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Leytonstone, Essex [435]

Leytonstone, Essex, England [70]

Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex [17]

Leyton, Leytonstone, Essex [6]

Leytonstone Essex [5]

Leytonstone,Essex [5]

Leytonstone West Ham, Essex [4]

Leytonstone, Leyton, Essex [2]

Leytonstone, London, Essex [2]

West Ham, Leytonstone, Essex [2]

Leytonstone London, Essex [1]

Leytonstone, Essex. [1]

Leytonstone, London Essex [1]

Leytonstone, Stratford, Essex [1]

Leytonstone,West Ham,Essex [1]

Stratford, Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Wanstead, Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Able Seaman [5]

Driver [5]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Rifleman [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Writer [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Steward [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

2 Squadron Royal Air Force [1]

4th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Canadian A coy Brigade Expeditionary Force [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

City of London Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

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

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

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

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

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

HM Submarine E42 [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

HMAS Sydney [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS King George V [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Kings Royal Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [249]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [163]

British Army [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [61]

B [53]

S [53]

H [51]

M [47]

C [37]

G [31]

P [31]

D [29]

L [27]

F [20]

A [19]

R [18]

T [18]

K [12]

N [12]

J [9]

E [8]

I [8]

O [5]

Q [2]

V [2]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [482]

Merchant Navy [70]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Leytonstone, Essex [435] Leytonstone, Essex, England [70] Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex [17] Leyton, Leytonstone, Essex [6] Leytonstone Essex [5] Leytonstone,Essex [5] Leytonstone West Ham, Essex [4] Leytonstone, Leyton, Essex [2] Leytonstone, London, Essex [2] West Ham, Leytonstone, Essex [2] Leytonstone London, Essex [1] Leytonstone, Essex. [1] Leytonstone, London Essex [1] Leytonstone, Stratford, Essex [1] Leytonstone,West Ham,Essex [1] Stratford, Leytonstone, Essex [1] Wanstead, Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [46] Second Lieutenant [10] Lieutenant [8] Able Seaman [5] Driver [5] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Rifleman [4] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Writer [1] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer Steward [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1] Signaller [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Cambridgeshire Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS Good Hope [2] Labour Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 2 Squadron Royal Air Force [1] 4th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Canadian A coy Brigade Expeditionary Force [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] City of London Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Achilles." [1] H.M.S. "Amphion" [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] HM Submarine E42 [1] HMAS Cerberus [1] HMAS Sydney [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS King George V [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Tiger [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1] Kings Royal Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [249] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [163] British Army [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [61] B [53] S [53] H [51] M [47] C [37] G [31] P [31] D [29] L [27] F [20] A [19] R [18] T [18] K [12] N [12] J [9] E [8] I [8] O [5] Q [2] V [2] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [482] Merchant Navy [70]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [1] India [1]

Victor Winn Savell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285989

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Robert Greenwood

Born 1895

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6222

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6222 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6222 Lance Corporal Canadian A coy Brigade Expeditionary Force 1st Btn

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William John Beecher

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Gunner Royal Horse Artillery "L" Bty

British Army 62156 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery "L" Battery

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Arthur Joseph Sidney Mardle

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2965 Rifleman London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Reginald Robert John Laing

Born 1895

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Thomas Moore

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198345

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William Arthur Gillman

Born 1899

Died 1990

British Army 254582 Private London Regiment 4 Battalion

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Frank Alfred Chapman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201218

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Samuel Earl

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263984

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Arthur Simmonds

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225718

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John Morgan

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77524

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Gerald Gordon Powell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269329

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Frederick James Ingram

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208973

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Albert Victor Schofield

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78307

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Richard Owen Williams

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215215

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Charles Frederick Ward

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13678

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Harold Bashford Yelverton

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army G/34725 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 21st Battalion

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Reginald James Hasted

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155886

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Rowland Scott Adams

Born 1888

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215066 Corporal

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Frank William Curtis

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3730 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 6th leicest Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

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