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Islington, London, Middlesex [1117]

Islington, Middlesex [285]

Islington, Middlesex, England [13]

Islington Middlesex [12]

Barnsbury, Islington, Middlesex [5]

Islington,Middlesex [5]

Holloway, Islington, Middlesex [3]

Islington West, Middlesex [3]

Islington, Middlesex, London [3]

Islington,Middlesex. [3]

London, Islington, Middlesex [3]

Holloway,Islington,Middlesex. [2]

Hornsey, Islington, Middlesex [2]

Islington Middlesex [2]

100 Essex Road, Islington, Middlesex [1]

4 Dresden Road, Islington, Middlesex [1]

Canonbury, Islington, Middlesex [1]

Clerkenwell, Islington, Middlesex [1]

Hoxton, Islington, Middlesex [1]

ISLINGTON LONDON ( Middlesex) [1]

ISLINGTON, MIDDLESEX [1]

Islington London Middlesex England [1]

Islington West, County of Middlesex [1]

Islington, Harringay, Middlesex [1]

Islington, Middlesex, [1]

Islington, St. Mary, Middlesex [1]

Islington, Upper Holloway, Middlesex [1]

St Luke's, Islington, Middlesex [1]

St.Luke's, Islington, Middlesex. [1]

Wall Street, Islington, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [98]

Gunner [10]

Rifleman [10]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Corporal [6]

Driver [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Sapper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

A.B. [1]

A/C 1 [1]

A/M 3 [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Canteen Assistant [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Musician [1]

Private (2nd Class) [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

London Regiment [17]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1st Life Guards [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Tiger [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

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

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

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

HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1]

HMS President II [1]

HMS SHANNON [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1225]

British Army [143]

Royal Navy [95]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [170]

S [141]

C [139]

H [120]

W [113]

M [109]

P [83]

G [75]

T [68]

D [65]

F [64]

R [64]

L [56]

A [40]

K [35]

E [34]

J [32]

O [22]

N [17]

V [8]

I [7]

Y [6]

Q [4]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1449]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

India [2]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Islington, London, Middlesex [1117] Islington, Middlesex [285] Islington, Middlesex, England [13] Islington Middlesex [12] Barnsbury, Islington, Middlesex [5] Islington,Middlesex [5] Holloway, Islington, Middlesex [3] Islington West, Middlesex [3] Islington, Middlesex, London [3] Islington,Middlesex. [3] London, Islington, Middlesex [3] Holloway,Islington,Middlesex. [2] Hornsey, Islington, Middlesex [2] Islington Middlesex [2] 100 Essex Road, Islington, Middlesex [1] 4 Dresden Road, Islington, Middlesex [1] Canonbury, Islington, Middlesex [1] Clerkenwell, Islington, Middlesex [1] Hoxton, Islington, Middlesex [1] ISLINGTON LONDON ( Middlesex) [1] ISLINGTON, MIDDLESEX [1] Islington London Middlesex England [1] Islington West, County of Middlesex [1] Islington, Harringay, Middlesex [1] Islington, Middlesex, [1] Islington, St. Mary, Middlesex [1] Islington, Upper Holloway, Middlesex [1] St Luke's, Islington, Middlesex [1] St.Luke's, Islington, Middlesex. [1] Wall Street, Islington, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [98] Gunner [10] Rifleman [10] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Corporal [6] Driver [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Sapper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] A.B. [1] A/C 1 [1] A/M 3 [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Canteen Assistant [1] Civilian [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Musician [1] Private (2nd Class) [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

London Regiment [17] Royal Field Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Air Force [5] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1st Life Guards [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Tiger [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1] HMS President II [1] HMS SHANNON [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1225] British Army [143] Royal Navy [95] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [170] S [141] C [139] H [120] W [113] M [109] P [83] G [75] T [68] D [65] F [64] R [64] L [56] A [40] K [35] E [34] J [32] O [22] N [17] V [8] I [7] Y [6] Q [4] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1449] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [48] India [2] Canada [1]

James Knight Allan

Born 1895

Died 1940

British Army 393451 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 7345 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

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James Matthew Bingham

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army L/14939 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/14939 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Field

Born 1864

Died 1946

British Army 240053 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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Stanley Ernest Evans

Born 1899

Died 1973

British Army 8273 Private Army Cyclist Corps 38th Welsh Divisional Cyclist Company

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110935

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Richard Betambeau

Born 1896

Died 1956

British Army 2209944 Sapper Royal Engineers 10th AA Battalion RE

British Army 117325 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 117325 Acting Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 12th Company

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Charles Syrett

Died 1918

British Army 1738 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 1738 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Herbert Cleasby

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 51 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edwin Ernest Woods

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army

British Army S/9080 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 9 Battalion

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Alexander Behrendt Long

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 19376 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8th Battalion

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Frederick John Butler

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3128 Trooper 1st Life Guards

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Harold Henry Huffer

Born 1895

Died 1990

Royal Navy A.B. R.N.V.R.

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240003 A/M 3

Royal Navy F 40003 A/C 1 President

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Richard Charles Davis

Born 1885

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238118

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Frank Stanley Austin

British Army 1529 Rifleman London Regiment 9 Battalion

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Walter Brooks

Born 1895

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2687 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2687 Serjeant Royal Air Force

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James Charles Martin

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/1170 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 8th Bn.

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James Stone

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40420 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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George Godfrey

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466108

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466108 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry J Hepburn

Born 1877

Died 1952

British Army 4483 Private London Regiment

British Army 303147 Private Essex Regiment

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Charles Edward George Owston

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 3/29127 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 32749 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Francis Albert O'brien

Born 1895

Died 1931

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9455

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