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St George in the East, London [8]

St George in the East, East London [7]

St George-in-the-East, London [3]

St. George in the East, London [3]

St George in the East, Stepney, London [2]

St George in the east, London [2]

St George in the East, London, England [1]

St George in the East, London, Middlesex, England [1]

St George in the East, Shadwell, East London [1]

St George in the east, East London [1]

St. George-In-The-East, London [1]

St.John, St George in the East, London [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Rifleman [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Corporal [1]

Drummer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Pensioner [1]

Police Constable [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Army Service Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

City of London Police [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hussars [1]

King’s Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Hospital Chelsea [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Carron [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [25]

Royal Navy [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [5]

C [4]

W [4]

F [3]

H [3]

M [3]

B [2]

L [2]

D [1]

E [1]

J [1]

P [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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People [31] Stories Communities

Place of birth

St George in the East, London [8] St George in the East, East London [7] St George-in-the-East, London [3] St. George in the East, London [3] St George in the East, Stepney, London [2] St George in the east, London [2] St George in the East, London, England [1] St George in the East, London, Middlesex, England [1] St George in the East, Shadwell, East London [1] St George in the east, East London [1] St. George-In-The-East, London [1] St.John, St George in the East, London [1]

Rank

Private [17] Rifleman [5] Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [2] Able Seaman [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Corporal [1] Drummer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Pensioner [1] Police Constable [1] Private 1st Class [1] Sapper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [5] Army Service Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] City of London Police [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hussars [1] King’s Royal Rifle Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Hospital Chelsea [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Carron [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [25] Royal Navy [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [5] C [4] W [4] F [3] H [3] M [3] B [2] L [2] D [1] E [1] J [1] P [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Silvester Patrick Hogan

Born 1891

British Army 64018 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 9091 Drummer South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9091 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas John Hegg

Born 1871

Died 1928

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Edward Robert Wilkin

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 10/1809 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division Drake Battalion

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Hector Charles Goswell

Born 1884

Died 1962

British Army 495413 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 213040 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 448636 Private London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

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James Goodman

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army GS11850 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army 11850 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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Charles William Clackett

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army T/277363 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 50781 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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William Greene

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 16568 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 16568 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

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Edwin James Claridge

Born 1896

Died 1986

British Army 11970 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3757905 Serjeant Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force

British Army Pensioner Royal Hospital Chelsea

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Arthur James Hurrell

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy F/17603 Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy F/17603 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217603 Private 1st Class

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Thomas Minke

Born 1880

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Police Constable City of London Police

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Ralph John Wilkin

Born 1894

Died 1969

Royal Navy London 10/3360 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 10/3360 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion

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