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Richmond, Surrey [570]

Richmond, Surrey, England [20]

Richmond Surrey [6]

Petersham, Richmond, Surrey [3]

Richmond upon Thames, Surrey [3]

Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey [3]

112 Church Road, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey [1]

64 Princes Road, Richmond, Surrey [1]

Barnes, Richmond, Surrey [1]

Mortlake, Richmond (Surrey) [1]

North Sheen, Richmond, Surrey [1]

Richmond ,Surrey [1]

Richmond London, Surrey [1]

Richmond Surrey District [1]

Richmond district Surrey [1]

Richmond, Barnes, Surrey [1]

Richmond, Surrey ,England [1]

Richmond,Surrey [1]

Richmond,Surrey. [1]

White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey [1]

richmond surrey [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Lieutenant [29]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Captain [10]

Able Seaman [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Major [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Driver [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Rifleman [6]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Sergeant [4]

Sapper [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Midshipman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Vice-Marshal [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Artist [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Captain and Staff Officer [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chauffeur (Driver) [1]

Chauffeuse [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Founder and Organiser [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lance Corporal (paid) [1]

Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1]

Unit

London Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Air Force [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

HMS Hampshire [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Nigeria Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

1/128th Pioneers [1]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

114th Mahrattas and Staff [1]

2 Cadet Wing [1]

2/5th Gurkha Rifles [1]

29th Punjabis [1]

2nd.Battalion. Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

30 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1]

31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers [1]

49th Division Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

4A Reserve Brigade RA [1]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

5A Reserve Brigade RA [1]

5C Reserve Brigade RA [1]

93 Brigade RA [1]

Allies Field Ambulance Corps [1]

Army Medical Service [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Indian Labour Corps in France [1]

Attentive [1]

Service

Royal Navy [311]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [178]

British Army [105]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [8]

Indian Army [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [84]

S [65]

H [62]

C [49]

P [45]

W [45]

G [33]

D [31]

M [30]

L [24]

R [23]

F [22]

A [20]

K [19]

T [19]

E [13]

J [11]

N [9]

O [6]

V [6]

Y [3]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [596]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [58]

Canada [2]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Richmond, Surrey [570] Richmond, Surrey, England [20] Richmond Surrey [6] Petersham, Richmond, Surrey [3] Richmond upon Thames, Surrey [3] Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey [3] 112 Church Road, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey [1] 64 Princes Road, Richmond, Surrey [1] Barnes, Richmond, Surrey [1] Mortlake, Richmond (Surrey) [1] North Sheen, Richmond, Surrey [1] Richmond ,Surrey [1] Richmond London, Surrey [1] Richmond Surrey District [1] Richmond district Surrey [1] Richmond, Barnes, Surrey [1] Richmond, Surrey ,England [1] Richmond,Surrey [1] Richmond,Surrey. [1] White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey [1] richmond surrey [1]

Rank

Private [46] Lieutenant [29] Second Lieutenant [18] Captain [10] Able Seaman [9] Lance Corporal [7] Major [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Driver [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Rifleman [6] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Gunner [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Sergeant [4] Sapper [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Colonel [2] Commander [2] Leading Seaman [2] Midshipman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Vice-Marshal [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Artist [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Captain Royal Marine Artillery [1] Captain and Staff Officer [1] Chauffeur [1] Chauffeur (Driver) [1] Chauffeuse [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Flight Cadet [1] Founder and Organiser [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lance Corporal (paid) [1] Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1]

Unit

London Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Air Force [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Army Service Corps [6] East Surrey Regiment [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Royal Engineers [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] HMS Hampshire [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS BULWARK [2] Labour Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Nigeria Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] 1/128th Pioneers [1] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 114th Mahrattas and Staff [1] 2 Cadet Wing [1] 2/5th Gurkha Rifles [1] 29th Punjabis [1] 2nd.Battalion. Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 30 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1] 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers [1] 49th Division Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] 4A Reserve Brigade RA [1] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] 5A Reserve Brigade RA [1] 5C Reserve Brigade RA [1] 93 Brigade RA [1] Allies Field Ambulance Corps [1] Army Medical Service [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Indian Labour Corps in France [1] Attentive [1]

Service

Royal Navy [311] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [178] British Army [105] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [8] Indian Army [4] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [84] S [65] H [62] C [49] P [45] W [45] G [33] D [31] M [30] L [24] R [23] F [22] A [20] K [19] T [19] E [13] J [11] N [9] O [6] V [6] Y [3] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [596] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [58] Canada [2] United States [2] Australia [1] France [1] Germany [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Eric Nineham

Born 1895

Died 1922

Royal Navy 18279 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Ronald Parfitt

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11628 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion

British Army 11628 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Alfred Charles Percival

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 9713 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 9713 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Batt

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James Hope Moulton

Born 1864

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian war casualty

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John Alfred William Reid

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46443

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John David Capewell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275682

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William Henry Viner

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284107

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George Henry Bicknell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165475

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James Young

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 461

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Henry William Mann

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285928

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Eli Samuel Potter

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy CH/19232 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division Deal Depot

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Walter Oldman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265355

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Edwin Henry Barwick

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405829

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Ernest Richard Small

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55969

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Alfred Bird

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 462

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Jesse Kisby

Born 1898

Died 1979

British Army 295030 Private London Regiment

British Army 348084 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion ( Rifles)

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Walter Leigh Rayfield

Born 1881

Died 1949

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2204279 Forestry Depot

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Ronald Charles Colman

Born 1891

Died 1958

British Army 2148 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

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Herbert Samuel Penny Blair

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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David Barron Welsh

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army T/729 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T/729 Driver Army Service Corps

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