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Leatherhead, Surrey [106]

Leatherhead, Surrey, England [9]

Leatherhead Surrey [2]

Effingham, Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Felcham, Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Leatherhead, Epsom, Surrey [1]

Mickleham, Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [5]

Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper [1]

Temporary Captain /Temporary Major [1]

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East Surrey Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

(RFR. Ports. B/6843). H.M. "P.31 [1]

15th Hussars [1]

2nd Brigade Headquarters [1]

2nd Tank Brigade [1]

85th Canadian Infantry [1]

Air Battalion Royal Engineers [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

GOC 5th Tank Brigade [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS Relentless [1]

HMS Spanker [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Stockforce [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Special List/ Staff [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Western Command Labour Centre [1]

Service

Royal Navy [74]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

British Army [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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C [14]

W [13]

G [12]

B [10]

T [10]

H [8]

L [8]

P [6]

R [6]

S [6]

D [5]

F [5]

A [4]

E [3]

K [3]

M [3]

O [3]

N [2]

I [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [113]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

France [1]

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People [123] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leatherhead, Surrey [106] Leatherhead, Surrey, England [9] Leatherhead Surrey [2] Leatherhead Surrey [2] Effingham, Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Felcham, Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Leatherhead, Epsom, Surrey [1] Mickleham, Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [5] Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colonel [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commander [1] Corporal [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officers Steward 2nd Class [1] Officers Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1] Temporary Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Unit

East Surrey Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] (RFR. Ports. B/6843). H.M. "P.31 [1] 15th Hussars [1] 2nd Brigade Headquarters [1] 2nd Tank Brigade [1] 85th Canadian Infantry [1] Air Battalion Royal Engineers [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] GOC 5th Tank Brigade [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS Relentless [1] HMS Spanker [1] Labour Corps [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS NEPTUNE [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Stockforce [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Special List/ Staff [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Western Command Labour Centre [1]

Service

Royal Navy [74] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] British Army [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [14] W [13] G [12] B [10] T [10] H [8] L [8] P [6] R [6] S [6] D [5] F [5] A [4] E [3] K [3] M [3] O [3] N [2] I [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [113] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1] France [1]

George Victor Crump

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207000

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Robert Gollings Mould

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218133

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Thomas Richard George Larkley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236065

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Harold Auten

Born 1891

Died 1964

Royal Navy Commander Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 366390 Officers Steward 2nd Class HMS Spanker

Royal Navy 366390 Officers Steward 3rd Class HMS Spanker

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Sidney Ernest Gilks

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216102

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Harry Victor Otway

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226875

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Ernest Edward Dean

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9424

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Horace Frederick Budd

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159989

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Charles Albert Hobby

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52

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William Francis Northway

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 999

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Ernest John Giblin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197274

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Herbert Wilfred Press

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204399

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Arthur George Gibbs

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44573

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Lewis W Long

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 173 Private East Surrey Regiment

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George Henry Eli Chapman

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220973

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Charles Henry Octavius Allwork

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222516

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Cyril Ernest Grantham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233073

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Frederick George Mortimer

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264043

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Laurence Lawrence

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264085

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Douglas Sayers

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31099

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