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Dovercourt, Essex, England [53]

Dovercourt, Essex [42]

Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex [3]

Dovercourt Essex [1]

Rank

Private [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Boy Servant [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Gunner [1]

Matron [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [2]

28th Punjabis attached 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS ONSLOW [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

British Army [6]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [17]

C [10]

P [10]

H [7]

L [7]

D [6]

R [6]

S [6]

F [5]

M [5]

W [5]

G [4]

E [3]

I [3]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

O [1]

T [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [53]

Military Service [47]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Dovercourt, Essex, England [53] Dovercourt, Essex [42] Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex [3] Dovercourt Essex [1] Dovercourt Essex [1]

Rank

Private [3] Lieutenant [2] Boy Servant [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Gunner [1] Matron [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [2] 28th Punjabis attached 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS ONSLOW [1] Labour Corps [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Territorial Force Nursing Service [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] British Army [6] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [17] C [10] P [10] H [7] L [7] D [6] R [6] S [6] F [5] M [5] W [5] G [4] E [3] I [3] J [1] K [1] N [1] O [1] T [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [53] Military Service [47]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Vivian Albert William Webber

Born 1886

Royal Navy M15411

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Archibald William Bolt

Born 1891

Royal Navy 238184

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James Pasiful Branch

Born 1887

Royal Navy 365229

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Frederick James Cutter

Born 1896

Royal Navy L5640 Boy Servant HMS Fearless

Royal Navy L5640 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Fearless

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Victor James Eggett

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145507

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Norman Percy Staples

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139704

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Frederick Victor Borrett

Born 1897

Died 1982

Royal Navy 14519 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT

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George Pounder Derry

Born 1886

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Robert Edmund Smith

Born 1893

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Albert Horace Smith

Born 1892

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Bertie Joseph Silburn

Born 1900

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Frederick James Groves

Born 1892

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Sidney Allen Robert Groves

Born 1895

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John William Gilbert

Born 1888

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William Fletcher

Born 1894

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John William Evernden

Born 1890

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Louis James Ennels

Born 1886

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Charles William Dennis

Born 1876

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Frederick George Crosby

Born 1877

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David Joseph Carr

Born 1882

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