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West Ham, London [654]

West Ham London [4]

West Ham, East London [4]

West Ham, London, England [4]

Canning Town, West Ham, London [3]

West Ham, London, Essex [3]

Canning Town,West Ham,London. [2]

Forest Gate, West Ham, London [2]

Walthamstow West Ham, London [2]

West Ham London Essex [2]

West Ham London, Essex [2]

west ham London [2]

Forest Gate, West Ham. London [1]

North West Ham, London [1]

Plaistow, Essex or West Ham, London [1]

Plaistow, West Ham District, London [1]

Plaistow, West Ham, London [1]

Plaistow,West Ham, London [1]

Stratford West Ham London [1]

Upton Park, West Ham, London [1]

West Ham London [1]

West Ham district, London [1]

West Ham, London [1]

West Ham, London Essex [1]

West Ham, Walthamstow, (London) Essex [1]

West Ham. London [1]

Rank

Private [47]

Able Seaman [13]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Leading Stoker [6]

Rifleman [6]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Serjeant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman (Pensioner) [1]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Captain (Chaplain) [1]

Chaplain To The Forces, Reverend [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quatermaster Sergeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Ledger Clerk [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Mechanician [1]

Musician [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [15]

South Wales Borderers [10]

Army Service Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

HMS INDOMITABLE [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

HMS QUEEN MARY [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS HAMPSHIRE [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

14th Field Coy. Australian Engineers [1]

7th (Queen's Own) Hussars [1]

ASC/34 (3 rly Sup Dept) [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

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

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine E7 [1]

HMS "Surprise" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Carnation [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Jason [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [626]

British Army [68]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [84]

S [65]

W [64]

H [60]

C [58]

M [48]

G [42]

D [37]

P [36]

R [36]

L [33]

T [29]

K [25]

A [23]

F [19]

E [15]

N [9]

J [7]

O [5]

V [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [693]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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West Ham, London [654] West Ham London [4] West Ham, East London [4] West Ham, London, England [4] Canning Town, West Ham, London [3] West Ham, London, Essex [3] Canning Town,West Ham,London. [2] Forest Gate, West Ham, London [2] Walthamstow West Ham, London [2] West Ham London Essex [2] West Ham London, Essex [2] west ham London [2] Forest Gate, West Ham. London [1] North West Ham, London [1] Plaistow, Essex or West Ham, London [1] Plaistow, West Ham District, London [1] Plaistow, West Ham, London [1] Plaistow,West Ham, London [1] Stratford West Ham London [1] Upton Park, West Ham, London [1] West Ham London [1] West Ham district, London [1] West Ham, London [1] West Ham, London Essex [1] West Ham, Walthamstow, (London) Essex [1] West Ham. London [1]

Rank

Private [47] Able Seaman [13] Stoker 1st Class [11] Lance Corporal [9] Leading Stoker [6] Rifleman [6] Corporal [5] Gunner [3] Leading Seaman [3] Serjeant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Petty Officer [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman (Pensioner) [1] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Captain (Chaplain) [1] Chaplain To The Forces, Reverend [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quatermaster Sergeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Ledger Clerk [1] Lieutenant [1] Mechanician [1] Musician [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [15] South Wales Borderers [10] Army Service Corps [5] Essex Regiment [4] HMS INDOMITABLE [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] HMS QUEEN MARY [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] HMS Erin [2] HMS HAMPSHIRE [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS Vanguard [2] HMS Vindictive [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 14th Field Coy. Australian Engineers [1] 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars [1] ASC/34 (3 rly Sup Dept) [1] Australian Infantry [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine E7 [1] HMS "Surprise" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Carnation [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Jason [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [626] British Army [68] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [84] S [65] W [64] H [60] C [58] M [48] G [42] D [37] P [36] R [36] L [33] T [29] K [25] A [23] F [19] E [15] N [9] J [7] O [5] V [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [693] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Australia [1] India [1]

Ernest Robert Russell Durham

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy London Z/198 Able Seaman (Pensioner) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/198 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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William Wilson Alexander

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 608396 Rifleman London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 1st/18th Battalion

British Army London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 4915 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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Thomas Green

Born 1893

British Army 204823 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 9897 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9897 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Willenbrook

Born 1888

Died 1964

British Army 9100 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9100 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Evans

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy K26248 Stoker 1st Class HMS Carnation

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Harold William Wilson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 631149 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

British Army 3165 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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Robert Jonathan Denwood

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 374246 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles Frederick James Kilburn

Born 1877

Died 1952

British Army 3583 Colour Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3583 Company Quarter Master Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3583 Company Quatermaster Sergeant South Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Christopher Valentine Everett

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army 1259 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 1259 Lance Corporal Welsh Guards

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Frederick Herbert Jacob Rudland

Born 1895

Died 1926

British Army 1533 Private Essex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200209 Private Essex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Frank Ernest Whybrow

Born 1888

Died 1976

British Army 7633 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles Raftery

Born 1888

British Army 9671 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9671 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Edward Arthur Rainger

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 11809 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Charles Henry Herbert

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 308723

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James Early

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy K6644

Royal Navy K/6644 Leading Stoker H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Laurence George Henry Lee

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 11257 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Joseph George Manders

Born 1886

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2817 Lance Corporal 14th Field Coy. Australian Engineers

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Frederick Albert Cullingworth

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army M2/204904 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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Arthur William Blackham

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J38161 Signal Boy HMS QUEEN MARY

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Horace Frederick Sparke

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy K30592

Royal Navy K/30592 Stoker 1st Class HMS "Surprise"

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