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Poplar, London [2034]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [277]

Poplar, East London [21]

Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [14]

Poplar, London East [13]

Poplar London [9]

Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [6]

Poplar East London [5]

Bow,Poplar, London [3]

Poplar London England [3]

Poplar,London. [3]

London, Poplar, Middlesex [2]

Poplar Bow, London [2]

Poplar, London, England [2]

Poplar, London, Middlesex, England [2]

Poplar, east London [2]

10 Sabbarton Street, Poplar, London [1]

Bow, Poplar District, London [1]

Bromey Poplar London, England [1]

Bromley, Poplar, London [1]

Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London [1]

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

CUBITT TOWN, POPLAR, LONDON [1]

Greenwich,Deptford,Poplar,London. [1]

Isle of Dogs Poplar, London [1]

Millwall,Poplar,London. [1]

Old Ford Bow Poplar East London Middlesex [1]

Poplar London [1]

Poplar , London , England [1]

Poplar London East England [1]

Poplar London, Essex [1]

Poplar Workhouse, Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Poplar, Isle of Dogs, London [1]

Poplar, Middlesex (London) [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1]

Poplar, Millwall, London [1]

Poplar,Bow, London [1]

Poplar,East London [1]

Poplar,London [1]

Poplar,London,Middlesex. [1]

Poplar,Middlesex,London [1]

Union Workhouse, Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

poplar london [1]

Rank

Private [126]

Able Seaman [37]

Rifleman [26]

Stoker 1st Class [24]

Corporal [21]

Ordinary Seaman [18]

Boy 1st Class [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Boy 2nd Class [10]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Sapper [8]

Leading Stoker [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Petty Officer [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Driver [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Musician [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Shipwright [2]

Stoker [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Trimmer [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

AB Seaman [1]

AM2 [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [49]

South Wales Borderers [14]

Royal Naval Reserve [13]

Essex Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Labour Corps [9]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

HMS Chester [6]

HMS INDOMITABLE [6]

HMS Impregnable [6]

HMS VALIANT [6]

HMS Vanguard [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Civilian war death [5]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [4]

HMS Calliope [4]

HMS Pembroke I [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [3]

HMS Falmouth [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS NEPTUNE [3]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

H.M. Submarine E5 [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS CHESTER [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

HMS Coventry [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1935]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [280]

British Army [191]

Other Empire Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [244]

H [239]

S [226]

C [199]

W [189]

M [163]

P [160]

G [141]

R [101]

T [100]

F [96]

L [96]

D [91]

J [82]

A [75]

E [54]

N [54]

K [53]

O [38]

I [7]

V [6]

U [5]

Q [4]

Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [2395]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [124]

India [2]

Australia [1]

China [1]

France [1]

Pakistan [1]

Singapore [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Poplar, London [2034] Poplar, London, Middlesex [277] Poplar, East London [21] Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [14] Poplar, London East [13] Poplar London [9] Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [6] Poplar East London [5] Bow,Poplar, London [3] Poplar London England [3] Poplar,London. [3] London, Poplar, Middlesex [2] Poplar Bow, London [2] Poplar, London, England [2] Poplar, London, Middlesex, England [2] Poplar, east London [2] 10 Sabbarton Street, Poplar, London [1] Bow, Poplar District, London [1] Bromey Poplar London, England [1] Bromley, Poplar, London [1] Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London [1] Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1] CUBITT TOWN, POPLAR, LONDON [1] Greenwich,Deptford,Poplar,London. [1] Isle of Dogs Poplar, London [1] Millwall,Poplar,London. [1] Old Ford Bow Poplar East London Middlesex [1] Poplar London [1] Poplar , London , England [1] Poplar London East England [1] Poplar London, Essex [1] Poplar Workhouse, Poplar, London [1] Poplar, Bromley by Bow, London [1] Poplar, Isle of Dogs, London [1] Poplar, Middlesex (London) [1] Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1] Poplar, Millwall, London [1] Poplar,Bow, London [1] Poplar,East London [1] Poplar,London [1] Poplar,London,Middlesex. [1] Poplar,Middlesex,London [1] Union Workhouse, Poplar, London, Middlesex [1] poplar london [1]

