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Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [215]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [185]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England [9]

St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex [2]

Clerkenwell, Holborn, Middlesex [1]

Clerkenwell, Islington, Middlesex [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Lance Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

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

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS Irresistible [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - SS Curaca [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [370]

British Army [22]

Royal Navy [16]

Last name first letter

B [49]

H [39]

S [38]

C [37]

T [29]

G [28]

M [25]

W [23]

D [22]

R [21]

E [15]

L [15]

A [14]

P [14]

F [13]

K [9]

J [6]

O [6]

N [3]

V [3]

I [2]

U [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [402]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [414] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [215] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [185] Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England [9] St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex [2] Clerkenwell, Holborn, Middlesex [1] Clerkenwell, Islington, Middlesex [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London [1]

Rank

Private [17] Lance Corporal [4] Able Seaman [2] Corporal [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS Irresistible [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - SS Curaca [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [370] British Army [22] Royal Navy [16]

Last name first letter

B [49] H [39] S [38] C [37] T [29] G [28] M [25] W [23] D [22] R [21] E [15] L [15] A [14] P [14] F [13] K [9] J [6] O [6] N [3] V [3] I [2] U [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [402] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Henry Albert Gunter

Born 1893

Died 1953

British Army 4190 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 1/6th lond Battalion

British Army 206159 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 1/6th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Edmund A.k.a. George Edward Alderman

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy 10119 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 10119 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 10119 Private Royal Marine Artillery

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Joseph Charles Broomfield

Born 1895

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300886

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Walter Burbridge

Born 1862

Died 1914

Royal Navy 103586 Able Seaman HMS Hawke

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Thomas Stanley Groves

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2/7312 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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George Pithers

Born 1880

British Army S3/028237 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Ernest Stretton

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7510 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 7510 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Charles Wigley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army R/11968 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion

British Army R/11968 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Joseph William Peter Edwards

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army L/12419 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Albert Evans

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39482

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Archibald Martin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16805

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Ernest Edward Ciniglio

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24111

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Joseph George Chambers

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58723

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John Graham Septimus Pullen

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294192

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Henry Morgan

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309709

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Sidney Walter Stevenson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197680

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William Percy Roberts

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77144

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Henry Finch

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167663

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Harry King

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197004

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Albert Hill

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army L/7732 Private East Surrey Regiment

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