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Balham, London [152]

Balham, South London [4]

Balham, Borough of Wandsworth, London [2]

London Balham [2]

Balham London [1]

Balham, London SW [1]

Balham, South West London [1]

Balham. London. [1]

Bedford Hill, Balham, London [1]

London - Balham [1]

London - Balham [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Able Seaman [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Rifleman [5]

Captain [3]

Major [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

2nd Class Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Staff Sergeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Commander (Fleet Paymaster) [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Fitter [1]

Fitter/Sergeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Cook [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant (Assistant Paymaster) [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Staff Paymaster) [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officer’s Clerk [1]

Officer’s Steward [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant (Assistant Paymaster) [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

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

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

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Laforey [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS ST VINCENT [1]

HMS Strongbow [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Titania [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

L55 [1]

Lancers [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

R.E.M.E. [1]

RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Engineers - HMS Vindictive [1]

Royal Engineers Special List [1]

Royal Flying Corp [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [1]

Royal Marine Brigade - Portsmouth Battalion [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS MALAYA [1]

Service

Royal Navy [144]

British Army [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

W [20]

C [15]

S [15]

B [13]

H [12]

L [12]

M [12]

D [10]

R [8]

F [7]

G [7]

P [7]

J [6]

T [6]

K [4]

A [3]

E [3]

O [3]

U [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [165]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

New Zealand [1]

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People [167] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Balham, London [152] Balham, South London [4] Balham, Borough of Wandsworth, London [2] London Balham [2] Balham London [1] Balham, London SW [1] Balham, South West London [1] Balham. London. [1] Bedford Hill, Balham, London [1] London - Balham [1] London - Balham [1]

Rank

Private [9] Able Seaman [6] Lieutenant [6] Rifleman [5] Captain [3] Major [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] 2nd Class Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Staff Sergeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Commander (Fleet Paymaster) [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Fitter [1] Fitter/Sergeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Leading Cook [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant (Assistant Paymaster) [1] Lieutenant Commander (Staff Paymaster) [1] Midshipman [1] Officer’s Clerk [1] Officer’s Steward [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant (Assistant Paymaster) [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Corps of Lancers [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Velox" [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Laforey [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS ST VINCENT [1] HMS Strongbow [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Titania [1] HMS Vernon [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] L55 [1] Lancers [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] R.E.M.E. [1] RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Engineers - HMS Vindictive [1] Royal Engineers Special List [1] Royal Flying Corp [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [1] Royal Marine Brigade - Portsmouth Battalion [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS MALAYA [1]

Service

Royal Navy [144] British Army [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

W [20] C [15] S [15] B [13] H [12] L [12] M [12] D [10] R [8] F [7] G [7] P [7] J [6] T [6] K [4] A [3] E [3] O [3] U [2] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [165]

Country

United Kingdom [17] New Zealand [1]

Frederick Albert York

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 21122 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 86093 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 12th Battalion

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Stanley Edis Or Edes Clark

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J55741 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Velox"

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Edward John Malim O.b.e.

Born 1880

British Army Lance Corporal The Imperial Yeomanry 11th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant The Imperial Yeomanry 11th Battalion

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd City)

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Arthur Frederick Preston

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS111039 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Strongbow

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Herbert Murray Watson

Born 1892

Royal Navy J3349 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

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John Norman Eggar

Born 1884

Died 1961

British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment

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George Reginald Dudley Prince

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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George Ernest Ashwood

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy J11188

Royal Navy J/11188 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Robert Turvill Jesse

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy 227397 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Percy Henry Hicks

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army 3872 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 241325 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Horace Sumner

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J38255 Boy 1st Class HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Alfred Horace Sumner

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J13606 Signalman HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Harold Herbert Harding

Born 1898

Died 1979

Royal Navy Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS MALAYA

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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Richard Leonard Thomas Woolford

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS5356 Officer’s Steward HMS Ajax

Royal Navy L9555 Officer’s Clerk HMS Laforey

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Harold Marsland Franks

Born 1887

Died 1947

Royal Navy Major

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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William Newington Houlgate

Born 1888

Died 1963

Royal Navy J11116 Able Seaman HMS Minotaur

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Percy John Reeve

Born 1888

Royal Navy 235806

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Charles Edgar Davis

Born 1884

Royal Navy 272507

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George Frederick Westcott

Born 1879

Royal Navy 304601

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Ashley Taylor

Born 1888

Royal Navy F3131

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