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Somers Town, London [73]

Somers Town, London, Middlesex [10]

64 Barclay St, Somers Town, St Pancras, London [1]

Somers Town London [1]

Somers Town Saint Pancras, London [1]

Somers Town, Pancras, London [1]

Somers Town, St Pancras, London [1]

Somers' Town, London [1]

St Mary's, Somers Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [6]

Able Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Danae [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

Royal Navy [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

British Army [9]

Last name first letter

H [8]

M [8]

W [8]

B [7]

C [7]

S [6]

F [5]

J [5]

T [5]

G [4]

L [4]

N [4]

P [4]

A [3]

E [3]

R [3]

D [2]

K [2]

I [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [89]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

China [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [90] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Somers Town, London [73] Somers Town, London, Middlesex [10] 64 Barclay St, Somers Town, St Pancras, London [1] Somers Town London [1] Somers Town Saint Pancras, London [1] Somers Town, Pancras, London [1] Somers Town, St Pancras, London [1] Somers' Town, London [1] St Mary's, Somers Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [6] Able Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] HMS Acheron [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Danae [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Pegasus [1] HMS Vindictive [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Engineers [1] Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

Royal Navy [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] British Army [9]

Last name first letter

H [8] M [8] W [8] B [7] C [7] S [6] F [5] J [5] T [5] G [4] L [4] N [4] P [4] A [3] E [3] R [3] D [2] K [2] I [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [89]

Country

United Kingdom [5] China [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

Alfred James Corbett

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2042 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 200446 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 200446 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Alfred Henry Lewis

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9677 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

British Army 9677 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Bertie Locke

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army G/13414 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Parker

Born 1869

Died 1918

British Army 21783 Private Northamptonshire Regiment "D" Coy. 1st Garrison Bn.

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Richard Swain

Born 1889

British Army 9678 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9678 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frederick Albert Mansell

Born 1887

British Army 184 Rifleman London Regiment

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Sidney Ireson Allen

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209104

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Alexander Follows

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 7193 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 7193 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William Johnson

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276221

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Henry George Slingsby

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 20590 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army 50065 Driver Royal Engineers 96th Field Company

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Charles Henry Tanner

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146985

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Richard Joseph Mccarthy

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS112879 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy SS112879 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pegasus

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Joseph Solomans

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159341

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Rupert James Burns Hearne

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy L8203

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William Young

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187781

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Richard Bromley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248521

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Arthur Whittle

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110586

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George William Green

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240889

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James Alfred Cashman

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213205

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William Sharp Ewart

Born 1897

Died 1955

Royal Navy J36578 Ordinary Seaman HMS Barham

Royal Navy J36578 Able Seaman HMS Barham

Royal Navy J36578 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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