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Stoke Newington, London [606]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex [200]

Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [187]

Stoke Newington [31]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England [15]

Stoke Newington, North London [14]

Stoke Newington England [8]

Stoke Newington, London North [4]

Hackney, Stoke Newington, Middlesex [2]

Stoke Newington Middx [2]

Stoke Newington Middlesex [2]

Stoke Newington, Hackney [2]

Stoke Newington, Hackney, London [2]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, London [2]

Stoke Newington, Middx [2]

127 Gibson Buildings, Stoke Newington, London [1]

185 High Street Stoke Newington, London, England [1]

Clapton, Stoke Newington, London [1]

Hackney, Stoke Newington, London [1]

London stoke newington [1]

London, Pallatine Road, Stoke Newington [1]

London, Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1]

STOKE NEWINGTON LONDON [1]

Stoke Newington - Hackney [1]

Stoke Newington / London [1]

Stoke Newington London [1]

Stoke Newington, Berkshire [1]

Stoke Newington, England [1]

Stoke Newington, Hackney district, London [1]

Stoke Newington, Lancashire [1]

Stoke Newington, Lond0n [1]

Stoke Newington, London N [1]

Stoke Newington, N. [1]

Stoke Newington, Southwark [1]

Stoke Newington,Hackney,London. [1]

Stoke Newington,Hackney,Middlesex. [1]

Stoke Newington. [1]

Stoke Newington. Hackney, Middx [1]

Stoke, Newington [1]

Stoke, Newington, London [1]

Rank

Private [87]

Rifleman [20]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [12]

Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Deck Hand [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Driver [4]

Gunner [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Pioneer [2]

Pte [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Flight Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [47]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

HMS Pembroke [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

13th (Service) Bn Royal Scots [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

20th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

2nd Canadian Tunnelling Company [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

7th Canadian Infantry Batallion [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Department [1]

Australian Militia Forces [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Denbigh Hussars Yeomanry [1]

Divisional Signal Company/Australian Engineers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [594]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [344]

British Army [144]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [129]

C [115]

H [91]

S [88]

W [77]

P [74]

M [69]

G [58]

R [56]

D [45]

J [44]

L [43]

T [39]

F [33]

K [32]

E [30]

A [24]

N [20]

O [10]

Y [9]

I [6]

V [6]

Q [2]

U [2]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1080]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [84]

France [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Stoke Newington, London [606] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [200] Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [187] Stoke Newington [31] Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England [15] Stoke Newington, North London [14] Stoke Newington England [8] Stoke Newington, London North [4] Hackney, Stoke Newington, Middlesex [2] Stoke Newington Middx [2] Stoke Newington Middlesex [2] Stoke Newington, Hackney [2] Stoke Newington, Hackney, London [2] Stoke Newington, Middlesex, London [2] Stoke Newington, Middx [2] 127 Gibson Buildings, Stoke Newington, London [1] 185 High Street Stoke Newington, London, England [1] Clapton, Stoke Newington, London [1] Hackney, Stoke Newington, London [1] London stoke newington [1] London, Pallatine Road, Stoke Newington [1] London, Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1] STOKE NEWINGTON LONDON [1] Stoke Newington - Hackney [1] Stoke Newington / London [1] Stoke Newington London [1] Stoke Newington, Berkshire [1] Stoke Newington, England [1] Stoke Newington, Hackney district, London [1] Stoke Newington, Lancashire [1] Stoke Newington, Lond0n [1] Stoke Newington, London N [1] Stoke Newington, N. [1] Stoke Newington, Southwark [1] Stoke Newington,Hackney,London. [1] Stoke Newington,Hackney,Middlesex. [1] Stoke Newington. [1] Stoke Newington. Hackney, Middx [1] Stoke, Newington [1] Stoke, Newington, London [1]

Rank

Private [87] Rifleman [20] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [12] Corporal [10] Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [7] Able Seaman [6] Deck Hand [6] Lance Corporal [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Driver [4] Gunner [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Major [3] Sergeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major Lieutenant Colonel [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Pioneer [2] Pte [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Flight Sergeant Mechanic [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [47] Royal Field Artillery [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Essex Regiment [5] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] HMS Pembroke [3] Labour Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Border Regiment [2] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS Goliath [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 13th (Service) Bn Royal Scots [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 20th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 2nd Canadian Tunnelling Company [1] 6th Dragoons [1] 7th Canadian Infantry Batallion [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Department [1] Australian Militia Forces [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Denbigh Hussars Yeomanry [1] Divisional Signal Company/Australian Engineers [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [594] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [344] British Army [144] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [129] C [115] H [91] S [88] W [77] P [74] M [69] G [58] R [56] D [45] J [44] L [43] T [39] F [33] K [32] E [30] A [24] N [20] O [10] Y [9] I [6] V [6] Q [2] U [2] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1080] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [84] France [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

Andrew Edmond Inglis

Born 1890

Died 1970

British Army 1989 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 8 Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 6 Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Denbigh Hussars Yeomanry

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Raymond Wilberforce Spooner

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 9219 Private London Regiment London Rifle Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant General List Royal Flying Corps

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Clarence Jarman

Born 1896

Died 1996

British Army G/1644 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army The Queens Regiment 7th Bn.

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John Scott Marshall

Born 1880

Royal Navy Deal/155/S Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

British Army Major Royal Engineers

Royal Navy Acting Major Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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Walter William Burman

Born 1889

Died 1922

British Army 3865 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 551281 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 551281 Rifleman London Regiment 16th Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Horace Leslie Halse

Died 1916

British Army 1438 Private London Regiment 1st Batalion

British Army 1438 Rifleman London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harold William Thorling

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 13914 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Claude Frederick Clark

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 2300 Serjeant London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment Territorial Force

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Thomas James Page

Born 1882

British Army 5973 Private East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army M17111 Private Army Service Corps

British Army T/17111 Driver Army Service Corps

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Harold Dale Kember

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army PS/258 Private The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 16th (Service) Battalion (Public Schools)

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Arthur Charles Lemon

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy PO/10859 Colour Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Thomas John Chilman

Born 1896

Died 1962

British Army 2691 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 320835 Corporal London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

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Arthur Armitage

Born 1891

Died 1963

British Army STK/899 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 9th

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Edgar Corble

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 9628 Private London Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Harry Reginald Avery

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army 5730 Rifleman London Regiment

British Army A/200503 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army A/200503 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion

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Cephas Alexander Maynard

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army PS/5287 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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Wilfrid John Thompson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2633 Private London Regiment 16th battalion london regiment (queen's west Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 7th Battalion attached 10th Battalion

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Philip Francis Davy

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade 13th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77384 Private 7th Canadian Infantry Batallion

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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George Palmer

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 6280 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry Percy Clements

Born 1893

Died 1939

British Army 2/9301 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 961 Private Royal Jersey Garrison Battalion

British Army 961 Private Royal Defence Corps Royal Jersey Garrison Battalion

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