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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]

Thomas Charles Crossley

Born 1868

Died 1915

Royal Navy CH/4088 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division

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George Frederick Stannard

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404318

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Cecil Goodenough Hayter

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265778

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Harry Mellows Crofts

Born 1883

British Army Captain London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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Conyers Frederick Woodroffe Lang

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment attached Lancashire Fusiliers

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Norman Henry Raphael

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Norman William Arthur Henderson

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Lewis Evelyn Gielgud

Born 1894

Died 1953

British Army Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Horace Alexander Farquhar

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402944

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Donald Rudolf Lambert

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181015

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Frank Frederick Frerichs

Australian Imperial Force 5461

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Jack Frerichs

Australian Imperial Force 2458A

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Leslie Raymond Pellew

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 891

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Edward Ainsworth Smith

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207190

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Frederick James Noel Hewitt-Ketley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248111

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Henry Edmund Burleigh Leach

Born 1870

Died 1936

British Army Lieutenant Colonel South Wales Borderers

British Army Temporary Brevet Colonel South Wales Borderers

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Victor Miller

Australian Imperial Force 3580

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Christopher John James Ferguson

Australian Imperial Force 3638

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William Somerville Rodgers

Australian Imperial Force 3498

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Harold George Campbell

Born 1888

Died 1969

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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