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Ilford, Essex [341]

Ilford, Essex, England [12]

Little Ilford, Essex [9]

Great Ilford, Essex [3]

Padnall Corner, Ilford, ESSEX [3]

Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex [3]

Ilford Essex [2]

Manor Park, Ilford, Essex [2]

Barkingside, Ilford, Essex [1]

Chadwell Heath, Ilford, Essex [1]

Ilford London, Essex [1]

Ilford, Manor Park, Essex [1]

Ilford, Romford, Essex [1]

Ilford,Essex [1]

Ilford,Essex. [1]

Little Ilford, Romford, Essex [1]

Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [19]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Aviator Cadet [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Bombardier [1]

Driver/Acting Bombardier [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [5]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

79 Squadron RFC [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS 'Barham' [1]

HMS ABDIEL [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Campania [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS RAGLAN [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Indian Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery 212th Siege Battery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment attached Hampshire Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [230]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [111]

British Army [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [42]

S [39]

W [37]

P [32]

C [29]

H [27]

R [26]

G [24]

M [20]

L [17]

F [16]

T [15]

A [14]

D [10]

K [9]

J [7]

N [6]

O [4]

E [3]

I [2]

V [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [372]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [1]

India [1]

United States [1]

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People [384] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ilford, Essex [341] Ilford, Essex, England [12] Little Ilford, Essex [9] Great Ilford, Essex [3] Padnall Corner, Ilford, ESSEX [3] Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex [3] Ilford Essex [2] Manor Park, Ilford, Essex [2] Barkingside, Ilford, Essex [1] Chadwell Heath, Ilford, Essex [1] Ilford London, Essex [1] Ilford, Manor Park, Essex [1] Ilford, Romford, Essex [1] Ilford,Essex [1] Ilford,Essex. [1] Little Ilford, Romford, Essex [1] Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [19] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Lance Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Aviator Cadet [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Bombardier [1] Driver/Acting Bombardier [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Gunner [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker First Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [5] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 79 Squadron RFC [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS 'Barham' [1] HMS ABDIEL [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Campania [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS RAGLAN [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Indian Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery 212th Siege Battery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment attached Hampshire Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [230] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [111] British Army [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [42] S [39] W [37] P [32] C [29] H [27] R [26] G [24] M [20] L [17] F [16] T [15] A [14] D [10] K [9] J [7] N [6] O [4] E [3] I [2] V [2] Q [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [372] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [1] India [1] United States [1]

George Edwin Legg

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7563

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John Phillips

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167888

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William Corsham

Died 1914

British Army 6979 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6979 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Herbert Guiver

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 6648 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6648 Serjeant Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6648 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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William Sidney Francis Poole

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 9405 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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James Bond

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209583

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John Herbert Wood

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218026

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Alfred Peasnall Smith

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240288

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Henry George Searle

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225949

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Phillips Montague Edwin Abbott

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 7457 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Robert Henry Kiddle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 358315 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment). 1st/10th Battalion

British Army 358315 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Kenneth Farquharson Ireland

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 65625 Private Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Percival Edward Larlham

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Indian Infantry

British Army Captain Indian Infantry

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Ernest Alfred Faunch

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 212th Siege Battery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Robert Frank Taylor

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235558

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Thomas Edward Weal

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 8484 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 8484 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

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Arthur James Philpott

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97994

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Eric Charles Jeffkins

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100330

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Arthur Leslie Hollingsworth

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103514

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Gilbert Charles Wood

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402560

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