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Clerkenwell, London [793]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [215]

Clerkenwell, North London [7]

Clerkenwell London [4]

3 Haywards Place, St. John's St., Clerkenwell, London [1]

51 Myddleton Square, Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell Shoreditch London [1]

Clerkenwell in London [1]

Clerkenwell, Central London [1]

Clerkenwell, Holborn, London [1]

Clerkenwell, Islington, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London N [1]

Clerkenwell, London. [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London [1]

Clerkenwell. London [1]

Finsbury, Clerkenwell, London [1]

Finsbury, Clerkenwell, North London [1]

Henry Street, Clerkenwell, Islington, London [1]

Holborn,Clerkenwell,London. [1]

London, Holburn (Clerkenwell) [1]

Norway Street, Clerkenwell, London [1]

St James, Clerkenwell, Central London [1]

Ten, Pine Street, Clerkenwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [58]

Rifleman [17]

Able Seaman [16]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Leading Stoker [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

1/am [1]

2/am [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic I [1]

Air Mechanic II [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2c [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Member [1]

Musician [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Pilot Cadet [1]

Pioneer Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker II [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [24]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Labour Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

HMS INDOMITABLE [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

4th Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

City of London Territorial Force [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

County of London Regiment (Prince of Wales Own, Civil Service) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Europs II - M 33 [1]

H.M. Submarine E5 [1]

H.M.S. "Queen Mary." [1]

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

H.M.S. Hood [1]

H.M.S. Victory II [1]

HM Submarine E20 [1]

HM Submarine E37 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [740]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [221]

British Army [83]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [110]

S [101]

H [95]

W [81]

C [71]

M [69]

T [63]

G [57]

P [54]

R [50]

L [47]

D [44]

A [36]

F [33]

E [26]

K [24]

J [23]

N [18]

O [14]

I [7]

V [7]

U [3]

Y [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1033]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Clerkenwell, London [793] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [215] Clerkenwell, North London [7] Clerkenwell London [4] 3 Haywards Place, St. John's St., Clerkenwell, London [1] 51 Myddleton Square, Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell Shoreditch London [1] Clerkenwell in London [1] Clerkenwell, Central London [1] Clerkenwell, Holborn, London [1] Clerkenwell, Islington, London [1] Clerkenwell, London N [1] Clerkenwell, London. [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London [1] Clerkenwell. London [1] Finsbury, Clerkenwell, London [1] Finsbury, Clerkenwell, North London [1] Henry Street, Clerkenwell, Islington, London [1] Holborn,Clerkenwell,London. [1] London, Holburn (Clerkenwell) [1] Norway Street, Clerkenwell, London [1] St James, Clerkenwell, Central London [1] Ten, Pine Street, Clerkenwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [58] Rifleman [17] Able Seaman [16] Ordinary Seaman [8] Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Leading Stoker [4] Deck Hand [3] Lance Corporal [3] Petty Officer [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Private 2nd Class [2] 1/am [1] 2/am [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic I [1] Air Mechanic II [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2c [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Member [1] Musician [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Pilot Cadet [1] Pioneer Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker II [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [24] South Wales Borderers [9] Labour Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Engineers [6] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [5] Rifle Brigade [5] HMS INDOMITABLE [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Essex Regiment [3] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 4th Royal Canadian Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] City of London Territorial Force [1] County of London Regiment [1] County of London Regiment (Prince of Wales Own, Civil Service) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Europs II - M 33 [1] H.M. Submarine E5 [1] H.M.S. "Queen Mary." [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] H.M.S. Hood [1] H.M.S. Victory II [1] HM Submarine E20 [1] HM Submarine E37 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [740] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [221] British Army [83] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [110] S [101] H [95] W [81] C [71] M [69] T [63] G [57] P [54] R [50] L [47] D [44] A [36] F [33] E [26] K [24] J [23] N [18] O [14] I [7] V [7] U [3] Y [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1033]

Country

United Kingdom [52] India [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

Frederick Walter Mannakee

Born 1885

Royal Navy 219422

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George Montgomery

Born 1886

Royal Navy 220112

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Albert Ollenbittle

Born 1886

Royal Navy 220269

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George Frederick Gill

Born 1884

Royal Navy 219925

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William Hayward

Born 1898

Royal Navy J36231 Ordinary Seaman HMS NEW ZEALAND

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William James Kirtland

Born 1886

Royal Navy F46352

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246352 Royal Air Force

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Edward Phillips

Born 1894

Royal Navy K20647 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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Arthur Francis Ross

Born 1898

Royal Navy J28324 Ordinary Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Arthur William Vincent

Born 1888

Royal Navy M3913 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Spitfire

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James John Tierman

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS114857 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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Walter Joseph Harvie

Born 1889

Royal Navy K11462 Stoker 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

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George William Hitchman

Born 1892

Royal Navy M5986 Cook's Mate HMS LION

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Thomas James Piddock

Born 1891

Royal Navy 238702 Able Seaman HM Submarine E20

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Leonard Thomas Bird

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313029

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John Robert Brettingham

Born 1888

Died 1969

British Army 745 Serjeant Essex Regiment

British Army 350015 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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Albert Hawkins

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314233

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Frederick Guy Truelove

Born 1894

British Army 1302 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Percy R Bacon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/31446 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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