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Shoreditch, London [867]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [232]

Shoreditch, Middlesex [74]

Shoreditch [47]

Hoxton, Shoreditch, London [7]

Shoreditch London [7]

Shoreditch, London, England [6]

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England [6]

Hoxton, Shoreditch [5]

Shoreditch England [5]

Shoreditch, East London [4]

Shoreditch, Lancashire [3]

Haggerston, Shoreditch, London [2]

Hoxton, Shoreditch, Middlesex [2]

SHOREDITCH [2]

Shoreditch Middlesex [2]

Shoreditch,Middlesex. [2]

South Shoreditch, London [2]

Clerkenwell Shoreditch London [1]

Haggerston Shoreditch London [1]

Haggerston, Shoreditch [1]

Haggerston, Shoreditch, Middlesex [1]

Haggerston, Shoreditch. [1]

Hamilton Buildings, Shoreditch, London, England [1]

Hoxton Old Town Shoreditch [1]

Hoxton,Shoreditch, London [1]

Hoxton,Shoreditch,London [1]

London, Shoreditch [1]

London, Shoreditch, Middlesex [1]

Old Street, Shoreditch [1]

Saint Leonards Shoreditch, Middlesex [1]

Shoreditch London [1]

Shoreditch Haggeston Middlesex [1]

Shoreditch Hoxton New Town London [1]

Shoreditch London, Middlesex [1]

Shoreditch district, London [1]

Shoreditch, Essex [1]

Shoreditch, Hackney, East London [1]

Shoreditch, Hackney, London [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middx. [1]

Shoreditch, Middx. [1]

Shoreditch, St. Pancras, London [1]

Shoreditch,Fulham,London. [1]

Shoreditch,London. [1]

Shoreditch. East London [1]

St Leonard, Shoreditch, East London [1]

St Leonards Shoreditch [1]

St Leonards, Shoreditch, London [1]

St Lukes Hoxton, Shoreditch, London, England [1]

shoreditch [1]

Rank

Private [146]

Rifleman [22]

Corporal [19]

Lance Corporal [16]

Able Seaman [12]

Serjeant [11]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Gunner [9]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Driver [7]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Sergeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Member [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Able Seaman Sapper [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Musician [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Aircraftsman 1st Class [1]

Arm Crew Wireman [1]

Band Boy [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bandsman / Private [1]

Bombadier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Officer [1]

Cooper [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Musician [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officers Steward 3rd class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [48]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

HMS Natal [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Hercules [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

(R.F.R./CH./B./3972). H.M.S. "India." [1]

Service

Royal Navy [844]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [253]

British Army [199]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [151]

H [131]

W [128]

S [106]

C [91]

M [91]

G [69]

P [68]

D [61]

R [61]

F [55]

A [50]

L [43]

T [39]

J [37]

K [36]

N [31]

E [29]

O [15]

V [6]

I [4]

U [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1292]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [97]

China [2]

France [1]

Greenland [1]

India [1]

Mauritius [1]

Pakistan [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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Shoreditch, London [867] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [232] Shoreditch, Middlesex [74] Shoreditch [47] Hoxton, Shoreditch, London [7] Shoreditch London [7] Shoreditch, London, England [6] Shoreditch, Middlesex, England [6] Hoxton, Shoreditch [5] Shoreditch England [5] Shoreditch, East London [4] Shoreditch, Lancashire [3] Haggerston, Shoreditch, London [2] Hoxton, Shoreditch, Middlesex [2] SHOREDITCH [2] Shoreditch Middlesex [2] Shoreditch,Middlesex. [2] South Shoreditch, London [2] Clerkenwell Shoreditch London [1] Haggerston Shoreditch London [1] Haggerston, Shoreditch [1] Haggerston, Shoreditch, Middlesex [1] Haggerston, Shoreditch. [1] Hamilton Buildings, Shoreditch, London, England [1] Hoxton Old Town Shoreditch [1] Hoxton,Shoreditch, London [1] Hoxton,Shoreditch,London [1] London, Shoreditch [1] London, Shoreditch, Middlesex [1] Old Street, Shoreditch [1] Saint Leonards Shoreditch, Middlesex [1] Shoreditch London [1] Shoreditch Haggeston Middlesex [1] Shoreditch Hoxton New Town London [1] Shoreditch London, Middlesex [1] Shoreditch district, London [1] Shoreditch, Essex [1] Shoreditch, Hackney, East London [1] Shoreditch, Hackney, London [1] Shoreditch, London, Middx. [1] Shoreditch, Middx. [1] Shoreditch, St. Pancras, London [1] Shoreditch,Fulham,London. [1] Shoreditch,London. [1] Shoreditch. East London [1] St Leonard, Shoreditch, East London [1] St Leonards Shoreditch [1] St Leonards, Shoreditch, London [1] St Lukes Hoxton, Shoreditch, London, England [1] shoreditch [1]

