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Sydenham, London [149]

Lower Sydenham, London [8]

Sydenham, Lewisham, London [7]

Sydenham London [6]

Sydenham, Lewisham Borough, London [2]

Sydenham, London, Middlesex [2]

London, Sydenham [1]

Sydenham London [1]

Sydenham London, Surrey [1]

Sydenham, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London [1]

Sydenham, London South East [1]

Sydenham, London, Kent [1]

Sydenham, South London [1]

Sydenham,Lewisham,London. [1]

Upper Sydenham, London [1]

Westmoreland Road, Sydenham, London [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Lieutenant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant acting Captain [1]

Major - Honorary Lieutenant Colonel - [1]

Ordinary seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

The Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HM Submarine E30 [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Andromache [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE, Pembroke and many other ships [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Indomitable [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS M33 [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS TURBULENT [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Pembroke [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [152]

British Army [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [27]

B [19]

C [17]

S [14]

W [13]

P [12]

G [11]

A [8]

M [8]

F [7]

L [7]

D [6]

R [6]

E [5]

N [5]

T [5]

V [4]

K [3]

U [3]

J [2]

O [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [184]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

France [1]

India [1]

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People [184] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydenham, London [149] Lower Sydenham, London [8] Sydenham, Lewisham, London [7] Sydenham London [6] Sydenham, Lewisham Borough, London [2] Sydenham, London, Middlesex [2] London, Sydenham [1] Sydenham London [1] Sydenham London, Surrey [1] Sydenham, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London [1] Sydenham, London South East [1] Sydenham, London, Kent [1] Sydenham, South London [1] Sydenham,Lewisham,London. [1] Upper Sydenham, London [1] Westmoreland Road, Sydenham, London [1]

Rank

Private [22] Lieutenant [7] Able Seaman [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Corporal [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant acting Captain [1] Major - Honorary Lieutenant Colonel - [1] Ordinary seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] The Honourable Artillery Company [2] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HM Submarine E30 [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Andromache [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE, Pembroke and many other ships [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Indomitable [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS M33 [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS TURBULENT [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Pembroke [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [152] British Army [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [27] B [19] C [17] S [14] W [13] P [12] G [11] A [8] M [8] F [7] L [7] D [6] R [6] E [5] N [5] T [5] V [4] K [3] U [3] J [2] O [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [184]

Country

United Kingdom [18] France [1] India [1]

George Douglas Friend

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219848

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219848 Private Canadian Infantry

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Albert Baker

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1182 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Pitt

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 451913

Canadian Expeditionary Force 451913 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sydney Howard Stares

Born 1884

Royal Navy 214535 Able Seaman HMS Castor

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Bertie Harris

Born 1893

Royal Navy K15154 Ordinary seaman Pembroke

Royal Navy K15154 Stoker 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE, Pembroke and many other ships

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William Frederick Murrell

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army G/8360 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 360549 Private Royal Engineers

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Frank Bedser

Born 1871

Died 1927

British Army 54798 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/250307 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Hammonds

Born 1864

Died 1917

British Army 241514 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Albert Edward Pitt

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 31209 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Frank Early

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220913

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Harry Norman Banks

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10511 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10511 Private Essex Regiment

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Horace Parker

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 11359 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Arthur Howe

Born 1879

Royal Navy 293827

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Aubrey Frank Warner Henton

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy F3090 Sub-Lieutenant

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Arthur Mark Lane

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J14008 Able Seaman HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Samuel Edwin Hewlett

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221630 Able Seaman HMS INVINCIBLE

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Frederick Charles Stroud

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS4903 Able Seaman HMS TURBULENT

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Alfred Henry Hand

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J16364 Able Seaman HM Submarine E30

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Henry George Diamond Upshall

Born 1896

Died 1980

Royal Navy K22349 Stoker 1st Class HMS MALAYA

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Herbert Philip Hilton

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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