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Islington, London [3744]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1117]

Islington, North London [50]

Islington London [35]

Islington. London [7]

Islington,London [6]

Barnsbury, Islington, London [5]

Islington, London North [5]

Islington,London. [5]

London Islington [5]

Upper Holloway, Islington, London [4]

Highbury, Islington, London [3]

Holloway, Islington, London [3]

Islington, London, England [3]

Islington, Middlesex, London [3]

London, Islington, Middlesex [3]

London, Islington [2]

Tufnell Park, Islington, London [2]

West Islington, London [2]

islington, London [2]

(Probably) Islington, London [1]

10 Magdala Rd, Upper Holloway, Islington, London [1]

153 Huddleston Road, Islington, London [1]

175 Balls Pond Road,Islington,London [1]

26 Cloudesley Street, Islington, London [1]

30 St John's Road, Islington, London [1]

42 Crossley Street, Islington, London [1]

43 Cromwell Road, Islington, London [1]

5 Bookbinder's Asylum, Balls Pond Road, Islington, London [1]

55 Freeling Street, Islington, London. [1]

57 Barnsbury Road, Islington, London [1]

City Road Islington, London [1]

Clerkenwell, Islington, London [1]

Crouch Hill Islington London [1]

Essex Road, Islington, London [1]

Fernlea, Kelross Rd, Islington , London [1]

Finsbury Park,Islington,London. [1]

Henry Street, Clerkenwell, Islington, London [1]

Highway, Islington, London [1]

Holloway Islington London [1]

Holloway or Islington, London [1]

Hornsey Rise, Islington, London, England [1]

ISLINGTON LONDON ( Middlesex) [1]

Islington London [1]

Islington , London [1]

Islington ,london [1]

Islington East, North London [1]

Islington LONDON [1]

Islington London England [1]

Islington London Middlesex England [1]

Rank

Private [351]

Rifleman [65]

Able Seaman [63]

Second Lieutenant [60]

Lance Corporal [44]

Stoker 1st Class [41]

Corporal [36]

Ordinary Seaman [35]

Serjeant [30]

Lieutenant [29]

Captain [28]

Driver [25]

Gunner [21]

Deck Hand [16]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Sapper [13]

Petty Officer [11]

Leading Seaman [8]

Leading Stoker [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Signalman [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Major [6]

Sergeant [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Musician [5]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Gunner 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

3rd Writer [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Boy [2]

Boy Servant [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Unit

London Regiment [168]

Royal Engineers [33]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

South Wales Borderers [33]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [22]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Air Force [16]

Royal Naval Reserve [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Labour Corps [13]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Naval Air Service [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11]

HMS INDOMITABLE [10]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

HMS Pembroke I [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [7]

HMS Falmouth [7]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [7]

HMS INVINCIBLE [7]

HMS IRON DUKE [7]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Honourable Artillery Company [6]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [5]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS NEPTUNE [5]

Service

Royal Navy [3378]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1134]

British Army [559]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [8]

Indian Army [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [621]

S [472]

H [466]

C [444]

W [401]

M [363]

P [282]

G [266]

D [221]

T [216]

L [210]

R [198]

F [189]

A [138]

J [126]

K [116]

E [104]

N [77]

O [66]

Y [29]

V [22]

I [21]

U [10]

Q [7]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [5024]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [330]

India [7]

France [4]

Canada [3]

South Africa [3]

United States [2]

China [1]

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Islington, London [3744] Islington, London, Middlesex [1117] Islington, North London [50] Islington London [35] Islington. London [7] Islington,London [6] Barnsbury, Islington, London [5] Islington, London North [5] Islington,London. [5] London Islington [5] Upper Holloway, Islington, London [4] Highbury, Islington, London [3] Holloway, Islington, London [3] Islington, London, England [3] Islington, Middlesex, London [3] London, Islington, Middlesex [3] London, Islington [2] Tufnell Park, Islington, London [2] West Islington, London [2] islington, London [2] (Probably) Islington, London [1] 10 Magdala Rd, Upper Holloway, Islington, London [1] 153 Huddleston Road, Islington, London [1] 175 Balls Pond Road,Islington,London [1] 26 Cloudesley Street, Islington, London [1] 30 St John's Road, Islington, London [1] 42 Crossley Street, Islington, London [1] 43 Cromwell Road, Islington, London [1] 5 Bookbinder's Asylum, Balls Pond Road, Islington, London [1] 55 Freeling Street, Islington, London. [1] 57 Barnsbury Road, Islington, London [1] City Road Islington, London [1] Clerkenwell, Islington, London [1] Crouch Hill Islington London [1] Essex Road, Islington, London [1] Fernlea, Kelross Rd, Islington , London [1] Finsbury Park,Islington,London. [1] Henry Street, Clerkenwell, Islington, London [1] Highway, Islington, London [1] Holloway Islington London [1] Holloway or Islington, London [1] Hornsey Rise, Islington, London, England [1] ISLINGTON LONDON ( Middlesex) [1] Islington London [1] Islington , London [1] Islington ,london [1] Islington East, North London [1] Islington LONDON [1] Islington London England [1] Islington London Middlesex England [1]

