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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]

Herbert Phillip Allaker

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army 36570 Private Training Reserve 98th Battalion

British Army 30904 Private Essex Regiment 14th Bn

British Army 49340 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Walter William James

Born 1867

Died 1931

Australian Imperial Force 199

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Ernest Burhenne

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 323538 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323538 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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William Robert Berwick

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7498 Royal Flying Corps

Other Empire Force Clerk British Red Cross

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Charles Bennett

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 5567 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 322717 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 5567, 322717 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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John Henry Peach

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 9757 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Kate Gossage

Born 1858

Died 1929

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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Frank Goddard

Born 1883

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2331 Private 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion

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Owen Brien

Born 1886

Died 1971

British Army 36073 87048 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 146th Battalion

British Army Private

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Arthur Walter Ager

Born 1897

Died 1974

Royal Navy J31546 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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George Ernest Newland

Born 1882

Died 1953

British Army 203838 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 20382 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Benjamin James Martin

Born 1883

Died 1926

Royal Navy 206352

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William Thomas Beer

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 149905 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 149905 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Loveland

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 60530 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 113th Brigade

British Army 60530 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery

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William Charles Rodger

Born 1887

Died 1937

British Army 39492 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army G/32528 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Northamptonshire Regiment

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William Stanley Finch

Born 1888

Died 1976

British Army 5373135 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William Henry Anderson

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 8772 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry John Horn

British Army The Reverend Soldiers Christian Association

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Frank Leonard Hickmott

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 302610 Private London Regiment

British Army 4381 Rifleman London Regiment

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Charles J Male

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army S/26638 Private Rifle Brigade

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