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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]

Henry James Allsup

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295278

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Ernest Ambrose Clark

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31087

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Archibald Hewitt

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286625

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Charles Gordon Abel

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285958

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Harry Sydney Ball

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282492

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John Richard Herbert Stevens

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7033

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Frederick George Sellick

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8041

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Charles Frederick Duligall

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403288

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William Hume Downes

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265779

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Edward Alfred Le Voi

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280269

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James Wallace

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 28354 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Henry James Alexander

Died 1917

British Army 7497 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army 32659 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 30215 Private Scottish Rifles

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Horace Flexon Andrews

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army L/6986 (Incomplete) Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L.6986 Private Queens West Surrey 2nd Batt

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William Edgar Rollason

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8891

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William James Cato

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191394

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Frank Lawrence Windell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196264

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William Giovanni Coochey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278266

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George Orchard

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95907

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Frederick George Turner

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30178

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Frank Clutterbuck

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9793

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