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Place of birth

Pimlico, London [380]

Pimlico, London, Middlesex [69]

Pimlico London [4]

Pimlico, West London [3]

London, Pimlico, Middlesex [2]

Pimlico, Westminster, London, England [2]

64 Alderney Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, Pimlico, London [1]

65 St George's Road, Pimlico, London [1]

78 Pulford St, Pimlico, London [1]

Lilington St, Pimlico, London [1]

London, Pimlico [1]

Pimlico London [1]

Pimlico London [1]

Pimlico, Central London [1]

Pimlico, City of Westminster, London [1]

Pimlico, London S.W. [1]

Rochester Row, Pimlico, London [1]

Susannah Place, Pimlico, London, Middlesex [1]

West Street, Pimlico, London [1]

Rank

Private [41]

Able Seaman [8]

Gunner [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Corporal [6]

Rifleman [6]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Sapper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Clerk 1st Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Chief Cook [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Labour Corps [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

HMS Falmouth [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS St Vincent [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly's Horse) [1]

3rd Queen's [1]

4th Australian Division [1]

Army service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

H.M. Submarine E5 [1]

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

HM Submarine D2 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Bristol [1]

HMS CHESTER [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Devonshire [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Glory [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Illustrious [1]

HMS Inflexible [1]

HMS Kent [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

Service

Royal Navy [337]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

British Army [65]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [50]

W [45]

B [44]

C [41]

S [39]

G [34]

L [24]

R [24]

M [23]

P [23]

D [20]

F [19]

T [16]

E [15]

K [15]

A [12]

J [12]

N [9]

O [4]

I [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [466]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

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Place of birth

Pimlico, London [380] Pimlico, London, Middlesex [69] Pimlico London [4] Pimlico, West London [3] London, Pimlico, Middlesex [2] Pimlico, Westminster, London, England [2] 64 Alderney Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, Pimlico, London [1] 65 St George's Road, Pimlico, London [1] 78 Pulford St, Pimlico, London [1] Lilington St, Pimlico, London [1] London, Pimlico [1] Pimlico London [1] Pimlico London [1] Pimlico, Central London [1] Pimlico, City of Westminster, London [1] Pimlico, London S.W. [1] Rochester Row, Pimlico, London [1] Susannah Place, Pimlico, London, Middlesex [1] West Street, Pimlico, London [1]

Rank

Private [41] Able Seaman [8] Gunner [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Corporal [6] Rifleman [6] Ordinary Seaman [4] Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Rear Admiral [2] Sapper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Servant [1] CERA 2c [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Clerk 1st Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Chief Cook [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Labour Corps [5] Army Service Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] HMS Falmouth [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS St Vincent [2] HMS Vanguard [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly's Horse) [1] 3rd Queen's [1] 4th Australian Division [1] Army service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] H.M. Submarine E5 [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] HM Submarine D2 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ardent [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Bristol [1] HMS CHESTER [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Devonshire [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Glory [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Illustrious [1] HMS Inflexible [1] HMS Kent [1] HMS Mary Rose [1]

Service

Royal Navy [337] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] British Army [65] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [50] W [45] B [44] C [41] S [39] G [34] L [24] R [24] M [23] P [23] D [20] F [19] T [16] E [15] K [15] A [12] J [12] N [9] O [4] I [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [466]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

Edward John Church

Born 1893

Died 1986

British Army 2424 Private London Regiment 2/18th lond Battalion

British Army 29859 Private Connaught Rangers

British Army 2424 Private London Irish Rifles/Connaught Rangers

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John Jack Burgess

Born 1889

Died 1960

British Army 49068 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 9th Brigade

British Army 49068 Gunner 19th Battery Royal Field Artillery

British Army 49068 Gunner 26th Battery Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph William Sailer

Born 1893

Died 1940

British Army 61716 Private King's (Liverpool) 14th Inland Water Company

British Army P9902 Private Military Foot Police

British Army P9902 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Sidney Robert Turner

Born 1881

Died 1937

British Army 7187 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 49525 Private West Riding Regiment

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George Albert Skone

Born 1882

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200634

Royal Navy F634

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Graham Oliver Charles Maidment

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 30167 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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John Thomas Alford

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 517 Corporal 2nd London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 517 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 517 Serjeant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd Battalion

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Oswald Henry Bristol

Born 1889

Died 1973

British Army 1746 Serjeant London Regiment 2nd county of london yeomanry (west Battalion

British Army 205307 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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William David Lloyd

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 69289 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Reuben Cains

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy J18944

Royal Navy J18944 Leading Signalman HMS Mary Rose

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William Marshall

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy 364083 Officer's Chief Cook H.M.S. "Victory"

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Thomas Lally

Born 1884

Died 1957

British Army 286500 Acting Colour Serjeant Labour Corps

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Henry George Sevier

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army GS/4385 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 4385 Private Royal Fusiliers 13th Battalion

British Army 4385 Private Royal Fusiliers Depot

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Milo Richard Beaumont Onslow

Born 1888

Died 1917

Indian Army Captain 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly's Horse)

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Thomas Terence Shephard

Born 1893

Died 1970

British Army 1599 Private London Regiment

British Army 1599 Private London Regiment 14th Battalion

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Herbert William Lewin

Born 1879

Died 1947

British Army Temp Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Temp Captain Army service Corps

British Army Captain Acting Major Royal Army Service Corps

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George Arthur Sayer

Born 1877

Royal Navy 170698 Petty Officer HMS Princess Royal

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Walter Larner Gibbons

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2454 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Robert James Swift

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 3474 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Roberts

Born 1886

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130219

British Army L/7914 Private Queen's, Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army 355246 Labour Corps

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