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Highbury, London [290]

Highbury, London, Middlesex [81]

Highbury, Middlesex [20]

Highbury [6]

Highbury, Middlesex, England [4]

Highbury, Islington, London [3]

Highbury, North London [2]

HIghbury London [1]

Highbury (London ?) [1]

Highbury England [1]

Highbury Hill, London [1]

Highbury South Australia [1]

Highbury, Barnsbury, Middlesex [1]

Highbury, Middx [1]

Highbury, Middx. [1]

Highbury, Somerset [1]

Highbury,London. [1]

Highbury. London [1]

London Highbury [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Able Seaman [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Captain (2nd Lt/Temp. Lt) [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic I(a) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Chief Petty Officer Sick Berth [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Flight Conductor [1]

Leading Mechanic (RL) [1]

Musician [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic (RL) [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Private (1st Class Signaller) [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Acting Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant / Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

11th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Armenia's Flag Day Depot [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List [1]

General Staff [1]

H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1]

H.M.S. "Veteran" [1]

HMNZS Diomede [1]

HMS 'Tiger' [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Dublin [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS ONSLAUGHT [1]

HMS Raglan [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

HMS TURBULENT [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

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

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [277]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92]

British Army [44]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [44]

C [36]

W [34]

S [33]

H [29]

R [27]

F [26]

G [26]

M [25]

P [23]

D [18]

A [17]

L [17]

T [17]

E [9]

J [8]

K [8]

N [5]

O [5]

V [5]

I [4]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [409]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

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Place of birth

Highbury, London [290] Highbury, London, Middlesex [81] Highbury, Middlesex [20] Highbury [6] Highbury, Middlesex, England [4] Highbury, Islington, London [3] Highbury, North London [2] HIghbury London [1] Highbury (London ?) [1] Highbury England [1] Highbury Hill, London [1] Highbury South Australia [1] Highbury, Barnsbury, Middlesex [1] Highbury, Middx [1] Highbury, Middx. [1] Highbury, Somerset [1] Highbury,London. [1] Highbury. London [1] London Highbury [1]

Rank

Private [24] Able Seaman [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Captain (2nd Lt/Temp. Lt) [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic I(a) [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Chief Petty Officer Sick Berth [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Flight Conductor [1] Leading Mechanic (RL) [1] Musician [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer Mechanic (RL) [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Private (1st Class Signaller) [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Acting Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant / Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] County of London Yeomanry [2] Labour Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 11th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Armenia's Flag Day Depot [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List [1] General Staff [1] H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1] H.M.S. "Veteran" [1] HMNZS Diomede [1] HMS 'Tiger' [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Dublin [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS ONSLAUGHT [1] HMS Raglan [1] HMS SUPERB [1] HMS TURBULENT [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [277] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92] British Army [44] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [44] C [36] W [34] S [33] H [29] R [27] F [26] G [26] M [25] P [23] D [18] A [17] L [17] T [17] E [9] J [8] K [8] N [5] O [5] V [5] I [4] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [409] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

George Nelson Moore

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290772

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Joseph Arthur Cox

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282941

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Frederick William Brunwin

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208497

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A C Fenn

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175692

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William John Underwood

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229791

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Harry Argent Milverton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232193

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Alfred Arthur Allen

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234318

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George Arthur Thomas Record

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122726

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Jack Stedman

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J17512 Ordinary Seaman HMS TURBULENT

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Percy George Parsons

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy M14649 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Edward Albert George Field

Born 1892

Royal Navy J4139 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

Royal Navy J4139 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy J4139 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Walter James Lockhart

Born 1896

Royal Navy 1861 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS COLLINGWOOD

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Harold J Emanuel

Born 1897

British Army R34909 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Alfred Holding

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy J23956 Ordinary Seaman HMS Monmouth

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Bertie Hewitson

Born 1893

Died 1920

Royal Navy J6905 Able Seaman HMS ONSLAUGHT

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James Stanley Hall Ward

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212607

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Henry James Stanley Neal

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214678

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Oliver William Henry Carthew

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216322

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Walter Charles Digby

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216330

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Sidney Charles Bettison

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217113

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