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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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People [345] Stories Communities

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]

Leonard Reece

Born 1893

Died 1957

British Army 9869 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 321106 Private Tank Corps

British Army Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1 st Battalion

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John Sydney Peerless

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192022

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Frederick William Pucknell

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62121

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Alec Ernest Holmes

Born 1898

British Army 127695 Private Machine Gun Corps 18th Battalion

British Army 127695 Private Machine Gun Corps 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 127695 Private Machine Gun Corps 74th Battalion

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Albert Ernest Winfield

Born 1893

Royal Navy K15115 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy K15115 Stoker 1st Class HMS Inflexible

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Thomas Loft

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219347

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General Roland Creighton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 555096 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

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Walter Thomas Brown

Born 1890

Died 1921

British Army 91126 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Albert Henty

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 7603 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 7603 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 7603 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Bn.

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Charles John Taylor

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39381

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John Esan Addicott

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45301

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Frederick Nisbet Simpson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137800

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William Knowles Jopson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206823

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Henry John Levett

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy Clyde 2/1885 Petty Officer Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde 2/1885 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion

Royal Navy Z/1885 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class RNVR Clyde - HMS Ardent

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Leonard Percival Cordry Johnson

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy K29409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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Edward John Bentley

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy M12499 Ship's Steward's Assistant HMS DEFENCE

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Albert Earl Haffenden

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 40836 Private 13th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 40836 Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion

British Army 40836 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frederick Louis Feasey

Born 1898

Died 1980

Royal Navy F39154

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Francis William Rowe

Born 1892

Royal Navy 1/215 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 1/215 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Sussex - HMS IRON DUKE

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Arthur Ernest Watkins

Born 1892

Died 1988

British Army 21873 Private Hussars

British Army 21873 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army Pensioner Royal Hospital Chelsea

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