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Hanwell, Middlesex [93]

Hanwell, London, Middlesex [11]

Hanwell , Middlesex. [2]

Hanwell, Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Hanwell Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

Hanwell, Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [15]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting 2nd Cook’s Mate [1]

Acting Leading Cook’s Mate [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Captain [1]

Cook’s Mate [1]

Leading Cook’s Mate [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Ship’ Cook [1]

Ship’s Cook [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cambrige's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Firequeen [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

London Regiment attached East Surrey Regiment [1]

President 2 [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marines Light Infantry [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Territorial Army Nursing Service [1]

The Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

British Army [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [16]

C [15]

B [14]

S [9]

W [9]

D [8]

L [8]

M [5]

R [5]

T [5]

F [4]

P [3]

G [2]

Y [2]

A [1]

E [1]

I [1]

J [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [108]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [110] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hanwell, Middlesex [93] Hanwell, London, Middlesex [11] Hanwell , Middlesex. [2] Hanwell, Brentford, Middlesex [2] Hanwell Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] Hanwell, Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [15] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting 2nd Cook’s Mate [1] Acting Leading Cook’s Mate [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Captain [1] Cook’s Mate [1] Leading Cook’s Mate [1] Leading Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Ship’ Cook [1] Ship’s Cook [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 4th South African Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] County of London Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cambrige's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Firequeen [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] London Regiment attached East Surrey Regiment [1] President 2 [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marines Light Infantry [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Territorial Army Nursing Service [1] The Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] British Army [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [16] C [15] B [14] S [9] W [9] D [8] L [8] M [5] R [5] T [5] F [4] P [3] G [2] Y [2] A [1] E [1] I [1] J [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [108]

Country

United Kingdom [10] India [1] South Africa [1]

Frederick Richard Lane

Born 1878

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234131

Royal Navy F34131 President 2

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234131

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William Henry Phippen

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army L/8189 Private Duke of Cambrige's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1st Battalion.

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John Archibald Ainslie

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2nd Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

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George Henry Dell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35109

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Samuel Edward Sharod

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208114

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Percy Frank Victor Wheeler

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163720

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163720 Private 75th

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Alfred Young

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143910

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Frederick Thomas Wadsworth

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 4773 Private London Regiment

British Army 532114 Private London Regiment

British Army 532114 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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William John Burstow

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 372653 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 372653 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5312 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick Paxton

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 18128 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 18128 8th Bedfordshire

British Army 18128 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 8th Batt

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Harry Walter Birch

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6858 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Alexander Robert Tyrrell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403016

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Edwin Charles Howse

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213578

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Joe Ashley Smith

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238247

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Arthur Frederick Cotgreave

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405219

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Charles Herbert Glover

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29148

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Ernest Fudge

Born 1891

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133454

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Albert Charles Davis

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405213

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Frederick John Duffield

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405218

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Alfred Chapman

Died 1915

British Army 10853 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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