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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]

James Samuel Aitken

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army G/562 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 562 pte Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Batt

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James David Dann

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 373619 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 373619 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6730 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Henry James Scott

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1613 Lance Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1613 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1613 Serjeant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Gerald Marchant Hunt

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1291 Private London Regiment 13th Battalion

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Frank Harold Or Arnold Wheeler

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 208219 Leading Signalman (RFR. Ch. B/10800). H.M.S. "Pembroke"

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John Anstey

Born 1870

Died 1930

British Army S/7869 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Charles Herbert Hyde Marchant

Born 1893

Died 1981

British Army 7638 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 16584 Private West Riding Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104049 Private Royal Flying Corps

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Reginald Hugh Tautz

Born 1886

Died 1945

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Ambrose Willis

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 2nd/18th (County of London) Battalion

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John Watson

Born 1878

Royal Navy 286751 Stoker Petty Officer unknown Jutland ship

Royal Navy 286751 Stoker Petty Officer Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy Stoker Petty Officer 4th Destroyer Flotilla paid via HMS Hecla, depot ship to the 4th Destroyer Flotilla

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Francis O Kleeman

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army 203168 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 293388 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 2190 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Thomas William Moore

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 9334 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/9334 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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William Edward Gibson

Died 1918

British Army 375768 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 375768 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles William Miles

Died 1916

British Army S/6331 Serjeant Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Robert Louis Joslin

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy K34655 Stoker 1st Class HMS Marmion

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Arthur Hamilton Barrett

Died 1917

British Army 3341 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531100 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531100 Private London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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Frederick Guymer

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 1374 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1374 Private Manchester Regiment

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Edward Denis Festus Kelly

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Captain Life Guards

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Alfred Sidney Jarrett

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1559 Private London Regiment

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William Richard Piggott

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 7210 Private London Regiment

British Army 613147 Private London Regiment

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