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Kensington, London [1597]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [366]

North Kensington, London [125]

South Kensington, London [65]

West Kensington, London [58]

Kensington London [40]

North Kensington, London, Middlesex [28]

Kensington,London. [16]

West Kensington, London, Middlesex [11]

Kensington,London [10]

South Kensington, London, Middlesex [9]

Kensington, South West London [8]

Kensington, West London [4]

Kensington London [3]

Kensington Palace, London [3]

Kensington Town, London [3]

Near Kensington, London [3]

Stoke Kensington, London [3]

Kensington North, London [2]

Kensington, London West [2]

Kensington, London. [2]

Kensington. London [2]

North Kensington London [2]

North Kensington, West London [2]

Notting Hill, Kensington, London [2]

South Kensington London [2]

10 Rillington Place, Kensington, London, England [1]

12 Duro Place Kensington Nr London [1]

18 Marloes Road, Kensington, London [1]

7 Campden Hill Square, Kensington, London [1]

8 Hornton Street, Kensington, London [1]

Beaufort Gardens, Kensington, London [1]

Bushey Heath,Kensington,London. [1]

Earls Court, Kensington, London [1]

Holy Trinity, Brompton, Kensington, London [1]

KENSINGTON, LONDON [1]

Kensington District, London [1]

Kensington London Middlesex [1]

Kensington Palace Gardens London [1]

Kensington london [1]

Kensington registration district, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, Greater London [1]

Kensington, London England [1]

Kensington, London W [1]

Kensington, London, [1]

Kensington, London, England [1]

Kensington, london [1]

Kensington,Fulham,London. [1]

Knightsbridge Kensington, London [1]

Rank

Captain [137]

Private [133]

Lieutenant [120]

Second Lieutenant [118]

Major [58]

Lieutenant Colonel [32]

Able Seaman [24]

Lance Corporal [22]

Rifleman [18]

Corporal [16]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Gunner [12]

Brigadier General [11]

Commander [11]

2nd Lieutenant [10]

Petty Officer [8]

Serjeant [8]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Colonel [7]

Leading Seaman [7]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Driver [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Deck Hand [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Sub Lieutenant [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Midshipman [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Brigadier [3]

Captain and Adjutant [3]

Major General [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Admiral [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant General [2]

Munitions Worker [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Nurse [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Petty Officer Mechanic [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Unit

London Regiment [58]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [22]

Royal Engineers [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Royal Air Force [12]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Air Service [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Artillery [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

General List [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Staff [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Officer Training Corps [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1511]

British Army [471]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [429]

Other Empire Force [21]

Indian Army [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [286]

C [230]

H [217]

S [205]

W [198]

M [154]

P [128]

R [109]

T [107]

F [106]

D [105]

L [102]

G [101]

A [96]

J [57]

N [54]

E [53]

K [45]

O [23]

I [18]

V [10]

Y [10]

Q [4]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2380]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [273]

India [7]

Germany [2]

Singapore [2]

South Africa [2]

Canada [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Jersey [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Sudan [1]

Turkey [1]

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Kensington, London [1597] Kensington, London, Middlesex [366] North Kensington, London [125] South Kensington, London [65] West Kensington, London [58] Kensington London [40] North Kensington, London, Middlesex [28] Kensington,London. [16] West Kensington, London, Middlesex [11] Kensington,London [10] South Kensington, London, Middlesex [9] Kensington, South West London [8] Kensington, West London [4] Kensington London [3] Kensington Palace, London [3] Kensington Town, London [3] Near Kensington, London [3] Stoke Kensington, London [3] Kensington North, London [2] Kensington, London West [2] Kensington, London. [2] Kensington. London [2] North Kensington London [2] North Kensington, West London [2] Notting Hill, Kensington, London [2] South Kensington London [2] 10 Rillington Place, Kensington, London, England [1] 12 Duro Place Kensington Nr London [1] 18 Marloes Road, Kensington, London [1] 7 Campden Hill Square, Kensington, London [1] 8 Hornton Street, Kensington, London [1] Beaufort Gardens, Kensington, London [1] Bushey Heath,Kensington,London. [1] Earls Court, Kensington, London [1] Holy Trinity, Brompton, Kensington, London [1] KENSINGTON, LONDON [1] Kensington District, London [1] Kensington London Middlesex [1] Kensington Palace Gardens London [1] Kensington london [1] Kensington registration district, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, Greater London [1] Kensington, London England [1] Kensington, London W [1] Kensington, London, [1] Kensington, London, England [1] Kensington, london [1] Kensington,Fulham,London. [1] Knightsbridge Kensington, London [1]

