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Dulwich, London [230]

East Dulwich, London [82]

Dulwich, Camberwell, London [3]

East Dulwich, Camberwell, London [3]

East Dulwich, South London [3]

Dulwich, London South East [2]

Dulwich, South London [2]

12 Ferris Road, East Dulwich, London [1]

49 Archdale Rd, east Dulwich, London [1]

Dulwich Camberwell London [1]

Dulwich East, London [1]

Dulwich London [1]

Dulwich London, Surrey [1]

Dulwich, County of London [1]

Dulwich, London, Middlesex [1]

Dulwich, S E London [1]

Dulwich,Camberwell, London [1]

East Dulwich Camberwell London [1]

East Dulwich Grove, London [1]

Saint Georges Dulwich, London [1]

Thurlow Park Road, West Dulwich, London [1]

West Dulwich, London [1]

the East Dulwich district of London [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Captain [4]

Rifleman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Corporal [2]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Assistant in Photographic Department [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Pioneer [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Sanitary Inspector [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

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

40th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1]

47th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1]

48th Squadron [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancers [1]

Life Guards [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Ministry of Information [1]

Nigerian Field Forces [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

RFR/CH/B/7665). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

Royal Navy [294]

British Army [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [38]

H [35]

S [34]

M [31]

C [29]

W [26]

P [19]

R [18]

A [15]

D [15]

T [15]

G [13]

E [12]

F [12]

L [12]

N [5]

K [4]

V [3]

Y [3]

I [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [339]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Dulwich, London [230] East Dulwich, London [82] Dulwich, Camberwell, London [3] East Dulwich, Camberwell, London [3] East Dulwich, South London [3] Dulwich, London South East [2] Dulwich, South London [2] 12 Ferris Road, East Dulwich, London [1] 49 Archdale Rd, east Dulwich, London [1] Dulwich Camberwell London [1] Dulwich East, London [1] Dulwich London [1] Dulwich London, Surrey [1] Dulwich, County of London [1] Dulwich, London, Middlesex [1] Dulwich, S E London [1] Dulwich,Camberwell, London [1] East Dulwich Camberwell London [1] East Dulwich Grove, London [1] Saint Georges Dulwich, London [1] Thurlow Park Road, West Dulwich, London [1] West Dulwich, London [1] the East Dulwich district of London [1]

Rank

Private [24] Gunner [5] Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Captain [4] Rifleman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Corporal [2] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Assistant in Photographic Department [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Driver [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Pioneer [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Sanitary Inspector [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Engineers [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] 40th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1] 47th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1] 48th Squadron [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Victory II [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancers [1] Life Guards [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Ministry of Information [1] Nigerian Field Forces [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] RFR/CH/B/7665). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

Royal Navy [294] British Army [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [38] H [35] S [34] M [31] C [29] W [26] P [19] R [18] A [15] D [15] T [15] G [13] E [12] F [12] L [12] N [5] K [4] V [3] Y [3] I [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [339]

Country

United Kingdom [33] United States [1]

James Allan Roberts

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000131

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000131 Private Canadian Infantry 43rd Battalion

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Gladys Marion Spencer, M.b.e.

Born 1882

Died 1972

Other Empire Force Assistant in Photographic Department Ministry of Information

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John Henry Wallis

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army GS/459 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/459 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Alexander William Fairbairn

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216940

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Frederick Whicher

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 206022 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Lawrence Frank Brooke

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 242687 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Stanley Beresford Collett

Born 1896

Died 1934

Royal Navy AA/1639 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve London Division

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 5th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Captain Royal Air Force

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William George Lee

Born 1894

Royal Navy J6174

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Leonard Chester Russell

Born 1892

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers Captured near Beaumont Hamel, First Day of the Battle of the Somme

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James William Ellsley

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J17998 Able Seaman HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Henry William Hammond

Born 1890

Royal Navy 15893 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Valentine Verity

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3232 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 700839 Serjeant London Regiment

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George Alfred Loveland

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 394724 Private London Regiment

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Henry Lewis Gee

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J29858 Boy 1st Class HMS DEFENCE

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William Reginald Martin

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 124790 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 165th Brigade. "B" Battery.

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William Dunlop Davidson

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 48th Squadron

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Albert Augustus Clyne

Born 1885

Died 1966

Royal Navy London 3/3485 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 3/3485 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion

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Alfred Lowden

Born 1888

Royal Navy 229112

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Guy Walter Shales

Born 1887

Royal Navy 229584

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Frank Harold Aldenton

Born 1888

Royal Navy 230198

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