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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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People [386] Stories Communities

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]

Ernest A. Almond

Born 1876

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29405

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Arthur Albert G Baughen

Born 1887

British Army SK/12626 Private Army Service Corps

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Walter Edward Brown

Born 1885

Royal Navy 12495 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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William John Billing

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221883

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Walter Charles Parkin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224959

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Thomas James White

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45549

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Henry Alexander Potter

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 230837 Petty Officer Telegraphist HMS INVINCIBLE

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George Leonard Buckfield

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy J17541 Ordinary Seaman HMS BULWARK

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Ernest Alfred Alexander

Born 1897

Royal Navy J21491

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Frederick T Wing

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 200058 Private East Surrey Regiment

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George Thomas Rayner

Born 1880

Died 1957

British Army GS/80946 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Edwin Robert Huggett

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 60370 The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/57065 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Cecil George Miller Wilkinson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176446

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Herbert Frank Harrold

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy K25529 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vanguard

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George William Webb

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221717

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Horace Henry Hillyer

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 18578 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 20467 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20467 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Maud Lizzie Barnes

Born 1873

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Elsie May Kelly

Born 1899

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Herbert Bowles

Born 1897

Royal Navy J27333

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Harry Spencer Potter

Born 1899

Royal Navy J32487

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