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Finsbury, London, Middlesex [79]

Finsbury, Middlesex [75]

Finsbury Park, London, Middlesex [42]

Finsbury Park, Middlesex [29]

Finsbury Park, Middlesex, England [5]

Finsbury, Middlesex, England [4]

St James, Finsbury, Middlesex [2]

24 Seven Street, Finsbury, Middlesex [1]

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Finsbury, Holborn,Middlesex [1]

St James's, Finsbury, Middlesex [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [211]

British Army [13]

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W [26]

B [24]

H [18]

C [15]

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L [11]

P [11]

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J [6]

F [5]

O [4]

K [3]

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V [3]

I [2]

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U [1]

Z [1]

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Military Service [232]

Merchant Navy [9]

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United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Finsbury, London, Middlesex [79] Finsbury, Middlesex [75] Finsbury Park, London, Middlesex [42] Finsbury Park, Middlesex [29] Finsbury Park, Middlesex, England [5] Finsbury, Middlesex, England [4] St James, Finsbury, Middlesex [2] 24 Seven Street, Finsbury, Middlesex [1] East Finsbury London, Middlesex [1] Finsbury Park, Middlesex, London [1] Finsbury, Holborn,Middlesex [1] St James's, Finsbury, Middlesex [1]

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Private [10] Gunner [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Corporal [1] LMS [1] Leading Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] gunner [1]

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King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Scots Guards [1] Welsh Guards [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [211] British Army [13] Royal Navy [9]

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S [27] W [26] B [24] H [18] C [15] G [15] D [14] M [13] L [11] P [11] R [10] T [10] E [9] A [8] J [6] F [5] O [4] K [3] N [3] V [3] I [2] Y [2] U [1] Z [1]

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Military Service [232] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Edgar Walter Willis

Born 1878

Died 1963

British Army 153188 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 153188 gunner 266 Siege Battery Royal Regiment of Artillery. in BEF France

British Army 153188 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 266 Siege Battalion

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Charles Thomas Harris

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 037044 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Albert Benjamin Jones

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 46742 Private Essex Regiment

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George Zealey

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army G/24721 Private East Kent Regiment

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Frederick John Lodge

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304348

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Edward Saunders

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275752

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James Frederick Boultwood

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217465

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William Wright

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199234

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Frederick Thomas Cleal

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134430

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Cecil Ferdinand Lancroft

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34174

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Charles Alfred Marshall

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13927

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George Arthur Bollom

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144090

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Thomas George Storey

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277243

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Thomas Clare

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99225

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William Henry Evans

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297419

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Fred Smith

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41075

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Alfred Thomas Rickard

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159813

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Joseph Edward Fearn

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43302

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William Isaac Auvache

Born 1886

Died 1934

Royal Navy 217038 Leading Signalman

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John James Tyler

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209431

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