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Leyton, Essex [563]

Leyton, Essex, England [83]

Leyton, West Ham, Essex [13]

Leyton West Ham, Essex [9]

Leyton Essex [6]

Leyton, Leytonstone, Essex [6]

South Leyton, Essex [3]

Leytonstone, Leyton, Essex [2]

West Ham, Leyton, Essex [2]

Clyde Cottage Clyde Place Leyton Essex [1]

Forest Gate, Leyton, Essex [1]

Leyton Essex [1]

Leyton London, Essex [1]

Leyton West Ham Essex England [1]

Leyton essex [1]

Leyton, Essex, London [1]

Leyton, London, Essex [1]

Leyton, Stratford, Essex [1]

Leyton, Wanstead, Essex [1]

Leyton, West Ham registration district, Essex [1]

Leyton, essex [1]

Leyton, west Ham, County of Essex [1]

Leyton,Essex [1]

Leyton,West Ham,Essex. [1]

Leyton. County of Essex [1]

North Leyton, Essex [1]

leyton,essex [1]

Rank

Private [30]

Corporal [10]

Able Seaman [7]

Serjeant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Gunner [3]

Rifleman [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Band Boy [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1]

Driver [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major [1]

Marine [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Steward [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker I [1]

Stoker II [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [7]

London Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Attd. Manchester Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. Diligence [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS CAROLINE [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS Petard [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Swift [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Merchant Marine [1]

Middlesex regiment [1]

Nigeria Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [372]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [203]

British Army [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [71]

H [69]

W [68]

B [62]

C [59]

P [49]

D [41]

G [37]

M [37]

A [34]

T [34]

R [32]

F [26]

L [24]

E [15]

N [14]

J [11]

K [10]

O [6]

V [3]

I [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [621]

Merchant Navy [78]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Leyton, Essex [563] Leyton, Essex, England [83] Leyton, West Ham, Essex [13] Leyton West Ham, Essex [9] Leyton Essex [6] Leyton, Leytonstone, Essex [6] South Leyton, Essex [3] Leytonstone, Leyton, Essex [2] West Ham, Leyton, Essex [2] Clyde Cottage Clyde Place Leyton Essex [1] Forest Gate, Leyton, Essex [1] Leyton Essex [1] Leyton London, Essex [1] Leyton West Ham Essex England [1] Leyton essex [1] Leyton, Essex, London [1] Leyton, London, Essex [1] Leyton, Stratford, Essex [1] Leyton, Wanstead, Essex [1] Leyton, West Ham registration district, Essex [1] Leyton, essex [1] Leyton, west Ham, County of Essex [1] Leyton,Essex [1] Leyton,West Ham,Essex. [1] Leyton. County of Essex [1] North Leyton, Essex [1] leyton,essex [1]

Rank

Private [30] Corporal [10] Able Seaman [7] Serjeant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Gunner [3] Rifleman [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Band Boy [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1] Driver [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance corporal [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major [1] Marine [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] Second Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Steward [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker I [1] Stoker II [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Telegraphist [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [7] London Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Attd. Manchester Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. Diligence [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS CAROLINE [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS Petard [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Swift [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Merchant Marine [1] Middlesex regiment [1] Nigeria Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [372] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [203] British Army [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [71] H [69] W [68] B [62] C [59] P [49] D [41] G [37] M [37] A [34] T [34] R [32] F [26] L [24] E [15] N [14] J [11] K [10] O [6] V [3] I [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [621] Merchant Navy [78]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Canada [1]

David Archibald Glen

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29391

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George Ernest Tickell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401287

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William Leonard Harrison

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250783

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Alfred J. Allen

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 596697 Private London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army 345127 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 345127 Rifleman London Regiment 6th City of London Rifles

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William Ewart Kirkby

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 12673 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 295174 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion.

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Mortimer Macnamara

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168922

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Harold Edgar Pearce

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215625

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George William Rutter

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282480

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Collison Thomas Neal

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169103

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Albert Edward Legge

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164726

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Ernest Henry Bambridge

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127421

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Horace Edwin Goldsworthy

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279880

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Frank Ellis Bridgeman Lowings

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300635

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James William Rolfe

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163053

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Oscar Francis Pritchard

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236478

Royal Navy 16507 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy F36478 Royal Naval Air Service

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Henry West Farren

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188216

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John George Bull

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186622

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Nicholas Coombs

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233698

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Charles Bennett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293537

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Rowland Scott Adams

Born 1888

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215066 Corporal

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