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Wandsworth, London [1193]

Wandsworth London [17]

Battersea, Wandsworth, London [7]

Wandsworth, South London [6]

Wandsworth,London. [6]

Battersea,Wandsworth,London. [3]

Clapham, Wandsworth, London [3]

Streatham, Wandsworth, London [3]

Wandsworth Common, London [3]

Balham, Borough of Wandsworth, London [2]

Battersea, Wandsworth. London [2]

Walworth, Wandsworth Borough, London [2]

Wandsworth District, London [2]

Wandsworth, South West London [2]

1 Park Terrace/Villas [later 737, now 721], Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, Wandsworth, London, SW17 0PD [1]

79 Victoria Road Wandsworth London [1]

83 Summerstown, Wandsworth, London [1]

Battersea, Wandsworth, London, Surrey [1]

Brixton,Wandsworth,London. [1]

Clapham Wandsworth London [1]

Clapham, Wandsworth, London. [1]

Clapham,Wandsworth,London. [1]

Earlsfield, Wandsworth, London [1]

East Battersea, Wandsworth, London [1]

Fulham Wandsworth, London. [1]

Garrett Green, Wandsworth, London [1]

Islington,Wandsworth,London. [1]

New Wandsworth, London [1]

Oakhill Road, Wandsworth, London [1]

Officers' Quarters, HM Prison Wandsworth, London [1]

Putney Wandsworth London [1]

Putney Wandsworth, London [1]

Steatham, Wandsworth, London [1]

Streatham Hill, Wandsworth, London [1]

Streatham Wandsworth, London [1]

Wandsworth , London . [1]

Wandsworth London England [1]

Wandsworth registration district, London [1]

Wandsworth, Greater London [1]

Wandsworth, London England [1]

Wandsworth, London, England [1]

Wandsworth,Clapham,London. [1]

Wandsworth,London [1]

Wandsworth. London [1]

wandsworth London [1]

wandsworth, london [1]

wandsworth,london [1]

Rank

Private [117]

Able Seaman [29]

Captain [24]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [22]

Stoker 1st Class [18]

Lance Corporal [17]

Boy 1st Class [15]

Rifleman [14]

Gunner [10]

Major [10]

Serjeant [9]

Leading Seaman [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Leading Stoker [7]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Musician [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mech II Elec [1]

Air Mech III Elec [1]

Band Boy [1]

Boy [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Unit

London Regiment [44]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

HMS Good Hope [5]

HMS INDOMITABLE [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Air Service [5]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS Hampshire [4]

HMS Vanguard [4]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [3]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS QUEEN MARY [3]

HMS Yarmouth [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [3]

Royal Marines Band [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS YARMOUTH [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1071]

British Army [196]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [136]

H [135]

S [133]

W [103]

C [102]

M [97]

P [85]

T [61]

G [60]

L [60]

D [52]

R [41]

F [38]

A [34]

E [34]

J [33]

K [24]

N [22]

V [9]

O [7]

I [5]

Q [4]

U [4]

Y [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1264]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [120]

India [6]

Canada [3]

Belgium [1]

Germany [1]

Panama [1]

Saudi Arabia [1]

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Wandsworth, London [1193] Wandsworth London [17] Battersea, Wandsworth, London [7] Wandsworth, South London [6] Wandsworth,London. [6] Battersea,Wandsworth,London. [3] Clapham, Wandsworth, London [3] Streatham, Wandsworth, London [3] Wandsworth Common, London [3] Balham, Borough of Wandsworth, London [2] Battersea, Wandsworth. London [2] Walworth, Wandsworth Borough, London [2] Wandsworth District, London [2] Wandsworth, South West London [2] 1 Park Terrace/Villas [later 737, now 721], Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, Wandsworth, London, SW17 0PD [1] 79 Victoria Road Wandsworth London [1] 83 Summerstown, Wandsworth, London [1] Battersea, Wandsworth, London, Surrey [1] Brixton,Wandsworth,London. [1] Clapham Wandsworth London [1] Clapham, Wandsworth, London. [1] Clapham,Wandsworth,London. [1] Earlsfield, Wandsworth, London [1] East Battersea, Wandsworth, London [1] Fulham Wandsworth, London. [1] Garrett Green, Wandsworth, London [1] Islington,Wandsworth,London. [1] New Wandsworth, London [1] Oakhill Road, Wandsworth, London [1] Officers' Quarters, HM Prison Wandsworth, London [1] Putney Wandsworth London [1] Putney Wandsworth, London [1] Steatham, Wandsworth, London [1] Streatham Hill, Wandsworth, London [1] Streatham Wandsworth, London [1] Wandsworth , London . [1] Wandsworth London England [1] Wandsworth registration district, London [1] Wandsworth, Greater London [1] Wandsworth, London England [1] Wandsworth, London, England [1] Wandsworth,Clapham,London. [1] Wandsworth,London [1] Wandsworth. London [1] wandsworth London [1] wandsworth, london [1] wandsworth,london [1]

