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Sutton, Surrey [336]

Sutton, Surrey, England [17]

Cheam, Sutton, Surrey [5]

Sutton Surrey [3]

Sutton, Croydon, Surrey [3]

Banstead, Sutton, Surrey [2]

Benhilton, Sutton, Surrey [2]

Carshalton, Sutton, Surrey [2]

Sutton, Surrey. [2]

4 Warwick Road, Sutton,Surrey, England [1]

Belmont Sutton, Surrey [1]

Belmont, Sutton, Surrey [1]

Charshalton Sutton, Surrey [1]

Epsom, Sutton, Surrey [1]

Ewell Sutton, Surrey [1]

North Cheam, Sutton, Surrey [1]

Surrey, Sutton [1]

Sutton , Surrey [1]

Sutton, Epsom, Surrey [1]

Sutton, Guildford, Surrey [1]

Sutton, London, Surrey [1]

Sutton, Petworth, Surrey [1]

Wallington, Sutton, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [28]

Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

AB [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Anaesthetist [1]

Cadet Serjeant [1]

Captain (Acting) [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Flight Serjt [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Photographer [1]

Plumber [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Regimental Medical Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

London Regiment [4]

HMS MALAYA [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

1/94th Infantry Nasirabad [1]

12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1]

13th Hussars [1]

3 Balloon Wing [1]

4TH R.W. SURREY REGT. [1]

Actaeon [1]

Aeolus [1]

Aquarius [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

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

East Kent Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hm Submarine E37 [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

Lord Nelson [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Melpomene [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Pembroke II [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps No 2 General Hospital [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [232]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

British Army [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [56]

H [39]

W [37]

C [35]

S [32]

P [30]

R [22]

D [19]

T [18]

M [17]

L [16]

G [13]

A [10]

F [10]

E [6]

J [6]

K [6]

Y [5]

O [3]

N [2]

U [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [370]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [3]

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Place of birth

Sutton, Surrey [336] Sutton, Surrey, England [17] Cheam, Sutton, Surrey [5] Sutton Surrey [3] Sutton, Croydon, Surrey [3] Banstead, Sutton, Surrey [2] Benhilton, Sutton, Surrey [2] Carshalton, Sutton, Surrey [2] Sutton, Surrey. [2] 4 Warwick Road, Sutton,Surrey, England [1] Belmont Sutton, Surrey [1] Belmont, Sutton, Surrey [1] Charshalton Sutton, Surrey [1] Epsom, Sutton, Surrey [1] Ewell Sutton, Surrey [1] North Cheam, Sutton, Surrey [1] Surrey, Sutton [1] Sutton , Surrey [1] Sutton, Epsom, Surrey [1] Sutton, Guildford, Surrey [1] Sutton, London, Surrey [1] Sutton, Petworth, Surrey [1] Wallington, Sutton, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [28] Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Boy 1st Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] AB [1] Acting Corporal [1] Anaesthetist [1] Cadet Serjeant [1] Captain (Acting) [1] Deck Hand [1] Flight Serjt [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Photographer [1] Plumber [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Regimental Medical Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

East Surrey Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] London Regiment [4] HMS MALAYA [3] Royal Engineers [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] HMS CANADA [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 1/94th Infantry Nasirabad [1] 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1] 13th Hussars [1] 3 Balloon Wing [1] 4TH R.W. SURREY REGT. [1] Actaeon [1] Aeolus [1] Aquarius [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hm Submarine E37 [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancers [1] Lord Nelson [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Melpomene [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Pembroke II [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps No 2 General Hospital [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [232] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] British Army [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [56] H [39] W [37] C [35] S [32] P [30] R [22] D [19] T [18] M [17] L [16] G [13] A [10] F [10] E [6] J [6] K [6] Y [5] O [3] N [2] U [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [370] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [3]

Harry Hoskins

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9423 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Rodway Adams

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 235273 Leading Seaman Hm Submarine E37

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Alfred Fisk

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 6086 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/79 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Cecil William Mattingley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28425

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John Edward Turner

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297270

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Arthur Ernest Farlow

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93628

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William George Aylward

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206171

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William Edward Cheeseman

Died 1916

British Army SD/3555 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Eric Lipton Dicks

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army PS/228 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 16th Battalion

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Thomas Charles Sayer

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army R12860 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

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Howard Bertie Strong

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Cadet Serjeant Officer Training Corps Epsom College Contingent

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur John Claricoat

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 6405 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 2466 4TH R.W. SURREY REGT.

British Army 323283 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Humphrey Ladds Cunnington

Born 1889

Died 1945

British Army 5181 Corporal East Surrey Regiment

British Army 5181 Serjeant East Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

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Ernest David Millea

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286548

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Lewis Arthur White

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230375

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Frank Henry Hurdle

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262179

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George Hilton

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88347

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Frederick Charles Lunnon

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206752

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Harold Percy Smith

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208092

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W H Shrubsole

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army G/17989 Private East Kent Regiment

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