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Romford, Essex [425]

Romford Essex [7]

Hornchurch, Romford, Essex [5]

Romford, Essex, England [4]

Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex [3]

Romford,Essex [3]

Dagenham, Romford, Essex [2]

Romford Essex England [2]

Aveley, Romford, Essex [1]

Barking, Romford, Essex [1]

Brentwood, Romford, Essex [1]

Bulphan, Romford, Essex [1]

Chadwell Heath, Romford, essex [1]

Chadwell Heath,Romford,Essex [1]

Chase Cross, Romford, Essex [1]

Highwood, Romford, Essex [1]

Honrchurch, Romford, Essex [1]

Hornchurch,Romford,Essex. [1]

Ilford, Romford, Essex [1]

Little Ilford, Romford, Essex [1]

Noak Hill, Romford, Essex [1]

Raverstock Romford, Essex [1]

Rayleigh Romford, Essex [1]

Richmond Road, Romford, Essex [1]

Romford Essex [1]

Romford Near Barking, Essex [1]

Romford, Essex. [1]

Romford, Harold Wood, Essex [1]

Romford. Essex [1]

Saint Edward, Romford, Essex [1]

Upminster,Romford,Essex. [1]

romford,essex [1]

Rank

Private [37]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Driver [6]

Gunner [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Sergeant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Leiutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Crew 1 [1]

Armourer's Crew II [1]

Assistant Principal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Lance Bombardier Driver [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Midshipman [1]

Orderly [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 1 [1]

Sapper to sergeant [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [10]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Air Station Manston, Kent [1]

Army Field Artillery [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

BEF 38th Brigade, 6 Division [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Civilian war death [1]

Cyclist Corps [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Essex Regt [1]

Essex voluntary to Royal Engineers [1]

French Red Cross [1]

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

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

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Gaillardia [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS HAMPSHIRE [1]

HMS Hermes [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Iphigenia [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Honourable Artillery Company - Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [297]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [106]

British Army [68]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [51]

C [50]

B [48]

S [42]

W [36]

P [35]

A [24]

T [23]

G [22]

L [22]

M [20]

R [20]

D [19]

K [16]

F [15]

J [8]

N [5]

O [5]

E [4]

V [4]

Y [3]

U [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [467]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Jamaica [2]

Argentina [1]

Belgium [1]

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People [475] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Romford, Essex [425] Romford Essex [7] Hornchurch, Romford, Essex [5] Romford, Essex, England [4] Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex [3] Romford,Essex [3] Dagenham, Romford, Essex [2] Romford Essex England [2] Aveley, Romford, Essex [1] Barking, Romford, Essex [1] Brentwood, Romford, Essex [1] Bulphan, Romford, Essex [1] Chadwell Heath, Romford, essex [1] Chadwell Heath,Romford,Essex [1] Chase Cross, Romford, Essex [1] Highwood, Romford, Essex [1] Honrchurch, Romford, Essex [1] Hornchurch,Romford,Essex. [1] Ilford, Romford, Essex [1] Little Ilford, Romford, Essex [1] Noak Hill, Romford, Essex [1] Raverstock Romford, Essex [1] Rayleigh Romford, Essex [1] Richmond Road, Romford, Essex [1] Romford Essex [1] Romford Near Barking, Essex [1] Romford, Essex. [1] Romford, Harold Wood, Essex [1] Romford. Essex [1] Saint Edward, Romford, Essex [1] Upminster,Romford,Essex. [1] romford,essex [1]

Rank

Private [37] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Driver [6] Gunner [5] Able Seaman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Sergeant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Signal Boy [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Leiutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Armourer's Crew 1 [1] Armourer's Crew II [1] Assistant Principal [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Lance Bombardier Driver [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Midshipman [1] Orderly [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private 1 [1] Sapper to sergeant [1] Ship's Cook [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [10] London Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Air Station Manston, Kent [1] Army Field Artillery [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] BEF 38th Brigade, 6 Division [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Civilian war death [1] Cyclist Corps [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment Territorial Force [1] Essex Regt [1] Essex voluntary to Royal Engineers [1] French Red Cross [1] H.M.S. "Hawke" [1] H.M.S. "Racoon" [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Gaillardia [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS HAMPSHIRE [1] HMS Hermes [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Iphigenia [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Racoon [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Honourable Artillery Company - Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [297] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [106] British Army [68] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [51] C [50] B [48] S [42] W [36] P [35] A [24] T [23] G [22] L [22] M [20] R [20] D [19] K [16] F [15] J [8] N [5] O [5] E [4] V [4] Y [3] U [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [467] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Jamaica [2] Argentina [1] Belgium [1]

Cyril Henry Thoroughgood

Born 1889

Died 1956

British Army 06428 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Charles Benjamin Guiver

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army 17051 A/174th Brigade, 15th, 151st Battery

British Army 17051 Driver Royal Field Artillery A/174th Brigade

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Percy Gordon Hummerstone

Born 1895

Died 1962

British Army 206211 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

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Stanley Percival Allam

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 26639 Private Essex Regiment 1st Bn

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Herbert James White

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 11871 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 12th Battalion

British Army GS/52243 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) No. 2 Company, 12th Battalion

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John Thomas Patmore

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 12709 Private Essex Regiment

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Frederic John Chinchen

Born 1885

Died 1978

British Army 50168 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 9382 Private Honourable Artillery Company Infantry 2nd Battalion

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John Dudley Bishop

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100069 Serjeant Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Air Station Manston, Kent

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Albert Ernest Beall

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial)

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William Alfred Guiver

Born 1877

Died 1935

British Army 115178 Pioneer Royal Engineers Dep. Lab.Bns

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Albert E Parrish

Born 1893

Died 1989

British Army 2515 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 65767 Private Labour Corps

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Henry William Bass

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy Signalman HMS Mary Rose

Royal Navy J20860 Signalman

Royal Navy J20860 Signalman HMS Mary Rose

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Claude Orlando Todd

Born 1885

Died 1946

British Army 45861 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William J Salmon

Born 1884

British Army 40689 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 557 Private The Essex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Private Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Carl Hobson

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 2936 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers G.S.O. III. 50th Div.

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Hector Reginald Farrant

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310377 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Receiving Depot (Blandford)

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James Francis Sas

Born 1881

Died 1942

British Army 10897 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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William Patmore

Born 1881

Died 1956

British Army 2696 Private Essex Regt

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William Henry Kieffer

Born 1897

Died 1982

Other Empire Force Midshipman Merchant Navy - Mercantile Marine

British Army Lieutenant British West Indies Regiment

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Charles Henry Jackson

Died 1916

British Army 8554 Essex Regiment

British Army 25123 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 2518 Private Cyclist Corps 29th Division

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