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Haggerston, London [298]

Haggerston, London, Middlesex [51]

Haggerston, East London [6]

Haggerston London [2]

Haggerston, Shoreditch, London [2]

16 Whiston Street, Haggerston, London [1]

Haggerston London, Middlesex [1]

Haggerston Shoreditch London [1]

Haggerston, Central London [1]

Haggerston, North London [1]

London Haggerston [1]

Mansfield St, Haggerston, London [1]

haggerston London [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Able Seaman [8]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Grade [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bdr [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Gunner [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

PTE [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker II [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

HMS Good Hope [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

12th (Prince of Wales) Lancers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S. Victory II [1]

HMS ABDIEL [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Pelican [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Simoom [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [294]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

British Army [24]

Last name first letter

B [42]

W [41]

S [39]

P [27]

G [24]

H [24]

M [23]

C [21]

J [16]

D [15]

F [15]

L [12]

R [12]

N [11]

T [11]

A [9]

O [8]

K [7]

E [6]

I [2]

V [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [362]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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People [367] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Haggerston, London [298] Haggerston, London, Middlesex [51] Haggerston, East London [6] Haggerston London [2] Haggerston, Shoreditch, London [2] 16 Whiston Street, Haggerston, London [1] Haggerston London, Middlesex [1] Haggerston Shoreditch London [1] Haggerston, Central London [1] Haggerston, North London [1] London Haggerston [1] Mansfield St, Haggerston, London [1] haggerston London [1]

Rank

Private [17] Able Seaman [8] Stoker 1st Class [6] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Grade [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bdr [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Cook's Mate [1] Gunner [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] PTE [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker II [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] HMS Good Hope [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 12th (Prince of Wales) Lancers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. Victory II [1] HMS ABDIEL [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Pelican [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Simoom [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [294] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] British Army [24]

Last name first letter

B [42] W [41] S [39] P [27] G [24] H [24] M [23] C [21] J [16] D [15] F [15] L [12] R [12] N [11] T [11] A [9] O [8] K [7] E [6] I [2] V [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [362]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

William James Dennis

Born 1895

Died 1980

Royal Navy SS115978 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy SS115978 Stoker 1st Class HMS Yarmouth

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James Samuel Fricker

Died 1915

British Army 13225 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas Bacchus

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313604

Royal Navy M608 Chief Petty Officer Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service

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Joseph Bishop

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299767

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Robert Tompkin

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58080

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Henry George Conrad Zimmer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49303

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Samuel George Dent

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307342

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Albert Edward Pinnington

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282431

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Frederick George Gray

Born 1886

British Army 9635 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 9635 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Charles Henry Hart

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J92429 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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William Henry Watson

Born 1896

Royal Navy J20409

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John Walter Burgess

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 101858 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 101858 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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George Alfred Bond

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J16403 Able Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Henry Bolton

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J37924 Boy Telegraphist HMS DEFENCE

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Frederick George Bird

Born 1896

British Army 19908 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 24125 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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George Charles Singleton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216428

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Albert Renshaw

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217707

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Sydney Bryer Bethell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221030

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Alexander Foskett

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225775

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Charles Samuel Bull

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225961

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