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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]

John Andrew Raynor

Born 1856

Died 1916

Royal Navy WSA 930 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Skipper Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Edinburgh Castle."

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William Joseph Walter Bull

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276525

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John William Mccarry

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307739

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John Edward Dinmore

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224144

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Walter Richard Benn

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65856

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Arthur Kenneth Hay.

Born 1884

Died 1949

British Army Major Royal Artillery/ Staff

British Army Colonel Royal Artillery

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Charles Wilkins

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223737

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Roland George Bane

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58310

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David Burton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66505

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Ernest Gidlow

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420399

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William Herbert

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277667

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Henry William John Hessey

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229961

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Charles William Pratt

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35375

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James John Bond

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87839

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Thomas Francis King

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278761

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Frederick Philip Goodwin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96893

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Reginald King

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106758

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Alfred Picot

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309496

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George Granville Sutherland

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310296

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William Alfred John Hastings

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299375

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