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Canning Town, Essex [178]

Canning Town, Essex, England [124]

Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [16]

Canning Town London, Essex [3]

West Ham, Canning Town, Essex [3]

Canning Town Essex [2]

Canning Town, Stratford, Essex [2]

Custom House, Canning Town, Essex [2]

25 Swanscombe Street, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [1]

25 Swanscombe Street, Canning town, West Ham, Essex [1]

8 Peter Street, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [1]

CANNING TOWN ESSEX [1]

Canning Town London East, Essex [1]

Canning Town West Ham, Essex [1]

Canning Town, London, Essex [1]

Canning Town, Plaistow, Essex [1]

Tidal Basin, Canning Town, Essex [1]

Tidal Bassin Canning Town, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Sergeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Machinist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer/Driver/Sapper [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Civilian War Death [1]

Civilian war death [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS ENGADINE [1]

HMS Ganges - shore establishment [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

HMS Philomel [1]

Labour Corp [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

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

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

Scots Guards [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Various [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [116]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

British Army [28]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [37]

B [35]

C [34]

H [34]

M [28]

P [24]

W [24]

G [16]

L [14]

A [13]

R [13]

F [11]

J [11]

O [9]

E [8]

K [8]

T [6]

D [5]

N [5]

V [3]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [212]

Merchant Navy [124]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [340] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Canning Town, Essex [178] Canning Town, Essex, England [124] Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [16] Canning Town London, Essex [3] West Ham, Canning Town, Essex [3] Canning Town Essex [2] Canning Town, Stratford, Essex [2] Custom House, Canning Town, Essex [2] 25 Swanscombe Street, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [1] 25 Swanscombe Street, Canning town, West Ham, Essex [1] 8 Peter Street, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [1] CANNING TOWN ESSEX [1] Canning Town London East, Essex [1] Canning Town West Ham, Essex [1] Canning Town, London, Essex [1] Canning Town, Plaistow, Essex [1] Tidal Basin, Canning Town, Essex [1] Tidal Bassin Canning Town, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [18] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Sergeant [2] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Machinist [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer/Driver/Sapper [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] Labour Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Civilian War Death [1] Civilian war death [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS ENGADINE [1] HMS Ganges - shore establishment [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] HMS Philomel [1] Labour Corp [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] Scots Guards [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Various [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [116] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] British Army [28] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [37] B [35] C [34] H [34] M [28] P [24] W [24] G [16] L [14] A [13] R [13] F [11] J [11] O [9] E [8] K [8] T [6] D [5] N [5] V [3] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [212] Merchant Navy [124]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1] India [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1]

Albert George Spencer

Born 1893

Died 1943

British Army 60429 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 60429 Pioneer/Driver/Sapper Royal Engineers Cabel Section BEF france

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Alfred Scutt

Died 1915

British Army G/1036 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Herbert James Gilbert

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 16th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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John Royal Howard

Born 1897

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian war death

British Army S/7105 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 5th Battalion

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Walter Ernest Sharp

Born 1881

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Machinist Civilian War Death Brunner Mond Chemical Works

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Alfred Smith

Born 1874

Died 1918

Royal Navy 268518

Royal Navy 268518 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HM Submarine H5

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Frederick William Brooks

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10744

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William Thomas Rowe

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275349

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Harry Radford Robinson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304906

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Charles Ernest Edward Mansfield

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158763

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Robert Esler

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405013

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Thomas Ell

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 8873 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 8873 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sam Butterfield

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 11491 Private 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11491 Corporal 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11491 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion 2nd Salford Pals

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Thomas George Crush

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30913

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George Gargrave

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192209

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Albert Edward Saddington

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190612

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John Thomas Hemmings

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 16362 Private Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Arthur John Eldon Marshall

Born 1877

Died 1944

British Army 172569 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 508 Siege Battery

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John O'donnell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191961

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Thomas Francis Jobe Fletcher

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243046

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