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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 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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People [816] Stories Communities

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]

Edward Alfred Cross

Born 1888

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Jack West

Born 1895

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Robert James Richardson

Born 1863

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George Frederick Mills

Born 1888

Royal Navy 311894 Leading Stoker HMS BENBOW

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Alfred Arthur Wadbrook

Born 1879

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Sidney Strong

Born 1901

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Joseph Reginald Stuart

Born 1884

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Harry Hamilton Smith

Born 1890

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William John Chipper

Born 1893

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James Benfold

Born 1869

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Arthur James Gray

Born 1887

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William Frederick Scuffell

Born 1898

Royal Navy J25410

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William Henry Tindall

Born 1898

Royal Navy J64078

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Herbert John Pynn

Born 1887

Royal Navy 361714

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James Arnold Carver

Born 1888

Royal Navy 362691

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Alfred John Sowden

Born 1888

Royal Navy 227713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Powerful

Royal Navy 227713 Able Seaman HMS Powerful

Royal Navy 227713 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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