Rank

Private [117] Able Seaman [29] Captain [24] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [22] Stoker 1st Class [18] Lance Corporal [17] Boy 1st Class [15] Rifleman [14] Gunner [10] Major [10] Serjeant [9] Leading Seaman [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Boy 2nd Class [7] Leading Stoker [7] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Musician [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Colonel [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mech II Elec [1] Air Mech III Elec [1] Band Boy [1] Boy [1] Boy First Class [1] Boy II [1]

Unit

London Regiment [44] Royal Field Artillery [14] East Surrey Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] HMS Good Hope [5] HMS INDOMITABLE [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Naval Air Service [5] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS Hampshire [4] HMS Vanguard [4] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [3] HMS Erin [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS QUEEN MARY [3] HMS Yarmouth [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [3] Royal Marines Band [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS LION [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS YARMOUTH [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1071] British Army [196] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [136] H [135] S [133] W [103] C [102] M [97] P [85] T [61] G [60] L [60] D [52] R [41] F [38] A [34] E [34] J [33] K [24] N [22] V [9] O [7] I [5] Q [4] U [4] Y [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1264] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [120] India [6] Canada [3] Belgium [1] Germany [1] Panama [1] Saudi Arabia [1]

William Frampton Baker

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J21375 Boy First Class HMS Yarmouth

Royal Navy J21375 Leading Telegraphist HM Submarine "L.10"

Royal Navy J21375 Telegraphist HMS Yarmouth

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Hector Albert Ollett

Born 1888

Died 1943

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 44569 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 57th Brigade

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John Arthur Gussin

Born 1894

Died 1934

British Army 2717 Private Army Pay Corps

British Army S/98590 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Herbert Garnet Bohling

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11698 Private Coldstream Guards

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John Edward Savill

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade Attached 9th Battalion

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Alexander Henry Harris

Died 1914

British Army 10842 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Maud Eleanor Bullock

Born 1868

Died 1945

British Army Matron French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Matron Scottish Women's Hospital

Other Empire Force Certificate number 15920 Nursing Sister Scottish Women's Hospital Macedonia

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Henry George J Muhl

Born 1886

Died 1965

British Army G/74124 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 20874 Middlesex regiment 31st Works Battalion

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Geoffrey Ernest Mansergh

Born 1893

Died 1940

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Brigadier Royal Corps of Signals

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Charles Stygall

Born 1886

Died 1956

Royal Navy 214643

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Harold Charles Malim

Born 1884

Died 1953

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant (Assistant Paymaster)

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Assistant Paymaster)

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander (Staff Paymaster)

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Henry Charles Gussin

Born 1895

Died 1978

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231943 Air Mech III Elec

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Henry Charles Gussin

Born 1895

Died 1978

Royal Navy Elec Air Mech II

Royal Navy F31943 Air Mech II Elec President II

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William Ewart Humberstone

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 142727 Private Canadian Infantry 76th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 785224 Private Canadian Infantry 129th Over-Seas Battalion

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Alfred Burgoyne

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army T3/030457 Driver Army Service Corps

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Albert Bray Truman

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 3785 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Cecil Herbert Brett

Born 1897

Died 1944

British Army 280412 Private Acting Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 280412 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frank Leonard Fraser

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3424 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 204112 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 204112 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Stratton Wigley

Died 1915

British Army 9759 Private Liverpool Regiment 1st Battalion

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Francis V Owen

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 974 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 974 Corporal London Regiment

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