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Charlton, Kent [185]

Charlton, Woolwich, Kent [25]

Charlton, Dover, Kent [17]

Charlton, Kent, England [13]

Charlton, Greenwich, Kent [7]

Old Charlton, Kent [7]

New Charlton, Kent [3]

Charlton Dover, Kent [2]

45 East Street near Charlton, Kent [1]

Charlton District of Dover, Kent [1]

Charlton Kent [1]

Charlton Near Dover, Kent, England [1]

Charlton in Dover, Kent [1]

Charlton near Dover, Kent. [1]

Charlton, Canterbury, Kent [1]

Charlton, Nr Dover Kent [1]

Thomas Street, Woolwich, Charlton, Kent [1]

Westcombe Park, Charlton, Kent [1]

Woolwich Road Charlton, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Able Seaman [5]

Captain [4]

Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

2/Air Mechanic [1]

3/Air Mechanic [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Bombadier [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Leading Aircraftman Fitter A.E. [1]

Leading Aircraftman Fitter A.E. [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sig. Sgt [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Trooper [1]

second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

25th Division [1]

3 R. Warwicks [1]

46th Division 138th Brigade [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Department [1]

Bethume's Mounted Infantry [1]

Bethune's Mounted Infantry [1]

Colonel Plumer's Matabeleland Refief Force [1]

Commands and Staff [1]

County of London Home Guard [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

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

HM Submarine D2 [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Inflexible [1]

HMS Iron Duke [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Shannon [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS YARMOUTH [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Electrical Engineers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

NIgeria Regiment, WAFF. [1]

Nigeria Regiment [1]

Nigeria Regiment, Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Nigeria Regiment, WAFF [1]

Reserve [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse & Field Artillery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [144]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88]

British Army [27]

Last name first letter

M [26]

C [25]

B [23]

H [22]

S [22]

D [18]

W [17]

G [16]

L [16]

F [15]

T [15]

R [14]

K [11]

P [10]

J [6]

A [4]

E [2]

N [2]

Y [2]

O [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [254]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

France [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Charlton, Kent [185] Charlton, Woolwich, Kent [25] Charlton, Dover, Kent [17] Charlton, Kent, England [13] Charlton, Greenwich, Kent [7] Old Charlton, Kent [7] New Charlton, Kent [3] Charlton Dover, Kent [2] 45 East Street near Charlton, Kent [1] Charlton District of Dover, Kent [1] Charlton Kent [1] Charlton Near Dover, Kent, England [1] Charlton in Dover, Kent [1] Charlton near Dover, Kent. [1] Charlton, Canterbury, Kent [1] Charlton, Nr Dover Kent [1] Thomas Street, Woolwich, Charlton, Kent [1] Westcombe Park, Charlton, Kent [1] Woolwich Road Charlton, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [9] Able Seaman [5] Captain [4] Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] 2/Air Mechanic [1] 3/Air Mechanic [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Bombadier [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Leading Aircraftman Fitter A.E. [1] Leading Aircraftman Fitter A.E. [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Pioneer [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Sig. Sgt [1] Signal Boy [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Trooper [1] second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 25th Division [1] 3 R. Warwicks [1] 46th Division 138th Brigade [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Department [1] Bethume's Mounted Infantry [1] Bethune's Mounted Infantry [1] Colonel Plumer's Matabeleland Refief Force [1] Commands and Staff [1] County of London Home Guard [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Cressy" [1] HM Submarine D2 [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Inflexible [1] HMS Iron Duke [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Shannon [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS YARMOUTH [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Electrical Engineers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] NIgeria Regiment, WAFF. [1] Nigeria Regiment [1] Nigeria Regiment, Army Ordnance Corps [1] Nigeria Regiment, WAFF [1] Reserve [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse & Field Artillery [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [144] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88] British Army [27]

Last name first letter

M [26] C [25] B [23] H [22] S [22] D [18] W [17] G [16] L [16] F [15] T [15] R [14] K [11] P [10] J [6] A [4] E [2] N [2] Y [2] O [1] Q [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [254] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [15] France [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

William J Lacey

Born 1890

Died 1949

British Army 52586 Acting Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 52586 Acting Bombadier Royal Horse & Field Artillery 14th Battery

British Army Sig. Sgt Royal Horse Artillery

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Frank Arthur Gates

Born 1884

Died 1947

British Army 3956 Private Scots Guards

Royal Navy R/3581 Ordinary Seaman RNVR Royal Naval Division 2nd Reserve Battalion

Royal Navy R/3581 Able Seaman RNVR Royal Naval Division 2nd Reserve Battalion

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Vincent Lionel Graham

Born 1899

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54897 2/Air Mechanic

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54897 Air Mechanic 3

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54897 Air Mechanic 2

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Rowland Hill

Born 1881

Died 1951

British Army Serjeant Nigeria Regiment

British Army Sergeant Nigeria Regiment

British Army Staff Sergeant Army Ordnance Corps

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George Henry Lewis Nebel

Born 1879

Died 1936

British Army 27 Company Serjeant Major London Electrical Engineers

British Army 27 Company Sergeant Major Royal Engineers London Electrical Engineers

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Henry Hammond Schjott

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Trooper Colonel Plumer's Matabeleland Refief Force

British Army Trooper Bethune's Mounted Infantry

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Herbert Edeman Greenleaf

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 291826

Royal Navy Petty Officer Stoker HMS Inflexible

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Thomas Jacobs

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281383

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Edward Leonard Edmonds

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89806

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George Cadman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11422

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Frank Bertram Legh

Born 1881

Died 1966

British Army Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Harry Venner Sergeant

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1443 Serjeant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Cecil Merredew

Born 1891

Died 1960

Royal Navy L1265

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Arthur Chidgey

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 347477

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Charles Henry Marsh

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army G/376 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/376 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/376 Private The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment 6th Battalion

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Hamlet Bush Toller

Born 1871

Died 1950

British Army Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel Army Pay Department

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Thomas William Payne

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J25735

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman

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George Lancaster Cockshott

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217133

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George Augustine Messenger

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218286

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Thomas Connor

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309230

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