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Willesden, London [566]

Willesden, Middlesex [299]

Willesden, London, Middlesex [181]

Willesden, Middlesex, England [33]

Willesden [22]

Willesden Green, London [21]

Willesden England [14]

Willesden Green, Middlesex [13]

Willesden, Middx [7]

Willesden Green, London, Middlesex [6]

Willesden Middlesex [5]

Harlesden, Willesden, Middlesex [3]

Willesden Green, Middlesex, England [3]

Willesden London [3]

Willesden, North West London [3]

Willesden Junction, London [2]

Willesden, Brent, London [2]

Chaplin Road, Willesden, London [1]

Hendon, Willesden [1]

Kensal Rise, Willesden [1]

Kings Willesden Town, South Africa [1]

Portland House, Belton Road, Willesden, Middx [1]

St James, Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Stanley Lodge, Willesden Green [1]

Stonebridge, Willesden, London [1]

Willesden Middlesex [1]

Willesden London [1]

Willesden Middx [1]

Willesden Green [1]

Willesden Green England [1]

Willesden Green,Hendon, London [1]

Willesden Hendon,Middlesex. [1]

Willesden Junction England [1]

Willesden London England [1]

Willesden Middsex. [1]

Willesden Park, Middlesex [1]

Willesden or Kilburn, Middlesex. Registered at Hampstead, London [1]

Willesden, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Willesden, Hertfordshire [1]

Willesden, Kensal Rise, Middlesex [1]

Willesden, Kilburn, Middlesex [1]

Willesden, Lydney, Gloustershire [1]

Willesden. London [1]

willesden london [1]

Rank

Private [86]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Corporal [9]

Gunner [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Serjeant [8]

Captain [7]

Rifleman [7]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Sapper [4]

Bombardier [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2/am [1]

2nd Lieut. [1]

2nd Supervisor [1]

3/am [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Unit

London Regiment [24]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

South Wales Borderers [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

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

Essex Regiment [3]

HMS QUEEN MARY [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

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

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Powerful [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [2]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

15th Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry [1]

38th Field Ambulance [1]

Airships [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Australian Army Service Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [674]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [350]

British Army [137]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [137]

C [124]

S [108]

W [107]

H [106]

M [76]

P [75]

R [67]

L [55]

D [49]

T [49]

A [44]

F [43]

G [39]

E [29]

J [29]

K [26]

N [16]

O [12]

V [7]

Y [7]

I [4]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1167]

Merchant Navy [34]

Country

United Kingdom [72]

Australia [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Willesden, London [566] Willesden, Middlesex [299] Willesden, London, Middlesex [181] Willesden, Middlesex, England [33] Willesden [22] Willesden Green, London [21] Willesden England [14] Willesden Green, Middlesex [13] Willesden, Middx [7] Willesden Green, London, Middlesex [6] Willesden Middlesex [5] Harlesden, Willesden, Middlesex [3] Willesden Green, Middlesex, England [3] Willesden London [3] Willesden, North West London [3] Willesden Junction, London [2] Willesden, Brent, London [2] Chaplin Road, Willesden, London [1] Hendon, Willesden [1] Kensal Rise, Willesden [1] Kings Willesden Town, South Africa [1] Portland House, Belton Road, Willesden, Middx [1] St James, Willesden, Middlesex [1] Stanley Lodge, Willesden Green [1] Stonebridge, Willesden, London [1] Willesden Middlesex [1] Willesden London [1] Willesden Middx [1] Willesden Green [1] Willesden Green England [1] Willesden Green,Hendon, London [1] Willesden Hendon,Middlesex. [1] Willesden Junction England [1] Willesden London England [1] Willesden Middsex. [1] Willesden Park, Middlesex [1] Willesden or Kilburn, Middlesex. Registered at Hampstead, London [1] Willesden, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Willesden, Hertfordshire [1] Willesden, Kensal Rise, Middlesex [1] Willesden, Kilburn, Middlesex [1] Willesden, Lydney, Gloustershire [1] Willesden. London [1] willesden london [1]

Rank

Private [86] Second Lieutenant [13] Stoker 1st Class [11] Lieutenant [10] Corporal [9] Gunner [9] Lance Corporal [8] Serjeant [8] Captain [7] Rifleman [7] Ordinary Seaman [6] Able Seaman [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Sapper [4] Bombardier [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Deck Hand [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Driver [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2/am [1] 2nd Lieut. [1] 2nd Supervisor [1] 3/am [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Boy [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Flight Officer [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1]

Unit

London Regiment [24] Middlesex Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [8] South Wales Borderers [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Engineers [5] Army Service Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [3] Essex Regiment [3] HMS QUEEN MARY [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Powerful [2] HMS VALIANT [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [2] London Regiment (The Rangers) [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] 15th Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry [1] 38th Field Ambulance [1] Airships [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Australian Army Service Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [674] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [350] British Army [137] Australian Imperial Force [18] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [137] C [124] S [108] W [107] H [106] M [76] P [75] R [67] L [55] D [49] T [49] A [44] F [43] G [39] E [29] J [29] K [26] N [16] O [12] V [7] Y [7] I [4] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1167] Merchant Navy [34]

Country

United Kingdom [72] Australia [1] Turkey [1]

Gerald Hamilton Goddard

Born 1873

Died 1948

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alexander Frank Osborne

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10896 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 6th (Service) Battalion

British Army 10896 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 6th (Service) Battalion

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Frank Guy Harvey

Born 1898

Died 1949

British Army 3003 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army

British Army 240845 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Bernard Whelpton Holman

Born 1887

Died 1964

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

Royal Navy 266 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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William Tanner

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army G/5395 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd (Militia) Battalion

British Army G/5395 Gunner Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 76579 Gunner Tank Corps D Battalion

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Arthur Leonard Smith

Born 1891

Died 1974

British Army 2621 Private London Regiment 7th Bn.

British Army 207323 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st Army HQ

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William Harold Nottingham

Born 1892

Died 1950

British Army M2/106007 Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport Section

British Army M2/106007 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport Section

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Charles Ernest Garforth

Born 1891

Died 1973

British Army Middlesex Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 15th Hussars

British Army 7368 Corporal 15th Hussars A Squadron

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William Henry Farriss

Born 1896

Died 1989

British Army 36597 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Sydney Edward Taylor

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 1557 Lance Corporal London Regiment 9th Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifiles)

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Edward Leonard Frooms

Born 1892

Died 1970

British Army 3651 Serjeant The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment)

British Army 201028 Serjeant The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment)

British Army Second Lieutenant The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 6th (Reserve) Battalion attached Royal Air Force No. 8 Training Depot Station Netheravon [Wiltshire]

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Charles Axten

Born 1889

Died 1969

British Army 1179 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 1179 Rifleman London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 1179 Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William Francis George Peavot

Born 1891

Died 1937

British Army L/17716 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery

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Harry Frederick Fessey

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 6458 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 352969 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 352969 Private London Regiment

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Cecil Herbert Harpham

Born 1900

Died 1919

Royal Navy 216286 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

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Leon B Reed

Born 1892

Died 1953

British Army 119328 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Harold Smith

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2201 Private London Regiment

British Army 390340 Private London Regiment

British Army 390340 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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Richard Hannah

Born 1888

Died 1964

British Army 6872 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 573669 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 573669 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

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Thomas Horsted

Born 1887

Died 1945

British Army L/12031 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alan Barter

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2279 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 2279 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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