Australian Imperial Force 8th Battalion

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Robert Thomas Smith Rusbridge

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army M2/034253 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps 650th M.T. Company

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Edward Newton French

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2564 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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Charles Waters

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10080 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10080 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Solomon Heron

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 1926 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 1st/21st Battalion.

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Walter E Scoble

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3290 Private Sussex Yeomanry

British Army 170384 Private Sussex Yeomanry

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William Edwin Henderson

Born 1901

Died 1918

British Army 156602 Boy Mechanic Royal Flying Corps

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Alfred James Froome

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 16179 Private Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry)

British Army 16179 Private Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) 1st Battalion

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Lionel Emanuel Goldston

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2130 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Battalion

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Llewellyn Isaac Hilton Roberts

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Francis Robert Whitten

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Arthur Hassell

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283163 Private Royal Air Force

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Charles William Hyson

Born 1892

Died 1940

British Army 30987 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Thomas Hardy

Born 1899

Died 1940

British Army 64644 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 46823 Private Rifle Brigade

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 841560 Corporal Royal Air Force 903 Balloon Squadron

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Albert Cecil Bidwell

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 651781 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 2nd/21st Battalion

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Thomas Alfred Hawkes

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 8818 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 25995 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 25995 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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Thomas Armin Oppe

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army

British Army 491 Private Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 4th Battalion attached 1st Battalion

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John Felix Mills

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 320892 L/CPL London Regiment

British Army 2812 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1st/6th Bn

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