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Stratford, Essex [509]

Stratford, West Ham, Essex [43]

Stratford, Essex, England [17]

West Ham, Stratford, Essex [13]

Stratford, London, Essex [6]

East Ham, Stratford, Essex [3]

Canning Town, Stratford, Essex [2]

Forest Gate, Stratford, Essex [2]

Stratford Essex [2]

Stratford West Ham, Essex [2]

Bishop Stratford, Essex [1]

Ethel Cottages,Stratford,West Ham,County of Essex [1]

Leyton, Stratford, Essex [1]

Leytonstone, Stratford, Essex [1]

Plaistow, Stratford, Essex [1]

Silvertown, Stratford, Essex [1]

Stratford Essex [1]

Stratford , Essex [1]

Stratford, ESSEX [1]

Stratford, Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Stratford,Essex. [1]

Upton Park, Stratford, Essex [1]

Westham, Stratford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [8]

Gunner [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Leading Seaman [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Driver [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Second Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman, Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Priv [1]

Private (ex-Corporal) [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Cook's Mate [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [12]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Princess Royal [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

19th Hussars [1]

2nd South Wales Borderers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Bacchante" [1]

H.M.S. "Victory" [1]

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Drake [1]

Service

Royal Navy [326]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [182]

British Army [87]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [80]

H [70]

S [50]

C [47]

W [44]

M [39]

G [35]

R [32]

P [29]

L [28]

D [24]

T [23]

A [21]

N [18]

F [17]

K [16]

E [12]

J [12]

O [9]

I [2]

Y [2]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [590]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

India [2]

Canada [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Stratford, Essex [509] Stratford, West Ham, Essex [43] Stratford, Essex, England [17] West Ham, Stratford, Essex [13] Stratford, London, Essex [6] East Ham, Stratford, Essex [3] Canning Town, Stratford, Essex [2] Forest Gate, Stratford, Essex [2] Stratford Essex [2] Stratford West Ham, Essex [2] Bishop Stratford, Essex [1] Ethel Cottages,Stratford,West Ham,County of Essex [1] Leyton, Stratford, Essex [1] Leytonstone, Stratford, Essex [1] Plaistow, Stratford, Essex [1] Silvertown, Stratford, Essex [1] Stratford Essex [1] Stratford , Essex [1] Stratford, ESSEX [1] Stratford, Leytonstone, Essex [1] Stratford,Essex. [1] Upton Park, Stratford, Essex [1] Westham, Stratford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [51] Serjeant [10] Corporal [8] Gunner [6] Lance Corporal [6] Leading Seaman [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Driver [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Second Cook's Mate [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Guardsman, Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signaller [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Priv [1] Private (ex-Corporal) [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Second Cook's Mate [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Signaller [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [12] London Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Victory I [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Princess Royal [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 19th Hussars [1] 2nd South Wales Borderers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Bacchante" [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Drake [1]

Service

Royal Navy [326] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [182] British Army [87] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [80] H [70] S [50] C [47] W [44] M [39] G [35] R [32] P [29] L [28] D [24] T [23] A [21] N [18] F [17] K [16] E [12] J [12] O [9] I [2] Y [2] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [590] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [56] India [2] Canada [1] Malta [1]

Thomas William White

Died 1918

British Army 17155 Serjeant Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Albert Sidney Nunn

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 26417 Guardsman, Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 5th Battalion

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George Stanley Bovill

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12281 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477091 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477091 Corporal Royal Canadian Regiment

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George Henry Chapman

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army GS/26211 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Albert E Morris

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 11019 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army 8047 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps 9th Battalion Infantry

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Martin George Jackson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161789

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Leonard Harris

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202219

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William Henry Wallis

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204638

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Archibald Robert Caskie

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy S 8389 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 8389S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Natal."

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Horace Herbert Single

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252281

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Frank Hurley

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302796

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William Charles Aldons

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401598

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Claude George Adlington

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217554

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John Robert Shrimplin

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 306920 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Herbert Oakman

Died 1914

British Army 10152 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion.

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John Albert Gosland

Died 1918

British Army 257584 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 28507 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Charles Thomas Moss

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 170872 Private Middlesex Regiment 53rd

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Henry Edward Forrow, Obe

Born 1898

Died 1959

Royal Navy PI 40850 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 40850 Flight Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell (Instructor's School)-Vendome (Instructor)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Wing Commander Royal Air Force

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Arthur Alexander Hodsoll

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 22155 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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William James Sapsworth

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 24043 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 49th Brigade

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