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Greenwich, Kent [647]

East Greenwich, Kent [46]

Greenwich, Kent, England [12]

West Greenwich, Kent [10]

Charlton, Greenwich, Kent [7]

Greenwich West, Kent [2]

Blackheath, Greenwich, Kent [1]

Brockley, Greenwich, Kent [1]

Deptford Greenwich, Kent and Surrey [1]

Deptford, Greenwich, Kent [1]

Greenwich East, Kent [1]

Greenwich Kent [1]

Greenwich London, Kent [1]

Greenwich, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Greenwich, kent [1]

Saint Pauls, Greenwich, Kent [1]

St John's parish, Greenwich, Kent [1]

St John's, Greenwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Gunner [8]

Leading Seaman [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Musician [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Able Bodied Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

AM 2 [1]

Acting Air Mechanic I (C) [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Captain (Honorary) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces The Reverend [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant (honorary) [1]

Officer's Chief Steward [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Sailmaker's Mate [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

HMS QUEEN MARY [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Falmouth [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

London Regiment [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

143rd O/S Batt. [1]

178 Brigade [1]

5 Group Dover [1]

5 Group in the Field [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General Staff Indian Army [1]

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

H.M.S. Pembroke [1]

HM Natal [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS CHESTER [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Flying Fox [1]

HMS GARLAND [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Iron Duke [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

HMS Ramillies [1]

HMS Rowan [1]

HMS Sapphire [1]

HMS Shannon [1]

HMS Southampton [1]

Service

Royal Navy [469]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [225]

British Army [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [84]

H [82]

W [80]

S [60]

M [52]

C [51]

P [51]

T [39]

D [32]

L [29]

G [28]

A [25]

E [20]

K [20]

R [20]

J [18]

F [15]

N [9]

V [7]

O [6]

Y [3]

I [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [710]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [2]

Malta [1]

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People [736] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Greenwich, Kent [647] East Greenwich, Kent [46] Greenwich, Kent, England [12] West Greenwich, Kent [10] Charlton, Greenwich, Kent [7] Greenwich West, Kent [2] Blackheath, Greenwich, Kent [1] Brockley, Greenwich, Kent [1] Deptford Greenwich, Kent and Surrey [1] Deptford, Greenwich, Kent [1] Greenwich East, Kent [1] Greenwich Kent [1] Greenwich London, Kent [1] Greenwich, Woolwich, Kent [1] Greenwich, kent [1] Saint Pauls, Greenwich, Kent [1] St John's parish, Greenwich, Kent [1] St John's, Greenwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [17] Gunner [8] Leading Seaman [6] Able Seaman [5] Musician [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Able Bodied Seaman [2] Captain [2] Chief Stoker [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Corporal [1] AM 2 [1] Acting Air Mechanic I (C) [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy First Class [1] Boy Second Class [1] Captain (Honorary) [1] Chaplain to the Forces The Reverend [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant (honorary) [1] Officer's Chief Steward [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Sailmaker's Mate [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] East Kent Regiment [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] HMS QUEEN MARY [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] HMS Defence [2] HMS Falmouth [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS Vanguard [2] London Regiment [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 143rd O/S Batt. [1] 178 Brigade [1] 5 Group Dover [1] 5 Group in the Field [1] Army Service Corps [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General Staff Indian Army [1] H.M.S. "Albemarle." [1] H.M.S. Pembroke [1] HM Natal [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS CHESTER [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Flying Fox [1] HMS GARLAND [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Iron Duke [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Racoon [1] HMS Ramillies [1] HMS Rowan [1] HMS Sapphire [1] HMS Shannon [1] HMS Southampton [1]

Service

Royal Navy [469] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [225] British Army [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [84] H [82] W [80] S [60] M [52] C [51] P [51] T [39] D [32] L [29] G [28] A [25] E [20] K [20] R [20] J [18] F [15] N [9] V [7] O [6] Y [3] I [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [710] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [2] Malta [1]

Samuel Frederick Leighton Green

Born 1882

Died 1929

British Army Chaplain to the Forces The Reverend Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Arthur James Couchman

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 33717 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st F. S. Garrison Battalion

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Henry Ventham

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 1466 Private London Regiment 2nd county of london yeomanry (west Battalion

British Army 1466 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arnold Harding Ball

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion (Territorial)

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Edward George Hugoe Luxon

Born 1875

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239208

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Thomas William Bowyer

Born 1877

British Army 23830 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Gunner RGA

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Benjamin John Deed

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 13047 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Robert Hipsey

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1611 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery 182nd Brigade

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Leslie George Ambrose

Born 1899

British Army 555230 Rifleman London Regiment 16th battalion london regiment (queen's west Battalion

British Army 555230 Private London Regiment 16th battalion london regiment (queen's west Battalion

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Thomas John Edwards

Born 1881

Died 1948

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225060

Royal Navy 25060 Acting Air Mechanic I (C) RNAS

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225060 AM 2 5 Group Dover

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Alfred Arthur Vince

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826974

Canadian Expeditionary Force 143rd O/S Batt.

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private West Ontario Regiment 47th Battalion Canadian Infantry

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Frederick George Wright

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army S/379 Private East Kent Regiment

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Robert William Woodhouse

Died 1915

British Army G/1086 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/1086 Private Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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William Douglas Greenleaf

Born 1894

Died 1961

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204063

Royal Navy F4063 Royal Naval Air Service

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William Hamilton

Born 1870

Died 1915

Royal Navy RMA/14326 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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George Taylor

Died 1918

British Army WR/313884 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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George Blinch

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16494

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Harold Thomas William Hardinge

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204267

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Harry Rupes Hearn

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280180

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Rupert Arthur Hughes

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148050

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