Rank

Private [351] Rifleman [65] Able Seaman [63] Second Lieutenant [60] Lance Corporal [44] Stoker 1st Class [41] Corporal [36] Ordinary Seaman [35] Serjeant [30] Lieutenant [29] Captain [28] Driver [25] Gunner [21] Deck Hand [16] Boy 1st Class [14] Sapper [13] Petty Officer [11] Leading Seaman [8] Leading Stoker [8] Acting Corporal [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Boy 2nd Class [7] Signalman [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Major [6] Sergeant [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Musician [5] Armourer's Crew [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Bombardier [3] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [3] Gunner 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Sick Berth Attendant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] 3rd Writer [2] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Boy [2] Boy Servant [2] Boy Telegraphist [2]

Unit

London Regiment [168] Royal Engineers [33] Royal Field Artillery [33] South Wales Borderers [33] Royal Fusiliers [23] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [22] Middlesex Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Air Force [16] Royal Naval Reserve [16] Army Service Corps [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Labour Corps [13] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Naval Air Service [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11] HMS INDOMITABLE [10] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10] Norfolk Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [8] HMS Pembroke I [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] H.M.S. "Formidable." [7] HMS Falmouth [7] HMS INFLEXIBLE [7] HMS INVINCIBLE [7] HMS IRON DUKE [7] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Honourable Artillery Company [6] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] HMS BLACK PRINCE [5] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS NEPTUNE [5]

Service

Royal Navy [3378] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1134] British Army [559] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [8] Indian Army [4] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [621] S [472] H [466] C [444] W [401] M [363] P [282] G [266] D [221] T [216] L [210] R [198] F [189] A [138] J [126] K [116] E [104] N [77] O [66] Y [29] V [22] I [21] U [10] Q [7] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [5024] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [330] India [7] France [4] Canada [3] South Africa [3] United States [2] China [1]

James Edgar Abel

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 761375 Private London Regiment 25th lond Battalion

British Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Oliver Charles Rackham

Born 1872

Died 1927

British Army 3368 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 10120 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 10577 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry John Lay

Born 1883

Died 1969

British Army M/318284 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M318284 Private Service Corps

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Henry James Humberstone

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 67749 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 516185 Sapper Royal Engineers General Base Depot

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Laurence Pierce Brooke Merriam

Born 1894

Died 1966

British Army Temporary Captain Tank Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Tank Corps

British Army Acting Captain Tank Corps

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Albert Edward Mills

Born 1890

Died 1970

British Army S/18358 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/18358 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 39th Battalion

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Nisbet Duncan Blyth

Born 1883

Died 1957

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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William George Tadd

Born 1893

Died 1970

British Army 3634 Private London Regiment

British Army 451336 Private London Regiment

British Army 3634 Private London Regiment 11th (County of London) Battalion

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Harold Mahomet Palowkar

Born 1888

Died 1956

British Army 320834 Company Serjeant Major London Regiment

British Army 2689 Warrant Officer Class 2 London Regiment

British Army 6572526 Warrant Officer Class 2 London Regiment

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Sidney Ernest Ostler

Born 1898

British Army 534509/ 245448 Private London Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army 245448 Pte London Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army 534509 Pte London Regiment 15 Battalion

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Ethel Mary Long

Born 1897

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16571

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16571 No.9 Aircraft Repair Depot RAF Edmonton

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Stephen Humberstone

Born 1876

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58024 Private Royal Flying Corps No 1 Supply Depot

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58024 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force No 1 Supply Depot

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Ernest Roger Parrish

Born 1894

Died 1964

British Army 65540 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 253712 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Edward Maurice Pratt

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 32 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 32 Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest George Finglass

Born 1887

Died 1984

British Army 23059 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 23059 Grenadier Guards

British Army 23059 Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

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Ernest Walter Humberstone

Born 1889

Died 1958

British Army 1108 Private London Regiment 2/19th (County of London) Battalion (St Pancras)

British Army 1108 Private London Regiment 1/19th (County of London) Battalion (St Pancras)

British Army 199770 Gunner then Driver Royal Regiment of Artillery No 6 Reserve Brigade Artillery (Territorial Force)

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William George Williams

Born 1887

British Army 8631 Private Rifle Brigade 5th Battalion

British Army 25291 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 25291 Driver Army Service Corps 667 Company

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William Glover

Born 1883

Died 1964

British Army 11695 Private Royal Fusiliers 7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion

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Arthur Frederick Bingham

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army 829 Sapper Royal Engineers

Royal Navy Deal/829/S Sapper Royal Marines (R.N.D. Divisional Engineers) Deal Battalion

British Army 207994 Sapper Royal Engineers 248th Field Company

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George James Froom

Born 1888

Died 1964

British Army 255878 Sapper Royal Engineers Road Troops Depot

British Army WR 25778 Sapper Royal Engineers Road Troops Depot

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