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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]

Wilfred Deable Seward

Born 1886

Died 1963

British Army 3443 Private Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment

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Frederick George Braysher

Born 1890

Died 1982

British Army 3413 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 3413 Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 3334 Private Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion (Militia)

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John Leeder

Born 1895

Died 1955

British Army G/24372 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Leo Spiegelhalter

Born 1864

Died 1918

British Army Honorary Captain Corps of Army Schoolmasters

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William Waller

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 9682 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9682 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Walter James Boutall

Born 1889

Died 1944

British Army 420 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army Major London Regiment Anti-Aircraft Brigade

British Army 2nd Lieutenant London Regiment

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Thomas Charles Searle

Born 1895

Died 1940

British Army G/65690 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frederick Charles Kindred

Born 1897

Died 1945

British Army A/2138 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 315076 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 17966 Somerset Regiment

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Frederick William Reed

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army L/10426 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Walter Goad

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 199065 Private Labour Corps

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William John Thynne

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army L/6539 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Edward Ellard

Born 1881

Died 1940

British Army 25403 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Charles Frederick Blackshaw

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4794 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

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Daniel F Dolphin

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army S/8562 Private Rifle Brigade 7th Battalion

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Charles James Arthy

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy CH/8514 and R.M.R.B./1405 (Chatham) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Clan Mcnaughton"

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Alfred Sidney Thomas Wright

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 35351 Private Essex Regiment

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Thomas William Goodchild

Born 1890

Died 1940

Other Empire Force Merchant Navy

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Edward John Castleman

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9177 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 9177 Bandsman South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9177 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Albert Frederick Hall

Born 1886

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 400524

Canadian Expeditionary Force 400524 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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William Sinfield

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 11465 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 11465 Private Berkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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