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Carshalton, Surrey [124]

Carshalton, Surrey, England [8]

Carshalton, Epsom, Surrey [2]

Carshalton, Sutton, Surrey [2]

Carshalton, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Hackbridge, Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Able Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Band Corporal [1]

Corporal [1]

Field Marshal [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Manageress and Hon Treasurer [1]

Member [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Probationer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

London Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross, St Thomas' Hospital, London [1]

British Red Cross, East Suffolk General Hospital [1]

British Red Cross, Suffolk Hospital: Ampton Hall, Bury St. Edmunds [1]

British Red Cross: Woodhouse Hospital, Great Horkesley [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Garry - Auxiliary Patrol Grimsby [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Indian Army [1]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Ajax [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS CONQUEROR [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Free Buffet - Preston Station [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [82]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

British Army [21]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [18]

M [12]

S [11]

C [10]

D [10]

B [9]

F [9]

W [9]

G [8]

L [7]

R [7]

J [5]

T [5]

A [4]

K [4]

U [3]

E [2]

P [2]

N [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [124]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [138] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Carshalton, Surrey [124] Carshalton, Surrey, England [8] Carshalton, Epsom, Surrey [2] Carshalton, Sutton, Surrey [2] Carshalton, Croydon, Surrey [1] Hackbridge, Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [14] Able Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Band Corporal [1] Corporal [1] Field Marshal [1] Gunner [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Manageress and Hon Treasurer [1] Member [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Probationer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

London Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross, St Thomas' Hospital, London [1] British Red Cross, East Suffolk General Hospital [1] British Red Cross, Suffolk Hospital: Ampton Hall, Bury St. Edmunds [1] British Red Cross: Woodhouse Hospital, Great Horkesley [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Garry - Auxiliary Patrol Grimsby [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Indian Army [1] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Gloucestershire Hussars [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Ajax [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS CONQUEROR [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Soldiers' and Sailors' Free Buffet - Preston Station [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [82] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] British Army [21] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [18] M [12] S [11] C [10] D [10] B [9] F [9] W [9] G [8] L [7] R [7] J [5] T [5] A [4] K [4] U [3] E [2] P [2] N [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [124] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Arthur James Maile

Born 1886

Royal Navy 220012

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Albert George Neele Hellyer

Born 1898

Royal Navy J30537

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Arthur Gabrell Hare

Born 1899

Royal Navy J32922

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Horace Oswald Francis

Born 1900

Royal Navy J44539

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Frederick James Landport

Born 1900

Royal Navy J46929

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Gilbert Cecil Charles James White

Born 1900

Royal Navy J52023

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Bertie Peters

Born 1901

Royal Navy J59357

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Philip James Donovan

Born 1897

Royal Navy J62658

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Percy Smith Cattle

Born 1900

Royal Navy J62986

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Ernest James Head

Born 1901

Royal Navy J64060

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Henry Walter Haite

Born 1890

Royal Navy J67672

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Frederick William Unwin

Born 1900

Royal Navy J69873

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Bertie Leonard Russen

Born 1901

Royal Navy J87230

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Arthur William Adams

Born 1902

Royal Navy J88097

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George Edward Tabb

Born 1902

Royal Navy J89387

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Eric George Hunt

Born 1900

Royal Navy J91390

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Archibald Alexander Chitty

Born 1901

Royal Navy J91672

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John Alfred Hopkins

Born 1893

Royal Navy F13224

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William George Rudling Harding

Born 1882

Royal Navy F17216

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Frank Frederick Norman

Born 1894

Royal Navy F18498

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