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Romford, Essex [425]

Romford England [29]

Romford [16]

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]

Romford, Kent [2]

382 Romford Road, Forest Gate, East London [1]

Aveley, Romford, Essex [1]

Barking, Romford [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, England [1]

Romford, Essex. [1]

Romford, Hampshire [1]

Romford, Harold Wood, Essex [1]

Romford, London [1]

Romford. Essex [1]

Saint Edward, Romford, Essex [1]

Upminster,Romford,Essex. [1]

romford,essex [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Driver [8]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Gunner [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Sergeant [3]

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]

Doctor [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]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper to sergeant [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Signaller [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland 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]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Cyclist Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [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]

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 Laforey [1]

Service

Royal Navy [301]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107]

British Army [83]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

H [53]

B [51]

C [50]

S [48]

P [39]

W [39]

A [30]

T [29]

G [26]

M [24]

F [23]

L [22]

D [21]

R [20]

K [16]

J [8]

E [6]

N [6]

O [5]

V [4]

U [3]

Y [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [518]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Jamaica [2]

Argentina [1]

Belgium [1]

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Place of birth

Romford, Essex [425] Romford England [29] Romford [16] 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] Romford, Kent [2] 382 Romford Road, Forest Gate, East London [1] Aveley, Romford, Essex [1] Barking, Romford [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, England [1] Romford, Essex. [1] Romford, Hampshire [1] Romford, Harold Wood, Essex [1] Romford, London [1] Romford. Essex [1] Saint Edward, Romford, Essex [1] Upminster,Romford,Essex. [1] romford,essex [1]

Rank

Private [46] Driver [8] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Gunner [6] Able Seaman [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Sergeant [3] 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] Doctor [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] Rifleman [1] Sapper to sergeant [1] Ship's Cook [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Signaller [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] London Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland 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] Coldstream Guards [1] Cyclist Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [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] 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 Laforey [1]

Service

Royal Navy [301] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107] British Army [83] Australian Imperial Force [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

H [53] B [51] C [50] S [48] P [39] W [39] A [30] T [29] G [26] M [24] F [23] L [22] D [21] R [20] K [16] J [8] E [6] N [6] O [5] V [4] U [3] Y [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [518] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Jamaica [2] Argentina [1] Belgium [1]

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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William Thomas Aylott

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6570 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 292725 Private Royal Highlanders 7th Bn

British Army 6934 Trooper Scottish Horse

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George Frederick Claydon

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410277

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George Herbert Ward

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Ayson Gilbey

Born 1899

Died 1960

Royal Navy F35629 Armourer's Crew 1 Royal Naval Air Service No 1 Royal Navy Balloon Base, Malta

Royal Navy F35629 Armourer's Crew II Royal Naval Air Service No 1 Royal Navy Balloon Base, Malta

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235629 Private 1

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James Wood

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262415

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Alfred Lumley Bernard

Born 1895

Died 1981

British Army 2778 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 780967 Acting Corporal London Regiment 29th lond Battalion

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Charles Edward Bescoby

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6901

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Albert George Knight

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS7597

Royal Navy 7597/SS(CH) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Racoon"

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William Henry Pye

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280917

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Henry George Wood

Died 1918

British Army 17033 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 17033 Lance Bombardier Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 17033 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery

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Frederick Bass

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55000

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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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John Augustus Johnson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296714

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Joseph Henry Samuel Taylor

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30029

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Henry Tollar

Born 1894

Died 1973

British Army 8766 Private Hussars

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Alfred William Turner

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277607

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Edwin Harold Clarke

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128348

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George Butcher

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143387

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Arthur Landymore

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210435

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