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Portsea Island, Hampshire [70]

Portsea Island [20]

Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Portsea Island, Portsmouth [3]

Portsea island [3]

Landport, Portsea Island [2]

Portsea Island Hampshire [2]

Portsea Island,Hampshire. [2]

Eastney Portsea Island,Portsmouth. [1]

Kingston, Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Portsea Island Hants. [1]

Portsea Island Portsmouth Hampshire [1]

Portsea Island reg district [1]

Portsea Island, Hamsphire [1]

Portsea Island, Portsmourth, Hampshire [1]

Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England' [1]

Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire. [1]

Portsea Island,Southsea,Hampshire. [1]

Portsea Island. Hampshire [1]

Southsea, Portsea Island, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [40]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Captain [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Serjeant [6]

Major [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Chief Carpenter [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Pioneer [2]

Ship's Steward [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Canteen Assistant [1]

Carpenter [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Engineer Officer [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Section Leader Clerk [1]

Clerk [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commander (Retired) [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Officer [1]

General [1]

General Staff Officer [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

130th King George's Own Baluchistan Infantry (Jacob's Rifles), attached 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis [1]

1st Garrison Battalion [1]

1st. Herts. [1]

2 Field Ambulance [1]

2nd Battalion, Scots Guards [1]

3 Stores Depot, Royal Flying Corps [1]

31st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Lion [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Army Service Corps attached to Manchester Regiment [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Baluchistan Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

H.M.S. "Bulwark" [1]

H.M.S. "Patia" [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Service

British Army [88]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [16]

W [14]

B [12]

P [9]

F [8]

H [8]

S [7]

G [6]

R [6]

A [5]

M [5]

T [5]

D [3]

K [3]

L [3]

N [3]

O [3]

E [2]

I [2]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [105]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

India [2]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Portsea Island, Hampshire [70] Portsea Island [20] Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Portsea Island, Portsmouth [3] Portsea island [3] Landport, Portsea Island [2] Portsea Island Hampshire [2] Portsea Island,Hampshire. [2] Eastney Portsea Island,Portsmouth. [1] Kingston, Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Portsea Island Hants. [1] Portsea Island Portsmouth Hampshire [1] Portsea Island reg district [1] Portsea Island, Hamsphire [1] Portsea Island, Portsmourth, Hampshire [1] Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England [1] Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England' [1] Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire. [1] Portsea Island,Southsea,Hampshire. [1] Portsea Island. Hampshire [1] Southsea, Portsea Island, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [40] Second Lieutenant [13] Captain [10] Lieutenant [10] Serjeant [6] Major [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [3] Chief Carpenter [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Pioneer [2] Ship's Steward [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Canteen Assistant [1] Carpenter [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Engineer Officer [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Section Leader Clerk [1] Clerk [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Commander (Retired) [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Officer [1] General [1] General Staff Officer [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [21] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 130th King George's Own Baluchistan Infantry (Jacob's Rifles), attached 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis [1] 1st Garrison Battalion [1] 1st. Herts. [1] 2 Field Ambulance [1] 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards [1] 3 Stores Depot, Royal Flying Corps [1] 31st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Lion [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Army Service Corps attached to Manchester Regiment [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Baluchistan Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M.S. "Bulwark" [1] H.M.S. "Patia" [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Service

British Army [88] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [16] W [14] B [12] P [9] F [8] H [8] S [7] G [6] R [6] A [5] M [5] T [5] D [3] K [3] L [3] N [3] O [3] E [2] I [2] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [105] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [54] India [2] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Charles Levi Woolston

Born 1889

Died 1964

British Army 8023 Colour Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 8023 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Dickson Cowan

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 126529 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Henry Jacob Curtis

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 28003 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Gordon Ramsey Tweed Kennedy

Born 1892

Died 1967

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Staff 67th Division HQ

British Army Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Royal Scots Fusiliers

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George Alexander E Waldron

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army T 2378 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 519473 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Charles Flew

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 242684 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 2249 Royal Engineers

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George Michael James Giles, M.r.c.s., M.b., F.r.c.s.

Born 1854

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Edward Walter Jepp

Born 1898

Died 1990

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125228

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Harry Blandford

Born 1890

Died 1943

Other Empire Force Chief Engineer Officer M.V. Melbourne Star (London) Merchant Navy

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George Joseph Stapleton

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 39789 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Evelyn Hugh Barker

Born 1894

Died 1983

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Robert Vaughan Gorle

Born 1896

Died 1937

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery

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James Ockendon

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army 10605 Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Francis John Aka Jack Palmer

Born 1898

Died 1964

British Army 1437 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery Transport

British Army 510582 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 352639 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Ernest Dailey

Born 1873

Died 1961

Royal Navy Shipwright Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Chief Carpenter HMS Lion

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Sidney Charles Burridge

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 109 Company Serjeant Major Essex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 109 Warrant Officer Class 2 Essex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 109 Colonel Serjeant Essex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Alfred Hobart Sturdee

Born 1863

Died 1939

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Australian Army Medical Corps

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Colonel 2 Field Ambulance

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Edwin Charles Vicat Richards

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army 200688 and 328395 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Edgar Cornelius Abraham

Born 1890

Died 1980

British Army 1697 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 5487870 Corporal 2nd Hampshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 280443 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Archibald Thomas Victor Wright

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy 342351 Ship's Steward HMS Ganges

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