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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]

Vernon Harold Clark

Born 1885

Royal Navy 215360

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Stanley Mullen

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223113

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Cornelius John Russell

Born 1886

Royal Navy 224025

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George James Godfrey

Born 1885

Royal Navy 224551

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Edward Ernest Lloyd

Born 1885

Royal Navy 225814

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Frederick Clissold

Born 1896

Royal Navy M15588 2nd Cook's Mate HMS BELLEROPHON

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Doris Maitland

Born 1892

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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