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Westminster, Middlesex [276]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [263]

Westminster, Middlesex, England [32]

St James, Westminster, Middlesex [9]

Pimlico, Westminster, Middlesex [3]

St Margarets, Westminster, Middlesex [3]

Westminster Middlesex [3]

St Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex [2]

London, Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Mayfair, Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Queens Gate, Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Soho, Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Westminster London Middlesex [1]

Westminster, Middlesex, [1]

Westminster,Middlesex [1]

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Private [26]

Lance Corporal [4]

Gunner [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Bomadier [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Steward [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

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East Surrey Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

1st (Reserve) Life Guards [1]

4th Btn Tank Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps Indian Troops [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Ghurka [1]

HMS Nestor [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [503]

British Army [37]

Royal Navy [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [72]

H [54]

S [52]

W [44]

C [43]

M [39]

P [38]

T [38]

G [30]

R [29]

D [28]

L [22]

A [20]

E [20]

F [20]

J [12]

K [11]

N [9]

I [8]

O [4]

V [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [565]

Merchant Navy [32]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Canada [1]

Jamaica [1]

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People [598] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Westminster, Middlesex [276] Westminster, London, Middlesex [263] Westminster, Middlesex, England [32] St James, Westminster, Middlesex [9] Pimlico, Westminster, Middlesex [3] St Margarets, Westminster, Middlesex [3] Westminster Middlesex [3] St Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex [2] London, Westminster, Middlesex [1] Mayfair, Westminster, Middlesex [1] Queens Gate, Westminster, Middlesex [1] Soho, Westminster, Middlesex [1] Westminster London Middlesex [1] Westminster, Middlesex, [1] Westminster,Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [26] Lance Corporal [4] Gunner [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Bomadier [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Officer's Steward [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Pioneer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

East Surrey Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] Essex Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 1st (Reserve) Life Guards [1] 4th Btn Tank Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps Indian Troops [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Ghurka [1] HMS Nestor [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [503] British Army [37] Royal Navy [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [72] H [54] S [52] W [44] C [43] M [39] P [38] T [38] G [30] R [29] D [28] L [22] A [20] E [20] F [20] J [12] K [11] N [9] I [8] O [4] V [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [565] Merchant Navy [32]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Canada [1] Jamaica [1]

Charles Harris Stumbles

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29377

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Alfred Henry Miller

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48002

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James Polley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169356

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Andrew Ernest Smith

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295816

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Ernest Robert Meehan

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309857

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Joseph Pheby

Died 1915

British Army 11312 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Arthur Ernest Wright

Died 1915

British Army L/7568 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/7568 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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George Frederick Knight

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275744

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Christopher John Appleby

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7106

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Ernest Walter Ford

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8098

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Harry Gould

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299267

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Henry Ringham

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197100

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John Mattey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161214

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Herbert William Thompson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95628

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Cecil Bernard Browne

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191815

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Arthur Ernest Dowdeswell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13818

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Percy William Ball

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269193

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Charles William Edwards

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188942

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James Nixon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45730

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Charles Sidney Fuller

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10034

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