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Deptford, London [1190]

Deptford, London South East [10]

Deptford London [6]

Deptford London England [6]

Deptford, Greenwich, London [4]

Deptford,Greenwich,London. [3]

Deptford Central, London [2]

Deptford North, London [2]

Deptford, South East London [2]

Deptford, South London [2]

44 Blockhouse St., Deptford, London, England [1]

53 Barwin St, Deptford, London [1]

97 Woodpecker Road, Deptford, London [1]

Deptford London [1]

Deptford SE London [1]

Deptford South, London [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Deptford, County of London [1]

Deptford, Lewisham, London [1]

Deptford, London, [1]

Deptford, London, Kent [1]

Deptford, S E London [1]

Deptford, london [1]

Deptford,Grenwich,London. [1]

Deptford. London [1]

Greenwich,Deptford,Poplar,London. [1]

London, Deptford [1]

New Cross, Greenwich, Deptford, London [1]

North Deptford, London [1]

Saint Pauls, Deptford, London [1]

South Deptford, London [1]

St Pauls, Deptford, London [1]

St. Paul's Deptford, Lewisham, London [1]

deptford london middlesex [1]

deptford,london [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Able Seaman [20]

Ordinary Seaman [17]

Stoker 1st Class [16]

Corporal [9]

Rifleman [9]

Serjeant [8]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Deck Hand [5]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Driver [4]

Boy [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Sapper [2]

Signalman [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

AC2 [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class (Carpenter) [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engineer Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Clerk 3rd Class [1]

ERA 2nd Class [1]

ERA 3rd Class [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Lance Bombadier [1]

Lance Corporal. [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

HMS Pembroke I [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

HMS BENBOW [4]

HMS Hindustan [4]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

HMS CAROLINE [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

3rd (King’s Own) Hussars [1]

7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars [1]

9th (Reserve) Hussars [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

H.M. Submarine E.13. [1]

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

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

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

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

Service

Royal Navy [1173]

British Army [74]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [120]

H [119]

S [119]

C [116]

W [106]

M [88]

P [74]

D [61]

R [58]

L [53]

G [52]

F [47]

T [47]

A [38]

E [37]

K [32]

J [27]

N [21]

O [18]

I [9]

Y [5]

V [4]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1242]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [59]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Deptford, London [1190] Deptford, London South East [10] Deptford London [6] Deptford London England [6] Deptford, Greenwich, London [4] Deptford,Greenwich,London. [3] Deptford Central, London [2] Deptford North, London [2] Deptford, South East London [2] Deptford, South London [2] 44 Blockhouse St., Deptford, London, England [1] 53 Barwin St, Deptford, London [1] 97 Woodpecker Road, Deptford, London [1] Deptford London [1] Deptford SE London [1] Deptford South, London [1] Deptford, London [1] Deptford, County of London [1] Deptford, Lewisham, London [1] Deptford, London, [1] Deptford, London, Kent [1] Deptford, S E London [1] Deptford, london [1] Deptford,Grenwich,London. [1] Deptford. London [1] Greenwich,Deptford,Poplar,London. [1] London, Deptford [1] New Cross, Greenwich, Deptford, London [1] North Deptford, London [1] Saint Pauls, Deptford, London [1] South Deptford, London [1] St Pauls, Deptford, London [1] St. Paul's Deptford, Lewisham, London [1] deptford london middlesex [1] deptford,london [1]

Rank

Private [46] Able Seaman [20] Ordinary Seaman [17] Stoker 1st Class [16] Corporal [9] Rifleman [9] Serjeant [8] Boy 1st Class [7] Deck Hand [5] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [5] Petty Officer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Driver [4] Boy [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Leading Telegraphist [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Sapper [2] Signalman [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] AC2 [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class (Carpenter) [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bandsman [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Engineer Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Clerk 3rd Class [1] ERA 2nd Class [1] ERA 3rd Class [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Lance Bombadier [1] Lance Corporal. [1] Lance-Corporal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] HMS Pembroke I [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] HMS BENBOW [4] HMS Hindustan [4] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4] Royal Engineers [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] HMS Vanguard [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] HMS CAROLINE [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS LION [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Vindictive [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] 3rd (King’s Own) Hussars [1] 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars [1] 9th (Reserve) Hussars [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] H.M. Submarine E.13. [1] H.M.S. "Calypso." [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] H.M.S. "Lilac." [1] H.M.S. "Otranto." [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1173] British Army [74] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [120] H [119] S [119] C [116] W [106] M [88] P [74] D [61] R [58] L [53] G [52] F [47] T [47] A [38] E [37] K [32] J [27] N [21] O [18] I [9] Y [5] V [4] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1242] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [59] India [1] South Africa [1]

Geoffrey Charles Palmer

Born 1884

Died 1970

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant/ Captain Imperial Camel Corps

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Horace Stanley Lay

Born 1895

Died 1951

Royal Navy J11352

Royal Navy J11352 Signalman various ships

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William Bennett

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 19049 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 19049 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Percy Jack Clayson

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68983

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

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Charles Thomas Hall

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2317 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William John Watts

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K11064 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Victory II, Renown, Victory II, Ariadne, Victory II, Duke of Edinburgh

Royal Navy K11064 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Duke of Edinburgh, Victory II, Hogue

Royal Navy K11064 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Victory II, Dolphin, Arrogant, Maidstone

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Edward Henry Palmer

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 11041 Private Royal Scots

British Army 11041 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Frederick Holloway

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 9240 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9240 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9240 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Albert Edward Coulling

Born 1891

Died 1967

Royal Navy J439

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Leonard James Farr

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/17988 Private The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 14th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army S/17988 Rifleman The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 8th (Service) Battalion

British Army S/17988 Rifleman The Rifle Brigade Depot

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George Thomas Wellman

Born 1899

Died 1963

British Army 201448 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 294071 Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Royal Berkshires 3/4 Unit

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Andrew Edward Forbes

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1647A

Australian Imperial Force Corporal Infantry 49th Battalion

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James William George Wakeman

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army GS/12044 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Henry Albert Wilson

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 11181 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 11181 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 11181 Private South Wales Borderers

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Leonard George Drury

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 19162 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/19162 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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Walter Albert Yearsley

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy K3223 Stoker 1st Class H.M. Submarine E.13.

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William Herbert Waller

Born 1892

Died 1941

Royal Navy J1028

Royal Navy C/J1028 Petty Officer H.M.S. Pembroke

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Joseph Kettley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 15967 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15967 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Frederick Putt

Born 1898

Died 1955

Royal Navy J28058

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William Arthur Arnold

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1925 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1925 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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