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Highgate, London, Middlesex [83]

Highgate, Middlesex [27]

Highgate, Middlesex, England [4]

Highgate Middlesex [3]

St Pancras, Highgate, Middlesex [2]

Highgate, Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Highgate, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Highgate, Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Highgate,St.Pancras,Middlesex,London. [1]

Rank

Private [10]

Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Captain [1]

Colonel [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

1st A.I.F. Division [1]

2/97th Infantry Brigade Indian Army [1]

38th Dogras [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS Broke [1]

HMS Hibernia [1]

HMS Intrepid [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment Attached Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Naval Forces [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93]

British Army [19]

Royal Navy [7]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [22]

H [14]

S [11]

W [11]

B [9]

G [9]

D [8]

E [7]

R [6]

F [5]

M [5]

A [3]

L [3]

J [2]

N [2]

P [2]

T [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [118]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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People [123] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Highgate, London, Middlesex [83] Highgate, Middlesex [27] Highgate, Middlesex, England [4] Highgate Middlesex [3] St Pancras, Highgate, Middlesex [2] Highgate, Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Highgate, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Highgate, Pancras, Middlesex [1] Highgate,St.Pancras,Middlesex,London. [1]

Rank

Private [10] Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Captain [1] Colonel [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] 1st A.I.F. Division [1] 2/97th Infantry Brigade Indian Army [1] 38th Dogras [1] Coldstream Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS Broke [1] HMS Hibernia [1] HMS Intrepid [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Imperial Army [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment Attached Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Naval Forces [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1] Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93] British Army [19] Royal Navy [7] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [22] H [14] S [11] W [11] B [9] G [9] D [8] E [7] R [6] F [5] M [5] A [3] L [3] J [2] N [2] P [2] T [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [118] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Australia [1] India [1]

Alfred Chisman

Born 1868

Died 1919

British Army Sth/300 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Sergeant Royal Fusiliers

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Frederick George Polhill

Born 1890

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216607 Corporal Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force

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Frank Graham Collinson

Born 1865

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Colonel London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army Colonel London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Thomas Humphrey Bishop

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army TR/10/27534 Private Training Reserve 31st Battalion

British Army TR/10/27534 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 31st (Training Reserve) Battalion

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R S Crabtree

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301416

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Alexander James Gray

Died 1916

British Army R/20736 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Btn

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Ernest Emerson Went

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288875

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Olive Mudie Cooke

Born 1890

Died 1925

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army 103 Driver Voluntary Aid Detachment, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

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Horace Arthur Dodsworth

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299336

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William Sabine

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243469

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Frederick Howard Stirling

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1183

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Joseph Weatherley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59025

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Hugh Marmaduke Buckland

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82322

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William James Southgate

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 753

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William George Frost

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218640

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Henry Alfred Ward

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37691

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James Canning Adams

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108518

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Bertram Rogers

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13138

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Charles Douglas Giddy

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39112

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Arthur Frederick Burbidge Webb

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216993

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