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Croydon, Surrey [2098]

Croydon England [196]

Croydon Queensland [194]

Croydon [173]

Croydon, London [129]

Croydon New South Wales [82]

Croydon South Australia [34]

Croydon Surrey [29]

Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey [29]

Croydon Victoria [25]

South Norwood, Croydon, Surrey [13]

Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey [8]

Wallington, Croydon, Surrey [8]

West Croydon, Surrey [8]

Croydon, Surrey, England [7]

Croydon,Surrey. [7]

South Croydon, Surrey [7]

Croydon, Sussex [6]

Croydon,Surrey [6]

Penge, Croydon, Surrey [6]

Anerley, Croydon, Surrey [5]

Beddington, Croydon, Surrey [5]

Mitcham, Croydon, Surrey [5]

Croydon, England [4]

Selhurst, Croydon, Surrey [4]

Shirley, Croydon, Surrey [4]

South Croydon, Croydon, Surrey [4]

South Norwood Croydon [4]

Woodside, Croydon, Surrey [4]

Coulsdon, Croydon, Surrey [3]

Croydon, SRY [3]

Purley, Croydon, Surrey [3]

South Croydon [3]

Sutton, Croydon, Surrey [3]

Caterham, Croydon, Surrey [2]

Croydon London, Surrey [2]

Croydon Park New South Wales [2]

Croydon, Anerley, Surrey [2]

Croydon, Kent [2]

Croydon, London, England [2]

Croydon, London, Surrey [2]

Croydon, Royston, Cambridgeshire [2]

East Croydon, London [2]

Mitcham Croydon, Surrey [2]

Near Croydon, Surrey [2]

Penge, Croydon [2]

South Norwood Croydon, Surrey [2]

St Johns, Croydon, Surrey [2]

Thornton Heath, Croydon [2]

Upper Norwood Croydon [2]

Rank

Private [224]

Lieutenant [42]

Second Lieutenant [42]

Gunner [36]

Captain [34]

Able Seaman [33]

Serjeant [26]

Ordinary Seaman [22]

Stoker 1st Class [19]

Corporal [18]

Lance Corporal [17]

Boy 1st Class [15]

Rifleman [15]

Driver [14]

Sapper [12]

Deck Hand [7]

Leading Seaman [7]

Major [6]

Midshipman [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Sergeant [5]

Commander [4]

Nurse [4]

Signal Boy [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Aircraftman 1st Class [3]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Musician [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Orderly [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A/Brigadier [1]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [38]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

The Queen's Regiment [31]

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Air Force [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Naval Reserve [11]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

HMS IRON DUKE [8]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

HMS INDOMITABLE [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [6]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

HMS BULWARK [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Australian Infantry [3]

Canadian Army Service Corps [3]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1597]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [682]

Australian Imperial Force [540]

British Army [372]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [13]

Indian Army [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [387]

S [304]

H [266]

W [243]

C [240]

M [204]

P [192]

G [174]

D [155]

T [152]

R [142]

F [136]

L [122]

A [117]

K [106]

E [79]

J [76]

N [42]

O [29]

I [17]

V [13]

Y [13]

Q [8]

U [5]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3177]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [184]

India [5]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Croydon, Surrey [2098] Croydon England [196] Croydon Queensland [194] Croydon [173] Croydon, London [129] Croydon New South Wales [82] Croydon South Australia [34] Croydon Surrey [29] Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey [29] Croydon Victoria [25] South Norwood, Croydon, Surrey [13] Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey [8] Wallington, Croydon, Surrey [8] West Croydon, Surrey [8] Croydon, Surrey, England [7] Croydon,Surrey. [7] South Croydon, Surrey [7] Croydon, Sussex [6] Croydon,Surrey [6] Penge, Croydon, Surrey [6] Anerley, Croydon, Surrey [5] Beddington, Croydon, Surrey [5] Mitcham, Croydon, Surrey [5] Croydon, England [4] Selhurst, Croydon, Surrey [4] Shirley, Croydon, Surrey [4] South Croydon, Croydon, Surrey [4] South Norwood Croydon [4] Woodside, Croydon, Surrey [4] Coulsdon, Croydon, Surrey [3] Croydon, SRY [3] Purley, Croydon, Surrey [3] South Croydon [3] Sutton, Croydon, Surrey [3] Caterham, Croydon, Surrey [2] Croydon London, Surrey [2] Croydon Park New South Wales [2] Croydon, Anerley, Surrey [2] Croydon, Kent [2] Croydon, London, England [2] Croydon, London, Surrey [2] Croydon, Royston, Cambridgeshire [2] East Croydon, London [2] Mitcham Croydon, Surrey [2] Near Croydon, Surrey [2] Penge, Croydon [2] South Norwood Croydon, Surrey [2] St Johns, Croydon, Surrey [2] Thornton Heath, Croydon [2] Upper Norwood Croydon [2]

