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Limehouse, London, Middlesex [82]

Limehouse, Middlesex [71]

Limehouse, Middlesex, England [50]

36 Northey Street, Limehouse, Middlesex [1]

Limehouse, Middlesex, London, England [1]

Rank

Private [5]

Gunner [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Fireman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Lilac [1]

London Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle [1]

R.G.A. [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [132]

Royal Navy [16]

British Army [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [28]

H [24]

C [19]

W [19]

M [17]

P [13]

D [11]

S [11]

A [9]

G [9]

T [8]

F [7]

J [7]

L [7]

R [6]

N [3]

E [2]

K [2]

Q [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [155]

Merchant Navy [50]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [205] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Limehouse, London, Middlesex [82] Limehouse, Middlesex [71] Limehouse, Middlesex, England [50] 36 Northey Street, Limehouse, Middlesex [1] Limehouse, Middlesex, London, England [1]

Rank

Private [5] Gunner [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Fireman [1] Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Lilac [1] London Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle [1] R.G.A. [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [132] Royal Navy [16] British Army [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [28] H [24] C [19] W [19] M [17] P [13] D [11] S [11] A [9] G [9] T [8] F [7] J [7] L [7] R [6] N [3] E [2] K [2] Q [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [155] Merchant Navy [50]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Peter Mason

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K/26961 Stoker 1st Class HMS Lilac

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John James Seagroatt

Born 1884

Died 1946

British Army 2976 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 293834 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 2976 Gunner R.G.A. 141st (East Ham) Heavy Battery

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John Edward Simkin

Died 1915

British Army G/3560 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/3560 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Frederick George Alldridge

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166826

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Reuben Dobson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199237

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Walter John Hinton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275771

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Charles Andrew Paterson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28098

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Henry Alfred Longman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6312

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Alfred Dorricott

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army L/6764 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/6764 Warrant Officer Class 2 Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/6764 Company Serjeant Major Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Henry Perks

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283517

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Albert Edward Harper

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6295

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Frederick Edward Muir

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196277

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Frederick John Arthur Punnett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281562

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Charles Davis

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275776

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Augustus William Chapman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195207

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Frank Charles Earl

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11790

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Thomas Samuel Long

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195469

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Louis Myers

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45330

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John George Maynard

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208301

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Thomas John Quinnell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217820

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