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Peckham, London [1233]

Peckham, Camberwell, London [21]

Peckham, South East London [13]

Peckham Rye, London [10]

Peckham, London South East [8]

Peckham London [4]

East Peckham, London [3]

Peckham Camberwell London [3]

Peckham, South London [3]

1 Stanton Street Peckham London [2]

London, Peckham [2]

Peckham, London SE [2]

Peckham, SE London [2]

Peckham. London [2]

2 Canal Cottages, Peckham Park Road, Peckham, London [1]

32 Franklow Road , Peckham , London , Surrey. [1]

45 Sunwell Street, Peckham, London [1]

New Cross, Peckham, London [1]

Peckham London England [1]

Peckham London Middlesex [1]

Peckham London, Kent [1]

Peckham London, Surrey [1]

Peckham, Camberwell, London. [1]

Peckham, County of London [1]

Peckham, London S.E. [1]

Peckham, London, England [1]

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Peckham,Camberwell,London. [1]

Peckham,London [1]

Peckham,London. [1]

Peckham. Camberwell, London [1]

St Giles, Peckham, London [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Able Seaman [19]

Rifleman [17]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Boy 1st Class [11]

Corporal [10]

Signalman [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Gunner [5]

Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Junior Reserve Attendant [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Signal Boy [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Writer [1]

A Mechanic 1 [1]

ACM II [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer [1]

Boy Shipwright [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Committee Member [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

London Regiment [44]

Royal Engineers [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

HMS Good Hope [5]

HMS INDOMITABLE [5]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS IRON DUKE [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [3]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

General List [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS Racoon [2]

HMS Shannon [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS WARSPITE [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars [1]

Army Post Office Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Military Police [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1202]

British Army [119]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [161]

C [126]

S [121]

W [112]

H [105]

M [92]

P [67]

F [62]

A [59]

D [57]

G [54]

R [54]

L [50]

T [48]

J [36]

K [33]

E [30]

N [20]

O [14]

V [14]

Y [6]

I [5]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1311]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [79]

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Peckham, London [1233] Peckham, Camberwell, London [21] Peckham, South East London [13] Peckham Rye, London [10] Peckham, London South East [8] Peckham London [4] East Peckham, London [3] Peckham Camberwell London [3] Peckham, South London [3] 1 Stanton Street Peckham London [2] London, Peckham [2] Peckham, London SE [2] Peckham, SE London [2] Peckham. London [2] 2 Canal Cottages, Peckham Park Road, Peckham, London [1] 32 Franklow Road , Peckham , London , Surrey. [1] 45 Sunwell Street, Peckham, London [1] New Cross, Peckham, London [1] Peckham London England [1] Peckham London Middlesex [1] Peckham London, Kent [1] Peckham London, Surrey [1] Peckham, Camberwell, London. [1] Peckham, County of London [1] Peckham, London S.E. [1] Peckham, London, England [1] Peckham, London, Surrey [1] Peckham, Southwark, London [1] Peckham,Camberwell,London. [1] Peckham,London [1] Peckham,London. [1] Peckham. Camberwell, London [1] St Giles, Peckham, London [1]

Rank

Private [73] Able Seaman [19] Rifleman [17] Ordinary Seaman [14] Stoker 1st Class [12] Boy 1st Class [11] Corporal [10] Signalman [9] Lance Corporal [7] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Captain [5] Driver [5] Gunner [5] Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Sergeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Petty Officer [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Cook's Mate [2] Deck Hand [2] Junior Reserve Attendant [2] Leading Signalman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Signal Boy [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Writer [1] A Mechanic 1 [1] ACM II [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armourer [1] Boy Shipwright [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Committee Member [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

London Regiment [44] Royal Engineers [8] Army Service Corps [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] HMS Good Hope [5] HMS INDOMITABLE [5] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS IRON DUKE [4] Labour Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [3] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] General List [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Goliath [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS Racoon [2] HMS Shannon [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS WARSPITE [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars [1] Army Post Office Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Military Police [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1202] British Army [119] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [161] C [126] S [121] W [112] H [105] M [92] P [67] F [62] A [59] D [57] G [54] R [54] L [50] T [48] J [36] K [33] E [30] N [20] O [14] V [14] Y [6] I [5] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1311] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [79]

William Robert Dyer

Born 1892

Died 1975

Royal Navy K15176

Royal Navy K15176 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Swiftsure East Indies Squadron

Royal Navy K15176 Stoker 1st Class HMS Penelope 5th Light Cruiser Squadron

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Elizabeth Mary Cadbury

Born 1858

Died 1951

Other Empire Force Committee Member British Red Cross Lady Mayoress's Depot Birmingham

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Thomas Henry Malin

Born 1879

Died 1946

British Army 116017 Pioneer Royal Engineers 4th Labour Battalion

British Army 291613 Private Labour Corps 703 Labour Company

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Percy George Cutting

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army G/5759 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th Battalion

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Thomas Froom

Born 1897

Died 1979

British Army 30387 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

British Army S/440265 Private Royal Army Service Corps F Supply Company [Woolwich London]

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Robert Furlonger

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 3190 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 610674 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 610674 Private London Regiment

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Arthur John Bradley

Born 1884

Died 1942

British Army 11757 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 11757 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11757 Private Devonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Thomas James Collyer

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army L/7940 Private Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Victor Nutbrown

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army H/10560 Private 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars

British Army 2510 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 1666 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Walter Herbert Victor Badger

Born 1883

Died 1962

Royal Navy F12837

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Charles Thomas Rugman

Born 1872

Died 1946

British Army 40 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 8th London (Howitzer) Brigade (Territorial Force)

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Robert Thomas Smith Rusbridge

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army M2/034253 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps 650th M.T. Company

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Thomas Gordon A Box

Born 1888

Died 1943

British Army DM2-208521 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

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Albert John Dunn

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 290 Serjeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alec Carpenter

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J9416 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J9416 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J9416 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Shannon

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Montague George Leckie

Born 1894

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23136

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23136 Corporal Royal Air Force

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Christopher John Hopkins

Born 1884

British Army 36313 Lance Serjeant Welsh Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 655888 Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 3646 Private East Surrey Regiment 3rd (Militia) Battalion

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George Thomas Richard Owen

Born 1892

Died 1942

Royal Navy J1287

Royal Navy C/J 80897 Signalman HMS Tamar

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Henry Roos

Born 1878

Died 1919

Royal Navy Depot/312 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Deal Depot

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Charles Harry Grant

Born 1876

Died 1917

Royal Navy J46342

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Mary Rose

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