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Mile End Old Town, London [77]

Mile End, Old Town, London [6]

Mile End Old Town registration district, London [3]

Mile End Old Town, London East [3]

Mile End Old Town London [2]

Mile End Old Town Stepney London [2]

Mile End Old Town,London [2]

105 Elsa Street, Mile End Old Town, London [1]

31 Coutts Road, Mile End Old Town, London, E3, England [1]

4 Monsey Street, Mile End Old Town, London [1]

9 Silver St, Mile End Old Town, London, England [1]

Battersea,Mile End Old Town,London. [1]

Mile End Old Town Western, London [1]

Mile End Old Town, East London [1]

Mile End Old Town, London, England [1]

Mile End Old Town, London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mile End Old Town, South London [1]

Mile End Old Town, Stepney, London. [1]

Mile End Old Town, Western London. [1]

Mile end Old Town London [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Rifleman [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

A/Lance Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Fireman [1]

Merchant Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Pilot 1st Class [1]

Saddler [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

London Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

6th Munster Fusiliers [1]

Area Employment Company Labour Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

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

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HMS ABDIEL [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS Medina [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities [1]

London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - RFA "Montenol" [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve: HM Yacht Zaida [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

R.N.V.R. [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Rifle Brigade (Prince Own Consort's) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Pay Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [53]

British Army [49]

Other Empire Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [11]

S [10]

C [9]

G [9]

P [9]

W [9]

B [8]

R [8]

T [8]

L [7]

H [6]

F [3]

K [3]

A [2]

D [2]

E [2]

J [2]

Contribution

Military Service [103]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Canada [1]

China [1]

Ireland [1]

Pakistan [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Mile End Old Town, London [77] Mile End, Old Town, London [6] Mile End Old Town registration district, London [3] Mile End Old Town, London East [3] Mile End Old Town London [2] Mile End Old Town Stepney London [2] Mile End Old Town,London [2] 105 Elsa Street, Mile End Old Town, London [1] 31 Coutts Road, Mile End Old Town, London, E3, England [1] 4 Monsey Street, Mile End Old Town, London [1] 9 Silver St, Mile End Old Town, London, England [1] Battersea,Mile End Old Town,London. [1] Mile End Old Town Western, London [1] Mile End Old Town, East London [1] Mile End Old Town, London, England [1] Mile End Old Town, London, Middlesex, England [1] Mile End Old Town, South London [1] Mile End Old Town, Stepney, London. [1] Mile End Old Town, Western London. [1] Mile end Old Town London [1]

Rank

Private [33] Rifleman [8] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] A/Lance Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Fireman [1] Merchant Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Pilot 1st Class [1] Saddler [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

London Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Mercantile Marine Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 6th Munster Fusiliers [1] Area Employment Company Labour Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HMS ABDIEL [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS Medina [1] HMS TIGER [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities [1] London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - RFA "Montenol" [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve: HM Yacht Zaida [1] Merchant Navy [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] R.N.V.R. [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade (Prince Own Consort's) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Pay Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [53] British Army [49] Other Empire Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [11] S [10] C [9] G [9] P [9] W [9] B [8] R [8] T [8] L [7] H [6] F [3] K [3] A [2] D [2] E [2] J [2]

Contribution

Military Service [103] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Canada [1] China [1] Ireland [1] Pakistan [1] South Africa [1]

Sidney Albert Marrable

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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William Christopher Lawrence

Born 1873

Canadian Expeditionary Force 457515

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Ernest William Gretton

Born 1891

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sefton Rodger

Born 1885

Died 1969

British Army L/25895 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Stephen Guy

Born 1896

Died 1928

British Army 87744 Private Machine Gun Corps 38th Battalion

British Army S/30629 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (Prince Own Consort's)

British Army 30629 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Alick Edward Meddemmen

Born 1897

Died 1944

British Army S/44896 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army 5888 Corporal Army Pay Corps

British Army 202306 Captain Royal Army Pay Corps

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Josiah Ernest Theodore Pleydell

Born 1874

British Army T4/159152 Private Army Service Corps

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William Charles Boustred

Born 1883

Died 1947

British Army 6394 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 113733 Private Royal Engineers

British Army W.R/125510 Private Royal Engineers

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John Harden Cutts

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 423208 Private London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 423208 Private London Regiment 10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney)

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Philip Tucker

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 420611 Private London Regiment 10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney)

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Leonard Herman Stern

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 13th Kensington Battalion

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James Ward Musto

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6603 Private London Regiment

British Army 283172 Private London Regiment

British Army 6603 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Alexander Carter

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 9885 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Sydney Arthur Collard

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/65135 Ordinary Signalman HMS Medina

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George Daikers Heath

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy M14291 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HM Submarine H5

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Ronald Henry Peterson

Born 1898

Died 1978

British Army 117706 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Da Costa

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army S/19776 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Alexander Macdonald Knowler

Born 1884

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Pilot 1st Class Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities

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Thomas Frederick Murray

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10372 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Edmund John Saunders West

Born 1878

Died 1920

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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