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West Ham, Essex [3017]

West Ham, London [654]

West Ham [117]

Walthamstow, West Ham, Essex [47]

Stratford, West Ham, Essex [43]

Plaistow, West Ham, Essex [32]

West Ham England [25]

Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [22]

Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex [17]

Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [16]

West Ham Essex [15]

Leyton, West Ham, Essex [13]

West Ham, Stratford, Essex [13]

East Ham, West Ham, Essex [12]

Plaistow West Ham, Essex [10]

West Ham, Essex, England [10]

Leyton West Ham, Essex [9]

West Ham,Essex. [8]

Custom House, West Ham, Essex [6]

West Ham, Plaistow, Essex [6]

Canning Town, West Ham [5]

Forest Gate, West Ham [4]

Leytonstone West Ham, Essex [4]

Plaistow,West Ham,Essex. [4]

Walthamstow, West Ham [4]

West Ham London [4]

West Ham, East London [4]

West Ham, London, England [4]

West Ham, Middlesex [4]

West Ham, Sussex [4]

Canning Town, West Ham, London [3]

Manor Park, West Ham, Essex [3]

Silvertown, West Ham, Essex [3]

Upton Park, West Ham, Essex [3]

Wanstead, West Ham, Essex [3]

West Ham , Essex [3]

West Ham, Canning Town, Essex [3]

West Ham, ESSEX [3]

West Ham, London, Essex [3]

West Ham,Essex [3]

west ham [3]

Canning Town,West Ham,London. [2]

Custom House West Ham, Essex [2]

Forest Gate, West Ham, London [2]

Silvertown West Ham, Essex [2]

Stratford West Ham, Essex [2]

Stratford, West Ham [2]

Walthamstow West Ham, Essex [2]

Walthamstow West Ham, London [2]

West Ham London Essex [2]

Rank

Private [266]

Able Seaman [64]

Stoker 1st Class [49]

Boy 1st Class [42]

Ordinary Seaman [40]

Gunner [38]

Serjeant [35]

Corporal [34]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Rifleman [33]

Lance Corporal [30]

Lieutenant [18]

Driver [15]

Captain [14]

Stoker 2nd Class [13]

Boy 2nd Class [12]

Sergeant [10]

Leading Stoker [9]

Leading Seaman [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Deck Hand [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5]

Sapper [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Musician [4]

Signalman [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Telegraphist [3]

Signal Boy [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Bugler [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chaplain to the Forces [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Fireman [2]

Member [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Unit

London Regiment [84]

Essex Regiment [46]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

HMS Vanguard [21]

Army Service Corps [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

South Wales Borderers [15]

HMS INDOMITABLE [14]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

HMS Impregnable [9]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Civilian war death [8]

HMS BOADICEA [8]

HMS Calliope [8]

HMS IRON DUKE [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [7]

HMS Falmouth [7]

HMS Agincourt [6]

HMS Yarmouth [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

HMS HAMPSHIRE [5]

HMS QUEEN MARY [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

HMS DEFENCE [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

HMS NEPTUNE [4]

HMS Pembroke I [4]

HMS THUNDERER [4]

HMS TIGER [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [4]

Service

Royal Navy [3327]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [450]

British Army [441]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Other Empire Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [435]

S [435]

H [392]

C [381]

W [340]

M [301]

G [258]

R [218]

P [210]

D [201]

T [180]

F [164]

A [160]

L [160]

K [94]

J [91]

E [79]

N [62]

O [55]

V [23]

I [15]

Y [13]

Q [3]

U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [4227]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [240]

India [3]

Australia [2]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [3017] West Ham, London [654] West Ham [117] Walthamstow, West Ham, Essex [47] Stratford, West Ham, Essex [43] Plaistow, West Ham, Essex [32] West Ham England [25] Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [22] Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex [17] Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [16] West Ham Essex [15] Leyton, West Ham, Essex [13] West Ham, Stratford, Essex [13] East Ham, West Ham, Essex [12] Plaistow West Ham, Essex [10] West Ham, Essex, England [10] Leyton West Ham, Essex [9] West Ham,Essex. [8] Custom House, West Ham, Essex [6] West Ham, Plaistow, Essex [6] Canning Town, West Ham [5] Forest Gate, West Ham [4] Leytonstone West Ham, Essex [4] Plaistow,West Ham,Essex. [4] Walthamstow, West Ham [4] West Ham London [4] West Ham, East London [4] West Ham, London, England [4] West Ham, Middlesex [4] West Ham, Sussex [4] Canning Town, West Ham, London [3] Manor Park, West Ham, Essex [3] Silvertown, West Ham, Essex [3] Upton Park, West Ham, Essex [3] Wanstead, West Ham, Essex [3] West Ham , Essex [3] West Ham, Canning Town, Essex [3] West Ham, ESSEX [3] West Ham, London, Essex [3] West Ham,Essex [3] west ham [3] Canning Town,West Ham,London. [2] Custom House West Ham, Essex [2] Forest Gate, West Ham, London [2] Silvertown West Ham, Essex [2] Stratford West Ham, Essex [2] Stratford, West Ham [2] Walthamstow West Ham, Essex [2] Walthamstow West Ham, London [2] West Ham London Essex [2]

