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Place of birth

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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Place of birth

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]

John Charles

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223275

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Percy Walter Barkham

Born 1886

Royal Navy 226503

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Walter Sturman

Born 1887

Royal Navy 226094

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Arthur Harvey

Born 1887

Royal Navy 227924

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James Hope Horth

Born 1887

Royal Navy 227480

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Ernest Arthur Butler

Born 1886

Royal Navy 227668

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Edith Marie Ellen Mabon

Born 1888

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Ernest Alfred Taylor

Born 1896

Royal Navy J14694 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

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Percy Wilson

Born 1886

Royal Navy F10172 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy F10172 Air Mechanic 1st Class RNAS Seaplane Base Dunkirk

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Felix Frederick Finch

Born 1893

Royal Navy J5776 Able Seaman HMS INFLEXIBLE

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John Parker Adkin

Born 1892

Royal Navy SS109894 Stoker 1st Class HMS NEPTUNE

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Richard Smith

Born 1890

Royal Navy K3414 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K3414 Stoker 1st class HMS Essex

Royal Navy K3414 Leading Stoker HMS fearless

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Walter Arthur William Behling

Born 1896

Royal Navy J17181 Able Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Frederick Charles Abbott

Born 1895

Royal Navy SD 1775 Leading Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Ernest James Shingler

Born 1884

Royal Navy SS109279 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS109279 Stoker 1st Class HMS Argyll

Royal Navy K16049 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Argyll

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Robert James Kendall

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS112844 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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Sydney Frederick S Cox

Born 1896

British Army 7571 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 283768 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

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John Joseph Cable

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9981 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9981 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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