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Dalston, London [301]

Dalston, London, Middlesex [101]

Dalston, East London [6]

Dalston, Hackney, London [6]

Dalston, London North [3]

London, Dalston, Middlesex [2]

Dalston London, Middlesex [1]

Dalston, East London, Middlesex [1]

Dalston, London N.E. [1]

Dalston, London North, England [1]

Dalston, London, N.E. [1]

Hackney, Dalston, London [1]

London, Dalston [1]

Marlborough Road, Dalston, London [1]

St Marks, Dalston, Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [21]

Corporal [6]

Rifleman [6]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Private (Sapper) Gunner [1]

Private (Sapper), Gunner [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Quartermaster-Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Steward 1st Class [1]

Steward 3rd Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

London Regiment [13]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

British Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

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

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

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Ferret [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS King George V [1]

HMS Leviathan [1]

HMS Ocean [1]

HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Spitfire [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS TURBULENT [1]

HMS Tauranga [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Household Brigade [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queens R.W. Surreys [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [290]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [104]

British Army [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [54]

W [42]

H [39]

S [38]

P [30]

C [27]

L [23]

R [23]

M [22]

F [18]

G [18]

T [16]

N [14]

D [12]

E [12]

J [10]

A [9]

K [9]

I [4]

O [4]

V [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [426]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

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People [428] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dalston, London [301] Dalston, London, Middlesex [101] Dalston, East London [6] Dalston, Hackney, London [6] Dalston, London North [3] London, Dalston, Middlesex [2] Dalston London, Middlesex [1] Dalston, East London, Middlesex [1] Dalston, London N.E. [1] Dalston, London North, England [1] Dalston, London, N.E. [1] Hackney, Dalston, London [1] London, Dalston [1] Marlborough Road, Dalston, London [1] St Marks, Dalston, Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [21] Corporal [6] Rifleman [6] Stoker 1st Class [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Private (Sapper) Gunner [1] Private (Sapper), Gunner [1] Private 1st Class [1] Quartermaster-Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Steward 1st Class [1] Steward 3rd Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

London Regiment [13] South Wales Borderers [4] Royal Field Artillery [3] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS MALAYA [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Army Service Corps [1] British Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Ferret [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS King George V [1] HMS Leviathan [1] HMS Ocean [1] HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Spitfire [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS TURBULENT [1] HMS Tauranga [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Household Battalion [1] Household Brigade [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queens R.W. Surreys [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Fusiliers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [290] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [104] British Army [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [54] W [42] H [39] S [38] P [30] C [27] L [23] R [23] M [22] F [18] G [18] T [16] N [14] D [12] E [12] J [10] A [9] K [9] I [4] O [4] V [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [426]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [1] Germany [1]

John William Francis Hunt

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 117 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Weyman

Born 1888

British Army 198119 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 9053 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9053 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Harry Charles Gatward

Born 1879

Died 1955

British Army 20245 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 14th Brigade

British Army 20245 Private Royal Field Artillery 68th Battery

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Frank Henry Burkitt

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402656 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Horace Herbert White

Born 1891

Died 1968

British Army 1649 Private London Regiment

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Robert Marsden Bedingham

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190293

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John Frederick Clayton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234326

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Walter Brayley Platt

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29484

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Bernard Charles Dennett Hand

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241861

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John North

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198024

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Henry Thomas Lane

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14119

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Frank Cecil Mills

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16305

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Ernest Samuel Gates

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260248

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Thomas Herbert Walne

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297668

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John Broadwood Forrester

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224485

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Alfred William Gilbert

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265684

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Owen Henry Garrud

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1st (City of London) Battalion

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

British Army 5071 Private Honourable Artillery Company Reserve Battalion

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Frank Henry Burkitt

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 402656 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

British Army 1662 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370249 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Henry Thorpe

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289106

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Thomas Norris

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29386

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