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Lewisham, London [514]

Lewisham, Kent [436]

Lewisham [103]

Lewisham, Kent, England [57]

Lewisham New South Wales [48]

Lewisham England [39]

Lewisham London [17]

Catford, Lewisham, Kent [7]

Forest Hill, Lewisham [7]

Forest Hill, Lewisham, London [7]

Lewisham, Surrey [7]

Sydenham, Lewisham, London [7]

Lee, Lewisham, Kent [6]

Lee, Lewisham, London [5]

Lewisham,London [4]

Catford, Lewisham, London [3]

Eltham, Lewisham, Kent [3]

Lewisham Kent [3]

Lewisham, London, England [3]

St Johns, Lewisham, Kent [3]

Blackheath, Lewisham, London [2]

Brockley, Lewisham [2]

Brockley, Lewisham, Kent [2]

Brockley, Lewisham, London [2]

Lee, Lewisham [2]

Lewisham, Catford, Kent [2]

Lewisham, England [2]

Lewisham, Middlesex [2]

Sydenham, Lewisham Borough, London [2]

BROCKLEY, LEWISHAM [1]

Blackheath, Lewisham, Kent [1]

Deptford, Lewisham, London [1]

Eltham, Lewisham, London [1]

Eltham. Lewisham, London [1]

Forest Hill Lewisham London [1]

Forest Hill, Lewisham, Kent [1]

Forest Hill, Lewisham, London, England [1]

Grove Park, Lee, Lewisham ,Kent [1]

LEWISHAM, KENT [1]

Ladywell Park, Lewisham, Westminster, London [1]

Ladywell, Lewisham, Kent [1]

Lee Green, Lewisham [1]

Lee Green, Lewisham, Kent [1]

Lee Green, Lewisham, London [1]

Lewisham Kent [1]

Lewisham London [1]

Lewisham District [1]

Lewisham Kent England [1]

Lewisham Lee, London [1]

Lewisham London England [1]

Rank

Private [174]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Lieutenant [39]

Captain [26]

Lance Corporal [23]

Corporal [16]

Driver [14]

Major [14]

Rifleman [13]

Serjeant [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Gunner [10]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Sapper [3]

Sergeant [3]

Signal Boy [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Blacksmith [2]

Colonel [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Fleet Surgeon [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

46630 [1]

77558 [1]

A/Sgt. [1]

AB (Coder) [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Act. Air Mechanic Class 1, M B (E) [1]

Act. Air Mechanic Class 1-E [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Colonel Commandant [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Acting Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [56]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Honourable Artillery Company [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

French Foreign Legion [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Caroline [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [2]

Service

Royal Navy [671]

British Army [267]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [251]

Australian Imperial Force [90]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [9]

Indian Army [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [158]

H [124]

S [124]

W [99]

C [98]

G [92]

M [86]

R [79]

P [75]

D [60]

F [54]

T [54]

L [47]

A [43]

N [34]

J [31]

E [25]

K [24]

O [12]

V [9]

I [5]

Y [5]

Q [4]

U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1266]

Merchant Navy [57]

Country

United Kingdom [132]

France [4]

Canada [3]

India [3]

Belgium [2]

Egypt [1]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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Lewisham, London [514] Lewisham, Kent [436] Lewisham [103] Lewisham, Kent, England [57] Lewisham New South Wales [48] Lewisham England [39] Lewisham London [17] Catford, Lewisham, Kent [7] Forest Hill, Lewisham [7] Forest Hill, Lewisham, London [7] Lewisham, Surrey [7] Sydenham, Lewisham, London [7] Lee, Lewisham, Kent [6] Lee, Lewisham, London [5] Lewisham,London [4] Catford, Lewisham, London [3] Eltham, Lewisham, Kent [3] Lewisham Kent [3] Lewisham, London, England [3] St Johns, Lewisham, Kent [3] Blackheath, Lewisham, London [2] Brockley, Lewisham [2] Brockley, Lewisham, Kent [2] Brockley, Lewisham, London [2] Lee, Lewisham [2] Lewisham, Catford, Kent [2] Lewisham, England [2] Lewisham, Middlesex [2] Sydenham, Lewisham Borough, London [2] BROCKLEY, LEWISHAM [1] Blackheath, Lewisham, Kent [1] Deptford, Lewisham, London [1] Eltham, Lewisham, London [1] Eltham. Lewisham, London [1] Forest Hill Lewisham London [1] Forest Hill, Lewisham, Kent [1] Forest Hill, Lewisham, London, England [1] Grove Park, Lee, Lewisham ,Kent [1] LEWISHAM, KENT [1] Ladywell Park, Lewisham, Westminster, London [1] Ladywell, Lewisham, Kent [1] Lee Green, Lewisham [1] Lee Green, Lewisham, Kent [1] Lee Green, Lewisham, London [1] Lewisham Kent [1] Lewisham London [1] Lewisham District [1] Lewisham Kent England [1] Lewisham Lee, London [1] Lewisham London England [1]

