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Kensington, London, Middlesex [366]

Kensington, Middlesex [114]

North Kensington, Middlesex [34]

North Kensington, London, Middlesex [28]

West Kensington, Middlesex [26]

South Kensington, Middlesex [12]

West Kensington, London, Middlesex [11]

South Kensington, London, Middlesex [9]

Kensington,Middlesex. [7]

Kensington, Middlesex, England [4]

Notting Hill, Kensington, Middlesex [4]

West Kensington, Middlesex, England [4]

Brompton, South Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Hammersmith,Kensington,Middlesex. [1]

Kensington London Middlesex [1]

Kensington Middlesex [1]

Kensington Town, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, Middlesex, [1]

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London, Kensington, Middlesex [1]

London, North Kensington, Middlesex [1]

London, West Kensington, Middlesex [1]

North Kensington, Kensington, Middlesex [1]

North Kensington, London,Middlesex [1]

North Kensington, Middlesex, England [1]

Paddington,Kensington,Middlesex. [1]

South Kensington, Kensington, Middlesex [1]

South Kensington, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [31]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Captain [9]

Major [8]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [5]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [3]

Major General [2]

Rifleman [2]

Surgeon [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acing Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Bombadier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lt and Special Service Officer (attached) [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster and Captain [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Border Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry [2]

"Moorhen" [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

34th Poona Horse [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Battleship "Commonwealth" [1]

Battleship "Hannibal" [1]

British Committee, French Red Cross [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Depot Ship "H.M.S. Tyne" [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

General Staff [1]

Glamorgan Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Gunboat "Dwarf" [1]

HM Trawler Tenby Castle [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Jodhpur Lancers [1]

KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Labour Corps Irish Command [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [502]

British Army [76]

Royal Navy [50]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [85]

C [69]

S [57]

H [52]

W [51]

M [40]

G [33]

P [32]

D [29]

R [28]

F [26]

L [22]

A [19]

E [19]

T [19]

J [14]

K [13]

N [11]

O [5]

V [4]

I [3]

Q [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [620]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Germany [1]

Indonesia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Kensington, London, Middlesex [366] Kensington, Middlesex [114] North Kensington, Middlesex [34] North Kensington, London, Middlesex [28] West Kensington, Middlesex [26] South Kensington, Middlesex [12] West Kensington, London, Middlesex [11] South Kensington, London, Middlesex [9] Kensington,Middlesex. [7] Kensington, Middlesex, England [4] Notting Hill, Kensington, Middlesex [4] West Kensington, Middlesex, England [4] Brompton, South Kensington, Middlesex [1] Hammersmith,Kensington,Middlesex. [1] Kensington London Middlesex [1] Kensington Middlesex [1] Kensington Town, Middlesex [1] Kensington, Middlesex, [1] Kensington, Middlesex. [1] London, Kensington, Middlesex [1] London, North Kensington, Middlesex [1] London, West Kensington, Middlesex [1] North Kensington, Kensington, Middlesex [1] North Kensington, London,Middlesex [1] North Kensington, Middlesex, England [1] Paddington,Kensington,Middlesex. [1] South Kensington, Kensington, Middlesex [1] South Kensington, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [31] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Captain [9] Major [8] Gunner [6] Sapper [5] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [3] Major General [2] Rifleman [2] Surgeon [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acing Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Bombadier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Driver [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lt and Special Service Officer (attached) [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Pioneer [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Quartermaster and Captain [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Field Artillery [7] Border Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] West Somerset Yeomanry [2] "Moorhen" [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] 34th Poona Horse [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Battleship "Commonwealth" [1] Battleship "Hannibal" [1] British Committee, French Red Cross [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Depot Ship "H.M.S. Tyne" [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] General Staff [1] Glamorgan Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Gunboat "Dwarf" [1] HM Trawler Tenby Castle [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS LION [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Jodhpur Lancers [1] KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS [1] Labour Corps [1] Labour Corps Irish Command [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [502] British Army [76] Royal Navy [50] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [85] C [69] S [57] H [52] W [51] M [40] G [33] P [32] D [29] R [28] F [26] L [22] A [19] E [19] T [19] J [14] K [13] N [11] O [5] V [4] I [3] Q [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [620] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [42] Germany [1] Indonesia [1] South Africa [1]

Ralph Hamer Husey

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

British Army Captain London Regiment 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

British Army Captain London Regiment 1/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

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Arthur William Phillips

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 36099 Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 147994 Staff Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 147994 & 36099 Staff Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery & Royal Field Artillery 36th Siege Battery

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George Saunders Appleyard

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Corporal Durham Light Infantry 20th Battalion

British Army 18/1123 Corporal Durham Light Infantry 20th Battalion

British Army

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Walter C Cliburn

Born 1880

Died 1972

British Army 6087 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 43411 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 26630 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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William John George Evans

Born 1876

Died 1937

British Army 10947 Warrant Officer Class 2 Manchester Regiment

British Army Company Sergeant Major The Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion (3rd Manchester Pals)

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Joseph Edward Bennett

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army L/34670 Acting Bombadier Royal Field Artillery 5C Reserve Bde.

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Frederick Whitby Quirk

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy Surgeon

Royal Navy Surgeon Battleship "Commonwealth"

Royal Navy Surgeon Gunboat "Dwarf"

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George Henry Corley Parsons

Born 1879

British Army 3818 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army 204970 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 7th Reserve Battalion

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Charles J Milsome

Born 1880

Died 1949

British Army 60001 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Abram Pallett

Born 1871

Died 1920

British Army 684140 Private Labour Corps Irish Command ex Border Regiment

British Army 3009 Private Border Regiment

British Army Private Border Regiment

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William Alexander Donald

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army A3083 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/3083 Rifleman KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS 7th Battalion

British Army A/3083 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Gerald Wilson Bentley

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Clarence Davis

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 57185 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 57185 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers "A" Corps Cable Section

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Eric May Battersby

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment 3rd (Militia) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion (attd. 1st)

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Frederick Luke Val Fildes

Born 1879

Died 1970

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Major Coldstream Guards

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Thomas George Reed

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 201799 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 201799 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Walter Alfred Bridge

Born 1883

Died 1964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47332

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Herbert Leslie Graham

Born 1893

Died 1986

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 6th battalion southst Battalion

British Army Captain South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Charles Edgar Cullis

Born 1875

Died 1924

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28145

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Oswald Francis Errington

Born 1896

Died 1921

British Army 913 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 524412 Sapper Royal Engineers

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