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Clapham, London [740]

Clapham Junction, London [17]

Clapham, South London [7]

Clapham Common, London [3]

Clapham, Wandsworth, London [3]

Clapham London [2]

Clapham Park, London [2]

Clapham, Lambeth, London [2]

Clapham, London S W [2]

Clapham, London, Middlesex [2]

Clapham, London, Surrey [2]

Clapham. London [2]

Adstock Woodfield Avenue Clapham London [1]

Clapham Inn, London [1]

Clapham Junction, South London [1]

Clapham Junction, South West London [1]

Clapham Wandsworth London [1]

Clapham in the London Borough of Lambeth [1]

Clapham, London South West [1]

Clapham, London, England [1]

Clapham, London, S.W. [1]

Clapham, Wandsworth, London. [1]

Clapham,Wandsworth,London. [1]

London, Clapham [1]

North Street, Clapham, South London [1]

Saint Marys Clapham, London [1]

Salvin Street, Clapham, Battersea, London [1]

Wandsworth,Clapham,London. [1]

Rank

Private [53]

Able Seaman [13]

Rifleman [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Gunner [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Nurse [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Signal Boy [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Captain [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Wireman 2nd Class [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A/Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

C.S.M [1]

Cardinal [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain (4th Class) [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Corporal RMLI [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Cook [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Plumber's Mate [1]

Private RMLI [1]

Unit

London Regiment [25]

Royal Engineers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Falmouth [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

HMS Warspite [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

(RFR/CH/B/10647).M.F.A. "Eleanor." [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Naval Siege Guns [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General Headquarters Intelligence [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S, Pembroke II [1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

HM Motor Launch ML 314 [1]

HMS "Q36" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [713]

British Army [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [91]

S [78]

H [74]

M [69]

W [67]

C [51]

P [43]

L [36]

G [35]

D [34]

R [32]

A [29]

E [27]

F [27]

J [25]

T [24]

O [16]

K [15]

N [12]

I [4]

V [4]

Y [4]

Q [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [789]

Country

United Kingdom [58]

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Place of birth

Clapham, London [740] Clapham Junction, London [17] Clapham, South London [7] Clapham Common, London [3] Clapham, Wandsworth, London [3] Clapham London [2] Clapham Park, London [2] Clapham, Lambeth, London [2] Clapham, London S W [2] Clapham, London, Middlesex [2] Clapham, London, Surrey [2] Clapham. London [2] Adstock Woodfield Avenue Clapham London [1] Clapham Inn, London [1] Clapham Junction, South London [1] Clapham Junction, South West London [1] Clapham Wandsworth London [1] Clapham in the London Borough of Lambeth [1] Clapham, London South West [1] Clapham, London, England [1] Clapham, London, S.W. [1] Clapham, Wandsworth, London. [1] Clapham,Wandsworth,London. [1] London, Clapham [1] North Street, Clapham, South London [1] Saint Marys Clapham, London [1] Salvin Street, Clapham, Battersea, London [1] Wandsworth,Clapham,London. [1]

Rank

Private [53] Able Seaman [13] Rifleman [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Gunner [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Nurse [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Signal Boy [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Captain [2] Cook's Mate [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Wireman 2nd Class [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A/Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] C.S.M [1] Cardinal [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain (4th Class) [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Corporal RMLI [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Cook [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Officers Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Plumber's Mate [1] Private RMLI [1]

Unit

London Regiment [25] Royal Engineers [5] Army Service Corps [4] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Falmouth [3] HMS Good Hope [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS Vindictive [2] HMS Warspite [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Riding Regiment [2] (RFR/CH/B/10647).M.F.A. "Eleanor." [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Naval Siege Guns [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General Headquarters Intelligence [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S, Pembroke II [1] H.M.S. "Blake." [1] H.M.S. "Castor." [1] H.M.S. "Dido" [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Warspite." [1] HM Motor Launch ML 314 [1] HMS "Q36" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [713] British Army [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [91] S [78] H [74] M [69] W [67] C [51] P [43] L [36] G [35] D [34] R [32] A [29] E [27] F [27] J [25] T [24] O [16] K [15] N [12] I [4] V [4] Y [4] Q [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [789]

Country

United Kingdom [58]

Leonard Percy Miles

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 6th Bn. attd. 8th Bn

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William George Westover

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5791 Private London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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Arthur Ernest Phelps

Died 1916

British Army 2388 Private London Regiment

British Army 301541 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Arthur Beresford Smith

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3650 Private London Regiment

British Army 551137 Private London Regiment

British Army 3650 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Joseph Max Wyler

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 6934 Private London Regiment

British Army 533602 Private London Regiment

British Army 533602 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Victor Nanson Hare

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 11075 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 11075 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charlotte Eleonore Bosworth Later Fisher

Born 1888

British Army General Headquarters Intelligence France

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William Francis Hill

Born 1890

Died 1978

British Army M2/078545 Private Army Service Corps

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Ernest Joseph Dignum

Born 1888

British Army 9179 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 9179 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9179 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Johnstone

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 4172 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 4172 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

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George Ernest Vernon Champion

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 33268 Serjeant King's Liverpool Regiment Depot

British Army 33268 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Tom Holland Abraham

Born 1896

Died 1926

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William J Phillips

Born 1882

Died 1957

Royal Navy CH/15423 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/15423 Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy Private RMLI Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Frank Elliott

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy M20247 Wireman 2nd Class HMS IRON DUKE

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Douglas Stuart Esdon

Born 1887

British Army S/3573 Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Julius Brinkley Shaw

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army PS/1884 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 18th Battalion

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Charles Henry Packer

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 24883 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Harry Goodwin Hodder

Born 1877

British Army 303293 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR 508922 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Frank Ambrose Grosvenor

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213241

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William Arthur Spurgeon

Died 1916

British Army 3122 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 14454 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 3122 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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