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Walworth, London [1097]

Walworth, South East London [9]

Walworth London [4]

Walworth, London, Middlesex [3]

Saint Peter Walworth, London [2]

Saint Peters Walworth, London [2]

Walworth London, Surrey [2]

Walworth, London S.E. [2]

Walworth, London, Surrey [2]

Walworth, Wandsworth Borough, London [2]

15 Madron Street, Surrey Square, Walworth, London [1]

17 Chapter Road,Walworth, South London [1]

Newington, Walworth, London [1]

Rotherhithe, Walworth, London [1]

St,Olave,Walworth,London. [1]

St. Peter Walworth, London [1]

St.Savior,Walworth, London [1]

Walworth London (formerly Surrey) [1]

Walworth London, England [1]

Walworth Southwark London [1]

Walworth, London South East [1]

Walworth, London, UK [1]

Walworth, S E London [1]

Walworth, Southwark, London [1]

Walworth, Southwark. London [1]

Walworth, St Saviour, London, Surrey [1]

Walworth, St.Saviour Southwark, London [1]

Walworth, Surrey, London [1]

Walworth,London. [1]

Walworth. London [1]

walworth , london [1]

Rank

Private [54]

Able Seaman [20]

Stoker 1st Class [19]

Rifleman [17]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Driver [8]

Deck Hand [7]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Leading Stoker [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Civilian [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private 1st Class [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

18716 [1]

1st Class Assistant Pantry [1]

ABle Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic First class [1]

Aircraftman [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate 1st Class [1]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Air Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Mechanician [1]

Musician [1]

Officer's Steward [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1]

Painter 1st Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [27]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

Army Service Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [4]

HMS TIGER [4]

HMS TIPPERARY [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

HMS THUNDERER [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS Pembroke [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

(RFR/CHJA/1806). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

Air raid victim [1]

Air raid victim, London [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Faversham Gunpowder Mill [1]

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

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

H.M.S. Glatton [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1049]

British Army [85]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [121]

S [110]

W [103]

H [101]

M [100]

C [87]

G [63]

D [57]

P [55]

R [53]

F [46]

T [45]

L [41]

A [33]

N [31]

E [27]

J [27]

K [18]

O [12]

V [7]

I [3]

Y [3]

U [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1135]

Country

United Kingdom [62]

India [2]

Canada [1]

Norway [1]

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Place of birth

Walworth, London [1097] Walworth, South East London [9] Walworth London [4] Walworth, London, Middlesex [3] Saint Peter Walworth, London [2] Saint Peters Walworth, London [2] Walworth London, Surrey [2] Walworth, London S.E. [2] Walworth, London, Surrey [2] Walworth, Wandsworth Borough, London [2] 15 Madron Street, Surrey Square, Walworth, London [1] 17 Chapter Road,Walworth, South London [1] Newington, Walworth, London [1] Rotherhithe, Walworth, London [1] St,Olave,Walworth,London. [1] St. Peter Walworth, London [1] St.Savior,Walworth, London [1] Walworth London (formerly Surrey) [1] Walworth London, England [1] Walworth Southwark London [1] Walworth, London South East [1] Walworth, London, UK [1] Walworth, S E London [1] Walworth, Southwark, London [1] Walworth, Southwark. London [1] Walworth, St Saviour, London, Surrey [1] Walworth, St.Saviour Southwark, London [1] Walworth, Surrey, London [1] Walworth,London. [1] Walworth. London [1] walworth , london [1]

Rank

Private [54] Able Seaman [20] Stoker 1st Class [19] Rifleman [17] Boy 1st Class [10] Ordinary Seaman [10] Driver [8] Deck Hand [7] Gunner [7] Serjeant [7] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [4] Sergeant [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Leading Stoker [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Acting Corporal [2] Chief Stoker [2] Civilian [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Petty Officer [2] Private 1st Class [2] Sapper [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 18716 [1] 1st Class Assistant Pantry [1] ABle Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic First class [1] Aircraftman [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate 1st Class [1] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1] Drummer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Air Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Mechanician [1] Musician [1] Officer's Steward [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1] Painter 1st Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [27] South Wales Borderers [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Naval Reserve [8] Army Service Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] H.M.S. "Formidable." [4] HMS TIGER [4] HMS TIPPERARY [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] HMS IRON DUKE [3] HMS THUNDERER [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS Pembroke [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Victory II [2] HMS Vindictive [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] (RFR/CHJA/1806). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] Air raid victim [1] Air raid victim, London [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Faversham Gunpowder Mill [1] H.M.S. "Boadicea." [1] H.M.S. "Victory." [1] H.M.S. Glatton [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1049] British Army [85] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [121] S [110] W [103] H [101] M [100] C [87] G [63] D [57] P [55] R [53] F [46] T [45] L [41] A [33] N [31] E [27] J [27] K [18] O [12] V [7] I [3] Y [3] U [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1135]

Country

United Kingdom [62] India [2] Canada [1] Norway [1]

Henry Thornhill Moon

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy J3034

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Harry William Thomas Underwood

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy K15565 Stoker 1st Class

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Mortimer Hugh Froude

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K29047 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Defence

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Henry Alfred Bradbury

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy L6249

Royal Navy L/6249 Officer's Steward H.M.S. "Victory."

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George John Plummer

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS102353 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Panther

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Ernest John Seager

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 236196 Able Seaman HMS Shark

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Thomas Howard Chitty

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 292992

Royal Navy 292992 (Ch) Stoker Petty Officer HMS Conquest

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Garnet Wright Cook

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 346456

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Harry Favell

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1203 Lance Serjeant London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 680156 Lance Serjeant London Regiment 22nd Battalion

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George Richard Rouse

Born 1887

British Army 8990 Company Serjeant Major South Wales Borderers

British Army 8990 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Richard Hooper

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy K9871

Royal Navy K/9871 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine K13

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George Alfred Dodson

Born 1883

Royal Navy 210162

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William Alfred Collins

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy 19073 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 19073 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Calliope

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William Thomas Moody

Born 1892

British Army 19336 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 10429 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10429 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas William Davies

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K16813 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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James George Castle

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K24605 Stoker 1st Class HMS BOADICEA

Royal Navy K/24605(CH) Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Boadicea."

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John Albert Wilkins

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J26578

Royal Navy J/26578 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Jesse James Shoesmith

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J29547

Royal Navy J/29547 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Alfred Edward Churchill

Born 1888

Died 1965

Royal Navy J53743

Royal Navy SD 5051 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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John Leslie Douglas Heywood

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K18314

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