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Woolwich, Kent [1041]

Woolwich, Kent, England [274]

Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [50]

Charlton, Woolwich, Kent [25]

North Woolwich, Kent [7]

Erith, Woolwich, Kent [5]

Woolwich, Plumstead, Kent [5]

Belvedere, Woolwich, Kent [3]

Bexleyheath, Woolwich, Kent [3]

Eltham, Woolwich, Kent [3]

Woolwich Arsenal, Kent [3]

Woolwich,Kent. [3]

Abbey Wood, Woolwich, Kent [2]

Plumstead,Woolwich,Kent. [2]

Sidcup, Woolwich, Kent [2]

Woolwich Kent [2]

Woolwich, London, Kent [2]

Woolwich,Kent [2]

5 Pellipar Road, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Greenwich, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Near Woolwich, Kent [1]

Royal Engineer barracks, Woolwich Arsenal, Kent [1]

St Johns, Woolwich, Kent [1]

St Mary Cray, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Swanley, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Thomas Street, Woolwich, Charlton, Kent [1]

Welling, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Woolwich , Kent [1]

Woolwich Dockyard, Kent [1]

Woolwich Kent England [1]

Woolwich Kent now London [1]

Woolwich London, Kent [1]

Woolwich Road Charlton, Kent [1]

Woolwich, Kent London [1]

Woolwich, kent [1]

Rank

Private [37]

Able Seaman [14]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [7]

Major [5]

Captain [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Musician [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Mechanician [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2/Air Mechanic [1]

3/Air Mechanic [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

HMS INDOMITABLE [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

HMS Hampshire [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Falmouth [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

"S" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery - India, Bangalore [1]

"S" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery - Mesopotamia [1]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

2/5th Bedford Regiment [1]

2nd Cameron Highlanders [1]

3 R. Warwicks [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Contingent [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars (Acting Quartermaster Sergeant) [1]

County of London Home Guard [1]

Service

Royal Navy [731]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [373]

British Army [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [148]

H [143]

M [131]

S [131]

C [127]

W [119]

P [77]

D [75]

R [68]

G [57]

F [55]

T [54]

A [45]

L [43]

E [41]

J [34]

K [34]

N [21]

O [12]

Y [12]

V [11]

I [8]

U [4]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1163]

Merchant Navy [273]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Ireland [2]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Woolwich, Kent [1041] Woolwich, Kent, England [274] Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [50] Charlton, Woolwich, Kent [25] North Woolwich, Kent [7] Erith, Woolwich, Kent [5] Woolwich, Plumstead, Kent [5] Belvedere, Woolwich, Kent [3] Bexleyheath, Woolwich, Kent [3] Eltham, Woolwich, Kent [3] Woolwich Arsenal, Kent [3] Woolwich,Kent. [3] Abbey Wood, Woolwich, Kent [2] Plumstead,Woolwich,Kent. [2] Sidcup, Woolwich, Kent [2] Woolwich Kent [2] Woolwich, London, Kent [2] Woolwich,Kent [2] 5 Pellipar Road, Woolwich, Kent [1] Greenwich, Woolwich, Kent [1] Near Woolwich, Kent [1] Royal Engineer barracks, Woolwich Arsenal, Kent [1] St Johns, Woolwich, Kent [1] St Mary Cray, Woolwich, Kent [1] Swanley, Woolwich, Kent [1] Thomas Street, Woolwich, Charlton, Kent [1] Welling, Woolwich, Kent [1] Woolwich , Kent [1] Woolwich Dockyard, Kent [1] Woolwich Kent England [1] Woolwich Kent now London [1] Woolwich London, Kent [1] Woolwich Road Charlton, Kent [1] Woolwich, Kent London [1] Woolwich, kent [1]

Rank

Private [37] Able Seaman [14] Stoker 1st Class [12] Gunner [8] Corporal [7] Major [5] Captain [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Musician [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Petty Officer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Mechanician [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2/Air Mechanic [1] 3/Air Mechanic [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Bandmaster 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy First Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] HMS INDOMITABLE [6] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [3] HMS Hampshire [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Falmouth [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Goliath [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS Vanguard [2] HMS Victory II [2] Labour Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] North Somerset Yeomanry [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] "S" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery - India, Bangalore [1] "S" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery - Mesopotamia [1] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 2/5th Bedford Regiment [1] 2nd Cameron Highlanders [1] 3 R. Warwicks [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Contingent [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars (Acting Quartermaster Sergeant) [1] County of London Home Guard [1]

Service

Royal Navy [731] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [373] British Army [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [148] H [143] M [131] S [131] C [127] W [119] P [77] D [75] R [68] G [57] F [55] T [54] A [45] L [43] E [41] J [34] K [34] N [21] O [12] Y [12] V [11] I [8] U [4] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1163] Merchant Navy [273]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [2] India [2] Ireland [2] Australia [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Vincent Lionel Graham

Born 1899

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54897 2/Air Mechanic

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54897 Air Mechanic 3

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54897 Air Mechanic 2

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Arthur Comerford

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army L/6701 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army L/6701 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Saunders

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 993 Staff Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Harwood Charles Risley

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 346331 Private Labour Corps

British Army 12488 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Rowland Hill

Born 1881

Died 1951

British Army Serjeant Nigeria Regiment

British Army Sergeant Nigeria Regiment

British Army Staff Sergeant Army Ordnance Corps

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Donald Leslie Lucas

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86646 Boy

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James Newman

Died 1914

British Army 8286 Private Connaught Rangers 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Myers

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy 151671 Chief Armourer HMS Goliath

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William Thomas Collett

Born 1890

Died 1956

British Army L/9287 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/9287 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/9287 Acting Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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William George Albert Wells

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J29979 Boy First Class HMS Clan MacNaughton

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William Henry Green

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/5663 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 8th Battalion

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George Samuel Styles

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army G/67659 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 7114 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army G/67659 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Arthur Rowley

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army 5420 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 45th Coy

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Duncan Halcot Farrell

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 39644 Private Border Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 39644 Private Border Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Percy Parker

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269

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Lorenz Alexander Henry Keszler

Born 1891

Died 1957

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56

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George Freer Stanley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 78312 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Royal West Surrey Regiment 3 Battalion

British Army 201810 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Edgar Bradshaw

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 10907 Gunner Gunner Royal Field Artillery 5th Brigade

British Army 10907 Royal Field Artillery 5th Brigade

British Army 10907 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Edward Ward

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 17758 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Ronald Mcdougall

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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