Rank

Captain [137] Private [133] Lieutenant [120] Second Lieutenant [118] Major [58] Lieutenant Colonel [32] Able Seaman [24] Lance Corporal [22] Rifleman [18] Corporal [16] Stoker 1st Class [13] Gunner [12] Brigadier General [11] Commander [11] 2nd Lieutenant [10] Petty Officer [8] Serjeant [8] Boy 1st Class [7] Colonel [7] Leading Seaman [7] Lieutenant Commander [7] Driver [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Deck Hand [5] Leading Stoker [5] Sub Lieutenant [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4] Midshipman [4] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Major [4] Brigadier [3] Captain and Adjutant [3] Major General [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Admiral [2] Brevet Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant General [2] Munitions Worker [2] Naval Cadet [2] Nurse [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Petty Officer Mechanic [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2]

Unit

London Regiment [58] Royal Field Artillery [29] Middlesex Regiment [25] King's Royal Rifle Corps [22] Royal Engineers [17] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Fusiliers [14] South Wales Borderers [13] Royal Air Force [12] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Air Service [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Artillery [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Coldstream Guards [8] Grenadier Guards [8] Labour Corps [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Voluntary Aid Detachment [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] General List [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Staff [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] HMS BLACK PRINCE [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Officer Training Corps [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1511] British Army [471] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [429] Other Empire Force [21] Indian Army [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [286] C [230] H [217] S [205] W [198] M [154] P [128] R [109] T [107] F [106] D [105] L [102] G [101] A [96] J [57] N [54] E [53] K [45] O [23] I [18] V [10] Y [10] Q [4] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2380] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [273] India [7] Germany [2] Singapore [2] South Africa [2] Canada [1] Gibraltar [1] Jersey [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] Sri Lanka [1] Sudan [1] Turkey [1]

Aubyn Harold Raymond Wilson

Born 1889

Died 1934

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Ralph Noel Phillips

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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William Montagu Hughes-Hughes

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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John Percy Treasure

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army R/16929 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 12th Battalion

British Army R16929 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army R16929 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Joseph Powell

Born 1898

Died 1995

British Army 841277 Private London Regiment

British Army 841277 Rifleman London Regiment 32nd Battalion

British Army London Regiment 6th Battalion

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Eccles James Carter

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS Pathfinder

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Henry George Wicks

Born 1896

Died 1946

British Army 1663 Private London Regiment

British Army 1663 Private The Royal Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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David Alexander

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 8907 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

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George Sheward

Born 1889

Died 1958

Royal Navy J72573

Royal Navy J72573

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John Henry Boyce Davidson Mcloughlin

Born 1896

Died 1964

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment

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Edmond William Bury

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

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Frank Drew

Born 1897

British Army 23554 Private Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

British Army 23554 Private Grenadier Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 23554 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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William Darcy

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Royal Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army 3621 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 3621 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Maurice Gray

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant attached Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

British Army Captain attached Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Baron Hubert Julius De Reuter

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 5053 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers (Service) Battalion (Sportsman's)

British Army Second Lieutenant The Essex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Sidney Frederick Spink

Born 1899

Died 1944

British Army 77133 Private London Regiment

British Army 29835 Private London Regiment

British Army 44749 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Henry Edmund Blackburn Daniell

Born 1885

Died 1968

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry Territorial Force

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Oliver George Bathurst Hare

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2061 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles Henry Woodard

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 1926 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Reginald Alan Battson

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 1/1199 Petty Officer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Waterfly

Royal Navy 1/1199 Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. HMS Waterfly

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