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Herne Hill, London [70]

Herne Hill, Surrey [42]

Herne Hill, Surrey, England [7]

Herne Hill [6]

Herne Hill England [3]

Herne Hill, Kent [3]

Herne Hill, South London [3]

Herne Hill London [2]

Herne Hill Surrey [2]

Herne Hill, Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Herne Hill Faversham, Kent [1]

Herne Hill Lambeth, London [1]

Herne Hill Victoria [1]

Herne Hill, Clapham, Surrey [1]

Herne Hill, South East London [1]

Herne Hill, Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Wandsworth, Herne Hill, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [12]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

London Regiment [9]

Royal Air Force [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

2/5th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Attached Trench Mortar Battery 59th Infantry Brigade [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Manners [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Unity [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1]

Natal Mounted Infantry [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

British Army [18]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [18]

G [17]

H [15]

S [14]

B [13]

W [11]

M [9]

P [8]

A [7]

F [6]

T [6]

D [5]

E [5]

K [4]

R [4]

J [3]

I [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [139]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [1]

Jersey [1]

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People [147] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Herne Hill, London [70] Herne Hill, Surrey [42] Herne Hill, Surrey, England [7] Herne Hill [6] Herne Hill England [3] Herne Hill, Kent [3] Herne Hill, South London [3] Herne Hill London [2] Herne Hill Surrey [2] Herne Hill, Lambeth, Surrey [2] Herne Hill Faversham, Kent [1] Herne Hill Lambeth, London [1] Herne Hill Victoria [1] Herne Hill, Clapham, Surrey [1] Herne Hill, South East London [1] Herne Hill, Wandsworth, Surrey [1] Wandsworth, Herne Hill, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [12] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Major [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

London Regiment [9] Royal Air Force [3] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 2/5th Gurkha Rifles [1] Army Service Corps [1] Attached Trench Mortar Battery 59th Infantry Brigade [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Manners [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Unity [1] Kent Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] Natal Mounted Infantry [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] British Army [18] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [18] G [17] H [15] S [14] B [13] W [11] M [9] P [8] A [7] F [6] T [6] D [5] E [5] K [4] R [4] J [3] I [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [139] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [1] Jersey [1]

Jack Pettengell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266208

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Edwin George Skinner

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289875

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Laurence Sidney Snoswell

Born 1894

Died 1978

Royal Navy L3871 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Manners

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Leslie Harry Pond

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286003

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Herbert Hoult

Australian Imperial Force 4284

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Arthur Bertram Crawford

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205657

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Walter George Phillips

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121155

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William Henry Couzens

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217126

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Charles Robert Bailey

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225096

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Norman Henry Rose

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231299

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Albert Grayson Spencer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309710

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Arthur John Mcintyre

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319092

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Jack Rye

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39612

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Albert Victor Ward

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215459

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Thomas Archer Dunwoody

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177884

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Frederick William Allen

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205576

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Leonard Cliffe Balfour

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101010

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Leon Frederick Beardmore

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7279

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George William Alder

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59292

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Laurence Edward Horsnell Durell

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy M5454 Carpenter's Crew HMS Castor

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