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St Pancras, London, Middlesex [564]

St Pancras, London [182]

St Pancras, North London [26]

St. Pancras, London [26]

St Pancras London [18]

St. Pancras, London, Middlesex [7]

London St Pancras [5]

St Pancras district, London [5]

London, St Pancras, Middlesex [4]

Kentish Town, St. Pancras, London [3]

St Pancras, London, England [3]

Kentish Town, St Pancras, London [2]

St. Pancras London [2]

15 North Terrace, St Pancras, London [1]

24, Doughty Mews, St Pancras, London [1]

4 Little Drummond Street, St Pancras, London [1]

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

Camden Town, St Pancras district, London [1]

Highgate,St Pancras,London. [1]

Kentish Town, St Pancras, LONDON [1]

London, St Pancras district [1]

Sandwich Street , St Pancras, London [1]

Shoreditch, St. Pancras, London [1]

Somers Town, St Pancras, London [1]

St Pancras London England [1]

St Pancras Middlesex London [1]

St Pancras or Hendon district, London [1]

St Pancras or Kilburn, London [1]

St Pancras parish, London [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

St Pancras, London. [1]

St Pancras, Middlesex, London [1]

St. Pancras, London, England [1]

St. Pancras, London. [1]

St. Pancras. London [1]

West St Pancras, London [1]

st Pancras, London, Middlesex, England [1]

st pancras,london [1]

st. pancras, london [1]

Rank

Private [162]

Rifleman [31]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal [20]

Gunner [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Captain [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Driver [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Major [7]

Sapper [6]

Sergeant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Sister [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Regimental Sergeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

AM3 Fitter [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battalion Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy Signaller [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain (Flight Commander) [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corp [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Unit

London Regiment [77]

South Wales Borderers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Labour Corps [7]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross [2]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

120th Rajputana Infantry [1]

15th (The King's) Hussars [1]

15th Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

333 (HS) Labour Corps [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

57th Division [1]

5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [578]

British Army [262]

Royal Navy [30]

Other Empire Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [105]

C [87]

H [83]

S [81]

W [70]

R [51]

M [48]

P [47]

G [37]

L [36]

T [36]

D [34]

A [32]

F [29]

E [26]

J [17]

K [16]

N [13]

V [8]

O [5]

I [4]

U [3]

Y [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [853]

Country

United Kingdom [140]

India [3]

Germany [2]

South Africa [2]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

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Place of birth

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [564] St Pancras, London [182] St Pancras, North London [26] St. Pancras, London [26] St Pancras London [18] St. Pancras, London, Middlesex [7] London St Pancras [5] St Pancras district, London [5] London, St Pancras, Middlesex [4] Kentish Town, St. Pancras, London [3] St Pancras, London, England [3] Kentish Town, St Pancras, London [2] St. Pancras London [2] 15 North Terrace, St Pancras, London [1] 24, Doughty Mews, St Pancras, London [1] 4 Little Drummond Street, St Pancras, London [1] 64 Barclay St, Somers Town, St Pancras, London [1] Camden Town, St Pancras district, London [1] Highgate,St Pancras,London. [1] Kentish Town, St Pancras, LONDON [1] London, St Pancras district [1] Sandwich Street , St Pancras, London [1] Shoreditch, St. Pancras, London [1] Somers Town, St Pancras, London [1] St Pancras London England [1] St Pancras Middlesex London [1] St Pancras or Hendon district, London [1] St Pancras or Kilburn, London [1] St Pancras parish, London [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] St Pancras, London. [1] St Pancras, Middlesex, London [1] St. Pancras, London, England [1] St. Pancras, London. [1] St. Pancras. London [1] West St Pancras, London [1] st Pancras, London, Middlesex, England [1] st pancras,london [1] st. pancras, london [1]

Rank

Private [162] Rifleman [31] Serjeant [23] Corporal [20] Gunner [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Captain [14] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant [11] Driver [9] Able Seaman [8] Major [7] Sapper [6] Sergeant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Sister [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Chief Sick Berth Steward [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Flight Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Regimental Sergeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] AM3 Fitter [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battalion Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy Signaller [1] Brevet Major [1] Cadet [1] Captain (Flight Commander) [1] Captain Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colonel [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corp [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineer Commander [1] Flying Officer [1]

Unit

London Regiment [77] South Wales Borderers [23] Royal Field Artillery [22] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [12] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Labour Corps [7] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [5] Royal Air Force [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross [2] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS Goliath [2] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 120th Rajputana Infantry [1] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 15th Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 333 (HS) Labour Corps [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 57th Division [1] 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [578] British Army [262] Royal Navy [30] Other Empire Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [105] C [87] H [83] S [81] W [70] R [51] M [48] P [47] G [37] L [36] T [36] D [34] A [32] F [29] E [26] J [17] K [16] N [13] V [8] O [5] I [4] U [3] Y [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [853]

Country

United Kingdom [140] India [3] Germany [2] South Africa [2] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

David Leach

Born 1881

British Army 6221 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Edward South

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2524 Rifleman London Regiment 8th Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John James Egan

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 10931 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10931 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Swan

Died 1918

British Army 372398 Private London Regiment

British Army 372398 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4998 Private London Regiment

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Albert William Patch

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 393633 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 7533 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 5087 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alfred Isaac

Born 1884

British Army L/14780 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Robert Bennett

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 9773 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139325 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139325 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force 2 Training Squadron

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Walter Henry Burleigh

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

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Harry Louis Rebholz

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 62139 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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John David Clarke

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 85987 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 85987 Sergeant Royal Artillery (Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery)

British Army 85987 Corporal Royal Artillery (Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery)

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Thomas Quartermain

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 350541 Chief Sick Berth Steward

Royal Navy Po/350541 Chief Sick Berth Steward Royal Naval Division attached to the 1st Royal Marines Battalion

Royal Navy 350541 Sick Berth Steward Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve

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William Beasley

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277366

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George Samuel Bonus

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 353058 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 43284 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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William Arthur Hagon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29816 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army GS/77117 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/77117 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Bewley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3582 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 7515 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army 7515 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Henry John Newton Truman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3311 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 6th Battalion

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Herbert Samuel Winslow

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2946 Private London Regiment 1/15

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William Arthur Chambers

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 3675 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 3675 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Eugene Desmond

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 374256 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur James Skillicorn

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28701

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