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Homerton, London [191]

Homerton, London, Middlesex [35]

Homerton, Hackney, London [8]

Homerton London NE [1]

Homerton, East London [1]

Homerton, Hackney, London, England [1]

Homerton, London North [1]

Homerton,Hackney,London. [1]

Homerton,London [1]

London Homerton [1]

London, Homerton, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [12]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Driver [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Canteen Assistant [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Mechanician [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Waiter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

6th Infantry Brigade [1]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

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

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

HM Submarine "L.10" [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Shannon [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Infantry [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Service Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Pembroke [1]

SS Ionian [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [187]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

British Army [17]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [30]

C [28]

H [20]

S [17]

W [17]

L [14]

M [14]

D [13]

P [13]

A [12]

G [12]

F [11]

J [11]

T [9]

R [8]

K [5]

N [2]

V [2]

E [1]

I [1]

O [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [238]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [242] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Homerton, London [191] Homerton, London, Middlesex [35] Homerton, Hackney, London [8] Homerton London NE [1] Homerton, East London [1] Homerton, Hackney, London, England [1] Homerton, London North [1] Homerton,Hackney,London. [1] Homerton,London [1] London Homerton [1] London, Homerton, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [12] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [3] Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Driver [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Canteen Assistant [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Mechanician [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Waiter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 6th Infantry Brigade [1] Admiralty Civilian - HMS INVINCIBLE [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HM Submarine "L.10" [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Shannon [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Infantry [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Service Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Pembroke [1] SS Ionian [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [187] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] British Army [17] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [30] C [28] H [20] S [17] W [17] L [14] M [14] D [13] P [13] A [12] G [12] F [11] J [11] T [9] R [8] K [5] N [2] V [2] E [1] I [1] O [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [238]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

William Austin Ratcliffe

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J33839 Boy Telegraphist HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Frederick John Alabaster

Born 1893

Died 1978

Royal Navy SS3810

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Alfred John Ayton

Born 1884

Royal Navy 359778 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS BELLEROPHON

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James William Mckay

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218344

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Frederick Bower

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223262

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Arthur George Julians

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236335

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Ernest Frederick Goulding

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242164

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William Henry Crowden

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26653

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William Henry Alderson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164149

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Thomas Henry Weaver

Died 1917

British Army 3670 Private London Regiment

British Army 422026 Private London Regiment

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John William Wiltshire

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army SR/1544 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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George Harold Coombs

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108410

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Herbert John Hume

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406343

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Henry Thomas Ball

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200912

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Harry Victor Shaw

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46969

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George Birt Woolhouse

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 28469 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Edgar King

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212883

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Arthur George Jones

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214853

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William Henry Painter

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215920

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Frederick Fisk

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240187

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