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Kensington South Australia [146]

South Kensington, London [65]

Kensington New South Wales [16]

South Kensington, Middlesex [12]

South Kensington, London, Middlesex [9]

Kensington, South West London [8]

South Kensington [7]

North Kensington South Australia [5]

Kensington Park South Australia [4]

South Kensington England [2]

South Kensington London [2]

South Kensington Victoria [2]

Upper Kensington South Australia [2]

7 Bramham Gardens South Kensington England [1]

Brompton, South Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Kensington Park, South Australia [1]

Kensington, Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Kensington, South Australia [1]

London South Kensington [1]

North Kensington, South West London [1]

Rosary Gardens, South Kensington, London [1]

South Kensington, Kensington, Middlesex [1]

South Kensington, Middlesex, England [1]

South Kensington,London. [1]

Rank

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Private [12]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Rifleman [7]

Commander [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Midshipman [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain (acting Major) [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Brevet Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Officer and Orderly [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

private [1]

Unit

London Regiment [11]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

1/2nd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment attached Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Dover Patrol [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMAS "Australia" [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Emperor of India [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS NARBOROUGH [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Victory [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Mrs St Clair Scobart's Hospital Unit [1]

Mrs Stobart's Hospital [1]

Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Osborne , Isle of Wight [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Australian Navy [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [178]

Royal Navy [53]

British Army [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [30]

S [26]

W [23]

M [22]

F [20]

H [19]

P [19]

R [17]

B [16]

D [14]

G [14]

L [14]

O [11]

K [9]

A [8]

T [8]

E [7]

N [7]

Y [5]

J [2]

Contribution

Military Service [285]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [291] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kensington South Australia [146] South Kensington, London [65] Kensington New South Wales [16] South Kensington, Middlesex [12] South Kensington, London, Middlesex [9] Kensington, South West London [8] South Kensington [7] North Kensington South Australia [5] Kensington Park South Australia [4] South Kensington England [2] South Kensington London [2] South Kensington Victoria [2] Upper Kensington South Australia [2] 7 Bramham Gardens South Kensington England [1] Brompton, South Kensington, Middlesex [1] Kensington Park, South Australia [1] Kensington, Adelaide, South Australia [1] Kensington, South Australia [1] London South Kensington [1] North Kensington, South West London [1] Rosary Gardens, South Kensington, London [1] South Kensington, Kensington, Middlesex [1] South Kensington, Middlesex, England [1] South Kensington,London. [1]

Rank

Captain [12] Lieutenant [12] Private [12] Second Lieutenant [9] Rifleman [7] Commander [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Midshipman [2] Naval Cadet [2] Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain (acting Major) [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant General [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major [1] Rear Admiral [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Brevet Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Officer and Orderly [1] Vice Admiral [1] private [1]

Unit

London Regiment [11] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Royal Engineers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 1/2nd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment attached Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Dover Patrol [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMAS "Australia" [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Emperor of India [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS NARBOROUGH [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Victory [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Mrs St Clair Scobart's Hospital Unit [1] Mrs Stobart's Hospital [1] Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Osborne , Isle of Wight [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Australian Navy [1] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [178] Royal Navy [53] British Army [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [30] S [26] W [23] M [22] F [20] H [19] P [19] R [17] B [16] D [14] G [14] L [14] O [11] K [9] A [8] T [8] E [7] N [7] Y [5] J [2]

Contribution

Military Service [285] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Sydney John Arthurs

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 15509 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Clarence Everard Pellew

Born 1893

Died 1981

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Infantry 27th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry 27th Battalion

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Alvan Willie Gurr

Died 1958

Australian Imperial Force 48

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John Aubrey Froude

Born 1898

Died 1914

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Cressy

Royal Navy Naval Cadet Osborne , Isle of Wight

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Arthur Victor North

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 373709 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6823 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Edward Nichols

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303695

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Colin Alexander Macgregor

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 9th Battalion

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George Mason

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200496

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Sidney Stuart Oliver

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207577

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Jack Bruce Hussey

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2004 Private London Regiment

British Army 2004 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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George Frederick Francis Corbet

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

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Lionel Nicholls

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3068 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 6376 Lance Corporal Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Charles Peyton Hubbard

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 2185 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Hants Bty

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Percy Clynton Higgins

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force

British Army Captain Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force

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John Francis Knight

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214516

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Thomas Alfred Mitchell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222445

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Albert Henry Elliott

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226711

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Walter Henry Short

British Army 7192 Rifleman London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion

British Army 43331 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion

British Army 43331 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 10th Battalion

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John Phillip Du Cane

Born 1865

Died 1947

British Army Brigadier General Royal Artillery

British Army Lieutenant General Royal Artillery

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Benjamin Oldall

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216532

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