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Dalston, London, Middlesex [101]

Dalston, Middlesex [41]

Dalston, Middlesex, England [5]

Dalston, Hackney, Middlesex [3]

London, Dalston, Middlesex [2]

Dalston London, Middlesex [1]

Dalston, East London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, Dalston, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [8]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [2]

Private 1st Class [2]

Sapper [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Captain Major [1]

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Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

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Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

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

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

Nigeria Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [128]

British Army [16]

Royal Navy [7]

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B [18]

P [13]

S [13]

T [13]

H [12]

W [12]

C [11]

L [9]

R [9]

G [8]

M [8]

J [6]

A [5]

N [5]

K [4]

D [3]

E [3]

V [2]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [147]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [155] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dalston, London, Middlesex [101] Dalston, Middlesex [41] Dalston, Middlesex, England [5] Dalston, Hackney, Middlesex [3] London, Dalston, Middlesex [2] Dalston London, Middlesex [1] Dalston, East London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, Dalston, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [8] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [2] Private 1st Class [2] Sapper [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Captain Major [1] Corporal [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [3] London Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] King's African Rifles [1] Nigeria Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [128] British Army [16] Royal Navy [7]

Last name first letter

B [18] P [13] S [13] T [13] H [12] W [12] C [11] L [9] R [9] G [8] M [8] J [6] A [5] N [5] K [4] D [3] E [3] V [2] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [147] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Alfred Christopher Sharp

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army B/23611 Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army 27674 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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Arthur Mitson Smith

Born 1887

Died 1961

British Army 74144 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 190th Heavy Battery

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Percy Garrard

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army Captain Major London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army Major King's African Rifles

British Army Major Nigeria Regiment 4th Battalion

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George Trotman

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 200717 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Henry Norman Wall

Born 1886

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28455 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Lionel Thomas Holmes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4565

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Albert George Jemmett

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199085

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Alfred Roast

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281827

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Albert Frederick Bedford

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 90267 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 90267 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 224th Siege Battery

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Henry Thorpe

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289106

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Horace James Roberts

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162569

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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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George Frederick Kimberley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244181

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William Wilkins

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133835

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Ernest Samuel Gates

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260248

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Albert George Wood

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy F/15160 Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215160 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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George Albert Beck

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27395

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James Gibson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47049

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Henry Thomas Lane

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14119

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