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Leyton, Essex [563]

Leyton, London [92]

Leyton, Essex, England [83]

Leyton England [32]

Leyton [13]

Leyton, West Ham, Essex [13]

Leyton West Ham, Essex [9]

Leyton Essex [6]

Leyton, Leytonstone, Essex [6]

Leyton, East London [4]

South Leyton, Essex [3]

South Leyton, London [3]

Leyton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [2]

Leyton ENGLAND [2]

Leytonstone, Leyton, Essex [2]

North Leyton, London [2]

West Ham, Leyton, Essex [2]

15 St George's Road, Leyton [1]

Clyde Cottage Clyde Place Leyton Essex [1]

Forest Gate, Leyton, Essex [1]

Leyton Essex [1]

Leyton Buzzard England [1]

Leyton London, Essex [1]

Leyton Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Leyton West Ham Essex England [1]

Leyton essex [1]

Leyton, Essex, London [1]

Leyton, London East [1]

Leyton, London, Essex [1]

Leyton, Stratford, Essex [1]

Leyton, Suffolk [1]

Leyton, Sussex [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 England [1]

North Leyton, Essex [1]

leyton,essex [1]

Rank

Private [44]

Corporal [12]

Able Seaman [8]

Rifleman [7]

Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Reverend [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Chaplain [2]

Driver [2]

Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [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 to the Forces Reverend [1]

Drummer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Marine [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Second Corporal [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]

Unit

London Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

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]

Labour Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [469]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [203]

British Army [75]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [88]

B [85]

H [81]

W [80]

C [71]

P [62]

D [48]

G [47]

M [44]

A [38]

R [38]

T [36]

F [32]

L [30]

E [17]

J [17]

K [15]

N [15]

O [9]

I [3]

V [3]

U [1]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [778]

Merchant Navy [78]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Canada [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Leyton, Essex [563] Leyton, London [92] Leyton, Essex, England [83] Leyton England [32] Leyton [13] Leyton, West Ham, Essex [13] Leyton West Ham, Essex [9] Leyton Essex [6] Leyton, Leytonstone, Essex [6] Leyton, East London [4] South Leyton, Essex [3] South Leyton, London [3] Leyton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [2] Leyton ENGLAND [2] Leytonstone, Leyton, Essex [2] North Leyton, London [2] West Ham, Leyton, Essex [2] 15 St George's Road, Leyton [1] Clyde Cottage Clyde Place Leyton Essex [1] Forest Gate, Leyton, Essex [1] Leyton Essex [1] Leyton Buzzard England [1] Leyton London, Essex [1] Leyton Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Leyton West Ham Essex England [1] Leyton essex [1] Leyton, Essex, London [1] Leyton, London East [1] Leyton, London, Essex [1] Leyton, Stratford, Essex [1] Leyton, Suffolk [1] Leyton, Sussex [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 England [1] North Leyton, Essex [1] leyton,essex [1]

Rank

Private [44] Corporal [12] Able Seaman [8] Rifleman [7] Serjeant [6] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Reverend [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Chaplain [2] Driver [2] Major [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [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 to the Forces Reverend [1] Drummer [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance corporal [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Marine [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Second Corporal [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]

Unit

London Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [7] Essex Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [4] Royal Engineers [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] 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] Labour Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [469] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [203] British Army [75] Australian Imperial Force [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [88] B [85] H [81] W [80] C [71] P [62] D [48] G [47] M [44] A [38] R [38] T [36] F [32] L [30] E [17] J [17] K [15] N [15] O [9] I [3] V [3] U [1] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [778] Merchant Navy [78]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Canada [1] Jamaica [1]

Archibald George Bareham

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st Battalion

Royal Navy 369 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 369 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Edward Riches

Born 1891

Died 1982

British Army 1424 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 558136 Driver Royal Engineers

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Percy Harold Griffin

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army E/537 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 17th Battalion

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Isaac Larter

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 827 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/827/B Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

Royal Navy 827 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Herbert Henry Edgar Turner

Born 1884

Died 1920

British Army G/36358 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment Depot

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Arthur Edward Dawton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army L/12520 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/12520 Sergeant Middlesex regiment

British Army L/12520 Sergeant Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd battalion

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Gerald Charles Pilcher

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 351789 Private Labour Corps

British Army 351789 Labour Corps

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Leonard Harbott

Born 1891

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

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Ernest Hector Barnett

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army 394093 (Originally 8296) Private London Regiment 2nd battalion

British Army 51572 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Russell Espury

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 26608 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 26608 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Herbert Thomas Rainbird

Born 1896

Died 1937

British Army 170 Gunner Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 880091 Gunner Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Edgar Waters

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 8594 Drummer South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8594 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frederick Donald Pewtress

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 11421 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 11421 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battlalion

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Frank Thomas Austin

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2890 Corporal London Regiment 1st Bn

British Army 2890 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd Bn

British Army 2890 Corporal London Regiment 1st Bn

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Sidney F Catchpole

Born 1899

Died 1977

British Army 615961 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

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Herbert Dawson

Born 1897

British Army G/73139 Private Middlesex Regiment

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James John Campling

Born 1886

Died 1954

British Army 2448 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 9656 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9656 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Cornelius Robert Cleverly

Born 1895

Died 1973

Royal Navy 691 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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William Edward Newall

Born 1891

Died 1981

Royal Navy F22979 Air Mechanic 1st Class

Royal Navy F22979 Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222979 Air Mechanic 1st Class

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Frederick John Heelass

Born 1885

Died 1950

British Army 9794 Second Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 9794 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

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