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Westminster, London [883]

Westminster, Middlesex [276]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [263]

Westminster [68]

Westminster, Middlesex, England [32]

Westminster England [16]

New Westminster, British Columbia [9]

St James, Westminster, Middlesex [9]

City of Westminster, London [5]

Westminster London [5]

New Westminster [3]

Pimlico, Westminster, Middlesex [3]

Saint James Westminster [3]

St Margarets, Westminster, Middlesex [3]

Westminster Middlesex [3]

Westminster,London [3]

Marylebone, Westminster, London [2]

New Westminster, BC [2]

Pimlico, Westminster, London, England [2]

Soho, City of Westminster, London [2]

St Giles, Westminster, London [2]

St Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex [2]

St Margaret, Westminster, London [2]

St. John's, Westminster [2]

St.George Hanover Square, Westminster London [2]

Westminster London [2]

Westminster, London, England [2]

westminster [2]

14 North St, Marylebone, Westminster [1]

2a Buckingham Cottages, Westminster, London [1]

3 Victoria Street, Westminster, London [1]

30 Cambridge Buildings, Pimlico, Westminster [1]

4 William's Place, Westminster, London [1]

69 York Street, Westminster [1]

Cambridge Street, Westminster [1]

Carlton House Terrace, Westminster [1]

City of Westminster [1]

Hanover Square,Westminster,Fulham,London. [1]

Hyde Park, Westminster, London [1]

Kirby Stephen Westminster [1]

Ladywell Park, Lewisham, Westminster, London [1]

Lambeth, Westminster [1]

Lillington Street, Westminster. [1]

London St Margaret Westminster [1]

London, Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Long Acre Westminster London [1]

Marshall Street, Westminster [1]

Marshall Street, Westminster, London [1]

Marylebone, City of Westminster [1]

Marylebone, City of Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Private [135]

Rifleman [30]

Captain [22]

Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [20]

Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Gunner [15]

Able Seaman [13]

Driver [11]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [11]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Major [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Drummer [2]

Musician [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Bomadier [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Unit

London Regiment [53]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

South Wales Borderers [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS INDOMITABLE [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Hussars [3]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

HMS "Pembroke I" [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS BOADICEA [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

Royal Navy [854]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [510]

British Army [248]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [189]

C [152]

H [151]

S [139]

W [123]

M [120]

G [97]

D [89]

P [81]

T [78]

L [65]

R [65]

F [58]

A [48]

J [44]

E [41]

K [38]

N [32]

I [19]

O [16]

V [9]

Y [6]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1618]

Merchant Navy [33]

Country

United Kingdom [106]

India [4]

Canada [2]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Jamaica [1]

Somalia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Westminster, London [883] Westminster, Middlesex [276] Westminster, London, Middlesex [263] Westminster [68] Westminster, Middlesex, England [32] Westminster England [16] New Westminster, British Columbia [9] St James, Westminster, Middlesex [9] City of Westminster, London [5] Westminster London [5] New Westminster [3] Pimlico, Westminster, Middlesex [3] Saint James Westminster [3] St Margarets, Westminster, Middlesex [3] Westminster Middlesex [3] Westminster,London [3] Marylebone, Westminster, London [2] New Westminster, BC [2] Pimlico, Westminster, London, England [2] Soho, City of Westminster, London [2] St Giles, Westminster, London [2] St Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex [2] St Margaret, Westminster, London [2] St. John's, Westminster [2] St.George Hanover Square, Westminster London [2] Westminster London [2] Westminster, London, England [2] westminster [2] 14 North St, Marylebone, Westminster [1] 2a Buckingham Cottages, Westminster, London [1] 3 Victoria Street, Westminster, London [1] 30 Cambridge Buildings, Pimlico, Westminster [1] 4 William's Place, Westminster, London [1] 69 York Street, Westminster [1] Cambridge Street, Westminster [1] Carlton House Terrace, Westminster [1] City of Westminster [1] Hanover Square,Westminster,Fulham,London. [1] Hyde Park, Westminster, London [1] Kirby Stephen Westminster [1] Ladywell Park, Lewisham, Westminster, London [1] Lambeth, Westminster [1] Lillington Street, Westminster. [1] London St Margaret Westminster [1] London, Westminster, Middlesex [1] Long Acre Westminster London [1] Marshall Street, Westminster [1] Marshall Street, Westminster, London [1] Marylebone, City of Westminster [1] Marylebone, City of Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Private [135] Rifleman [30] Captain [22] Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [20] Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [17] Gunner [15] Able Seaman [13] Driver [11] Sapper [11] Serjeant [11] Stoker 1st Class [11] Major [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Boy 1st Class [5] Leading Seaman [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Captain [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Drummer [2] Musician [2] Naval Cadet [2] Nursing Sister [2] Pioneer [2] Sergeant [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Acting Bomadier [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Air Commodore [1]

Unit

London Regiment [53] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [16] South Wales Borderers [14] Army Service Corps [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Labour Corps [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] East Surrey Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS INDOMITABLE [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Hussars [3] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] HMS "Pembroke I" [2] HMS Ajax [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS BOADICEA [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

Royal Navy [854] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [510] British Army [248] Australian Imperial Force [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [189] C [152] H [151] S [139] W [123] M [120] G [97] D [89] P [81] T [78] L [65] R [65] F [58] A [48] J [44] E [41] K [38] N [32] I [19] O [16] V [9] Y [6] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1618] Merchant Navy [33]

Country

United Kingdom [106] India [4] Canada [2] Egypt [1] France [1] Jamaica [1] Somalia [1] South Africa [1]

William Littlefield

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 8099 Private East Surrey Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 8099 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest George Gentry

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 6898 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 6898 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Griffith

Born 1879

Died 1933

British Army L/26779 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 495th Battery

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George Frederick Hydes

Born 1898

Died 1941

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123861

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Frank Dennis

Died 1917

British Army 5029 Private London Regiment

British Army 391865 Private London Regiment

British Army 391865 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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Ernest William Isaac

Died 1917

British Army 8549 Private London Regiment

British Army 394312 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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William Albert V Freemantle

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army TR6/13099 Serjeant Training Reserve 14th Battalion

British Army 23767 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Wilfred Edward Bownas Smith

Born 1867

Died 1942

British Army Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Lincolnshire Regiment/ General Headquarters Staff

British Army Major-General 52nd (Lowland) Division

British Army 2nd Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

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Henry George Humphries

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 7308 Private London Regiment

British Army 533918 Private London Regiment

British Army 533918 Private London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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Lewis Stock

Died 1916

British Army 2478 Private London Regiment

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David Ryan

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 6339 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Cyril Arthur Bennett Sapsford

Born 1895

British Army P3689 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Charles George Woodham

Born 1898

Died 1941

British Army 574209 Private London Regiment

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Wilfred Adrian Monkhouse

Born 1894

Died 1957

British Army 290221 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 625581 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company 1 Battery

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John Cavers

Born 1883

Died 1960

British Army 2236 Private 9th Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Royal Scots

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Eric Stanley Badcoe

Born 1894

Died 1947

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6862

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Albert Edward Barnes

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army A/200510 or A/300510 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army 5649 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Edward Hamilton Westrow Hulse

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards

British Army Captain Scots Guards

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George A Redman

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 177080 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 226018 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Roy Page

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 6524 Private London Regiment

British Army 533291 Private London Regiment

British Army 533291 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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