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Chertsey, Surrey [236]

Addlestone, Chertsey, Surrey [3]

Chertsey, Guildford, Surrey [2]

Chertsey,Surrey. [2]

Ottershaw, Chertsey, Surrey [2]

Weybridge, Chertsey, Surrey [2]

Addlestone near Chertsey Surrey [1]

Barrow Hills, Longcross, Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Chertsey Surrey England [1]

Chertsey, Byfleet, Surrey [1]

Chertsey, Surrey, England [1]

Chertsey, Walton on Thames, Surrey [1]

Chertsey, Woking, Surrey [1]

Chobham, Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Egham, Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Hare Hill, Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Hersham,Walton on Thames,Chertsey,Surrey. [1]

Long Cross, Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Longcross, Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Pyrcroft, Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Thorpe Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Thorpe, Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Walton,Chertsey,Surrey. [1]

Windlesham,Chertsey,Surrey. [1]

Rank

Private [27]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Corporal [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

C.Q.M.S. [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Hand [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Sergeant Major [1]

Staff Sergeant Major 1st Class [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

East Surrey Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

3rd Battalion [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HM Submarine D2 [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Flirt [1]

HMS GARLAND [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Higland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lancers [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [165]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59]

British Army [38]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [33]

H [30]

C [29]

W [20]

B [19]

P [16]

F [15]

T [14]

R [13]

G [12]

M [11]

A [9]

D [9]

L [9]

E [5]

J [5]

O [5]

N [4]

U [3]

K [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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People [265] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chertsey, Surrey [236] Addlestone, Chertsey, Surrey [3] Chertsey, Guildford, Surrey [2] Chertsey,Surrey. [2] Ottershaw, Chertsey, Surrey [2] Weybridge, Chertsey, Surrey [2] Addlestone near Chertsey Surrey [1] Barrow Hills, Longcross, Chertsey, Surrey [1] Chertsey Surrey England [1] Chertsey, Byfleet, Surrey [1] Chertsey, Surrey, England [1] Chertsey, Walton on Thames, Surrey [1] Chertsey, Woking, Surrey [1] Chobham, Chertsey, Surrey [1] Egham, Chertsey, Surrey [1] Hare Hill, Chertsey, Surrey [1] Hersham,Walton on Thames,Chertsey,Surrey. [1] Long Cross, Chertsey, Surrey [1] Longcross, Chertsey, Surrey [1] Pyrcroft, Chertsey, Surrey [1] Thorpe Chertsey, Surrey [1] Thorpe, Chertsey, Surrey [1] Walton,Chertsey,Surrey. [1] Windlesham,Chertsey,Surrey. [1]

Rank

Private [27] Boy 1st Class [5] Lieutenant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Able Seaman [4] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [3] Corporal [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [1] C.Q.M.S. [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Sapper [1] Second Hand [1] Skipper [1] Staff Sergeant Major [1] Staff Sergeant Major 1st Class [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

East Surrey Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS BULWARK [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 3rd Battalion [1] Australian Infantry [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HM Submarine D2 [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Flirt [1] HMS GARLAND [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Victory I [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Higland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lancers [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [165] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59] British Army [38] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [33] H [30] C [29] W [20] B [19] P [16] F [15] T [14] R [13] G [12] M [11] A [9] D [9] L [9] E [5] J [5] O [5] N [4] U [3] K [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [260] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

George Cranston

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army L/10368 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/10368 Corporal East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Christopher George Baker

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 97373 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 97373 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur James Richardson

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10060 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10060 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Woods

Born 1885

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1446 Private Australian Infantry 10th Battalion

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Alfred William Cooper

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S/11453 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/11453 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Thomas George Field

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2926 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Frederick Arthur Godfrey Steele

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J18803 Able Seaman HMS Flirt

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Edward John Liddiard

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 10614 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 10614 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 10614 Private Highland Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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William Edward Gunner

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/1521 Lance Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1521 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1521 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 7th (Service) Battalion

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Edwin White

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 28971 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion-Territorial.

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Albert Coltman Grimwood

Born 1882

Died 1939

British Army S/14401 Staff Serjeant Major Army Service Corps 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters

British Army Staff Sergeant Major Army Service Corps

British Army Staff Sergeant Major Army Service Corps

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Harry Jefferies Brown

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51274

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Arthur James Richardson

Born 1891

British Army 8808 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 8808 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8808 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles Butler

Born 1888

British Army 9133 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 9133 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9133 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Charles Franklin Fairmaner

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33980

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John William King

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285638

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Thomas Blakesley Brewin

Died 1915

British Army 2500 Private London Regiment

British Army 2500 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

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Edwin Harvey Covey

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1322 Private 3rd Battalion

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Walter George Upcott Taylor

Born 1897

Died 1981

Royal Navy J19655 Ordinary Seaman HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Stephen Philip Arthur Ayling

Born 1895

British Army 17330 Private East Surrey Regiment

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