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Hornsey, London [468]

Hornsey, Middlesex [208]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [174]

Hornsey, Middlesex, England [33]

Hornsey [21]

South Hornsey, London [18]

Hornsey Rise, London [10]

Hornsey Rise, Middlesex [7]

Hornsey England [6]

Hornsey Rise, London, Middlesex [4]

Muswell Hill, Hornsey, Middlesex [4]

Hornsey Middlesex [3]

Hornsey, North London [3]

the Hornsey district of London [3]

Edmonton, Hornsey, Middlesex [2]

Hornsey, Edmonton [2]

Hornsey, Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Hornsey, Islington, Middlesex [2]

Hornsey, London North [2]

Hornsey, Middlesex, London [2]

Hornsey, Yorkshire [2]

South Hornsey [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, London [1]

Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1]

East Hornsey England [1]

Highgate, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Hornsey Middlesex [1]

Hornsey Middx [1]

Hornsey (registered Edmonton) Middlesex [1]

Hornsey ,London [1]

Hornsey London [1]

Hornsey London, Surrey [1]

Hornsey Rise, Islington, London, England [1]

Hornsey Rise, Middlesex, England [1]

Hornsey, Crouch End, Middlesex [1]

Hornsey, Edmonton, London [1]

Hornsey, England [1]

Hornsey, Essex [1]

Hornsey, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Hornsey, Kent [1]

Hornsey, London England [1]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex,England [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex (London) [1]

Hornsey, Middx [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [12]

Able Seaman [10]

Rifleman [10]

Serjeant [9]

Captain [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Gunner [5]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Sapper [3]

Able Bodied Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

Act/Stoker Petty Officer [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]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chaplin [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Civilian [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Electrical Artificer 3c [1]

Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Unit

London Regiment [35]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Honourable Artillery Company [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Air Service [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

HMS WARSPITE [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marines [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Field Artillery [1]

250th Bttln [1]

450th Siege Battery Ammunition Column [1]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Air Raid Victim [1]

Army Chaplains Department [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Army Unit [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

Royal Navy [512]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [324]

British Army [138]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [107]

S [94]

C [93]

H [93]

W [93]

P [59]

D [54]

M [54]

L [50]

T [50]

G [44]

R [44]

F [31]

E [28]

J [28]

A [23]

K [21]

N [13]

O [11]

V [9]

U [6]

Y [4]

I [3]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [967]

Merchant Navy [35]

Country

United Kingdom [84]

Australia [2]

Argentina [1]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

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Hornsey, London [468] Hornsey, Middlesex [208] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [174] Hornsey, Middlesex, England [33] Hornsey [21] South Hornsey, London [18] Hornsey Rise, London [10] Hornsey Rise, Middlesex [7] Hornsey England [6] Hornsey Rise, London, Middlesex [4] Muswell Hill, Hornsey, Middlesex [4] Hornsey Middlesex [3] Hornsey, North London [3] the Hornsey district of London [3] Edmonton, Hornsey, Middlesex [2] Hornsey, Edmonton [2] Hornsey, Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Hornsey, Islington, Middlesex [2] Hornsey, London North [2] Hornsey, Middlesex, London [2] Hornsey, Yorkshire [2] South Hornsey [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, London [1] Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1] East Hornsey England [1] Highgate, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Hornsey Middlesex [1] Hornsey Middx [1] Hornsey (registered Edmonton) Middlesex [1] Hornsey ,London [1] Hornsey London [1] Hornsey London, Surrey [1] Hornsey Rise, Islington, London, England [1] Hornsey Rise, Middlesex, England [1] Hornsey, Crouch End, Middlesex [1] Hornsey, Edmonton, London [1] Hornsey, England [1] Hornsey, Essex [1] Hornsey, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Hornsey, Kent [1] Hornsey, London England [1] Hornsey, London, Middlesex,England [1] Hornsey, Middlesex (London) [1] Hornsey, Middx [1]

Rank

Private [74] Second Lieutenant [26] Corporal [21] Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [12] Able Seaman [10] Rifleman [10] Serjeant [9] Captain [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Gunner [5] Sergeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [3] Leading Seaman [3] Sapper [3] Able Bodied Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Driver [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] Act/Stoker Petty Officer [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] Artificer Engineer [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Major [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chaplin [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Civilian [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Electrical Artificer 3c [1] Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Unit

London Regiment [35] Middlesex Regiment [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Honourable Artillery Company [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Air Service [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Essex Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] HMS WARSPITE [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] Royal Marines [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Field Artillery [1] 250th Bttln [1] 450th Siege Battery Ammunition Column [1] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Air Raid Victim [1] Army Chaplains Department [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Army Unit [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

Royal Navy [512] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [324] British Army [138] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [107] S [94] C [93] H [93] W [93] P [59] D [54] M [54] L [50] T [50] G [44] R [44] F [31] E [28] J [28] A [23] K [21] N [13] O [11] V [9] U [6] Y [4] I [3] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [967] Merchant Navy [35]

Country

United Kingdom [84] Australia [2] Argentina [1] Canada [1] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1]

Herbert Cue

Born 1885

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55288 Air Mechanic 3rd class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55288 Air Mechanic 2nd class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55288 Air Mechanic 1st class Royal Flying Corps

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John Arthur Boote

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 245474 Private West Kent Yeomanry

British Army GS/68857 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/68857 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 24th (Service) Battalion

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Richard William Warren Boustred

Born 1897

Died 1985

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 2/2nd Battalion

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Eric Ellis

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3392 Private London Regiment 16th battalion london regiment (queen's west Battalion

British Army 3392 Rifleman London Regiment 16th london regiment (queen's west Battalion

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Lindsay Ireland Lyall

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4995 Private London Regiment

British Army 51454 Private London Regiment

British Army 4995 and 51454 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 1st/14th Battalion

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Charles Edward Boustred

Born 1892

Died 1976

British Army 47258 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 43rd Company

British Army 697952 Gunner Labour Corps

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James William Hart

Born 1879

Died 1917

Royal Navy Deal/495(S) Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

Royal Navy Royal Marines 2nd Field Company, Divisional Engineers

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William Henry Horatio Prickett

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army 1168 Private London Regiment

British Army 1168 Rifleman London Regiment 1/6 th (City of London) Battalion ( Rifles)

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Walter Richard Cook

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 8532 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 263009 Private Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

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Lawrence William Willis

Born 1880

Died 1965

British Army 194001 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 194001 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 20 Fire Command

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Malcolm Cuthbert Nokes

Born 1897

Died 1986

British Army 153437 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Acting Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Henry William Boustred

Born 1883

Died 1957

British Army 609 564 Labour Corps

British Army 609 564 Stretcher Bearer Royal Fusiliers

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Walter Huggins

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army G/9982 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army G/9982 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas James Fuell Boustred

Born 1888

Died 1959

British Army 2605 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 2/7th Battalion

British Army 200561 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 2/7th Battalion

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Charles Frederick Or Carl Boustred

Born 1886

Died 1954

British Army 57649 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Harold Ryan

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 2016 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 200273 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Edwin Baskerville Hickox

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Captain Essex Regiment

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Edgar Noel Moore.

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Army Chaplains Department attached King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Ernest Frederick Bickell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army L/15470 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)

British Army 3882 Private Middlesex Regiment territorial force 7th Battalion

British Army L/15470 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)

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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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