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Pimlico, London [380]

Pimlico, London, Middlesex [69]

Pimlico, Middlesex [30]

Pimlico [27]

Pimlico New South Wales [6]

Pimlico London [4]

Pimlico, Middlesex, England [4]

Pimlico, West London [3]

Pimlico, Westminster, Middlesex [3]

London, Pimlico, Middlesex [2]

Pimlico, Westminster, London, England [2]

Pimlico,Middlesex. [2]

30 Cambridge Buildings, Pimlico, Westminster [1]

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]

New Pimlico, Aberdeenshire [1]

Pimlico London [1]

Pimlico London [1]

Pimlico England [1]

Pimlico, Central London [1]

Pimlico, City of Westminster, London [1]

Pimlico, Dublin [1]

Pimlico, London S.W. [1]

Rochester Row, Pimlico, London [1]

St Gabriels, Pimlico, Middlesex [1]

Stanley St, Pimlico, Middlesex, England [1]

Susannah Place, Pimlico, London, Middlesex [1]

West Street, Pimlico, London [1]

Rank

Private [61]

Able Seaman [10]

Rifleman [9]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Leading Stoker [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bomadier [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [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]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Clerk 1st Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [23]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

HMS Falmouth [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS CHESTER [2]

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]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

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

2nd United Provinces Horse Imperial Indian Police [1]

3rd Queen's [1]

4th Australian Division [1]

Army service Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

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

Duke Of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [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 DEFENCE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [352]

British Army [101]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [57]

B [55]

W [51]

C [49]

S [47]

G [36]

P [32]

L [28]

M [28]

R [28]

D [22]

F [19]

T [18]

K [17]

A [16]

E [16]

J [12]

N [10]

O [4]

I [2]

U [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [535]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Pimlico, London [380] Pimlico, London, Middlesex [69] Pimlico, Middlesex [30] Pimlico [27] Pimlico New South Wales [6] Pimlico London [4] Pimlico, Middlesex, England [4] Pimlico, West London [3] Pimlico, Westminster, Middlesex [3] London, Pimlico, Middlesex [2] Pimlico, Westminster, London, England [2] Pimlico,Middlesex. [2] 30 Cambridge Buildings, Pimlico, Westminster [1] 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] New Pimlico, Aberdeenshire [1] Pimlico London [1] Pimlico London [1] Pimlico England [1] Pimlico, Central London [1] Pimlico, City of Westminster, London [1] Pimlico, Dublin [1] Pimlico, London S.W. [1] Rochester Row, Pimlico, London [1] St Gabriels, Pimlico, Middlesex [1] Stanley St, Pimlico, Middlesex, England [1] Susannah Place, Pimlico, London, Middlesex [1] West Street, Pimlico, London [1]

Rank

Private [61] Able Seaman [10] Rifleman [9] Gunner [8] Serjeant [8] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Lieutenant [5] Sapper [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Leading Stoker [2] Rear Admiral [2] Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bomadier [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [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] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Clerk 1st Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [23] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Field Artillery [8] Middlesex Regiment [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] HMS Falmouth [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS CHESTER [2] 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] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly's Horse) [1] 2nd United Provinces Horse Imperial Indian Police [1] 3rd Queen's [1] 4th Australian Division [1] Army service Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [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 DEFENCE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [352] British Army [101] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90] Australian Imperial Force [8] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [57] B [55] W [51] C [49] S [47] G [36] P [32] L [28] M [28] R [28] D [22] F [19] T [18] K [17] A [16] E [16] J [12] N [10] O [4] I [2] U [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [535] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [55] South Africa [1]

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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Arthur Hugh Aglionby

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Frederick Haines

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 7048 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army B/200410 Private The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) 11th Battalion

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Harold George Payne

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2709 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Thomas Shimmell

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 1986 Lance Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1986 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 470273 Serjeant London Regiment 3/12th Battalion (The Rangers)

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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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Thomas Richard Press

Born 1872

British Army 3692 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 3692 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Walter Francis Mitchell

Died 1915

British Army 686 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Bn.

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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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Frederick W R Chilvers

Born 1885

British Army 16395 Sapper Royal Engineers 5th Company

British Army 16395 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers 5th Company

British Army 16395 Royal Engineers

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Alfred Edward Plaice

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army G/2062 Serjeant Middlesex 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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