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Forest Gate, Essex [274]

Forest Gate, London [236]

Forest Gate, Essex, England [23]

Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [22]

Forest Gate [17]

Forest Gate England [16]

Forest Gate, West Ham [4]

Forest Gate, East London [3]

Forest Gate, Middlesex [3]

Forest Gate, Stratford, Essex [2]

Forest Gate, West Ham, London [2]

West Ham, Forest Gate, Essex [2]

382 Romford Road, Forest Gate, East London [1]

East Ham, Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Forest Gate Essex [1]

Forest Gate London [1]

Forest Gate London, Essex [1]

Forest Gate West Ham, Essex [1]

Forest Gate, England [1]

Forest Gate, Epping [1]

Forest Gate, Leyton, Essex [1]

Forest Gate, London, England [1]

Forest Gate, London, Middlesex [1]

Forest Gate, West Ham. London [1]

Forest Gate,Essex [1]

Forest Gate,West Ham [1]

Forest Gate,West Ham,Essex. [1]

Forest-Gate, London [1]

London Forest Gate [1]

forest gate [1]

Rank

Private [56]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Rifleman [8]

Captain [6]

Serjeant [6]

Gunner [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Sapper [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Driver [2]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Arms [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Company Sergeant major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Second Sick Berth Steward [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Unit

London Regiment [23]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

HMS Pembroke I [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS Flirt [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) [1]

1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

1st Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

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

9th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

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

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M. Submarine E47 [1]

H.M.S. "Malaya." [1]

HM Submarine E17 [1]

HMS ABDIEL [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

Service

Royal Navy [373]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117]

British Army [96]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [68]

H [66]

S [57]

W [50]

C [47]

M [47]

P [34]

R [34]

D [28]

G [28]

L [28]

T [24]

A [19]

F [17]

E [15]

J [15]

K [15]

N [12]

O [12]

Q [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [590]

Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Forest Gate, Essex [274] Forest Gate, London [236] Forest Gate, Essex, England [23] Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [22] Forest Gate [17] Forest Gate England [16] Forest Gate, West Ham [4] Forest Gate, East London [3] Forest Gate, Middlesex [3] Forest Gate, Stratford, Essex [2] Forest Gate, West Ham, London [2] West Ham, Forest Gate, Essex [2] 382 Romford Road, Forest Gate, East London [1] East Ham, Forest Gate, Essex [1] Forest Gate Essex [1] Forest Gate London [1] Forest Gate London, Essex [1] Forest Gate West Ham, Essex [1] Forest Gate, England [1] Forest Gate, Epping [1] Forest Gate, Leyton, Essex [1] Forest Gate, London, England [1] Forest Gate, London, Middlesex [1] Forest Gate, West Ham. London [1] Forest Gate,Essex [1] Forest Gate,West Ham [1] Forest Gate,West Ham,Essex. [1] Forest-Gate, London [1] London Forest Gate [1] forest gate [1]

Rank

Private [56] Second Lieutenant [9] Able Seaman [8] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Rifleman [8] Captain [6] Serjeant [6] Gunner [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Sapper [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Driver [2] Pioneer [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Arms [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Company Sergeant major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Forewoman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Major [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Second Sick Berth Steward [1] Staff Captain [1]

Unit

London Regiment [23] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] HMS Pembroke I [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS Flirt [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) [1] 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 2nd Volunteer Rifles 1/2nd Battalion [1] 9th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M. Submarine E47 [1] H.M.S. "Malaya." [1] HM Submarine E17 [1] HMS ABDIEL [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS BENBOW [1]

Service

Royal Navy [373] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117] British Army [96] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [68] H [66] S [57] W [50] C [47] M [47] P [34] R [34] D [28] G [28] L [28] T [24] A [19] F [17] E [15] J [15] K [15] N [12] O [12] Q [2] V [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [590] Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [49] Ireland [1]

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 Joseph Hoare Harrison

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army SE/16861 Private Army Veterinary Corps Depot

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John Patrick Ryan

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army B/20280 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion

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Harold Trasler

Born 1896

Died 1990

British Army 3927 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 3927 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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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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James Frank Murray

Died 1917

British Army 5253 Private London Regiment 5th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 303265 Private London Regiment 5th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 303265 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 1st/5th Battalion

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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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Claud Humpston Woollatt

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment

British Army Staff Captain Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Captain The Queen's (Royal West Surrey 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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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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Maurice Ashley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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George Frederick Meeks

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 371078 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3126 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Wise

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 222824 Leading Signalman HMS Flirt

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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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Arthur John Watts

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 8625 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 8625 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Scots

British Army 8625 Company Sergeant major Royal Scots 11th Battalion

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Edward Charles Thwaites

Born 1881

British Army 4686 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372191 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Archibald J Bard

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 68514 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 68514 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Henry Willis

Died 1916

British Army 5211 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/5211 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Arnold Stephen Cloonan

Born 1892

Died 1969

British Army 3042 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 614762 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 650964 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

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Percy Philpot Armstrong

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/345 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy London Z/345 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/345 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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