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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]

Frederick Arthur Montague Browning

Born 1896

Died 1965

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Colin Keith Lee Pyman

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major Canadian Infantry 5th Battallion

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Herbert Howard Thompson

Born 1876

Died 1950

British Army 770 Sergeant London Regiment

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Frank Nutkins

Born 1878

Died 1964

British Army 177624 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Edward Feneran

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Adjutant King's (Liverpool Regiment) Special Reserve

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Alan Dundas Stewart

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Herbert William Carter

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 3042 Yeomanry Cyclists

British Army G/30210 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) "D" Company, 7th Battalion

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Ernest Augustus Pickering

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army STK/792 Private Royal Fusiliers (The City of London Regiment) 10th Battalion

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John Harold Turner

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 616 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 616 Serjeant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Charles Calder

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army G/89 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Valentine Thomas

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2160 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 2160 Private London Regiment 1/13th Battalion

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Frank Alexander De Pass

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant 84th Poona Horse

British Army Royal Horse Artillery

Indian Army Lieutenant 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse

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Phillip Vivian Rose

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army Captain General List

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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William Robert Iles

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 52649 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 52649 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Richens

Born 1879

Died 1961

British Army 11008 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 11008 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Charles Rothery Nutt

Born 1874

Died 1946

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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John Thomas Woods

Born 1869

Died 1919

Royal Navy 14509 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy RMB/304 Musician Royal Marines Band

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Harold Frederick Woodnutt

Born 1897

Died 1980

British Army 2281 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Gunner 1a Res Bde R.F.A.

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Harold Edgar Priestley

Born 1879

Died 1941

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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William George Mantell

Born 1886

Royal Navy 224261 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy 224261 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy 224261 Able Seaman

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