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Chelsea, Middlesex [301]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [291]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [71]

Chelsea Middlesex [3]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England [2]

107 Flood Street, South Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Chelsea Middlesex [1]

Chelsea London, Middlesex [1]

Chelsea, Kensignton, Middlesex [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex. [1]

Chelsea,Middlesex. [1]

London, Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

South Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

St Luke's, Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [26]

Gunner [6]

Captain [4]

Sapper [4]

Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Chaplain [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutanant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Third Mate [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Chaplins Department [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Department of Army Chaplains [1]

Detention [1]

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

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS FORTUNE [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle [1]

Middlesex Regiemnt [1]

Ministry of Munitions [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Sussex Regiment [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [528]

British Army [46]

Royal Navy [29]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [78]

H [75]

S [57]

C [54]

W [53]

M [43]

D [37]

T [35]

P [34]

R [34]

L [27]

F [25]

G [25]

J [19]

A [18]

K [16]

E [14]

N [11]

O [6]

V [5]

Y [4]

I [3]

Q [3]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [596]

Merchant Navy [73]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Chelsea, Middlesex [301] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [291] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [71] Chelsea Middlesex [3] Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England [2] 107 Flood Street, South Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Chelsea Middlesex [1] Chelsea London, Middlesex [1] Chelsea, Kensignton, Middlesex [1] Chelsea, Middlesex. [1] Chelsea,Middlesex. [1] London, Chelsea, Middlesex [1] South Chelsea, Middlesex [1] St Luke's, Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [26] Gunner [6] Captain [4] Sapper [4] Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Chaplain [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutanant [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Munitions Worker [1] Petty Officer [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Third Mate [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Chaplins Department [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Department of Army Chaplains [1] Detention [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS FORTUNE [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Monmouth [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle [1] Middlesex Regiemnt [1] Ministry of Munitions [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Scots Guards [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Sussex Regiment [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [528] British Army [46] Royal Navy [29] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [78] H [75] S [57] C [54] W [53] M [43] D [37] T [35] P [34] R [34] L [27] F [25] G [25] J [19] A [18] K [16] E [14] N [11] O [6] V [5] Y [4] I [3] Q [3] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [596] Merchant Navy [73]

Country

United Kingdom [17] South Africa [1]

Frederick William Warman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306241

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Ulic Lionel Lambley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265252

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Frank Haworth Hucklebridge

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14474

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William P Clisby

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 86268 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Dean

Died 1915

British Army LSR/690 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 690 Private Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/690 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edward James Virgo

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280743

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David Reat Smith

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 1462 Private Army Pay Corps

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Alice Cotsford

Born 1882

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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Thomas James Smith

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288219

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Robert James Bifield

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162353

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Francis Leo Doherty

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6867

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Edgar Philip Bates

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265342

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Albert Curtis

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35141

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William Bell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165361

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James Gibbons

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202225

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James Walter Miles

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36782

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Edwin Webber Powell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196379

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Walter William Summers

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13958

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Frank Alfred Rawlings

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8813

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William Arthur Rose

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401532

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