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Stepney, London [1337]

Stepney, London, Middlesex [254]

Stepney London [14]

Stepney, East London [13]

Stepney Green, London [7]

Shadwell, Stepney, London [3]

Stepney, London East [3]

Mile End Old Town Stepney London [2]

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

Stepney, Tower Hamlets, London [2]

44 Stepney Causeway London [1]

5 Baker Street, Stepney East, London [1]

Commercial Road Stepney London [1]

Limehouse, Stepney, London [1]

Limehouse, Stepney. London [1]

Limehouse,Stepney, London [1]

London (Stepney) [1]

Mile End Old Town, Stepney, London. [1]

Mile End,Stepney, London [1]

Myrtle Street Stepney London [1]

Ratcliff, Stepney, London [1]

Ratcliff, Stepney, London E [1]

Saint Stepney, London [1]

Shadwell, Stepney District, London [1]

Stepney London England [1]

Stepney London, Middlesex [1]

Stepney Whitechapel London [1]

Stepney Whitechapel London [1]

Stepney, London [1]

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Stepney, London. [1]

Stepney, Middlesex, London [1]

Stepney,London [1]

Stepney,Middlesex,London. [1]

Stepney. London [1]

stepney,london [1]

Rank

Private [129]

Rifleman [27]

Stoker 1st Class [21]

Able Seaman [17]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Leading Stoker [9]

Driver [8]

Gunner [8]

Deck Hand [7]

Corporal [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Musician [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Band Boy [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Boatman [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Captian [1]

Chair [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [35]

South Wales Borderers [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Reserve [9]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [4]

HMS Falmouth [4]

HMS INDOMITABLE [4]

HMS TIGER [4]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Reserve [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

HMS 'Vanguard' [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS Simoom [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Hussars [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1227]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [260]

British Army [176]

Other Empire Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [175]

C [147]

H [141]

S [141]

W [135]

M [125]

G [102]

P [88]

F [83]

D [80]

R [70]

L [62]

T [56]

J [49]

K [47]

A [45]

E [32]

N [29]

I [17]

O [17]

V [10]

Y [10]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1642]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [83]

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Stepney, London [1337] Stepney, London, Middlesex [254] Stepney London [14] Stepney, East London [13] Stepney Green, London [7] Shadwell, Stepney, London [3] Stepney, London East [3] Mile End Old Town Stepney London [2] St George in the East, Stepney, London [2] Stepney, Tower Hamlets, London [2] 44 Stepney Causeway London [1] 5 Baker Street, Stepney East, London [1] Commercial Road Stepney London [1] Limehouse, Stepney, London [1] Limehouse, Stepney. London [1] Limehouse,Stepney, London [1] London (Stepney) [1] Mile End Old Town, Stepney, London. [1] Mile End,Stepney, London [1] Myrtle Street Stepney London [1] Ratcliff, Stepney, London [1] Ratcliff, Stepney, London E [1] Saint Stepney, London [1] Shadwell, Stepney District, London [1] Stepney London England [1] Stepney London, Middlesex [1] Stepney Whitechapel London [1] Stepney Whitechapel London [1] Stepney, London [1] Stepney, E London [1] Stepney, London. [1] Stepney, Middlesex, London [1] Stepney,London [1] Stepney,Middlesex,London. [1] Stepney. London [1] stepney,london [1]

Rank

Private [129] Rifleman [27] Stoker 1st Class [21] Able Seaman [17] Ordinary Seaman [13] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Leading Stoker [9] Driver [8] Gunner [8] Deck Hand [7] Corporal [5] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Musician [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman 1st Class [1] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Band Boy [1] Band Corporal [1] Boatman [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Captian [1] Chair [1] Chief Stoker [1] Donkeyman [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [35] South Wales Borderers [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] HMS INFLEXIBLE [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Naval Reserve [9] Royal Fusiliers [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Labour Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Essex Regiment [4] HMS BLACK PRINCE [4] HMS Falmouth [4] HMS INDOMITABLE [4] HMS TIGER [4] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] H.M.S. "Formidable." [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Reserve [2] Army Service Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] HMS 'Vanguard' [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS LION [2] HMS Simoom [2] HMS VALIANT [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Hussars [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Mercantile Marine Reserve [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] Royal Marines Band [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1227] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [260] British Army [176] Other Empire Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [175] C [147] H [141] S [141] W [135] M [125] G [102] P [88] F [83] D [80] R [70] L [62] T [56] J [49] K [47] A [45] E [32] N [29] I [17] O [17] V [10] Y [10] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1642] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [83]

Zaccheus Charles Northover

Born 1898

Died 1965

British Army 38122 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 38122 Private Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army Private 44th Training Reserve Battalion

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John Charles Auvache

Born 1877

Died 1934

British Army 204442 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 671335 Private Labour Corps

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George Auvache

Born 1880

Died 1950

British Army D/12333 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

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Thomas Johnson

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 6578 Private Scots Guards

British Army 6578 Guardsman Scots Guards 1st

British Army 6578 Guardsman Scots Guards 1st

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James Arthur Brimble

Born 1897

Died 1974

British Army 89210 Pte Class Z (AR), Machine Gun Corps

British Army 89210 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Frank Ernest Finch

Born 1895

Died 1951

British Army 159678 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 159678 Private Army Reserve

British Army 159678 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 1st Siege Reinf. Depot, Bexhill

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Robert Taylor

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8662 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8662 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Glynn Harold Rowlins

Born 1897

Died 1944

British Army 43603 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 43603 Lance Corporal Essex

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Leonard Herbert Fletcher Pinhorn

Born 1900

Died 1969

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180768

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Henry Thomas Reading

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 565039 Rifleman London Regiment 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

British Army 6799 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Bleach

Born 1890

Died 1962

Royal Navy SS109600 Leading Stoker

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Harry Hyman Baum

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army S/7115 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 22701 Lance Corporal Border Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 22701 Lance Corporal Border Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Mellidine

Born 1894

Died 1977

British Army 2929 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2929 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army S/3550 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 8th (Service) Battalion

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James Bailey

Born 1890

Royal Navy F23243 Aircraftsman 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223243 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Royal Navy F23243 Aircraftsman 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service

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James Arthur Mcguire

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army G/3051 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army G/3051 Private Royal West Kent Regiment Depot

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Samuel Thomas Davis

Born 1893

Died 1945

Royal Navy J7760

British Army 16027 Driver Royal Field Artillery 'D' Battery 90th Brigade

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Thomas John Fry

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1413 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1413 Serjeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles R Slack

Born 1886

Died 1932

British Army 86702 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Richard John Moon

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 4554 Private London Regiment 19th County of London) Battalion (St Pancras Rifles)

British Army 4554 Lance Corporal London Regiment 19th (County of London) Battalion (St Pancras Rifles)

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Harry Ditzel

Born 1891

Died 1961

British Army 10807 Private South Wales Borderers

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