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Hammersmith, London [1132]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [286]

Hammersmith, West London [10]

Hammersmith London [6]

North Hammersmith, London [4]

South Hammersmith, London [4]

Fulham, Hammersmith, London [3]

Hammersmith,London [2]

Hammersmith. London [2]

London, Hammersmith, Middlesex [2]

Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith, London [2]

hammersmith,london [2]

Fulham / Hammersmith, London [1]

Fulham, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England [1]

Fulham. Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith , London , England [1]

Hammersmith London Middlesex England [1]

Hammersmith, London, England [1]

London Hammersmith [1]

London, Hammersmith, Middlesex,England [1]

Notting Dale, Hammersmith, West London [1]

Saint Paul, Hammersmith, London [1]

Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, London [1]

Shepherd’s Bush, Hammersmith, London [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Able Seaman [26]

Ordinary Seaman [15]

Lance Corporal [11]

Rifleman [11]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Serjeant [10]

Boy 1st Class [8]

Captain [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Gunner [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Signal Boy [3]

Cook's Mate [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Cooper [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2 [1]

Boy Class 2 [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain/Adjutant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Fireman [1]

Gunner Acting Corporal [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Unit

London Regiment [23]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [5]

HMS LION [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

HMS INVINCIBLE [4]

HMS Vanguard [4]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [3]

HMS Castor [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

HMS NEPTUNE [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Petard [2]

HMS Powerful [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

(RFR. Ch. B/10800). H.M.S. "Pembroke" [1]

19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1]

4th Destroyer Flotilla [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Education Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1057]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [293]

British Army [115]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Canadian Navy [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [160]

C [136]

W [130]

S [128]

H [119]

M [95]

P [84]

G [71]

R [70]

T [66]

D [64]

L [60]

F [49]

A [47]

J [45]

E [36]

N [31]

K [25]

O [22]

V [9]

Y [9]

U [6]

I [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1455]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [81]

Canada [2]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Hammersmith, London [1132] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [286] Hammersmith, West London [10] Hammersmith London [6] North Hammersmith, London [4] South Hammersmith, London [4] Fulham, Hammersmith, London [3] Hammersmith,London [2] Hammersmith. London [2] London, Hammersmith, Middlesex [2] Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith, London [2] hammersmith,london [2] Fulham / Hammersmith, London [1] Fulham, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England [1] Fulham. Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith , London , England [1] Hammersmith London Middlesex England [1] Hammersmith, London, England [1] London Hammersmith [1] London, Hammersmith, Middlesex,England [1] Notting Dale, Hammersmith, West London [1] Saint Paul, Hammersmith, London [1] Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, London [1] Shepherd’s Bush, Hammersmith, London [1]

Rank

Private [74] Able Seaman [26] Ordinary Seaman [15] Lance Corporal [11] Rifleman [11] Stoker 1st Class [11] Serjeant [10] Boy 1st Class [8] Captain [7] Lieutenant [7] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Gunner [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Acting Corporal [3] Leading Stoker [3] Signal Boy [3] Cook's Mate [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Cooper [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2 [1] Boy Class 2 [1] Boy Servant [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain/Adjutant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Fireman [1] Gunner Acting Corporal [1] L/Cpl [1] Leading Signalman [1]

Unit

London Regiment [23] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [6] HMS INFLEXIBLE [5] HMS LION [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Canadian Infantry [4] HMS INVINCIBLE [4] HMS Vanguard [4] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Army Service Corps [3] H.M.S. "Formidable." [3] HMS Castor [3] HMS IRON DUKE [3] HMS NEPTUNE [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Petard [2] HMS Powerful [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] (RFR. Ch. B/10800). H.M.S. "Pembroke" [1] 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1] 4th Destroyer Flotilla [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Education Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1057] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [293] British Army [115] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Canadian Navy [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [160] C [136] W [130] S [128] H [119] M [95] P [84] G [71] R [70] T [66] D [64] L [60] F [49] A [47] J [45] E [36] N [31] K [25] O [22] V [9] Y [9] U [6] I [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1455] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [81] Canada [2] India [1] Jamaica [1]

Charles Sidney Fern

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 235638 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 54711 Private Hampshire Regiment 2/4th (Territorial Force) Battalion

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Sidney Norris

Born 1897

Died 1930

British Army 4129 Private London Regiment 3/7th Battalion

British Army 4129 Private London Regiment 2/7th (City of London) Battalion

British Army 4129 Private London Regiment 2/7th (City of London) Battalion attached 100th and 101st Provisional Battalions

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Charles James Tunn

Born 1873

British Army 9467 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant and Quartermaster Royal Army Medical Corps

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James George Gregory

Born 1881

Died 1939

British Army 1400 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 617626 Private Labour Corps

British Army 1400 Private Middlesex 13th Battalion

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George Edward Drane

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 10909 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William Shadwell Luke

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2204 Private Princess Charlotte of Wales’ (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 1/4th Battalion

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Arthur John Spice

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401565 Private 2nd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401565 Private 33rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401565 Private Canadian Infantry 9th Reserve Battalion

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John William Oakham

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army 57754 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Henry Arthur Gay

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 4621 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Wilson Truman

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 373685 Private London Regiment

British Army 373685 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6798 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Guy Stone

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 70903 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army 70903 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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John Henry Thomas

Born 1890

Died 1950

British Army 9778 Acting Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 9778 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9778 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry Gregory

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/1259 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/1259 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/1259 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 13th Battalion

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George Thomas Taylor

Born 1863

Died 1916

British Army 20457 Private Welsh Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Ernest Knightly Catchpole

Born 1888

Died 1980

British Army Temporary Captain King's African Rifles

British Army 887 Lance Corporal 2nd Rhodesia Regiment

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert Leatherby

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 330094 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 285078 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 156734 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Corri Boulger

Born 1882

Died 1978

British Army 28165 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 28165 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Joseph Gregory

Born 1885

Died 1956

British Army 3644 Private London Regiment lond Battalion

British Army 3644 Private London Regiment 7th Battalion

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Bertram Francis Allix Gordon-Forbes

Born 1881

Died 1964

British Army 212 Piper London Regiment

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Army Ordnance Department

British Army

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Elizabeth Frances Ashton

Born 1894

Royal Navy G1362 Ledger Clerk Women's Royal Naval Service HMS President II [Chatham or Crystal Palace]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30765 Member Women's Royal Air Force RAF Great Yarmouth [Landing Ground]

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