Rank

Private [224] Lieutenant [42] Second Lieutenant [42] Gunner [36] Captain [34] Able Seaman [33] Serjeant [26] Ordinary Seaman [22] Stoker 1st Class [19] Corporal [18] Lance Corporal [17] Boy 1st Class [15] Rifleman [15] Driver [14] Sapper [12] Deck Hand [7] Leading Seaman [7] Major [6] Midshipman [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Sergeant [5] Commander [4] Nurse [4] Signal Boy [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Aircraftman 1st Class [3] Aircraftman 2nd Class [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Musician [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Orderly [2] Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A/Brigadier [1] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [38] Royal Field Artillery [32] The Queen's Regiment [31] Royal Engineers [25] Royal Fusiliers [19] Army Service Corps [17] East Surrey Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [16] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Labour Corps [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Air Force [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Naval Reserve [11] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] HMS IRON DUKE [8] HMS INFLEXIBLE [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] HMS INDOMITABLE [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal West Surrey Regiment [6] HMS BLACK PRINCE [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] HMS BULWARK [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Naval Air Service [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Australian Infantry [3] Canadian Army Service Corps [3] Canadian Mounted Rifles [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1597] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [682] Australian Imperial Force [540] British Army [372] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [13] Indian Army [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [387] S [304] H [266] W [243] C [240] M [204] P [192] G [174] D [155] T [152] R [142] F [136] L [122] A [117] K [106] E [79] J [76] N [42] O [29] I [17] V [13] Y [13] Q [8] U [5] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3177] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [184] India [5] Canada [3] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

William Wheeler

Born 1875

Died 1923

British Army SS/7650 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 299217 Private Labour Corps

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Philip Henry Mullaly

Born 1888

Died 1949

British Army 127790 Sapper Royal Engineers Base Signals

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Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1145 Driver Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Sidney Woplin

Born 1891

Died 1971

British Army 4948 Private Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Frank Histed

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army SR3/7523

British Army East Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 7523 Lance Corporal (unpaid) East Surrey Regiment 12th Battalion

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William James Woplin

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army 7805 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Albert Edward Mullaly

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 45683 Private The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 15th (Labour) Battalion

British Army 73530 Private Labour Corps 123rd Company

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Alfred Maurice Streeter

Born 1898

Died 1988

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49963 Wireless Operator 42 Squadron

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Ernest Joseph Chatten

Born 1894

Died 1978

British Army 9584 Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9584 Private Colour Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Martin Reed Brierley

Died 1917

British Army 1208 Private Royal Fusiliers 22nd Battalion

British Army 1208 Sergeant Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 22nd Battalion

British Army 1208 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 22nd Battalion

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Leonard George Fuller

Born 1896

Died 1982

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301416

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301416 Corporal 37th Battery

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301416 Corporal 39th Battery

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Frank Willoughby

Born 1892

Died 1967

British Army 1468 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1468 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 1st London Brigade

British Army 1468 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 1st London Brigade

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George Walter John Sherwood

Born 1889

Died 1953

British Army 1557 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 9091 Private London Regiment 5th battalion city of lond Battalion

British Army 1557 Lance Corporal London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

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Alfred Allen Bowdery

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 11115 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Moses Crowhurst

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army S/6618 Lance Corporal The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/6618 Warrant Officer Class 2 The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/6618 Company Serjeant Major The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Percy James Rixon

Born 1892

Died 1982

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25138

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Leonard David

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 290345 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 290345 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 255 Royal Garrison Artillery

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Francis Edwin Ridge

Born 1892

Died 1971

British Army L/5208 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/5208 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Edward Benjamin Bance

Born 1896

Died 1972

Royal Navy L4958

Royal Navy L4958 O.S. III Bonaventure

Royal Navy L4958 O.S. III Cyclops

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Cyril Frederick Johnston

Born 1884

Died 1950

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army 1685 Private Royal Fusiliers 18th Battalion (1st Public Schools)

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