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New Cross, London [316]

New Cross, London, Middlesex [9]

New Cross, Greenwich, London [5]

New Cross, South East London [2]

New Cross (Hatcham), London [1]

New Cross , London [1]

New Cross Greenwich London [1]

New Cross London [1]

New Cross London, Kent [1]

New Cross, Greenwich, Deptford, London [1]

New Cross, Kent, London [1]

New Cross, Lewisham, London [1]

New Cross, London(?) [1]

New Cross, Peckham, London [1]

New Cross, South east London [1]

New Cross. London [1]

new cross,london [1]

Rank

Private [29]

Lance Corporal [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Gunner [4]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pensioner [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Serjeant [2]

1st Class Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd A/M [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1 Grade [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Captain's Steward [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Retd) [1]

Mech II [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Probationary Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Royal Hospital Chelsea [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

'B' Bty, 60th Brigade RFA [1]

13th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Administrative and Special Duties Branch [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

General Branch [1]

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

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

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Inflexible [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Pembroke III [1]

HMS President II (Dover) [1]

HMS Simoom [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Inns of Court [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [289]

British Army [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [43]

H [32]

C [30]

W [27]

M [26]

S [24]

P [20]

R [18]

F [16]

G [16]

A [15]

D [14]

T [14]

E [11]

L [11]

J [9]

N [7]

K [6]

V [3]

O [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [339]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

New Cross, London [316] New Cross, London, Middlesex [9] New Cross, Greenwich, London [5] New Cross, South East London [2] New Cross (Hatcham), London [1] New Cross , London [1] New Cross Greenwich London [1] New Cross London [1] New Cross London, Kent [1] New Cross, Greenwich, Deptford, London [1] New Cross, Kent, London [1] New Cross, Lewisham, London [1] New Cross, London(?) [1] New Cross, Peckham, London [1] New Cross, South east London [1] New Cross. London [1] new cross,london [1]

Rank

Private [29] Lance Corporal [6] Able Seaman [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Gunner [4] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Pensioner [2] Petty Officer [2] Serjeant [2] 1st Class Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd A/M [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1 Grade [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Captain's Steward [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Lieutenant (temp.) [1] Flying Officer [1] Gunner (T) [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Retd) [1] Mech II [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Probationary Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Sapper [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS Vivid [2] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Royal Hospital Chelsea [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 'B' Bty, 60th Brigade RFA [1] 13th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Administrative and Special Duties Branch [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] General Branch [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Natal." [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Inflexible [1] HMS LION [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Pembroke III [1] HMS President II (Dover) [1] HMS Simoom [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] Inns of Court [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [289] British Army [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [43] H [32] C [30] W [27] M [26] S [24] P [20] R [18] F [16] G [16] A [15] D [14] T [14] E [11] L [11] J [9] N [7] K [6] V [3] O [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [339] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Turkey [1]

Wilfrid Shand

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 741674 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Chafen Cecil Newman

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment 15th Battalion, attached Hampshire Yeomanry

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William Dennis Malcher

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 311779

Royal Navy 311779 Leading Stoker H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Arthur Stanley Thomas

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210819

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Robert Arthur Rate

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army T2376 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 548437 Sapper Royal Engineers 2/2nd London Field Company

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Sidney James Rowden

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 4074 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

British Army 631691 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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Harry Campbell

Born 1901

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Merchant Navy Captain's Steward

Other Empire Force Captain's Steward Mercantile Marine - HMHS "Llandovery Castle"

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Thomas Henry Bartons

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 11327 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 11327 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Natal

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Osbert Fitch

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210904

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Thomas James Daniel Nowell

Born 1896

Royal Navy K19908

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Sydney Thomas W Pashler

Born 1888

Died 1928

British Army 59704 Pioneer Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 59704 Corporal Royal Engineers Postal Section

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Ernest William Hards

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 269752 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS BULWARK

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Bernard L Bangs

Born 1898

Died 1975

British Army L/38090 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Edward Morley

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 269933

Royal Navy 269933 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class H.M.S. "Natal."

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William Thomas Farrant

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy L5946 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Simoom

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Edward Barbero

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 3250 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 721048 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 721048 Lance Corporal London Regiment

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Arthur Edmund Mason

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 10895 Private Inns of Court

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Bernard Scott Evans

Born 1881

Died 1950

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Leonard Whitehurst Ashby

Born 1899

Died 1999

British Army 18858 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/53284 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Saunders

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 14566 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 14566 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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