Rank

Private [126] Able Seaman [37] Rifleman [26] Stoker 1st Class [24] Corporal [21] Ordinary Seaman [18] Boy 1st Class [17] Lance Corporal [15] Boy 2nd Class [10] Gunner [10] Serjeant [9] Deck Hand [8] Sapper [8] Leading Stoker [7] Leading Seaman [6] Petty Officer [5] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Driver [4] Lieutenant [4] Sergeant [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Acting Corporal [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Leading Signalman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Bombardier [2] Boy [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Musician [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Shipwright [2] Stoker [2] Telegraphist [2] Trimmer [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Corporal [1] AB Seaman [1] AM2 [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [49] South Wales Borderers [14] Royal Naval Reserve [13] Essex Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Labour Corps [9] HMS INFLEXIBLE [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] HMS Chester [6] HMS INDOMITABLE [6] HMS Impregnable [6] HMS VALIANT [6] HMS Vanguard [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Army Service Corps [5] Civilian war death [5] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] H.M.S. "Formidable." [4] HMS Calliope [4] HMS Pembroke I [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [3] HMS Falmouth [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS NEPTUNE [3] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] H.M. Submarine E5 [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS CHESTER [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] HMS Coventry [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Hampshire [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1935] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [280] British Army [191] Other Empire Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [244] H [239] S [226] C [199] W [189] M [163] P [160] G [141] R [101] T [100] F [96] L [96] D [91] J [82] A [75] E [54] N [54] K [53] O [38] I [7] V [6] U [5] Q [4] Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [2395] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [124] India [2] Australia [1] China [1] France [1] Pakistan [1] Singapore [1] Turkey [1]

Thomas William Stratford

Born 1880

Died 1935

British Army 5555 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 5555 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 5555 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Henry Alan Bowker

Born 1896

Died 1946

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 9th battalion west Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 9th battalion west Battalion

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment 9th battalion west Battalion

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Henry Collins

Born 1897

Died 1968

British Army 202613 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 2nd regiment South staffordshire

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Frederick James Brenchley

Born 1878

Died 1965

British Army T 1848 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 546342 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T/1848 Sapper London Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Hegg

Born 1885

Died 1946

British Army 572139 Private London Regiment

British Army 572139 Rifleman London Regiment 17th Btn.

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George Alfred Furnell

Born 1891

Died 1977

British Army 1969 Corporal 2nd London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 570397 Corporal 2nd London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

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Thomas Henry Lambourne

Born 1896

Died 1923

British Army 7th Batallion

British Army R6734 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

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Cecil Bilham

Born 1897

Died 1980

Royal Navy J29358

Royal Navy J29358 Able Seaman Vivid, Lord Nelson, Hecla, Victory

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Bertie Dennison

Born 1888

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Singpore Volunteer Engineers

Australian Imperial Force D2476 Private Infantry 4th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 886 Private 4th Battalion

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Thomas Warrington

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army L/9475 Private Royal Fusiliers 3rd

British Army L/9475 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th

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William Henry Hegg

Born 1880

Died 1937

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109824

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Alfred Thomas Norwood

Born 1884

Died 1929

British Army 111023 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery Royal Horse Artillery Depot

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Herbert Stuart Chambers Eakin

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 1124 Private London Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 1124 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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George David Newberry

Born 1885

Died 1950

British Army 652579 Private London Regiment

British Army 396358 Private Labour Corps

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Percy Garrett Hill

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 4537 Royal Garrison Artillery

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/4537A Company Serjeant Major New Zealand Maori Contingent

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Herbert Harold Bezant

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 4271 Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 251344 Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 251344 Corporal Essex Regiment 5th Battalion

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Thomas Cole

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271638

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Harold Brown

Born 1899

Died 1955

British Army 207431 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment 6 Battalion

British Army G/24948 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Samuel Anderson

Born 1888

Died 1961

British Army 9953 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 85214 Private Labour Corps

British Army 85214 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

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Walter Alfred Fields

Born 1895

Died 1964

Other Empire Force 816343 Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve

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