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Plumstead, Kent [720]

Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [50]

East Plumstead, Kent [15]

Plumstead, Kent, England [12]

Woolwich, Plumstead, Kent [5]

West Plumstead, Kent [3]

Plumstead,Woolwich,Kent. [2]

79, Plumstead Road, Plumstead, Kent [1]

Abbey Wood, Plumstead, Kent [1]

Plumstead Kent [1]

Plumstead Kent [1]

Plumstead London, Kent [1]

Plumstead, London Kent [1]

Plumstead,Kent [1]

The Cottage, Shooters Hill, Plumstead, Kent [1]

plumstead Kent [1]

Rank

Private [27]

Able Seaman [17]

Gunner [12]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Corporal [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2/ Artificer Sergeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Sergeant-Major [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Cyclist [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 1st Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Official Cinematographer [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Pioneer [1]

Probationary Armourer's Crew [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS THUNDERER [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS Falmouth [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

2nd Cameron Highlanders [1]

94th Chinese Company [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Dominion [1]

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

Essex Regiment [1]

Ganges [1]

General List [1]

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

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

HM Submarine E4 [1]

HMS AMBUSCADE [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS CHESTER [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Drake [1]

Service

Royal Navy [534]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [208]

British Army [64]

Last name first letter

B [101]

H [90]

M [85]

C [78]

S [65]

W [55]

P [43]

G [41]

F [30]

A [28]

D [28]

T [28]

R [27]

J [23]

L [22]

E [19]

N [17]

K [16]

O [9]

V [5]

I [3]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [798]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Plumstead, Kent [720] Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [50] East Plumstead, Kent [15] Plumstead, Kent, England [12] Woolwich, Plumstead, Kent [5] West Plumstead, Kent [3] Plumstead,Woolwich,Kent. [2] 79, Plumstead Road, Plumstead, Kent [1] Abbey Wood, Plumstead, Kent [1] Plumstead Kent [1] Plumstead Kent [1] Plumstead London, Kent [1] Plumstead, London Kent [1] Plumstead,Kent [1] The Cottage, Shooters Hill, Plumstead, Kent [1] plumstead Kent [1]

Rank

Private [27] Able Seaman [17] Gunner [12] Ordinary Seaman [8] Stoker 1st Class [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Corporal [4] Leading Stoker [4] Lieutenant [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Sergeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2/ Artificer Sergeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Battery Sergeant-Major [1] Boy Second Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Cyclist [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 1st Class [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Official Cinematographer [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Pioneer [1] Probationary Armourer's Crew [1] Second Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Engineers [6] HMS INFLEXIBLE [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] HMS Ajax [3] HMS THUNDERER [3] HMS Vanguard [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS Falmouth [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Monmouth [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 2nd Cameron Highlanders [1] 94th Chinese Company [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] Dominion [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Essex Regiment [1] Ganges [1] General List [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] H.M.S. "Victory II" [1] HM Submarine E4 [1] HMS AMBUSCADE [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS CHESTER [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Drake [1]

Service

Royal Navy [534] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [208] British Army [64]

Last name first letter

B [101] H [90] M [85] C [78] S [65] W [55] P [43] G [41] F [30] A [28] D [28] T [28] R [27] J [23] L [22] E [19] N [17] K [16] O [9] V [5] I [3] Y [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [798] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [44] India [1]

Augustus Emanuel Evans

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30217

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Herbert Henry Gardiner

Born 1895

British Army 13872 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 13872 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 13872 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 7th

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William Donald Baker

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191493

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John Henry Francis House

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313777

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Arthur Griffin

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 1865 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert George Senior

Born 1894

British Army 8825 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion

British Army King

British Army 8825 Bandsman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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George William Bayley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252626

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Henry Richard Bayne

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200690

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Frederick Clothier

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313056

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Percy Flynn

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 78793 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 78793 2nd Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Alfred John Bartlett

Born 1873

Died 1916

Royal Navy 268512 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Warrior

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James William Agate

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J18188 Able Seaman HMS Indefatigable

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William James Mcara

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy M8402 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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William Sidney Gilbert

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209102

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Harold Roberts

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209542

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Wilfred Carter

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226897

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James Thomas Charles Knapp

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227990

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Francis Charles Cox

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231129

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Stanley Ernest Harvey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248626

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Edmund James Challis

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249711

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