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Clapham, Surrey [167]

Clapham, Surrey, England [10]

Clapham Junction, Surrey [5]

Clapham, Wandsworth, Surrey [3]

Clapham Common, Surrey [2]

Clapham Junction, Surrey, England [2]

Clapham Park, Surrey [2]

Clapham, London, Surrey [2]

Clapham Junction, Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Clapham Surrey [1]

Clapham Surrey, England [1]

Clapham near Waltham, Surrey [1]

Herne Hill, Clapham, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, Clapham, Surrey [1]

Salvin Street, Clapham, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [23]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Gunner [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver (A Mech 3) [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Second Leuitenant [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Welfare Worker [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

19th Hussars [1]

6th Tank Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General Southern Army [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

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

East Kent Regiment [1]

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1]

General Staff Officer 2nd Corps [1]

HMS Laurentic [1]

Hussars [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

President II [1]

Red Cross Society [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Pay Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery , 104th Hvy Bty [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Navy Air Service [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Serbian Relief Fund [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The Cheshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [123]

British Army [37]

Royal Navy [30]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [30]

W [22]

H [19]

C [18]

S [16]

M [12]

R [11]

G [10]

J [10]

P [10]

L [9]

A [7]

T [6]

O [5]

D [4]

E [4]

F [4]

N [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [184]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

India [1]

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People [200] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Clapham, Surrey [167] Clapham, Surrey, England [10] Clapham Junction, Surrey [5] Clapham, Wandsworth, Surrey [3] Clapham Common, Surrey [2] Clapham Junction, Surrey, England [2] Clapham Park, Surrey [2] Clapham, London, Surrey [2] Clapham Junction, Wandsworth, Surrey [1] Clapham Surrey [1] Clapham Surrey, England [1] Clapham near Waltham, Surrey [1] Herne Hill, Clapham, Surrey [1] Lambeth, Clapham, Surrey [1] Salvin Street, Clapham, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [23] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Gunner [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colonel [1] Corporal [1] Driver (A Mech 3) [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Second Leuitenant [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Welfare Worker [1] Worker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] 19th Hussars [1] 6th Tank Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General Southern Army [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1] General Staff Officer 2nd Corps [1] HMS Laurentic [1] Hussars [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] President II [1] Red Cross Society [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Pay Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery , 104th Hvy Bty [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Navy Air Service [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Serbian Relief Fund [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The Cheshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [123] British Army [37] Royal Navy [30] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [30] W [22] H [19] C [18] S [16] M [12] R [11] G [10] J [10] P [10] L [9] A [7] T [6] O [5] D [4] E [4] F [4] N [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [184] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [26] India [1]

Arthur Cecil Wright

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7942 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7942 Flight Cadet Royal Air Force

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Neville Melton Bligh

Born 1899

Died 1975

British Army 12724 Private Bedfordshire Regiment No 21st Officer Cadet School

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John Walter Currey

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 20933 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 20673 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 20933 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Joseph William Parsons

Born 1890

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy 1835 Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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George Germyn Arthur Walters

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175120

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Willie Alexander Bredwell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209323

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William Henry Baker

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217021

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Alfred Adkins

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235058

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Reginald Stewart Oxley

Born 1864

British Army Colonel General Staff Officer 2nd Corps

British Army Temporary Brigadier General Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General Southern Army

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Sidney Cecil Sherwood

Born 1899

Died 1974

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248865

Royal Navy F48865 President II

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Maurice O Gifford

British Army 41674 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Sydney Charles Wickham

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34390

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John Frederick Hughes

Born 1897

Royal Navy F5182

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Roy Bungard

Born 1895

Royal Navy F5562

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Harold Darton Emblin

Born 1893

Royal Navy F7127

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George Clarence Hill

Born 1881

Royal Navy F14914

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Jack Reginald Palfrey

Born 1897

Royal Navy F14453

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John Patrick Marnell

Born 1895

Royal Navy K18966

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John Benson

Born 1895

Royal Navy K58767

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Harold Alphonso Paul Picton

Born 1894

Royal Navy L4411

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