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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]

Stanley Rangecroft

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2241 Private London Regiment

British Army 2241 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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Oscar Rowland Berry

Born 1897

Died 1975

British Army 145655 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Roy Leonard Hierons

Born 1894

Died 1973

British Army East Kent Regiment 3rd Bn.

British Army Private

British Army East Kent Regiment

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William Scutts Walker

Born 1897

Died 1961

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Home Counties Bde. County of London Yeomanry

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery 65th (8th London) Field Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery D Battery

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Anna Airy

Born 1882

Died 1964

Other Empire Force War Artist

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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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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 William Bowyer

Born 1877

British Army 23830 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Gunner RGA

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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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Morris Harry Algar

Born 1894

Died 1945

British Army 165917 Private Machine Gun Corps 38th Battallion

British Army 22283 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th (LW) Battalion

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William Huskisson

Born 1859

Died 1946

British Army Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Major General Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Walter Thomas Dean

Born 1897

Died 1971

British Army 1834 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2/2nd London Brigade

British Army 930777 Driver (Cold Shoer) Royal Field Artillery 291 Brigade

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Edward Norman Powell

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army GS/8055 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/8055 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 11th Battalion

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George Owen Baskett

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 654727 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 245217 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 245217 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Robert Harry Groves

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2001 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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