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Norwood, Surrey [77]

South Norwood, Surrey [77]

West Norwood, Surrey [73]

Upper Norwood, Surrey [37]

South Norwood, Croydon, Surrey [13]

South Norwood, Surrey, England [11]

West Norwood, Surrey, England [10]

Norwood Surrey [4]

Norwood, Surrey, England [4]

Lower Norwood, Surrey [2]

South Norwood Croydon, Surrey [2]

West Norwood, Lambeth, Surrey [2]

6 Park Villas, Avenue Park Road, Norwood, Surrey [1]

Anerley, South Norwood, Surrey [1]

Croydon, South Norwood, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, West Norwood, Surrey [1]

Norwood , Surrey [1]

Norwood London, Surrey [1]

Norwood, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Norwood, London Surrey [1]

South Norwood Surrey [1]

South Norwood, Croydon district, Surrey [1]

South Norwood,Surrey [1]

Upper Norwood, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Upper Norwood, Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Upper Norwood, Surrey, England [1]

West Norwood Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Gunner [5]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sapper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Cadet (Corporal) [1]

Corporal (Cadet) [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant / Flying Officer [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Orderly [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Motor Mechanic [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Soldier Cavalry [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) The Reverend [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Wing Commander [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment Attached Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [1]

FORMERLY King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Friends Ambulance Unit [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS CHESTER [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Mars [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line [1]

Service

Royal Navy [135]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

British Army [75]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [42]

W [30]

M [26]

C [25]

S [25]

H [23]

F [19]

P [19]

J [15]

L [15]

G [14]

R [14]

T [13]

D [12]

K [12]

E [5]

O [5]

A [4]

N [3]

I [2]

V [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

Barbados [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Mauritius [1]

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Place of birth

Norwood, Surrey [77] South Norwood, Surrey [77] West Norwood, Surrey [73] Upper Norwood, Surrey [37] South Norwood, Croydon, Surrey [13] South Norwood, Surrey, England [11] West Norwood, Surrey, England [10] Norwood Surrey [4] Norwood, Surrey, England [4] Lower Norwood, Surrey [2] South Norwood Croydon, Surrey [2] West Norwood, Lambeth, Surrey [2] 6 Park Villas, Avenue Park Road, Norwood, Surrey [1] Anerley, South Norwood, Surrey [1] Croydon, South Norwood, Surrey [1] Lambeth, West Norwood, Surrey [1] Norwood , Surrey [1] Norwood London, Surrey [1] Norwood, Croydon, Surrey [1] Norwood, London Surrey [1] South Norwood Surrey [1] South Norwood, Croydon district, Surrey [1] South Norwood,Surrey [1] Upper Norwood, Croydon, Surrey [1] Upper Norwood, Lambeth, Surrey [1] Upper Norwood, Surrey, England [1] West Norwood Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [51] Second Lieutenant [10] Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Gunner [5] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [3] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Sapper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Cadet (Corporal) [1] Corporal (Cadet) [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Flight Officer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant / Flying Officer [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Orderly [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Motor Mechanic [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Serjeant [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Soldier Cavalry [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) The Reverend [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Wing Commander [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment Attached Wiltshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [1] FORMERLY King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Friends Ambulance Unit [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS CHESTER [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Mars [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS VALIANT [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line [1]

Service

Royal Navy [135] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] British Army [75] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [42] W [30] M [26] C [25] S [25] H [23] F [19] P [19] J [15] L [15] G [14] R [14] T [13] D [12] K [12] E [5] O [5] A [4] N [3] I [2] V [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [56] Barbados [1] Canada [1] India [1] Mauritius [1]

Reuben Savage

Born 1884

Royal Navy 211144

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William Daniel Bryant

Born 1885

Royal Navy 212463

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Arthur Elsdon

Born 1885

Royal Navy 213726

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Walter Ronald Forster Stokes

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant / Flying Officer 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Samuel James Lawrance

Born 1888

Royal Navy 311794 Stoker 1st Class HMS CHESTER

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Fred Thomas Smart

Born 1889

Royal Navy 234844 Petty Officer HMS IRON DUKE

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William Thomas Henry Blatch

Born 1891

Royal Navy K4301 Leading Stoker HMS CANADA

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Reuben Savage

William Daniel Bryant

Arthur Elsdon

Walter Ronald Forster Stokes

Samuel James Lawrance

Fred Thomas Smart

William Thomas Henry Blatch