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Whitechapel, London [386]

Whitechapel, London, Middlesex [85]

Whitechapel London [4]

Whitechapel, East London [3]

London, Whitechapel [2]

Whitechapel London Middlesex [2]

12 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel, London [1]

Aldgate Whitechapel London [1]

Aldgate Whitechapel London Middlesex [1]

Buckle Street Whitechapel London [1]

Spitalfields, Whitechapel, London [1]

Stepney Whitechapel London [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

Whitechapel, London East [1]

Whitechapel, Mile End New Town, County of London [1]

Whitechapel,London [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Able Seaman [9]

Rifleman [6]

Gunner [4]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Musician [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Cooper [1]

Band Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal [1]

Electrician [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Major [1]

Mechanician [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Soldat [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

HMS INDOMITABLE [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS Falmouth [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

1st South African Infantry [1]

2e Groupe d'Aviation Educative [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Armée française [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Dragoons of the Line [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Lord Nelson" [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BIRKENHEAD [1]

HMS Boadicea [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS CHESTER [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Clan McNaughton [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Euryalus [1]

HMS Glory [1]

HMS Hardy [1]

HMS Hermes [1]

HMS Jason [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS Sentinel [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Service

Royal Navy [356]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83]

British Army [48]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [59]

S [56]

C [49]

H [40]

M [39]

P [28]

D [25]

F [23]

R [23]

W [23]

G [21]

L [21]

J [17]

N [13]

T [12]

K [11]

A [8]

I [8]

E [6]

O [6]

V [3]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [480]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Canada [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [492] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Whitechapel, London [386] Whitechapel, London, Middlesex [85] Whitechapel London [4] Whitechapel, East London [3] London, Whitechapel [2] Whitechapel London Middlesex [2] 12 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel, London [1] Aldgate Whitechapel London [1] Aldgate Whitechapel London Middlesex [1] Buckle Street Whitechapel London [1] Spitalfields, Whitechapel, London [1] Stepney Whitechapel London [1] Stepney Whitechapel London [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Whitechapel, London East [1] Whitechapel, Mile End New Town, County of London [1] Whitechapel,London [1]

Rank

Private [38] Stoker 1st Class [12] Able Seaman [9] Rifleman [6] Gunner [4] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Musician [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Cooper [1] Band Boy [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal [1] Electrician [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Major [1] Mechanician [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Soldat [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] HMS INDOMITABLE [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS Falmouth [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 1st South African Infantry [1] 2e Groupe d'Aviation Educative [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Armée française [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Dragoons of the Line [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Lord Nelson" [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HMS 'Vanguard' [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BIRKENHEAD [1] HMS Boadicea [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS CHESTER [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Clan McNaughton [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Euryalus [1] HMS Glory [1] HMS Hardy [1] HMS Hermes [1] HMS Jason [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS Sentinel [1] HMS TIGER [1]

Service

Royal Navy [356] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83] British Army [48] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [59] S [56] C [49] H [40] M [39] P [28] D [25] F [23] R [23] W [23] G [21] L [21] J [17] N [13] T [12] K [11] A [8] I [8] E [6] O [6] V [3] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [480]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Canada [1] Turkey [1]

George William Joy

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223875

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Richard Fitzgerald

Born 1894

Royal Navy J14910 Able Seaman HMS CHESTER

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Charles John Nokes

Born 1895

Royal Navy K19306 Stoker 1st Class HMS Royal Oak

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Martin Ernest Ennis

Born 1884

Royal Navy 208442 Able Seaman HMS TIGER

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William Corcoran

Born 1890

Royal Navy K17074 Stoker 1st Class HMS Boadicea

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William Webb

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS113349 Stoker 1st Class HMS Princess Royal

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Henry Clifford

Born 1891

Royal Navy L652 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Falmouth

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Sydney Braham

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17040 Stoker 1st Class HMS Falmouth

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Albert Ernest Miller

Born 1887

Royal Navy M11408 2nd Cooper HMS BENBOW

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William John Webster

Born 1883

Royal Navy 301080 Leading Stoker HMS BENBOW

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Louis Max

Born 1893

Royal Navy F1365

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Henry Jex

Born 1898

Died 1999

British Army A/201153 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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