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Poplar, Middlesex, England [495]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [277]

Poplar, Middlesex [260]

Poplar Middlesex [3]

Cubitt Town, Poplar, Middlesex [2]

London, Poplar, Middlesex [2]

Poplar, London, Middlesex, England [2]

Poplar,Middlesex [2]

Bow, Poplar Middlesex [1]

Bow, Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London [1]

Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1]

Cublet Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Old Ford Bow Poplar East London Middlesex [1]

Old Ford, Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Poplar All Saints, Middlesex [1]

Poplar Middlesex England [1]

Poplar, Middlesex (London) [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England. [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1]

Poplar, Middlesex. [1]

Poplar, Millwall, Middlesex [1]

Poplar,London,Middlesex. [1]

Poplar,Middlesex,London [1]

Union Workhouse, Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [34]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

2nd Engineer [1]

AM2 [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Craftsman 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandmaster 1st Class [1]

Barman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Engineer's Storekeeper [1]

Fireman [1]

Greaser [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Musician [1]

Officer's Steward [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Steward [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) [1]

London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Minneapolis [1]

Mercantile Marine, HMHS Galway Castle [1]

Mercantile Marine. H.M.H.S Gloucester Castle [1]

Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle [1]

Merchant Navy, SS Comrie Castle [1]

New Zealand Maori Contingent [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

RNAS [1]

Roya; Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Air Force Reserve [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BENBOW [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [444]

Royal Navy [62]

British Army [58]

Other Empire Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [104]

S [101]

C [94]

H [92]

W [79]

M [69]

P [64]

G [57]

T [54]

L [50]

R [50]

J [43]

D [42]

F [39]

A [32]

E [21]

K [19]

N [19]

O [14]

I [7]

V [6]

Y [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [556]

Merchant Navy [498]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Hong Kong [1]

Palestine, State of [1]

Singapore [1]

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Poplar, Middlesex, England [495] Poplar, London, Middlesex [277] Poplar, Middlesex [260] Poplar Middlesex [3] Cubitt Town, Poplar, Middlesex [2] London, Poplar, Middlesex [2] Poplar, London, Middlesex, England [2] Poplar,Middlesex [2] Bow, Poplar Middlesex [1] Bow, Poplar, Middlesex [1] Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London [1] Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1] Cublet Poplar, Middlesex [1] Old Ford Bow Poplar East London Middlesex [1] Old Ford, Poplar, Middlesex [1] Poplar All Saints, Middlesex [1] Poplar Middlesex England [1] Poplar, Middlesex (London) [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England. [1] Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1] Poplar, Middlesex. [1] Poplar, Millwall, Middlesex [1] Poplar,London,Middlesex. [1] Poplar,Middlesex,London [1] Union Workhouse, Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [34] Gunner [7] Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] 2nd Engineer [1] AM2 [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Craftsman 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandmaster 1st Class [1] Barman [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Engineer's Storekeeper [1] Fireman [1] Greaser [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Master At Arms [1] Musician [1] Officer's Steward [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Steward [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Engineers [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Victory I [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) [1] London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Minneapolis [1] Mercantile Marine, HMHS Galway Castle [1] Mercantile Marine. H.M.H.S Gloucester Castle [1] Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle [1] Merchant Navy, SS Comrie Castle [1] New Zealand Maori Contingent [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] RNAS [1] Roya; Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Air Force Reserve [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS BENBOW [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [444] Royal Navy [62] British Army [58] Other Empire Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [104] S [101] C [94] H [92] W [79] M [69] P [64] G [57] T [54] L [50] R [50] J [43] D [42] F [39] A [32] E [21] K [19] N [19] O [14] I [7] V [6] Y [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [556] Merchant Navy [498]

Country

United Kingdom [27] Hong Kong [1] Palestine, State of [1] Singapore [1]

Charles Joseph Crossley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army L/21385 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/21385 Driver A Battery 173rd Brigade.

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Thomas Burgess

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280564

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Joseph Jones Parr

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army S/15810 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 5th

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Robert Samuel Martin

Born 1891

Died 1968

British Army M2/191681 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Thomas James

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288221

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John William Jones

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290032

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James Frederick West

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278465

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Thomas Joseph Turner

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196583

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William John Waughman

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199260

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Herbert Farrance

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269384

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Charles White

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197813

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William Saint

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295605

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Charles Ernest Poole

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206247

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Alfred Enefer Deeks

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26874

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George Henry Kiteley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285781

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Walter Connor

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193487

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Fredrick Charles Watkins

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157765

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Matthew George Purnell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267943

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James Mars

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145117

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Thomas William Craske

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303748

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