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Kilburn, London [404]

Kilburn, London, Middlesex [86]

West Kilburn, London [11]

West Kilburn, London, Middlesex [4]

Kilburn London [2]

Kilburn, North West London [2]

16 Greville Road, Kilburn, London [1]

16 Palmerston Road, Kilburn, London [1]

East Kilburn, London [1]

Kilburn London England [1]

Kilburn London Middlesex England [1]

Kilburn in London [1]

Kilburn, Hampstead, London [1]

Kilburn,Hampstead,London. [1]

Kilburn,Lambeth,London. [1]

London, Kilburn [1]

London, Kilburn, Middlesex [1]

St Pancras or Kilburn, London [1]

Willesden or Kilburn, Middlesex. Registered at Hampstead, London [1]

kilburn,london [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Able Seaman [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Rifleman [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [2]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker II [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Trooper [1]

W O Class II [1]

Unit

London Regiment [10]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

HMS BENBOW [3]

HMS INDOMITABLE [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

HMS Victory [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

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

HM Coast Guard: Portrush Coast Guard Station [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Duncan [1]

HMS ENGADINE [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Surprise [1]

HMS Tarlair [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Victory X (P.38) [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Imperial Camel Corps [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [382]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

British Army [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [67]

S [54]

C [48]

W [43]

H [42]

P [31]

L [29]

G [28]

T [28]

M [26]

R [23]

A [19]

F [19]

D [18]

E [13]

K [9]

J [7]

I [6]

N [6]

O [5]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [518]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Canada [1]

France [1]

Gibraltar [1]

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People [523] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kilburn, London [404] Kilburn, London, Middlesex [86] West Kilburn, London [11] West Kilburn, London, Middlesex [4] Kilburn London [2] Kilburn, North West London [2] 16 Greville Road, Kilburn, London [1] 16 Palmerston Road, Kilburn, London [1] East Kilburn, London [1] Kilburn London England [1] Kilburn London Middlesex England [1] Kilburn in London [1] Kilburn, Hampstead, London [1] Kilburn,Hampstead,London. [1] Kilburn,Lambeth,London. [1] London, Kilburn [1] London, Kilburn, Middlesex [1] St Pancras or Kilburn, London [1] Willesden or Kilburn, Middlesex. Registered at Hampstead, London [1] kilburn,london [1]

Rank

Private [22] Able Seaman [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Stoker 1st Class [5] Deck Hand [4] Leading Stoker [4] Rifleman [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [2] Captain [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Gunner [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Munitions Worker [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private 1st Class [1] Signal Boy [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker II [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Telegraphist [1] Trooper [1] W O Class II [1]

Unit

London Regiment [10] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] HMS BENBOW [3] HMS INDOMITABLE [3] South Wales Borderers [3] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Vanguard [2] HMS Victory [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HM Coast Guard: Portrush Coast Guard Station [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Duncan [1] HMS ENGADINE [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Surprise [1] HMS Tarlair [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Victory X (P.38) [1] HMS Vivid II [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Imperial Camel Corps [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [382] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] British Army [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [67] S [54] C [48] W [43] H [42] P [31] L [29] G [28] T [28] M [26] R [23] A [19] F [19] D [18] E [13] K [9] J [7] I [6] N [6] O [5] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [518]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Canada [1] France [1] Gibraltar [1]

Frederick George Humberstone

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 6700 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 6699 Rifleman London Regiment 1/9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles)

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Albert Edward Trappler

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66093 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps 11th Balloon Section

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66093 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force 11th Kite Balloon Section

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Julius Sefton Prince

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant London Regiment 7th Battalion

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Edward John Limbrey Hall

Born 1877

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5028

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John Leaberry Hall

Born 1882

Died 1958

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47847

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Jack Reginald Fox

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army G/11582 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/11582 Private Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 11th Battalion

British Army G/11582 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Herbert Roye Goldsby

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 12854 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Oliver Joseph Perry

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4905 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Edward James Waters

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 5744 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 14595 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Theophilus Cayford

Born 1899

Died 1978

Royal Navy J68396 Ordinary Seaman

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Percy Frederick Vogel

Born 1898

Died 1966

British Army 3532 Private London Regiment 19th Battalion

British Army 610855 Private London Regiment 19th Battalion

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John Francis Allen

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal North Lancashire Regiment

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Ernest George Aldous

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 230757 Leading Signalman HMS INVINCIBLE

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Frederick Charles Scott

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy 238704 Able Seaman

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Henry Adrian Horn

Born 1896

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86777

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86777 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Leslie Coulson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2838 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7522 Lance Corporal London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 7522 Sergeant London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harry William Herrington

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 11116 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Claude Bartholomew

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Scots Guards

British Army Scots Guards

British Army Captain Scots Guards attached Machine Gun Corps

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Ellen Lucy Foyster

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Henry James Luff

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy K18123

Royal Navy Leading Stoker HMS Mary Rose

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