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Hendon, Middlesex [243]

Hendon, London, Middlesex [62]

Hendon Middlesex [9]

Hendon, Middlesex, England [2]

Mill Hill, Hendon, Middlesex [2]

West Hendon, Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Alperton, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Child's Hill, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Cricklewood, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Edgware, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Harlesden, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Harlesden, Hendon, Middlesex, England [1]

Harlesden,Hendon,Middlesex. [1]

Harrow, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Hendon , Middlesex [1]

Hendon RD, Middlesex [1]

Hendon, Cricklewood, Middlesex [1]

Hendon, Kilburn, Middlesex [1]

Hendon,Kilburn,Middlesex. [1]

Hendon,Middlesex [1]

Hendon. Middlesex [1]

Hornsey, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Kilburn, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Kingsbury, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Little Stanmore, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

London, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Old Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Pinner, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

West Hendon, London, Middlesex [1]

West Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Willesden Hendon,Middlesex. [1]

Willesden, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [43]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [7]

Major [6]

Rifleman [6]

Able Seaman [3]

Corporal [3]

Gunner [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Driver [2]

Midshipman [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Admiral [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commander (Retired) [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant (acting Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Quartermaster [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Member [1]

Midshipman (Probationary) [1]

Musician [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private RMLI [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Colonel [1]

Unit

London Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [5]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [4]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

152nd Infantry [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

1st King's African Rifles [1]

21st Punjabis [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

36 Bde. R.F.A. [1]

Army Service Corps/Staff [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Edinburgh Wiltshire [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General List attached Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Green Howards [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Malaya [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS Strongbow [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [135]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126]

British Army [79]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [39]

C [36]

B [35]

H [28]

P [28]

M [23]

W [22]

T [21]

G [19]

A [16]

R [14]

E [11]

L [11]

D [10]

K [8]

J [7]

F [6]

V [4]

N [3]

O [3]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [342]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Place of birth

Hendon, Middlesex [243] Hendon, London, Middlesex [62] Hendon Middlesex [9] Hendon, Middlesex, England [2] Mill Hill, Hendon, Middlesex [2] West Hendon, Hendon, Middlesex [2] Alperton, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Child's Hill, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Cricklewood, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Edgware, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Harlesden, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Harlesden, Hendon, Middlesex, England [1] Harlesden,Hendon,Middlesex. [1] Harrow, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Hendon , Middlesex [1] Hendon RD, Middlesex [1] Hendon, Cricklewood, Middlesex [1] Hendon, Kilburn, Middlesex [1] Hendon,Kilburn,Middlesex. [1] Hendon,Middlesex [1] Hendon. Middlesex [1] Hornsey, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Kilburn, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Kingsbury, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Little Stanmore, Hendon, Middlesex [1] London, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Old Hendon, Middlesex [1] Pinner, Hendon, Middlesex [1] West Hendon, London, Middlesex [1] West Hendon, Middlesex [1] Willesden Hendon,Middlesex. [1] Willesden, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [43] Second Lieutenant [20] Captain [12] Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [7] Major [6] Rifleman [6] Able Seaman [3] Corporal [3] Gunner [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Driver [2] Midshipman [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Admiral [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Commander (Retired) [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant (acting Captain) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Quartermaster [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Member [1] Midshipman (Probationary) [1] Musician [1] Naval Cadet [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private RMLI [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Colonel [1]

Unit

London Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [5] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [4] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 152nd Infantry [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 1st King's African Rifles [1] 21st Punjabis [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 36 Bde. R.F.A. [1] Army Service Corps/Staff [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Edinburgh Wiltshire [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General List attached Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Green Howards [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Ardent [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS LION [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Malaya [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS Strongbow [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] King Edward's Horse [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] King's African Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [135] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126] British Army [79] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [39] C [36] B [35] H [28] P [28] M [23] W [22] T [21] G [19] A [16] R [14] E [11] L [11] D [10] K [8] J [7] F [6] V [4] N [3] O [3] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [342]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Australia [1] India [1] Sri Lanka [1]

John Ernest Ferrario

Born 1887

Died 1931

British Army 1133 Private King Edward's Horse 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King Edward's Horse 2nd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army Lieutenant King Edward's Horse 2nd Battalion (Special Reserve)

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Cecil Horace Case Keevil

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 18th Battalion (2nd Bradford)

British Army Lieutenant Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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Arthur Manning

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 79751 Private Welsh Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 9770 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Matthew Smallbone

Born 1892

Died 1955

Royal Navy J6906

Royal Navy J6906 Petty Officer

Royal Navy J6906 Leading Seaman

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Frederick George Newell

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army G/14460 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/14460 Private East Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

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Blanche Agnes Ambrose

Born 1884

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13034 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Cecil Oswald Batterson Everett

Born 1880

Died 1929

British Army G/25321 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 3rd/7th Battalion

Royal Navy 344748

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Charles William Trott

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army L/12942 Corporal Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army L/12942 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/12942 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Noel Duncan Edingborough

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps attached Middlesex Regiment 15th Battalion

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William Leonard Thirlwell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 7661 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 5734 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Philip Howard Colomb

Born 1867

Died 1958

Royal Navy Admiral

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Thomas William Sidnell

Born 1884

Died 1954

British Army 230467 Sapper Royal Engineers 500th Field Company

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Reginald Joseph Slaughter

Born 1874

Died 1968

British Army Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Army Service Corps/Staff

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Herman Morton Curths

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 390624 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 2864 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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William Cornelius Marshall

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 10261 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's (Liverpool Regiment) 11th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Robert Arber Frederick Carey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 32nd Battalion

British Army 2971 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 2971 Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Phyllis Louise Guillemard

Born 1891

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Charles Gordon Blackman

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1946 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Henry Thomas Weyda

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 24409 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frank Robbins Bennett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309605

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