Rank

Private [266] Able Seaman [64] Stoker 1st Class [49] Boy 1st Class [42] Ordinary Seaman [40] Gunner [38] Serjeant [35] Corporal [34] Second Lieutenant [34] Rifleman [33] Lance Corporal [30] Lieutenant [18] Driver [15] Captain [14] Stoker 2nd Class [13] Boy 2nd Class [12] Sergeant [10] Leading Stoker [9] Leading Seaman [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Deck Hand [7] Petty Officer [7] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5] Sapper [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Musician [4] Signalman [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Captain [3] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Ordinary Telegraphist [3] Signal Boy [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Bugler [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chaplain to the Forces [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Fireman [2] Member [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Ordinary Signalman [2]

Unit

London Regiment [84] Essex Regiment [46] Royal Field Artillery [32] Middlesex Regiment [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] HMS Vanguard [21] Army Service Corps [17] Rifle Brigade [16] Royal Engineers [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] South Wales Borderers [15] HMS INDOMITABLE [14] HMS INFLEXIBLE [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] HMS Impregnable [9] Labour Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Civilian war death [8] HMS BOADICEA [8] HMS Calliope [8] HMS IRON DUKE [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] H.M.S. "Formidable." [7] HMS Falmouth [7] HMS Agincourt [6] HMS Yarmouth [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [5] HMS HAMPSHIRE [5] HMS QUEEN MARY [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] HMS DEFENCE [4] HMS Good Hope [4] HMS NEPTUNE [4] HMS Pembroke I [4] HMS THUNDERER [4] HMS TIGER [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [4]

Service

Royal Navy [3327] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [450] British Army [441] Australian Imperial Force [28] Other Empire Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [435] S [435] H [392] C [381] W [340] M [301] G [258] R [218] P [210] D [201] T [180] F [164] A [160] L [160] K [94] J [91] E [79] N [62] O [55] V [23] I [15] Y [13] Q [3] U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [4227] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [240] India [3] Australia [2] Canada [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1] United States [1]

George Samuel Graham

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 832 Serjeant Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 832 Serjeant Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 832 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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John Charles Cane Foster

Born 1895

British Army S/3365 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 3365 Private The Buffs

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Albert E Lacey

Born 1892

British Army 656076 Private London Regiment

British Army 656076 Private (Rifleman) London Regiment 21st (County of London) Battalion (1st Surrey Rifles)

British Army 656076 Private (Rifleman) London Regiment 23rd Battalion

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Charles Stephen Spicer

Born 1889

Died 1987

British Army 920476 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 920476 Gunner, later Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 293rd Brigade, RFA

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Edgar Thomas Cleverly Trow

Born 1886

Died 1949

British Army 5993 Private London Regiment

British Army 632949 Private London Regiment

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Albert George Spencer

Born 1893

Died 1943

British Army 60429 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 60429 Pioneer/Driver/Sapper Royal Engineers Cabel Section BEF france

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Reginald Reece

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 19560 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 19560 Private South Wales Borderers 11th Battalion

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Arthur Charles Nickol

Born 1878

Died 1964

British Army Chaplain to the Forces Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Captain (Chaplain)

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James Richard Hine

Born 1900

Died 1984

Royal Navy 243925 Boy Mechanic Boy Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243925 Boy Mechanic 2 Com Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243925 Corporal 60 Squadron

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William John Depradines

Born 1899

Died 1980

British Army 42644 Private Essex Regiment

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John Herbert Parkes

Born 1885

Died 1932

British Army 9/6688 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 326616 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 326616 Private 2/6th Durham L.I.

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Herbert William Pharo

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 6347 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William White

Born 1888

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1089

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1089 Sergeant Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion

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Albert V Martindale

Born 1897

Died 1990

British Army M2/181454 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/181454 Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

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Alice Brignell

Born 1894

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2563 Women's Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2563 Member Women's Royal Air Force Attached 18th Squadron

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Angus Duncan Mcnicol

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J24848 Boy

Royal Navy J24848 Ordinary Seaman HMS Lowestoft

British Army 145526 Driver Royal Field Artillery 181 Brigade

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George Herbert Thomas Anthony

Born 1891

Died 1956

British Army 11205 Guardsman Coldstream Guards

British Army 11205 Private Coldstream Guards

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George Wilfred Hatton Lovelock

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army S/27052 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Arthur Michael Durrant

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Henry Avery

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J31722

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Mary Rose

Royal Navy J.31722 Able Seaman

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