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Greenwich, London [931]

Greenwich, Kent [647]

Greenwich [132]

Greenwich England [70]

East Greenwich, London [49]

East Greenwich, Kent [46]

Greenwich, Kent, England [12]

West Greenwich, Kent [10]

Charlton, Greenwich, Kent [7]

Greenwich New South Wales [6]

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]

Devonport Greenwich [2]

East Greenwich [2]

Greenwich South London [2]

Greenwich West, Kent [2]

Greenwich registration district [2]

Greenwich, Renfrewshire [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]

70 Roan Street, Greenwich [1]

8 Upper East St Greenwich [1]

Beckton, North Greenwich, Essex [1]

Blackheath Greenwich London [1]

Blackheath Hill, Greenwich, London. [1]

Blackheath, Greenwich, Kent [1]

Blackheath,Greenwich,London. [1]

Brockley, Greenwich, Kent [1]

Charlton, Greenwich, London [1]

Deptford Greenwich, Kent and Surrey [1]

Deptford, Greenwich, Kent [1]

E Greenwich, Middlesex [1]

East Greenwich England [1]

East Greenwich, Surrey [1]

East Stonehouse Greenwich, Devon [1]

Greenwich London [1]

Greenwich East, Kent [1]

Greenwich Kent [1]

Greenwich London England [1]

Rank

Private [153]

Gunner [20]

Able Seaman [19]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal [15]

Rifleman [15]

Captain [13]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Sapper [10]

Driver [8]

Major [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Sergeant [4]

Able Bodied Seaman [3]

Bombardier [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Drummer [3]

Musician [3]

Pensioner [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Colour Sergeant [2]

Commander [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [2]

Pioneer [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

AM 2 [1]

AM1 [1]

AM1(c) [1]

Acting AM1(C) [1]

Acting Air Mechanic I (C) [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [39]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

South Wales Borderers [15]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Royal Air Force [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [5]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

HMS Defence [3]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Hospital Chelsea [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

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

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS CHESTER [2]

HMS Falmouth [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS TURBULENT [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1446]

British Army [250]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [238]

Australian Imperial Force [79]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [207]

H [199]

S [197]

W [190]

C [166]

M [139]

P [129]

T [109]

G [85]

L [82]

D [79]

R [77]

A [72]

F [59]

K [52]

J [51]

E [38]

N [27]

O [24]

V [20]

Y [7]

U [6]

I [4]

Q [2]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1979]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [152]

Canada [3]

Belize [1]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Greenwich, London [931] Greenwich, Kent [647] Greenwich [132] Greenwich England [70] East Greenwich, London [49] East Greenwich, Kent [46] Greenwich, Kent, England [12] West Greenwich, Kent [10] Charlton, Greenwich, Kent [7] Greenwich New South Wales [6] 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] Devonport Greenwich [2] East Greenwich [2] Greenwich South London [2] Greenwich West, Kent [2] Greenwich registration district [2] Greenwich, Renfrewshire [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] 70 Roan Street, Greenwich [1] 8 Upper East St Greenwich [1] Beckton, North Greenwich, Essex [1] Blackheath Greenwich London [1] Blackheath Hill, Greenwich, London. [1] Blackheath, Greenwich, Kent [1] Blackheath,Greenwich,London. [1] Brockley, Greenwich, Kent [1] Charlton, Greenwich, London [1] Deptford Greenwich, Kent and Surrey [1] Deptford, Greenwich, Kent [1] E Greenwich, Middlesex [1] East Greenwich England [1] East Greenwich, Surrey [1] East Stonehouse Greenwich, Devon [1] Greenwich London [1] Greenwich East, Kent [1] Greenwich Kent [1] Greenwich London England [1]

Rank

Private [153] Gunner [20] Able Seaman [19] Second Lieutenant [17] Serjeant [17] Corporal [15] Rifleman [15] Captain [13] Stoker 1st Class [13] Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [11] Ordinary Seaman [11] Sapper [10] Driver [8] Major [7] Leading Seaman [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Leading Stoker [5] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Petty Officer [4] Sergeant [4] Able Bodied Seaman [3] Bombardier [3] Deck Hand [3] Drummer [3] Musician [3] Pensioner [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Colour Sergeant [2] Commander [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Petty Officer Telegraphist [2] Pioneer [2] 2nd Corporal [1] AM 2 [1] AM1 [1] AM1(c) [1] Acting AM1(C) [1] Acting Air Mechanic I (C) [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [39] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Field Artillery [25] South Wales Borderers [15] East Kent Regiment [12] Royal Air Force [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Labour Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] HMS INFLEXIBLE [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [5] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] HMS Defence [3] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] HMS Vanguard [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Hospital Chelsea [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] H.M.S. Pembroke [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS CHESTER [2] HMS Falmouth [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS TURBULENT [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1446] British Army [250] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [238] Australian Imperial Force [79] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [207] H [199] S [197] W [190] C [166] M [139] P [129] T [109] G [85] L [82] D [79] R [77] A [72] F [59] K [52] J [51] E [38] N [27] O [24] V [20] Y [7] U [6] I [4] Q [2] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1979] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [152] Canada [3] Belize [1] Egypt [1] India [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1] United States [1]

George Joseph Powell

Born 1882

Died 1957

British Army 305369 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 4633 Sapper The Queen's Regiment

British Army 28388 Sapper Middlesex Regiment

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Samuel Frederick Leighton Green

Born 1882

Died 1929

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

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George William Cathersides

Born 1898

Died 1984

British Army S/9096 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Belgrave Lupton

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army G/914 Private East Kent Regiment

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Henry Lilburn

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 1082 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 915637 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Lesley Jones

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 674 Private London Regiment

British Army 674 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 1/5th Battalion

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William Frank Alford

Born 1900

Died 1959

Royal Navy London Z/8275 Ordinary Telegraphist Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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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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Thomas C Dobson

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army R 7534 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Bn.

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Eric Gascoigne Robinson

Born 1882

Died 1965

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

Royal Navy Commander

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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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Frederick Bazel Rawston

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1523 Private London Regiment

British Army 1523 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1523 Serjeant London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William Taken

Born 1874

Died 1937

British Army CMT/604 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 4304 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

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Albert Tyler

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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