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Enfield, Middlesex [504]

Enfield, London, Middlesex [35]

Enfield Lock, Middlesex [18]

Enfield Wash, Middlesex [17]

Ponders End, Enfield, Middlesex [5]

Enfield Highway, Enfield, Middlesex [3]

Enfield Highway, Middlesex [2]

Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England [2]

Enfield, Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Enfield, Enfield Wash, Middlesex [2]

Enfield, Middlesex, England [2]

2 Enfield Terrace, Gordon Road, Hornsey Vale, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex [1]

EDMONTON ENFIELD MIDDLESEX ENGLAND [1]

Edmonton Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Enfield Middlesex [1]

Enfield Highway, London, Middlesex [1]

Enfield Lock, Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Enfield Lock, Middlesex, England [1]

Enfield Lock,Middlesex. [1]

Enfield Middlesex [1]

Enfield Town, Middlesex [1]

Enfield, Enfield Town, Middlesex [1]

Enfield, Highway, Middlesex [1]

Enfield, Middlesex, [1]

Enfield, Ponders End, Middlesex [1]

Forty Hill, Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Hadley Wood, Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [35]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Signalman [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Chemist [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Driver [1]

Flight Clerk Stores [1]

Garment Mender [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

London Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

2nd Life Guards [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

99th Battalion [1]

Air raid victim, London [1]

Alexandra [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

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

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Essex Regiment/Special Reserve/ Royal Flying Corps [1]

H.M. Trawler 'Frostaxe' [1]

H.M.S. Chester [1]

HMS AMBUSCADE [1]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Foxhound [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Nestor [1]

HMS Nomad [1]

HMS Onslow [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

Service

Royal Navy [324]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [220]

British Army [57]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [78]

B [70]

S [67]

W [61]

H [60]

M [31]

P [30]

R [26]

G [24]

D [22]

F [22]

E [21]

L [20]

A [17]

J [14]

T [12]

K [9]

N [8]

V [7]

O [4]

I [3]

U [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [596]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

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Place of birth

Enfield, Middlesex [504] Enfield, London, Middlesex [35] Enfield Lock, Middlesex [18] Enfield Wash, Middlesex [17] Ponders End, Enfield, Middlesex [5] Enfield Highway, Enfield, Middlesex [3] Enfield Highway, Middlesex [2] Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England [2] Enfield, Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Enfield, Enfield Wash, Middlesex [2] Enfield, Middlesex, England [2] 2 Enfield Terrace, Gordon Road, Hornsey Vale, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex [1] EDMONTON ENFIELD MIDDLESEX ENGLAND [1] Edmonton Enfield, Middlesex [1] Enfield Middlesex [1] Enfield Highway, London, Middlesex [1] Enfield Lock, Enfield, Middlesex [1] Enfield Lock, Middlesex, England [1] Enfield Lock,Middlesex. [1] Enfield Middlesex [1] Enfield Town, Middlesex [1] Enfield, Enfield Town, Middlesex [1] Enfield, Highway, Middlesex [1] Enfield, Middlesex, [1] Enfield, Ponders End, Middlesex [1] Forty Hill, Enfield, Middlesex [1] Hadley Wood, Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [35] Second Lieutenant [7] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [5] Able Seaman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Signalman [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Chemist [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Driver [1] Flight Clerk Stores [1] Garment Mender [1] Gunner [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant RNVR [1] Major [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [6] Honourable Artillery Company [4] London Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 2nd Life Guards [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 99th Battalion [1] Air raid victim, London [1] Alexandra [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Essex Regiment/Special Reserve/ Royal Flying Corps [1] H.M. Trawler 'Frostaxe' [1] H.M.S. Chester [1] HMS AMBUSCADE [1] HMS Acheron [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Foxhound [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Nestor [1] HMS Nomad [1] HMS Onslow [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS VALIANT [1]

Service

Royal Navy [324] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [220] British Army [57] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [78] B [70] S [67] W [61] H [60] M [31] P [30] R [26] G [24] D [22] F [22] E [21] L [20] A [17] J [14] T [12] K [9] N [8] V [7] O [4] I [3] U [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [596] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Terence Edward Egan

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5809 Private Middlesex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Albert Byford

Born 1887

Died 1951

British Army SE 29240 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Charles Alfred Linger

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 60900 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60900 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60900 Corporal Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery

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Robert Harry Bunting

Born 1899

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103144

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103144 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force Depot (Halton)

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Edgar George Crockett

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1585 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1585 Private London Regiment 1/15

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Herbert Wallace Roberts

Born 1883

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Chief Chemist Ministry of Munitions HM Factory, Queensferry

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John Patrick Copinger

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 4th Battalion

British Army 5264 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Arthur Gatward

Born 1871

Died 1922

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306269

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Nellie May Sewell

Born 1895

Died 1965

British Army 273 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Thomas William Warren

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314426

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William Frank Blake

Died 1917

British Army 18970 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Clifford James Lane

Born 1894

Died 1987

British Army 2063 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 265258 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Harold Albert George Collins

Born 1899

Died 1965

British Army D/27594 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 42405 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 51999 Private Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

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Sidney Finish Hunt

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294686

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Ernest John Gooch

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206132

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Charles Henry Granfield

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262719

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Gabriel Augustus Cook

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286215

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Samuel Deadman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165881

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Walter James Davis

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286263

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Edgar James Sutton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304993

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