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Hackney, London, Middlesex [636]

South Hackney, London, Middlesex [27]

Hackney Wick, London, Middlesex [3]

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Stamford Hill, Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

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C [62]

H [61]

W [56]

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L [35]

R [29]

A [26]

T [26]

F [19]

K [12]

J [11]

E [9]

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O [7]

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I [2]

Q [1]

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Military Service [673]

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United Kingdom [4]

India [1]

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People [673] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hackney, London, Middlesex [636] South Hackney, London, Middlesex [27] Hackney Wick, London, Middlesex [3] Hackney London, Middlesex [2] London, Hackney, Middlesex [2] Hackney, London Middlesex [1] Hackney, Middlesex (now London) [1] Stamford Hill, Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [2] 2 Air Mechanic [1] 3 Air Mechanic [1] Aircraftsman [1] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman First Class [1] Fusilier [1] LAC Fitter Aero Engines [1] Lance Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

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Royal Air Force [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Horse Guards [1] Royal Naval Air Service / Royal Air Force [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [668] British Army [5] Royal Navy [3]

Last name first letter

B [74] S [65] C [62] H [61] W [56] G [43] D [40] P [40] M [38] L [35] R [29] A [26] T [26] F [19] K [12] J [11] E [9] N [9] O [7] V [4] Y [4] I [2] Q [1]

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Military Service [673]

Country

United Kingdom [4] India [1]

Henry Francis Whittick

Born 1877

Died 1949

British Army

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105460 2 Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps 2 ASD

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105460 3 Air Mechanic Royal Air Force 2 ASD

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Edmund Joseph Appleyard

Born 1888

Died 1965

British Army 12578 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Alfred George Head

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army

British Army L/9229 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/9229 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Augustus Baden Poore

Born 1900

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156520

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Geoffrey Herbert Witherick

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261907

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Henry William Bennett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247578

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Frederick Paul Dunger

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301782

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Stanley Charles Barnes

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313020

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James Robert Loveday

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199922

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Archibald Hugh Doherty

Born 1886

Died 1955

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223932

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Francis Thomas Gladwin

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287373

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Robert Hamilton Baillie

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285461

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Harry Edward Jay

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190425

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George Frederick Cooling

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 560

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William John Clancy

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138123

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Alec Henry Day

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239730

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Edward Thomas Dilworth

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190911

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William Cotteril

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186434

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William James Smith

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166903

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Vincent Wallace Corner

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109254

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