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Penge, London [102]

Penge, Surrey [78]

Penge, Kent [53]

Penge [30]

Penge, Surrey, England [18]

Penge England [11]

Penge, Croydon, Surrey [6]

Penge Surrey [2]

Penge, Croydon [2]

Penge, London South East [2]

Penge, South East London [2]

Penge, South London [2]

18 Crampton Road, Penge [1]

210 Anerley Road, Penge, Surrey [1]

Anerley, Penge [1]

Anerley, Penge, Surrey [1]

PENGE,BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Penge Bromley Kent England [1]

Penge Croydon, Surrey [1]

Penge Sydnham, Middlesex [1]

Penge, Bromley, Kent [1]

Penge, Keny [1]

Penge, Lewisham UD [1]

Penge, London, Kent [1]

Penge, Sussex, England [1]

Westminster or Penge, London [1]

Rank

Private [52]

Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [5]

Rifleman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

A/CPL [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Airman First Class [1]

Airman Second Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Coder [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Mechanician [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Squadron Sergeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

second Lieutenant [1]

temporary Captain [1]

temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Air Raid Victim, London [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1]

4th (Queen's Own) Hussars [1]

9 Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [1]

Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

H.M.S. "Newmarket" [1]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [1]

H.M.S. President [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Heavy Section MGC [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [174]

British Army [73]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [40]

S [39]

C [30]

D [27]

M [25]

H [22]

W [22]

T [19]

P [16]

G [14]

J [13]

F [10]

R [10]

A [9]

K [7]

L [7]

E [4]

N [4]

V [2]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [296]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

India [4]

Bermuda [1]

Malta [1]

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People [322] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Penge, London [102] Penge, Surrey [78] Penge, Kent [53] Penge [30] Penge, Surrey, England [18] Penge England [11] Penge, Croydon, Surrey [6] Penge Surrey [2] Penge, Croydon [2] Penge, London South East [2] Penge, South East London [2] Penge, South London [2] 18 Crampton Road, Penge [1] 210 Anerley Road, Penge, Surrey [1] Anerley, Penge [1] Anerley, Penge, Surrey [1] PENGE,BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1] Penge Bromley Kent England [1] Penge Croydon, Surrey [1] Penge Sydnham, Middlesex [1] Penge, Bromley, Kent [1] Penge, Keny [1] Penge, Lewisham UD [1] Penge, London, Kent [1] Penge, Sussex, England [1] Westminster or Penge, London [1]

Rank

Private [52] Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Gunner [5] Rifleman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] A/CPL [1] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Airman First Class [1] Airman Second Class [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Coder [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Mechanician [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Squadron Sergeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] second Lieutenant [1] temporary Captain [1] temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [6] Royal Engineers [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Air Raid Victim, London [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1] 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars [1] 9 Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Border Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [1] Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Newmarket" [1] H.M.S. Pembroke I [1] H.M.S. President [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS TIGER [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Heavy Section MGC [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [174] British Army [73] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [40] S [39] C [30] D [27] M [25] H [22] W [22] T [19] P [16] G [14] J [13] F [10] R [10] A [9] K [7] L [7] E [4] N [4] V [2] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [296] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [48] India [4] Bermuda [1] Malta [1]

Edward George Luck

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 3146 Private London Regiment

British Army 3146 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)

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William Herbert Snowden

Born 1876

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 267110

Canadian Expeditionary Force 267110 Private Canadian Infantry

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Eric Alexander Beachcroft

Born 1881

Died 1962

British Army Captain Dorset Yeomanry

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John Crawley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37508

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William Henry Terry

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277731

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William Henry Beer

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139936

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Edward Dunton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220780

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Lewis Roland Seager

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37509

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Charles Emil Jacks Taylor

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 8462 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 8462 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry John Botham

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13619

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Frank Brownlow Warren

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230550

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Cyril Edmund Palmer-Bott

Born 1890

Died 1959

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps Heavy Section

British Army second Lieutenant Heavy Section MGC A Company

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John George Cox

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205196

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Henry John Chitty

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 31366 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 60309 Private Labour Corps

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Herman Carter

Born 1889

Died 1947

British Army 22218 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Fusiliers

British Army 302264 Warrant Officer Class 2 Tank Corps

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Geoffrey Thomas Tovey

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 385052 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 7683 Rifleman London Regiment 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Edward George Wilstead

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222375

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Albert Walter F Sellick

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 1257 Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Alec Kenneth Smith

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1611 Private London Regiment

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Frederick Ernest Searle

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 249433

Canadian Expeditionary Force 249433 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Canadian Infantry 2nd Central Ontario Regt.

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