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Clapton, London [262]

Clapton, Middlesex [28]

Clapton Park, London [26]

Clapton [13]

Upper Clapton, London [7]

Clapton, Essex [6]

Clapton, Middlesex, England [6]

Clapton England [5]

Clapton Park, London, Middlesex [5]

Clapton, East London [5]

Clapton, Somerset [5]

Lower Clapton, London [5]

Upper Clapton, Middlesex [4]

Clapton, Hackney [3]

Clapton, Hackney, London [3]

Upper Clapton, London, Middlesex [3]

Clapton London England [2]

Clapton Park, Middlesex [2]

Lower Clapton, Middlesex [2]

Upper Clapton, Middlesex, England [2]

CLAPTON MIDDLESEX [1]

Clapton Middlesex [1]

Clapton London [1]

Clapton Middlesex England [1]

Clapton Park England [1]

Clapton, Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Clapton, Gloucestershire [1]

Clapton, Greater London [1]

Clapton, Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Clapton, Lancashire [1]

Clapton, London, Middlesex [1]

Clapton, Middelsex [1]

Clapton, Middlesex, London [1]

Clapton, Somersetshire [1]

Clapton, Stoke Newington, London [1]

Clapton, Suffolk [1]

Clapton-in-Gordano, Somerset [1]

Croydon cum Clapton [1]

Croydon cum Clapton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Croydon-Cum-Clapton Cambridgeshire [1]

Hackney, Lower Clapton, Middlesex [1]

London Road, Clapton [1]

Stamford Hill, Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [35]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Corporal [7]

Gunner [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lt [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Corporal, acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Mate(E) [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temp/Lt-Colonel [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

12 Squadron RNAS [1]

19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

Army Medical School [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Postal Service [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Directorate of Requisition Services [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

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

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

H.M.S. "Vivid" formerly H.M.S. "New Zealand" [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Hogue [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

Service

Royal Navy [309]

British Army [75]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [48]

C [44]

M [37]

S [34]

H [33]

W [30]

P [22]

L [21]

D [20]

A [18]

G [18]

T [17]

F [15]

R [15]

J [11]

E [10]

N [8]

O [6]

K [5]

I [2]

V [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [406]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Clapton, London [262] Clapton, Middlesex [28] Clapton Park, London [26] Clapton [13] Upper Clapton, London [7] Clapton, Essex [6] Clapton, Middlesex, England [6] Clapton England [5] Clapton Park, London, Middlesex [5] Clapton, East London [5] Clapton, Somerset [5] Lower Clapton, London [5] Upper Clapton, Middlesex [4] Clapton, Hackney [3] Clapton, Hackney, London [3] Upper Clapton, London, Middlesex [3] Clapton London England [2] Clapton Park, Middlesex [2] Lower Clapton, Middlesex [2] Upper Clapton, Middlesex, England [2] CLAPTON MIDDLESEX [1] Clapton Middlesex [1] Clapton London [1] Clapton Middlesex England [1] Clapton Park England [1] Clapton, Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Clapton, Gloucestershire [1] Clapton, Greater London [1] Clapton, Hackney, Middlesex [1] Clapton, Lancashire [1] Clapton, London, Middlesex [1] Clapton, Middelsex [1] Clapton, Middlesex, London [1] Clapton, Somersetshire [1] Clapton, Stoke Newington, London [1] Clapton, Suffolk [1] Clapton-in-Gordano, Somerset [1] Croydon cum Clapton [1] Croydon cum Clapton, Cambridgeshire [1] Croydon-Cum-Clapton Cambridgeshire [1] Hackney, Lower Clapton, Middlesex [1] London Road, Clapton [1] Stamford Hill, Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [35] Stoker 1st Class [8] Corporal [7] Gunner [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [4] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Sapper [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lt [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cook's Mate [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Corporal, acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Mate(E) [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Temp/Lt-Colonel [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [7] Labour Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Army Service Corps [4] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Honourable Artillery Company [3] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 12 Squadron RNAS [1] 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] Army Medical School [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Postal Service [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Directorate of Requisition Services [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Aboukir." [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] H.M.S. "Vivid" formerly H.M.S. "New Zealand" [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Hogue [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Impregnable [1]

Service

Royal Navy [309] British Army [75] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [48] C [44] M [37] S [34] H [33] W [30] P [22] L [21] D [20] A [18] G [18] T [17] F [15] R [15] J [11] E [10] N [8] O [6] K [5] I [2] V [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [406] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [38] Canada [1]

Henry William Allingham

Born 1896

Died 2009

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208317 Air Mechanic 2nd Class RAF Dunkirk

Royal Navy F8317 Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class 12 Squadron RNAS

Royal Navy F8317 Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class RNAS Dunkirk

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William Henry Gardner

Born 1882

British Army Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 373rd (Service) Battery

British Army 285184 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 252th Siege Battery

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John Edward Bennett

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 8445 Driver Royal Field Artillery 6th Battalion

British Army 272490 Private Labour Corps

British Army 8445 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Thomas Martin

Born 1882

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200658 Flight Sergeant

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Eric Barnes Yardley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2687 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 2nd Lt Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Algernon Henry John James Armitage

Died 1915

British Army 7226 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Horace S Lovell

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 14162 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Essex Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Voluntary Service Corps, Essex Regiment

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James Albert Maguire

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 27327 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Ernest James Grant

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 7856 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army GS/7856 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army 7856 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Harold Lovering Picken

Born 1892

Died 1971

British Army 890664 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 890664 Acting Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery

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Stanley Ewins

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army GS/24620 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Joseph Edward Taylor

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 1134 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1134 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1134 Acting Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Donovan Perry

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Hertfordshire Regiment

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Reginald Charles Clark

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 9759 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9759 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Thomas Edward Gilkes

Born 1873

British Army 4348 Private 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars

British Army 4348 Private 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars 14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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John Ernest Bate Roberts

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers Cavalry Branch

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)

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James Herbert Jeffryes

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 6621 Private London Regiment

British Army 761416 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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Alfred Richard Harriss

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 548123 Private London Regiment

British Army 548123 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Arthur Molony

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 6866 Private London Regiment

British Army 653336 Rifleman London Regiment 21st Battalion

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Ralph Crook

Born 1890

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1853 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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