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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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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]

Thomas Baglin White

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253406

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Ernest Eldridge

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39537

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Frank Barnes

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163904

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John Hartford

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275350

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Arthur Pascoe Arnold

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200014

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William Henry Edwin Daniels

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269588

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Herbert Robert Meager

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216530

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William Henry Stevens

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187668

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Charles Houltum Chraske

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266133

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Robert Abraham Page

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197340

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John William Sexton

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28429

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Alfred Snipp

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280927

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Charles Albert Pank

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193663

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Arthur Thomas

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120568

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William George Elkins

Born 1898

British Army 65630 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Robert Neighbour

Born 1886

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314313

Royal Navy K2994 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

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Alfred Helsdon

Died 1916

British Army 21010 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Harry Wormley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army G/987 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/987 Private East Kent Regiment 8th, 3rd, 9th Battalion

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Ernest George Betchley

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 145966 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 145966 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Charles Alfred Thew

Born 1878

Died 1955

Royal Navy 179923 Boy Second Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 179923 Able Bodied Seaman President II

Royal Navy 179923 Boy First Class HMS Boscawen

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