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Poplar, London [2034]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [495]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [277]

Poplar, Middlesex [260]

Poplar [74]

Poplar England [36]

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]

Poplar, Essex [5]

Bow,Poplar, London [3]

Poplar London England [3]

Poplar Middlesex [3]

Poplar,London. [3]

Cubitt Town, Poplar, Middlesex [2]

London, Poplar, Middlesex [2]

Poplar Bow, London [2]

Poplar, London, England [2]

Poplar, London, Middlesex, England [2]

Poplar, east London [2]

Poplar,Middlesex [2]

St George in the East, Poplar [2]

10 Sabbarton Street, Poplar, London [1]

16, Ellathorpe Street, Poplar [1]

320 High Street, Poplar [1]

Bow, Poplar District, London [1]

Bow, Poplar Middlesex [1]

Bow, Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Bromey Poplar London, England [1]

Bromley, Poplar, London [1]

Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London [1]

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

Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar [1]

CUBITT TOWN, POPLAR, LONDON [1]

Cublet Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Greenwich,Deptford,Poplar,London. [1]

Isle of Dogs Poplar, London [1]

Millwall,Poplar,London. [1]

Old Ford Bow Poplar East London Middlesex [1]

Old Ford, Poplar [1]

Old Ford, Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Ormonde Lodge, Poplar Grove, New Malden, Surrey [1]

Poplar London [1]

Poplar , London , England [1]

Poplar All Saints, Middlesex [1]

Poplar Grove, Lincolnshire [1]

Poplar Grove, Saskatchewan [1]

Rank

Private [202]

Able Seaman [37]

Rifleman [37]

Corporal [28]

Stoker 1st Class [24]

Lance Corporal [20]

Gunner [19]

Ordinary Seaman [18]

Serjeant [18]

Boy 1st Class [17]

Sapper [11]

Boy 2nd Class [10]

Driver [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Leading Stoker [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Sergeant [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Fireman [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Trimmer [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Boy [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Musician [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Pioneer [2]

Shipwright [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [71]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Essex Regiment [17]

Royal Engineers [16]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Naval Reserve [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Civilian war death [7]

HMS INDOMITABLE [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [6]

HMS Impregnable [6]

HMS VALIANT [6]

HMS Vanguard [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

HMS Chester [5]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

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

HMS Calliope [4]

HMS Pembroke I [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Service

Royal Navy [2019]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [450]

British Army [304]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

Other Empire Force [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [330]

H [315]

S [309]

C [281]

W [249]

M [228]

P [211]

G [181]

T [147]

F [141]

R [141]

L [139]

D [135]

J [113]

A [108]

E [71]

N [71]

K [67]

O [48]

I [15]

V [13]

Q [5]

U [5]

Y [5]

Contribution

Military Service [2786]

Merchant Navy [500]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [172]

India [2]

Singapore [2]

Australia [1]

China [1]

France [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Pakistan [1]

Palestine, State of [1]

Turkey [1]

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Poplar, London [2034] Poplar, Middlesex, England [495] Poplar, London, Middlesex [277] Poplar, Middlesex [260] Poplar [74] Poplar England [36] 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] Poplar, Essex [5] Bow,Poplar, London [3] Poplar London England [3] Poplar Middlesex [3] Poplar,London. [3] Cubitt Town, Poplar, Middlesex [2] London, Poplar, Middlesex [2] Poplar Bow, London [2] Poplar, London, England [2] Poplar, London, Middlesex, England [2] Poplar, east London [2] Poplar,Middlesex [2] St George in the East, Poplar [2] 10 Sabbarton Street, Poplar, London [1] 16, Ellathorpe Street, Poplar [1] 320 High Street, Poplar [1] Bow, Poplar District, London [1] Bow, Poplar Middlesex [1] Bow, Poplar, Middlesex [1] Bromey Poplar London, England [1] Bromley, Poplar, London [1] Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London [1] Bromley, Poplar, Middlesex, London, England [1] Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar [1] CUBITT TOWN, POPLAR, LONDON [1] Cublet Poplar, Middlesex [1] Greenwich,Deptford,Poplar,London. [1] Isle of Dogs Poplar, London [1] Millwall,Poplar,London. [1] Old Ford Bow Poplar East London Middlesex [1] Old Ford, Poplar [1] Old Ford, Poplar, Middlesex [1] Ormonde Lodge, Poplar Grove, New Malden, Surrey [1] Poplar London [1] Poplar , London , England [1] Poplar All Saints, Middlesex [1] Poplar Grove, Lincolnshire [1] Poplar Grove, Saskatchewan [1]

Rank

Private [202] Able Seaman [37] Rifleman [37] Corporal [28] Stoker 1st Class [24] Lance Corporal [20] Gunner [19] Ordinary Seaman [18] Serjeant [18] Boy 1st Class [17] Sapper [11] Boy 2nd Class [10] Driver [9] Deck Hand [8] Leading Stoker [7] Leading Seaman [6] Petty Officer [6] Sergeant [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Captain [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Fireman [3] Leading Signalman [3] Trimmer [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Boy [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Musician [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Pioneer [2] Shipwright [2] Signalman [2] Stoker [2] Telegraphist [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Corporal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [71] Royal Field Artillery [20] Essex Regiment [17] Royal Engineers [16] South Wales Borderers [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Naval Reserve [13] Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [10] Civilian war death [7] HMS INDOMITABLE [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] HMS INFLEXIBLE [6] HMS Impregnable [6] HMS VALIANT [6] HMS Vanguard [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] HMS Chester [5] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] H.M.S. "Formidable." [4] HMS Calliope [4] HMS Pembroke I [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [2] Army Pay Corps [2]

Service

Royal Navy [2019] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [450] British Army [304] Australian Imperial Force [41] Other Empire Force [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [330] H [315] S [309] C [281] W [249] M [228] P [211] G [181] T [147] F [141] R [141] L [139] D [135] J [113] A [108] E [71] N [71] K [67] O [48] I [15] V [13] Q [5] U [5] Y [5]

Contribution

Military Service [2786] Merchant Navy [500] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [172] India [2] Singapore [2] Australia [1] China [1] France [1] Hong Kong [1] Pakistan [1] Palestine, State of [1] Turkey [1]

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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Frank Robert Carel Le Manquais

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 241690 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 4111 The Buffs 2/5th Battalion

British Army GS/63892 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 11th Battalion

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Alexander Charles Lee

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army B/19765 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion

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Stanley George Watts

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2072 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 2072 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 2072 Serjeant London Regiment (City of London Rifles) 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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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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George Craig Robb

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1598 Private London Regiment

British Army 1598 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1598 Serjeant London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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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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Charles Norris Cox

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 8957 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 2nd Battalion

Royal Navy F30864

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230864 Royal Air Force

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Thomas Cole

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271638

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Hugh John Robson

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 7/3399 Private Durham Light Infantry 7th Reserve Battalion

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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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Frederick Taylor

Died 1916

British Army GS/21551 Private Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Horace A Hitchins

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 305043 Private London Regiment

British Army 305043 Private London Regiment London Rifle Brigade

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William Sippings Furnell

Born 1897

Died 1986

British Army 67058 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Frank Henry Spivey

Born 1880

Died 1958

British Army 3600 Trumpeter 14th Hussars (South Africa)

British Army 7102 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant 7th Hussars - Meerut, India

British Army 3600 Boy Musician / Trumpeter 14th Hussars

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Archibald Alexander Cadel

Born 1884

Died 1931

British Army M2/055364 Private Army Service Corps

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