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Place of birth

Highgate, London [241]

Highgate, London, Middlesex [83]

Highgate, Middlesex [27]

Highgate [15]

Highgate, Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Highgate England [5]

Highgate Hill Western Australia [4]

Highgate, Birmingham [4]

Highgate, Middlesex, England [4]

Highgate Middlesex [3]

Highgate, North London [3]

Highgate London [2]

Highgate Western Australia [2]

Highgate,London [2]

St Pancras, Highgate, Middlesex [2]

Highgate Middx [1]

Highgate Hill England [1]

Highgate Hill, London [1]

Highgate Road, Bowden, Cheshire [1]

Highgate, Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Highgate, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Highgate, London North [1]

Highgate, London, England [1]

Highgate, N London [1]

Highgate, Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Highgate, Warwick [1]

Highgate,St Pancras,London. [1]

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

Rank

Private [43]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Corporal [8]

Rifleman [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Driver [4]

Gunner [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting L/Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1 Grade [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Sergeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Engineer Artificer 4 Class [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Stoker [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force [2]

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

2/97th Infantry Brigade Indian Army [1]

38th Dogras [1]

99th Deccan Infantry [1]

99th Infantry [1]

99th Infantry Headquarters General Headquarters Troops [1]

9th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Air Raid Victim [1]

American Expeditionary Force [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment (Territorial Force), Commanding the Manchester Infantry Brigade [1]

General Staff [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HM Submarine E10 [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Broke [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Daedalus [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hibernia [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Intrepid [1]

Service

Royal Navy [226]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [105]

British Army [71]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [58]

H [44]

B [41]

W [35]

S [34]

D [27]

G [25]

F [23]

E [18]

M [18]

L [17]

P [16]

R [16]

A [14]

T [11]

J [9]

N [8]

K [5]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [411]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Australia [1]

India [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Highgate, London [241] Highgate, London, Middlesex [83] Highgate, Middlesex [27] Highgate [15] Highgate, Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Highgate England [5] Highgate Hill Western Australia [4] Highgate, Birmingham [4] Highgate, Middlesex, England [4] Highgate Middlesex [3] Highgate, North London [3] Highgate London [2] Highgate Western Australia [2] Highgate,London [2] St Pancras, Highgate, Middlesex [2] Highgate Middx [1] Highgate Hill England [1] Highgate Hill, London [1] Highgate Road, Bowden, Cheshire [1] Highgate, Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Highgate, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Highgate, London North [1] Highgate, London, England [1] Highgate, N London [1] Highgate, Pancras, Middlesex [1] Highgate, Warwick [1] Highgate,St Pancras,London. [1] Highgate,St.Pancras,Middlesex,London. [1]

Rank

Private [43] Second Lieutenant [10] Lieutenant [9] Corporal [8] Rifleman [7] Lance Corporal [6] Captain [5] Driver [4] Gunner [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Bombardier [2] Leading Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting L/Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1 Grade [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Sergeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Engineer Artificer 4 Class [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Signal Boy [1] Stoker [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Army Service Corps [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force [2] 1st A.I.F. Division [1] 2/97th Infantry Brigade Indian Army [1] 38th Dogras [1] 99th Deccan Infantry [1] 99th Infantry [1] 99th Infantry Headquarters General Headquarters Troops [1] 9th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Air Raid Victim [1] American Expeditionary Force [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorset Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [1] East Lancashire Regiment (Territorial Force), Commanding the Manchester Infantry Brigade [1] General Staff [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HM Submarine E10 [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Broke [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Daedalus [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hibernia [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Intrepid [1]

Service

Royal Navy [226] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [105] British Army [71] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [58] H [44] B [41] W [35] S [34] D [27] G [25] F [23] E [18] M [18] L [17] P [16] R [16] A [14] T [11] J [9] N [8] K [5] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [411] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Australia [1] India [1] United States [1]

Leslie Charles William Worrall

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army B/23188 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Bernard Henry Coleby Husk

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 515738 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 515738 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ronald Mylne Ford

Born 1883

Died 1962

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Edwin George Braddy

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 5271 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 303280 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 303280 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Alfred Philip Clow

Born 1887

Died 1969

British Army 90162 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 185 Heavy Battery

British Army 90162 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 2nd Depot, 80th Reserve Battery

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Ernest Henry Edward Walker

Born 1890

Died 1956

British Army 3941

British Army 46696 Private Dorset Regiment No 5. Coy Dorchester

British Army Private Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Reginald Andrews

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3497 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 3497 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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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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Archibald Keltie Gilmour

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1050 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Newbold

Died 1916

British Army 1698 Private London Regiment

British Army 390130 Private London Regiment

British Army 1698 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Eustace Pelham Rooff

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 76319

Canadian Expeditionary Force 76319 Private Canadian Infantry

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Richard Louis Whittington Bartlett

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army GS/51986 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 22 Battalion

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Walter William Foulsham

Born 1900

Died 1992

Royal Navy SS119268 Stoker

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Andrew Albert Delaney

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 6993 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6993 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Leslie Malcolm Cakebread

Born 1894

Died 1965

Royal Navy F93 Air Mechanic 1 Grade HMS Pembroke

Royal Navy F93 Air Mechanic 1 Grade HMS President

Royal Navy F93 Leading Mechanic HMS President

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William John Allan

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army R4/275043 Private Remounts Section, Army Service Corps

British Army Private Royal Army Service Corps Remount Section

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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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Stanley Frank Horne

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3095 Private London Regiment

British Army Queen Victoria Rifles

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Harry Abbott

Died 1915

British Army 9294 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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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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