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Plaistow, London [326]

Plaistow London, Essex [2]

Plaistow, London England [2]

Cross Street Plaistow, London [1]

Plaistow London [1]

Plaistow London East, Essex [1]

Plaistow London England [1]

Plaistow London, Kent [1]

Plaistow, E London [1]

Plaistow, East London [1]

Plaistow, Essex or West Ham, London [1]

Plaistow, London, England [1]

Plaistow, London, Essex [1]

Plaistow, London, Middlesex [1]

Plaistow, London. [1]

Plaistow, West Ham District, London [1]

Plaistow, West Ham, London [1]

Plaistow,West Ham, London [1]

Victoria Dock Road, Plaistow, West Hamm, London [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Lance Corporal [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Telegraphist [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (Telegraphist) [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Class 3 [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

HMS INDOMITABLE [4]

London Regiment [3]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

1st Canadian Division [1]

2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Cavalry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

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

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

H.M.S. Wildfire [1]

HM Submarine "L17." [1]

HM Submarine E30 [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS CHESTER [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Inconstant [1]

HMS Jason [1]

HMS MARTIAL [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS Nomad [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Infantry [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Mercantile Marine: SS Marchioness of Lorne [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Queen Alexandria's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1]

Rifle Brigate [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [327]

British Army [14]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [43]

H [33]

S [33]

C [31]

G [24]

P [21]

M [19]

W [17]

D [16]

F [16]

L [15]

A [13]

J [11]

N [11]

R [11]

T [10]

E [7]

K [4]

O [3]

V [3]

I [2]

U [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [344]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Australia [1]

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People [346] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plaistow, London [326] Plaistow London, Essex [2] Plaistow, London England [2] Cross Street Plaistow, London [1] Plaistow London [1] Plaistow London East, Essex [1] Plaistow London England [1] Plaistow London, Kent [1] Plaistow, E London [1] Plaistow, East London [1] Plaistow, Essex or West Ham, London [1] Plaistow, London, England [1] Plaistow, London, Essex [1] Plaistow, London, Middlesex [1] Plaistow, London. [1] Plaistow, West Ham District, London [1] Plaistow, West Ham, London [1] Plaistow,West Ham, London [1] Victoria Dock Road, Plaistow, West Hamm, London [1]

Rank

Private [9] Stoker 1st Class [7] Lance Corporal [3] Leading Seaman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Signalman [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Telegraphist [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Fireman [1] Flight Cadet [1] Gunner [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (Telegraphist) [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Class 3 [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

HMS INDOMITABLE [4] London Regiment [3] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 1st Canadian Division [1] 2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1] Australian Infantry [1] Cavalry [1] Essex Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] H.M.S. Wildfire [1] HM Submarine "L17." [1] HM Submarine E30 [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS CHESTER [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Inconstant [1] HMS Jason [1] HMS MARTIAL [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS Nomad [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Racoon [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Infantry [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Mercantile Marine: SS Marchioness of Lorne [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Queen Alexandria's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1] Rifle Brigate [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Engineers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [327] British Army [14] Australian Imperial Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [43] H [33] S [33] C [31] G [24] P [21] M [19] W [17] D [16] F [16] L [15] A [13] J [11] N [11] R [11] T [10] E [7] K [4] O [3] V [3] I [2] U [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [344]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Australia [1]

Stanley George Buck

Born 1899

Died 1982

British Army S/37295 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/37295 Rifleman Rifle Brigate

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James D Brittain

Born 1897

Died 1955

British Army 88444 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR289257 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Lionel Augustus Glaister

Born 1896

Died 1927

British Army 436 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 880362 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Charles Sampson

Born 1895

Died 1975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12897 Trooper Cavalry 16th Light Horse Regiment

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12897 Private Infantry 5th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12897 Private Infantry 32nd Battalion

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Reuben Golding

Born 1896

Died 1989

British Army 3402 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 470932 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

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Lawrence Frank Judkins

Born 1887

Died 1945

Royal Navy 225568

Royal Navy 225568 Petty Officer Tyne

Royal Navy C/225568 Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. Wildfire

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Harry Nicholas Bridges

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 375367 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 375367 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harry Alexander Peach

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J21422 Ordinary Telegraphist H.M.S. "Victory"

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George William Martin

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy J7688 Able Seaman HMS Racoon

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Albert Edward Linnington

Born 1886

Died 1920

Royal Navy M1336 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HM Submarine "L17."

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John Robert Tree

Born 1896

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4774

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Alfred Linley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 325141 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Christopher Valentine Everett

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army 1259 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 1259 Lance Corporal Welsh Guards

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Ernest Alexander Lane-Baber

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy J2055

Royal Navy J/2055 Leading Seaman H.M.S. "Formidable."

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James William Webb

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy K22192 Stoker 1st Class

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Albert Denis Flynn

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J14799 Leading Signalman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Mornington Rayner

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J49162 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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David Allen Harry Bagshaw

Born 1896

Royal Navy M15983

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John Hardisty

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army S/12989 Private Rifle Brigade

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Walter Daniel Fairbrass

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J85002 Ordinary Seaman

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