Rank

Private [174] Second Lieutenant [44] Lieutenant [39] Captain [26] Lance Corporal [23] Corporal [16] Driver [14] Major [14] Rifleman [13] Serjeant [11] Able Seaman [10] Gunner [10] Boy 1st Class [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Petty Officer [4] Deck Hand [3] Leading Seaman [3] Sapper [3] Sergeant [3] Signal Boy [3] Temporary Captain [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Blacksmith [2] Colonel [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Fleet Surgeon [2] Leading Stoker [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 46630 [1] 77558 [1] A/Sgt. [1] AB (Coder) [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Act. Air Mechanic Class 1, M B (E) [1] Act. Air Mechanic Class 1-E [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Colonel Commandant [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Acting Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [56] Royal Field Artillery [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Fusiliers [11] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Engineers [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] East Kent Regiment [6] Honourable Artillery Company [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Labour Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] H.M.S. "Formidable." [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] French Foreign Legion [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Caroline [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Goliath [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS LION [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [2]

Service

Royal Navy [671] British Army [267] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [251] Australian Imperial Force [90] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [9] Indian Army [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [158] H [124] S [124] W [99] C [98] G [92] M [86] R [79] P [75] D [60] F [54] T [54] L [47] A [43] N [34] J [31] E [25] K [24] O [12] V [9] I [5] Y [5] Q [4] U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1266] Merchant Navy [57]

Country

United Kingdom [132] France [4] Canada [3] India [3] Belgium [2] Egypt [1] Germany [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

Herbert Francis Burden

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11012 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 3832 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st/5th Battalion

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George T Elphick

Born 1889

Died 1972

British Army M2/132760 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/132760 Private 597 MT Coy

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Mortimer Ernest Ruffer

Born 1890

Died 1958

British Army 5589 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 1006 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion (Transport)

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur James Holt

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 6589 Private London Regiment

British Army 323443 Private London Regiment

British Army 323443 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Frederick Lewis Diver

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army GS/7829 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/7829 Private Queen's Own [Royal West Kent Regiment] 6th

British Army 46630 R.Fus.

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Valentine Norman Chamberlain.

Born 1896

Died 1987

British Army 77558 Royal Defence Corps 113th Protection Company

British Army 4528, 531935 Private London Regiment 15th (London) Battalion (Prince of Wales Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Arthur R Bedwell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army G/3995 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/3995 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

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George Henry Fawcett

Born 1892

Died 1936

Australian Imperial Force 3970 Sergeant 1st Anzac Headquarters Intelligence Police

Australian Imperial Force 3970 Second Lieutenant 3rd Australian Division Intelligence Police

Australian Imperial Force 1210 Private 1st Brigade 4th Battalion

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Charles Horace Glover

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army G/11273 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 11th Battalion

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Henry Lynes Frith

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2830 Rifleman London Regiment 1/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William Harold Hillyer

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 1st/4th (London) Field Company

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Murray Hamilton

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 6280 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 512460 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 6280 Private London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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Herbert John Lindsay Smith

Born 1885

Died 1931

British Army 3251 Trooper Household Battalion

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Donald Roy Treacher

Born 1895

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/267 Bugler New Zealand Infantry Auckland Battalion

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Ronald Gwyn Silk

Born 1897

Died 1981

British Army 2072 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 2/5 Battalion

British Army 2072 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 2/5 Battalion

British Army TF/240525 Acting Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Arnold Holt

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 195640 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Cyril Groves

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 1223 Private London Regiment 2nd Bn

British Army 630169 Private London Regiment 2nd Bn

British Army 1223 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

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Walter George Foster

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 3781 Private London Regiment

British Army 143843 Private Labour Corps

British Army 3781 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Albert Edward Southgate

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 5162 Private London Regiment

British Army 5162, 322367 Private London Regiment

British Army 322367 Private London Regiment 6th Battalion

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Harold Northfield

Born 1899

Died 1977

Royal Navy F 31352 Act. Air Mechanic Class 1-E Royal Naval Air Service President II (Crystal Palace)

Royal Navy F 31352 Act. Air Mechanic Class 1-E Royal Naval Air Service President II (Thornycrofts)

Royal Navy F 31352 Act. Air Mechanic Class 1-E Royal Naval Air Service President II (Grain)

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