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Hornsey, Middlesex [208]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [174]

Hornsey, Middlesex, England [33]

Hornsey Rise, Middlesex [7]

Hornsey Rise, London, Middlesex [4]

Muswell Hill, Hornsey, Middlesex [4]

Hornsey Middlesex [3]

Edmonton, Hornsey, Middlesex [2]

Hornsey, Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Hornsey, Islington, Middlesex [2]

Hornsey, Middlesex, London [2]

South Hornsey, Middlesex, England [2]

2 Enfield Terrace, Gordon Road, Hornsey Vale, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

28 Berrsford Road,Hornsey, Middlesex, London [1]

3 Middle Lane, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

88 Park Road, Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1]

Highgate, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Hornsey Middlesex [1]

Hornsey (registered Edmonton) Middlesex [1]

Hornsey Rise, Middlesex, England [1]

Hornsey, Crouch End, Middlesex [1]

Hornsey, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex,England [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex (London) [1]

Hornsey,Edmonton,Middlesex. [1]

Hornsey,Middlesex [1]

London, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Park Road, Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

West Green, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [30]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Gunner [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Flight Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd class [1]

Airman 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Flight Clerk [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant Clerk [1]

Stretcher Bearer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Tempy Sub Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [16]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marines [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

450th Siege Battery Ammunition Column [1]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Army Chaplains Department [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

HMS Chester - RMLI Detachment [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Lancers [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Prince of Wales Civil service Rifles London Regiment [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps - Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [319]

British Army [64]

Royal Navy [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [52]

C [42]

W [42]

S [36]

H [34]

P [34]

D [25]

M [23]

T [21]

G [20]

L [20]

R [19]

E [17]

F [15]

J [15]

A [14]

K [9]

N [5]

O [5]

V [4]

I [3]

U [2]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [423]

Merchant Navy [35]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Ireland [1]

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People [461] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hornsey, Middlesex [208] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [174] Hornsey, Middlesex, England [33] Hornsey Rise, Middlesex [7] Hornsey Rise, London, Middlesex [4] Muswell Hill, Hornsey, Middlesex [4] Hornsey Middlesex [3] Edmonton, Hornsey, Middlesex [2] Hornsey, Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Hornsey, Islington, Middlesex [2] Hornsey, Middlesex, London [2] South Hornsey, Middlesex, England [2] 2 Enfield Terrace, Gordon Road, Hornsey Vale, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] 28 Berrsford Road,Hornsey, Middlesex, London [1] 3 Middle Lane, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] 88 Park Road, Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1] Highgate, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Hornsey Middlesex [1] Hornsey (registered Edmonton) Middlesex [1] Hornsey Rise, Middlesex, England [1] Hornsey, Crouch End, Middlesex [1] Hornsey, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Hornsey, London, Middlesex,England [1] Hornsey, Middlesex (London) [1] Hornsey,Edmonton,Middlesex. [1] Hornsey,Middlesex [1] London, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Park Road, Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] West Green, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [30] Second Lieutenant [15] Corporal [14] Lieutenant [9] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Gunner [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Driver [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Flight Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd class [1] Airman 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Major [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Flight Clerk [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Private 1st Class [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant Clerk [1] Stretcher Bearer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Tempy Sub Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [16] London Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Army Service Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Marines [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 450th Siege Battery Ammunition Column [1] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Army Chaplains Department [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] HMS Chester - RMLI Detachment [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1] Lancers [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Prince of Wales Civil service Rifles London Regiment [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps - Royal Air Force [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [319] British Army [64] Royal Navy [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [52] C [42] W [42] S [36] H [34] P [34] D [25] M [23] T [21] G [20] L [20] R [19] E [17] F [15] J [15] A [14] K [9] N [5] O [5] V [4] I [3] U [2] Q [1] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [423] Merchant Navy [35]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Ireland [1]

John Zambra

Died 1916

British Army 4971 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Horace Dixon

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260245

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Albert George Taylor Crane

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207078

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John Benjamin Dixon

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197703

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Alfred Ernest Killick

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30500

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Frederick William Marsh

Born 1897

Died 1982

Royal Navy HMS Excellent

Royal Navy Tempy Sub Lieutenant HMS Excellent

Other Empire Force Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Royal Aero Club

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James Henry Browne

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188912

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Frederick Walter Reid

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188024

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Walter Charles Usher

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68844

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Alfred Cyril White

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217571

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Philip Hemby Petherick

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285855

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William Rayner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410229

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Henry George Dudley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269905

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Edward Robert William Boustred

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army 8843 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 11405 Corporal Labour Corps

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Leslie Oscar Prickett

Born 1895

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107639

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William Lake

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207781

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Henry George Welham

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214561

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Hugh Apowain Williams

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216289

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Percy Lynn Janson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216985

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George William John Gray

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221820

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