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Forest Gate, Essex [274]

Forest Gate, Essex, England [23]

Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [22]

Forest Gate, Stratford, Essex [2]

West Ham, Forest Gate, Essex [2]

East Ham, Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Forest Gate Essex [1]

Forest Gate London, Essex [1]

Forest Gate West Ham, Essex [1]

Forest Gate, Leyton, Essex [1]

Forest Gate,Essex [1]

Forest Gate,West Ham,Essex. [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Corporal [4]

Rifleman [4]

Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

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

2nd Volunteer Rifles 1/2nd Battalion [1]

9th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

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

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M. Submarine E47 [1]

HM Submarine E17 [1]

HMS ABDIEL [1]

HMS Centurion [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Flirt [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Prince Of Wales's Volunteers South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester [1]

Service

Royal Navy [142]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [115]

British Army [52]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [34]

H [32]

S [32]

M [27]

R [24]

P [22]

W [22]

L [20]

C [19]

G [14]

D [12]

T [11]

A [10]

E [10]

F [10]

J [9]

K [8]

N [7]

O [4]

Q [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [303]

Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

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People [330] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Forest Gate, Essex [274] Forest Gate, Essex, England [23] Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [22] Forest Gate, Stratford, Essex [2] West Ham, Forest Gate, Essex [2] East Ham, Forest Gate, Essex [1] Forest Gate Essex [1] Forest Gate London, Essex [1] Forest Gate West Ham, Essex [1] Forest Gate, Leyton, Essex [1] Forest Gate,Essex [1] Forest Gate,West Ham,Essex. [1]

Rank

Private [38] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Captain [4] Corporal [4] Rifleman [4] Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12] Royal Naval Reserve [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] 2nd Volunteer Rifles 1/2nd Battalion [1] 9th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M. Submarine E47 [1] HM Submarine E17 [1] HMS ABDIEL [1] HMS Centurion [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Flirt [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Victory I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Prince Of Wales's Volunteers South Lancashire Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester [1]

Service

Royal Navy [142] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [115] British Army [52] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [34] H [32] S [32] M [27] R [24] P [22] W [22] L [20] C [19] G [14] D [12] T [11] A [10] E [10] F [10] J [9] K [8] N [7] O [4] Q [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [303] Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Herbert John Ransom

Born 1877

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50150 Royal Air Force R.A.F. Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50150 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50150 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Thomas Collins

Born 1889

Died 1979

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16320

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16320 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16320 Air Mechanic 1st Class

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Gordon Willson Arnold

Born 1890

Died 1941

British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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John Henry Bunce

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2418 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2418 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Edward Charles Frederick Richardson

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 7709 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 7709 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Edgar Thomas Cleverly Trow

Born 1886

Died 1949

British Army 5993 Private London Regiment

British Army 632949 Private London Regiment

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Charles Henry Dymond

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 252920 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Soulsby Wilson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Harry Barker Hemings

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 10141 Private Scots Guards

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George Gerard Wilson

Born 1892

Died 1977

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Bertram Gladwin

Born 1888

Died 1944

British Army TR/5/69583 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 42984 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 60715 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Percy Valentine Cooper

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 530609 Captain The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

British Army 2423 Private London Regiment 15 (County of London) Ballation (Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles) (Territorial Force)

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Llewellyn Cecil Venables

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 40595 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William George Paskell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 323064 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Cyril Horton Smith

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 17230 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Charles Edward Kichenside

Born 1889

Died 1955

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205486

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William Tallett

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115408

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Eugene Henry Auvache

Born 1881

Died 1960

British Army 85829 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Caleb Jenkins

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 177611 Chief Petty Officer HMS Flirt

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Dorothy Edith Morfey

Born 1893

Died 1998

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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