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Rotherhithe, London [607]

Rotherhithe, Surrey [144]

Rotherhithe, Kent [74]

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England [60]

Rotherhithe [20]

Rotherhithe, South East London [8]

Rotherhithe, London, England [6]

Rotherhithe London [5]

Rotherhithe London England [4]

Rotherhithe,Surrey [3]

Rotherhithe England [2]

Rotherhithe, South London [2]

Rotherhithe,London [2]

Rotherhithe,London. [2]

1 Westlake Road, Rotherhithe, London, [1]

Rotherhithe Surrey [1]

Rotherhithe London, Surrey [1]

Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, London [1]

Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Rotherhithe, Lancashire [1]

Rotherhithe, London South East [1]

Rotherhithe, London, Middlesex [1]

Rotherhithe, London, Surrey [1]

Rotherhithe, Walworth, London [1]

Rotherhithe,Bermondsey,London. [1]

Rank

Private [75]

Able Seaman [18]

Rifleman [16]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Gunner [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Corporal [4]

Sergeant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Driver [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Sapper [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

AC2 [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftsman 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine room Articifer 4th class [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Mate [1]

Unit

London Regiment [29]

Royal Engineers [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

HMS INDOMITABLE [4]

HMS Impregnable [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

9th Lancers [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

HMS Resolution [2]

HMS Rodney [2]

HMS Simoom [2]

HMS TURBULENT [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

20 Squadron RNAS [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Dental Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

Royal Navy [672]

British Army [108]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [116]

B [106]

H [88]

W [86]

M [67]

S [60]

R [43]

D [42]

J [42]

P [42]

T [40]

G [35]

L [35]

F [34]

A [25]

K [22]

E [21]

N [18]

O [15]

V [4]

I [3]

Y [3]

U [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [881]

Merchant Navy [61]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

Canada [1]

Malta [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Rotherhithe, London [607] Rotherhithe, Surrey [144] Rotherhithe, Kent [74] Rotherhithe, Surrey, England [60] Rotherhithe [20] Rotherhithe, South East London [8] Rotherhithe, London, England [6] Rotherhithe London [5] Rotherhithe London England [4] Rotherhithe,Surrey [3] Rotherhithe England [2] Rotherhithe, South London [2] Rotherhithe,London [2] Rotherhithe,London. [2] 1 Westlake Road, Rotherhithe, London, [1] Rotherhithe Surrey [1] Rotherhithe London, Surrey [1] Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, London [1] Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Rotherhithe, Lancashire [1] Rotherhithe, London South East [1] Rotherhithe, London, Middlesex [1] Rotherhithe, London, Surrey [1] Rotherhithe, Walworth, London [1] Rotherhithe,Bermondsey,London. [1]

Rank

Private [75] Able Seaman [18] Rifleman [16] Stoker 1st Class [7] Gunner [6] Lance Corporal [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Boy 2nd Class [5] Lieutenant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Petty Officer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Corporal [4] Sergeant [4] Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [3] Driver [3] Leading Seaman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Leading Stoker [2] Sapper [2] Signalman [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] AC2 [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftsman 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Corporal Private [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine room Articifer 4th class [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1] Master At Arms [1] Mate [1]

Unit

London Regiment [29] Royal Engineers [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Army Service Corps [4] HMS INDOMITABLE [4] HMS Impregnable [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] 9th Lancers [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] HMS Resolution [2] HMS Rodney [2] HMS Simoom [2] HMS TURBULENT [2] HMS Vanguard [2] HMS Victory I [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] 1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 20 Squadron RNAS [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Service Corps Labour Company [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Dental Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dorset Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

Royal Navy [672] British Army [108] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [116] B [106] H [88] W [86] M [67] S [60] R [43] D [42] J [42] P [42] T [40] G [35] L [35] F [34] A [25] K [22] E [21] N [18] O [15] V [4] I [3] Y [3] U [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [881] Merchant Navy [61] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [52] Canada [1] Malta [1] United States [1]

Alfred Adams

Born 1874

Died 1926

British Army 337560 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR.508338 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George James Wharf

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy 16660 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 16660 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Horace Froom

Born 1884

Died 1925

British Army 26378 Private King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 9th (Service) Battalion

British Army 488143 Private Labour Corps No. 974 Employment Company

British Army 048351 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps No. 18 Section [Didcot, Berkshire]

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Arthur Henry Banks

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 50564 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 50564 Corporal Royal Field Artillery C Battery 82nd Brigade

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Robert Richard Burgess

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army R22118 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/22118 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 8th Battalion

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Thomas William Huggett

Born 1880

Died 1959

British Army 202755 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 260059 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Charles Causton

Born 1887

British Army S6806 Private The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/3/6806 Private Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

British Army S/3/6806 Lance Corporal Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Samuel Robert Stewart

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/5094 Royal Naval Division

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William Joseph Jones

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 23354 Private Grenadier Guards

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Thomas Adams

Born 1896

Died 1981

British Army 10193 Private Royal Sussex Regiment Depot

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Thomas Beckett

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 5908 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5908 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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George Walker Wildman

Born 1879

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Albert George Baker

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 9927 Private London Regiment 1/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

British Army 9927 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

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Leonard George Harbrow

Born 1890

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13121

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George William Hope Tomlins

Born 1884

Died 1945

British Army DM2/097239 Private Army Service Corps

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Victor Edward Burgess

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 5824 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/17th Battalion

British Army 72742 Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Cue

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army A266 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Henry James Shaw

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army G/9633 Lance Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 11th Battalion

British Army GS/9633 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Alfred Austen Daniel

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 35 Private London Regiment 1/5th lond Battalion

British Army 35 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

British Army 35 Rifleman

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Alfred Ernest Coombs

Born 1879

Died 1964

British Army CMT/2834 Private Army Service Corps 3rd Unit

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