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Orsett, Essex [25]

Orsett, Grays, Essex [8]

Orsett, Essex, England [7]

Greys, Orsett, Essex [1]

Orsett Heath, Essex [1]

Orsett, Grays, Essex, England [1]

Orsett, nr Grays, Essex [1]

Orsett,Tilbury,Essex. [1]

Stanford le Hope,Orsett,Essex. [1]

Tilbury,Orsett,Essex. [1]

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Private [10]

Lance Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal [1]

Fireman [1]

Gunner [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

Household Battalion [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Clan McNaughton' [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [19]

British Army [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

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B [6]

H [5]

M [5]

G [4]

W [4]

A [3]

C [3]

K [3]

P [3]

E [2]

J [2]

L [2]

T [2]

R [1]

S [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [47] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Orsett, Essex [25] Orsett, Grays, Essex [8] Orsett, Essex, England [7] Greys, Orsett, Essex [1] Orsett Heath, Essex [1] Orsett, Grays, Essex, England [1] Orsett, nr Grays, Essex [1] Orsett,Tilbury,Essex. [1] Stanford le Hope,Orsett,Essex. [1] Tilbury,Orsett,Essex. [1]

Rank

Private [10] Lance Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Corporal [1] Fireman [1] Gunner [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Cameron Highlanders [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Ardent [1] Household Battalion [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Clan McNaughton' [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [19] British Army [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [6] H [5] M [5] G [4] W [4] A [3] C [3] K [3] P [3] E [2] J [2] L [2] T [2] R [1] S [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

John Edward Bannister

Born 1885

Died 1939

British Army 135618 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army WR/501557 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Frederick Thomas Gibson

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 42580 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 42580 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Percy George Maurice Pyman

Born 1894

Died 1977

Royal Navy Z/2243 Royal Naval Division

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Bertie Mellor Jennings

Born 1886

Died 1985

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208135

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Charles Robert Thompson

Born 1887

Died 1960

British Army S/8414 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army S/8414 Acting Corporal East Kent Regiment

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Henry Luke Murray

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164313

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John Waterman

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 66562 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Baldwin Ambrose

Born 1886

Died 1915

Other Empire Force 719515 Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Clan McNaughton'

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Albert William Crysell

Born 1896

Died 1919

Royal Navy J15756

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Alfred Edgar George Marshall

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2036 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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William David Bailey

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 556 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 30434 Trooper Grenadier Guards

British Army 30434 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Howard

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190904

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Alfred Herbert Godwin

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 3501 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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George Henry Williamson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 17762 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 36641 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd.Battalion.

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John Jarvis

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277710

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Percy Donald Manning

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army 1181 Private Essex Yeomanry

British Army 302763 Private Tank Corps

British Army 20484 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Lionel Claude Evans

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181126

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John William Barber

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J8486 Able Seaman HMS Ardent

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Percy Stammers Woollings

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294278

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James Arthur Knight

Born 1895

Died 1921

British Army 24591 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 48040 Private Essex Regiment

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