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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]

William Alfred Hancock

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242515

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Frederick Harry Whybrew

Born 1883

Died 1962

British Army M/288375 Private Army Service Corps 274th Mechanical Transport

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Walter Thomas Brewster

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army 96353 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 1150 Essex / 96353 Engineers Sapper to sergeant Essex voluntary to Royal Engineers

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Elsie Margaret Humphrey

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

British Army Sister Territorial Army Nursing Service

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Walter Henry Axon

Born 1869

Died 1914

Royal Navy 128826. (R.F.R.Ch.A.1230.) (Ch.) Ship's Corporal 1st Class H.M.S. "Hawke"

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Herbert Rowland Seaton Wright

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 47564 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Herbert Leonard Horsman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212198

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Charles William Ratmage

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213644

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Samuel John Davis

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217349

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Granger William Benning

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236494

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Frederick Herbert Joseph Sheail

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242320

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James Paton Burgess

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277995

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Arthur Hanson

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS3827 Able Seaman HMS Gaillardia

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Ernest Wiffen

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268347

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Bertie Worthington

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy J141 Petty Officer HMS Agamemnon

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Arthur Leonard Fairman

Born 1892

Died 1959

Royal Navy F54584

Royal Navy F54584 Telegraphist

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Charles Archer

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J59497 Ordinary Seaman HMS Racoon

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Thomas Farrow

Born 1892

Died 1976

Royal Navy K29721

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Percy William Tyler

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213458

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Arthur Stanley Adams

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216775

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