Rank

Private [146] Rifleman [22] Corporal [19] Lance Corporal [16] Able Seaman [12] Serjeant [11] Stoker 1st Class [10] Gunner [9] Ordinary Seaman [8] Driver [7] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [4] Leading Stoker [4] Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Sergeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [2] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Member [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Able Seaman Sapper [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Musician [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Aircraftsman 1st Class [1] Arm Crew Wireman [1] Band Boy [1] Bandsman [1] Bandsman / Private [1] Bombadier [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Officer [1] Cooper [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Flight Cadet [1] Honorary Captain [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Musician [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officers Steward 3rd class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [48] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7] South Wales Borderers [6] Army Service Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] HMS Natal [3] HMS Vanguard [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Hercules [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leinster Regiment [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] (R.F.R./CH./B./3972). H.M.S. "India." [1]

Service

Royal Navy [844] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [253] British Army [199] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [151] H [131] W [128] S [106] C [91] M [91] G [69] P [68] D [61] R [61] F [55] A [50] L [43] T [39] J [37] K [36] N [31] E [29] O [15] V [6] I [4] U [2] Y [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1292] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [97] China [2] France [1] Greenland [1] India [1] Mauritius [1] Pakistan [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

Walter Albert Betambeau

Born 1891

British Army 111890 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick James Dowdell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army S/18067 Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army 18067 Corporal Rifle Brigade 8th Battalion

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Charles Reuben Wright

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3/6801 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 3/6801 Private Dorsetshire regiment First battalion

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George Henry Goldsmith

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 9668 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9668 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9668 Private South Wales Borderers Depot Battalion

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Edward Paley

Born 1888

Died 1967

Royal Navy J56902

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William James Spurling

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy 203791 Petty Officer H.M.S. "P.52"

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Charles Ernest Mcconnell

Born 1897

Died 1983

British Army 2084 Driver Royal Field Artillery London Brigade

British Army 955864 Gunner Royal Field Artillery London Brigade

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317494 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force Cadet Distribution Depot

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Lewis Francis Atterbury

Born 1883

Died 1951

British Army 8513 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Battalion

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Henry John Nibbs

Born 1873

Died 1919

British Army L/15045 Driver Royal Field Artillery 35th, 39th (BEL) Divisional Ammunition Column

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Henry James Alfred Conley

Born 1898

Died 1975

British Army 755 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 302289 Private Royal Scots

British Army 755 302289 Private 7th Rifle Brigade 2/7th Royal Scots 13th Royal Scots

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James Frederick Powell

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 8069 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 374054 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thornton Butler

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army R/18040 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/18040 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/18040 Rifleman Kings Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

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Sidney Toll

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 420454 Acting Corporal London Regiment

British Army 420454 Private London Regiment

British Army 420454 Lance Corporal London Regiment 10th Battalion

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Augustus Palmer

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2572 Private London Regiment

British Army 2572 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles) 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Albert George Cole

Born 1890

British Army 1983 Sergeant London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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William Timothy

Born 1880

Royal Navy 435 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army 207909 Sapper Royal Engineers 248th Field Company

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Albert Thomas Odell

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1815 Private London Regiment

British Army 320355 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William James Gagan

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 7455 Private Royal Irish Rifle Regiment

British Army 7455 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles E Munday

Born 1898

Died 1984

British Army 861035 Private London Regiment

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Joseph Henry Norman

Born 1862

Died 1919

British Army T4/142126 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 153491 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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