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Catford, Kent [78]

Catford, Kent, England [28]

Catford, Lewisham, Kent [7]

Lewisham, Catford, Kent [2]

Catford Hill, Kent [1]

Catford Kent [1]

St Lawrence, Catford, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [5]

Corporal [3]

Boatswain [1]

Clerk, Shorthand Typist [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Master Mariner [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Penarth [1]

HMS Wistaria [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Ausonia [1]

Merchant Navy SS Gartness [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Royal Navy [36]

British Army [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [19]

W [12]

H [10]

L [10]

T [10]

S [9]

M [8]

R [8]

P [6]

A [5]

C [4]

G [4]

D [3]

E [3]

F [2]

J [2]

I [1]

K [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [90]

Merchant Navy [28]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [118] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Catford, Kent [78] Catford, Kent, England [28] Catford, Lewisham, Kent [7] Lewisham, Catford, Kent [2] Catford Hill, Kent [1] Catford Kent [1] St Lawrence, Catford, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [5] Corporal [3] Boatswain [1] Clerk, Shorthand Typist [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Master Mariner [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Penarth [1] HMS Wistaria [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Ausonia [1] Merchant Navy SS Gartness [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Royal Navy [36] British Army [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [19] W [12] H [10] L [10] T [10] S [9] M [8] R [8] P [6] A [5] C [4] G [4] D [3] E [3] F [2] J [2] I [1] K [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [90] Merchant Navy [28]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Sidney Nelson Smith

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 16153 Private Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Frederick William Tozer

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262474

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Edward Marshall

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202399

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James Fletcher Rhoades

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95947

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Thomas Joseph Bartholomew

Born 1879

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Boatswain Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine - SS Ausonia

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Richard Edward Wigg

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 390074 Private London Regiment

British Army 1560 Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Graham Bezer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401664

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Leonard Edward John Parker

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 20/168 Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 19th Battalion

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Frederick Duncan Lomas

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208129

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Gerald Robert Goosey

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1825 Lance Corporal London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 1825 Corporal London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

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Cecil Moutrie

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215801

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Walter Wilks

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28798

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Edgar Alexander Tickle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403238

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Norman Munnery Pett

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 8443 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 8443 Private Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Edwards

Born 1894

Died 1921

Royal Navy K15468 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Wistaria

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Ernest Frederick William Wren

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213667

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Harold Francis Trott

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235805

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Gordon Haynes

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237893

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Sidney Deeks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262841

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Crescens William Castle

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 695 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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