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Greenwich, London [931]

East Greenwich, London [49]

West Greenwich, London [6]

New Cross, Greenwich, London [5]

Deptford, Greenwich, London [4]

Greenwich London [4]

Greenwich, South London [4]

Deptford,Greenwich,London. [3]

Greenwich East, London [3]

Greenwich West, London [3]

Greenwich, South East London [3]

Blackheath, Greenwich, London [2]

Greenwich South London [2]

Greenwich,London. [2]

London, Greenwich [2]

2 Upper East St Greenwich London [1]

26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London [1]

60 Kender Street Greenwich London [1]

Blackheath Greenwich London [1]

Blackheath Hill, Greenwich, London. [1]

Blackheath,Greenwich,London. [1]

Charlton, Greenwich, London [1]

Greenwich London [1]

Greenwich London England [1]

Greenwich London SE [1]

Greenwich London, Kent [1]

Greenwich S E London. [1]

Greenwich, East London [1]

Greenwich, London South East [1]

Greenwich, London, [1]

Greenwich, London, England [1]

Greenwich, London, England, [1]

Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England [1]

Greenwich, London, S.E. [1]

Greenwich,Deptford,Poplar,London. [1]

Greenwich. London [1]

New Cross Greenwich London [1]

New Cross, Greenwich, Deptford, London [1]

North Greenwich, London [1]

Plumstead, Greenwich, London [1]

Westcombe Park, East Greenwich, London [1]

Woolwich, Borough of Greenwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [81]

Able Seaman [14]

Rifleman [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Captain [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Gunner [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Major [4]

Sapper [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Drummer [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Pensioner [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy [2]

Driver [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

AM1 [1]

AM1(c) [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting AM1(C) [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Cook [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver (Cold Shoer) [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [22]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

South Wales Borderers [10]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Hospital Chelsea [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

HMS TURBULENT [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

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

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

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

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

18th Battalion [1]

3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

9th Lancers [1]

American Expeditionary Force [1]

American Red Cross - Base Hospital No 2 [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Service

Royal Navy [916]

British Army [125]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [118]

B [103]

H [101]

W [95]

C [92]

M [68]

P [62]

T [56]

G [46]

R [44]

L [40]

A [35]

D [35]

F [35]

K [30]

J [25]

E [16]

O [15]

N [13]

V [11]

U [3]

Y [3]

Q [2]

I [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1044]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [93]

Belize [1]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

United States [1]

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Greenwich, London [931] East Greenwich, London [49] West Greenwich, London [6] New Cross, Greenwich, London [5] Deptford, Greenwich, London [4] Greenwich London [4] Greenwich, South London [4] Deptford,Greenwich,London. [3] Greenwich East, London [3] Greenwich West, London [3] Greenwich, South East London [3] Blackheath, Greenwich, London [2] Greenwich South London [2] Greenwich,London. [2] London, Greenwich [2] 2 Upper East St Greenwich London [1] 26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London [1] 60 Kender Street Greenwich London [1] Blackheath Greenwich London [1] Blackheath Hill, Greenwich, London. [1] Blackheath,Greenwich,London. [1] Charlton, Greenwich, London [1] Greenwich London [1] Greenwich London England [1] Greenwich London SE [1] Greenwich London, Kent [1] Greenwich S E London. [1] Greenwich, East London [1] Greenwich, London South East [1] Greenwich, London, [1] Greenwich, London, England [1] Greenwich, London, England, [1] Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England [1] Greenwich, London, S.E. [1] Greenwich,Deptford,Poplar,London. [1] Greenwich. London [1] New Cross Greenwich London [1] New Cross, Greenwich, Deptford, London [1] North Greenwich, London [1] Plumstead, Greenwich, London [1] Westcombe Park, East Greenwich, London [1] Woolwich, Borough of Greenwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [81] Able Seaman [14] Rifleman [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Stoker 1st Class [10] Lance Corporal [9] Serjeant [9] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Captain [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Gunner [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Major [4] Sapper [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Drummer [3] Leading Stoker [3] Pensioner [3] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy [2] Driver [2] Petty Officer [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] AM1 [1] AM1(c) [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting AM1(C) [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Cook [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy Sailor [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver (Cold Shoer) [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Fitter Corporal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [22] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [11] South Wales Borderers [10] Royal Air Force [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Army Service Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Hospital Chelsea [3] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] HMS TURBULENT [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Kent Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 18th Battalion [1] 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 9th Lancers [1] American Expeditionary Force [1] American Red Cross - Base Hospital No 2 [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Service

Royal Navy [916] British Army [125] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [118] B [103] H [101] W [95] C [92] M [68] P [62] T [56] G [46] R [44] L [40] A [35] D [35] F [35] K [30] J [25] E [16] O [15] N [13] V [11] U [3] Y [3] Q [2] I [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1044] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [93] Belize [1] Canada [1] Egypt [1] India [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1] United States [1]

George William Cathersides

Born 1898

Died 1984

British Army S/9096 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Frederick Bristoll

Born 1887

Died 1942

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405496 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps Kite Balloon Section (Balloon Party)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405496 Private Class II Royal Air Force Kite Balloon Section (Balloon Party)

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Richard Walter Edge

Born 1894

Died 1925

British Army 9/5845 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/5845 Private Royal West Kent

British Army GS/5845 Acting Lance Corporal Royal West Kent

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Hector Nelson Barkham

Born 1895

Died 1960

British Army 189569 Sapper (Signalman 3rd Class) Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army WR/280361 Sapper (Signalman 3rd Class) Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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Albert Edward Frooms

Born 1896

Died 1950

Royal Navy J21177 Boy

Royal Navy J21177 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy J21177 Able Seaman

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Arthur Victor Frooms

Born 1894

Died 1987

Royal Navy K37660 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II [a shore base at Chatham, Kent]

Royal Navy K37660 Stoker 1st Class HMS Shannon [a Minotaur-class armoured cruiser]

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Charles Reginald Rugman

Born 1899

Died 1948

British Army 11400 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st (Reserve) Battalion [Infantry]

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Henry Rugman

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 12999 Private The Prince of Wales’ (North Staffordshire Regiment) 8th (Service) Battalion

British Army 16309 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 16309 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Albert Christian Kellers

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 124065 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124065 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Harold Thomas William Hardinge

Born 1886

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204267

British Army F4267 HMS Blandford

Royal Navy F4267 HMS President II

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Alexander Aylesbury

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army M/301081 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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Edward James Thomas Carr

Born 1879

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108566

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Henry John Rouillier

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 9447 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9447 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9447 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur Perkins

Born 1883

Died 1966

British Army 6195 Warrant Officer Class 1 South Wales Borderers

British Army 6195 Serjeant South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

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Harold Edward William George Fullbrook

Born 1895

Died 1968

Royal Navy K.P/448 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Kitchener P/448 Able Seaman Drake & Howe Bns

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Ernest William Grey

Born 1877

British Army 3908 Drummer South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 3908 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Victor Willie Cunis

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army 2077 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/4th seaforth highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Arthur Rose

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army T2377 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 548437 Sapper Royal Engineers 2/2nd London Field Company

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Harry Smeeth

Born 1891

Died 1940

Royal Navy 14701 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy Private Royal Marines

Royal Navy 13 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Alice Mary Ruffer

Born 1868

Died 1950

Other Empire Force 4030 British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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