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Hounslow, Middlesex [249]

Hounslow, London, Middlesex [22]

Hounslow, Middlesex, England [20]

Heston, Hounslow, Middlesex [11]

Isleworth, Hounslow, Middlesex [8]

Feltham, Hounslow, Middlesex [3]

Harlington, Hounslow, Middlesex [3]

Whitton, Hounslow, Middlesex [3]

Hatton, Hounslow, Middlesex [2]

Hounslow, Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Amwell, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Bedfont, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Cranford, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Hanworth Road, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Harmondsworth, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Hestion, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Heston Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Hounslow Heath, Middlesex [1]

Hounslow Middlesex [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex, England. [1]

Lampton, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Norwood near Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Saint Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [58]

Serjeant [10]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General (Temporary) [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant RMLI [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

London Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

Area Employment Company [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

County of London Yeomanry (Corps of Hussars) [1]

Depot Royal Fusiliers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

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

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS Comus [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [1]

Service

Royal Navy [139]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [106]

British Army [75]

Last name first letter

S [35]

B [34]

C [33]

W [33]

H [28]

L [24]

M [23]

P [19]

A [14]

T [14]

G [13]

E [12]

D [10]

F [10]

R [9]

V [7]

K [5]

Y [4]

J [3]

N [3]

Q [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [313]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

India [2]

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Place of birth

Hounslow, Middlesex [249] Hounslow, London, Middlesex [22] Hounslow, Middlesex, England [20] Heston, Hounslow, Middlesex [11] Isleworth, Hounslow, Middlesex [8] Feltham, Hounslow, Middlesex [3] Harlington, Hounslow, Middlesex [3] Whitton, Hounslow, Middlesex [3] Hatton, Hounslow, Middlesex [2] Hounslow, Brentford, Middlesex [2] Amwell, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Bedfont, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Cranford, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Hanworth Road, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Harmondsworth, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Hestion, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Heston Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Hounslow Heath, Middlesex [1] Hounslow Middlesex [1] Hounslow, Middlesex, England. [1] Lampton, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Norwood near Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Saint Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [58] Serjeant [10] Second Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Brigadier General (Temporary) [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant RMLI [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] London Regiment [8] Labour Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] Area Employment Company [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Connaught Rangers [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] County of London Yeomanry (Corps of Hussars) [1] Depot Royal Fusiliers [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS 'Vanguard' [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS Comus [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [1]

Service

Royal Navy [139] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [106] British Army [75]

Last name first letter

S [35] B [34] C [33] W [33] H [28] L [24] M [23] P [19] A [14] T [14] G [13] E [12] D [10] F [10] R [9] V [7] K [5] Y [4] J [3] N [3] Q [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [313] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [24] India [2]

John Charles Stacey

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 3112 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/5th Battalion

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Nathaniel Lavender

Born 1885

Died 1951

British Army 5146 Private London Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 303172 Private London Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Herbert Joseph Kearley

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 5892 Colour Serjeant Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 5892 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick James Finch

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army L/5521 Private Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Edward Billins

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15603 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/15603 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hampshire

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William Robert Donhou

Born 1884

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64126

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William Leonard Aka Leonard William Claremont

Born 1876

Died 1953

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33400

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Ernest Searle Dobson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army GS/29826 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/29826 Private Royal Fusiliers Depot

British Army 29826 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Douglas Philip Woodstock

Born 1898

Died 1983

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121767

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Albert Lovegrove

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 10840 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Nathaniel Mayger

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1649

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George Grant Bird

Born 1893

Died 1974

British Army 3584 Private County of London Yeomanry 1/1st Battalion

British Army 260380 Private County of London Yeomanry (Corps of Hussars) 1/1st Battalion

British Army 260380 Lance Corporal County of London Yeomanry (Corps of Hussars) 1/1st Battalion

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Albert Loveday

Born 1871

Died 1944

British Army 5492 Private Border Regiment

British Army 63093 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Sydney Gattrell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145738

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Montague William Peters

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214450

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Edward William Vinton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294801

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Harry Ernest Grenville

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199024

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William Lynn Ansell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37199

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George Edwin Pyne

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148933

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John Norman Taylor

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10881

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