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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]

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Place of birth

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]

James Hollier Hague

Born 1888

Royal Navy 227715

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Stanley Edward Morrill

Born 1886

Royal Navy 227318

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Alfred Benjamin Govett

Born 1887

Royal Navy 228804

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George James Featherstone

Born 1886

Royal Navy 228433

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Henry John Proctor

Born 1885

Royal Navy M14197 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Shannon

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Robert Harvey

Born 1894

Royal Navy M5859 Cook's Mate HMS IRON DUKE

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Charles Wood

Born 1873

Royal Navy 350295

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Oliver Thomas Frederick Liggitt

Born 1898

Royal Navy J39723 Ordinary Seaman HMS Princess Royal

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William Frost

Born 1892

Royal Navy K6835 Stoker 1st Class HMS NEPTUNE

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Arthur George O'connor

Born 1897

Royal Navy K28142 Stoker 2nd Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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George Thomas Costin

Born 1896

Royal Navy L7932 Officer’s Steward 3rd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy L7932 Officer’s Steward 3rd Class HMS Erin

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Arthur Cecil Sentance

Born 1883

Royal Navy 347027 Armourer HMS CANADA

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Roy Brackley Cherrill

Born 1899

Royal Navy J33469 Boy Telegraphist HMS WARSPITE

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Alfred James Green

Born 1888

Royal Navy M9252 Junior Reserve Attendant Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve

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William Oscar Parsley

Born 1893

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George Henry Field

Born 1887

Royal Navy 298305 Stoker Petty Officer HMS PRINCESS ROYAL

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Herbert Thomas Hills

Born 1899

Royal Navy J39385 Boy 1st Class HMS BENBOW

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Thomas Frank Binyon

Born 1898

Royal Navy J33472 Ordinary Seaman HMS COLLINGWOOD

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Percy James Cook

Born 1886

Royal Navy K3171 Stoker 1st Class HMS ONSLAUGHT

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Albert Victor Watson

Born 1894

Royal Navy J13280 Able Seaman HMS IRON DUKE

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